Roommates together forever
By Heidi and Lisa
Disclaimers-These are not my characters and I am
making no money off of them.
Ratings-Sam/Donna, Sam moves into Donna’s
apartment and the senior staff finds out about their new
living arrangements
Special Thanks-Lisa for being my co-author and
giving me wonderful ideas for this series.
Sam was glad and not so glad to be home. He was
happy that the memo on the newest Environment
Bill was finally finished. Sam knew that it was
going to be another long weekend at his place. The
new neighbors loved to party and their parties
lasted from Friday night to Sunday afternoon. Sam
saw all of the cars in the parking lot of his
building and just dreaded going into the building.
Sam opened the doors and was almost knocked over
by the powerful smell of alcohol and pot. He
made his way up the stairs through the throngs of
people. When he got to his own apartment, he could
feel the music pounding the walls.
He took a quick shower and got into bed. Sam
knew that he wouldn’t sleep because of the music and
the noise, so he just laid there.
A knock on the door had him getting out of bed to
see who it was. It was just the neighbors
wanting to see if he wanted a beer. He politely
declined and headed back to bed. Fifteen minutes
later, Sam heard another knock at the door. It was
the neighbors again, wanting to know if he wanted
to come over and join the party. He politely
declined and headed back to bed. Every fifteen
minutes on the dot, the neighbors would come knock on
the door. This went on for over an hour and Sam
was fed up with it. He thought about where he
could crash. Toby’s was out because Toby and Andi
were getting back together and he didn’t want to
rain on their evening. CJ was with a new
boyfriend, so her place was out. Josh was in Connecticut
for the weekend, visiting his mother, so that was
out. Sam knew that Donna was home, probably
doing homework and he was sure that she wouldn’t mind
letting him stay over. Sam felt funny about
calling a girl that he worked with and asking if he
could come spend the night, but after another
knock on the front door, he had his mind made up and
picked up the phone.
Donna was sitting on the couch reviewing her
latest speech assignment. She had to interview
someone that she admired greatly and Donna immediately
thought of Sam. He had supported her so much
when she wanted to go back to school and helped her
write a speech that bothered him. Sam was truly
a great friend and someone who she cared for very
deeply. Donna was concentrating so hard on
writing the steps of a speech that Sam had taught her
to do that she almost didn’t hear the ring of the
phone.
“Hello?” Donna said as she snapped back to
reality with the ringing phone.
“Hey, it’s me.” Sam said rather loudly.
“Hi, why are you talking so loudly?” Donna
asked, as she held the phone away from her ear a
little bit.
“What?” Sam yelled into the phone.
“Why are you talking so loudly?” Donna said,
raising her voice to match his.
“My neighbors are throwing another party next
door and I can barely hear myself think. I’m
getting a headache and I can’t sleep because every 15
minutes, someone comes and knocks on the door and
invites me over to party.” Sam said, rubbing his
head.
“Oh, I see.” Donna said, a little confused as
to why he would be calling her at 11:30 p.m. on a
Friday night.
“Listen, I was wondering if I could, uh, come
over and sleep at your place tonight.” Sam said
feeling a little shy and awkward.
“Yeah, that would be fine. I have to ask you
something anyway.” Donna said with a smile that
Sam couldn’t see.
“What?” Sam yelled again.
“I said that it would be fine and I have to ask
you something anyway.” Donna said raising her
voice even louder and hoping not to irritate the
neighbors.
“Thanks alot. I’ll be over in about a half and
hour. What was it that you wanted to ask me?”
Sam said, intrigued.
“I’ll tell you when you get here. I’ll see you
in a little while.” Donna said.
“Yeah, see you soon.” Sam said hanging up the
phone.
He packed an overnight bag that held all of his
necessities and work clothes.
Donna smiled to herself. She was not only not
going to be alone, but now she would be able to get
the interview she needed for class. She got her
notes ready and left them on the living room
table. Donna knew that Sam wouldn’t be able to sleep
and would hopefully be in the mood to talk. She
passed by the table and sorted the bills. She
already had three marked final notice. It was
getting to be crunch time with the roommate
situation. The last three people were just plain weird
and made her feel uncomfortable in her own home.
