The Blacklist

Chapter 325 Going on Vacation with the President
On Friday, June 6, Kerry received a call from President David Palmer, inviting him to go on vacation to Camp David and leave after get off work that day.

He wanted to take Elizabeth with him, but she had an appointment to visit Grandpa Dom, so he had to give up. So he and Gina rushed to the White House at five o'clock and boarded the "Marine One" helicopter with the Palmer family to fly to Camp David Resort (officially known as the Thurmont Naval Support Facility) in Frederick County, Maryland, 62 miles northwest of Washington.

The Camp David facility covers an area of ​​125 acres (51 hectares) and is located on a wooded hill in Catoctin Mountain Park. The main building is an Aspen cottage in the style of a country guesthouse, from which you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the surrounding area. There are also winding paths connecting more than a dozen guest houses and various leisure facilities, including a bowling alley, a small cinema, a fitness center, a horse farm, a basketball court, a tennis court, a billiard room, a swimming pool, etc., which allow the president and his guests to fully rest and entertain themselves. It is the most frequented vacation spot for American presidents in history.

It was the first time for Kerry and Gina to come here. They were very interested in visiting the place accompanied by Palmer's son Keith and daughter Nicole. However, President Palmer was not so idle. Even here he was still busy handling official business. He only finished his work by the time of dinner at 7:30.

The only guests invited this time were Carrie and Gina. Palmer not only instructed his attendants to arrange the Sapphire Villa closest to the Aspen Lodge for them, but he also brought his children to sit at the same table with them during dinner at 7:30, attracting the attention of all the White House attendants, except for security director Katie, who did not come to the table this time.

The Palmer family, Carrie and Gina were all talking and laughing while dining together, especially Nicole, who liked the heroic Gina very much. After getting to know her, she stuck to her side and was very interested in the work of female agents and detectives...

Kisbi is much more mature and calm than before. After graduating from college, he has now been admitted to George Washington University Law School. He is determined to start from legal work in the future, follow in his father's footsteps, and eventually go into politics. During the meal, he basically did not speak, but always paid attention to the conversation between his father and Kerry. While doing a good job of serving, he tried to absorb "nutrition"!
After dinner, Nicole took Gina to swim, and Kerry and the Palmers played basketball for a while, then went bowling, and finally went swimming. They had a lot of fun...
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The next day was Saturday, and the vacation officially began. Carrie and the Palmers went boating and fishing on the lake, while Gina and Nicola went horseback riding and played tennis with Katie. They all had their own fun.

At noon, Kerry showed off his cooking skills and made a Chinese barbecue for everyone by the lake. There were all kinds of meat skewers, vegetable skewers and grilled fish, which made everyone enjoy the meal very much!
Palmer, who had been president for several months, relaxed for a rare time and drank beer with Kerry. He even encouraged Keith and Nicole to join in the beer drinking. They had a barbecue until after four in the afternoon and returned home with great pleasure!

The accompanying White House staff and USSS agents were completely certain that this dual director of CTU and IRS was definitely a true friend of the president - they had never seen Palmer so happy!

When he returned to the villa at around five o'clock, Palmer, who was always extremely self-disciplined, came back drunk, which was rare, and went to bed early - this was the first time in his nearly five months as president!
However, after returning to the Sapphire Villa, Kerry drank a pot of strong tea and was completely fine. After having dinner with Gina, Katie and Nico, she accompanied them to sing songs, and then took a night swim. She didn't go back to rest until after eleven o'clock.
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On Sunday morning, Kerry got up at about six o'clock and went out for a run in a T-shirt and shorts. He met Palmer, who was also in high spirits. The two ran along the camp together, breathing the fresh air here...

Palmer smiled and said, "Lee, you know, yesterday was the best sleep I've had in almost five months. Thank you!"

"Haha..." Carrie laughed, "David, if you like this feeling, I don't mind getting you drunk once a week... Oh, forget it, once a month, otherwise people will say you are an alcoholic president!"

Palmer laughed dumbly, "Yeah, only after becoming president did I realize that I can no longer control my every move. Image is even more important than policy. If I want to get drunk, I have to carefully choose my drinking buddies and occasions... Alas, this position has the charm of power, but also the helplessness of life!" "David, your words are a bit sour!" Kerry said while running. In order to take care of Palmer, he deliberately slowed down his speed. "What is the president? It is a symbol of the United States! It can be said that in this world, the only people who have the same authority as the President of the United States and can influence the world are the leaders of the United States, Russia, and China. Three in seven billion, David, don't be hypocritical!"

“Hahaha…” This time it was Palmer’s turn to laugh. After a long while, he said, “Lee, your words are always so sharp! But you’re right. I’ve already sat in this position. It’s a bit hypocritical to say these things! There are gains and losses. I still understand this principle.”
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After breakfast, Keith, who had no catch yesterday, strongly requested to go fishing again today. Palmer wanted to take this rare opportunity to spend more time with the children, so he agreed and even brought his daughter Nicole along! This time, Carrie and Gina did not act as a light bulb, leaving the family to play by themselves, while they went to find a place to play by themselves.

After eight o'clock, Carrie and Gina finished their meal and took a walk around the camp. After returning to Sapphire Villa, they did not go out again. Instead, they stayed in the house drinking tea and reading, enjoying their rare leisure time.

At nearly eleven o'clock, a White House attaché knocked on the door and said, "Director Kerry, this is an emergency. The President must return to the White House immediately. He has specifically ordered you to go back with him!"

"What happened?" Carrie asked puzzled.

"This..." The attaché hesitated, but decided to tell the truth, "I heard that the CIA received an emergency terrorist attack alert!"

Kerry suddenly thought of something and asked Gina to pack her things while he followed the attendant to meet Palmer. At this time, his cell phone rang. It was Cooper calling...

Arriving at the Aspen Lodge, the first thing Palmer said when he saw him was: "Lee, I'm sorry! There's an emergency and we have to go back to Washington immediately!"

"Well, I also received a call from the headquarters..." Carrie said, "Cooper told me that there is a top-level security alert and asked me to go back immediately!"

Palmer nodded and said, "Then I will go back to the White House and you go back to CTU. I guess this matter will still depend on you two to solve."

(End of this chapter)