The President was to retire from office, soon and her wanted Vice President Brownbock to be elected to succeed him. They got their heads together and ...ecided the ticket needed a young, fresh faced, outsider to draw voters who were not traditionally going to vote for Sam.“Once they announced that I was going on the ticket with Sam, the screaming and shrieking started. There had been several attempts on my life, but none got close. The increased secret service protection created an even tighter. .. You must understand that Ruth and I have a very close, open and honest relationship. We are more like best friends than mother and daughter. We tell each other everything and have no secrets."I looked at her and swallowed, "Everything?" I asked, a little hesitantly."Everything Sam. So," Kate continued, "I made a suggestion to Ruth last night. She's happy with it, so I'm going to put the same to you." Er..., okay," I mumbled, wondering where this was heading."When I married Ruth's father, I. God only knows, he might be on his way to the MP's now," Chet said nervously."I've got a trump card," Anna said, smiling slyly at the chaplain and pointing towards the bathroom."I don't understand," Chet said."You forget. Commander Golden is Paul's commanding officer. He's in this as much as we are. Maybe Paul will have different ideas about telling everybody everything when he finds out that Marv's involved," Anna said thoughtfully."I'm sure willing to give it a try," Marv commented from the. It was not where Shane lived, but one of his bachelor buddies. I took the elevator to the third floor. Obviously, poker night was drinking night too. Before long, it became poke her night."Shit," one of the guys gushed at the poker table when I walked in. "Shane, I thought you called your wife to join us like last time. Looks like you have been patrolling a new area." Shane and the others laughed. I wasn't amused.At first there was a lot of kidding around, joking and playfulness. I was the.