It is someone willing to look foolish for you, on your word, before there is any proof that your word was good.

He put the hold on the cremation.

It saved everything.

And he did it blind, in the dark, on faith, because my husband had chosen his friends well.

“She’s insane!” Damon shouted, flinging a hand at me.

“She vandalized my wife’s body!

That’s post-mortem discoloration, the mortician covered it with makeup, that’s all it is — ”

“Makeup doesn’t cover a needle mark, Damon,” Reyes said, walking toward him, unhurried.