I winked at Lydia's secretary and barged in rescuing her. The President and her guest spun to face me as I strode in. Rhea remained outside with the handsome marine guarding the door. The sense of relief flooding from the POTUS was palatable to anyone. I turned to face her guest and he smiled despite his obvious irritation of being interrupted.

"Just the man I was wanting to see. Your boss has been avoiding me." The heavy-set man said frowning.

"She has a lot on her mind right now. Why don't you come back later?"

"Later, do you know how long it took to set up this meeting?" He said...