Fic: The Slip Up (The West Wing, Josh/Donna)

[amathela]

Title: The Slip Up
Fandom: The West Wing
Pairing(s): Josh/Donna
Word Count: 156
Rating: PG

Summary: She really needs to be more careful.

Notes: Written for writing_game prompt "frost."


"What did you do to your ankle?"

Josh is waiting for her when she gets to the office, and she feels an irrational pang of guilt. She would have been here earlier; it's not her fault.

"Nothing."

"Nothing? Donna, you've got a bandage on it."

"It's fine."

"You can hardly walk."

She lets out a sigh, tries to shrug nonchalantly. "I slipped."

"You slipped?"

"Yes."

"On what?"

"The sidewalk. I slipped on the sidewalk."

"How did you slip on the sidewalk?"

Sometimes, she wonders if he ever actually leaves the office. "It snowed last night. There was frost."

"And you slipped."

She tries to hobble past him, and gets as far as the doorway; he only has to reach out a little before his hand is on her waist.

"I'm fine."

"Okay." But it takes him a second to move, and she lets out a breath when he's gone.

She really needs to be more careful.