Sam was happy that he had a different place to
stay. As he walked down the stairs of his
building, three different people had offered beer, pot,
and free sex to him. He desperately needed to
move out now while he still had his sanity.
Donna was watching out the window for Sam to pull
up and buzzed him in. She met him at the door
with a smile.
“So, you weren’t in the party mood, huh?”
Donna asked with a smile.
“Not after working on the Environment Bill
memo.” Sam said with a smile too.
“Why don’t you go throw your stuff in the
bedroom and come have a cup of tea.” Donna said.
“Thanks. I’ll be out in a few minutes.” Sam
said and disappeared into the empty bedroom.
Sam hung up his work clothes in the empty closet
and left the rest of his stuff in the bag. He
went back into the kitchen and found Donna sitting
at the table looking at papers.
“What assignment are you working on on a Friday
night?” Sam asked.
“I have to interview someone that I greatly
admire for communications class.” Donna said.
“What did you want to ask me about when I
called earlier?” Sam asked.
“Well, I wanted to know if I could interview
you. You have supported me through going back to
school and helping me write that speech.” Donna
said.
“Of course you can interview me, but wouldn’t
you want to like interview the President or Josh.
They are a lot more interesting than I am.” Sam
said.
“Nonsense. The President would probably try to
tell me all about Georgetown trivia and I would
never get the assignment done. Josh has a big
enough ego and I don’t want to inflate it anymore.
You have been here with me every step of the way,
no matter what. You are the person that I
greatly admire.” Donna said.
Sam couldn’t believe that Donna was saying this
about him. He had done those things for her
because she was a friend. He had never expected any
payback, but he was glad and surprised that she
admired him.
“The first thing I need from you is the basic
information. Where you are from?” Donna said
reading from the sheet in front of her.
“You know that I am from Southern California.”
Sam said, sipping his tea.
“So, are your parents proud of your
accomplishments?” Donna asked.
“I would like to think that my mother is.” Sam
said, as he continued to sip his tea.
“What about your father?” Donna asked, not
realizing what she had said until after the words
were out of her mouth.
Sam didn’t answer. He just stared down at his
cup of tea and sighed.
“I am so sorry, Sam. I didn’t even realize
that I had said that. Please forgive me.” Donna
said as she laid a hand on top of his.
Sam looked up into Donna’s face and saw the
pleading, sad look on her face.
“It’s okay. I know that you are just doing the
work for your class.” Sam tried to smile, but
was unsuccessful.
Donna knew that she had hit a sore subject and
that Sam didn’t really want to dwell on the things
that had happened in his own family. Donna knew
the feeling. Her family was still bugging her
over the choice she made to drop out of college and
then to go back and get a degree in her late
twenties. It was something that would take time to
come to terms with and be able to deal with it.
She moved onto questions that would surely get him
focused on something else.
“Why did you choose this career?” Donna said.
“I wanted to be a lawyer to help people, but
working as Deputy Communications Director is cool
too. I get to hire and fire people and I am in
the paper a lot.” Sam said with a smile when Donna
looked at him.
“How did you fall off the boat?” Donna asked
with a knowing smile.
“Josh should learn how to shut up when he is
ahead. I am not going to tell you that.” Sam said
with a smile.
“What do you see yourself doing in five years?
Where do you plan to be at in your life?” Donna
asked.
“Hopefully married with children. Most likely
working in a law office.” Sam said.
“Really? I didn’t think that you were the type
to want to get married.” Donna said.
“I was engaged before I joined the campaign. I
want to and will have a life eventually.” Sam
said, finishing his cup of tea.
“Thanks for doing this. I have plenty to get
started on the speech.” Donna said, cleaning up
the papers on the table.
“Well, I am going to go crash on the sofa then.
I am so tired I can barely stay awake. Goodnight
Donna.” Sam said.
