Capitol Promises by Rebecca Gallo

Author:Rebecca Gallo [Gallo, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-10T18:30:00+00:00

Jameson

I woke up to an empty bed, and that disappointed me. Since Inauguration Day, everything has essentially been on overdrive. We both had the morning free, and after a disastrous dinner last night, all I wanted to do was get lost in a heated round of what Georgie called “kiss and make-up sex.” But she was gone. So instead, I rolled out of bed and got ready for the day. Just because I had a rare morning free didn’t mean the world stopped turning.

I made my way down to the East Wing where Georgie was officially posted. I stopped just as I reached the threshold of her office. Edison’s confirmation. Shit. That was today. I didn’t need to confirm it, but I stepped into her office anyway. She wasn’t there.

“Is Maple on Capitol Hill?” I asked the Secret Service agent who constantly shadowed me.

“Yes sir. The first lady is attending Mr. Edison’s confirmation hearing.”

Storming out of her office, I headed for the West Wing.

I pulled out my cell phone and sent out a text to Sean, Elias, DeWayne, and Lewis and Jenkins.

ME: Situation room. 10 minutes.

I arrived first and tuned the televisions that were on constantly to the only news channel that televised congressional proceedings 24-7. And there she was, my fiancée, sitting behind Maxwell Edison. Not two or three rows back, or even in the back of the committee chamber, but front and center, directly behind him. And he was turned toward her; they were talking and smiling like the whole fucking world wasn’t watching.

“What’s happening?” DeWayne asked in a panic as he strolled into the room. “I wasn’t alerted to anything.”

“This. This is what’s fucking happening!” I pointed at the TV set as I shouted. Lewis and Jenkins walked in just as I sent the remote flying across the room.

“Whoa. Calm the fuck down, dude. Who bombed us now?” Sean was next to arrive and stopped right in front of the television just as Georgie reached out to rub Edison’s shoulder. “Never mind.”

“Is this seriously happening right now? Is my fiancée really sitting in a committee hearing with another man? I mean, fuck, they look like they’re flirting!”

The scene on the television sickened me. There was clearly a break in the hearing, otherwise they wouldn’t be talking and laughing with their heads bent toward each other intimately. I saw red the moment Maxwell Edison covered Georgie’s hand with his. It was too much for me.

“Why don’t you marry her already?” Sean’s blunt question shocked me out of my anger. I stared at him, confused.

“You’re acting like a jealous asshole right now, James. Why don’t you just haul her down to the Supreme Court and put a ring on her damn finger?”

I felt like everybody was always asking me that question. When was I going to marry Georgie? I knew she was constantly thinking about it too. After the chaos of the election, our marriage was probably expected. A wedding was just a distraction from the important work we were just beginning.

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