"My Chief of Staff's incredible fashion sense," Abbey corrected. "Must give credit where credit is due."
"Right. Now, you're on the cover of Time magazine, hmm?"
He held up the magazine again.
"Let's not forget Jackie Kennedy now," Abbey replied.
"It's easy to forget with that picture of you," Jay said.
"Jay, you flatter me," Abbey said, putting on a Southern belle-style accent.
"Did you have any idea about this?"
"None whatsoever. It sure shocked the hell outta my husband's staff."
"Oh, God. Did she just…?" Josh stuttered.
"Uh huh," Sam said, nodding.
"She just…" CJ tried to speak.
"Swore," Toby added.
"On national television," Charlie finished.
"Josh, I need you to call Amy's cell phone on the next commercial break," Leo ordered, quickly.
"Ok."
"How does the President feel about all this?" Jay questioned.
"He's…adjusting," Abbey replied, simply.
"Meaning?"
"He's got mixed feelings about it, is all."
"And how do you feel about it?"
"Me? Eh, I can take it or leave it," Abbey answered.
"Has this given you more confidence?"
"Confidence? Are you kidding me? Yeah, I think I have a real inferiority complex," she said, rolling her eyes.
"I guess I should have rephrased. Did you realize you had that…kind of appeal to the public before?"
"Oh, Lord, no. I never realize people would think of me that way. That's the kind of appeal I thought I only had in the bedroom," Abbey admitted, laughing.
Toby dropped his head into his hands and groaned.
"Ok, who's idea was this!" Josh exclaimed.
"Seriously," Sam agreed.
"That would be CJ," Leo said.
CJ ducked as they all threw popcorn at her.
The First Daughters seemed a bit freaked out by their mother's proclamation, whilst Jed seemed to be the only one enjoying the show so far. He decided to enjoy watching his wife on late night tv and let his staff worry about the political consequences.
Jay was cracking up.
"Is the President watching this right now?"
"Oh, you bet he is."
"But no pressure, right?"
"He's harmless, Jay," she laughed.
"Let me guess. He's like a great big teddy bear, isn't he"
Abbey broke down with laughter.
"When he's not in the Situation Room."
"This is great," Josh said. "Just great. Now we've got the people thinking the President is a stuffed animal. Real intimidating."
"North Korea must be shakin' in its boots," Liz added, sarcastically.
"We'll never win another war again," Mallory said, dramatically, putting the back of her hand on the forehead.
"Hey, girls, this is serious business. You think this is a joke, but…" Sam began.
"Oh, shut up, Jackass," Mallory returned, grinning innocently.
Jed immediately twisted himself to look at Mallory.
"Mallory, honey, you've been spending way too much time with my wife."
"How long do you think it'll be before Mom says 'Jackass' on the show?" Zoey asked. "Come on, I'm taking bets here."
"What abot your daughters? How do they feel about their mother being Sexiest First Lady of All Time?" Jay asked her.
"I haven't won yet! But…my girls are a bit disturbed. They believe that as the mother of three children above the age of twenty-one, and as a grandmother, I can't be, mmm…attractive in that way. As for my husband, I believe I proved that statement wrong last night." She winked in the direction of the audience, who roared with laughter.
"No," Leo said, under his breath.
Zoey looked at her father with disgust.
"Dad!"
"What! I didn't do anything!"
"I…can't believe she said that," CJ said, quietly.
"You know what we'll do? Tomorrow morning, when you brief the press, just claim temporary insanity! That's the only option!" Josh raved.
"Josh," Leo said, admonishingly.
"What are we gonna do?" Sam asked.
Leo sighed.
"Sit, watch, and wait."