The Family We Choose

Fandom: The West Wing

Characters: Delores, Jed

Rating: PG-13 for language

Setting: "18th and Potomac"

Written for tww100 Challenge #37: Cursing, profanity, and dirty words

Archived at National Library West Wing Fanfic Archive

Original LiveJournal post, with comments

Mrs. Landingham walked into the Oval Office. "Mr. President, you know that kind of language just isn't appropriate, especially in this room."

Jed looked up at her, eyes blazing. "Mrs. Landingham, I am the President of the United States!"

"Yes, you are," she answered matter-of-factly.

"I'm the most powerful person in the Free World."

"Yes, you are."

"I have 37 hostages trapped in an embassy."

"Yes, you do."

"So I have the right to yell 'SHIT!' in my office if I damn well want!"

"Yes, you do, Sir. But you really shouldn't."

She'd always known he needed an older sister.