44
Kee looked up as Archie set his tray down on the table. He looked hammered. Moving slowly as he climbed over the bench. He didn’t take his food off his tray.
“How is it that you look as perky and stunning as always?” His voice sounded as tired as he looked. And still he complimented her. The man was so sweet.
Kee felt wide awake and completely frustrated.
First, she couldn’t get over the fact that she’d talked to the President. The Commander in Chief himself. That stupid old line of, You’ve come a long way baby, kept rattling through her head. She didn’t know where it came from, something her mother used to say as she shot up, but absolutely true. Eight years ago, she’d been a grunt in Army basic training. And only minutes ago she’d ended a conference call with the President of the
