Green Eyes Cry, You Die by Gerald Lopez

Author:Gerald Lopez [Lopez, Gerald]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2014-08-21T05:00:00+00:00

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Meeting a Lady

When I opened my eyes, Miss Lucy was sitting there staring at me. I sat up and looked around the room; it was empty except for the bed I was in, and the chair Miss Lucy sat on.

“We’re inside a giant plastic tent set up inside a barn, detective,” Miss Lucy said. “It’s a little makeshift—think of the plastic rooms you see scientists set up in the movies. Only instead of studying aliens, they’re studying zombies here.”

“And us too, I’m guessing,” I said, noticing I was still nude under the sheet. “What happens now?”

“Everyone that survived the campground attack was medically cleared and okayed to leave. I had everyone but you, Alex, and the fool taken back to the camp.”

“You sound almost as impressed with Buck as I am. In his defense, he did a good job taking care of the zombies.”

Miss Lucy stood, folded her arms on her chest, and gave me an ‘oh, really’ look.

“Humph!” Miss Lucy said. “The man doesn’t belong in the field, but that’s not our concern right now.”

A man walked in and handed Miss Lucy a black garment bag and a shoe bag, which she took before brushing the man away with her hand.

“We’ve got an appointment with a lady,” Miss Lucy said.

“So, am I finally going to meet the infamous Sassy,” I said.

“No—I said we were meeting a lady. Git your ass out of bed and get dressed; it’s not as if I haven’t seen your naked body already.”

I stood and took the garment bag and shoe bag proffered to me. Inside was a very nice dress jacket, pants, dress shirt, and even underwear.

“Did you pick out my drawers yourself?” I said, with a smile that finally made Miss Lucy break down and let out a hearty laugh. At that moment, I took the opportunity to get a good look at her. Her hair was neatly brushed back into a loose bun, and she was dressed in a professional gray suit with a pink shirt underneath. That was also the first time I’d seen her in heels—sensible low black heels, but heels nonetheless. I put on the underwear and saw Miss Lucy sit and let out a sigh before looking my way. “That bad, huh, Miss Lucy.”

“Naw… not really—I’m just being an old bitch. The problem is I don’t like working with people whom I consider to be slightly incompetent.”

“I guess Buck’s like a babe needing his momma—like you said I was in Shelby.”

“The exact opposite I’d say. I’ve met Buck’s momma. The last thing that boy needs is another momma. He needs to man up, is what he needs. And I’m the one that’s going to be dealing with his refresher training too. Saint’s alive! I’d rather deal with a hundred zombies than one Buck Taggerty.”

“So, what’s your beef with Sassy? Is she incompetent too?” I put on and buttoned up the light blue dress shirt that had been in the garment bag.

“No! She’s too damn competent. She knows how to get the job done, but the woman can be demanding and bossy.

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