Chapter Twenty
Jude
“That was a good movie.” I said, then glanced at my watch. Almost seven in the evening. I’d been at Dottie’s all afternoon, and now it was getting late.
“Lydia Roberts is an excellent actress, and I love seeing her in a nun’s habit.” Dottie sipped her sherry, and I noticed her words were slurring just the tiniest bit. “Especially since she’s been married six times, and according to the tabloids, is a woman of extremely easy virtue.”
I barked out a laugh, grateful for Dottie keeping me distracted while waiting to hear from Max.
“I’ve been wanting to ask you something all day long, but it’s a very personal question.” She murmured, locking her gaze with mine.
“You want to know why I left the church, right?”
Dottie bit her lower lip and nodded.
“It’s a long story, b
