Several brave fireman attempted to entire the house but were pushed back by the acrid smoke and the heat.Those neighbors had also alerted Max about th... situation who had then alerted Jared and Gloria. All three had then arrived on the scene about forty five minutes after the Fire Department had. By the time Jared, Gloria and Max got there the fire had pretty well gutted the whole house and was showing signs of finally submitting to the flow of water coming from the fire hoses.Within in ninety. Kat, old habits dying hard, couldn't help but speculate about the security setup. With all of the obvious visible security, how much more was hidden from view? She supposed that, as a business leader, a politician and an Agency honcho, the security wasn't necessarily overkill.The driveway was gated and on each side there was a pillar that was about two meters square and a meter taller than the stone wall on each side. It had a large, curved sign, stretching from pillar to pillar with "No. " He announced, "the president of the united states of America!"The crowd cheered as the president herself entered the stage, waving with a big white smile plastered over her face. She was young, well dressed and ruthlessly charismatic. "Hello Nova city!" She called out as the announcer handed her the microphone. "How are ya'll doing today!?" She asked, garnering a new round of applause and cheering from the assembled people."We are here today to celebrate someone very special. Someone who has. " He hesitated and then just decided to come out with it, "She a might bit younger than I am and I don't know how the family's gonna take it. The boys are still pretty loyal to their Mother. And I know Momma's not gonna like it one bit." Girl's old enough to drink, ain't she?" Well of course! She's not in high school, for heaven's sake." Then ta hell with 'em. If you like her and she likes you then that's all that matters." Thank you, Marcus. I appreciate that." 'Course you bring a black girl.