"The president is landing," the voice in my ear says, and I give Sloan one last kiss.

"We've got to go downstairs. Your dad is about to get here and I want to talk to Chad."

"Okay," she says as she straightens her spine. She has more courage than I gave her credit for.

Even after everything that's happened to her she's still ready to fight of us. For me. My heart swells with pride. She slips on her shoes and we walk hand in hand to our destiny.

When we get to the lower level I greet three ...