Page 46 of Capitally Engaged

I spilled coffee on your couch sheets.

Preston

I’ll wash them when I get home.

Jax

I think we should conserve water. Aren’t we in a drought?

Preston

I’m not sure the mid-Atlantic has droughts in March.

Jax

Well, still, it’s good to preserve the environment and all that. Won’t that be part of your platform?

Preston

I am indeed pro-environmentalism.

Jax

Maybe you should just sleep in the bed when you get back.

Preston

If you wanted to snuggle, you only needed to ask.

Jax

A certain part of me is very interested in snuggling a certain part of you.

And I need help with the Times crossword today. Anything past Tuesday trips me up.

Preston

Yes to both.

But on the off chance there is actually coffee on the sheets, can you pretreat them? I’ll wash them when I get back tonight, but those sheets are really soft…

Jax

I can wash a set of sheets, Preston. Whether or not there was actually coffee, I’ll never tell.

After Senator Marsden’s press conference goes off the rails, Brandt dodges questions about his own political aspirations.

Jax

So, that was . . . something.

Preston

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Jax

I mean, the language was bad, and he probably shouldn’t yell. But he mostly stayed on message.

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