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�Hobbling along nicely. How did things go here?�
�We got by without you, Spanky,� CJ teased.
�I would never imply that you couldn�t,� Sam said. That was Josh�s ego, not Sam�s. �Seriously, though. The education bill, the speech for the dinner, the gun control proposal? Is there anything I need to know?�
�If there is anything�and keep in mind that I�m not saying that there is anything�you don�t need to worry about it tonight. C�mon. The President wants us in the Oval Office for a briefing,� CJ said, looping her arm through Sam�s and giving a none-too-gentle tug to get him moving. �Tell me about the happenings back home. I haven�t been back to California since that fundraiser thing and that doesn�t even count �cause all I saw was the hotel and the house. Is the ocean still there? Was the sun still shining?�
�Yes, the ocean was still there and the sun was still shining,� Sam said with a frown. �CJ, when Josh called you, what were you doing?�
�I, my dear Samson, was on a date. A good date,� CJ said emphatically.
�Okay, one, that�s not my name. And, two, how much did you have to drink on this good date?�
CJ chuckled. �I�m fine, Sammy my boy. You worry too much.�
�CJ, you�re drunk,� Sam said.
�Maybe just a little,� CJ said, holding her fingers a centimetre apart.
Sam shook his head. �Go home. Sleep it off. Toby and I will handle the press tonight,� he said. Technically CJ didn�t report to him, she reported to Toby, but Sam was hoping that she wouldn�t remember that fact in her current state of inebriation.
�No Josh,� CJ said sternly. �Tie him to a chair if he tries to get in my Press Room.�
�Deal,� Sam said. He didn�t care what conditions CJ had. He was just glad that she wasn�t going to fight him. Fighting with someone who is drunk is difficult enough, but fighting with a drunk CJ usually sent Sam to the ER. Besides, the last time Josh got behind the podium he started going on about his Secret Plan to Fight Inflation. And, while they all laughed about it now, back then it had been a huge thing that CJ had had to deal with. �Take a cab!� he called as CJ began dancing her way toward the exit. The last thing he needed was more people in his life getting in car accidents.