A Preacher's Passion by Lutishia Lovely

Author:Lutishia Lovely [Lovely, Lutishia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, African American, Christian, General, Contemporary Women
ISBN: 9781440733222
Google: 9mXzIhNecJsC
Amazon: 1440733228
Publisher: RecordedBooks
Published: 2009-09-14T23:00:00+00:00

30

Meetings

Lavon whistled as he walked down the boulevard near the home he’d found to rent in Studio City. He liked the ambiance of the area—cozy enough to elicit a small-town feel but large enough to maintain a city vibe. He especially liked being around the corner from Ventura Boulevard, a main road that featured shops, eateries, theaters, and other convenient businesses.

The surroundings, however, were not the reason for the song in Lavon’s heart or the pep in his step. No, that reason was a woman named Carla Lee. Lavon changed from whistling to singing the lyrics that had rolled around in his head ever since Carla had left his bedroom, a song from one of his favorite artists and fellow Minnesotans, Prince: “Until the end of time, I’ll be there for you; you own my heart and mind…” That, Lavon realized, was at the heart of the matter of his feelings for Carla—he adored her. And he’d do anything to make her happy, and to make her his.

Lavon pondered all this as he walked toward Bistro Garden, a quaint French cuisine restaurant he’d discovered shortly after moving into the area. He’d wanted Carla to join him for dinner but aside from having to get home to her children, she was paranoid about anyone seeing them. It was enough that Passion knew.

Lavon was just entering the restaurant when the loud, continuous blare of a car horn stopped him. Carla! A smile filled Lavon’s face as he turned.

“Hey, you!” Passion said as she ran toward him. When she reached him, she enveloped him in a bear hug, excited, out of breath, and talking a mile a minute. “I thought that was you when I was stopped at the light and saw you walking and I was hoping, praying for that stupid light to change so I could get over here”—Passion stopped and took a deep breath—“and make sure it was really you.”

She looked around. “Are you meeting someone? You looked like you were expecting somebody when you turned around.”

“No!” Lavon said, trying to recover from the shock of seeing Passion. He thought that living in the Valley, a good forty-five minutes from her Leimert Park neighborhood, would ensure they never saw each other.

“My goodness, what are you doing here?”

Lavon cogitated on his answer. To lie was unwise, while the whole truth was unnecessary. He decided to stay somewhere in between. “I’m checking out a job possibility.”

“Really? You’re moving here?” Passion realized too late how excited she sounded. “I mean, that sounds great,” she said a bit more demurely. Just then she remembered how she’d parked her car askew in the restaurant’s valet zone and hit the flashers. She’d told the attendant she’d be right back.

“Oh, dang, I need to move my car. But can I join you for dinner?”

“Well…” Lavon cringed inwardly. How was it, he thought, that the woman he always wanted to be with could not be with him and the one he never wanted to see again always showed up?

“Well, what?” Passion said with a hint of impatience.

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