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Then I call Kayla

"I’ve been trying to contact you!"

"I was on the line with od!" she says

"I know, I know!" I say, giddy, looking atIt’s a pear-shaped dia its sides, and it’s so stunning I can barely look at it without feelingthe president of the United States," she declares

"Yes," I say

"You’represident of the United States," she repeats, disbelieving

"I’hing

"He’s liketheyou, and you’re roan "Make sense for a minute You can’t be all awestruck when you stand by me at the altar as h "It’s going to be a speedy wedding When Matt told reporters he wanted to "

"So when is it?"

"As soon as we can It’ll takeready, but--"

"A od!" she cries "I’m in" Her voice breaks "Charlotte, I’ht Sam would propose first and that you’d be sort of heartbroken because you still hadn’t found a guy of your own Now look at you!"

We laugh, and we reer, and both proot married and moved across the continent, or beca up, I take calls from Alan and Mark, both of whom sound sort of mind-blown and a little sore about it, and then from twelve more friends, a etown friends

The news travels fast--especially considering it’s on every website Clarissa showsas ecstatic as the rest of the White House is, and I’ve been hugging the staff entle presences inat the White House!

Say Hello to the First Fa as the undisputed superpower of the world, President Haet wed--to his FLOTUS!

Condolences to the women out there: The most coveted bachelor in the world, our very own President Hamilton, is to be a bachelor nothe White House press corps, all of ant to know

Within a matter of hours, the excitement in DC is palpable in the air, as palpable as the incoo White House wedding in 1886, there’s finally another presidential wedding taking place--and even the international press is reporting on the news

We’ve been receiving calls nonstop

"Vogue wants to feature you and the president on the cover of their April issue"

"Vera Wang wants to design your wedding dress"

"The designer of the yellow outfit you wore on the Today Show? He called to say he sold out of the outfit and got orders frons and is sending a huge congratulations on the wedding"