Chapter 223

“We can’t go to an affair like this without family, can we? I asked for a table to be reserved for us,” replied Steve. “Jordan, Charlie, Charlotte, Billy, Lisa, Jason, Kate, Ashley and your folks are all on the list. Tell your dad he’ll have to rent another tux.”

“Billy and I get to go?” asked a stunned Charlotte. “I can’t believe they’d let you bring nobodies like us to a state dinner! In Moscow? This is awesome!”

“Don’t make too much out of it. There are hundreds of people at these things and a lot of them are there for the simple reason that they donate a lot of money to various campaigns. Some of them even get to go to Moscow. If we bump a couple lobbyists off the list, big deal. You and Billy will be voting for the next fifty years, so it would be nice to meet some of the people asking for your support. There’ll be at least fifty Americans at the dinner, not counting us.”

“That was really nice of you to include my family. That’s one of the reasons I love you s