Eight Votes Short
By Suzi Chase
6/29/15
https://www.susans.org/2015/06/29/eight-votes-short/
"What do you think the speaker wants?" Governor Whitehead turns toward Eric who is shuffling through pages on the leather couch in his spacious office.
Eric shakes his head without looking up. "Could be anything."
Whitehead frowns, his furrowed cheeks gathering around pursed lips. "I don't like it. If the speaker of the assembly wants to talk to me, she should at least tell me what it's about. We shouldn't put up with it."