CBB: Chapter Seven

“It has been a pleasure seeing you again, Chief O’Malley,” I say with a smile. I'm standing in a fancy hotel ballroom surrounded by powerful people. I wear a dark blue dress that makes me look like I belong here. I look like a socialite.

Today, is a local fundraiser for the police force. A fancy dinner at a hotel with a silent auction afterwards with the intent to raise money. I'm here representing the Savio Mattress Company.

They certainly raised a lot of Savio money today, I think to myself with a smile.

“I'm so glad we still have such a good working relationship,” the man I'm talking to replies. He's in his late sixties, but still looking trim and handsome in his official police uniform. His wife wears diamond earrings that a woman married to a man in the public sector shouldn't be able to afford.

I know that my money paid for those, too.

“It's important for local businesses to have ties to the community,” I respond with a practiced smile. “I'm so glad that you are willing to work