Chapter Five
Acceptance
Excerpt from the novel Meltdown ©1998
Dinner had finally wrapped up, a sumptuous if curious affair with the President, First Lady, Dave Woods, Melyssa, and Staff Sergeant O’Brien – the last included by Dave’s specific insistence.
The two ladies present had looked smashingly elegant, in a slinky dress and sober pants suit respectively, while the president’s tailored appearance was as flawless as the momentous press conference just past demanded. By contrast, Kurt and the others still wore the tattered, rumpled, effluent garments they’d donned three days ago prior to heading innocently off to work.
Both the clothes and men had seen some damage since then. But the president had insisted that no amount of finery could be more honorable or appropriate. Charming an
