bobby leaves soon after passing the boy to reader for the sake of his sister-in-laws privacy, but not before subtly presenting a glass (1, 2) of chilled water and a plate of fruit (1) he got an assistant to acquire from the amish market on 45th street but went to a personal effort to cut the provisions up into bit sized chunks while playing catch up on memos.

reader finishes up after about thirty minutes leaving an empty plate and glass, and a very full and happy baby. she calls bobby back in to take the baby who smells like honeysuckle and sandalwood (hermés' cabriole scent). but not before asking whether jack has called, since she knows for a fact he can't sleep past 4:45am. bobby shakes his head solemnly, and then if deciding what to do next, strides the length of the room back towards the bed and kisses reader on the patch of above her right temple.

thereafter, he exits the guest room. she closes her eyes.

7:00am:

reader wakes for the second time of the morning and pads from the guest room to the living room, a room outfitted with the apropos brands: knoll, knoll textiles, vitra, herman miller, and cassina. bobby has left a note on a post-it stating he's "left for a string of meetings, i will join you at 5 -Bob".

i imagine the apartment to look similar to these images in vibe:

checking the time on the clock on the living room wall, she writes a short letter to jack detailing the new milestone their son has reached despite being away from jack for only a matter of days (he can now smile!). while doing so, breakfast is prepared by a private staff member named pete. breakfast consists of a piece of bread (1, 2), a boiled egg, and a pot of black coffee (1, 2, 3, 4).

being three months postpartum reader chooses light, crepe dresses (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), and cotton fabrics (1, 2) that skim the body such as these:

10:00am:

baby wakes up from his nap just as first lady!reader is set to take a relaxing bath. instead of engaging the nanny, she takes her baby into the bath with here. they both have a bounty of fun as evidenced by the floor covered in water, with the only relaxing element remaining being the hurricane lamp (1) softly illuminating the bathroom.

12:00pm:

jack writes back around lunchtime while reader busies herself by taking the baby out to the peter detmold park dressed in anti-pap attire (an hermés silk scarf, akris double faced cashmere coat, and a pair of celine disc glasses):

"That is terrific news about our dear boy, i always knew he would be an overachiever it must be in the blood. i won't be able to write back anymore today as i'm tied up in the office but do not let this discourage you from writing again today, i long for your voice even if only through your terrific handwriting. take refuge in the knowledge that i won't rest until i can come to New York next week and steal you back from Bob. He's had enough fun.

-Love, Your Jack."

1:00pm:

after the traversing 51st street, she enters the UN plaza through the double doors and is met with the emblematic red carpet donning the lobby alongside it's twenty-four hour reception desk, concierge, and doormen (1). the cook whips up a cobb salad (a recipe which came straight from the cooks at the carlyle) in a crystal salad bowl by lobmeyr, alongside a tumbler of warm milk (1, 2).

4:00pm:

she gets one of bobby's assistants stationed at the new york residence to call down to the concierge desk to set up a last minute home appointment with the hairstylist guido palau.

first lady!reader gets her hair washed, trimmed, scalp exfoliated, and well coiffed into any one of these three hairstyles:

she remembers how jack once washed her hair during a vacation to camp david. a stay in which they had relinquished majority of their staff for the week in order to establish a pseudo sense of normalcy. they gone out to a particularly exhilarating yet exhausting soiree at a compound in emmitsburg belonging to a socialite and her oil heir husband. it had been great fun but left the first lady particularly fatigued. so fatigued that jack elected to wash her hair himself, sensing her trepidation at the end of the evening.

first lady!reader returns the favor the next morning, by taking it upon herself to do his shaving routine upon his lap—his most favourite place for her to be of course:

5:00pm:

bobby returns home when he said so, to the minute (a trait he so possesses unlike his brother counterpart). reader and bobby sit side by side in matching billy baldwin club studio chair's (1) alongside tv trays (1) with meals meticulously cooked by the staff. the pair bicker about the socio-political and economic issues of the week, talk about how well jack is doing, how utterly busy at all hours of the day, week, month.

skirting around the enormous steiff elephant (a sweet yet untimely gift from jack's father and mother) in the room is a talent well practiced balancing act for the first lady and the attorney general. they both have devoted their lives to a singular, flawed man who's successes and indiscretions reflect onto them in equal parts. perhaps that's why they get along so well!

perhaps that's why jack, after retiring to the living quarters after a hard days of work, suddenly feels the urge to collect his wife and baby son at an earlier date than expected back where they belong ... right beside him and in the white house.

BONUS! first lady!reader and jack as tweets: