The Last Goodbye by Reed Arvin
By Reed Arvin
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He was about forty-five and smelled vaguely of cigars. “I was just talking with your—” “Cousin,” I said. ” Stephens narrowed his smile and moved incrementally closer to my secretary. “Mr. Stephens here was just telling me he’s an attorney, like you, Jack,” Blu said. “He works for Horizn Pharmaceuticals. They’re sponsoring Ms. ” “So this is a big night for you,” I said. “It’s a big night for the Atlanta Opera, Jack,” Stephens answered. I could feel him sizing me up. ” The accent was New England, upper crust.
I took it and introduced myself. ” “Hello, Mr. ” Her voice was cultured, educated. ” 44 REED ARVIN She smiled. ” Her smile softened. ” She shrugged. ” That was a little bit of a surprise. ” Sonnier leaned forward. I couldn’t place her scent; it was citrus, subtle and clean. “I’ll let you in on a secret, if you promise not to tell,” she said. ” “This particular opera’s not one of my favorites. ” “I’m a little new to the opera thing,” I said. ” She leaned closer. She was being confidential as hell.
When I walked into his office, he looked up and smiled. ” he asked. I shook his hand and took the chair opposite his desk. “Sammy Liston tells me you’re handling Doug Townsend’s case,” I said. ” Billy’s smile faded. “Sorry, Jack. I didn’t know that. ” “We were friends in college. I lost track of him, until recently. ” Billy nodded. ” I reached in my pocket and pulled out the picture of Michele Sonnier. ” Billy glanced at the photograph. “Yeah. I heard about that. ” “The lady’s an opera singer. Supposedly she’s some big thing in the music world.