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"How can I help y'all?"
"Hi. I have a signed petition for a special session of the city council to be called, and an emergency order on the nuisance and destruction the bikers have been causing in town."
"Oh, I heard about that. My daughter and two of her friends went last night to hear Jami Hart. She's been a fan of his for a long time. Three of the gals here went last night too."
"That's great. It was my first time hearing Hart & the Hurricanes. I loved their music."
"Me too. He's a nice young man too."
Grace stifled a giggle. Jami Hart was easily her age, which was fifty. But, the clerk standing in front of her could have been nearing seventy.
"Yes, he is."
The clerk looked through the papers. "I see you came in right as we opened this morning, you must feel strongly about this petition." Grace only nodded. She clicked on the computer a few times, typed something out, waited for a long time, at least it felt like it.
She then asked, "What's your name sweetheart?"
"Grace. Grace Murphy."
"Okay." She tapped a few times. "And your name, sugar?" She asked Sid.
He grinned. "Sid Hoffman."
"Oh, you're the man making things happen here in town aren't you. I hear you bought the Garage from Coop. And the house on the bluff too."
Sid nodded. "That's me."
"Nice. Coop should have retired years ago. That old man should be taking his wife on vacation instead of going to work every day. They have all the money they'll ever need. Know what I mean?"
Sid chuckled. "I do. Coop's a man with a mind of his own. He'll do what he'll do, when he's ready."
The clerk shrugged one shoulder. "Just doesn't seem fair to Fanny is all."
Neither she nor Sid responded and the clerk tapped away on her computer. "Looks like the only night we can squeeze in a special session is tonight." She tapped a couple of times and the printer whirred as papers popped out. "Six o'clock right here in city hall. You need to be here when your petition is discussed."
"We'll be here." Grace responded. Her voice sounded slightly shaky, but excitement coursed through her. The paperwork went through.
The clerk handed her the papers. "These signatures will be verified and if there aren't enough valid signatures, your petition won't be heard. I've got to let you know that."
"Okay."
The excitement of a moment ago subsided and a gnawing fear replaced it. Sid put his arm around her shoulders and squeezed. "It's all good, Grace. We've got this. And, if not, we did the best we could."
"Yeah." They walked out of the city hall building and jumped in the truck.
"I'll drop you at your house, then head to the Garage. Will you be alright there alone today?"
"Yes. I'll have Chiefy and my car isn't sitting outside so the bikers won't know I'm in there."
"They will when you have to let Chiefy out."
"I think I'll only go out the back door and stay back there. Until you come to get us to go to the beach this evening, we'll be hidden. Plus, they'll likely be watching the first house, not realizing I own the one next door and that's where we'll be."
"Okay. Keep your phone on you and if anything, even the slightest thing scares you, give me a call."
She chuckled. "I will."
"Why do you find that funny?"
