FF: Gravitation is Not Responsible (20/?)
Title: Gravitation is Not Responsible (20/?)
Author: Aerial312
Rating: PG-13
Category: Humor/Fluff/Angst/Romance (a little of everything)
Spoiler Info: Post Rosslyn.
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"So, how's he doing?"
"Sam, you're sitting on what I need to type up."
"Oh, sorry." He jumped up from his perch on her desk.
"He's doing better today. His fever was down to 99.4 this morning before I left, and his antibiotic is still working."
"They were worried it wasn't?"
"His fever went up a little last night, so they retested his blood to make sure that they hadn't missed a strain resistant to the Cefazolin. Thankfully, they hadn't missed it. It was just a slight fluctuation in temperature."
"You going back there tonight?"
"At noon."
"For the rest of the day?"
"Yeah."
"Come join CJ & I at the Hawk & Dove tonight for a little while."
"Sam, thanks for the offer, but. I-"
"For a little while. A drink or two. Some real dinner. Then you go back and deal with him."
"You say 'deal with him' like it’s a bad thing all the time."
"I-"
"How come you guys have only come by once?"
"It was just a few days ago. We're busy!"
"Uh huh."
"Donna, we're in the middle of the midterms and-"
"Yet you have enough time to try to drag me to the bar."
"Donna…"
"I enjoy keeping him company. If you don't like to see him like this, just admit it."
"No…I-"
"Don't bother."
"Donna…"
"I have to type this up."
"Think about coming out with us tonight."
Donna focused on her computer, ignoring Sam. Finally, he sighed and walked back to his office. Donna's phone rang.
"Josh Lyman's office."
"Hey."
"Hey."
"Can you bring back the file on the guy Sam's getting to run?"
"Sure."
"Leo wants me to look at it this afternoon. He's going to come by tonight and we're going to chat about some of close races."
"You're feeling better?"
"Much. They won't let me up yet."
"And I hope you're listening to them?"
"Yeah, yeah. They said I could get up when you get back."
"They don't want to deal with you."
"No…they want me to rest through the morning."
"You just keep telling yourself that."
"Hey!"
"How's your fever? 98.8. And I run hot."
"Yeah?"
"You question my-"
"Don't go there."
"Fine."
"Not while I'm on the phone with you at work."
"Got it. How's work?"
"Okay…"
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong, why-?"
"Don't lie to me, Donna."
"Sam was pestering me."
"About?"
"He wants me to join him and CJ at the Hawk & Dove for a little while tonight."
"Do you want to?"
"I don't know…"
"I do have Leo coming, so if you want to…" He didn't sound especially sure.
"Sam was pissing me off."
"Too pushy?"
"He just wouldn't give me a straight answer about something. And it just made me mad."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah."
"When you come back, I need to put on a normal shirt again. I hate this hospital gown."
"Okay. Are you hungry?"
"Not really."
"Josh-"
"I'm just not right now, Donna. I still hurt like hell."
"I know."
"So, please don't push."
"Okay…"
"Now, get back to work."
Donna laughed. "Yes, boss."
She hung up the phone, and threw the file Josh had asked for into her bag. She had been working a half hour when CJ appeared around the partition of her cubicle.
"Hey there."
"Has Sam sent you?"
"And why would you think that?"
"CJ, I'm not in the mood for-"
"I hope our in the mood for drinks."
"I-"
"And food that doesn't come from a cafeteria."
"I told Sam maybe."
"And you've since talked to Josh."
"How do you know that?"
"He called me up to get some info on Sam's guy."
"Ah."
"He's got Leo coming by tonight."
"I know."
"So, he won't be alone. You can come out with us without feeling guilty."
"I-"
"Okay, so you can feel *less* guilty."
Donna smiled slightly.
"So, how about it?"
"The Hawk & Dove is kinda far from the hospital-"
"We can drive you-"
"I was going to say, maybe we could go somewhere closer?"
"Sure. I'll have Sam pick another place. Say six?"
"Betting on an early night?"
"We're hoping. Not much on the schedule."
"You'll come pick me up?"
"Uh…sure."
"Josh'll appreciate the visit."
"Will he?"
Donna shrugged. "I think so."
"I'm glad you're going to join us. You need to get out more."
"Is Leo in on this too?"
"Leo legitimately needs to talk to Josh….but we did persuade him to go tonight. He was going to give it another day after Josh's…problem…yesterday."
"You didn't think that that-"
"I talked to Josh this morning. He seemed to be doing great today."
"He's doing *better* today."
"That's something."
"Yeah…"
"You sleeping okay?"
"I am actually."
"Good…good."
"Anything else you need?"
"Donna, you'd tell us if you needed anything, right?"
Donna looked up at her, and sighed. "I'm fine, CJ."
