FINAL CHAPTER POSTED. Could he believe that, after all these years, he had finally found someone who knew him, who had been where he had been, who understood and accepted his baggage, and even trusted him with her own burdened past?

History had proven time and again that opening his heart to love would only lead to breaking it. So why the hell was he sitting here in his living room eating cowboy steaks with a beautiful woman, seriously wondering what it would feel like to kiss her, to touch her, to…love her?

Complete - finally! "On the forsaken prairie, alone except for the wind and dust, Kitty Russell's world fell apart."

ATC for 'Anybody Can Kill a Marshal' Part of the flashback dialogue between Matt and Kitty is from the ep. I take no credit for that, of course, except for the surrounding description.

A moment-in-time ficlet for the Season 11 episode 'The Hostage'

He fought again and clawed upward, gagging and coughing to expel the vile fluid from his sodden lungs, but his efforts seemed futile and the final curtain of darkness fell over him, her name the last word bubbling from his lips.

ATC to "The Avengers" - She was going to die. In just a matter of moments she was actually going to die. It wasn’t the first time Kitty Russell had faced that realization, but it was the most recent and, therefore, the most imminently possible.

Just go on up now? While everyone was still there? While everyone could see him climb those stairs and know exactly whose room he was going to? And know exactly – well maybe not exactly – what he would be doing, and with whom?

This was his masterpiece, his tribute to a man who had eluded its comforts much longer than Percy would ever have imagined.

With a feeling that was disturbingly familiar, he crossed his left leg over his right, smoothly avoiding her uninvited and unwelcome touch, and wondered if he should have stayed in Wichita one more day.

Epilogue is up. A tale of suspense, horror, death, and a little romance. By Wendy and Amanda.

A Christmas Vignette

And now here he sat, reclining in the same rocking chair from 22 years before. He wondered what would happen now, didn’t know, himself, exactly what he wanted to happen. Post ep for 'The Last Apache.' MattMike Yardner pairing.

He found his thoughts returning to another night three years earlier, a night he had lain almost in this very spot, a night he had thought would change his life. And it certainly had, but not at all the way he planned.

Ten years hadn't made a difference, but ten days had.

Suddenly, the look of calculation on her face rang bells in his head and he realized what she was trying to do: distract him from the fact that his little girl was married and gone – and he couldn’t do a thing about it.

She let her eyelashes bat playfully. 'So Marshal, in that case, how about you make everything up to me, huh' Companion Piece to 'If a Tree Falls Before Bedtime'

EPILOGUE POSTED He stared after her a moment, confused. It almost sounded as if she wanted to be molested. But surely that didn’t make sense –

He beat the odds because he was good – the best, they said – and Kitty knew it was true. Still, even the best weren’t perfect. And imperfection allowed for mistakes.

Kitty Russell was sick, terribly sick, and there wasn’t a thing Matt Dillon could do about it. COMPLETE

Her thoughts fluttered back to that night, to his stunned eyes. He had knelt by her side, clutched her hand in his. “I need you, Kitty. I need you.”

All the hopes, all the preparation, gone, in just a matter of a few short hours. He had been so sure, so confident.

JedAbbey. Debbie Fiderer's POV. What? Where had that come from? It had been a mistake, coming there, she realized. She shouldn’t be witness to this moment. But her body leaned forward against her will to catch the First Lady’s response.

JEDDONNA 10th in the As I Was Drifting Away series. Donna has something to tell Jed, but can't quite find the right time.

JED-ABBEY All of his life he had tried to keep the faith, succeeding and failing as was the fate of all humans. But now she had asked the only question that really mattered: Do you have faith?

JEDABBEY How often do they have a moment alone? Sometimes, you have to take the chances you are given.

JED-ABBEY-ENSEMBLE Post-ep for “Dead Irish Writers,” and gives a more in-depth view of the events during and after Abbey’s birthday party. It also deals with how Jed and Abbey face her decision to relinquish her medical license.

JED-ABBEY-ENSEMBLE 'Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,rnBut in ourselves.'

JED-CHARLIE POST-EP FOR 'THINGS FALL APART' - “Evening, Charlie.” The voice stopped him, its terrifyingly familiar tone freezing his legs in mid-step, his heart in mid-pump. Oh God. Oh God. Well, not exactly God. But pretty close.

