Chapter 225

The primary election was held on a Tuesday. Warren County is so small nobody bothered to take any polls, so we had no idea who won until Wednesday at noon. I called the board of elections from the Pub.

"Well Miss Porter it looks as though you lost the election by about a hundred votes. You can ask for a recount it you like," the lady said.

"No thanks looks at though the people have spoken," I said. I clicked the phone off and turned to Jeremy who didn't know the results, "Well we lost by about a hundred votes must have been about a hundred and five ballots cast." At least I could laugh about it, I told myself.

"I'm so sorry," Jeremy said.

"Thanks Jeremy," I replied.

"Well I'm not sorry you lost. It keeps me from having to go to your funeral, because the job bored you to death." The Brit said.

"Yeah, some truth in that," I agreed.

"You give any thought to what you are going to do next?" Jeremy asked.

"I guess I'll begin taking our business seriously," I said. I knew one thing for sure, I was going to have to tow the line. That was why cooking more green dragon was out of the question.

"At least I made enough money to pay for that truck from the ship auction," I said.

"By the way I finally figured out what color of red that is," Jeremy said. "It is the same color red that you find in peppermint sticks at Christmas."

"Yes, I think it was a custom paint job on the truck. Those seat covers are definitely custom," I said. I was a little surprised how little losing the election bothered me. "I'm going to get in my peppermint colored truck and go to that steak house in the plaza. They have cheese cake there. I'm going to buy a whole one and take it home, then eat the damn thing all by myself. Then I am going to sit on the toilet and either have diarrhea or throw up all night."

"Well call me tomorrow at least," The Brit said.

"I will be up at five for my bike ride as usual. The cheese cake will take care of my need to work through the disappointment. It's kind of like when I found out you were gay," I said.

"Don't try to make me feel guilty for your emotional trials and tribulations," The Brit said with a laugh. Jeremy was in the bar so I didn't go into the times I dressed like a teenage boy for The Brit and let him do it to me in the rear as often and hard as he wanted.

My phone rang before I left the pub. "Hello Liam?" I asked.

"Actually Andrew, Colonel Martin, and I are all here. We wanted to call and ask why you didn't let us come and stuff the ballot boxes." he said.

"Thanks guys, but it just wasn't to be," I said.

"Well maybe you can spend more time with us. We are going to have a satellite location near you. We closed the deal and are going to start work in a couple of weeks. Which is another reason we called. If we send you the plans do you think you could stop by just to be sure the builders are on the right track?" Colonel Martin asked.

"Sure why not, I really don't have any other plans," I said. That was pretty much how we left it. There was a bright side to getting beat I could go down to Abbottsville and see Kara. Well I could, if I had an urge to be abused, which I often did.

I didn't go anywhere but the steak house before going home. I didn't go anywhere after I got into the house. I just sat in the kitchen area of the box house eating cheese cake and drinking diet coke.

The Cheese cake was eight inches in diameter which was a pretty good size. It took me most of that evening to finish it. Probably because I was forced to stop now and then to either eat real food or answer the phone. Lots of people called to tell me how sorry they were that I didn't win.

I got a call from a blocked number about 9pm. "Hello," I said into the phone.

"So how is the weather in the mountains?" the voice asked.

"Cold and damp, how is it were you are?" I asked.

"Weather is always beautiful where I am," the voice said.

"That's always good to hear," I said. "So what can I do for you?"

"It's what I can do for you," he said.

"I don't think so. I don't need a job and I have a feelings the repay on favors would be a bitch." I said.

He laughed for a second then said, "They tell me the man running against you would do anything to win."

"Probably, but I won't. He can have the job." I said.

"Well they tell me there is still a two party system up there. I would give some thought to changing you affiliation, if someone approaches you." He said.

"There is nothing in if for you," I said emphatically.

"I know, but I don't like the man you were running against. Frankly Warren County need to be a neutral territory. He wants to turn it into a war zone. The payoffs would be larger."

"I see. Well I might consider it, but don't count on it," I said.

"I can't ask any more than that you think about it. By the way the manager of the Club in Abbottsville send me a video. You are a hell of a dancer, but your body need implants bad, if you want to make a living at it," he said with a laugh, then hung up. I went to the cabinet over the microwave and got the vodka bottle full of moonshine. Yes I had half a dozen empty vodka bottles that I recycled. I had them from the cop out club in Dobson. The bartender saved me half a dozen.