Chapter 454

“That may have been too much information,” laughed Lisa. “It’s so good to be with family after spending a week in Washington being grilled by reporters and members of Congress, and I didn’t even require a vote of approval. Kate and Naomi have been through the ringer.”

“Yeah, we had a blast!” joked Kate. “The truth is I really did enjoy being able to respond honestly to all the questions and leave off the sugar coating. Gwen and Steve made it a lot easier when they told us to just tell the truth and not worry about politicians’ feelings. I may have taken it a little too far, but I’ll never sit still when anyone criticizes Our Queen and her Warrior!”

“I hope I wasn’t too frank with those senators,” added Naomi, “but I’ll be damned if I’ll let them say crap about President Hammer. The committees didn’t approve us, but the atmosphere in Washington when we left was different than I’ve ever experienced before. The folks back home in Small Town America are getting pissed. It’s