”He returned to his office, smiling ruefully at the pile of folders on his desk, he sat down and began to attack them.At eight he made his way to th... mess to grab a sandwich, returning to the office afterwards. At eleven he turned off the light and locked the door before climbing the stairs to his room. He removed the laptop from its case, hooking it up.Within seconds her face filled the screen.“Hello darling how are you?” she said.He looked at her face, her auburn hair the way it curled. I do know this: I love you two more than life itself, and there is literally nothing and no one more important to me. I had sex with Todd, and I might have developed incestuous feelings for him. I think I just want that for you too, sweetie. I want to be in love with you both to some degree. Would that be okay?" Are you saying that you want to have sex with us again, or just one of us at a time?" Will you hate me if I answer 'Yes.' to that question?" No, Mommy," she responded, wrapping her arms. ”“Are you saying that if China attacks us, that we’ll respond?”“I’m saying that if anyone kills an American, we’ll respond without restraint to make sure that the guilty party is punished,” President Archer answered.To say that China was puzzled by his answer would be an understatement. They had expected some sort of significant reaction. They had expected a little saber rattling. There had even been a chance that he would have sent a diplomat to discuss the matter. To be ignored was just. It was the soul-crushing boredom of suburbia. He could only take so many nights of eating at chain restaurants and sneaking into the local parks to smoke and drink with his friends before he wanted to pull his hair out. And now here he was, back again. His planned summer internship had fallen through so he drove back home with no plan. Maybe he could pick up shifts at the burger joint again? James sighed at the realization that working at his old part time job was one of the more exciting.