Chapter 280

Nadiya kissed Steve again and left with the Rosens. Once they were out of sight, Janice finally spoke. “You’ve had the sitting president, vice president, and all kinds of senators and members of congress visit you in the last week. Now what could well be the next president of the United States just stopped in! They all call you by your first name and treat you like a friend. Do you have any idea how amazing that is?”

“Don’t make too much out of it,” answered Steve. “We’re still the same people we always were. It’s nice to be friendly with important people, but being friends with people like both of you is the most satisfying feeling there is. We identify with folks that do their work and try to be good citizens. That’s most of the people in the country. Gwen and I are just two of many.”

“You really believe that, don’t you?” marveled Sybil. “In the short time we’ve been with you guys, we’ve seen enough to know that you’re no average couple! Everything you both do is bette