The White House has a way of breaking relationships apart When he looked into her eyes. He knew the woman he loved was gone and he had to help bring her back
Leo is running the White House. Margaret has always been his right hand but she is missing. The Margaret he has know for over ten years has been replaced but someone who looks exactly like her but he hardly knows her at all. Will Leo be able to bring his Margaret back?
Disclaimer: The West Wing belongs to Aaron Sorkin et al. No copyright
infringement is intended.
Author's Note: I don't know what it is about me but I seem to want to
make the Ladies in Leo's life addicts of some kind and be evil to them.
This is an answer to Kathleen's Challenge; this one was too good to pass
up. This story is in no way related to the others I have written and
seems to have taken on a life of it's own. Feedback is welcomed in fact
I live on it.
Rating T
Title: "Put Two and Two Together"
"Leo!"
Leo McGarry stopped outside his office door. "Lionel."
"What is this Leo?"
Leo tried to see what he was waving in front of him "I don't know, you
tell me."
"This is yet another piece of testimony from yet another White House
staffer. How many times do I have to tell you people you can't put the
testimony on my desk and then go to the Hill and testify ten minutes
later?!"
"Lionel, I'll talk to them and make sure they know that in the future."
Leo escaped the White House Counsel and went into his office. Lionel
followed behind him.
"Thank you Leo. Have a pleasant day."
Leo looked up from behind his desk, "Thank you, I think. Margaret!
Margaret!" Leo walked into her office and found nothing had been
touched, in fact it looked like she wasn't even in yet. This had been
happening a lot as of late. He went back into his office to prepare for
the morning staff meeting and made a mental note to talk to her when she
arrived.
The morning was bright and crisp as Margaret walked through the West
Wing to her office. She was ready to get this day off to a great start.
"Margaret!" Donna called.
"Huh."
"Where have you been? Leo been looking all over for you."
"Why? I'm on time."
"Margaret, are you okay?"
"Sure, why?"
"You look tired and you're not on time. You're late."
"No I'm not it's seven thirty."
"No it's not it's ten. We just left Senior Staff."
"Margaret looked down at her watch, "oh." Margaret said as she walked
toward the office.
She walked up to her desk trying very hard to be quite. She already had
a morning beating from Donna she didn't need another from Leo. Leo
stepped out of the office when he heard her come in.
"Where have you been?"
"Well, hello to you too, Leo." Margaret snapped.
"Hello. Where have you been?"
"Nowhere."
"Nowhere? Margaret I've had enough! Stop with the riddles and talk to
me. You've been late at least five times in the last two weeks. You're
not doing the work I need you to do. This isn't you what's going on?"
Thanks for the lecture Leo but I got work to do. Margaret turned and
walked away. Leo went back into his office. There was just no talking
to her right now.
Leo walked back over to his desk.
"Hi Leo."
"Oh, geez you scared me kid. How'd you get in here?"
"My dad works next door."
"Ha, Ha, very funny. What's up Zo?
"You got a minute?"
"For you, always."
Zoey sat down on the sofa. "I couldn't help but over hear your
conversation with Margaret. I know this isn't any of my business but is
Margaret okay?"
"I don't know."
"She seems distant, no. She just doesn't seem like herself."
"I know I think it's time I stop letting her dictate what she wants to
do and sit her down."
"Can I make a suggestion?"
"Sure, Kid."
"Don't confront her here. You may be able to get through to her if you
do it outside of work. One other thing, to think about really. Does
she remind you of anyone you used to know?"