"Hey Danny are you busy?" Donna asked as she leant against the press room
wall.
"No what's up?" He asked.
"Do you want to go and get some coffee down the street?" She asked.
"I don't know Donna, it's very forward of you..."
"Danny I can always see if Katie is around." Donna pushed herself away from the wall and turned.
"No, no. Let me grab my coat." He shut down his computer.
~
"So Donna what's this all about?" Danny asked.
"Can't I just ask a friend to get coffee with me?" She questioned innocently.
"Not when you're the First Lady's Chief of Staff and the friend is a senior White House reporter."
"Are we off the record?" She asked.
"Yes."
"Are you sure?" She asked again.
"You're as bad as CJ. Yes we're off the record."
"I need your help getting revenge on Josh for a comment he made about our breakfast this morning."
"And what do I get in return?" He wondered.
"I'll give you a quote you can use on the record."
"Have you cleared it with CJ?" He asked.
"Danny it's fine. It's not going to bring down the administration. This is what I want to do..." She proceeded to explain her plan.
"Donna you are turning into a master politician. But you're going to need CJ's help to pull this off."
"I've got an appointment to see her in twenty minutes. So you can help?"
"Give me a couple of hours."
"Thanks Danny. I'd better get back."
~~
"Joshua Lyman, my office now." CJ bellowed as Josh arrived at work the next morning.
"What did I do now?"
"My office. Do you have something you want to tell me Joshua?" She asked as she closed the door.
"Not that I know of. Unless this is about Donna staying the night. It's not like she hasn't before."
"It's not. Have you seen the front page of this morning's Post?"
"I've only just go here CJ." She dropped a copy on the table in front of him. He picked it up and read the headline. " ' Deputy Chief of Staff accuses White House Staffers of staging a coo. ' CJ I swear I didn't say..."
"Josh it gets better." She picked it up and started reading. "White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman yesterday accused the female White House Staffers of the Bartlett Administration of staging a 'rebellion' when they took time away from their duties on Monday morning to have breakfast with the First Lady Abigail Bartlett. Sources inside the White House say that the building was brought to a stand still while Senior Staff being barely able to make it to meetings on time." CJ stopped reading. "Josh would you care to comment?"
"All I said was to let you have your little rebellion and that we could manage without you all for a couple of hours.
"And where were you exactly when you made these comments?"
"In the communications bullpen. I was talking to Leo and the President."
"With lots of intern who don't make much money. Josh you need to learn to keep your mouth shut. Luckily Donna's comment won't need explaining."
"Donna made a comment on the record?" Josh questioned.
"Yeah. 'Although Mrs Bartlett was unavailable for comment her new Chief of Staff Donnatella Moss, former senior assistant to Lyman had this to stay. 'Mrs Bartlett is well aware of the hard work, long hours and dedication the female staffers make in contribution to keep the West Wing running with little acknowledgement or reward. Mrs Bartlett felt it was time for this to be rectified which led to the breakfast.'"
"Good quote." CJ scowled at him. "So what do we do about the article?"
"Apart from string you up for saying it in the first place." She pressed the intercom. "Carol?" The door opened and Donna walked in.
"Morning CJ." She said brightly.
"Morning. Good quote."
"I think so. Did you read the rest of Danny's article?"
"It's good." CJ agreed.
"Excuse me? Are we reading the same paper?"
"No." Donna replied and dropped a real copy of the Post in his lap. "Don't mess with the Sisterhood Josh."
"What's going on?" Josh said confused.
"It's a fake paper. We appreciate you letting us have our little rebellion." Donna cuffed him around the head.
"So I'm not getting fired?"
"Not today. Danny did however write a great piece about the role of the assistants as the unsung heroes of the West Wing." CJ leant back in her chair.
"So this is revenge?" Josh questioned.
"Like she said don't mess with the Sisterhood." CJ said. "Now both of you out my office."
TBC
"No what's up?" He asked.
"Do you want to go and get some coffee down the street?" She asked.
"I don't know Donna, it's very forward of you..."
"Danny I can always see if Katie is around." Donna pushed herself away from the wall and turned.
"No, no. Let me grab my coat." He shut down his computer.
~
"So Donna what's this all about?" Danny asked.
"Can't I just ask a friend to get coffee with me?" She questioned innocently.
"Not when you're the First Lady's Chief of Staff and the friend is a senior White House reporter."
"Are we off the record?" She asked.
"Yes."
"Are you sure?" She asked again.
"You're as bad as CJ. Yes we're off the record."
"I need your help getting revenge on Josh for a comment he made about our breakfast this morning."
"And what do I get in return?" He wondered.
"I'll give you a quote you can use on the record."
"Have you cleared it with CJ?" He asked.
"Danny it's fine. It's not going to bring down the administration. This is what I want to do..." She proceeded to explain her plan.
"Donna you are turning into a master politician. But you're going to need CJ's help to pull this off."
"I've got an appointment to see her in twenty minutes. So you can help?"
"Give me a couple of hours."
"Thanks Danny. I'd better get back."
~~
"Joshua Lyman, my office now." CJ bellowed as Josh arrived at work the next morning.
"What did I do now?"
"My office. Do you have something you want to tell me Joshua?" She asked as she closed the door.
"Not that I know of. Unless this is about Donna staying the night. It's not like she hasn't before."
"It's not. Have you seen the front page of this morning's Post?"
"I've only just go here CJ." She dropped a copy on the table in front of him. He picked it up and read the headline. " ' Deputy Chief of Staff accuses White House Staffers of staging a coo. ' CJ I swear I didn't say..."
"Josh it gets better." She picked it up and started reading. "White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman yesterday accused the female White House Staffers of the Bartlett Administration of staging a 'rebellion' when they took time away from their duties on Monday morning to have breakfast with the First Lady Abigail Bartlett. Sources inside the White House say that the building was brought to a stand still while Senior Staff being barely able to make it to meetings on time." CJ stopped reading. "Josh would you care to comment?"
"All I said was to let you have your little rebellion and that we could manage without you all for a couple of hours.
"And where were you exactly when you made these comments?"
"In the communications bullpen. I was talking to Leo and the President."
"With lots of intern who don't make much money. Josh you need to learn to keep your mouth shut. Luckily Donna's comment won't need explaining."
"Donna made a comment on the record?" Josh questioned.
"Yeah. 'Although Mrs Bartlett was unavailable for comment her new Chief of Staff Donnatella Moss, former senior assistant to Lyman had this to stay. 'Mrs Bartlett is well aware of the hard work, long hours and dedication the female staffers make in contribution to keep the West Wing running with little acknowledgement or reward. Mrs Bartlett felt it was time for this to be rectified which led to the breakfast.'"
"Good quote." CJ scowled at him. "So what do we do about the article?"
"Apart from string you up for saying it in the first place." She pressed the intercom. "Carol?" The door opened and Donna walked in.
"Morning CJ." She said brightly.
"Morning. Good quote."
"I think so. Did you read the rest of Danny's article?"
"It's good." CJ agreed.
"Excuse me? Are we reading the same paper?"
"No." Donna replied and dropped a real copy of the Post in his lap. "Don't mess with the Sisterhood Josh."
"What's going on?" Josh said confused.
"It's a fake paper. We appreciate you letting us have our little rebellion." Donna cuffed him around the head.
"So I'm not getting fired?"
"Not today. Danny did however write a great piece about the role of the assistants as the unsung heroes of the West Wing." CJ leant back in her chair.
"So this is revenge?" Josh questioned.
"Like she said don't mess with the Sisterhood." CJ said. "Now both of you out my office."
TBC