FIC: The Redemption of Clarissa Saunders (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, G)

Wrote this last week, and am posting it even though I don't think there are any readers for it outside of my very own self. But just in case there are any fellow Mr. Smith Goes to Washington fans who totally loved Clarissa Saunders, I will share! It's a fic written around the movie, which is about Jefferson Smith, who goes up against the corrupt Washington political machinery. Clarissa Saunders is his superficially cynical secretary. They're totally mfeo. This fic is very sappy. I will probably think better of this when it's not four in the morning.

Moving on!

Title: The Redemption of Clarissa Saunders
Author: Jess
Feedback: Yes, please - jess@slumberwalk.com
Summary: Clarissa's last memory of him is blurry around the edges, but the one thing that sticks is the expression on his face: confusion mixed with concern, as he stood there stupidly in the office, watching her pack up her things to go. She thinks of that while she drives back to Washington; that, and the way it felt when he shook her hand, taking hers in both of his, warmly, looking her in the eye. Looking at her like she was someone important, holding her hand like it was something special.

( The Redemption of Clarissa Saunders )