Genny had always wanted to see the inside of the White House, especially at Christmas. From the outside there were no great displays, no grand dressing of decorations. Perhaps, it was the woman’s role to decorate the White House. But the First Lady had died in that tragic helicopter accident two years ago, not even spending an entire year in the White House. Katherine Matthews had never had a chance to decorate a single Christmas. That was a great sadness, on top of all the others.
Still, Genny would be terribly disappointed if she found it wasn’t decorated on her first, and probably only, visit here.
It had been sweet of the President to invite her. But even if she were to trust that he had no ulterior motive, what possible reason could she have to be involved in any way with such a man
