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Prisons and Palaces Pt2 Ch2

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Grim spoke first, "I can come and go at me leisure?" He looked flabbergasted at that option. "None of dat, "I own you!" malarky!"

"Yes, yes, you can do what you will." I spoke and nodded. "No tricks, no ulterior motives, and I'll even put you on the city payroll. Although I don't think a being of your abilities would have any real use for money."

"Well, Grims might not, but I sure do. How much ya paying me?" Billy spoke up, and it was apparent he was at least willing to consider me as Endsville's ruler instead of Mindy, or so I thought. I did a partial double take and faced Billy.

"Yeah, Mandy, I could use a new car. I might as well get something out of this cause I have a feeling it won't last long."

Despite my seeming calm, I glared at him and asked, "Is that some kind of veiled threat?" Grim looked at us both, obviously interested and waiting for an answer.

"No, jus' an observation. I know you, you'll change. Oh, maybe not right away, but eventually you will, and Endsville will have something to say about it."

I stared at him for a moment before responding. It was becoming readily apparent that I might have to rule Endsville without Billy helping me. It was a tricky and problematic situation. If I let him go, he'd think I was doing it to get rid of him, and if I kept him on, he'd argue every little thing I did. We didn't even have an official relationship, and yet, here I was feeling screwed by Billy!

"Billy, the regularly scheduled mayorial elections are less than six months away. Until then, I will stay on in the interim, and then run for Mayor legally. If I win, will you frankly shut the hell up, and drop this?" Maybe I shouldn't have swore at him, but I wanted to make a point along with my offer.

"What would you do if you lost, Mandy? Hmmm, what then?"

"I will obey the law, but remember, I never lose. I will win that election fair and square."

Before we could discuss this any further Irwin returned from setting up the meeting I wanted and confronted Billy. "Her Majesty is not amused, you must leave." Billy was not a boy anymore and slapped Irwin's hand away. Irwin drew back and almost popped Billy before I ended it!

"ENOUGH!"

Both men, and I use the term guardedly here, stopped and stared at me. Grim was just leaning back against the wall, smirking. Clearly, he was enjoying watching us mortals make total asses of ourselves.

"Billy, that's enough for today. Take one of the fleet vehicles and drive yourself home. Be sure to deactivate any and all monitoring devices you find. Irwin, I will not have a bully for Security Chief. I can handle Billy, and gentlemen, let me be crystal clear here. We are all adults, and I will NOT have the two of you at each other's throats because of perceived past feelings for me." I made eye contact with both of them to cement that directive!

I could see that they both had objections and I snapped my fingers hard. The noise silenced them, and I finished. "I mean to rule Endsville firmly, but fairly. Yes, I know we were kids together, and yes, I know the both of you have your own ideas concerning a relationship with me. As far as I am concerned, those feelings must be maturely harnessed if we are to function as a team. Yes, a team." That shut them up, so I kept talking. "I'd prefer to have you both here where we all can make a positive difference, but I will damn sure fire the both of you if need be. Well, what do you say?"
Grim, Billy, and Irwin decide how they are going to behave with their new found freedom while Mandy issues a stern directive!

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Ha, all of a sudden her name’s Victoria.