No Matter What.

Who is This?

"Mommy, mommy I'm here."

CJ looks up from her work in time to see her four-year-old running to her. "Hello, sweetheart. What are you up to?"

"Uncle Josh just did something really crazy."

"What kind of crazy."

"CJ? I was the only reporter around." Danny looks at Lucy. "And who is this precious one?" Says Danny as he enters the office after the little girl who looks a lot like him.

"This is my daughter Lucy Jean."

"Hello, Lucy my name is Danny." Lucy puts her head farther into CJ's neck.

"Sweetie, it is ok. Danny is a friend of mine. Not only mine, but Uncle Josh, Grandma Abbey, and Grandpa Jed."

"Really." Lucy slowly raisng her head off her mothers shoulder.

"Really, I know how fabulous your mom is."

"Do you know my daddy?" Danny looks at CJ questioningly, which she shakes her head.

"Ummm, I don't think I do."

"Sweetie why don't you go see your Aunt Carol." She sets down the young girl with curly red hair. "This is off the record. Danny, I don't know who her dad is. I got pregnant with her after a drunken one-night stand about 4 years ago this month."

"Oh, CJ, I never knew that." Danny walks closer to CJ.

"It's fine. I love my daughter more than life itself." She says standing up straiter.

"That means she is about 4 years old now and was 10 months when you were on the campaign."

"Yes, she was. That is why my parents were around all the time, and I disappeared a lot. I had to go to my daughter who wanted her mommy."

"You are a great mother CJ, and if you ever want someone to play a father figure to your little girl; I would be happy to be that figure for her."

"Danny?"

"CJ, I have feelings for you, and I know that if I want you I have to show you it."

"Danny, stop. When people get a really good look at my daughter they all ask if you are the father."

"Like I said I would be a father figure. Wait, you said a drunken one-night stand about four years ago. I remember about four years ago I had a drunken one-night stand with a woman who looks like you, and you have a daughter that everyone says that looks like me."

"We need to get a DNA test, Danny, if in fact you really are Lucy's dad I need to change a bunch of records and say you are to get her if something happens to me."

"CJ, relax. We have time. I don't forsee anything really bad happening to you anytime soon."

"Danny."

"Claudia, even when we order the DNA tests it will take a few weeks to get here, then a few more weeks for the results."

"I know that Daniel."

"Ok, I meant what I said CJ. It would be an honor to have your daughter even consider me to be her father."

"Danny, I can not thank you enough. You know Christmas is coming up and I am having a few people over and I was wondering if you would like to join us? It would be your first Christmas with your daughter."

"I would be honored." He touches his heart.

"You should know that my parents are going to be there."

"Ok."

"I'm telling you because you may be biologically related to Lucy, and they will probably say are you going to marry my daughter."

"I will tell them as soon as we are no longer working for The White House I will try. Right now, there is a conflict of interest. With my being a reporter and CJ being a Press Secretary."

"You recognize the conflict?"

"Yes, I do. I still have feelings for you, though. I can't fight my heart."

"Ok. I will see you later." CJ looks out the door after Danny leaves to see Lucy laughing with Carol.