“Good night to you Sam. I will see you in the
morning.” Donna said as she walked into her
bedroom.
Donna lay in bed thinking about what it was like
to have another body in the apartment. She felt
safe. There was someone there to protect her if
need be. Donna had someone else to talk to and
someone who would talk to her. She was starting
to go stir crazy once she realized that the people
she regularly talked to were from work. She
didn’t have any friends outside work because of the
crazy schedule that she kept. Sam and the rest of
her friends knew that she was looking for a new
roommate, but they didn’t know that Cheryl had
moved out because Donna wasn’t “there” for her as a
roommate should be.
Sam lay on the couch thinking about this evening.
The situation at his apartment was reaching
critical mass. The whole thing with the pot, alcohol,
and free sex was the last nerve. He knew that
his lease was up on Saturday and he had no place to
go. Sam knew that he wouldn’t sign up for
another six months of what had been going on for the
last three. He also knew that Donna felt bad about
hitting the nerve with his father. Sam knew that
she hadn’t meant to bring up the bad memories and
he hoped that he had reassured her enough that he
wasn’t mad or upset with her. Sam also didn’t
tell Donna that he had noticed the three bills on
the table marked final notice and he knew that she
was in a tough spot, but determined to make it on
her own.
“Good morning sunshine.” Donna said as Sam
came into the kitchen.
“Good morning. I got the best night’s sleep
I’ve had in a long time.” Sam said as he poured
himself a cup of coffee.
“I am glad that you got some sleep.” Donna
said with a smile.
“Did Josh leave you a long list of things for
you to do this weekend while he is out of town ?”
Sam asked.
“No, today I get the pleasure of cleaning out
the files while you and Toby get to deal with the
Christian Collective.” Donna said.
“Please don’t remind me. That will be a joy.”
Sam said as he made a face.
“Well, we don’t want to be late, so let’s get a
move on.” Donna said.
“Okay, I’m ready to go.” Sam said as he went
to retrieve his overnight bag from the hallway.
Donna locked the door and they both headed for
their cars and went to work.
Tuesday at
lunchtime..............................................
Donna was just putting the finishing touches on a
memo when Sam came strolling across the bullpen
and headed for her desk.
“Hey, Sam.” Donna said.
“Hey. What are you doing for lunch?” Sam
asked.
“Probably just getting something out of the
vending machine.” Donna said. Since she was
conserving on money, that also meant cutting back on
trivial expenses like lunches out.
“Then come with me to Lasalles. It’s my
treat.” Sam said. He knew that she was cutting her
expenses and was almost sure to be worrying about
the price of lunch.
“Okay. What do I owe the pleasure?” Donna
asked, as she pulled out her purse.
“It is my treat for Friday night.” Sam said.
Once they were seated and had ordered, they got
into talking about the things that were going on
in their lives.
“How goes the great roommate search?” Sam
asked.
“It is not going anywhere. The last three
people made me feel uncomfortable and no one else has
responded to the add.” Donna said.
“It has to get better sometime. Maybe the
perfect roommate will fall into your lap.” Sam said
trying to reassure Donna that things would get
better.
“I hope so. The last woman I interviewed
looked and acted like my older sister. She started
telling me how things were going to be and if I
didn’t like it, too bad. I had to remind her that
it was my place and not hers. She said that the
apartment was too small and left.” Donna said
with a grimace.
“Just think, you could eventually end up with
someone who will do everything for you and all you
have to do is sit back.” Sam said with a smile.
“Not very likely. How are things with your
neighbors?” Donna asked.
“The same old stuff. Strange people roam the
buildings at all hours. If my lease wasn’t up on
Saturday, I would be subletting. I just can’t
stay there anymore...things are just too weird for
me.” Sam said.
“You said your lease was up on Saturday. Where
are you going to stay?” Donna asked, concerned
about her friend.
“I will probably stay at a hotel until I find
something.” Sam said.
Sam and Donna finished lunch and had pleasant
conversation all the way back to work.
