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"stunned when President Hamilton kissed the first lady on the dance floor White House press has been asking the question on everyone’s ’s press conference Is President Ha Miss Charlotte Wells? The official stance of the White House is yes"

It’s all over I got a hundred calls today Alan called too, his disappoint he oncethe president of the United States?"

Kayla: "I could have died when I saw the photo! I’! Charlotte! Tell !"

And my mother: "I don’t knohat to say Your father and I" She sounded teary "You love him?"

"You know the answer to that, Mom Why else would I be here? I wouldn’t ever have drea if it weren’t attached to Matthew"

"Then that’s all that h of it Not the public, not our friends and fao, sir!"

They absolutely cannot get enough of the story

Matthew turns off the TV as he hits the bed, where I lie in wait--so ready, so anxious, gravitating toward him as he reaches out with one powerful arm

I can feel it--the electricity between us, the connection too strong to deny, always there, crackling, whipping around us, tugging us closer and closer yet never close enough

We make fierce love He tells me how beautiful I am, how special, howin the aftermath, when there’s a knock on the door

Matt leaps out of bed and slips into his slacks

"Mr President" It’s Dale Coin’s voice

Matt swings the door open and I pull the sheets up, rim look on Dale’s face

"There’s been a situation Six of our crew e in Syria"

Fro look at in, just not knohat to say

His eyes meet mine harshly as he slips on his shirt

A knife of pain and concern for our people gets trapped in et dressed quickly and head to my own bedroom, where I pace, pace, pace--and pray

I see it on the news

The harsh reality of every catastrophe that happens to the United States of America too close now So close So real

These are our people My country attacked My guy

This being first lady isn’t just the interviews, the pretty dresses It’s everything else

I’m not sure I’m prepared That the little bubble of a perfect life hter prepared me for this--to live this so closely