CHAPTER 41
VICTOR
“Sweetheart?” Victor called.
“Yes?” Taylor answered from the bathroom.
“Will you have dinner with me?”
Taylor stuck her head out of the bathroom door. “You have time for a dinner date?”
Victor smiled. “I made time.”
Taylor raised a brow. “Is that right?”
“That’s right, baby,” Victor confirmed with a grin.
“You must be some kind of boss,” his wife teased.
“The biggest boss!” Victor blustered, quoting Rick Ross.
Taylor threw her head back and laughed. “Cut it out! The hell you know ‘bout that?”
Victor walked over to Taylor and grabbed her chin. “You’d be surprised what I know.” He kissed her lips and turned to leave. “Be ready at 7,” he told her before leaving the bedroom.
He entered the living room of his hotel suite and looked around at his team. On a day-to-day basis, his life was chaos. He was never alone. There was always someone to see and something to do.
If Victor sat down and really thought about what he was doing, he would have to admit to himself that being President of the United States had never been his dream. It was his father’s. And he was weeks away from making his father’s dream come true. Truth be told, beyond making his dad proud, Victor wasn’t exactly sure what his dreams were.
“Governor, you have an early rally in Indianapolis tomorrow. We’re wheels up at 4AM,” Renee informed.
“Make it 6,” Kena overrode. “The governor has plans tonight.”
Victor winked at his assistant and walked over to the corner where someone had arranged a coffee corner.
“I have your coffee here,” Kena called from the sofa.
Victor crossed the room and joined her on the sofa. “Thank you.”
Renee and Nate were huddled in the corner discussing something that appeared to cause them both discomfort.
“What’s the word?” Victor questioned.
Renee and Nate gave each other knowing glares before turning to face him. “The good news, Governor, is the polls got you 5 points ahead in Ohio, Georgia, and Texas,” Nate reported.
Victor raised a brow. “Well, that’s to be expected. Those are all republican states.”
“Yes, but Georgia flipped blue in the last election,” Renee countered. “Of course, that was a result of the last republican candidate.”
Victor nodded. “Of course. And?”
“You’re 3 points ahead in Iowa, New Hampshire, and Illinois.”
Victor inhaled a sharp breath. “Illinois?”
Nate nodded. “Yes, believe it or not, Governor. You’re polling unusually high in Illinois.
Even though he was the governor of the state, Victor knew very well that Republican presidential candidates didn’t do well in Illinois.
