Their shower was completed with a minimal amount of grab ass, but still some rather interesting lathering procedures. Mina really seemed to enjoy having Kevin wash her long hair and work her scalp. Kevin shaved and then went to dress as Mina started on her minimal makeup. Opening the closet he got another shock.
"Where did all these suits come from?" He questioned, "Your last boy toy leave them behind?"
"No, they came from the best tailor on Seville Row, London." Mina said casually.
"How?"
"Kevin, you have seen the tele-portal work as a one way viewer, I just had the system scan the best tailor it could find and then replicate the suits in your size from ship's stores. Now quit stalling and get dressed, we have to be at the White House in fifteen minutes."
Seething quietly Kevin dressed in dark blue double breasted silk suit, white silk shirt, cuff links and a red silk tie. His shoes were brand new oxfords and the shine would have done a Marine proud. The feel of the suit calmed his anger. This really was over the top, but nobody had been hurt by it, so why not.
"This is really too much, thank you babe." Kevin said, kissing the nape of her neck.
"You are more than welcome, now let's go." Mina told him, leading him out the door. She was dressed in a floor length dress of pink, light and breezy. They proceeded to the tele-portal and Mina ordered it set to one way viewing and then one way transport as they saw the President sitting in the oval office alone.
"Good evening Mr. President." Mina said brightly as they stepped through the bookcase.
"Good evening," he responded rather shakily. "It is still very strange to see you walk out of a solid bookcase."
"Well, we thought it would be best if you saw as little of our technology as possible until we are officially allies." Mina said confidently. "Thank you for the release of my people, they arrived last night and were found to be in good health."
"We didn't want to hurt them, just learn from them." He said. "Kevin you and I need to talk about what you said yesterday. Captain if you will excuse us, I think you will find Helen and David waiting for you, rather impatiently as it were."
"I will see you shortly Mr. President." Mina told him formally. She opened the door to the oval office and a secret service man nodded politely and waved for her to follow him to the residence.
"Kevin," the President said as soon as the door closed, "do you have any idea of the mess you left last night after that video conference?"
"No sir, I am not a diplomat. I'm a cop and we talk plainly and straight from the shoulder as it were."
"I am not angry Kevin, just trying to let you know how things work at this level."
"Mr. President," Kevin said warily, "I don't know or want to know how politics work at this level, I have enough to worry about with them at the precinct."
"Well, you better get used to it," he said with a dark smile, "because you have been appointed as the American Ambassador to the aliens."
"Sir..."
"Too late, it has already happened." The President informed him. "I personally signed the paperwork and called your Captain on the force and informed him that you were being tapped for a special high risk high profile position for the administration. I have not mentioned it to Congress yet, as you know, they have to approve all Ambassadorial appointments, but I'm not expecting any problem"
Kevin sat down sharply without being invited and just stared at the man behind the oak desk that had just changed his entire life with a stroke of a pen.
"Naturally your Captain wished you the best of luck after he got over the shock. I imagine that he cursed a blue streak at your sudden departure though."
Kevin smiled at that and knew that he was right. His Captain had no problem turning the air a startling shade of indigo when he was pissed and losing him in the middle of his investigations would not be something that he would like to do. But there was no point in going on about it now.
"I don't know what to say sir." Kevin finally managed to get out.
"Say 'Thank you' and let's go eat."
"Thank you and let's go eat."
"Smart ass," the President laughed and stood to lead a still befuddled Kevin out of the oval office.
They made their way up to the residence and found Mina on her knees in the sitting room, David beside her showing her some of his toys as Helen stood by watching with delight.
"She really is wonderful with him." Helen said as she saw them approaching.
"It's not hard when the child is as wonderful as David is." Mina said hugging the little boy.
"Dinner is ready sir." A liveried servant spoke from the door and the group turned and headed for the dining room.
"Dinner tonight is a light salad, roast chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, brandied carrots and chocolate cake for desert." Helen informed them. "Is that alright with you my dear?" She asked Mina looking concerned.
