With their hands still gripping each other, as if neither wanted to be the first to yield, they turned for their picture. Mila was the only one to put her hand on the woman’s back, and as if on reflex or because she didn’t want Mila to get one over on her, the Governor rested her palm between Mila’s shoulder blades. “Thank you for this opportunity, Governor,” Mila finally offered with a husky tone when her group began filing out of the room. “It is so nice to see you again.”
