Title: He Needs Me
Author: Eve Karma
Disclaimer: I don't own the West Wing. But if I did...oh, the things I would do with it!
Other/Spoilers: Donna after telling Josh about Cliff in On the Day Before

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He didn't have to accept me. He didn't have to listen to me when I told him I was basically hiring myself.

But he did. And I'm here.

It's a good thing, too, because he wouldn't be able to get a single thing done around here without my help. He needs me.

He's always counted on me. Except for after the Rosslyn thing. I wanted to be with him. I wanted to help him and keep him company. But he wouldn't let me. "You're not wasting your time on me. Even if I am amazingly handsome and you can't resist me," he said. I told him I'd stay, but he told me to go home. He said he didn't need me. But of course he did. And the truth is, I need him, too. So I would go over to his place and "visit," really so I could try to help him. I "visited" a lot. If he ever caught on, he acted as if he didn't.

He needs me.

But sometimes I wonder if he regrets ever allowing me to work for him.

Because I've spent half the night fixing his tie and trying to talk to him. And the moment I do, he starts yelling at me and telling me how positively stupid what I've done really is. I hate it when he gets angry and yells. Because when he does, I don't know how to save him from himself.

I hope he doesn't regret it. I really hope he doesn't regret it.

He needs me...He needs me. Yeah. I just have to keep telling myself that and everything will be fine. He needs me...

He'll never say it, but he needs me.