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“Not that busy.” She looked up. “I’m the reason you’re with the E-Program. I recommended you for it.”
“I can’t say I’m surprised.”
“Analyzed the situation, did you?” she said with a weak smile.
“I’m pretty good at it.”
“Bunting’s done nothing but rave about you.”
“But it’s… it’s not easy being…”
“God?”
“You understand then. It’s not a role humans, no matter how smart, are designed to play. We have doubts. We have prejudices. We make mistakes.”
“You keep a lot of people safe, Eddie.”
“I also kill a lot of people.”
“Not directly you don’t.”
“That’s simply splitting hairs.”
“What you do is try to make the world better and safer and more just. Yes, your decisions result in people dying, but only so that many, many more people can live. What’s wrong with that? What does your amazing mind tell you about that?”
“Logically, there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s a no-brainer. But it’s also not that easy.”
She sat back. “I know it’s not.” She gazed at him. “Do you want to continue doing it?”
“I don’t know. I need to see whether I survive this or not first.”
“Whether we survive it. You and me.”
“You and me,” he said quietly, though it was obvious her words had
pleased him.
“I got you into this and it’s my job to get you out,” she said.
“My protector,” he said almost in a whisper.
“Can I ask you something?”
“Yes.”
“Why did you choose to continue to live at the farm after Mom died? You could have sold it and moved somewhere else.”
“It’s my home.”
“That’s not a good enough reason, Eddie. We both know that.” She paused. “I visited the place. Before you became the Analyst.”
“Where was I?”
“At work at the IRS.”
“Why did you come when I wasn’t there?”
“I don’t know. Maybe I was afraid.”
