Chapter 2
"Want a glass of wine?" The President and First Lady were relaxing. It had been only an hour since take-off, and both were totally exhausted.
"Sure. White, please."
While Jed was pouring Abbey some wine and fixing him a scotch, he realized that the last meal they had eaten was over six hours ago. "I'm hungry. Want a sandwich?"
"Nope. I just want to take a shower and go to bed. I think I'll sleep most of the trip. What about you?"
"I'm tired. But hungry as well. Why don't you get changed and I'll be back shortly. I'll have the steward fix me a quick ham sandwich."
"Don't stay away too long. I don't think I can stay up very much longer."
"I understand completely. This was such a successful trip that I'm still kind of pumped but exhausted at the same time. I'll probably crash shortly myself. We accomplished so much on this trip. And your presence meant a great deal. "
Abbey got up and started stripping off her designer suit. All she wanted was some fuzzy pajamas and crisp sheets. Jed could stay up as long as he wanted to. Tonight, she wasn't going to wait for him.
"Thanks. I felt good about this trip too. But I'm so tired." She walked over to where Jed was standing and hugged her husband. Leaning up to give him a kiss, she continued, "Good night, Jed. I'll probably be asleep when you get back. Don't get too tired."
"You know I won't." Jed kissed her goodnight and left the bedroom. He went to look for a steward and that ham sandwich.
"Yeah, right." Abbey just shook her head and headed toward the bathroom.