Donna got home late that night and thought about
things. Her apartment was cold and empty. She
had no one to talk to about her day and
desperately wanted someone there to share things with.
Donna wanted to be able to see a happy smiling face
when she got home. A check of the mail had
brought another bill that was marked final notice.
Things didn’t seem to be getting much better.
Donna was seriously contemplating offering Sam the
roommate position. She trusted him and felt
comfortable around him. He would be there for her to
talk to and rant at when she felt down. He
wouldn’t be as good as a girl, but he would be there.
Wednesday night,
late...........................................
Donna walked across the communications bullpen
and saw that Sam was still in his office, working
as usual. She got up her courage and knocked on
the half open door.
“Hey, Donna. What’s up?” Sam asked.
“I needed to talk to you about something.”
Donna said in a serious tone of voice.
“What is it?” Sam asked.
“You know how we have been talking about our
living arrangements.” Donna said.
“Yeah about how much we hate them.” Sam said,
wondering where the conversation was going.
“Well, I was wondering if you want to move in
with me.” Donna said.
“Move in with you?” Sam asked, certain he had
misheard her.
“Yeah, you would be the perfect roommate. This
way, you could move in as soon as your lease is
done.” Donna said.
“I don’t know. It could be weird.” Sam said.
“Why don’t you think about it and let me know
at lunchtime.” Donna said.
“Okay. I will let you know tomorrow at lunch.”
Sam said.
“See ya tomorrow.” Donna said and walked out
of his office.
Sam couldn’t believe that Donna had just asked
him to move in with her. Sure, they were friends,
but living together would be changing their
friendship and taking it to another whole new level.
Sam liked the building that she lived in and it
was affordable and close to work. He was certain
that Josh would kill him when he found out, but
that problem was for another day. Right now, he
needed to decide if living with Donna was what he
wanted to do. Sam wearily closed the laptop and
headed for home to do some serious thinking.
Thursday
lunchtime........................................................................
Sam walked up to Donna’s desk where she was
sipping soda through a straw and typing.
“What are you doing?” Sam asked.
“Hey, Sam. I am working through lunch, so that
I can get out of here at a decent hour.” Donna
said, continuing to type while talking to him.
“Can you take a break? I really need to talk
to you and this close to Josh’s office probably
isn’t the best idea.” Sam remarked.
“Sure, let me just save this and we can go
talk.” Donna said, punching some buttons on the
computer and turning in her chair to look at Sam.
“Why don’t we go outside.” Sam said.
“Ok. Let’s go.” Donna said, as she stood up
and followed Sam outside.
Sam guided them to a bench and turned to look at
Donna.
“What did you need to talk to me about?” Donna
asked.
“The living arrangement that you mentioned
yesterday.” Sam said.
“Okay. Go ahead and talk.” Donna said.
“I gave it some serious thought. I know that
you desperately need a roommate and I have to get
out of my building to preserve my sanity and
possibly my life.” Sam said.
“Yes?” Donna asked, not knowing what was
coming next.
“I have given it some serious thought and yes,
I will move in with you.” Sam said with a big
smile.
“This is going to be so great.” Donna said
giving Sam a big hug.
“It is going to be great for us, but what about
the rest of our friends.” Sam said.
“What do you mean?” Donna asked, confused.
“CJ will be pissed that she wasn’t the first
phone call. Josh will be mad because we didn’t
tell him. Some people won’t care and some will
think many other things.” Sam said.
“I know, but they will get over it. We are
grown adults and can make decisions without telling
everybody we know.” Donna said and she was not
going to allow anyone to tell her different.
“So, we are moving in together.” Sam said.
“Yeah, do you want to start moving stuff in
tomorrow after my class?” Donna asked.
“Yeah, that way we won’t have to move it all on
Saturday and you won’t have to be around all of
the oddballs at my apartment for a long time.”
Sam said.
“Okay. My class lasts until 9 p.m. I can
swing by your place and cart some boxes and things
over in my car.” Donna said.
