She took a deep breath and released it slowly, determined to be there for him the way he always was for her. So much of their life together had been about her—her job, her family, her needs. This was about him, and she was determined to support him in every possible way as he took on the role that would define his life—and hers, whether she wanted that or not.
“You can do this,” she told her reflection. “You can do it for him. You will do it for him.”
A soft knock on the door sounded.
Sam opened the door to him dressed in a navy-blue suit with faint pinstripes, a white dress shirt, a navy-blue-and-red-striped tie and an American flag pinned to his lapel. He looked handsome, sexy, competent and slightly petrified. The rest of the world would see the calm, cool, competent man he was under pressure. Only she would know how he really felt.
“You look beautiful,” he said softly, aware of ears all around as the Secret Service hovered nearby.
“Funny, I was just thinking the same about you.” Flattening her hands on his lapels, she looked up at him. “Is Scotty ready?”
He nodded.
“Are you?”
“As ready as I’ll ever be.”
She slid her hands down his arms and took hold of his hands, giving a gentle squeeze. “Then let’s get going.”
“Before we go, I just want say… You certainly didn’t sign on for this.”
She went up on tiptoes to kiss him. “I signed on for you, come what may.”
“But this…”
“This will turn out to be our greatest adventure yet.” She wasn’t sure she believed that herself, but she needed him to believe it. “I love you, and I’m right here with you. Always.”
“That’s all I need to know.”
“Let’s do this thing.”
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