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since his childhood. Reynolds gave Graham the prime corner office, although an Angel named Sara, one of his personal assistants, made the arrangements. Reynolds, a secretive recluse, only met in person with the other members of the Quorum of Zeus, the ruling body of Olympus, which Graham did not have the security clearance to address.
    From his vantage point in the office, Graham could see the surrounding LTZ spreading outward for miles. His disdain for anyone who chose such a life was palatable. He grew up in Olympus to a life of privilege. His grandfather had been a member of Reynolds’ staff decades ago, but he had died before obtaining a post as notable as the one Graham held. It had been Graham’s lifelong ambition to exceed his grandfather’s prominence and bring honor to the family name.
    Below him, Graham could see the military base. Vehicles buzzed to and from the landing area, which resembled a giant honeycomb board. He wondered if one of the little dots was Captain Evans, off on another wonderful adventure into the exciting factories and stimulating farmlands in the distance. He allowed himself a grin for his own cleverness. He was certain the reassignment he had made would teach her a lesson she would never forget.
    Above, he saw the intercontinental transports arriving at the Stratoport. He grew up learning that before the collapse, air transportation had been so common that people would travel by air from one major city to the next. Ground travel was much slower by comparison.
    After the Great Recovery, continental travel was available by maglev trains, and only intercontinental travel would use hypersonic airship transports.
    Graham was very aware of the transportation requirements of Olympus, the LTZ, and the security installations along the borders. His responsibility on Reynolds staff was overseeing security and maintenance over the Continental Transportation System. It may not have been the largest in the world, but in his mind, it was the most important because it was his to command.
    Celeste interrupted his thought process as she entered his peripheral vision. She did it to get his attention without direct interruption. Her footsteps were as quiet as a whisper. Even in her heeled shoes, it seemed she floated across the floor more than walked across it. Graham smiled at her, unable to resist the surge of gratification he felt to have her. He could not help himself. “Yes, Celeste? What is it?”
    She gave him another warm smile. He liked it when she smiled at him. It made him feel powerful and important. “Colonel Jacobs is here to see you,” she said. “He doesn’t have an appointment.” She beamed as if giving this news to Graham was the most gratifying task of her life.
    Graham never cared if one of his superiors had an appointment. He would see them even if he were in the middle of a meeting. Celeste only made a point of it because she once interrupted his window gazing to announce a visitor from the transportation supervisor’s office. Graham remembered the first and only time he had barked at Celeste. “Don’t sneak up behind me without announcing yourself!” Graham had turned around and put on his most frightening sneer to intimidate his new assistant. “Does he have an appointment?” he asked knowing that his schedule for the day was wide open.
    Celeste, without taking any offense, had smiled at him and answered, “No, sir. He does not have an appointment. What would you like me to do?”
    Graham’s eyes softened as he sat looking at his assistant. Her innocent smile was unaffected by his gruff nature. He felt a tinge of guilt by his impatience toward her. Graham took a deep breath, turned away from his desk, “Escort him in… in ten minutes.” It was that day that he started keeping Celeste by his side at all times.
    Graham pulled himself from his memory and walked past Celeste toward his desk. As he passed her, he brushed his hand across the small of her back. She smiled but