Mayoral PositionMayor Linseed had just barely recovered from the assault by her bodyguards when

Mayoral Position

Mayor Linseed had just barely recovered from the assault by her bodyguards when Boss Amato walked into the living room like he owned the place. He unbuttoned his jacket and casually sat down.

“Hi,” he said with a wolfish grin,”you know me, right?”

“Yes, I know who you are.” the mayor said bitterly.

“Good, we can skip the getting to know you chit-chat and cut straight to business. Your little redneck jamboree this weekend, and all those cops is really going to put a crimp in my operations.”

“Isn’t that a shame.” the woman replied sarcastically.

“Let’s not get too feisty, your honor. I could have skipped this conversation entirely and just had those women drop you in the river. This is merely a courtesy call. “

“So what do you want ?” the mayor asked, dreading the answer.

“Nothing drastic, just move that art and wine festival to that other park on the opposite side of town. Issue a statement that the water department has to replace some sprinkler pipes or something. I’ll even give you the men and the trucks to make the story believable. “

“Wow, you’re all heart.”

“Those men can be either laying pipe or putting you in a shallow grave, it’s all the same to me.”