�Josh owes me about a year of paid vacation, so I took a day. Cathy handled Josh for the day, leaving him terrified and, I�m sure, very hungry. I got the furniture delivered after I got home from work the day you left. I bought sheets, curtains, pillows, and movies this morning and this afternoon I talked to some people and managed to get a woman named Norah Trell to pull double duty as tutor and babysitter Monday through Friday at a very reasonable rate for someone with her qualifications�which I will fill you in on once you�re fully awake and can handle words with more than two syllables,� Donna said.
Sam smiled gratefully. �Thank you for that.�
�No problem. I figured that Meredith would pack some things, clothes and toys and stuff, but anything she needs or wants or whatever, just let me or CJ know and we�ll either take Meredith or go with the two of you so that you don�t have to fake a feminine side. Josh and Toby helped me move everything into the room and we turned that oddly shaped nook by the kitchen into a storage area for the things that you said you didn�t want to go to Josh�s,� Donna continued.
Nodding, Sam tried to take that all in. �What about work?� he asked. He knew that when Donna said she had taken care of �everything� she meant that she had taken care of everything.
�I spoke to Leo and the President and have been ordered to let you know that you have the next three days off unless there�s an emergency. If there is one there will be a pass waiting for Meredith at the gate. Mrs. Bartlet is in town and has volunteered to watch her if you need to bring her with you to the office. Also the President expects to meet Meredith, as long as she�s feeling up to it, tomorrow, but that can be stalled for a day or so because who better to know how jet lag feels, right?� Donna said with a lopsided smile. She had been witness to the President�s tirades while dealing with jet lag�he�d fired Sam twice in her presence, Josh six times, and Mrs. Bartlet once, though that one had backfired in many, many ways.
Sam started to get a little worried. �Exactly how indebted to people am I going to be for this?�
�CJ says she expects a spa day. Josh and Toby want the finest scotch in the land. Other than that you�re off the hook,� Donna said.
�Okay, you�re gonna have to write all that down for me,� Sam said. He�d been ready to fall over since leaving DC two days earlier and he didn�t foresee his condition getting any better without at least ten hours of uninterrupted sleep.
Donna smiled and pulled a stack of her infamous note cards out of her back pocket. �Itemized and ready for your perusal. There�s an index that explains the colour-coding on top of the pile,� she said, handing the package to Sam who looked at it dubiously before tucking it into his own pocket where he wouldn�t lose it.
�Then I shall peruse after dinner. Is there anything I should be doing right now?� Sam asked.
�Yeah. Sleeping. Go catch a few hours. By the time you�re rested enough that you can keep your eyes open for a conversation and, I don�t know, retain some information, Meredith should be awake.�
Sam pulled Donna into a tight embrace. �You are amazing,� he whispered. �Thank you.