
LOOK AT HIS FACE. THEY’RE SO IN LOVE.

DONNA: “Heimlich Beckengruber on The Art and Artistry of Alpine Skiing.”
JOSH: It’s got a molted calf cover and original drab boards.
DONNA: I don’t know what to say.
JOSH: I wrote a note inside…Donna, don’t get emotional. Donna, don’t get… let’s try and maintain some kind of…
DONNA: You see!? You spend most of our time being, you know, you. Then you write something like this to me. Thank you.
JOSH: I meant it.
DONNA: Skis would have killed you?
JOSH: Yeah.

Josh walks into the operating room where Donna is lying on a gurney and is prepped for surgery after some complications. Josh walks over to her side.
JOSH: I just talked to the doctor, they said it’s no big deal.
Donna writes something on a pad of paper and shows it to Josh. It says “NICE HAT”.
JOSH: Yeah. Stylish, huh. They tell you what they’re going to do?
She nods her head.
JOSH: It’s gonna be a snap.
She again writes on the pad and shows it to Josh. This time it says “SCARED”.
JOSH: Yeah. Don’t be. You’re going to be fine, okay?
DOCTOR: Okay, Donna, here we go.
The West Wing, NSF Thurmont, Season 6 Episode 1.