Three And A Half Days (Year Three, Part Three)

**Three And A Half Days** or **Year Three, Part Three**, (stylized in lowercase) is the third chapter of year three and the eighteenth chapter overall.

## Synopsis

After speculation for a year, someone is right about something.

## Plot

Day One begins with Karl, Condi, and Colin discussing what they were going to do with the rest of their time left before the decision needs to be made. They debate whether or not they needed to proceed with the war. Kevin comes into the room asking what he missed, which wasn't much. Kevin also shares the hardships of his job as FCC Chairman. According to him, his fiance brought him his lunch, and when she left, he was mocked by the workers. After hearing this, Karl and Condi couldn't control their laughter. Kevin sights their laughter as the reason why he doesn't bring his fiance around. There is a notable absence of Ari, then Scooter comes in and sits in his seat. Condi resumes talking about the war and notes that this could be one of the last times they would sit together, though Ari is absent. Kevin makes it known that he's ready for the war from the communications section, and that he's getting married. This news comes as a shock to all present. He further elaborates that he would like to get married later in the year and hopes to get everything out of the way. He then asks why they can't stick to military action like they've been doing. This question makes everyone else freeze. Condi questions who he heard that from. Kevin is unsure but says it could have been John Ashcroft. After putting it together, it makes sense because Ashcroft and Ari argued in the oval office about declaring war. This prompts Condi to leave the room.

George sees Colin in the bathroom and calls him by the wrong name. After being corrected and asking what he was doing, he apologizes on Rumsfeld's behalf about the altercation between them. Colin forgives him which shocks George. He tells him that they don't need a scandal about the fight and he needs him as much as he needs Rumsfeld.

After wandering the halls, Condi finally catches up with Colin, but not before almost running into George. Colin explains his encounter while Condi explains the lack of communication for military action.

After Cheney leaves the room, Karl catches Bush staring at him. Bush clarifies that he just likes looking at him, though Karl says that it creeps him out, more so that he's not looking in his eyes. Karl gets a glimpse of what he's doing (flirting) and decides to entertain it before he leaves. He asks if he's flirting with him, and Bush recounts the last time there were together. He also states that he had an erection thinking about how good he looked. Karl is unamused with this and makes his way to the door until Bush makes the claim that he takes after his mother due to his proportions. This again creeps him out. Bush corners Karl against the door and explains to him what the remark meant, and compares his body to that of his wife. Karl looks down and inadvertently sees Bush's erection and immediately looked up in embarrassment. Bush asked him has anyone ever complimented him because of the way he was acting. Despite Karl growing more and more worried, he continued to engage with him.

They both tell each other how pretty they are, but Bush said he can show him how pretty he is to him. To grab at his legs, Bush tries but instead grabs his penis. A few seconds later, he slid his hand down his pants and proceeded to jerk him off.

Shortly after the encounter, he picks up the phone and calls Tony Blair. They discuss the next move with his plan, with Blair complimenting him on his transparency and time to act.

After Jenna ends her call she discovers a note underneath her door that reads 'I TOLD YOU SO'. Though the note isn't signed, she knows who wrote it.

## Appearances

George W. Bush

Dick Cheney

Laura Bush

Karl Rove

Condoleezza Rice

Donald Rumsfeld

Colin Powell

Ari Fleischer

Scooter Libby

Karen Hughes (debut)

Justin Trudeau (photograph)

Tony Blair

Pierce Bush

Jenna Bush

Leo Blair

## Notes From Author

Top: "i forgot to mention in the previous chapter that colin powell passed away. can these people stop dying while i'm writing this?"

Bottom: "hey y'all. do you even read these? anyways, this is the hardest i've crammed for this story. my deadline was to get two chapters out by the end of the year. i've gotten one out so far and this is the second one. exams are coming up (though i'm exempt), my birthday celebration (i turned older on the seventh! yay!), and i was in a play that took my weekends from me. not complaining about that. plus, a had something short of a mental breakdown. since the election is coming up in the story, i have to find a way to incorporate kerry and edwards in this. as exciting as that sounds, i'm not that confident about it. i plan to take a break to plan out the rest of this year and the next so i can make it a more interesting series. my brain is fried, as much as i enjoy this it can be very difficult to write this. you’ll love how it turns out, trust me."

## Trivia

* This is the second chapter that follows the heading format.
* It is revealed through a comment chain that the author of the note that was left under Jenna's door was Pierce.