It was nearly midnight when a ringing sound awoke
Josh. As he opened his eyes it took him a full minute
to realize the ringing was coming from his cellular
phone. Which of course was in his jacket on the chair
across the room.
Josh got out of bed careful not to wake Donna. He
quickly crossed over to the chair and grabbed the
phone before its continued ringing could wake her.
"Lyman," Josh whispered as he answered the phone.
"Why are you whispering?" Sam Seaborn replied as he
sat in his office.
Josh glanced at the clock on the nightstand. "Because
it's nearly midnight and I didn't want to wake Donna.
Did you call for a reason?"
Sam glanced at his computer clock and frowned. "Sorry
didn't realize it was so late. Just wanted to let you
know that Leo set up a meeting with Lillienfield for
tomorrow."
"What time?" Josh asked as he looked at Donna's
sleeping form.
"Nine," Seaborn replied quietly. "It's going to be
just Leo, you and the President."
"Okay," Josh acknowledged as he leaned against the
chair.
"Donna okay?" Sam asked as he stood and grabbed his
jacket, preparing to leave.
"She finally told me who it was, Sam," Josh replied
quietly.
"The one night stand?" Sam asked as he sat down on the
corner of his desk. "Who was it?"
"Nick Halloway. Turns out he's an aide for
Lillienfield," Lyman replied tersely.
"That explains a lot," Sam commented quietly. "At
least we know now who gave Lillienfield the
information for the Post story."
"When Lillienfield goes down Halloway has to go with
him," Josh replied as he stood. "Donna was lucky that
this bastard didn't infect her. But we have to keep
him from doing this to somebody else."
"We will," Seaborn promised as he stood. "I'm going to
head home and try to catch a few hours sleep. I'll see
you tomorrow."
"'Night," Josh replied quietly as he ended the call.
After replacing the phone back in his jacket pocket
Josh crawled back into bed. Sleep was elusive but he
didn't mind. He spent the next several hours till dawn
watching Donna sleep and thinking about their future.
end of part 14 TBC