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MY GUESTBOOK
�Great, but that�s not what I flew out here to ask,� Josh said, leaning forward the way he did before he offered up what he felt was the best deal out there. I�d seen it many times before, but I�d never had it aimed at me. �Deputy Chief of Staff. You�re me to my Leo. Think about it.�
�Josh��
�At least give me that. I did��
�Fly all the way out here?� I cut in, knowing what he was going to say. Like it was such a hard thing to do�frequent flyer miles are a part of the financial disclosure reports and, as much as I used to hate the time when the reports came out, the truth was that they were pretty entertaining when your name isn�t among those featured.
�That�s how much I want you. I�m willing to channel my mother.�
I sighed. �I�ll think about it,� I conceded.
�Great,� Josh said. He took a beat and then said, �You done?�
Typical. �Josh.�
�What�s to think about? Really?� Josh asked.
Of course, I knew that he�d ask that. Serving the President is what his life has been about since he was four. He has yet to grasp the concept that not everyone feels the same way that he does.
�For one thing, whether I want to end up looking like you,� I said, hoping to throw him off his game for at least a moment. Corporate law is about semantics more than anything else. My Socratic skills have diminished somewhat since departing the political arena. I willingly admit that. I�m rusty, out of practise when it comes to the lively debate and interplay that makes up the majority of conversations within the Beltway.
�Oh, you�re just full of funny,� Josh said, rolling his eyes at me once again. The eye-rolling thing was yet another thing about him that screamed �Donna�. �Think about it. You�ll play a major role in policy�both foreign and domestic, or if you want you can take your pick and focus on one. You always wanted to play a bigger role in policy discussions.�
This was true. I had always wished I had more of a hand in policy and that I spent less time speechwriting. I added the policy thing to the mental PRO/CON list I was formulating.