“That’s fine. I have already starting packing
some stuff up, so there really isn’t that much to
pack up.” Sam said.
“So, I’ll see you tomorrow night about 9:30 at
your place.” Donna said.
“Yeah. I’ll see you then. We’d better get
back to work.” Sam said standing up.
“I gotta get back to typing up that stack of
memos for Josh.” Donna said, also standing up.
Sam and Donna walked back inside the building and
headed for their desks.
Donna was so happy that Sam had agreed to move in
with her. She finally found the perfect
roommate-one that she trusted and loved with all of her
heart as a friend. There would be someone to talk
to after work, someone to hang out with, and
someone there who cared about her and what she was
going through. Donna smiled to herself at the
thought of not having to come up with the whole
700.00 dollars a month for rent and that she could
finally pay some of her lesser bills before they
went to collections.
Sam thought about his new living arrangements.
He would be living in a building that didn’t have
weird neighbors. Sam was happy that he didn’t
have to move into a hotel and pay an outrageous sum
every week. The 350.00 that Donna was charging
him was well within his budget and less than what
he was paying to live in a building that was
overrun with trash. It would be a change to have a
roommate, but this was Donna and it would be fun.
There were bound to be some odd situations that
would come up while he was living with a girl, but
they would get through them.
Friday
Evening.............................................................
Donna swung her compact car into the parking lot
of Sam’s building, narrowly avoiding a crash with
another car, whose driver wasn’t paying
attention. She walked into the building and couldn’t
believe that Sam lived here. The stench of pot and
beer was overwhelming and the pounding music was
already killing her ears. She made her way
upstairs to Sam’s all the while avoiding the strange
people who were collecting in the hallways. She
walked up to the door and knocked, loud and hard.
“Hi Donna.” Sam said all out of breath.
“Hey. Why are you all out of breath?” Donna
asked.
“I was just finishing up some packing. Come on
in, but excuse the mess.” Sam said.
Donna took a double take. The normally homey
apartment had been condensed into labeled and
stacked boxes.
“I can’t believe that you got this much
packed.” Donna said, surveying the scene around her.
“Some of this stuff has been packed up for a
while.” Sam explained to her.
“What do you want to move first?” Donna asked,
looking at the boxes.
“I want to get the personal items moved first.”
Sam said as he moved some boxes of a stack.
“What about your clothes and stuff?” Donna
asked.
“Everything like that is already packed into my
car. This is just the stuff I can’t live
without.” Sam said with a smile.
“Okay, then. Let’s get this stuff packed.”
Donna said reaching for a box.
It took the two of them three trips to fully pack
Donna’s car. They ended up making several trips
from Sam’s place to Donna’s place that got most
of the stuff over there.
“Well, there is only a little bit of stuff left
at my old place. I was thinking that I could
move it in the morning.” Sam said to Donna as she
helped him unpack boxes.
“Why don’t you crash on the couch tonight.
That way you can get started unpacking some of these
boxes.” Donna said.
“I think I will.” Sam said with a smile as he
reached for another box.
Donna stayed up with Sam until her eyes would
barely stay open. Sam sent her off to bed, but
stayed up to finish unpacking. Tomorrow would be a
long and tiring day. They had to move his bedroom
set, exercise equipment, and assorted items of
furniture that he had no idea what to do with. Sam
knew that some of the stuff would be put into
storage if there was no room for it in the
apartment. All of the unpacked stuff was sitting in a
pile. He knew that they needed to talk and get
things situated. He wanted to put his touch on their
apartment, but wanted to hear her say that it was
ok. Sam finally made it to the couch and fell
fast asleep.
Donna drifted off to sleep hearing the comforting
noises of another person in the room next door
moving around. She was happy that Sam was here.
Saturday morning found them both wide awake at
6:00 a.m. Donna was already up and making coffee
when Sam got done with a shower. He smiled and
took the cup of coffee she was holding out for him.
“What are we moving today?” Donna asked.
“Furniture.” Sam replied.
“What time do you have to make the final walk
through with the landlord?” Donna asked.
