Love Child

32- Vintage

** Early update because I'm going on vacation

It will lap and scratch
As I swallow it down;
And I shall feel it as a serpent of fire,
Coiling and twisting in my belly.
His snortings will rise to my head,
And I shall be hot, and laugh,
Forgetting that I have ever known a woman.
-Amy Lowell, Vintage

When the gala comes around, I pull up to the front of the convention center wearing a dress that looks slightly metallic with a rose gold color. It's short, but not too short. It's a dress that I'd wear to a fancy dinner with a client, or to a fancy event. I pair it with my strappy stilettos because I didn't want to go out and buy a new outfit for this event. I'm pretty sure that it's going to be an awful night anyway.

I did do my makeup, I even decided to color in my eyebrows. It's been over a week since I've gotten so dressed up and it feels nice. Even if I'm not going to be in the sex industry anymore, I think that I'll have to find reasons to go out and get dressed up because I really do enjoy it.

Once in the busy room where the gala is being held, I make sure that I have a Bluetooth in my ear just in case somebody is calling Harrison or needs to get ahold of him. I also have his schedule downloaded onto my phone, so I'm ready to go. At 8 o'clock, he has an hour cut out of his schedule to spend some time with his family which is cute and all, but I'm dreading that. I think that maybe, I'll take my break during that hour since he won't need anything from me while he spends time with his wife and Micah.

The first part of the night was a dinner but because Harrison didn't need me to keep him on schedule during that dinner, I decided to just come afterward and eat at home instead. I figured that it would be easier that way since Harrison most definitely ate at a table with Micah, and I'm going to spend most of this night trying to avoid him.

I'm getting into the large crowded room just as dinner has wrapped up, and I see Harrison still with his family by their table. I have to do my job, so I just suck it up and make my way over to them.

"Senator Williams," I get his attention, looking directly at Harrison without even looking over at Micah. I can tell that he's wearing a nice suit and I bet he looks so handsome in it. "You have five minutes until your discussion on natural resources with the chairman of the National Wildlife Federation."

"Good evening, Eleanor," Harrison greets me and then turns toward his wife and son. "Looks like I have to go suck up to important people now, but I'll meet back up with you guys later."

"Have fun. Good luck," His wife, who I remember is named Erin, kisses his cheek before we walk away from his family.

"Alright, this is Dr. Hernandez, right?" Harrison asks me while we're walking.

"Yes," I confirm as I'm checking my notes because I have done a bit of research on all of the people that he is speaking with tonight. "He doesn't think that you're doing enough to stop deforestation."

"Okay, this one is easy, we're starting the night off well," He tells me. When we get to Dr. Hernandez's table, he seems excited to be seeing Harrison approaching so that they can discuss the issues.

I can definitely see where Micah gets his charisma from because everybody obviously loves Harrison. He's just so friendly and easy to talk to. He just makes you feel like you matter, and that you are really important to him. I'm sure that it's how he won his campaign for senator in Oregon. But the difference between Harrison and most of the politicians is that it isn't just politics for him. I think that he really legitimately cares about all of these issues, and about the people who are affected by them.

I make sure that he stays on schedule and we walk through the busy gala talking to business owners, environmentalists, and activists. All of them have some specific issue that they want to talk to Harrison about, and he listens to all of them.