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“Oh, that Not er Yep I had it all set up for him to come play and then at the last minute, he backed out”

“Wasn’t there soal ramification to that? Can’t the city sue him?”

Not that Miest fan!), but if he’d really signed on to do a concert then backed out at the last minute like Bruce claimed, then he should take fiscal responsibility for theanyone, her first responsibility was to Whispering Bay

“Can you give et Pilar to take a look at it and she can advise us on our best course of action”

A trickle of sweat ran down the side of Bruce’s cheek He slipped a handkerchief out of his pocket and blotted his head “I hope you don’t say anything about this, because what I’, but it was ree that far with hi to do as best for the city Of course, it all blew up in my face”

Miht Bruce had more business savvy He’d advertised Billy Brenton on a verbal agreement? No wonder he hadn’t wanted to talk about it before

“I’ what happened last year, heat this year’s festival I know it’s a long shot, especially since we’re less than four ive it a try”

Bruce seemed reluctant at first, but then he opened a drawer in his desk and handed her a business card “This is the naes him The contact person’s name is Crystal” He must have sensed her distrust, because he added, “I know you think I’m still bitter about the election, but you couldn’t beI only want to do what’s best for this town, and if you can get Billy Brenton to play at the Spring Into Suratulate you”

For a second, all Mi to help her? Boy, had she pegged hi

Mimi tucked the card away in her tote “Thanks, Bruce I really appreciate this”

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How friggin’ hard could it be to get ahold of one country er orld faest male star of the et in touch with soet in touch with him Or at the very least, this Crystal person This was America Hoazine, the Internet and Twitter Nothing was sacred anymore

Miiven her was for a ement company in Nashville She’d been shuffled from assistant to assistant for the past hour with no real hope in sight It was useless Sheto call the man on the etting Billy Brenton than when she’d started

Harry Tuba and his polka band were looking better and better Except, if that was the best she could do she ht just be driven out of toith pitchforks And the Spring Into Summer festival was the least of her proble fro spots at the city library A new trashcan next to the public beach access Her personal favorite, though, was a call frohborhood Association deie poop pick-up law be enforced with threat of jail time That had been a conversation Mimi never hoped to repeat

Why had she ever thought running forto do? Poor Bruce Is this what his life had been like the past twelve years? He said he didn’t harbor any ill feelings toward her for beating hilad