"So almost causing me to have a heart attack was all in the name of
revenge?" He asked Donna as she closed the door.
"Josh, you won't have a heart attack I talk to your doctors remember."
"Still."
"Still nothing." She gave him a quick kiss. "Now get back to running the country while I see if Sam's free for lunch."
"You can have lunch with me." He suggested.
"You're having lunch with Toby and several Republicans who you can mock."
"You can come and mock Republican's with us?"
"I'll stick with Sam. Hey Kathy?" She called seeing Sam's assistant.
"Donna, Danny's article was great."
"I know. Is Sam free for lunch?" Donna asked.
"He's got ninety minutes at one if you make he doesn't have any more junk food. Some one gave him a tin of fruit sweets yesterday and he's on a sugar high."
"I'll make sure he eats plenty of salad."
"Okay. Do you want me to make reservations?" Kathy offered.
"No I can do it. But thanks for offering. Kathy headed back towards the communications bullpen.
"You know you have an assistant for that type of thing." She added from behind her.
"My assistant is currently typing up notes for my meeting with Sam, and then she's going to do some research for me. I'm perfectly capable of making my own reservations."
"Josh, senior staff is in ten minutes. You have to return a cal before then." Alice called.
"I have to go." Josh said. "I'll see you later."
~ ~ ~
"So what else is on the schedule Kathy?" Sam asked as he came back from senior staff.
"The rest of the morning is blocked off to finish your speech. You have lunch with Donna at one and then you and Toby are meeting with the economic advisors about the budget speech.
"Go back did you say I was having lunch with Donna?"
"Yes. I bumped into her earlier she asked if you could have lunch."
"Did she say why?" Sam asked.
"No but maybe it's about giving me a pay raise."
"And maybe we'll invite the Republicans to use the Oval Office for their meetings from now on."
"Sam." Kathy said sternly.
"Too much sugar?" She nodded.
~ ~ ~
"So Donna where are we going?" Sam as they strolled out of the White House.
"A nice little Italian restaurant I could never get Josh to take me to, but since I can expense account it..."
"You thought you'd get to go. I take it this a working lunch and not about you talking me into giving Kathy a pay rise?"
"No it's not about Kathy, I need your help. Although if Kathy wants a pay raise I might need a new deputy chief of staff as of Monday."
"Why what happened to Stan?"
"He got back from his four week safari in Africa and found out I had be appointed Mrs B's COS. He's not sure it's an environment he feels happy working in when an assistant can receive such a promotion. So I suggested that if he felt that way he should tender his resignation to Mrs Bartlett. I gave him until Monday to think about it."
"You really have adapted well. But before we get to that what did you and CJ do to Josh?"
"Gave him a lesson in not messing with the Sisterhood."
TBC
"Josh, you won't have a heart attack I talk to your doctors remember."
"Still."
"Still nothing." She gave him a quick kiss. "Now get back to running the country while I see if Sam's free for lunch."
"You can have lunch with me." He suggested.
"You're having lunch with Toby and several Republicans who you can mock."
"You can come and mock Republican's with us?"
"I'll stick with Sam. Hey Kathy?" She called seeing Sam's assistant.
"Donna, Danny's article was great."
"I know. Is Sam free for lunch?" Donna asked.
"He's got ninety minutes at one if you make he doesn't have any more junk food. Some one gave him a tin of fruit sweets yesterday and he's on a sugar high."
"I'll make sure he eats plenty of salad."
"Okay. Do you want me to make reservations?" Kathy offered.
"No I can do it. But thanks for offering. Kathy headed back towards the communications bullpen.
"You know you have an assistant for that type of thing." She added from behind her.
"My assistant is currently typing up notes for my meeting with Sam, and then she's going to do some research for me. I'm perfectly capable of making my own reservations."
"Josh, senior staff is in ten minutes. You have to return a cal before then." Alice called.
"I have to go." Josh said. "I'll see you later."
~ ~ ~
"So what else is on the schedule Kathy?" Sam asked as he came back from senior staff.
"The rest of the morning is blocked off to finish your speech. You have lunch with Donna at one and then you and Toby are meeting with the economic advisors about the budget speech.
"Go back did you say I was having lunch with Donna?"
"Yes. I bumped into her earlier she asked if you could have lunch."
"Did she say why?" Sam asked.
"No but maybe it's about giving me a pay raise."
"And maybe we'll invite the Republicans to use the Oval Office for their meetings from now on."
"Sam." Kathy said sternly.
"Too much sugar?" She nodded.
~ ~ ~
"So Donna where are we going?" Sam as they strolled out of the White House.
"A nice little Italian restaurant I could never get Josh to take me to, but since I can expense account it..."
"You thought you'd get to go. I take it this a working lunch and not about you talking me into giving Kathy a pay rise?"
"No it's not about Kathy, I need your help. Although if Kathy wants a pay raise I might need a new deputy chief of staff as of Monday."
"Why what happened to Stan?"
"He got back from his four week safari in Africa and found out I had be appointed Mrs B's COS. He's not sure it's an environment he feels happy working in when an assistant can receive such a promotion. So I suggested that if he felt that way he should tender his resignation to Mrs Bartlett. I gave him until Monday to think about it."
"You really have adapted well. But before we get to that what did you and CJ do to Josh?"
"Gave him a lesson in not messing with the Sisterhood."
TBC