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Hayden shrugged "She’s good at her job, but so annoying After she got that intervieith the President, faht to her head She acts like everyone should treat her like a queen now"
"She kind of is a queen"
"And that’s exactly why she acts like it!"
Liz didn’t know Calleigh well enough to coy blonde walked onto the stage A series of flashes went off as the reporters adjusted their ca that was about to happen
"Was it leaked as to what he’s speaking about?" Liz whispered into Hayden’s ear
He shook his head slowly, never taking his eyes or caot the buzz about it yesterday e," Liz said She watched the blonde’s heels as she walked across the carpeted floor
She was beautiful, almost unnaturally so, definitely unfairly so Liz was happy to be on the shorter side e And Liz had always thought she was above average in the looks departhted in the suh cheekbones, but her athletic build was far froe
"Thank y’all for co at the crowd of caton, Senator Maxwell’s press secretary He is only available for a short while, but he will be taking questions at the end Please keep them to a minimum The Senator will be out in a an speaking at once The idea of actually getting an answer out of the State Senator was a real treat His father had always kept the faht-lipped Speculation circulated that it was because they had secrets to hide, but with thirty years of service in public office the Senator had a clean slate They were a model family, and no one was surprised when Brady Maxwell III followed in his father’s footsteps It was a logical step for hiet a question in?" Liz asked She edged forward in the crowd as it moved inward in anticipation
"Zero," Haydenhis hand on her hip so as not to lose her as the crowd heaved forward Liz felt her side war into hied her forward
Liz followed his lead and nudged her way deeper into the cloud of reporters One wolare as she pushed past her, but Liz paid her no mind Once she reached the best position she could stand in, she stopped and waited for the Senator to co islation that would e students who ree She knew that he was pushing these et, but it ca anyone could ever offer Senator Maxwell had received a great education at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, because his parents could afford it and he happened to be an exemplary basketball player, but not everyone else had those benefits Tuition hikes after his budget cuts only exacerbated the problem
And she hadn’t heard a sufficient answer as to why he had allowed the cuts to education funding, even encouraged this to happen The only reasonable explanation she could consider was that he had kept certain -time donors benefited from and had cut education tohe truly cared about, as a politician, was thehis way…just like e, and Liz’s mind went blank
She had seen a picture of him Dozens, in fact Probably more than that What kind of reporter would she be if she hadn’t?
She kneas young It was hugely controversial in his previous state elections that he had beaten two incue But attractive? No, not attractive--gorgeous…breathtaking…delicious She tried to stop her brain fro, but damn, pictures did not do him justice
She wasn’t certain why, but the ease of his stride stood out to her He carried himself confidently in a damn sexy black three-piece suit He had the air of someone who didn’t have to take what he wanted, but was instead handed it on a silver platter His dark hair was cropped short and spiked in the front, and his intense brown eyes surveyed the crowded room as if he were here to accept an award He s for the inevitable photo op and adjusted his red-white-and-blue tie knotted at the top of his crisp white button-down He was freshly shaven, accentuating his chiseled cheekbones and strong jawline, and ever-looked the part of the young State Senator he was
As bulbs flashed in all directions, Liz stared up at the Senator, rooted in place No wonder he had won election over previous incumbents He could just walk into a roonizable, considering he shared the sa when he had that body and charraphics on the election were 95 percent wo out here for this last-minute press conference," Senator Maxwell spoke powerfully into theyou in, et enough
"Liz, are you getting this?" Hayden asked, brushing against her shoulder and jarring her out of her daydreams
"Yeah, sorry," she murmured She fiddled with the recorder until the red button blinked, and tried to reorient herself
"I know you are all wondering why I decided to come before you, here in Wake County, on this lovely Saturday afternoon" He leaned forward against the podium "Let me tell you a story first…"