Craving Temptation by Deborah Fletcher Mello

Author:Deborah Fletcher Mello [Fletcher Mello, Deborah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2014-06-11T16:00:00+00:00

There was just a sliver of a moon in the late-night sky when Troy stepped outside to take in the view. Inside, the Brewer family was still going strong, a game of bid whist being played at the kitchen table and an old Tyler Perry movie playing on the DVD player in the family room. He had just sent a prayer of thanksgiving skyward when Amina’s mother joined him out on the patio.

“What a beautiful night!” Rebecca exclaimed.

Troy smiled warmly. “It is. You couldn’t ask for better weather.”

“It’ll be perfect for the wedding tomorrow!”

“I really want to thank you for everything you’ve done. Amina couldn’t be happier.”

“My daughter is happy because of you, Troy. I’m sure that if you were to take her down to town hall for the ceremony and then to lunch at McDonald’s she would be just as excited.”

“I love Amina very much. I hope you know that there isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for her. I want the very best for her and I promise you I will make every effort to be the best husband that I can be.”

Rebecca crossed her arms over her torso, hugging herself tightly. Her eyes misted with tears. Her head bobbed up and down against her shoulders. She shifted her gaze, staring up at that sliver of moon as she paused in reflection. “I didn’t want Amina to go to Memphis. But if she hadn’t she wouldn’t have met you.”

Curiosity crossed his face. “Why didn’t you want her to go?”

“I was afraid that being there with her father wouldn’t be a good thing for her. Nasser loves his faith more than he has ever loved his family.”

Troy turned to stare at the woman as she continued to speak. The dim light cast a shadow across her face but Troy could still see the concern that blanketed her expression.

“Please don’t think I’m bashing my ex-husband because I try not to. And I do know how much he loves our children. I just think he loves Islam more.”

“Is that why you left?” Troy asked.

Rebecca hesitated, seeming to choose her words carefully. “I left because I couldn’t be myself with Nasser. He had an image of how a good wife and mother should be and how a woman was supposed to conduct herself. I wasn’t comfortable in that mold.”

“But you left Rasheeda and Basil with him?”

“Yes, I did. Nasser was in a position to be the better parent. He was stable. I was not. I did what I thought was in my children’s best interest. I left Amina too but she is very much her mother’s daughter. She refused to settle herself into that mold. For Nasser it was easier to send her to me and let the chips fall where they did than to deal with how spirited she was.”

“Amina wants her father’s approval. It’s very important to her.”

Rebecca blew a sad sigh. “Pleasing Nasser is almost impossible and the only way to get his approval is to do what he wants and not what you want.

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