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with a green ribbon tied to his collar.

    Twenty minutes later, they still hadn’t found George. They had searched most of the grounds around the White House.
    “Should we check outside the fence?” Marshall asked. “Maybe he snuck under.”
    “I know!” KC said. She dug a bag of Kitty Kandy out of her pocket and started shaking it.
    Traffic whizzed by on Pennsylvania Avenue. Horns honked, brakes squealed, and a motorcycle roared past.
    “George will never hear you rattling that stuff,” Marshall said.
    Just then George walked out of the hedges. KC gave Marshall a look.
    Marshall ignored her and picked up George. “Bad cat!” he said. “You could get smushed out there!”
    KC gave George a treat and put thebag back in her pocket. “That’s weird. George smells like mint. I think he’s been in the herb garden,” she told Marshall.
    Marshall rolled his eyes. “You’re just imagining another mystery,” he teased.
    KC checked her watch. “Well, there’s one thing I’m not imagining. We’ve got to go! The press conference is starting!”
    “Can’t we skip it?” Marshall asked. “Let’s go to Rock Creek Park and look for bugs!”
    “We can go to the park anytime,” KC said. “But how often does my mom marry the president?”
    “You really want to see all those reporters,” Marshall said.
    “I can’t help it,” KC said. “Someday when I’m a big Washington reporter, maybe I’ll interview you!”
    She and Marshall hurried to the Oval Office. When they burst through the door, they saw about twenty reporters waving their hands and aiming microphones toward the president.
    KC’s mom and the president were sitting side by side on a long white sofa. Lois smiled at KC and patted the seat next to hers.
    KC sat down by her mom. George jumped out of Marshall’s arms and hopped onto President Thornton’s lap.
    KC felt embarrassed when everyone stared at her. Her mother took her hand and squeezed it.
    Marshall watched from the back of the room. For the next fifteen minutes, the president and Lois answered a lot of questions. Everyone wanted to know how theymet. Everyone wanted to know about the wedding and who would be invited.
    Then one female reporter asked the president where he and Lois were going on their honeymoon.
    “We’re keeping that information in the family,” the president said, smiling as the cameras clicked away.
    “Ms. Corcoran, can you tell us about your wedding dress?” the woman asked. “What does it look like? Who designed it for you?”
    KC had seen her mother’s pale green dress. It was hanging in a closet upstairs in the White House. KC thought it was the most gorgeous dress in the world. She couldn’t wait to see her mother wear it on her wedding day.
    “That’s going to be a surprise for thewedding,” Lois said. “But I can tell you this much—it’s beautiful!”
    The president set George on the floor and stood up. “I’m afraid that has to be the last question,” he said. “Lois and I have a lot of plans to make. Thank you all for coming!”
    The reporters gathered their stuff and filed out of the room.
    “Well, that wasn’t so bad, was it?” the president asked when all the press had gone.
    “Why didn’t you say where you’re going on your honeymoon?” Marshall asked.
    “We don’t want a thousand reporters and helicopters buzzing around,” the president said. He took Lois by the hand. “Now let’s go find out what’s for lunch.”
    The next morning, KC, her mom, andMarshall arrived at the White House to have breakfast with the president. They found him in his dining room, staring at the newspaper
    “You’re not going to believe this,” the president said. He turned the paper so they could all see.
    Covering almost the whole front page was a picture of the Island Paradise Hotel in Maui, Hawaii. Beneath the picture were these words:
    PRESIDENT AND BRIDE TO
HONEYMOON IN HAWAIIAN
ISLAND HOTEL

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