The one phone left in the Cocoa Beach house was ringing. Tony was still depressed over Jeannie, so he let the answering machine get it. Since Jeannie was always home (or used to be), he didn't really need the phone gadget: but once he saw one on his favorite detective show, he had to have one.

After the greeting he heard a familiar Navy voice, "Tony, this is Les. What the hell! Get a copy of Hodaddie magazine, then call me back." Leaving Tony to wonder what a Hodaddie Magazine was.

Turns out, it was very easy to find Hodaddie at the local newsstand. It was a surfing magazine, which were plentiful on the east coast of Florida. The vendor looked strange at Tony when he bought it. When Tony saw the cover, he knew why Les called. The cover proclaimed "Surfing Legend Les Wingate to be Nelson's VP." Tony called Les and assured him he had nothing to do with this presidential fiasco. Les believed him without question, which made Tony examine his own actions.

Roger came over to Tony's house in a huff. "Les Wingate!" Roger shouted, obviously hearing the news, "not that I want to be Vice-President, but I would at least like to be asked."

Tony quietly said, "Rog, you know you'd be my first choice for VP. The thing is, you'd also be Jeannie's first choice for VP. The fact that Les was named tells me Jeannie was telling the truth, she wasn't behind this. I really don't care what this does to my career anymore. I just want Jeannie back. I am an ass, I should have believed her."

Upon hearing that, Jeannie popped in, "you mean that, Anthony?"

Roger took that as his cue to quietly exit.

Tony answered, "Of course I do, darling. I know we have a lot of trust issues to work on, but I'm willing to work with you."

"Are you willing to start now?" Jeannie asked, blinking

"Anything for you." Tony replied, expecting an ancient Persian marriage counselor. The familiar blonde that popped into the room surprised him.

"Hello," the analyst introduced herself, "I'm Dr. Joyce Brothers. How can I help?"

The three talked for hours. There would be future sessions, but the marriage got a much needed patch in the foundation.

When it was just Tony and Jeannie, Tony said, "It would be interesting to see what it would be like to be President." As soon as he said it, Tony realized that such thoughts are not better said out loud while in bed with a Jeannie. After Jeannie blinked, Tony half expected to be in the Lincoln Bedroom, but was relieved when the only change was the appearance of the past and future machine. The viewer allowed a person to observe the past and possible futures. Jeannie handed Tony a drachma.

"Thank you, my love," Tony said to the beauty next to him.

In the viewer, Tony saw an older version of himself in the oval office. He saw himself working with Russian and Chinese leaders. He also saw an older version of Roger in command of a manned exploration ship to Mars.

"Thank you Jeannie," Tony said, "that was nice."

Jeannie just smiled and replied, "That is simply our future, my darling"

Tony asked, "If I rewind this, can I see who was behind my presidential campaign?"

Jeannie answered, "Of course." Making Tony wonder why he didn't do that in the first place.

The next afternoon Colonel Anthony Nelson held a press conference at his Cocoa Beach home. Nelson was in a civilian suit with miniature astronaut wings adorning the lapel. Tony read a statement:

"Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen of the press. My wife and I would like to set the record straight on a rumor that has been spreading throughout the media. I am not, nor have I ever been a candidate for President of the United States. Les Wingate is holding a similar conference in Honolulu, but I assure you he is not a candidate for Vice President. I regret any embarrassment this has caused the President, the other candidates, the Air Force, and the Space Program. I have two young ladies that just flew in from Pismo Beach who will explain further."

Two stunning young women in their early 20's walked up to the mike, Roger started to duck into the crowd, "Hi, I'm Candy, and this is Brandy. Colonel Healey introduced us to Colonel Nelson and Captain Wingate. After hearing all the boring election talk, we thought it would be bitchin' to take some of our daddies' money and make Tony and Les the main dudes."

The press laughed. Roger wasn't sure what to think. He was glad he wasn't in the middle of it, but was kind of hurt that the girls didn't think of him as presidential material. He forgot all about it, though, when his name was at the top of the promotion list for O-6 (full colonel).

After Candy's statement, the inevitable question was asked, "So Colonel Nelson, does this mean you're not planning on entering politics?"

Tony Nelson's answer made all the papers and the evening news, "As a scientist and explorer, I deal in possibilities. I learn never to say never. I will assure the chain of command, though, that I will put any political aspirations on hold until after I have completed my military career."