Drama in the Church Saga by Dynah Zale

Author:Dynah Zale [Zale, Dynah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2014-12-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 2

“I don’t understand.” Olivia slammed a folded wedding program down on the table so hard, it disturbed her two sleeping shih tzus. “I’m sorry,” she spoke to her puppies. “Mommy didn’t mean to wake you.”

“You act like you actually gave birth to those two mutts,” Val said.

Olivia lightly punched her in the arm. “Don’t call my babies mutts. They’re sensitive. Anyway, back to what I was saying. Dean has been down to the justice building three times. Everyone he speaks to acts clueless. He can’t get any information on his grandpa. The only thing we know for sure is that his grandpa is in their custody for the murder of a little black boy.”

“That’s hard to believe.” Val listened closely to Olivia’s every word.

“I said the same thing. Dean thinks he’s being set up because Judge West is such a huge advocate for equality for minorities, but we can’t say for sure because he hasn’t talked to his grandpa.”

Val threw her a look of shock.

“Every time he requests a visit they tell him that Judge West refuses to see him. Dean is so upset, he doesn’t know what to do.”

“Reverend Simms was furious when he got the call on Sunday. Julian and I were in his office for our very last counseling session when he politely kicked us out. I had never heard him in such an uproar.”

Olivia took a deep breath to calm her nerves. When she looked across the table, Val’s three-carat canary yellow diamond caught her eye. The brilliance of the diamonds dazzled under the light. “I remember the day Julian proposed and placed that on your finger.” She pointed to the ring. “Time sure does fly.” Olivia folded another wedding program in half before handing it to Val to place in the huge stack of programs already assembled. “I can’t believe you’re getting married in only a few more days.”

Val’s face glowed from happiness. Thoughts of her big day made her cheeks rosy and her heart skip a beat. She couldn’t believe the day she had dreamt about her entire life was finally here. “I can’t wait to walk down that aisle.” She paused a moment to try and picture what the church was going to look like. “Livie,” Val addressed Olivia by her childhood nickname, “did I tell you I ordered twelve thousand dollars worth of calla lilies for the church?”

Olivia sighed, smiled and nodded her head yes. Val had repeated every detail of the wedding to her several times already. There wasn’t anything she didn’t know.

“Last night my wedding planner told me that the church had approved the candles I wanted set throughout the church.” She tapped Olivia’s shoulder to make sure she was listening. “Picture this, the entire sanctuary lit with long white candles, the intoxicating fragrance from the flowers surrounding our friends and family. Then, at the stroke of midnight on the New Year, Julian and I will be joined together as husband and wife.” A serene look spread over her face.

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