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The Valley of the Shadow by: Rhiannon & AJ
When Jed left the bedroom, he went to find CJ. He noticed something in her behavior when she dropped Abbey off. But he couldn't place it. Walking into her office, he found CJ working hard at her computer. She noticed him standing at the door, and stopped typing as she looked up. "CJ... I'm sorry you had to be brought into this. Into my mess. My family problems. It isn't fair to you." "And I'm sorry that I can't be anymore help to you, or your wife." CJ said as she met her boss's eyes. In that brief moment, she saw him as a human. She always knew he was human, but he was also the President. Not in that moment. In that moment that their eyes caught each other's, she saw him as a man in pain. "Mr. President, I need to give you something." CJ began to rifle through her purse. "Dr. Tyler mentioned something about getting someone to help Abbey learn how to deal with her being..." CJ hesitated. She didn't know how well Jed had come to terms with that word. She didn't know if he had come to terms with it at all. "Blind." Jed finished, letting CJ know that it was okay. "Yes." CJ looked at him with very soft eyes. "He gave me a card." She finally found it and handed it over to her boss. "Apparently, Mrs. Bartlet refused the offer, but he thinks it would be a good idea. So he mentioned it to me." "Okay, thanks CJ." Jed said as their eyes met once more before he turned around and walked out. When Jed left CJ, he went into his office and sat down at his desk chair. His eyes were transfixed on some blob on the wall. His mind was stuck on Abbey. Finally snapping out of it, Jed looked down into his hand. He looked at the card. CJ said that Abbey refused the help. But the doctor thought it would be a good idea. What was he to do? He had already screwed up royally when it came to Abbey and the past few days. If he did this, Abbey was sure to grow more upset. If he didn't... Weighing his choices, Jed opted for the more difficult one. The one sure to get him in trouble. But if it meant helping Abbey, even if she didn't want it, he was going to do it. "This is President Bartlet. Am I speaking with Sara Bishop?" Jed spoke into the phone. "Yes, sir. Dr. Tyler told me to expect a call from you. How may I help?" A female voice no older than 28 answered. "I was told something about you being able to help my wife deal with her being blind. Can you explain to me what exactly it is you will be doing?" "Yes sir. What it is, is I will teach your wife to rely on her other senses. Those with sight, their other senses take a back seat to their sense of vision. We try to reverse that process. Once that happens, it becomes much easier to do things by yourself." "And you think that you can do this for Abbey?" Jed said with a crack in his voice. "Yes sir. I believe I can. If you give me the opportunity." TBC...
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