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motivated.”
    “Isn’t everything?”
    Courtney smiled. “You should come by the RNC later. I’m working on the Tyler Chase campaign. We could use some more bodies. Plus, I’ll let you take a look at my notes on the Keating Five.”
    It was exactly what Juliette had hoped for. Though she would have preferred to avoid the Chase campaign altogether. “I don’t know.” She hesitated, not wanting to act too eager at the invitation. It was important to let Courtney believe working at the campaign was entirely her idea.
    “Why not? If you tell Hagney you’re an intern on the campaign, you can probably skip class completely. And everyone knows his class is pointless.”
    “Yeah, but I’m sure Senator Chase has other, more qualified people to work on his campaign.”
    “Nonsense. He’s relying upon the college vote, which means college volunteers working on his campaign are invaluable. Plus he’s the youngest U.S. Senator in office. The last person to get elected as a U.S. Senator this young went on to become Vice President of the United States. How can you pass up a chance like that?”
    Courtney was right about one thing. Juliette couldn’t pass up the opportunity to work for Tyler Chase, not if it meant she got an all access pass to Courtney Anderson.

Chapter 7: The Campaign Stop
    For the next two weeks Juliette did an impeccable job of avoiding Senator Chase at all costs. Which wasn’t easy when she worked for the man’s re-election campaign. Then Courtney called her late Saturday night after coming down with a horrendous case of food poisoning, and begged her to accompany Winston and Tyler on their media blitz across the state. Apparently she had lined up six live TV interviews with local anchors in key media markets. Their opponent, Robertson, had already confirmed his interview slots and there was no way the Senator could back out.
    “I still don’t understand how that makes me essential?” Juliette moaned. “I’m sure Tyler and Winston can manage just fine without me.”
    “No. Tyler gets anxious on camera. He needs someone to calm him down, keep him from getting all worked up.”
    “Isn’t that what Winston is for?”
    Courtney sighed. “Think of it as good cop, bad cop. Winston has to be the bad cop. He has to be brutally honest with Tyler to ensure he doesn’t do or say anything that will screw up their messaging. I need you to be the good cop. Just cheer him on, lend an ear when he needs to rant about Winston or the biased reporter conducting the interview.”
    “I don’t know.” Juliette picked at her chipped fingernail polish. “I barely know him. How am I supposed to be the good cop?”
    “He likes you! He’s said as much to me before. I promise this will all work out. I’d go. If I could stand for five seconds without passing out.”
    Juliette gave in. But only because not doing so would put her on Courtney’s bad side, and she couldn’t afford that.
    Now she was standing in the back of the darkened studio, marveling as Tyler Chase worked his magic. The first three interviews had gone spectacularly. The fourth not so much. The minute the three of them stepped out of the studio lot Tyler and Winston went at it. They barked at each other for ten minutes straight. Then Tyler insisted he needed space. He snatched the keys for the SUV out of Winston’s hand and told him to go rent a car.
    Juliette leaned against the car door unsure what she was supposed to do. Tyler stormed around the back of the vehicle and Winston jerked his head to the side. “Go with him,” he muttered. Then he turned and walked back to the studio.
    The whole thing was childish. Taking two separate cars seemed a lot of extra trouble just to please the senator. But when she climbed into the SUV she understood why Winston had been so willing to find his own way to the next lot. Tyler rambled on about the interview, cursing the reporter and spouting out inaccurate stats about his stance on gun control.
    As if the