"Mr Lyman, the Surgeon General is on line one." Stacey told Josh the next
morning.
"Thank you." He growled, he'd gained a reputation for being worse than Toby. "Dr Griffiths, what can I do for you?" He asked.
"Donna called me."
"Donna is off with the First Lady in Louisiana, why should she call you?" Josh asked.
"She spoke to your doctor, who told her your blood pressure, Josh it needs to come down otherwise you're going to kill yourself."
"It would be better if she just came back. All these stupid assistants are useless."
"Josh, they are not useless they are just not Donna. You need to calm down and get along with people better. She told me what happened and about the flowers. You need to take the next few weeks and figure out where she fits into your life. You know she's much more than your assistant. Assistants don't usually hold their bosses medical power of attorneys and they don't call up the Surgeon General to get you to listen to medical advice."
"Most people don't know the number for the Surgeon General." He countered.
"I've got to come by next week anyway so I'll take your blood pressure then, if it's not down slightly. I put you on medical leave until it lower, do you understand me?" She asked.
"Yes ma'am. I'd better get back to work."
"Josh, watch your caffeine in take."
"Yes ma'am. Goodbye Dr Griffiths."
"What did the Surgeon General want?" Toby asked.
"Donna called about my blood pressure; she's threatening to put me on medical leave again unless it's down slightly by next week."
"Donna is in Louisiana what does she know about your blood pressure."
"I gave her Medical Power of Attorney after Rosslyn, she called my doctor and asked. Then she called Griffiths, who threatens me with medical leave."
"If you stopped driving assistants away and try being agreeable with every Congressman who comes through the door I'm sure it would be lower."
"Thanks for that wisdom Dr Toby. Did you need anything?"
"Kitridge is backing out of the bill, I need you to go to the hill and talk to him. Don't piss him off, your bank account is already light enough as it is."
"Excuse me?" Josh asked.
"Donna gave Sam your credit card number so Ginger could send apology flowers to all the assistants you fired. She's taking care of offended Senators and Congressmen herself."
"That woman has way to much control over my life."
"Actually I say she has just enough. Maybe she needs a little more. Kitridge is expecting you in thirty minutes."
"I'll be there. SARAH?" He yelled.
"Stacey." She corrected.
"Cancel my meetings this afternoon I have to go to the hill now."
"Mr Lyman, you have a meeting with the President in an hour." Stacey stated.
"Cancel it."
"You want me to cancel on the President?" She exclaimed, shocked that anyone would want to cancel on him.
"Yes, and if you can't go back to the little secretarial pool and send up the next victim. Understand?"
"Yes sir."
"CAROL." He yelled across the hall, CJ's assistant walked across to him.
"Yes Josh."
"Watch the phones and get them to send someone else up and call Charlie and tell him I have to cancel on my chat with the President I have to go to the Hill."
"Okay." She watched as he walked out.
"What is it with that guy?" Stacey asked.
"He's in love with Donna, but she got tired of waiting around for him to realise it and him interfering with her trying to get past it and asked for a transfer. She's in Louisiana with the First Lady. We're all waiting for him to realise he can't do without her and run after her."
"So he's being an ass because he's blind?"
"Exactly. You might as well go back to the pool, expect a bouquet of flowers apologising from him as soon as I call Ginger and get her to send it."
"I was the last person who was willing to come up and try working here; you're going to have a hard time finding anyone else to cover."
"I'll call Donna she'll know what to do. I hope you have a better day."
Carol sat at the desk and punched in the numbers for Donna's cell phone, after she had cancelled Josh's meeting and asked Ginger to send the flowers.
"Thank you." He growled, he'd gained a reputation for being worse than Toby. "Dr Griffiths, what can I do for you?" He asked.
"Donna called me."
"Donna is off with the First Lady in Louisiana, why should she call you?" Josh asked.
"She spoke to your doctor, who told her your blood pressure, Josh it needs to come down otherwise you're going to kill yourself."
"It would be better if she just came back. All these stupid assistants are useless."
"Josh, they are not useless they are just not Donna. You need to calm down and get along with people better. She told me what happened and about the flowers. You need to take the next few weeks and figure out where she fits into your life. You know she's much more than your assistant. Assistants don't usually hold their bosses medical power of attorneys and they don't call up the Surgeon General to get you to listen to medical advice."
"Most people don't know the number for the Surgeon General." He countered.
"I've got to come by next week anyway so I'll take your blood pressure then, if it's not down slightly. I put you on medical leave until it lower, do you understand me?" She asked.
"Yes ma'am. I'd better get back to work."
"Josh, watch your caffeine in take."
"Yes ma'am. Goodbye Dr Griffiths."
"What did the Surgeon General want?" Toby asked.
"Donna called about my blood pressure; she's threatening to put me on medical leave again unless it's down slightly by next week."
"Donna is in Louisiana what does she know about your blood pressure."
"I gave her Medical Power of Attorney after Rosslyn, she called my doctor and asked. Then she called Griffiths, who threatens me with medical leave."
"If you stopped driving assistants away and try being agreeable with every Congressman who comes through the door I'm sure it would be lower."
"Thanks for that wisdom Dr Toby. Did you need anything?"
"Kitridge is backing out of the bill, I need you to go to the hill and talk to him. Don't piss him off, your bank account is already light enough as it is."
"Excuse me?" Josh asked.
"Donna gave Sam your credit card number so Ginger could send apology flowers to all the assistants you fired. She's taking care of offended Senators and Congressmen herself."
"That woman has way to much control over my life."
"Actually I say she has just enough. Maybe she needs a little more. Kitridge is expecting you in thirty minutes."
"I'll be there. SARAH?" He yelled.
"Stacey." She corrected.
"Cancel my meetings this afternoon I have to go to the hill now."
"Mr Lyman, you have a meeting with the President in an hour." Stacey stated.
"Cancel it."
"You want me to cancel on the President?" She exclaimed, shocked that anyone would want to cancel on him.
"Yes, and if you can't go back to the little secretarial pool and send up the next victim. Understand?"
"Yes sir."
"CAROL." He yelled across the hall, CJ's assistant walked across to him.
"Yes Josh."
"Watch the phones and get them to send someone else up and call Charlie and tell him I have to cancel on my chat with the President I have to go to the Hill."
"Okay." She watched as he walked out.
"What is it with that guy?" Stacey asked.
"He's in love with Donna, but she got tired of waiting around for him to realise it and him interfering with her trying to get past it and asked for a transfer. She's in Louisiana with the First Lady. We're all waiting for him to realise he can't do without her and run after her."
"So he's being an ass because he's blind?"
"Exactly. You might as well go back to the pool, expect a bouquet of flowers apologising from him as soon as I call Ginger and get her to send it."
"I was the last person who was willing to come up and try working here; you're going to have a hard time finding anyone else to cover."
"I'll call Donna she'll know what to do. I hope you have a better day."
Carol sat at the desk and punched in the numbers for Donna's cell phone, after she had cancelled Josh's meeting and asked Ginger to send the flowers.