Birthday fic for scullyseviltwin
Coming in just under the wire (well, it would still be September 4th if I were on Pacific Time), for scullyseviltwin. Birthday huggles.
A House/Cameron limerick, and a TWW drabble.
House and Cameron
Thanks to starhawk2005 for her encouragement.
House
When it comes to affairs diagnostic,
He’s clever, obsessive and so quick;
In affairs of the heart
The matter’s non-start
Sometimes she just plots how to get sick.
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A TWW drabble, set between the time Donna quits working for him and Josh leaves his position to run Santos’ campaign.
Joshua Lyman prided himself on being prepared for most things (and his good friends were friends enough never to point out how wrong he was most of the time). But what he wasn’t prepared for as he entered his office was the sight of his former assistant rooting through his bookshelf for something hidden behind the books.
He stopped in the doorway and stared. “What are you doing, Donna?”
She called over her shoulder, her hair fanning out over her green dress, “Looking for something I forgot here.”
“In my bookshelf?”
“Uh-huh. Ah, here it is. Got it.” She pulled out what looked like a small wooden box with a carved lid, put in on the table behind her, and continued looking.
Josh was totally perplexed. “What is that?”
“A Wicca love potion,” she replied, still hunting furiously.
“What??? Where did it come from?”
“I bought it on the internet one day. I’m taking it back though. I’m saving my money, figured I’d stop trying to buy your love.” But now she was pulling something else out from the bookcase. “There they are!” With a triumphant air she retrieved the last of what she was looking for.
Josh almost swallowed his tongue. “Donna! Are those condoms?”
“Just in case the charm worked. I wanted to be prepared.”
Josh took a breath at last. “Two condoms? That’s uh, kind of optimistic, isn’t it?”
“So was making the charm in the first place.” She’d finished putting her finds in her bag and prepared to leave. Josh had to make a move now or she’d be gone.
He swallowed.
“So, uh Donna, I don’t want to you think that you can just coming back here but....”
“Don’t worry Josh, I’m not coming back, I’m moving on. C.J. and I are thinking about starting up a consulting business, you know, lobbying info and making contacts.. I’ll set up the ground work and then she’ll come along later.
This wasn’t making sense to him, Donna not only gone from his office but starting her own consulting business. “But you’re a Kraft dinner kind of girl. What do you know about lobbying?”
“Josh, it’s been great working for you but I need to do more. I can do this and I’m going to seize the day.” She looked at him, sighed wistfully and got ready to leave. “If you want to talk, here’s my card, you’ll know where to find me.”
He couldn’t believe it. “That’s it? You’re leaving just like that?”
Oh, right, I almost forgot.. Here’s something to remember me by” She reached into her bag and pulled out a plastic bottle, setting it on his desk..
“What’s that?” he asked as she headed for the door.
“Dijon ketchup”
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It didn’t work for Donna (yet), but for what it’s worth:
To attract the love of a certain person-
You will need:
- Three hairs of the person you desire
- Three of your hairs
- A length of red wool yarn
- Three bay leaves
- A few grams of Vervain
Instructions:
Bind the three hairs of your love, with the three of your own hairs, with the length of red wool yarn while pronouncing the following words:
Rue Sanctus spiritus reins nostros and horn nostrum Dominates
Hide the whole in a place attended by the person whom you want to see falling in love with you or, if that is impossible, burn the hair with the bay leaves and Vervain on a Friday night, with a clear moon, all while concentrating on your desire.
A House/Cameron limerick, and a TWW drabble.
House and Cameron
Thanks to starhawk2005 for her encouragement.
House
When it comes to affairs diagnostic,
He’s clever, obsessive and so quick;
In affairs of the heart
The matter’s non-start
Sometimes she just plots how to get sick.
======================================================
A TWW drabble, set between the time Donna quits working for him and Josh leaves his position to run Santos’ campaign.
Joshua Lyman prided himself on being prepared for most things (and his good friends were friends enough never to point out how wrong he was most of the time). But what he wasn’t prepared for as he entered his office was the sight of his former assistant rooting through his bookshelf for something hidden behind the books.
He stopped in the doorway and stared. “What are you doing, Donna?”
She called over her shoulder, her hair fanning out over her green dress, “Looking for something I forgot here.”
“In my bookshelf?”
“Uh-huh. Ah, here it is. Got it.” She pulled out what looked like a small wooden box with a carved lid, put in on the table behind her, and continued looking.
Josh was totally perplexed. “What is that?”
“A Wicca love potion,” she replied, still hunting furiously.
“What??? Where did it come from?”
“I bought it on the internet one day. I’m taking it back though. I’m saving my money, figured I’d stop trying to buy your love.” But now she was pulling something else out from the bookcase. “There they are!” With a triumphant air she retrieved the last of what she was looking for.
Josh almost swallowed his tongue. “Donna! Are those condoms?”
“Just in case the charm worked. I wanted to be prepared.”
Josh took a breath at last. “Two condoms? That’s uh, kind of optimistic, isn’t it?”
“So was making the charm in the first place.” She’d finished putting her finds in her bag and prepared to leave. Josh had to make a move now or she’d be gone.
He swallowed.
“So, uh Donna, I don’t want to you think that you can just coming back here but....”
“Don’t worry Josh, I’m not coming back, I’m moving on. C.J. and I are thinking about starting up a consulting business, you know, lobbying info and making contacts.. I’ll set up the ground work and then she’ll come along later.
This wasn’t making sense to him, Donna not only gone from his office but starting her own consulting business. “But you’re a Kraft dinner kind of girl. What do you know about lobbying?”
“Josh, it’s been great working for you but I need to do more. I can do this and I’m going to seize the day.” She looked at him, sighed wistfully and got ready to leave. “If you want to talk, here’s my card, you’ll know where to find me.”
He couldn’t believe it. “That’s it? You’re leaving just like that?”
Oh, right, I almost forgot.. Here’s something to remember me by” She reached into her bag and pulled out a plastic bottle, setting it on his desk..
“What’s that?” he asked as she headed for the door.
“Dijon ketchup”
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It didn’t work for Donna (yet), but for what it’s worth:
To attract the love of a certain person-
You will need:
- Three hairs of the person you desire
- Three of your hairs
- A length of red wool yarn
- Three bay leaves
- A few grams of Vervain
Instructions:
Bind the three hairs of your love, with the three of your own hairs, with the length of red wool yarn while pronouncing the following words:
Rue Sanctus spiritus reins nostros and horn nostrum Dominates
Hide the whole in a place attended by the person whom you want to see falling in love with you or, if that is impossible, burn the hair with the bay leaves and Vervain on a Friday night, with a clear moon, all while concentrating on your desire.