His First Lady
He must cover his phone with his hand, because his voice suddenly sounds very far away as he says, “If you’ll excuse me for a moment.”
I listen to the idle chatter of the people around him as he walks. I don’t catch more than a few words here and there, not enough to formulate anything meaningful, but from the language used, I can tell this must be some kind of donor meetup. High society types tend to have that same patronizing laugh.
When the noise suddenly clears, I know he’s stepped out onto the balcony. “Alright, Esther,” he says. “Talk to me.”
“I shouldn’t have called,” I say at once. I’ve held it in this whole time and now it’s bubbling out of me.