You picked Leo. Well, if you're sure...
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"He in?"
"Maybe."
"Margaret?"
She stopped typing to glance at him, then returned to her work.
"What'd I do now?"
"We heard you were on a date. You didn't tell anyone. You know, Josh, us assistants like to be kept in the loop."
"A date?"
"Don't play stupid, Josh. It gets old."
"When was I on this date?"
"Lunch today. A waiter at the deli told the cook, who's cousin Clarissa works here. She told Bethany, she’s friends with Carol. You know, I hate being the last to know things."
He rolled his eyes. "It was CJ."
"What?"
"CJ and I went to lunch."
"You're dating CJ? But she..." Margaret trailed off.
Josh buried his head in his hands. "No, we just went to lunch. We're not dating. And I promise to tell you next time I'm going on a date! Is he in?"
"No need to raise your voice," Margaret told him. "Go in."
Josh sighed and left her to spread her new gossip. "Leo."
"Yeah Josh?"
"Can I talk to you a second?"
Leo looked up from his papers. "Sure. What about?"
"CJ."
"Did something happen in the briefing room?"
"No, it's nothing business."
"Then what?"
"Keep this quiet, Leo, please."
"Fine, what?"
"CJ's in love."
"With who?"
"Danny."
"Concannon?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, of all the stupid things she could have done!" Leo sighed. "Does Danny know about this?"
"No."
"Good."
"But Danny's in love with her."
"He can't be."
"He is."
Leo shook his head. "He's a reporter, he's just saying that. He'll use her to get a story-"
"Leo. First, he doesn't need her to get a story, he's done fine on his own. Second, he's not just a reporter, he's Danny. We know him. And he really is in love with her."
"Why did you tell me this?"
"I think they should go on a date."
"Are you kidding?"
"No. Come on, Leo. One date. Give them a little bit of happiness."
"I don't know."
"One date, Leo. Somebody in this place should be happy."
Leo smirked. "And we all know it won't be Margaret."
"I went out to lunch with CJ, Leo. Someone along the line doesn't know who CJ is." Josh sighed. "Let's hope it wasn't Carol."
"Yeah." He sighed, then yelled, "Margaret!"
She opened the door. "Yeah?"
"Call, Pierre, tell him I want a table for tonight, ten o'clock. Two people, under CJ's name."
"And the other person?"
"As far as you're concerned, doesn't have a name."
She glanced at Josh. "Fine," she told them with a frown, then closed the door.
"You're still here?" Leo asked Josh. "Don't you have a date to set up?"
"Pierre. That'd be Les Halles?"
"Yeah."
"I'm getting better, with the names."
"Get out."
"Right." Josh nodded and left.
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