She had never been happier to be in a cab with Josh Lyman.
She just wanted to put her head on his shoulder, let out the breath that she held ever since she saw indestructible Joshua Lyman's scars, and sleep.
Then he slipped his hand through hers, whispering to her 'thank you' when she made a quip about babysitting him. She wanted to throw her arms around him, but that didn't seem like a very assistant thing to do.
Not even a friendly thing to do.
As abysmal as it was, Donna loved Josh's apartment. She'd stayed there during transition. Not that she was really ever there and they weren't really ever there together. It was only a couple of months anyway-
Oh god, it sounded so bad even in her head.
Still, she loved Josh's brownstone. She loved all the books that he probably never read, all the newspapers that were left in random places. He never remembered to do his laundry and there were carryout menus in his fridge.
"It's hot outside," Josh whined.
"Good thing we're not staying outside," Donna replied, helping Josh out of the cab.
"Has it been like this all week?"
"You haven't seen the local news?"
Josh pouted. Donna normally hated men who pouted, they looked so stupid, but when Josh pouted she didn't even realize that she was doing whatever it was that he wanted.
"They wouldn't let me watch the news."
"Poor baby. If you're a good boy, I'll let you watch all the news you want."
"Really?" he looked like a kid at Christmas, seeing all the presents under the tree.
"Mmhmm. Only if you follow the rules though."
"Rules?"
"I'll explain inside."
They stumbled into Josh's brownstone. She set him down on the couch while she started compulsively cleaning, making a list of all the things she needed to do to the place.
"The rules, Donna?"
"For one, you're going to eat right. I don't want to hear how you want a burger because you're not getting it. Salads for you, Josh. And you're going to eat fruit for a change. One cup of coffee, and that's after I make sure it's ok with your doctors. You're going to do your breathing exercises like the nurse told you to and you're not going to over-tax yourself."
"There's going to be more, aren't there?"
She nodded. "As I see fit."
"But I get to watch the news?"
"Yes."
"Will you let CJ and Sam and Toby visit?"
"If they follow the rules as well."
Josh grinned. "What, are you going to make them eat salads too?"
She stuck her tongue out at him. "No. They're going to have to make sure they don't stress you too much."
"I don't like your rules."
"You'll thank me later."
"Can I at least see the Washington Post for today?"
"Yes," Donna said, handing him the paper. "No ranting. You can't fix the world, Josh."
"Yes I can."
He reminded her so much of a little boy still under the belief that if he shut his eyes, no one could see him because he couldn't see them. Her heart melted.
Oh god.
She was crushing on Josh Lyman.