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We're Gonna Make It ~ 7
He had been avoiding her all week. What had happened? They were doing so well together. They had gone on several dates in one week, laughed, were being sarcastic to others, and everything else that they loved doing when they were together. Then it stopped. CJ wondered what she had done wrong. She had called him the night before to ask him if he wanted to go out for dinner and then go back to her place, but he said no. She sat in her office and just thought about what she did that made him not love her anymore.
Toby sat in his office, pondering on what he would say, how he would say it. He had said no to going out with her on Friday. The first time he did that since they started dating. He loved her and he knew it. She knew it too. He wanted to express how much he loved her, but how would he do that? How would he tell her what he wanted to tell her?
Leo's office........
"Okay people, here is what's going to happen today," Leo said. "The President is giving a speech on education and how it can be improved. Sam?"
"Yeah?"
"I want you and Toby to work on the speech."
"Got it." Sam wrote it down on a piece of paper.
"Toby?" Leo asked when Toby didn't say anything. "Toby?!"
"Hmm? Oh, sorry Leo, what did you say?"
"I just told you and Sam to write the President's speech on education and how it can be improved. Think you can handle that?"
"Yeah, no problem."
"Josh, I want you to go over these memos and then get back to me on them." Leo handed Josh a stack of papers.
"Geez, Leo, how many memos are in here?"
"Did I ask you to count the number of memos?" He said, getting annoyed.
"Sorry."
"CJ, I need you to brief on the new bill that is being considered in the House."
There was no response from her.
"CJ?" Still no response. "CJ!"
"What?" She snapped back to reality.
"Did you hear what I just said?"
"Uh...no."
"I need you to brief on the bill that is being considered in the House."
"Okay."
"And if no one has anything to say, then this meeting is finished. Get to work." Everyone got up. "CJ? Toby? I want you two to stick around for a sec."
"Shouldn't I--"
"Not right now, Toby." He looked at the two. "What is going on here? Normally, you guys are right on top of things. What's wrong?"
"I guess I didn't get much sleep last night," CJ said, looking only at Leo.
"Toby?"
"I'm guessing the same thing happened to me. No sleep."
"Okay. I don't believe a word either of you said, but you need to get to work, so go."
They left the office.
"CJ." Toby said as she started to walk back to her office.
"Yeah?"
"Look, I'm sorry about last night. It's just--"
"I understand, you have other things planned. It's not a big deal."
"That's not it."
"What do you mean?" She walked towards him.
"Can we talk after work?"
"Okay."
"Great. Meet me at the bench at the Potomac."
"Why there? Why can't we just talk here," she asked, confused.
"Because I'd rather talk there."
"Okay, I'll be there."
"Okay."
They both walked back to their offices. Once Toby was in his, he closed the door and blinds. He took the little box out of his pocket. "I hope this works."
The Potomac..........
She waited for him to arrive. What was so important that he had to talk to her here? Did he want to break up with her? Tell her it just wasn't meant to be? She sat down and looked at the water.
He walked over to the bench. He needed a good way to say it to her. How to ask her. Should he ask her? So many things to think about.
She saw him approach and stood up. "Hi."
"Hey. Have you been waiting here for long?"
"No, just a few minutes. Just thinking."
"Okay. So, I have to talk to you."
"Yes, so you said." She was ready for it. She was ready for him to say it. That he didn't want to see her anymore.
"CJ, we have been going out for a while now. I mean, sure those things in the past weren't actually dates, but we have been best friends forever. I don't ever want to lose that friendship. I want us to always be friends."
She nodded, "Yeah."
"So that's why I have to ask you something."
"What's that?" She knew it. She knew he was going to say that it would be better to not see each other. She looked at him, a little surprised.
Toby took the little box out of his pocket. "CJ, I want us to be more than friends. I want us to always be together. So that's why I wanted to ask," he got down on one knee, "if you would do me the honor of being my wife." He opened the box and revealed a diamond ring.
She didn't know what to say. A few tears started to fall down her cheeks. Finally, she said it. "Yes."
"Yes?"
"Yes, Toby Ziegler, I will marry you."
He smiled and put the ring on her finger and got up and kissed her. "You have just made me the happiest man in the world."
"Same here, only woman. You've made me the happiest woman in the world."
They kissed again and knew that they were meant for one another.
TBC.......