Moment of truth.

He wasn't going to do this without his wife's approval. He was not going to do it without Minister Urquart's approval, either, but Ros was first, and most important, and still Ross was already hoping that she'd say yes.

"That's a little more difficult to predict," Ross admitted. "Some names from outside the Ministry have been mentioned. And - well, my own department is whispering about me."

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