Annabeth knocks on the door. Leo answers.

Annabeth: "I'm getting used to not seeing the Secret Service before I see you."

Leo: (kisses her and looks at the house plant in her hands) "What's that?"

Annabeth: "It's a ten point plan for peace in the Middle East."

Leo: "I've been looking for one of those."

Annabeth walks towards Leo's kitchen. He leans against the doorway as she waters the plant.

Leo: "Speaking of the Middle East…"

Annabeth: (facing the sink) "How often does that line actually work?"

Leo walks up behind her and puts his arms around her, kisses her neck. She leans her body back against him.

Leo: "Jed and I are going to Israel next week."

Annabeth: "Wow. For how long?"

Leo: "Five days."

Annabeth: (laughs and turns to face him) "You realize this is just a houseplant? It might take more than five days to actually create a plan for peace in the Middle East."

Leo: (smirks) "Yeah. We'll probably have to go back."

Annabeth: "This is exciting, Leo. I think this work is going to be amazing for you. And you and Jed together…I mean, what can't you do?"

Leo: "A number of things that I do with you."

Annabeth: "You'll just have to make a list of things you want to do with me when you get back." She hooks her fingers into his belt loops and pulls him to her. "And then we can compare it with my list."

Leo: "It's gonna be a long list."

Annabeth: "When do you leave?"

Leo: "Next Tuesday."

Annabeth: "Oh…damn."

Leo: "What?"

Annabeth: "Remember when we talked about you going to Savannah with me?"

Leo: "Yeah."

Annabeth: "I finally have time – the First Lady is going to California – and I am not on the trip, so I was going to fly home Monday night."

Leo: "I'm sorry, Annabeth. I did tell you I'd go with you."

Annabeth: (waves her hand dismissively) "It's no big deal. Seriously. You didn't know my timing and I can tell Julia that you're standing me up for Mahmoud Abbas."

Leo: "You're sure?"

Annabeth: "Leo. If you don't already know this about me, we're in trouble. I don't play games. If I say that it's fine, I mean it. No secret plans to passive-aggressively punish you before or after your trip."

Leo: (smiles) "Yeah."

Annabeth: "Let's just hope that Netanyahu is as bad at Battleship as you are."

Monday morning. Annabeth is finishing up a press briefing outlining the First Lady's trip to California and its relationship to her focus on connecting kids with nature.

Annabeth: "The First Lady will conclude her trip with a visit to the Outward Bound program site in Joshua Tree, before returning to San Francisco and her flight home."

Journalist 1: "Will the First Lady be commenting on the death of many of the Joshua trees in the park and the role of climate change?"

Annabeth: "The First Lady will be visiting and commenting on the Outward Bound program and its laudatory impacts on generations of American youth who gain valuable insight into all of our wild spaces."

Journalist 2: "Is Mrs. Santos likely to join the President in Texas after her trip?"

Annabeth: "No. The President will be visiting Texas as part of his initiative to increase America's alternative energy sector. It will not be a visit home."

Journalist 3: "Will you be traveling with the First Lady?"

Annabeth: "No. I will be staying here with you lovely people."

Journalist 3: "And Leo McGarry?"

Knowing laughter from the press.

Annabeth: "I don't believe Mr. McGarry is traveling to California with the First Lady either."

Journalist 3: "Will you and Mr. McGarry be not traveling to California together, is what you and I are both aware that I meant."

Annabeth: (smiles) "Okay. Let's just get this out of the way. Mr. McGarry and I see each other. Socially."

Journalist 4: (joking tone) "Is that on the record?"

Annabeth: "On the record? Our world-class press corps believes that my social calendar is news worthy? This is the death of investigative journalism, ladies and gentlemen."

Journalist 3: "So that's a no?"

Annabeth: "I'm standing at the podium, guys. Pretty sure everything I say is on the record."

Tuesday: Jed and Leo are sitting on the plane

Jed: "Matt called me the other day."

Leo: "Yeah?"

Jed: "Yeah, it was after you and your dance partner hit the headlines."

Leo: "Uh-huh"

Jed: "Now's when you tell me that I was right all along and that you and Annabeth Schott are very much together."

Leo: "Yeah."

Jed: "Jed, you were right and…"

Leo: "We're very much together."

Jed: "Yeah."

Leo: "You'll keep Abbey away from me?"

Jed: "Not a chance. And you don't need any help from me with anything. I saw the picture. And the dress. You're a lucky son of a bitch, McGarry."

Leo: (smiles) "Yeah"

Jed: "But Matt called. Josh had brought the paper into him."

Leo: "Josh? Why?"

Jed: "He had some half-baked conspiracy theory, courtesy of Donna Moss, that Annabeth had somehow blackmailed you into resigning."

Leo: "Annabeth?"

Jed: "Yeah."

Leo: (shakes his head) "What the hell is Josh thinking?"

Jed: "It's the father figure thing, Leo. Josh has always craved your attention and good opinion. And then you left him."

Leo: "The guy needs to get it together."

Jed: "Yeah. Look, Matt told him it was ridiculous. But neither of us like Josh being unsettled by your departure."

Leo: "No."

Jed: "Today it's Annabeth Schott and sexual harassment and resignation, but tomorrow…"

Leo: "Yeah."

Jed: "It's not a thing, but let's just keep an eye out, huh?"

Leo: "Yeah."

Jed: (puts his glasses back on and looks down at the binder in his lap) "Alright. Let's talk East Jerusalem and construction on the West Bank."