Ladies and gentlemen of the interwebs, on today's episode of the wrap-up smear, we continue with

part two of the smear against Thomas Massey.

We visited a friend of mine in Savannah, Georgia, and then we went to South Africa.

Was South Africa a business trip?

I would say political.

How would you say the relationship was developing?

Was it a relationship that was either going to continue or end?

How did he put it?

Oh, well, because of my work schedule and my schedule with my kids, and it was intensifying

so quickly, he said, you know, we either ratchet up or we ratchet off.

And because my schedule didn't align with his, that meant that I needed to leave my job,

which terrified me.

That's when I got the promise ring and everything.

And so, yeah, there was a lot of intense pressure to move to that next level.

Did he want you to come to D.C.?

Yes, he did.

He wanted me to go to wherever he was.

All right.

Did you tell him you just couldn't get up and leave?

Did you agree to just get up and leave?

I was very scared, but it was kind of like that was my ultimatum, right?

And this was my fairy tale, so I thought, right?

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