"I just don't want to you feel like you can't turn to us if he's being…ornery."
"We've had our moments, but mostly, we've been fine."
"There are plenty of us to keep you company if you want, just know that."
Donna nodded.
"We'll pick you up at six. Want me to see if Carol and Margaret want to come too?"
"Why not?" Donna smiled, as CJ strode back to her office.
She picked up the phone and dialed.
"Yeah?"
"Hey."
"Hey. Can you bring the folder on the Florida 8th?"
"We're not gong to get a Democrat elected in the Florida 8th."
"Leo wants us to try."
"You really think Rawlins has a chance?"
"Off the top of my head, no, but I'm gonna take a look at the numbers."
"Did you tell that you were fine with my going out tonight?"
"I may have."
"You're really okay with it?"
"I am. You're not going out for *too* long, are you?"
"I'll be back before Leo leaves."
"Drunk?"
"How often do I get really drunk?"
"I remember one time in South Dakota-"
"And I had good reason that night."
"That jackass-"
"Yeah."
"I want you to have a good time tonight."
"That's nice of you."
"I can be nice sometimes."
"Few and far between."
"Really?" He sounded hurt.
"If you try, you can be nice."
"Like that night in South Dakota. I was nice that night."
"I don't remember."
"That's not surprising."
"And I was a fool, and went back to him-"
"You came to your senses."
"Eventually."
"You did, that's all that matters."
"You'll tell me what happened that night sometime?"
"Nothing sordid-"
"I know that--I was fully clothed down to my sneakers when I woke up-just the humiliating course of events, ya know?"
"If you want."
"Now, I can't persuade you to have lunch?"
"I-"
"Maybe if I bring something your appetite will come back?"
"I you want to try go ahead. I'm not promising anything."
"Fair enough."
"Now, I’m going to take a nap, so either you'll get here and find me asleep, or I'll call you to let you know I'm up."
"Mom there?"
"She fell asleep in the chair. I'm hoping to follow suit."
"Sleep well."
"Probably not."
"Well, if you don't, you can take another nap later when I get there."
"That sounds nice.
"Please try to sleep now though."
"But your offer sounds so much better."
"Josh, you know I'll sit with you whether you're sleeping later or not. If you're tired, please try to sleep now."
"Yes, ma'am."
"See you in an hour and a half."
"Looking forward to it."
Author: Aerial312
Rating: PG-13
Category: Humor/Fluff/Angst/Romance (a little of everything)
Spoiler Info: Post Rosslyn.
Disclaimer: I own nothing…I just borrow.
Feedback: Greatly appreciated. robinmgrady@gmail.com
Archiving: Sure. Just let me know where its going.
A/N: Visit my site: http://aerial312.googlepages.com/
"So, how's he doing?"
"Sam, you're sitting on what I need to type up."
"Oh, sorry." He jumped up from his perch on her desk.
"He's doing better today. His fever was down to 99.4 this morning before I left, and his antibiotic is still working."
"They were worried it wasn't?"
"His fever went up a little last night, so they retested his blood to make sure that they hadn't missed a strain resistant to the Cefazolin. Thankfully, they hadn't missed it. It was just a slight fluctuation in temperature."
"You going back there tonight?"
"At noon."
"For the rest of the day?"
"Yeah."
"Come join CJ & I at the Hawk & Dove tonight for a little while."
"Sam, thanks for the offer, but. I-"
"For a little while. A drink or two. Some real dinner. Then you go back and deal with him."
"You say 'deal with him' like it’s a bad thing all the time."
"I-"
"How come you guys have only come by once?"
"It was just a few days ago. We're busy!"
"Uh huh."
"Donna, we're in the middle of the midterms and-"
"Yet you have enough time to try to drag me to the bar."
"Donna…"
"I enjoy keeping him company. If you don't like to see him like this, just admit it."
"No…I-"
"Don't bother."
"Donna…"
"I have to type this up."
"Think about coming out with us tonight."
Donna focused on her computer, ignoring Sam. Finally, he sighed and walked back to his office. Donna's phone rang.
"Josh Lyman's office."
"Hey."
"Hey."
"Can you bring back the file on the guy Sam's getting to run?"
"Sure."
"Leo wants me to look at it this afternoon. He's going to come by tonight and we're going to chat about some of close races."
"You're feeling better?"
"Much. They won't let me up yet."
"And I hope you're listening to them?"
"Yeah, yeah. They said I could get up when you get back."
"They don't want to deal with you."
"No…they want me to rest through the morning."
"You just keep telling yourself that."
"Hey!"
"How's your fever? 98.8. And I run hot."
"Yeah?"
"You question my-"
"Don't go there."
"Fine."
"Not while I'm on the phone with you at work."
"Got it. How's work?"
