A/N: This is my first time writing a West Wing fanfic, so I want apologize in advance if the characters are a little off. Hopefully I will get better. I have had this ideal in my head and it just want go away. Hope you all enjoy.
Disclaimer, I don't own The West Wing or the characters, I just like to play with them. All I own is the DVD box set, The West Wing companion, and some autographed pictures from the cast…
"Donna" Josh bellowed from inside his office.
"Yes Joshua, what do you need that is so urgent, that you feel the need to bellow my name across the bullpen?" Donna asked as she walked into his office.
"I need your help with this!" He said as he thrust his bow tie at her.
"I swear Joshua when are you going to learn how to tie this yourself?"
"Why should I that's why I have you." Josh smiled a full dimpled grin at Donna, the sight of Josh smiling and in a tux was all it really took, for Donna to be putty in his hands. She took the tie and placed it under the crisp white collar of his shirt, she lend into tie it. Josh put his arm around her waist and pulled her to him, his lips mere inches from her ear. Donna felt her heart start beating faster as she felt his breath on her neck.
"Have I told you how beautiful you look tonight?"
Donna sighed as she continued to straighten and tie his bow tie.
"Do you know what the sight of you in this, dress is doing to me?" He whispered in her ear.
"I have a pretty good Ideal Joshua." Donna said, she could feel his harden erection through her dress. "There all done!" Donna smiled at her husband, in his tux bow tie all fixed. "Now Mr Lyman why don't you escort your pregnant, hungry wife to this state dinner, and later tonight we can have desert."
"I like the way your mind works Mrs. Lyman." Josh smirked at his wife.
Josh held out his arm for Donna, and she laced her arm with his, they headed towards the hall where the state dinner was being held. C.J met up with them in The West Wing lobby.
"Hey guys, where's the fire?"
"I'm hungry and so there for I'm making Josh walk faster than normal."
"Joshua Lyman are you not feeding this poor woman? "
"What? No…I mean Yes…I do feed her, she is just hungry all the time C.j."
"You both know, I'm right here..so I can hear every word you are both saying right?"
"Yes Donna I know you are here, and might I add that you look stunning tonight. If I didn't know you are 8 months pregnant I would have trouble guessing. That dress hides it well, plus the light blue is a very nice color on you." C.J. said.
"Thank you C.J you look very nice as well, red always looks good on you." They continued on their way to the hall where the nights State Dinner was happening.
"Josh are you going to talk to Senator Douglas about the College Tuition Tax Credit, we want to add to the new education bill?" Toby asked as he joined them heading towards the dining hall.
"I plan on it Toby, you work on Senator Wallace. He seems to like you better than me."
"Well MI Amour it's your own fault, that he hates your guts. If you hadn't pissed him off he might like you better."
"Well C.J. he started it by telling, me that I should go back to whatever rock I climbed out of."
"Right and it helped when you told him to, go back to the bat cage and hang upside down with the rest of the bats in there."
"ALL RIGHT SAVE IT BOTH OF YOU, we are what 10 feet from entering this dining hall, I don't need the Press Sec, and the Deputy Chief of Staff yelling at each other." Josh and C.J turned and looked at Toby like he had, just grown an extra head.
"Fine I will take Douglas and Toby you will handle Wallace it's settled." Josh said.
They all entered the State Dinner and a waiter approached them and offered a glass of wine, everyone took one but Donna, being 8 months pregnant she couldn't drink. Josh told her he would go get her a sparkling water. She made her way over to their table and took her seat. She had not noticed a pair of eyes on her as she sat down. The eyes had noticed her the moment she had walked in with the rest of the senior white house staff. He knew she worked here and had hoped to see her tonight, from his view point he could see her very good. She looked beautiful to him, just as he remembered her. Her long blonde hair nicely pulled up and she was wearing a light blue strapless following gown. The man decided he would approach her later, for now he would just watch and observe the room. Josh walked back over to the table and handed Donna her drink.
"Donna honey, I see Senator Douglas I need to go talk to him."
"I know Josh besides I'm fine here, they will start serving dinner soon."
"Ok if you need anything use the signal we worked out."
"Joshua I am not standing up at a State Dinner and, and making a time out motion!"
"DONNA, come on it works; they use it in baseball all the time." "OK…A - This is not a baseball game, this is a state dinner and B - I don't see why I would need to use this for. Now leave me to my bread and butter and go talk to the Senator and try not to make him hate you."
Josh walked off in search now of Senator Douglas, as he was searching the room. The man continued to watch Donna alone at the table; he wondered who the man was she had been chatting with. He saw them enter together and guessed that he must be someone she knows. Now was as good a time as any to approach her. She was alone and it looked like no one was, going to bother them. He walked up to the table and placed his hand on Donna's shoulder.
"How did your meeting with the Senator….." Donna stopped when she turned her head and the face she was looking into was not Josh.