By two o'clock Donna found herself sitting on the
steps of the Lincoln Memorial staring out at the
reflecting pool. Ironically the same spot where Josh
had found her after she had found out the results of
her Aids test at the beginning of the year.
She had no idea what to do. If she didn't go to Josh
and Leo, Halloway and Lillienfield would win. If she
went to Josh he'd be furious that she didn't tell him.
Donna winced as she remembered Josh asking her time
and time again to tell him who the guy was with whom
she had the one night stand with. Josh had given her
every opportunity and then some and still she hadn't
told him. Why?
Donna sighed and drew her knees to her chest. It
wasn't like she had been protecting Nick. Part of her
had been screaming to let Josh file the charges, put
him in jail. The other part however had wanted nothing
more than to bury the whole thing and move on.
************
More than anything Josh had wanted to go out and look
for Donna, to warn her. But in the end he worked for
the people of the United States and there were
meetings to attend. Mind numbing, boring meetings
but meetings none the less.
Now as a congressman tried to plead his case to Sam,
Josh couldn't help but glance at his watch. Nearly
two-thirty and no word from Donna. She would've called
by now if she had car trouble or was stuck in traffic.
Sam caught his friend's worried move and cleared his
throat. "Congressman Whitman, why don't we take a
short break? We'll meet back here in about twenty
minutes?"
The blond haired man nodded as he stood. "Very well,
Mr. Seaborn."
After the man left Sam turned to his friend. "Josh,
go."
Lyman jerked from his thoughts. "Go where?"
"Your mind hasn't been in this room since the meeting
started." Sam replied compassionately. "She hasn't
come back yet and there's a reason for it."
Josh stood placing a hand on his friend's shoulder.
"Thanks, Sam. I'll be back as soon as I can."
********
Donna was walking back to her car when she passed a
hot pretzel stand. She didn't notice Danny Concanon
waiting in line until the reporter called her name.
"Donna." The red haired man called as he jogged up to
her. "Glad I caught you, was just about to come see
you."
Donna blinked in surprise. "Me? Why?"
"I saw a preview of tomorrow's Post and wanted to warn
you." Danny replied as he maneuvered her away from the
crowd.
"I'm not exactly front page material, Danny." Donna
replied trying to keep the worry out of her voice.
Danny rested a supportive hand on her shoulder. "You
and I know that but the public doesn't. "
Donna leaned against a nearby tree. "What does it
say?"She asked quietly.
Danny sighed. "It accuses you of leading a double life
as a prostitute."
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end of part 5 TBC