Disclaimer: I own not this creators of dark flesh, o how I wish I did. I know that most of my fantasies are going to be played out, but yes…. If I owned them…. I would do it better.

Author's Note: Please don't hate me for the things I do to you. Sorry I haven't updated, life has been on the crazydom… I'm actually typing this message on less than two hours sleep… I am about to find a warm place to curl up and die before I… die… of lack of sleep… so yes enjoy… and don't hurt me please.

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Donna had expected her family to be upset by her pregnancy. She had hoped they would be happy for her. When they told her that they wouldn't support her she hadn't ignored her rage or hurt. She had told them, yelled at them across the phone line and then promptly hung up.

Josh had stared at her. "You Okay?"

She was crying. "God Josh. I just..." she looked at him with tears in her eyes and a quivering lip. She stomped her foot. "Aghh..." she cried.

He approached her slowly and began enveloped her in a soft embrace. "Shhh..." he hushed her and softly calmed her with touch and sound. "Don't worry."

At that moment, she decided not too. It wasn't any longer about the world, it wasn't about who would think what. It had become solely about her and her children. The life that she was going to have didn't need anyone who couldn't love and support her.

The phone call with Josh's mom was a little easier.

"Hello?"

"Hey mom," Josh began. "How are you?"

"Josh? I'm fine. Why are you calling?"

"What a son can't call his mother?" he asked a little embarrassed he didn't call more often. Donna looked at him a little angry, this wasn't the best time to be joking around or beating around the bush. "No mom I know." He looked at Donna worried. "There was actually a really big thing that I have to tell you. No don't worry. See... Mom... Six months ago I started to see someone... Mom, mom please just let me talk for a moment... Actually I started a relationship with Donna... Yes mom Donna..." Josh smiled then. "Thank you... but there is a little more... mom... yes she's here... mom!"

Josh removed the phone from his ear, rubbing his eyes in mock frustration. "She wants to talk to you," he said as he handed her the phone.

"Hello?" Donna began taking the phone with a smile. "Well thank you... no... there was actually a little bit more to the story that Josh didn't get out... yes... I see... I'm very glad to hear that... The thing is we're pregnant and I know that we should have told you a while ago. We were just worried and we were just waiting. And I just have to say that we are very happy and would be very happy without the child and... yes... I see... thank you..." she was laughing a little. "It's been about eight weeks now... We've been looking at houses... no... I'm actually going to have three... Yes, triplets!" she faintly shouted.

Josh who had been staring at her with a wide smile now jumped. They hadn't told anyone they were having triplets. He was a bit startled.

Donna only kept talking. She was looking into his eyes and sharing the love and sheer terror of the moment with him. Maybe it was best they had told his mother first, it certainly seemed appropriate.

"Well we haven't really talked about it, no... well I would assume that he... I don't think I could do that... yes... but please... good."

Josh's mother was shocked but in a good way. She had been wondering when they would be getting together, and she had always wanted grand-children. She had pressed Josh to "marry that girl already!" Josh had told her he would try his best.

When they were finally done passing the phone back and forth, the speakerphone feeling a little too impersonal, when they finished discussing their world and new life with Josh Lyman's mother, they returned to each other.

Donna was crying again, but she was happy. She let Josh kiss her and she kissed him back.

God how did I get this lucky?

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That night Donna sat at the ceiling staring. She was trying to think of life, of all the things they would have to do. She hadn't planned for things to move this fast, then again she guessed all that waiting had made her rush. She knew Josh was the person she wanted to be with forever she just could help but feel the timing was completely jinxed.

"Josh?" she whispered, and looked over at him.

His eyes were closed breathing lightly.

"Josh?" she whispered again.

She stared at his silent face for a few minutes. She lifted her hand and ran it through his hair. She smiled to herself and kissed him lightly on the lips. Instinctively he returned it.

"Josh," she said still in a whisper. "Will you marry me?"

"Hmmm?" he mumbled without opening his eyes but shifting in the bed.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "Nevermind." She gave him another kiss. "Go back to sleep."

Still sleeping he reached around her and pulled her closer. She liked feeling close to him. He was warm, soft. She hadn't really ever felt as safe as she did when she was with him. She hadn't ever felt as happy as when she was with him. She knew there were a million things that needed to be sorted out before she rushed any further but something inside of her wanted to shake him awake and ask the question again.

She suppressed whatever feeling it was she was having and kissed his check. "I love you Joshua Lyman."

"I love you too," he stuttered before he started to snore.