"Fine, we have tested all of your earth dishes and found that we can digest and metabolize all of them."
"Oh good, you have no idea how much I was worried about serving you something that you couldn't eat."
"Well, before this is finished, you have to come to my ship and have some of our meals. We are capable of making anything that you make as well as some special dishes that are only found on our planet."
"I'm looking forward to swapping recipes with you already." Helen said grinning.
"In that case, on behalf of the American Ambassador to our visitors, I would like to formally extend an invitation to dinner tomorrow night aboard their ship." Kevin said formally as Mina missed a step and stared at him.
"On behalf of the White House, I accept the invitation." Helen said grinning madly.
"What is this Ambassador stuff?" Mina said sharply.
"Oh, didn't you hear, I have been appointed as the American Ambassador to your people." Kevin replied as though it was common knowledge.
"You're kidding me." Mina gasped.
Kevin pulled her into a hug, with some difficulty as David was still in her arms, his head on her shoulder.
"Stick with me baby, this kid is going places." Kevin said kissing her gently.
They arrived in the dining room and found the table set for seven. The President's chief of staff and his wife were already waiting. David pointed at a place and Mina set him down on the chair and he whispered in her ear. She tapped the tip of his nose with her index finger and said, "You bet kiddo."
"Ambassador Jacobs, Captain Mina, this is my Chief of Staff Wendell Harcourt, and his wife Jean." The President introduced the two couples. "Dell, Jean, this is Ambassador Kevin Jacobs and Captain Mina."
"Please, call me Kevin." He said extending his hand and the Chief of Staff shook it firmly. "I am still trying to get used to the idea of me being anything more than a street cop."
"You'll get used to it." Dell responded with a grin.
"You have no idea how much I have wanted to meet you." Jean Harcourt said shaking Mina's hand with enthusiasm. "When Dell told me about your arrival and your proposal, I could barely contain myself."
"The pleasure is all mine Mrs. Harcourt." Mina said with a wide smile. "I am afraid that we threw the President a bit of a curve the other day."
The President grunted and everyone laughed, the ice broken. They found their places and sat at the table, Kevin on the President's right, Mina next to him and David next to her, the first Lady sat at the foot of the table and Jean on her right with Dell Harcourt next to the President. Conversation flowed amiably around the table, mostly centered on the differences between earth cuisine and that of Mina's people. Nothing of great value was discussed as Mina was constantly distracted by David, jumping in with something new to tell her.
After dinner the group moved to the family's sitting room and was arranged comfortably on the sofa's there, David snuggled into Mina's lap and drifting slowly off to sleep, bored by the grown up talk. The First Lady stared at her in wonder.
"I don't know how you do that," she said in wonder. "It takes me forever to get him to sleep."
"I think it may have something to do with our higher body temperature." Mina said diplomatically. "To him it's like snuggling a warm living blanket."
"Well, let me put him to bed." Helen said picking him up and watching him squirm trying to stay with Mina. Mina laughed softly and kissed the top of his head and he settled down in Helen's arms, snuggling to her instead. "Yep, definitely need to learn that trick." She muttered as she stepped from the room with the sleeping boy in her arms.
The rest of the company talked for a while until she returned and then picked up the conversation that had been going on before Helen left.
"Are you sure that you can teach us how to make faster than light ships and communications?" Dell asked sharply.
"Yes," Mina replied confidently. "It will take some changes in your thinking, and some new elements added to your periodic table, but on the whole I am certain that you can do it. The hardest part is going to be getting all of your people to get along with each other."
"What do you mean," Helen asked before the President could say anything, his face already starting to darken.
"The energy needed to achieve faster than light travel is an order of magnitude higher than anything your science has developed." Mina said softly. "Once you are there, the power drain is minimal, but getting there takes a lot of power. Do you want that power to be openly distributed to everyone on this planet? Just think about what would happen if that much energy was released on the planet's surface. Nothing would survive, the planet included."
The faces around the room suddenly went dark with fear and then white in understanding.
