A Rush to Violence (A Spellman Thriller) by Smith Christopher

Author:Smith, Christopher [Smith, Christopher]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Fifth Avenue Production, Inc.
Published: 2012-06-02T15:00:00+00:00

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When they stepped out of the building, Camille asked where he was parked.

“Three blocks east.”

“Three blocks? There was nothing closer?”

“Camille, in this neighborhood, I was lucky to get a parking spot that close.” He nodded at the duffle bag. “Let me carry that.”

“I’m fine.”

“It’s heavy.”

“Just walk to my left. I don’t want to be seen.”

“You think I do?”

But he moved to her left as she lifted the hood on her jacket and put it over her head. Street traffic was moderate, but the sidewalks were busy. It was a warm summer evening and people were out in force in an attempt to enjoy it. Some were out for a stroll while others, the twenty- and thirtysomething crowd, were hurrying to get to the subway so they could be in the city and plunge themselves into all the nightlife it offered. They were loud, full of life and ready for whatever adventures awaited them.

Camille watched them go and wondered what her life might have been like if she hadn’t gone to Paris and made decisions that would shock most. When Emma was born, things changed. She saw the world through her child’s eyes and it was a brighter world. Through her daughter, she realized there was something to be said for being frivolous, which she’d never been. She wanted that opportunity to continue for Emma’s sake. She wanted her daughter to have a normal life. She wanted her to go through her early years with a light heart. She wanted her to take risks. To fall in love. To have the kind of youth Camille denied herself because she chose another route.

What had she missed by doing so? What was it like to be driven by no other concern than fulfilling your own joy? The idea of living a hedonistic lifestyle in a world that offered countless entries into it was foreign to her.

When she and Sam were together, there were a few times when they held hands and took a walk in a city that seemed designed just for that activity, but too often life was about work, the sort in which you walked away with blood on your hands and a knot in your gut.

Being with him exposed her to the cruelty of the human spirit. Bringing up Emma on her own exposed her to the possibilities of the human spirit. She didn’t regret her time with Sam. He opened her eyes to a world from with most look away. But as much as she loved him them, she regretted that his passion was saved mostly for his work and not for her. That wasn’t his fault—it’s who he was. It was her fault. At that age, railing against coming from such a wealthy family, Sam Ireland offered her a one-hundred-eighty-degree turn away from that life. When it was offered to her, she ran toward it and faced real issues. Her hands got dirty. For the first time in her life, she thought she was making a difference.

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