Disclaimer: see ch.1
Note: Sorry about the long wait. Hope you enjoy this. Donna's is coming soon, I promise!
Dear Leo,
I have known you for as long as I could remember, from being the Uncle Leo who I looked up to, to Leo McGarry, Chief of Staff to the President of the United States who has been my boss and whom I have worked alongside for the past 8 years of my life.
The past 8 years have not been easy, they might even have been the hardest years of my life but I still want to thank you Leo for persuading me to go to Nashua that day on the Hill. If it weren't for you, I would never have found the "real thing". That simple fact, the fact that I'm working for the "Real Thing" and making the world a better place has made every obstacle I've come across (and that's a great many) worth it. (Okay, maybe not worth it, but just about bearable.)
I know that I haven't made your job easy in the past few years and I thank you for giving me another chance every time I have screwed up in the past. I am really sorry about everything that I have screwed up on, especially "The Secret Plan to Fight Inflation" (you have to admit that was funny though) and of course, our dear friend, Mary Marsh (okay, so I'm not sorry about that one, that woman deserved it! She was completely out of order! I will admit, however, voicing my opinions like that on Capital Beat might NOT have been the best idea in the world but we all know I'm not good with these things.)
I'm sorry to say that I have one last favour to ask you and then I promise I will leave you alone. You have known my mother longer than anyone else in this family and she has always liked you. Now that I have gone, Mamme will have no more family, would you keep a look out for her? Maybe stop by her place when you're around there on lecture circuit? I have asked Sam to do the same, simply because she has always treated him like a son but it's just not the same as having an old friend who knew her whole family.
Thank you again, Leo, for every opportunity you have given me. You granted me my greatest wish of working for the "Real Thing" at the White House and I am sorry I had to leave before we are officially done, but I hope you understand my reasons for doing so. (Well, actually, I just wanted to escape the transition negotiations, they're just boring and stupid.)
It's been great working with you. I will never forget it. I now understand why my dad respected you so much despite everything.
With love always,
Joshua