THEO AND REED'S BABY FEVER : Book Three

Chapter Fourteen

The next day after they had sent their clueless husbands off to work Theo and Matt hurried off to meet each other at the Metro station since Theo's car was in the garage and Matt had no car. Matt did indeed have Saint's gun with him. It was tucked inside his baby food stained colorful Man Bag ( he called it a tote bag , Theo disagreed ). Matt was also wearing a plaid flannel shirt and faded jeans with eye shadow and lip gloss. Oh yes , Theo thought , they were really going to blend in. At least he had attempted to dress as truck driver manly as possible. Of course he had failed but he tried at least. They were probably going to get their asses kicked but he needed his name cleared. He hadn't been contacted by homicide yet but the media was literally convicting him already. How long before the cops came knocking on his door ?

Their combined confidence level had lowered to zero point nothing exactly when they reached the Fairfax County Virginia compound / one story clapboard church of the infamous Brown family.

" We're going to get killed , aren't we ? , " Matt asked as he clutched tightly his bag.

" Of course not. " Yeah , probably , Theo thought.

" It was nice knowing you , Theodore. "

" Right back at you , Matthew. "

As they entered the foyer of the church the first person they saw was thankfully not holding an Uzi. It was the young man who stuttered badly.

Robbie Brown was standing there , holding a stack of garish gay hating fliers , his mouth open wide at the sight of them. Especially , Matt with his man bag and make up.

" WWWWhat are you doing hhhhere ? , " Robbie whispered , looking behind himself. He looked terrified of something. Theo smiled , hoping he looked friendly and non threatening. Although maybe it was better if he looked mean and threatening. Tough luck there. " We wanted to ask you and your family some , ummmm, friendly questions , " Theo said.

" Like wwwwhat ? "

That was a good question. A very good question. Come up with a answer , Theo thought.

" About where you all were the day Vanessa Clyde was killed. "

Robbie widened his eyes and paled. " Wwwwhy ? Wwwwe had nothing to do wwwith wwwhat hhhhappened. On the news they ssssaid it wwwas you. Wwwwe don't do things that. Wwwwe're hhharmless. "

Matt suddenly stepped forward. His green eyes turned cold as ice. In a steady voice , he retorted ," Harmless ? Really ? You call yourselves harmless ? You go to funerals of gay people who died and protest. You torment their families with your filth and vile. That's not harmless. That is disturbing and deranged. "

Robbie got very quiet. A look crossed his plain pale face that seemed like regret and deep sadness but it disappeared quickly. He opened his mouth to speak , his eyes shifting nervously but was interrupted by a loud familiar voice. They all turned to see Mary Maude Brown who stood in all her large glory on the altar of the church. She was standing beneath the bronze image of Jesus dying on the cross.

" What are you perverts doing in a holy place ? Unless you have come to repent of your sins. In which I welcome you. " Then she smiled coldly.

Matt swallowed harshly , his newfound bravery suddenly dying. Theo found his.

" We have nothing to repent for , " Theo said. " Do you ? What are your sins " Do they include killing Vanessa Clyde ? Where were you when she died ? "

Her smile slipped away suddenly. she raised a stubby dirty finger at him and Matt. " I had nothing to do with that depraved woman's death. It was undoubtedly God ordained. Praise the Lord ! "

Theo had never hated anyone in his life. Maybe Todd Deets but he was dead and gone. He thought he could easily hate this woman. Even though Vanessa Clyde had been a bitch she didn't deserve to be killed. Her death deserved to be avenged and the cops didn't seem to be working hard to do it. He needed his name cleared and if he found evidence one of these bigots had done the deed all the better. " What about your family ? Where were they when she died ? Did one of them kill her in the name of your God ? "

" Nonsense. Sinners like you talk nonsense. They were all here. All day bible study lessons. Right , Robert ? "

Robbie nodded. His eyes were vacant as they drifted to look down at his holey shoes.

" Now that you've asked your questions and you don't wish to repent I think you sodomites should begone from my church. Now. Get out while you still can. "

And , they did. Gratefully.