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“Congratulations, Mr President,” another senator says, shaking Austin’s hand heartily and then turning to shake mine It’s been like this for the past 20 minutes, since we strolled inside the room that an army of senators, aides, pundits and what have you, have lined up to congratulate Austin on his terrific perfor by the way so, you’d say that the Presidential elections are just going to be a formality, one to open the way into four more years of Austin as President
More than just a great success for Austin, the Town Hall was a kick in the balls for Walker Austin wiped the floor with Walker’s reputation and, after his little stunt of giving Walker’s phone number to the audience, I’ve heard that all of his staff has been buried under all the calls they’re receiving The e Austin’s nickname from President Player to President Prankster
Giving Austin a moment of privacy with one of the senators, I step to the side and accept a flute of chaainst one of the walls at the end of the ballroo him from a distance
I can hardly believe that, just a feeeks ago, I felt nothing but disdain toward Austin And now look atproud of my man And, yeah, I said s for Austin, but it happened At first I thought it was just lust and desire, a physical craving that so me feel all confused, but I quickly realized that it was more than just that
And now, looking at hi the room, I can’t help but feel proud that I’m his fiancée I know… I’ a deep breath, I try to push all these feelings to the back of my mind, after all, I have a job to do
Finishing with the senator, Austinline of people still expecting a personal word from the President
“This is going well, isn’t it?” he asksaround the room with a confident smile
“It’s going perfectly,” I reply, keepingto hi Austin, but so way And, trustI’ve learned how to do, it’s how to read people I guess that the talents that helpedin handy now
“But it’s going to be even et out of here,” he whispers offhandedly, his words barely audible
“Oh, why’s that?” I reply in the saue between my lips It’s not like I need him to say itbut I want him to
“Celebrating here is fine … but I want to do a celebration of our own once we get home A naked kind of celebration”
“You’re in luck“ I whisper teasingly, offering hirin “I’ve already sa
ved us so for an explanation, and I just s under this gown…”
“Jesus,” he ne and downing the whole thing at once “You keep saying stuff like that and Iyou in front of all these people”
“Doesn’t sound so bad,” I laugh, but I quickly shut up as a tall h the double doors of the ballrooh I’ve never hih times on TV to knoho he is