“I have to do that at 1:00 p.m., so we’d better
get started as soon as this coffee is gone.” Sam
said.
Donna and Sam managed to get all of the furniture
and miscellaneous boxes packed and carted over to
their place by noon. They both went back and did
a final walk through before the landlord showed
up.
“I will miss this place.” Sam said as he
checked closets and cabinets.
“Was it a nice place before your neighbors
moved in?” Donna asked.
“Yeah, it was great. It was always quiet and
calm. No one ever bothered me at all.” Sam said.
At one o’clock on the dot, the landlord showed
up. Donna stood and looked out of the window as
the men concluded their business.
“I am sorry to see you go Mr. Seaborn. You
were one of the few tenants who respected the
place.” Ricky Jackson, the landlord, said.
“Well, the new tenants were mainly the reason I
chose not to renew the lease.” Sam said.
“If I had a beautiful girl like that, I
wouldn’t want to stay here either.” Ricky added with a
sly smile.
“No, she’s not my girlfriend. She’s a
co-worker who has a nice place and needed a roommate.”
Sam said wanting to clear up the misconception.
“If I believed that, I’d believe that you have
swampland in Arizona that you want to sell me.”
Ricky said with another sly smile and a glance in
Donna’s direction.
“Is everything ok?” Sam asked wanting to get
the conversation back on track.
“All of the papers are signed and the final
walkthrough is done, so you are all set. Here is
the security deposit check for 700.00 dollars and
the one month’s rent you paid in advance, which is
another 650.00 dollars. I hope that you enjoy
the new place. Just shut the door when you leave
and it will lock behind you.” Ricky said as he
disappeared out of the door.
“Ready to go?” Sam asked Donna.
“Yeah, let’s go home.” Donna said with a
smile.
Sam gave the apartment a backwards glance and
shut the door. He followed Donna down the stairs
where he would start a new part of his and their
lives.
Sam headed for his room to finish unpacking and
rearrange things. Donna headed for the kitchen,
stepping around boxes that were marked kitchen and
living room. She finished the morning dishes and
sat down to pay bills. Sam was getting fed up
and walked into the kitchen and started unpacking
boxes. He piled his stuff up in a couple of
places. Donna knew what he was doing and waited until
he got the box unpacked before speaking.
“Sam, this is your place too. Put your things
wherever you are comfortable with them.” Donna
said with a smile, trying to put Sam at ease. She
knew that he still was 100% comfortable with the
living arrangements.
“Thanks, Donna. I didn’t want to encroach on
your space.” Sam breathed a sigh of relief.
“It’s your space now, too.” Donna said with a
smile.
Sam grabbed Donna to help him unpack boxes. She
unpacked and he decided where to put things. By
the late afternoon, all of the kitchen boxes were
unpacked and things put away in the cabinets.
The living room was also unpacked before dinner.
Sam’s family and personal pictures were now
mingling with Donna’s pictures and gave the apartment a
homey feeling that it was missing since Cheryl
had moved out. The apartment was also now sporting
new artwork for the walls that Donna could live
with. The new furniture was also a nice addition
and worked well with the existing furniture that
Donna had.
Sam stood in the doorway of his room and looked
at it. The bedroom was big and roomy. It
accommodated his bedroom set, exercise equipment, and
his couch very nicely. He didn’t have to put
anything in storage.
A quick dinner of pizza had filled them both up
and they went into their rooms and fell asleep.
They were both tired out from the day of moving and
unpacking and situating. Sam glanced at the
stack of papers on his dresser. They were the change
of address forms for work. He would have to have
Donna help him fill those out, so all of the
address info was spelled right.
Sunday....................................................
Donna awoke to a pounding noise and jumped out of
bed. She opened the curtain and looked out the
window. There was a torrential rainstorm going on
outside. It was going to be a gloomy gus day.
Hopefully, there was something good on tv to
watch. Donna made her way to the kitchen only to find
Sam already there making coffee.
“Good morning.” Sam greeted her.
“Whatever.” Donna replied.
