A Second Chance?

The sun shines on a dog's rumpus some days. It seems to shine on Hick's rumpus more. Early in the week, Hick startled me by announcing:

"I have a meeting with the mayor on Thursday. He said to come and see him after the election."

"Wait a minute! I thought the mayor was a woman."

"No. The mayor about the flip house."

"Oh. The one you let put the sign in the yards? He won?"

"No. He didn't win. It's the old mayor."

"So why would he tell you to come see him?"

"He didn't tell ME. I heard it from my friends at the Senior Center at lunch. 

Happy Smith." 

"I'm not following. WHO is THAT?"

"I went to school with her."

"Like I would know that."

"You know her. She was a teacher at your school. You probably know her married name. Happy Jones."

"Oh. I know her. What does she have to do with the mayor in flip-house town?"

"Sometimes her and her husband come to lunch. He told me I need to talk to the mayor."

"Why? Why is the mayor talking to him about your business?"

"The mayor was at the meeting where the city commission denied us splitting the flip house into two properties."

"But why is the mayor telling someone to tell you to come talk to him???"

"They're related."

"Happy Smith?"

"No. Her husband."

"So Happy's husband is the mayor's son?"

"No."

"Grandson?"

"No. Happy's husband is the mayor's dad."

"Would he change his mind on splitting the property? Why would he want you to come talk to him?"

"He must not have agreed with the commission's decision. The commission was trying to get him fired! And now some of them didn't get elected back."

"Oh. So maybe the mayor just wants a big F-YOU to the commission? By going against what they wanted?"

"Maybe. It can't hurt to go talk to him."

"Yeah. Don't cost nothin'."

Hick had his meeting with this mayor. He hasn't given much info on what was actually discussed. As you notice by this conversation, I need to have a list of questions prepared. Hick is not known for his attention to detail, nor his conversational skills.

So far, all I know is that the mayor will call Hick. Or that Hick is supposed to call the mayor. There MAY be another committee/commission to approach.