"Confound it Josh, have you been listening the whole time?"
Josh blinked. "No, no. Of course not. I wasn't listening. I was here, with my hands in my ears, watering Donna's indoor plants like she asked me too... which is why I'm here in the first place."
"You. Watering? In the middle of the night?" Donna parroted back, with a relatively straight face, though the sides of her mouth kept trying to turn up.
"They are special night plants, they need special attention." Josh explained, glancing up at Leo nervously, "Just joking, um. My car broke down a few blocks away and I –uh, I was going to ask Donna for a ride—I mean--"
"What did you hear! Speak!" Leo shouted, glared, and looked altogether rather menacing. Donna wiped off her grin, and straightened. Josh cowered.
"Nothing—Nothing important Leo!"
Leo growled.
"That is, I heard a good deal about a muffin, republicans, and something about the end of politics and America as we know it. Please don't— please don't fire Donna!"
Beat.
"What is it with you two thinking I'm going to fire Donna?" Leo looked bewildered, then he smiled deviously. "No, I am not going to fire Donna. And I've thought of a better use for you."
Josh blinked. "No, no. Of course not. I wasn't listening. I was here, with my hands in my ears, watering Donna's indoor plants like she asked me too... which is why I'm here in the first place."
"You. Watering? In the middle of the night?" Donna parroted back, with a relatively straight face, though the sides of her mouth kept trying to turn up.
"They are special night plants, they need special attention." Josh explained, glancing up at Leo nervously, "Just joking, um. My car broke down a few blocks away and I –uh, I was going to ask Donna for a ride—I mean--"
"What did you hear! Speak!" Leo shouted, glared, and looked altogether rather menacing. Donna wiped off her grin, and straightened. Josh cowered.
"Nothing—Nothing important Leo!"
Leo growled.
"That is, I heard a good deal about a muffin, republicans, and something about the end of politics and America as we know it. Please don't— please don't fire Donna!"
Beat.
"What is it with you two thinking I'm going to fire Donna?" Leo looked bewildered, then he smiled deviously. "No, I am not going to fire Donna. And I've thought of a better use for you."