"No, no sir, that's quite all right,” she says while trying hard not to come off as perturbed.
"Kendra Norton. Norton Kendra. Well now, you ever get confused having two first names?” He slaps the desk now and a couple of the others laugh to break the tension ... Norton even throws in a chuckle in the attempt to keep things running smoothly. Everything is complimentary here. “Well the thing is...” This is the way it's done sir, they had assured him. The wife and kids have been escorted to some charity event, God knows where, so what is he worried about? “I'm sure you're familiar with our Coalition of the Willing, and how important it is to the security of our fine nation. The focus here is on the ‘willing’ part of it."
"I'm not sure I understand, sir.” Norton has a dinner date and hopes t
