"Excuse me." Donna said stepping away from the group who were touring a
plantation house. "Donna Moss." She said answered the phone.
"Donna, it's Carol, we have a problem. Josh has just fired the last of the pool whom were willing to come and work for him. They won't send anyone else."
"I'll organise something, but it probably won't be until tomorrow, are you okay answering the phones until then?" Donna asked.
"Sure, but do you really think you can find someone who can handle him?"
"I know just the person, but I'm not sure if I can get her to come. I'll call you back, I'll need you to get them to update her vetting for the last six months."
"Thank you." Carol said with a sigh. "Enjoy the rest of your trip."
Donna hung up and quickly dialled the number. "Hello, it's Donna Moss, I have a problem with Josh…. I'm on temporary transfer with the First Lady….. I needed a break from he's been interfering in my dates again….. He's managed to fire all the temporary assistance who were willing to work for him, I can't get anyone else to cover… yes, would you be will to, it's only for another week or so…. Josh, will pay for the ticket… I'll book it and get it left at the gate for you… Thank you, I'll get your clearance for the White House updated. Thanks Hannah. I'll call you back with the details."
Twenty minutes later the flight was book and Hannah's clearance was being updated. Donna dialled the number of Josh's cell phone.
"Excuse me, Congressman I need get this." Josh stood up and went to the corner. "Lyman."
"Hello Josh."
"Donna, this is kind of a bad time I'm in a meeting with Kitridge."
"He's wavering on the bill right?" She asked.
"Yeah, I'll call you back when I'm done if it's something important."
"No let me talk to him." She said insistently.
"Donna, it's not your job to…"
"Josh at the moment, you're just going to anger anyone who gets in your way let me talk to him other wise your bank account is going to be down more than the seven hundred dollars I've just had to spend to get you a new assistant. Let me talk to him."
"Fine." He put his hand over the mouthpiece. "Donna Moss would like to talk to you."
"Miss Moss?" The Congressman said curious as to what she could want. They debated points for a few minutes. "I see you point, thank you for your insight, you're definitely better at this than your boss….. Of course, thank you Miss Moss." He held out the phone to Josh, "She'd like to talk to you again; you have my vote on the bill."
"Thank you Congressman." Josh shook his hand, before going back to the phone. "Donna, what did you say to convince him?"
"The truth, it's a good bill. He just needed why it was good for him to vote for it."
"Whatever you did thank you. Now what is this about seven hundred dollars to get me a new assistant. Is that the cost of your airline ticket back?"
"No, I'm staying here with Mrs Bartlett, I had to buy a plane ticket for the only person who was willing to take the job, I'll be back sometime next week, when we will have a long discussion about the appropriate way to treat assistants. You're new assistant will be there in the morning. Be nice to this one otherwise you'll have to do everything yourself, Carol, Ginger and Bonnie don't mind covering for a few hours but they have jobs of there own to do."
"So you're coming back to be my assistant."
"That's still a matter for debate."
"Miss Moss, we're leaving now." One of the Secret Service agents said to her.
"I've got to go. Bye Josh." She hung up before he could say anything.
"Donna, it's Carol, we have a problem. Josh has just fired the last of the pool whom were willing to come and work for him. They won't send anyone else."
"I'll organise something, but it probably won't be until tomorrow, are you okay answering the phones until then?" Donna asked.
"Sure, but do you really think you can find someone who can handle him?"
"I know just the person, but I'm not sure if I can get her to come. I'll call you back, I'll need you to get them to update her vetting for the last six months."
"Thank you." Carol said with a sigh. "Enjoy the rest of your trip."
Donna hung up and quickly dialled the number. "Hello, it's Donna Moss, I have a problem with Josh…. I'm on temporary transfer with the First Lady….. I needed a break from he's been interfering in my dates again….. He's managed to fire all the temporary assistance who were willing to work for him, I can't get anyone else to cover… yes, would you be will to, it's only for another week or so…. Josh, will pay for the ticket… I'll book it and get it left at the gate for you… Thank you, I'll get your clearance for the White House updated. Thanks Hannah. I'll call you back with the details."
Twenty minutes later the flight was book and Hannah's clearance was being updated. Donna dialled the number of Josh's cell phone.
"Excuse me, Congressman I need get this." Josh stood up and went to the corner. "Lyman."
"Hello Josh."
"Donna, this is kind of a bad time I'm in a meeting with Kitridge."
"He's wavering on the bill right?" She asked.
"Yeah, I'll call you back when I'm done if it's something important."
"No let me talk to him." She said insistently.
"Donna, it's not your job to…"
"Josh at the moment, you're just going to anger anyone who gets in your way let me talk to him other wise your bank account is going to be down more than the seven hundred dollars I've just had to spend to get you a new assistant. Let me talk to him."
"Fine." He put his hand over the mouthpiece. "Donna Moss would like to talk to you."
"Miss Moss?" The Congressman said curious as to what she could want. They debated points for a few minutes. "I see you point, thank you for your insight, you're definitely better at this than your boss….. Of course, thank you Miss Moss." He held out the phone to Josh, "She'd like to talk to you again; you have my vote on the bill."
"Thank you Congressman." Josh shook his hand, before going back to the phone. "Donna, what did you say to convince him?"
"The truth, it's a good bill. He just needed why it was good for him to vote for it."
"Whatever you did thank you. Now what is this about seven hundred dollars to get me a new assistant. Is that the cost of your airline ticket back?"
"No, I'm staying here with Mrs Bartlett, I had to buy a plane ticket for the only person who was willing to take the job, I'll be back sometime next week, when we will have a long discussion about the appropriate way to treat assistants. You're new assistant will be there in the morning. Be nice to this one otherwise you'll have to do everything yourself, Carol, Ginger and Bonnie don't mind covering for a few hours but they have jobs of there own to do."
"So you're coming back to be my assistant."
"That's still a matter for debate."
"Miss Moss, we're leaving now." One of the Secret Service agents said to her.
"I've got to go. Bye Josh." She hung up before he could say anything.