The Scandal

"Its harder. You end up sitting there, and you cant turn on the tv or computer without seeing the story. There isn't much you can do or talk to." He said softly, reliving it as he spoke.

Evelyn nodded and sighed,"Hopefully it'll blow over with my image intact, not to sound.... like an ass or anything but my career kind of relies on it," she said to him gently.

He shook his head. "No, I understand. You didn't do anything wrong. Your career shouldn't suffer because you got mixed up with a dickhead." He murmured as he pulled into the restaurant.

She smiled a little as she looked at him,"So what about you, what do you do?" she asked him curiously, "How did you pass the time?"

"I..." He chuckled nervously. "I didn't get much help with it. I mostly spent time with Alexandra, but when she was busy, I was alone. And it was the worst." He admitted. "Thats why I know what you're going through."

She smiled a little,"Well, you don't have to be alone now," she said to him lightly.

"Neither do you," He murmured, smiling a little before getting out to open her door for her. "So whats your favorite thing to eat here?"

She smiled a little as she got out of the car, "The eggplant Parmesan," she told him, "And their salad is amazing, very fresh,"

"Good," He laughed. "Fresh salad is definitely a plus." He said as he shut the door, heading inside. "How are the desserts?"

"Desserts are alright, their lava brownie is my favorite," she said to him smiling a little.

"Then we'll order one of those, because that sounds delicious." He smiled as they were seated. The reporters had definitely followed them, because there were flashing lights everywhere. It reminded him of when it happened to him and he sighed, looking at her with a small smile.

She smiled a little and held out her hand for his on the table, "You okay?" she asked him softly.

"You never quite get used to cameras in your face." He murmured, taking her hand and squeezing it gently.

She smiled as she held his hand hers,"We'll get through it, together I appreciate you being here," she told him softly.

He smiled. "I'm happy to be here." He murmured, shrugging a little. "So tell me, what exactly is it you want to do? With the school system?"

"Well, I was to turn school year round - schooling the way it is just isn't working. The American Education System is ranked 14th and is ranked 2nd in ignorance and 24th in literacy if we just focus more on changing how school is all together we can out beat every other country," she said to him smiling a little.

"Are we really 2nd in ignorance? Who's first?" He asked curiously, taking a sip of his water.

"Italy," she smiled a little, "Not sure how they out beat America on that front," she snorted.

"Wow." He whistled softly. "Well, it's good that you have a dream and are going for it. Especially since we're in need of help."

She smiled,"It's my goal to at least change it a little and leave a legacy," she said to him happily, "I'm almost finished with my second bachelors and then I can really put all my time into it, while it doesn't pay much it's better than just being one of those politicians,"