JED-DONNA 'She was seriously thinking about kissing Josiah Bartlet, the President of the United States and a man old enough to be her father. Did he have any idea, she wondered. What would happen if she acted on the impulse'

JED-ABBEY-ENSEMBLE 'Yin and yang. Give and take. The forces of life. Wasn’t that what it was all about, anyway' An alternate storyline for the China Summit

JED-C.J. 'C.J. Cregg stood to the side, still not completely sure she was really witnessing this. The President had said they shouldn't pretend they didn't know this was going to happen. But she didn't know. Not this. Dear God, not this.'

JED-ABBEY Post-ep for Posse Comitatus. If this had happened, maybe Jed and Abbey wouldn't have gone through so much after "25." This was written before that season, so it has become AU.

JED-ABBEY Post-ep for Manchester - the limo scene on the way to the announcement of Jed's re-election campaign. What might have happened.

JED-LANDINGHAM-ENSEMBLE Post-ep for ITSOTG. POV: Mrs. Landingham.

JED-ABBEY His decision. His request. His order. His fault. Post-ep for "Gaza" and "Memorial Day."

JED-ABBEY Tularemia wouldn't get through again. At least that's what Ron told him, but who the hell knew.

JED-JOSH Jed Bartlet worked hard not to flinch under the heavy disappointment that dulled Josh Lyman's eyes and stretched down every line of his lanky frame. Post-ep for Talking Points

JEDDONNA Ninth story in the As I Was Drifting Away series. rn“Cruel with guilt, and daring with despair,rnThe midnight murderer bursts the faithless barrnInvades the sacred hour of silent restrnAnd leaves, unseen, a dagger in your breast.”

JED-ABBEY-ENSEMBLE 'Anguish devours the mind, and furious rage, and hope than which the heart can bear no heavier burden.' Jed finally buckles under the burdens after Zoey's return.

JED-DONNA - Eighth story in the "As I Was Drifting Away" series. Still, she almost checked her forehead to see if there wasn't some sign on it that proclaimed, 'I'm going to have sex with the President of the United States.'

JED-ABBEY Story Two in "No Syringe " series - Post-ep for 'Abu el Banat' - follows story 'Redemption'

JED-DONNA - Seventh story in the "As I Was Drifting Away" series. 'A good name in man and woman, my dear Lord, is the immediate jewel of their souls.' William Shakespeare

JED-ABBEY Story One in "No Syringe" Series: But Abbey wasn't there, and he was on his own. Completely. No one stood with him. Not Leo, not C.J., not Toby, not Will, not Russell.

JED-DONNA - Sixth story in the "As I Was Drifting Away" Series. Excerpt: And suddenly, a sharp pain ripped through her, then was gone. She felt the child slip from her - and then silence.

JED-DONNA - Fifth story in the "As I Was Drifting Away" Series. Excerpt: 'You have ruined him, Donna,' Leo snarled, grabbing her shoulders and pulling her back up. 'You have ruined him.'

JED-DONNA - Fourth Story in the "As I Was Drifting Away" Series. Oh, Leo, I've thought it through. I don't know how I'm going to do it, but I have to leave. I have to go away.

JED-DONNA - Third story in the "As I Was Drifting Away" series. Excerpt: This is serious, isn't it?

JED-DONNA - Second story in the "As I Was Drifting Away" series. Does he love her?

JED-DONNA - Donna Moss watches as the President faces his greatest tragedy and greatest challenge. How can she sit by and watch him drift away? First story in the "As I Was Drifting Away" series.

JED-ABBEY Post-ep for "Commencement" - "Oh God," he groaned, his heart slamming against his chest. It was Zoey. He knew it immediately. It was Zoey.

JED-ABBEY-ENSEMBLE Jed Bartlet's last Inauguration Day brings joy for the family and administration, but unexpected complications bring both personal and professional threats.

JED-ABBEY Story Three of "Election Series" - This story is a post-ep for "Process Stories," and follows the previously posted stories "Game On, Boyfriend" and "Days Like This."

JED-ABBEY Story Two of "Election Series" - Sequel to "Game On, Boyfriend" Jed's POV Post-ep for "Election Night."

JED-ABBEY Story One of "Election Series" Abbey's POV during and following The Debate. Post-ep for "Game On."

JED-ABBEY-ENSEMBLE - A terrible accident and its aftermath seen from the eyes of several of its witnesses. A story of pain, love, hope, and determination.