Chapter 8THE PRESIDENT HAD ordered all election results to be held until Friday at noon. Ashley had portalled Jane to her parents, and had only stopped by for a few minutes the evening prior. Although the parade of visitors had kept TJ happy, Fritz had no interest in company for himself. He wanted to see Linda. He had called daily but left no messages. Even Emily had answered only once, said she couldn't talk but would call him back. She hadn't.
Taking his time on the stairs, the only noise came from the kitchen. He intended to check the election outcome. So much of the past month, the past year, revolved around the outcome. He stared out the window at a squirrel looking in. A wind gust sent the squirrel closer to the tree trunk. He skittered around the trunk when Martha handed Fritz a cu
