Page 63 of Forged By Sacrifice

“I think it matters more that you can show you love her. Real emotions. And like I said, that you’re both clean. You’re clean, right?”

“You know I am.”

“I know nothing about my brother’s dark side. I don’t want to know.”

“If you’re going to be my campaign manager, you’ll need to know.”

“Who said I’m going to be your campaign manager?” she tossed back.

“You’d trust my political career to someone we don’t know?”

“I may not be doing this that long.”

This made me pause in my harassment of her. “What?”

She zipped up her suitcase and stuck it on the floor by her bed. “I’m just not sure I want to continue doing this.”

“You’re really good at it.”

She nodded. “I am.”

“Conceited.”

“You said it; I just agreed.”

I laughed. “Why do you want to leave, and what would you do instead?”

“I don’t know. Maybe some brand imaging for a company or some celebrity.”

It didn’t escape me that she’d skipped answering my why, but sometimes with Dani, you had to give her time to tell you what she was thinking. She would, when she was ready, but if you kept demanding answers, she’d slam you back into oblivion—sort of like Georgie.

“Isn’t that just the same game with a different face?” I asked.

“Without the ugly side if I work for the right person.”

“Who would I have run my campaign?” I asked.

“Granddad.”

“He’s too old.”

“He does a great job for Guy.”

“But I need someone much more in touch with the millennials. You know they’re the largest growing demographic.”

“Are you planning a run for office sooner than I know about?” she asked, sitting on her bed.

“No. Not for at least two to four years.”

“Then we have years to figure it out.” She eyed me as I didn’t respond. “You know, Rob?Mac, your whole life has been about your eventual run for office. I wonder how many things you missed out on because you were too afraid that what you did or said would someday come back to haunt you.”

“This is about Georgie again.”

“No. Maybe. Sometimes finding the person who completes you is more important than any job you might have.”

“Is that really true, though, if you have a chance to change the world and don’t?”

“After working with me for a month, you should know that changing the world isn’t going to be that easy. It isn’t going to happen in a two-year Congress term. Or even a twenty-year Senate run.”

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