"Listen, Richard, I get that your family has been through  something , but that doesn’t mean you get to run off and not tell me where you’re going!  I’m your goddamn Chief of Staff!  You don’t get to just block off a section of your day with no announcement, no information!  I’ve got three senators who want fifteen minutes of your time, the Italian Prime Minister due in town in two days, and I still have reporters asking for comments on your – oh hello, Hermione – comments about the–"  Mike stopped, stepped away from Dad, and looked at Hermione again.  His eyes went wide.  "Holy shit, when did you get here!  I thought–  Richard, you told me–  what the hell is going on around here!"