As always, I do not own these fabulous characters. Majority of them belong to Aaron Sorkin; few of them belong to Ehli Attie. As always reviews would be accepted, and will try to implement them on future stories\chapters.
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Danny's parents walk into his room to see CJ still in her chair asleep holding Danny's hand. They sit down until they hear more people coming towards his room. CJ then starts to wake up when Secret Service Agents welcome in Abbey and Jed Bartlet. "Claudia Jean, please tell me that you didn't sleep here."
"I could, but I would be lying, Sir." Abbey goes over to give her a hug.
"I guess I don't need to ask how you are holding up?"
"No, if I stayed home yesterday he wouldn't be here."
"And you would."
"Sir."
"Call me Jed, I am no longer The President. If you were home, you both would be in this situation." CJ sits back down next to Danny.
"This feels different than the assignation attempt."
"Of course, it does CJ, you are in love with Danny, and live with him too." There is a commotion right outside of the room, and then they see Toby coming in.
"Ok, how did everyone find out that Danny is here?"
"CJ, there was a news story stating that there was an attack at the home of a former Chief of Staff in California."
"It could have."
"There are not many Chief of Staffs that live in California and you weren't answering your phone when I called."
"My phone has been off since I got here." Toby looks at CJ realizing that she hasn't been home since she found Danny on the ground. He wraps CJ in a hug knowing how hard it was for CJ to make the decision to be with Danny. CJ introduces Danny's parents to her surrogate family. Lunch time comes around and they try to force CJ to go.
"Claudia Jean Cregg when was the last time you ate?"
"Yesterday about three."
"That was over 20 hours ago, you need to eat something young lady. If you don't stand up I will get one of our agents to do that."
"Abbey?"
"Right now, I am in mother and doctor mode. How would Danny react after he finds out that you didn't anything while he wasn't awake?"
"He would say something along the lines you should have eating something, your health matters just as much as mine, and I have doctors taken care of me now."
Tracy speaks up "you also need to get out of here for a little while. You have been here since Danny got here, barely have left his side also." CJ starts to stand up not wanting to make a bad impression on Danny's parents who she wants to be her in-laws in the future. They all go to a diner that is close the hospital. As they are eating Toby and the Bartlets notice how CJ is trying to eat and think that they have never seen her this way.
"CJ, Danny is going to get better."
"I know; it is just I have never been through something like this. Sure, I lost my mom at a young age from cancer, and Josh almost died when we were shot those many years ago. It is just that I finally let myself take this leap with a wonderful guy, and I am longer in politics so I can spend normal hours with him. I look back to our second year in office when Danny was showing interest in me, and how that made me feel like a woman. Also the fact he treated me the way I belonged in The West Wing before most of the guys were. I think back to our first kiss and how it took my breath away, then that kiss when he came back as Santa to surprise me, also the Shareeff story. Besides that, when he was back I was happy. The last time he came back is what help lead us to where we are now."
"Our son has been in the hospital before. He broke his arm in High School after finding out his best friend went out with his crush. He went to the batting cages swung at the baseballs and one of them hit him fast enough that it broke his arm."
"I have heard that story." CJ looks at the people in front of her and knows that three of them has loved her for years, and two of them loves the guy she loves. They all head back to the hospital.
They stay there until visiting hours are over. The same things are said to CJ to get her to go home. CJ shows the Bartlets to the guest room that Alex and Tracy aren't using. "Sorry Toby, I don't have an extra guest room, so you will have to sleep on the couch."
"That's fine CJ. Go to bed." CJ head to her bedroom and pulls out one of Danny's sweatshirt and climbs in bed. She falls asleep holding Danny's pillow. Everyone is fast asleep when the police make find some evidence of what may have happened, but they have to wait for Danny to wake up before they do anything.