I saw him for the first time in the lobby of my hotel. He looked like a model from GQ in a custom tailored dark blue suit, crisp starched white shirt and Harvard tie. He had dark hair expertly cut in a conservative style. Wide shoulders tapered to a narrow waist. Over six feet tall, he was too good to be true. His face was his best feature. Deep blue eyes, straight nose, full lips, and a strong chin with a little cleft that lent him just a hint of Cary Grant. I walked toward him conscious that he was watching me, appraising me. His eyes did not turn away. His serious look sent a shiver down my spine, and I am sure I had goose bumps somewhere on my body. I walked past him trying to compose myself. My Aide John Lowell rushed up to me holding out the last draft of the speech I was to give tonight. As I read it over my mind was lost in those intriguing blue eyes.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, my name is Sarah Brightman, and I am here today to ask for your vote for the United States Senate, and your help in reshaping the Republican Party into an organization that represents more than just the conservative left that has dominated it for these past eight years." I saw him three tables back from the stage. His serious look, his beautiful face. I grew excited and stammered just a little as I continued this speech that was so important to my future. I was the first woman to be considered a serious candidate for the senate in my state. I tried to put him from my mind and kept my eyes from looking in his direction. "My opponent Senator Blackwood has a commendable record of achievement in the years he has been our Senator, but his ideas are of the past, of back room deals, of a type of politics that has outlived it's usefulness to meet the challenges we face in our State, our Nation, our World."
I was looking at him again, but only for an instant. I finished my speech and asked the audience for questions. I gave my best answers and could feel I was winning these people to my point of view. I saw him raise his hand to ask a question. "Yes sir."