Chapter 01 - Beginnings
Caroline Mackay was sitting in the conference room of the new office, which she had opened only yesterday. She was a bit anxious and with nobody else around could relieve some of the tension by tapping her fingers on the conference table. She knew she would have to unwind some for the conversation that would soon ensue. She took a few deep breaths to try to calm down. Then she heard a buzzer that indicated somebody was at the office door. Caroline arose to greet the visitor. Upon opening the door the woman facing Caroline didn’t say a word but instead opened her arms and gave a great big hug. Caroline hugged her back. It was Jacqueline Holmes, a good friend from college. Those that knew her called her Jackie. Caroline and Jackie met in an upper level political science course they both took as sophomores. Everyone else in the class was either a junior or a senior. And, since they seemed to think along the same lines, they soon began having conversations outside of class that...