The Mayor's Office
Ten minutes later Kate took a seat behind her desk ready to start yet another day as the mayor's secretary. Damon was not in his office but she knew he must be on his way. She switched on her computer to check her emails when she heard a loud commotion down the hall. Kate wondered what was going on but she decided to stay behind her desk go through her emails and plan Damon's schedule.
Everyone heard Jade's loud voice as she's making her way to Damon's office pushing the staff and securities out of her way. She stopped in front of Kate's desk with a look of rage on her face.
Kate looked calmly at her and said. "Is there something I can help you with Jade? Mayor Salvatore is not in his office at the moment I don't know what time he will be in."
"You've got the nerve Kate Henderson to sit there and pretend to be all innocent you two face bitch! I was suspended from the board of Silver Lake unfairly and I know you are behind this Kate just because you think I'm fucking the mayor well newsflash you bitch he already fucked me long before Bonnie."
"Looks like there have been some kind of misunderstanding Jade will you please follow me to the mayor's office we can discuss this matter in private." Kate said in a soft friendly voice. By now a small crowd of employees gathered closer to hear what the commotion was all about.
Jade was about to snap at Kate again when Damon suddenly spoke behind them. "Everyone to your workstations now. The city don't pay you to stand around and listen to cheap gossip." Damon said hard. People quickly scattered to their offices leaving Kate, Jade and Damon alone.
"What's going on in here?" Damon asked calmly.
"Why don't you ask Kate Henderson." Jade spat out.
"I was asking Kate and please mind your language and attitude Jade. This is not a brothel." Damon said calmly. He was too calm and Jade knew she was stepping on dangerous grounds with Damon.
Kate rose from her chair and said. "Good morning Damon. Jade is accusing me for her being kicked off the board of Silver Lake. She just came in here and started to insult me."
"You went behind my back Kate to convince the board to vote me off. She thinks were having an affair Damon." Jade said to Damon.
Brixton who just came in cleared his throat with a smile on his face to get their attention. He smiled gleefully at Jade when she looked at him.
"Kate and the mayor do not know about the serious charges I brought up against you with the board. I also provided them with evidence so if I were you, I would leave with the last bit of dignity I still have left and go enjoy your suspension in some saloon or something until its permanent." Brixton said with a big smile on his face.
"You fucking hypocrite!" Jade yelled and stormed furiously in Brixton's direction. Brixton wasted no time. He turned back on his heels and ran out the building like the devil was behind him screaming and yelling at the top of his lungs for help.
"What a way to start your morning." Kate said and laughed softly.
"If Brixton makes it back in one piece send him to my office and can you please bring me my schedule for the day." Damon said with a brooding look on his face.
"I'm on it boss." Kate called out after him.
Mystique Lake Home for the elderly
Greta Brixton was one of Sheila's friends and confidants. A regular visitor at their home in Silver Lake back in the day. Greta was known as the person who always knew a juicy story first and everybody's skeletons.
Bonnie and the old woman were sitting at a table by the window. A soft rain coated the town of Mystique Lake giving it a misty mysterious look. The old woman was dressed warmly with a warm knitted blanket over her knees.
Aunt Greta was the first to speak. She could never keep quiet for too long. "That grandson of mine, Brixton can you imagine? How the hell can he let himself get knocked out by a woman. I heard this skinny girl chased him out of the mayor's office down the street where he tripped over his own damn feet. Bitch knocked him out cold. The sheer horror and scandal. I'm still saying it's his wife's fault. That witch put me in here claiming that I will be taken better care of. I need special care. I told her to remove them long fake nails and wash the dishes and clean my grandson's house properly. You know what I'm talking about Bonnie. Sheila raised you the right way. A woman should know her place in the house." Greta Brixton said upset.
Bonnie smiled and said. "But you do get to see Brixton and your grandkids every weekend that must be nice for you and make up for the time you don't get to spend with them during the week aunt Greta."
Greta smiled and said. "Three days to let Brixton's wife know exactly what I really think of that dirty house my grandson and grandchildren have to live in while she's sitting there with them long fake nails and fake eye lashes like she's Queen Sheba. I look forward to it every week just for that and come Friday its on again. I kept quiet that day when the people of the old age home came to get me. I just looked back at Brixton's wife and silently said to her, bitch I'll be back you best remember that. My mamma, may her sweet soul rest in peace never made us sleep under dirty blankets. We were so poor but our little house was always spotless. Mamma always bragged to her friends what a beautiful star I am and that I will make it in this world and I did."
Bonnie bit the inside of her cheek not to laugh. Aunt Greta was well known as one tough strict iron lady but with a heart of gold. She was very quick with spreading gossip and just as quick at finding out gossip so it was no surprise that the old lady already knows about Brixton's rundown with Jade. Bonnie leaned closer to the old woman and said. "Aunt Greta what can you tell me about Abigail. Sheila's daughter."
Aunt Greta's smile faded quickly from her face.
"Do you remember her aunt Greta?"
"Off course I remember Abigail. How you going to sit there and think that I lost my damn mind child. I have the memory of an elephant. I called her wild Abby. Girl was wild as a buck always hanging with them boys. White boys too! Lord have mercy. That was unheard of, so there I was with Sheila and May reading bible verses one night at Sheila's place when Abby came strolling in hand in hand with this white boy introducing him as her new boyfriend to a shock Sheila, May and me. I looked at them and I thought to myself. What is the devil trying now? We had to do something. We looked at each other and we silently agreed. We said nothing we got up and went to Sheila's kitchen. We got ourselves each a wet dishcloth. The wetter the dishcloth the harder it strikes my mamma always said. We had a devil in our midst and it will be dealt with tonight. I warned Sheila and May to hide the cloths behind their backs we don't want to alert the devil that we're on to him." Aunt Greta said with pleasing smile on her face.