Dance of Temptation by Janice Sims

Author:Janice Sims
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781459208155
Publisher: Kimani
Published: 2011-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

As they ate in the booth in the dimly lit dining room of the neighborhood mainstay, Nick marveled at the fact that a woman of Belana’s background could enjoy a slice of pizza as much as any other girl from New York on a Saturday night.

He must have been looking at her too intently because Belana laughed at him, and said, “I can’t get my feed on like I want to if you’re going to be staring at me like that.”

Nick laughed and looked away. “Better?” he asked.

While he was looking away, Belana took the last slice. “You can look now.”

Nick laughed when he saw what she had done. “You deserve it. You really worked up an appetite.”

Belana blushed prettily and devoured the pizza.

Later, Nick walked her home and before he kissed her good-night, he asked, “Would you like to go to church with us tomorrow morning?”

“I’d love to,” she immediately answered.

Nick smiled. “You don’t care where or with whom?”

“I’m assuming it’s with Nona and your mother. As for where, Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem.”

“Nona told you where she goes to church but nothing about her father?” Nick asked, clearly finding that irritating.

“We were talking about God and how He inspires the arts,” Belana explained. “She said she feels very close to God at Abyssinian Baptist Church. She said it had to do with its history, a sense of all those people before her who made her existence possible. She’s very deep, your daughter.” She tiptoed and kissed his cheek. Looking into his eyes, she asked, “What time?”

“Service starts at eleven,” Nick told her. “I’d better pick you up at 9:30. That’ll give us time to go by and pick up Mom and Nona and still hopefully find a parking space.”

“I’ll be ready,” Belana assured him.

Taking her face between his hands, Nick looked deeply into her honey brown depths. “Do you know what you’re getting into? Dealing with a teenager is like walking a tightrope over the Grand Canyon without a harness.”

Belana smiled encouragingly. “Let her give me her best shot, I’m ready for her.”

Nick pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly. He hoped so, because he was beginning to envision a future with Belana Whitaker.

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