Truth in Legends [Part Three of the Thicker than Blood Series] Read Online Free PDF Page B

armor.
     
    “Yeah, it's a little different from what I normally wear down here,” he chuckled.  “I'll be back in less than 10 minutes, okay?  Don't go anywhere.”
     
    “What am I going to do, fly?”  I chortled.
     
    Matt jogged inside of Alex's home and came back out with the huge sword, carrying it with just one hand... like it was a toy made of plastic.  “I'll be right back,” he said and when I blinked, he was gone.
     
    I sighed, leaning back and enjoyed the beautiful day.  I would probably need therapy after all of this was over.  I didn't know how anyone else would react to the strange happenings, but I was quite sure I was the exception and not the rule. 
     
    So, Alex was going to tell the hospital I was injured and wouldn't be in this week... great.  That aught to start enough rumors.  I smiled.  Oh, to see the look on Stephanie's face when she learns Dr. Amante called in for me.  She, her fake boobs and her skinny ass could kiss mine.  I wondered what Tiffany would say if I told her about all of this.  There was no way I could tell her... she'd think I lost it.  Was I stuck pretending everything was normal even though I knew it was not.  “Awesome,” I said out loud.  I could only talk to Matt and Alex... and they hated each other.  Maybe Matt would tell me why they didn't get along anymore.
     
    I stared out over the view from Alex's house.  I didn't realize that we had come as high.  I could see Ashland in the near distance.  It was quite a beautiful view.  No wonder he bought the house.  I glanced to the front and frowned at the giant gaping hole where once stood a front door.  Too bad he'd have to do some remodeling.
     
    I let my mind wander while I leaned back on the rock wall.  Soon, I heard a vehicle coming up to the house.  I looked up and watched Matt turn his truck around the roundabout and stop in front of me.  He got out and crossed in front of the Toyota, and sat on the retaining wall too.  Matt now looked like himself in a form-fitting t-shirt and cargo shorts that showed off his muscular thighs and calves.  This was the Matt I was used to.  I smiled and leaned against his shoulder.  He put his arm around me and we sat like that for several minutes, not saying anything... just being.
     
    “Are you ready to go?  I want to show you a favorite place of mine.”
     
    “Alright,” I said and he helped me into the tall truck.  “Where did you go when you disappeared?”
     
    “Just now?”  Matt asked, climbing into the Tacoma and putting on his seat belt.
     
    That's right, he had disappeared twice on me.  I shook my head and shrugged.  “Both times.”
     
    He nodded.  “The first time,  the place I'm taking you now.  I went to think.  This last time, I went to heaven to put the sword and armor away.”
     
    Visions of puffy clouds and gold arches came to mind, but I wasn't sure that was correct.  “What's it like?”
     
    Matt looked at me for a second and turned back to the road.  “What, heaven?”
     
    “Yeah.”  I let my eyes roam over the man I knew as an angel now.  His big hands gripped the steering wheel, turning it with slight variations in the road.
     
    “Uh,” he paused.  “I've never had to describe it to anyone... It would be like trying to describe the sun to someone that can't see.”
     
    I looked at the sun and considered what he said.  “Is heaven to us mortals like the sun is to... say... a mole?  How could they possibly understand, right?”
     
    Matt smiled.  “Sort of.  Except you aren't as insignificant as a mole.”
     
    “We aren't?”
     
    “You aren't.”  He smiled warmly, love radiating from his eyes.
     
    I blushed and turned to the passenger window.  When we turned down Main Street, I wondered where he was taking me.  The center of town wasn't exactly what I expected, honestly.  I was thinking he'd be taking me to some romantic location and proceed to pouring his heart out.  I snickered