“Someone isn’t a morning person.” Sam
commented and Donna shot him a dirty look.
They both read the paper and drank their coffee
in silence. Donna headed for the shower after she
was done with her coffee.
When she came back into the living room, she did
a double take. The place had been picked up and
vacuumed.
“What did you do?” Donna asked.
“I cleaned up while you were in the shower.”
Sam said.
“You didn’t have to do that.” Donna said,
surprised at the sweet gesture.
“Yes, I did. I live here now and I should
clean up.” Sam said and headed for the shower.
Most of the morning was spent just hanging out
watching Josh and Toby argue with more Christian
Collective types. Sam and Donna got a huge kick
out of them kicking butt and taking names later.
Donna made her famous grilled cheese sandwiches
for lunch. Then it was onto filling out
paperwork.
“Donna, what is the correct address of this
place?” Sam asked, looking up from the paper he was
filling out.
“Why?” Donna asked and dried her hands on a
dish towel.
“I am filling out these stupid change of
address forms for my insurance, bank, credit cards, and
work.” Sam complained.
Donna preceded to tell him the address and stood
behind him looking over his shoulder to make sure
he was filling them out right. Every so often,
she caught a mistake and pointed it out to him.
Sam was glad that Donna was helping him because a
mistake on these papers could mean huge delays
and even more paperwork.
Monday
morning.................................................................
Sam wandering into the kitchen, half dressed, and
was shocked to see Donna sitting at the table
eating breakfast and fully dressed.
“How can you manage to look so together at this
ungodly hour?” Sam asked, gulping down fresh
coffee.
“Thanks for the compliment. Working for Josh
for three years has trained me.” Donna said with
a smile.
“Are we going to car pool now?” Sam asked.
“No, because I don’t know what time I’ll be off
and I’d prefer to not get people talking about us
before they find out about our living
arrangements.” Donna said.
“Then, I’ll probably see you after senior
staff.” Sam said and headed out the door.
Donna put the dishes in the sink, made sure all
of the lights were off, grabbed her things, and
headed out the door to work. She knew that things
would be different coming home to after work.
Sam said hello to his fellow senior staffers as
they made their way into the oval office for the
staff meeting.
“Sit down and let’s get this show on the road.”
the President said coming into the office.
“Sir, the Peoria Pirates football team is
declining the invitation to the White House.” CJ
said.
“Why?” President Bartlett asked.
“Apparently, they feel you haven’t given enough
attention to the problems facing small town
indoor football teams.” CJ said, reading her notes.
“That’s because I haven’t given any attention
to it. Let it pass, CJ. What’s next?” Bartlett
asked.
Nancy walked in without a word and handed the
president a stack of papers. Sam had a bad feeling
about what those papers were. He waited for the
bomb to drop.
“Well, it seems that one of my senior staff
moved over the weekend without telling anyone.”
President Bartlett said and looked at Sam.
“You moved and didn’t tell anyone about it?”
Josh asked, looking hurt that his best friend
hadn’t shared that information.
“It really wasn’t a big deal.” Sam said
wanting to get off the subject and fast.
“So, your new address is...” President
Bartlett read the address info off of the paper.
“You know that address sounds familiar.” Josh
said and went into thinking mode.
Sam counted the seconds until Josh realized the
truth and blurted it out to their friends.
“That’s Donna’s address. You moved in with
Donna, my assistant.” Josh shouted and glared at
Sam.
All of the eyes in the room turned to look at
Sam.
“Yes, I am living with Donna. We are roommates
and that’s all.” Sam said.
“Okay, now that we have cleared up Sam’s living
arrangements, let’s get back to running the
country.” Leo said.
Josh was mad. Why was his best friend living
with his assistant and better yet, why didn’t Sam
tell anybody anything about. He would get answers
after the meeting from somebody.
Sam knew that there would be hell to pay when he
talked to Josh. He wondered why Josh was having
such a problem with this. He and Donna were only
boss and friends. He would get his own answers
after the meeting.
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