A/N: Missing moment between Leslie and April's heart-to-heart in 7x08.

The first thing that crosses April's mind when she's left on the bench there, a little hopeless and mostly annoyed obviously, is to sit and wonder if this is what she really wants. Does she really want to just quit, and be somebody completely different, or is this some dumb existential thing that she's not ready for? Her phone goes off that instant, and April's so glad to see Andy's dumb grin that she doesn't hesitate to answer it.

There on that bench, she just sighs loudly as an answer.

"Hey April, you're not gonna believe what we found..." he stops at the beginning of his tirade, all excited and a flurry of speech.

"Ugh," she groans and continues pinching her forehead.

"Babe, you okay?" he asks seriously and she's so relieved that he does.

"No, not at all Andy," she lets loose, her voice getting a little hoarse and her throat way too dry for comfort. "I'm sitting here, alone on a stupid bench, and I told Leslie I'm quitting and now she's super pissed at me and I kinda want to throw up-"

"Woah, woah, slow down," his voice gets a little shaky, like he's chuckling. "Look, cookie, calm down."

"I can't, I really can't," she huffs and puts her head in her free hand. After a few seconds she says quietly, "I wish you were here."

"Oh, stop being sappy," he laughs and she knows he's grinning, the mental image making her smile. "Look, she's probably just being weird because you said it all way too fast and made her confused. You do that to me all the time-"

"Only when you forget to take Champion out for his walk," she stifles a snigger, sniffing and rubbing her nose.

"See, she probably just forgot to take the proverbial dog out for a walk," he says confidently.

April laughs a little, her chest feeling less constricted and it's suddenly easier to breathe. "Babe, you got that one right!" she says out loud, despite two people walking past her and staring.

"April, listen to me," his voice gets more serious and she can't stop smiling because of course Andy's trying to help her right now. "You are gonna tell Leslie exactly what you're thinking and feeling right now. I know it's weird, and dumb, but we both know-"

"Don't say it," she closes her eyes like she's about to get hit but April's still smiling.

"You're gonna tell her you love her and that you want her to help you," he finishes, punctuating hard.

"You're amazing," she mumbles, "and I love you and I'm so glad we're married."

"Save it for Leslie," he laughs but then stops and he grunts quietly. "Love you too, babe."

April hangs up, forgetting completely about what he even called for in the first place. All that mattered was she went to her hotel room and slept with a cleaner conscience and when Leslie texted her, asking to meet, she doesn't hesitate to go and talk to her. Her role model, her friend, all of those things, and April's not going to just sit there awkwardly and uncomfortably like the day before.

a2: I couldn't fucking resist using "cookie" now that I have canon evidence he calls April that.