The Fool
Disclaimers-These are not my
characters and I am making no money off of them. “The Fool” is the ownership
of Lee Ann Womack, Maria Cannon, Gene Ellsworth, Charlie Stefl, and MCA.
Ratings-July Song Fic, language
warning
Spoilers-In The Shadow Of Two
Gunmen
Donna’d known that Sam had a
fiancé. That wasn’t a big deal. The big deal was the albums and pictures
that he’d kept. She’d stumbled onto the box one Saturday afternoon when she
was cleaning out closets. Donna had thumbed through everything, coming to
realize that Lisa had been a big part of Sam’s life, even bigger than she had
assumed. She was shocked to see these things because Lisa had hurt Sam to the
core. She remembered Josh talking about Lisa one night and Sam walking away
because the memories hurt too much. She’d put the things away, knowing that
this was something Sam wasn’t likely to want to talk about with anyone, much
less her. Donna put it out of her mind and never thought about it again,
until it happened.
Mind if I sit down
Do I look familiar if I don’t well
I should
I’m sure you’ve seen me around
I know you’ve probably heard my
name
Though we’ve not been introduced
I’m the fool in love with the fool
Who’s still in love with you
Donna walked into the bar and saw
*her* sitting in the corner. She took a deep breath and walked over and
introduced herself. Lisa was shocked to see her ex fiancé’s current “woman of
the month”. Lisa pasted on a smile and invited Donna to sit down.
If you’ve got a minute I’ll buy you
a drink
I’ve got something to say
It might sound crazy but last night
in his sleep
I heard him call out your name
This ain’t the first time, he’s
done it before
And it’s hard to face the truth
I’m the fool in love with the fool
Who’s till in love with you
Donna made small talk until she got
her drink and then got down to business. She told Lisa that she and Sam were
happy and that they didn’t need her to interfere in their lives. Donna said
that she wanted Lisa to stop calling their home or paging Sam. She said that
Sam was trying to get on with his life without her. Lisa just smiled because
she imagined that he hadn’t told her every thing about their relationship.
I know love is a fragile thing
And I’m trying hard to make it last
Donna thought back to the time that
she and Sam had become more than friends. On the anniversary of Rosslyn, they
came together because they both needed something from each other that they
couldn’t get anywhere else. She’d thought it was a one night stand, a one
time thing with no attachments and she’d been wrong. Sam wanted more than
just a friend with benefits. He wanted a relationship with her. Everyone had
been so supportive and encouraging of their relationships without knowing who
the other was going to for comfort and fulfillment. Their friends were truly
special, but there were secrets that Donna couldn’t even tell her closest
friends and there was no way Sam would tell Josh who and what was in his
heart.
But it ain’t easy holding on to my
dream
When he’s holding on to the past
Every time Donna heard Sam call out
Lisa’s name in his sleep, she slunk off to the bathroom and cried because
memories came rushing back of Dr. Freeride. Donna’d known that Dr. Freeride
had been seeing another woman, but she’d put it out of her mind and hoped for
the best. She knew Sam wasn’t seeing Lisa anymore, but in his sleep, his
heart betrayed him and revealed just how much he still cared for the woman who
had walked out and hurt him so deeply. It was almost worse than if he had
been sleeping with her, his heart belonged to another woman who had wronged
him and Donna wasn’t sure if she could handle that.
Just one more thing before I go
I’m not here to put you down
You don’t love him and that’s a
fact
Donna called Lisa on the fact that
she’d left him, not the other way around. Lisa said that she’d simply changed
her mind after seeing how dedicated Sam was, now that he was working in the
White House and making a difference. She wanted him back and nothing was
gonna get in her way, especially “the woman of the month”. Lisa smiled and
told Donna that Sam was still in her life and she wanted more than the
memories to keep her warm at night. She also told Donna to find someone who
still wasn’t obsessing over the life he could have had with her. Lisa went on
to tell Donna that she was the one who deserved to have the Rose Garden
wedding and the fairy tale life in Washington and that she would. What Lisa
didn’t know was that the fairy tale life didn’t exist. She worked from early
morning to late night according to Josh’s schedule. Donna saw Sam late
nights, early mornings, and some weekends if she was lucky. Plans were often
changed at the last minute because the world didn’t understand was that these
two people were in love and needing to see each other.
But you hold his heart in the palm
of your hand
And it’s breaking mine in two
Cause I’m the fool in love with the
fool
Who’s still in love with you
Lisa told Donna that she held all
the cards and wasn’t willing to give anything up without a fight. Donna asked
why Lisa was so intent on making waves in their life. Lisa told her that Sam
would always love her no matter who he was fucking. She smiled and left the
bar, knowing that the arrow cast by her heart and mouth had hit the target
dead on.
Who’s still in love with you
Donna watched her go and stared
into her drink. She couldn’t believe that Lisa was willing to ruin two
lives. There were some things she’d just never get about people like Lisa,
people who played mind games to hurt people, not just their politics. She
could only hope that changing phone numbers would help the situation, but Sam
also held the keys to overcoming this thing too. Donna could only hope that
he would wake up and see what was in front of him before he lost this
relationship, too. She didn’t think she’d recover if this relationship failed
and fell by the wayside and there was no way she could stay in Washington,
knowing what had happened.