Ellison Chapter 3 R.J. TULLY THOUGHT HE HAD THE EASY part of this assignment until he met Senator Ellie Delanor-Ramos. She had asked to meet him in the parking lot under Pensacola Beach’s famous beach ball water tower. Most of the spaces were empty. Still, he chose a corner closest to the water. He had seen the junior Senator from Florida in newspaper photos and on television news. She had become an outspoken proponent for immigration reform though pundits were always quick to point out that her own ancestry traced back to the Mayflower. She was hardly the poster child for such an endeavor and even her physical presence seemed to highlight that fact. A strikingly beautiful woman in her forties, her skin was creamy white, her eyes a bright blue. She wore her mane of caramel-colored hair loose and just long enough to brush her shoulders when she walked. As Tully watched her cross the parking lot, flanked by two men, he understood immediately why this woman was regarded as one of the most powerful in Washington, D.C.
