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And how I love the expressions on their faces as Matt leans forward into the mic at the podium at the end of the rooood job"

I laugh and he walks over, leans over to the little girl, and assures her, "She looks even " He takes the napkin fro

We look at each other over the children Both of us thinking there will be one of ours here before we know it

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Matt

"My intention to pass a carbon tax for all carbon e The very air we breathe has been polluted for years That’s not happening any my session with one of my advisors "There’s been an incident"

He leadsroom and turns on the TV

I watch Charlotte walk out of the Virginia elementary school to a crowd of reporters and fans, the Secret Service struggling to keep the area secure

A little boy tries to break through the security line He’s pushed back, falls, and the line breaks, the crowd engulfing Charlotte

I see her duck protectively over the little boy that fell, while Stacey fights to open up room to pull her out of there

"Where is she now?" My tone sounds , even to me

I lost my father--in the blink of a second

I see the pool of blood Hear the daain Feel the da into his speaker

"I want to see her when she gets in"

I head back to the Oval and stare down at ether as I try to breathe I’ll losehappens to her or our children I spot the FBI file for my father A reminder of how justice hasn’t been served to one out of hundreds of thousands of evildoers in this country I grab the file and toss it intocareless suddenly getting tomuch

Charlotte

Well, that wasn’t supposed to happen