Last Breath by Rachel Lee

Author:Rachel Lee
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: FIC022000
ISBN: 9780446550383
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2008-11-14T13:00:00+00:00

Outside the rectory, away from the squad car parked out front, walking across the rear parking lot toward their cars, Chloe and Matt said little at first. When they reached their cars, however, neither of them started to get in. Instead they leaned back against their own vehicles and faced each other across six feet of grass.

Finally, Chloe spoke. “He's a truly holy man, Matt.”

“Yeah.” He made a sound of disgust. “I believe in evil, Chloe. I’ve seen enough of it to make a snake vomit. It's everywhere, in every dark corner of people's lives. Even in nice people who all of a sudden do something so totally out of character that everyone who knows them reels. I believe in evil. It lives, it breathes, and it slinks into people's lives to steal every good thing.”

“But you don't believe in God.”

“It's kinda hard, since evil seems to be running the place.”

“That's a cop's warped perspective, Matt. You ought to try hanging out with some of the good people. The really good people.”

“Like churchgoers?” The words were almost scornful.

“Not necessarily. But I’ll tell you something. It was the good people in this church who saved me, back then.”

“Hell, I saved you, too, Chloe. Me and my stubborn streak.”

“True.” She sighed. “Maybe I never said thank you. Thank you, Matt.”

“Just doing my job.”

“No, just being a good man.”

He looked away, then looked back at her. “You know, if this priest of yours keeps on this way, he's going to have me believing in God.”

“Heaven forbid!” She laughed quietly.

“Yeah. I don't need that.”

“Or maybe you do.”

It was his turn to sigh. “Just … let it be, Chloe.”

“Okay,” she said indifferently. “So … wanna come to my place for a drink?”

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