We Did It All For Love

[Fade in on Jed and Abbey sitting on the floor across from each other
in front of the fire place, lights dimmed, blazing fire, arms
interlocked holding wine glasses, radio softly blaring Glory of Love
sung by Peter Cetera]

RADIO
…You'll keep me standing tall. You'll help me through it all.
I'm always strong when you're beside me. I have always needed you. I
could never make it alone. I am a man who will fight for your honor.
I'll be the hero you've been dreaming of. We'll live forever,
knowing together that we did it all for the glory of love…

[Jed puts his wineglass down then takes Abbey's and puts it down and
passionately kisses her. Jed and Abbey gaze into each other's eyes]

RADIO
Just like a night in shining armor from a long time ago, just in time
I will save the day and take you to my castle far away…

JED
I love you.

ABBEY
I love you too.

RADIO
I am a man who will fight for your honor, I'll be the hero that
you're dreaming of. We'll live forever knowing together that we did it all
for the glory of love. We did it all for love. We did it all for
love. We did it all for love…

[Jed and Abbey kiss again as Jed softly begins to speak.]

JED
So what's all this for?

ABBEY
Tell me you're kidding.

JED
I'm kidding Abbey, of course I wouldn't forget our anniversary. I
even remembered to get you a present.

ABBEY
You, or Mrs. Landingham?

JED
That hurts me.

ABBEY
I'm sorry. You know, I got you one too.

JED
Open mine first.

[Jed reaches into pocket and pulls out a tiny wrapped gift.]

JED
Here, I hope you love it.

ABBEY
After last year's present, I hope I love it too, for your sake.

[Abbey opens the box with a surprised yet disappointed look on her
face as she sees a game token from New York.]

ABBEY
What's this?

JED
Well your trip to New York is coming up, and I know I was supposed to
go with you, but unfortunately I can't.

ABBEY
So you're giving me a token from New York?

JED
Yes. I'm giving you a token from New York. But I would just like to
take this moment to say that that is not the only thing I got you
from New York. There is a small string attached to the token.

ABBEY
I still don't understand the token.

JED
Well, I guess it's to aid in your fun filled trip, it's just a start,
I'm sure you'll get more tokens.

ABBEY
So now I'm curious. You think that your not coming would stop me
from having fun?

JED
A man can hope.

[Abbey picks up the token and pulls it out. Attached to the string
is a diamond ring.]

ABBEY
Jed, it's gorgeous.

JED
So you like it?

ABBEY
Do you have to ask? Ooh, there's an inscription, lets see, "We did
it all for love."

JED
You know how you're always asking me why you married me?

ABBEY
Yeah, you ask me the same thing all the time.

JED
Well, I don't think I have ever answered you, till now. We did it
all for love, all the pain, all the joys, the last 33 years, we did it
all for love Abbey, and we will continue to do it for love, no matter
what obstacles come against us.

ABBEY
Oh, I love you so much.

[Jed and Abbey share another passionate kiss.]

JED
So where's my present?

ABBEY
Hold on, just a minute, and close your eyes cause I don't want you to
see where I hid it.

[Jed somewhat covers his eyes as Abbey gets up goes towards the
dresser. She opens the top drawer, pulls out a box and puts it down
in front of Jed.]

JED
I feel like a little boy at Christmas.

ABBEY
You can open your eyes now. As if they were ever closed.

JED
What! Are you accusing me of…

ABBEY
Are you denying it?

JED
No.

ABBEY
Okay then, here's your present.

[Jed picks it up and opens it.]

JED
It's a compass.

ABBEY
Yeah.

JED
Why?

ABBEY
You've been in office a little less than two years, and where as it
seems to some that you actually know what you are doing to some, to
me it seems as if you are like a lost ship in the night. That you just
do what Leo and the others tell you to do. So I got you a compass,
to help you find your way. Open it, read the inscription.

JED
I get an inscription too! Well, let's see "Part of happiness in life
consists not in fighting battles but in avoiding them."

ABBEY
Just a little advice for when you need your compass the most.

JED
Thanks. Although I could of used this present long ago.

[Phone rings. Both Abbey and Jed get very irritated.]

JED
I told them no calls!

ABBEY
Don't they know it's our anniversary?

JED
If they don't, I'm gonna shoot them. You think I can do that?

ABBEY
If you can't, what's the point of being president?

[Jed gets up and answers the phone.]

JED
What the hell do you want?………..It must be important, you don't
call me Jed very often. What is it Leo?

[Jed looks at Abbey across the room, as she begins walking towards
him, his eyes open widely and he falls to the ground.]

ABBEY
JED!

[Abbey picks up the phone.]

ABBEY
Leo, Jed just fainted!

LEO
I'm on my way.

[Leo hangs up the phone and leaves a young woman in his office as he
runs out toward the residence. In the bedroom, Abbey runs after her
medical bag, takes her husband's pulse and listens to his breathing.
Leo comes running in to the Bartlet's bedroom along with two secret
service agents.]