Solemnly Swear by Nancy Moser

Author:Nancy Moser [Moser, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian Fiction
Publisher: Mustard Seed Press
Published: 2016-11-26T00:00:00+00:00

EIGHT

Don’t keep looking at my sins.

Remove the stain of my guilt.

PSALM 51:1

Deidre awoke to the sounds of the shower running, and Sig singing Love Me Tender. He had such a nice voice.

She glanced at the clock. It wasn’t even seven yet. And he was up on a Sunday, after getting home from surgery so early in the morning?

The shower turned off. Deidre swung her legs over the side of the bed and rubbed her face, trying to get her brain in gear.

Yesterday the truth about Audrey had come out. Her husband had not been unfaithful.

It was a new day.

Sig popped his head out of the bathroom wearing a white terry robe, rubbing his hair with a towel. “Hey. You’re up.”

“So are you.”

“Good morning.”

Was it? A good morning? If so, it was the first in many a month.

He tossed his towel on the counter and came into the bedroom. “I know we’ve gotten out of the habit, but what if we go to church this morning?”

Deidre felt her eyebrows rise. For months they’d rarely gone. It was hard enough keeping secrets, much less going into God’s house with them tucked away in a pocket.

Obviously noticing her skepticism, he came to the bed and sat beside her. “Come on, Deidre. With all that’s been going on maybe it would help. Besides, after yesterday, I feel cleansed. At least about Audrey. I’m so glad I told you. Finally told you.”

“But church?”

He shrugged and fingered the belt of the robe. “I’m tired of worrying about the trial. And like I said the other night, I hate that the brunt of this is falling on you. I’m sure you want it done with as much as I do.”

You have no idea.

He continued. “Yesterday with the surgeries, I had a chance to remember who I am and what I do. I helped three kids yesterday and—”

“I thought you had two surgeries.”

“While you and Nelly were shopping I went out to do one thing, but ended up…I pinpointed the problem in another child, the cutest little boy named Orlando. I’m going to do some surgery on him. He might never have had a chance to be cured if it weren’t for me.”

This was the Sig she knew. A do-gooder. Confident and driven.

He raised a hand. “I know you’ve heard it before. I’ve never been one to not toot my own horn. But in this case, I know it’s true. The mother said so.”

“I’m happy for you.”

“Be happy for the kids.”

Deidre was slightly taken aback. Although her husband had a soft spot for needy kids it was usually balanced by an assertive passion for his own talent. But there was something different about him today. Softer. Submissive.

He took her hand and held it captive in his. “I don’t know what’s going to happen with the trial. But the mother of the boy I met yesterday said that there’s no such thing as coincidence, that God can turn even bad things into good, so I’m hoping that this horrible thing that’s been dogging us—” He took a fresh breath.

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