Something Complicated (Dirty Southern Secrets Book 1) by J.L. Leslie

Author:J.L. Leslie [Leslie, J.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-06T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

Kaler

One thing you might learn about southern Baptists, is that we love to eat. Any excuse we can find to eat, and we will give it. For example, the strawberry festival is a perfect excuse to give to eat at church the following Sunday, and trust me, southern Baptists know how to cook and how to eat. Hell, we might even enjoy eating more than gossiping.

“You be sure to save some of that chicken for me,” Mr. Winston says, nudging me with his elbow. “All those young fellas will be in here and they love snatching up all the good stuff.”

To be sure that he gets all he wants of my mama’s fried chicken, I bypass the dish altogether and opt for the grilled chicken on a platter beside it. I snag a piece of fish as well and put it on Willow’s plate. She’s already sitting at the table with Tauren.

“Grandpa, are you saying Kaler is not one of those ‘young fellas’ anymore?” Jenna teases, walking past us in the line.

“Not like those little heathens that don’t respect their elders, he’s not,” Mr. Winston explains. “Those youngens would steal the last piece of chicken and not care if an old man like myself starved to death or not.”

I glance over my shoulder to speak to her but see that Alex is with her, so I turn back around. After seeing him kiss her at the festival yesterday, I don’t know that I can speak to him in a cordial way. We are in God’s house, so I won’t be disrespectful. My mama taught me if I didn’t have anything nice to say then to keep my mouth shut. I know damn well I don’t have anything nice to say to that asshole.

“They set up picnic tables outside if you and Willow want to join us,” Jenna offers, her hand grazing against my elbow.

She has no idea how badly I want her to touch me more than a simple graze against my elbow. I take that back, she does know. We both are very well aware of what we want and we both know how much we’re denying it.

“I’m good,” I murmur, taking my half-fixed plate and walking away.

I make it to Willow and Tauren and my daughter comes over to me, climbing onto my lap. She grabs the piece of fish from her plate and starts munching on it. I opted not to get fish, just in case it didn’t taste as good as the fish Jenna cooked for us.

“Looks like Jenna’s trying to grow our congregation,” Tauren comments and I roll my eyes.

“She brings the dude to church one Sunday and you’re already trying to add him as a member?”

Tauren grins. “You remember that conversation we had the other day? This is why we had it.”

“Shut up.”

“I’m going to fix my plate and then I’m eating outside. Too many old folks in here,” Tauren says. “Besides, Pastor Jacobs has been giving me the death stare all morning.”

“Probably because he knows the impure thoughts you’ve been having about his daughter,” I tell him.

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