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“Sort of, last time wasn’t so much a meeting and more trespassing,” Ben said. “This is what you wanted.”
“I want the bill passed,” Liv said, tapping her foot.
“Well, this is the first step,” Steph said, hugging her. “I’m so proud of you.”
“You can congratulate me when I get the bill passed.”
“He is amazing, Liv,” Ben said. “You used to be a fan.”
“Until I met him. You know what they say: never meet your heroes.”
“Well, I find his story super inspiring,” Steph said. “Growing up in foster care and being adopted by his brother when their foster mother died.”
“With all six of his other siblings,” Ben added. “I know his older brother, James...President Sterling gets all the credit for adopting and raising his siblings, but Will was a big part of it too.”
“Yeah, from all the stories I’ve read, Senator Sterling was a teenager at the time, and he helped raise his siblings, got a job, and went to school to help keep them afloat,” Steph said.
“Well, I guess he’s forgotten his roots because he’s a pompous ass,” Liv said.
“I don’t think he’s going to help you with that attitude,” Steph said.
Liv crossed her arms over her chest.
“Fine,” she said through gritted teeth. “I’ll be nice. I promise.”
—
The next morning, Livwaited outside Senator Sterling’s office. Her knee bounced, and she fiddled with her hair.
“Liv,” Marissa said.
“Yes.”
“Senator Sterling can see you now.”
When Liv walked into Will’s office, he inhaled sharply. Unlike last time when she was wearing an old t-shirt and ripped jeans, today Liv was wearing a form-fitting black dress and heels. Her legs looked impossibly long. Will quickly averted his eyes.
Had her eyes been that green last time?
“Olivia - or do you prefer to be called Liv?” Will said, holding out his hand.
“Liv is fine,” she said, shaking his hand. A warmth spread throughout his body as their hands touched.
“Please sit,” he said, motioning for a chair. “You don’t have to sit on the floor this time.”
‘I left my handcuffs at home,” she said.
He shifted uncomfortably and cleared his throat. “For the best.”
She nodded.
“Thank you for coming in,” he said. “You’ve run quite a social media campaign.”
“Thank you,” she said, sitting up straight with her head held high. “I hope this has motivated you to work on the clean water initiative. Carson has gotten the most attention recently, but BV90 is being used across the country and spreading in our water supply.”
“That’s why I asked you here today,” he said, leaning back in his chair.
She sat up even straighter.