"Okay…"
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong, why-?"
"Don't lie to me, Donna."
"Sam was pestering me."
"About?"
"He wants me to join him and CJ at the Hawk & Dove for a little while tonight."
"Do you want to?"
"I don't know…"
"I do have Leo coming, so if you want to…" He didn't sound especially sure.
"Sam was pissing me off."
"Too pushy?"
"He just wouldn't give me a straight answer about something. And it just made me mad."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah."
"When you come back, I need to put on a normal shirt again. I hate this hospital gown."
"Okay. Are you hungry?"
"Not really."
"Josh-"
"I'm just not right now, Donna. I still hurt like hell."
"I know."
"So, please don't push."
"Okay…"
"Now, get back to work."
Donna laughed. "Yes, boss."
She hung up the phone, and threw the file Josh had asked for into her bag. She had been working a half hour when CJ appeared around the partition of her cubicle.
"Hey there."
"Has Sam sent you?"
"And why would you think that?"
"CJ, I'm not in the mood for-"
"I hope our in the mood for drinks."
"I-"
"And food that doesn't come from a cafeteria."
"I told Sam maybe."
"And you've since talked to Josh."
"How do you know that?"
"He called me up to get some info on Sam's guy."
"Ah."
"He's got Leo coming by tonight."
"I know."
"So, he won't be alone. You can come out with us without feeling guilty."
"I-"
"Okay, so you can feel *less* guilty."
Donna smiled slightly.
"So, how about it?"
"The Hawk & Dove is kinda far from the hospital-"
"We can drive you-"
"I was going to say, maybe we could go somewhere closer?"
"Sure. I'll have Sam pick another place. Say six?"
"Betting on an early night?"
"We're hoping. Not much on the schedule."
"You'll come pick me up?"
"Uh…sure."
"Josh'll appreciate the visit."
"Will he?"
Donna shrugged. "I think so."
"I'm glad you're going to join us. You need to get out more."
"Is Leo in on this too?"
"Leo legitimately needs to talk to Josh….but we did persuade him to go tonight. He was going to give it another day after Josh's…problem…yesterday."
"You didn't think that that-"
"I talked to Josh this morning. He seemed to be doing great today."
"He's doing *better* today."
"That's something."
"Yeah…"
"You sleeping okay?"
"I am actually."
"Good…good."
"Anything else you need?"
"Donna, you'd tell us if you needed anything, right?"
Donna looked up at her, and sighed. "I'm fine, CJ."
"I just don't want to you feel like you can't turn to us if he's being…ornery."
"We've had our moments, but mostly, we've been fine."
"There are plenty of us to keep you company if you want, just know that."
Donna nodded.
"We'll pick you up at six. Want me to see if Carol and Margaret want to come too?"
"Why not?" Donna smiled, as CJ strode back to her office.
She picked up the phone and dialed.
"Yeah?"
"Hey."
"Hey. Can you bring the folder on the Florida 8th?"
"We're not gong to get a Democrat elected in the Florida 8th."
"Leo wants us to try."
"You really think Rawlins has a chance?"
"Off the top of my head, no, but I'm gonna take a look at the numbers."
"Did you tell that you were fine with my going out tonight?"
"I may have."
"You're really okay with it?"
"I am. You're not going out for *too* long, are you?"
"I'll be back before Leo leaves."
"Drunk?"
"How often do I get really drunk?"
"I remember one time in South Dakota-"
"And I had good reason that night."
"That jackass-"
"Yeah."
"I want you to have a good time tonight."
"That's nice of you."
"I can be nice sometimes."
"Few and far between."
"Really?" He sounded hurt.
"If you try, you can be nice."
"Like that night in South Dakota. I was nice that night."
"I don't remember."
"That's not surprising."
"And I was a fool, and went back to him-"
"You came to your senses."
"Eventually."
"You did, that's all that matters."
"You'll tell me what happened that night sometime?"
"Nothing sordid-"
"I know that--I was fully clothed down to my sneakers when I woke up-just the humiliating course of events, ya know?"
"If you want."
"Now, I can't persuade you to have lunch?"
"I-"
"Maybe if I bring something your appetite will come back?"
"I you want to try go ahead. I'm not promising anything."
"Fair enough."
"Now, I’m going to take a nap, so either you'll get here and find me asleep, or I'll call you to let you know I'm up."
"Mom there?"
"She fell asleep in the chair. I'm hoping to follow suit."
"Sleep well."
"Probably not."
"Well, if you don't, you can take another nap later when I get there."
"That sounds nice.
"Please try to sleep now though."
"But your offer sounds so much better."
"Josh, you know I'll sit with you whether you're sleeping later or not. If you're tired, please try to sleep now."
"Yes, ma'am."
"See you in an hour and a half."
"Looking forward to it."