"DONNA." Josh yelled as he came in seven the next morning knowing his
assistant was usually there before him.
"She's not here." One of the interns told him.
"Where is she, she's usually here before me."
"On her way to Andrew's with the First Lady. She asked me to give you your schedule and to tell you; your temp will be here by nine and not to forget staff at eight."
"What she doing with the First Lady?"
"Going to Louisiana. If you'll excuse me I have some work to do." Josh walked into his office and picked up the phone and speed dialled Donna's mobile.
"Donna Moss." She answered in a chirpy tone.
"Donna, why aren't you here?"
"Because I'm at Andrew's about to get on a plane."
"That doesn't seem to be in your job description." He stated.
"It is at the moment. You have staff at eight. Goodbye." She hung up. He redialled.
"What Josh?" She snapped.
"When are you coming back?" He asked.
"Not for a while. Goodbye." She hung up. He redialled again. "DONNA." He yelled when the phone was picked up.
"Don't yell at me Joshua Lyman." A voice that was definitely wasn't Donna's replied.
"Sorry ma'am." He said as he recognised the First Lady's voice. "I need to speak to Donna."
"Donna is coming to Louisiana with me. So unless my husband declares war, don't call her again. I'm assured there are many smart people, including yourself who work in the White House, so I'm sure your world won't fall apart. Goodbye Josh." She hung up.
"Josh." Leo said from his office doorway.
"The First Lady just hung up on me."
"She has a tendency to do that when she's pissed at you. Donna's replacement will be here at when you get back from your meeting with the President after staff." He informed him.
"Why is Donna going to Louisiana with the First Lady?" Josh asked.
"Temporary reassignment was the only way to stop her from resigning."
"Why would she resign?"
"I'm sure the President would like to explain that to you, personally. Don't miss any meetings today they're all important. I'll see you at staff."
~ ~ ~
"Josh, it's time for staff." CJ said from the doorway. "JOSH." She said raising her voice to get his attention.
"CJ, what?"
"It's time for staff. Where's Donna?" CJ asked.
"On her way to Louisiana with the First Lady apparently." He said with a sigh.
"Since when, last thing I heard she was going on a date with James Lewis."
"Don't ask me, I got here this morning an intern handed me my schedule and told me Donna was on her way Andrew's, I called her and she hung up on me twice, then the First Lady hung up on me. Then Leo came and said it was either temporary reassignment or she'd resign."
"What did you do?" CJ asked whacking him across the back of the head.
"How am I supposed to know? The President is going to explain it to me after staff."
"The President is involved; this can't be good. How am I going to explain it to the Press Corps when they want to know why Donna went with Mrs Bartlett?" CJ asked as they entered Leo's office.
"The woman who was supposed to be going with her broke her ankle, so Donna was asked to take her place, and since Mrs Bartlett thinks of Donna as a surrogate daughter she agreed." Leo supplied. "Now we have other matters to discuss other than Josh's problem with being a reasonable boss."
"I'm not unreasonable." Josh stated.
"Do you see anyone else's assistant coming to see me at midnight asking for a transfer or offering her resignation? No. But you can discuss that with the President right now we need to get back to running the country. Sam, how's the speech going?"
"She's not here." One of the interns told him.
"Where is she, she's usually here before me."
"On her way to Andrew's with the First Lady. She asked me to give you your schedule and to tell you; your temp will be here by nine and not to forget staff at eight."
"What she doing with the First Lady?"
"Going to Louisiana. If you'll excuse me I have some work to do." Josh walked into his office and picked up the phone and speed dialled Donna's mobile.
"Donna Moss." She answered in a chirpy tone.
"Donna, why aren't you here?"
"Because I'm at Andrew's about to get on a plane."
"That doesn't seem to be in your job description." He stated.
"It is at the moment. You have staff at eight. Goodbye." She hung up. He redialled.
"What Josh?" She snapped.
"When are you coming back?" He asked.
"Not for a while. Goodbye." She hung up. He redialled again. "DONNA." He yelled when the phone was picked up.
"Don't yell at me Joshua Lyman." A voice that was definitely wasn't Donna's replied.
"Sorry ma'am." He said as he recognised the First Lady's voice. "I need to speak to Donna."
"Donna is coming to Louisiana with me. So unless my husband declares war, don't call her again. I'm assured there are many smart people, including yourself who work in the White House, so I'm sure your world won't fall apart. Goodbye Josh." She hung up.
"Josh." Leo said from his office doorway.
"The First Lady just hung up on me."
"She has a tendency to do that when she's pissed at you. Donna's replacement will be here at when you get back from your meeting with the President after staff." He informed him.
"Why is Donna going to Louisiana with the First Lady?" Josh asked.
"Temporary reassignment was the only way to stop her from resigning."
"Why would she resign?"
"I'm sure the President would like to explain that to you, personally. Don't miss any meetings today they're all important. I'll see you at staff."
~ ~ ~
"Josh, it's time for staff." CJ said from the doorway. "JOSH." She said raising her voice to get his attention.
"CJ, what?"
"It's time for staff. Where's Donna?" CJ asked.
"On her way to Louisiana with the First Lady apparently." He said with a sigh.
"Since when, last thing I heard she was going on a date with James Lewis."
"Don't ask me, I got here this morning an intern handed me my schedule and told me Donna was on her way Andrew's, I called her and she hung up on me twice, then the First Lady hung up on me. Then Leo came and said it was either temporary reassignment or she'd resign."
"What did you do?" CJ asked whacking him across the back of the head.
"How am I supposed to know? The President is going to explain it to me after staff."
"The President is involved; this can't be good. How am I going to explain it to the Press Corps when they want to know why Donna went with Mrs Bartlett?" CJ asked as they entered Leo's office.
"The woman who was supposed to be going with her broke her ankle, so Donna was asked to take her place, and since Mrs Bartlett thinks of Donna as a surrogate daughter she agreed." Leo supplied. "Now we have other matters to discuss other than Josh's problem with being a reasonable boss."
"I'm not unreasonable." Josh stated.
"Do you see anyone else's assistant coming to see me at midnight asking for a transfer or offering her resignation? No. But you can discuss that with the President right now we need to get back to running the country. Sam, how's the speech going?"