At City Hall:
Leslie rounds the corner and suddenly stops when she sees Ben and Amy talking in front of Ben's office. She takes a couple of steps back and is about to return to her office, but curiosity gets the best of her.
She presses herself to the wall pretending to read the papers she is holding but is really more interested in watching Ben and Amy. She is pretty sure she couldn't be seen at the angle she is standing at.
She sees Amy's hand land on Ben's chest, laughing at something he said. Ben gives her a goofy grin and continues talking. God, she really knows how to use her charm... Leslie thinks, getting a little riled up that Ben seems to be enjoying her attention.
They are still talking when Ben suddenly reaches towards Amy's face and picks off something under Amy's eye. He shows Amy his fingers holding an invisible object, that Leslie can only assume was an eyelash.
Leslie's heart beats rapidly and her stomach starts to feel queasy. That dirty bastard was using the same moves he tried on me when we were on a road trip to Indianapolis! In the back of her mind, she knows that Ben's actions were innocent but she was too mad to acknowledge it. She remembers how she felt when Ben did that to her and she is pretty sure that Amy would also have the same fluttery feeling in her gut by now too.
Amy reaches out to re-arrange Ben's hair, parting it in the middle. What the hell was Amy doing messing with Ben's hair. Everyone knows it looks better parted on the side. Was this something friends do? I do that with Ann, sure, but I can't imagine touching Ron's hair at all. Leslie cringes at the mental image of her touching Ron's head.
Now, Amy is fixing Ben's tie and dusting an invisible fleck off of Ben's jacket. As if his tie wasn't already straight. She's just figuring out ways to get her dirty paws on Ben! Leslie doesn't notice that she is clutching on to her papers too tightly. Are they always like this to each other when they were out on their dates?
Ben looks at his watch and it looks like he's saying good bye. Amy leans over to Ben, like she's about to give him a goodbye kiss on the lips, but Ben turns his face in time for the kiss to land on his cheeks.
It didn't matter to Leslie that Ben tried to avoid the kiss. All she saw was her boyfriend getting kissed by his ex-girlfriend... Again.
Leslie has had it with this annoying situation. She knows she is always going to feel annoyed and jealous unless Ben stops hanging out with Amy. She is starting to get angry that Ben can't see what Amy is trying to do.
Her reaction suddenly turns to a panic when she realizes that Amy was heading towards Leslie's direction. It was too late to run or hide and she pretends to be surprised when Amy sees her.
"Amy! What are you doing here?" Looking more panicked than surprised, Leslie tries to figure out what to do with her hands. One second she is holding the papers in front of her, the next she is placing her hands on her hips, and then finally decides to drape one hand on her shoulder.
"You alright there, Leslie?" Amy asks looking at Leslie try pull off an awkward pose that is normally seen on high fashion magazines.
"Yes, just doing some stretches."
"Right... Well, I was just here to talk to Ben. Heading out to meet my clients now, we still have so many things to do before the wedding." Amy smiles sweetly at Leslie, patting her binder full of wedding preparation details.
Leslie smiles back, unsure if it looked real or fake, half not caring what Amy thinks anymore. Leslie starts walking to Ben's office once Amy is out of sight.
She knocks rapidly and opens the door without waiting to hear Ben's voice telling her to enter. Ben looks up in surprise and his face lights up with a smile when he realizes it's Leslie. "Hey."
"We need to talk. Ann's office. Now." Leslie turns her back and storms out.
Ben gaze follows Leslie's retreating figure and then he glances at the camera looking like a lost boy unsure of what to do.
At Ann's Office:
Ben enters a few seconds after Leslie enters. She is standing with both hands on her hips, her hand still holding the now crumpled pieces of paper.
"What's going on?" Ben asks cautiously.
"Oh, I don't know, Ben? You tell me. I just saw you and Ames hanging out again" Leslie says heatedly.
"Yeah, she came by my office to talk about the music set list for the wedding." Ben explains.
"Why is she so touchy with you, huh? Talking about set lists doesn't need to involve hair fixing." Leslie reaches out to Ben's hair and sweeps it back to the side with her fingers so roughly that Ben had to step back a little.
"What the hell is going on, Leslie?" Ben takes her hand and gives her a genuinely confused look.
Leslie retrieves her hand sharply. "God, you can be so obtuse!" Leslie hits his chest with the crumpled papers. "I don't want you to hang out with Amy anymore!"
"She's just a friend, Leslie. I've said it a thousand times." Ben sighs looking exasperated. "This irrational jealousy is unnecessary."
"She's unnecessary!" Leslie says in high pitch voice. Ben starts to get a little worked up on how Leslie was being really stubborn. When something gets stuck to her head, it was really hard to get her to listen.
"What do you want me to do, Leslie?" Ben asks sounding a little angry. "You want me talk to Amy and tell her what?" Ben takes a step towards her making Leslie take a step back. "Oh hey, Amy, I'm sorry we can't hang out anymore, you're making my secret girlfriend jealous." Ben says sarcastically.
"I don't care what you say! Just tell her to get the hell out of Pawnee!"
"Leslie, listen to yourself."
"No, you listen to yourself!" Leslie retorts. "Why can't you tell her to leave? Is it because you love it when she throws herself at you?"
"She's not throwing herself at me."
"Oh my God, Ben! You are so dense." Leslie raises her hands, "You know what, don't bother. Don't bother talking to me until you get your act together."
She walks past him and exits the office, slamming the door behind her.
"Leslie!" Ben yells after her. He stares at the closed door, biting his lips in frustration.
"Well that was awkward..." Ben jumps as he hears Ann's voice breaking the silence. He had been unaware that she was in the room the whole time. He gives her a chagrined look and quickly leaves her office.
Cut to One-on-One Interview with Ann:
"Oh my God! That was intense." Ann says feeling overwhelmed. "I didn't mean to spy on them but they just started yelling the second the door was closed. I was frozen on the spot, you know." Ann explains. "Ben is such an ass. I have to go find Leslie."
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