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confirm she is human and that she doesn’t intend to harm the President. Unless I touched her,” he said, holding up his gloved hands, “I wouldn’t have been able to detect the drug in her system. There was no reason to lay a hand on her.”
    “And since we are unsure if a baby is involved, we don’t want to compel her to forget her relationship with the man — at least not until we know for sure,” Sulie said.
    “We compelled her not to speak to the press.” Raymond finished his beer and set the glass down on the table. “The President is aware of the possibility of a pregnancy and has severed ties with the woman, although he does still harbor feelings for her. Right now he is trying to foster a more husbandly and parental appearance in case a leaked announcement comes out in the next few weeks.” He took a deep breath. “Honestly, we don’t know who else is aware of the relationship, and many times the news is leaked by someone other than the mistress. We understand the First Lady suspects nothing, and the President is doing his best to keep the facts hidden from her and their teenage daughter. Which is why he recently scheduled vacation time for the family at Camp David in a few weeks, and did this trip to visit the kids at the local school,” Raymond explained.
    It all made sense to William. Something did feel odd about the school trip, and now he understood. He just never would have guessed the real reason. After a moment’s pause, he said, “The President doesn’t understand how lucky he is, and he’s just pissing away the best thing in his life.”
    Playing with the paper coaster nearest him, William thought about the First Lady. She was a good woman and always supportive. Her charity work alone had always impressed him, although her charities of choice had been more geared towards saving helpless and abused animals. Upon reflection, her recent support of UNICEF and their cause to help children now made sense. She too busied herself painting a domestic, parental picture of her marriage with the President, probably because her husband’s staff asked her to without telling her the real reasons why. Most likely, his staff lied and told her he needed to appear more family oriented towards her and their own child.
    She would do anything for her husband.
    William wished he could find someone half as decent as the First Lady to be his wife. His bed never remained empty for long, but his heart had always been vacant — as well as any cribs and nurseries. His thoughts now focused on his meeting with Ms. Jackie Pearlman from earlier that day. Her body, her passion, her beauty….
    William felt self–conscious. His friend Raymond stared at him, and he didn’t understand why.
    “No,” Raymond said directly to him. “Don’t put yourself through this again.”
    God, he couldn't keep anything a secret. Why did his boss always have to pick up on the smallest things. “I don’t know what you’re talking about…,” William began.
    “You know,” Raymond said. “I can feel your mental patterns as well as hear your thoughts. You’re thinking of asking some pretty teacher out.”
    William tossed the coaster aside. He knew better than to try to cover up his feelings. Raymond could read mental patterns of both humans and vampires by just being near them. If he sat near a vampire, he could even read their thoughts. William bit his lip and tried to think of something to say.
    “God. Let’s not go through this again.” Sterling rolled his eyes. “I suspected your interest in that teacher when you asked me to place her in the handshake spot for the President,” Sterling said. “A few years ago, I had to help you compel one scared human woman out of the bathroom after you confessed your true nature to her.”
    William looked away. “That was a long time ago.”
    “We go through this every year or so,” Raymond chided.
    Sulie looked from one vamp to the other. “What are you talking about?” She