After Gerald Johannsen, Jr. was born, Phoebe and Gerald was noticing something different about Helga and Arnold. A couple married for 15 years was not the happy couple they usually were. Ever since Arnold became vice president, he hasn't spent much time with Helga. Two weeks later, Arnold told Gerald, "I'm considering filing for divorce." At first, Gerald thought it was a joke. But as he saw Arnold and Helga's marriage withering away day by day. This was concerning not only him. It was concerning Phoebe, too.
During the 21 years the were married, Gerald and Phoebe saw a happier Arnold and Helga. When they were kids, Helga was neglected by her parents. One day, when Helga was 4, she had walked to preschool on a rainy day alone, unnoticed to her parents. When Arnold helped her, she thought he was the only person who cared about her.
But when Arnold got into politics, the sky was starting to fall with their marriage. With him focusing on Washington ΒΌ of the time, Helga thought politics were consuming Arnold. When he ran for Indiana's 1st congressional district, he won by 1 point. When he ran for a 2nd term, he lost by 2 points. He didn't stop there, though. He won 2 terms as governor of Indiana. He was nominated for vice president with on Hillary Clinton's ticket by a whisker. After winning in a landslide, he was calling every supporter that voted for the ticket. Literally. When he went home, he would go straight to the room and prepare for congress. Every night that would happen. The same with being vice president.
Gerald and Phoebe came up with a plan. They would call them both to their favorite restraunt, Chez Pierre. They had their 1st date there. They would get them together to talk. Hopefully, they could get their marriage back on track. There was one question in their head:
Would their plan work or backfire?