Clandestine Hearts

Author: Shannie328

Pairing: Josh/Donna

Rating: PG-13

Spoilers: Up through season 5

Summary: Just a look at how I've imagined Josh and Donna might get together. There will be flashback involved.

Prologue

Summer 2004

The phone was ringing. That stupid Nokia tune, that even with its four notes, still managed to get stuck in a person's head. And in the middle of the night, the piercing notes managed to become even more annoying than usual.

Donna fumbled around in the dark wondering why she didn't change the ring tone.

"Hello?"

"Donna?"

            "Uh-uh."

            " Okay, because it's four in the morning and I've already had a bad day. I'm going to just assume that there is a very good reason why you're answering Josh's phone."

            Donna's eyes flew open and she had a sudden moment of clarity. Her phone didn't play the generic Nokia tune. A few months ago she had changed it to something a lot less annoying, The Mexican Hat Dance.

            She swallowed, "Leo?"

            "Donna?"

            She tried to think quickly. "Uh, Leo. Josh and I must have accidentally switched phones last night after we all went out to that bar."

            "I called Josh last night after he left the bar. And it wasn't your phone that he answered. So somehow you switched your phones afterwards? Was there a reason you might have seen him after that? Is there are reason you're answering his phone now? Because I'm the White House Chief of Staff and I don't have time to worry about the soap operas going on down the hall from my office or with my staff. See, I've got other things to worry about. Little things like international affairs and laws being passed. And helping my boss run this country. So as much as I would like to, I really don't have to time to deal with wondering what kind of shenanigans my staff is up to. So again, why are you answering Josh's phone?"

            "Uh…" Donna barely managed to squeak out a syllable when she heard a voice next to her.

            "Is that Leo?"

            Donna froze. She could almost imagine Leo sitting in his office staring at the phone, listing to those three little words that obviously did not come from her.

            "DONNA! I want you and Josh in my office ten minutes ago!"

            She flinched when she heard the click and then the dull dial tone. Turning around she saw Josh sitting up in bed, his hair ruffled, his shirt wrinkled, rubbing his eyes. If it had been any other time she would have found it to be incredibly cute.

            "I think we have a problem."

Continued…