Fire From Heaven (A Dead Cold Mystery Book 9) by Blake Banner

Author:Blake Banner [Banner, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-27T22:00:00+00:00

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Paul looked nervous. More than nervous, he looked unhappy. I smiled at him regretfully. It was a smile that was designed, subtly, to make him feel more nervous and unhappy than he did already.

I said, “We spoke to Jane Harrison.”

He gave a single, upward nod.

I went on, “She told us what happened on the Friday and the Saturday.”

He stared down at his huge fists on the table and chewed his lip.

I waited. When he didn’t say anything, I said, “I’m giving you the opportunity to fill out the statement you already gave us. You must be aware, Paul, that all the bits you left out cast you in a pretty bad light right now.”

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes as he blew out. It was a very eloquent gesture. He opened his eyes and stared for a long time at Dehan. “You would not believe how sick I am of hearing everybody talk about what a great guy Danny was. You know? I loved that guy. Seriously. I loved him more than a brother. Especially before…”

He stopped dead.

Dehan said, “Before what?”

“OK, I’ll say it. Before Jane came on the scene.” He sighed again. “I was pretty serious about her. I was ready to marry her. What is it with people, huh?” He looked at me as though I might have an answer to his unspoken question. “We never fall in love with the people who are good for us. You noticed that? We always fall in love with the people who are going to hurt us. I knew! I knew she was in love with Danny. But she couldn’t have him, because Danny was in love with fuckin’…” He made a gesture with his open hand, like he was pointing at some imaginary TV screen. “Dana Scully! That was his ideal woman. And…” He turned to Dehan. “Forgive me if I am sexist, and maybe you are completely different, but in my experience, women cannot resist a guy who is unattainable. And Danny—he was straight, he had his biological needs, sex was fun, but he was one hundred percent emotionally unobtainable! That was it. Do not go any deeper than that! And every damn woman he knew wanted to have a ride in his damned van. You know he had this special van where he screwed chicks, right? Sorry.”

He made a fist and softly pounded the table. “I shouldn’t talk about him like that. He was my friend and I swear to God I loved him like a brother. But he was a womanizer. That’s God’s truth.” He crossed himself and kissed his thumb. “It’s God’s truth. Other men are womanizers and they are obsessed with women. Not him. He didn’t even try. He didn’t even know. It was just like, ‘Who am I gonna fuck tonight?’ And there would be three or four chicks all waiting in line in case he chose them. You know? And in the end it just got, boring. I got bored.

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