Thursday night comes faster than I hoped. Mostly because there’s nothing I can do at the town meeting to stop Presley’s plans. Jed’s on my ass about voting no, but she’s got Clara in her back pocket so everyone will agree that a bookstore, which I heard she ultimately did decide to go with, is a great addition to the Sunrise Bay downtown area.
I walk into the town building on the other side of the square and the room is already packed, thanks to Nikki announcing to everyone what’s happening tonight. Usually it’s only the business owners within the square who care what kind of business comes in. Mostly they’re worried someone is going to sell s*x toys or that wacky weed as George refers to it.
Most of the council members are sitting along the panel already, but there’s no sign of Presley,
