She was never really there. Not when the chants shook arenas, not when the cameras hunted for a perfect, patriotic silhouette at his side. While pundits dissected every poll and scandal, her book crept upward, line by line, until it outsold the noise completely. Now, as Washington speculates about their distance and their future, she is preparing a return built on timing, not devotion. She will come back, pose, smile tightly, and then vanish agai… Continues…