The song "Some Kind of Somethin' " is the property of
Chelly Wright and her record company
No copyright infringement is intended.
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No one in the West Wing had a clue that Toby and CJ
were tentatively dating. So far, they had managed to
keep the change in their relationship a secret for
three weeks. It was a Saturday, and they planned to
spend the day together.
‘Things have been going well’, CJ thought as she was
getting ready. As she came back into the living room,
she couldn’t help but smile over the lyrics of the
song she was listening to. And how appropriate they
were to how she was feeling.
I wouldn’t bet the farm on it yet
But I find myself on this dangerous ledge
Don’t know if I’m fallin’
Don’t know what to call it
But it’s like a red, red wine
Goin to my head... It’s
Some kind of somethin’
I’ve never seen nothin’
That made me feel like this
It’s too soon to say forever
But we’re over sayin’ never
Love’s a definite maybe when we kiss...
And I’ve been passin up every what if
For some kind of somethin’ like this
As she was listening to the song her doorbell rang.
She went to answer, and as she opened the door used
the remote to turn off the CD player.
“Good morning, Toby.” She said as he came in.
“Good morning. Um what did you turn off as I came
in?”
“Nothing.” She replied, as she hid the remote behind
her back.
“Nothing, so why are you hiding something from me?”
He said as he put his arms around her.
“Toby...” She said as he pried the remote from her
hand.
“Okay, this appears to be a remote. Probably a
remote to a CD player. Which would mean that you were
listening to something earlier, that you really didn’t
want me to hear. Now I wonder what it could be.” He
said as he turned the CD player on.
“Well, it definitely sounds like it is a country
song. You listen to country music? I’m sorry I’m
just getting you back for the ‘you watched cooking
shows remark’.”
“Yes, occasionally. Now you’ve had your fun, would
you please turn it off.”
“No, it’s just starting to get fun. So, do you think
the lyrics of the song are true?”
“Which part?” She asked looking him in the eye.
“The part about love being a definite maybe when we
kiss.”
“Yeah, it could be.”
“So, if we kissed more often do you think it would
grow to love faster?”
“Maybe.” She said as she kissed him.
“Then I think we should do this more often.” Toby
said as he kissed her back.
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The President had decided that it would be wise to
leave for Florida at 5 o’clock in the morning. Of
course the President always thought it was wise to
leave very early in the morning for any trip. Most of
the senior staff had been at the White House the
entire night making last minute preparations for the
trip, which included a fundraiser in Palm Springs that
night. Toby and Sam had finished the last of the
President’s speeches just before getting on the plane.
Now, Sam and Josh were sitting on the other side of
the plane asleep. Toby glanced over at CJ, who was
sitting beside him, and saw that she too was asleep.
At that moment he wanted nothing more than to put his
arm around her and draw her against him. But since
their relationship was still a secret, that probably
was not the wisest idea. The weeks since they had
begun dating, had been some of the happiest he had
spent in years. Although, he had not taken the time
to analyze his feelings for her, he knew his feelings
were quickly becoming very serious. He decided that
it might be a good idea to try to get a little sleep
and closed his eyes.
A few minutes later CJ woke up. She glanced around
the cabin and saw that everyone else was still asleep.
There were still a few hours until they landed, and
she thought she should probably go back to sleep. She
looked over at Toby, who was asleep beside her. She
knew that she was starting to have very deep feelings
for him. It worried her because she didn’t have the
best track record with relationships. And this was
one relationship she really wanted to work.
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All of the days events, including the fundraiser had
gone well. The itinerary for the trip had included
spending the night in Florida. So the staff was
housed in a beach front hotel for the night. While at
the fundraiser, Toby and CJ had decided that they
would go for a walk on the beach.
“It’s been so long since I’ve been to the beach.” CJ
said as she and Toby were walking hand-in-hand on the
beach.
“You grew up in California, right?”
“Yeah, my friends and I went to the beach often when
I was growing up. I loved it. I’ve just been too
busy in the last few years to go anywhere.”
“Yeah, I know what you mean about being busy. It’s
just going to get worse with the reelection campaign,
next year.”
“Yeah, it will.”
“You know I’m actually enjoying being outside for
once.”
“Not exactly, the outdoor type, are you Toby?”
“No I’m not. But I am enjoying the company tonight.”
“Oh, so it’s the company you like, not the place.”
“The beach is fine, for a place that is outdoors.”
“Okay.” CJ laughed. She stopped walking and turned
until she was facing Toby.
“You’re laughing at me!” Toby said as he sat down on
the beach and pulled CJ down beside him.
“You have to admit that it was a funny statement.”
“No, I don’t.”
“Okay.”
Toby put his arm around her and drew his closer to
him. “You looked wonderful tonight. I don’t remember
if I’ve told you that already, but you did.”
“Thank you.” She replied softly.
Toby then kissed her passionately. CJ broke the
kiss, and asked, “Didn’t we say we weren’t going to do
this when anyone was around?”
“We are on a deserted beach, at one o’clock in the
morning. No one will see us.” Toby said and kissed
her again.
“Okay.”
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“Hey, CJ.” Josh said as he sat down beside her on
the plane. “Can I talk to you for a minute?”
“Sure.”
“You know Sam and I went out for a while last night.
And we thought we saw the strangest thing. We saw two
people on the beach kissing. Guess who it looked
like?”
“Who?” CJ asked, starting to get worried about what
Josh was saying.
“You and Toby. So, was it the two of you and if so
what is going on between you two?”
“Josh, look...”
“Okay, you really don’t want to talk about this do
you?”
“It’s a little bit two personal, and there is someone
else involved.”
“One question for you.”
“Okay.”
“Are you happy?”
“Yes.”
“Good, I’m glad Claudia Jean. I really am.”
“Thanks Josh.”
At the same time, Sam and Toby were getting out of
the second limousine.
“So, Toby, what’s going on with you and CJ?” Sam
asked his boss.
“I um I don’t know what you are talking about.” Toby
replied.
“So you weren’t on the beach with her last night. It
was just two people that look amazingly like you and
CJ that Josh and I saw kissing last night. Okay if
you say so. I don’t believe you, but if you say so.”
Before Toby could reply he heard Leo say. “What’s
all of this about Toby and CJ?”
to be continued...