One after the other, everybody disappears, leaving me to observe the mound of grime on prime of the picket field develop. I can’t bear to tear my eyes away. “My love,” I whisper.

I can’t do that. I can’t be with out my Kathryn. I don’t know the way, and I refuse to be taught.

When everyone seems to be gone and the one individuals left are the Secret Service brokers and me, I crouch by the opening.

“Child,” I whisper. “I’ve liked you for therefore lengthy that I don’t know learn how to cease.” My chin quivers and my eyes water. “I don’t wish to do that with out you.” I shut my eyes and decrease my chin. “I’m sorry, child. I’m sorry I used to be powerless and couldn’t enable you.” I cowl my head with my palms and burst into tears. “I’m sorry.” The tightness in my chest is cruel. All my despair is seeping uncontrollably out of my physique. “I’m sorry.” I fist my hand by means of my hair as I lastly crumble.

“I’ve obtained you,” Liam says by means of his personal heavy tears. His arms engulf me as I utterly lose it.

“She’s gone,” I say by means of the heavy tears. “She’s fucking gone.”

“I’ve obtained you, Bennett. I’ve obtained you,” he repeats.

My head is pounding whereas my throat thickens with all of the issues I by no means obtained to say to my spouse. “I don’t know if I can do that with out her.”

“We’ll get by means of it.”

I do know life is meant to go on.

However how?

11

BENNETT

THIRTEEN MONTHS LATER

“What a day,” I say to Liam. “Wanna come up for dinner?”

“I’ve no prior engagements, so hell, yeah, I do. Give me ten and I’ll be again.”

I acknowledge his request with a nod. “Jamie!” I name.

He’s in my workplace inside seconds. “Can I enable you, Mr. President?”

“I’m retiring for the night. It’s good to additionally. You’ve got exams subsequent week.” I pointedly look to him.

“Nothing will get previous you, sir,” Jamie says with a smile.

I cease packing my desk and look over to Jamie. “Tomorrow’s Friday. Don’t are available in to work.”

“What? Why?”

“As a result of that you must examine.”

“I’m doing effective, sir. I can do that.”

“I do know you possibly can, however I’m telling you, if I see you right here tomorrow, I gained’t be blissful.”

A small snicker escapes him. “Sure, sir.” He steps again towards the door. “Have evening.”

“You too.” Jamie exits my workplace and I end packing. By the point I’m executed, Liam nonetheless hasn’t returned. I stroll over to the door that results in Esther and Jamie’s workplace. Opening it I discover Jamie has already left. Esther’s packing her issues for the night.

She stops what she’s doing and appears over at me. “Mr. President, is there something I can do for you?”

“No, I used to be coming to let you know I’m heading as much as the residence.”

“Have evening, sir.”

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