Song of Solomon by Kendra Norman-Bellamy

Author:Kendra Norman-Bellamy [Norman-Bellamy, Kendra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2014-11-19T05:00:00+00:00

Fourteen

“So you’re telling me that you have two dates with two different women on the same night? Do I need to be going before the throne of God on your behalf, bruh?”

The weightiness of CJ’s tone added to the hilarity of his words. Neil unleashed a liberal laugh, but his lighthearted attitude wasn’t shared by CJ.

“I’m serious, Neil. This isn’t cool. This isn’t cool at all.”

“CJ, aren’t you the same man who, for at least the last five years, has been telling me that God had a virtuous woman set aside somewhere for me?”

“A virtuous woman, Neil. That’s singular. Dating two women isn’t even tactful, let alone honorable. And if either of them were aware that you were also going out with the other, I’m sure she wouldn’t be the least bit amused by it. As a deacon and a scholar of God’s Word, you have to know better than this.”

Neil switched his telephone from one ear to the other while he balanced himself to put on his slacks. He’d called CJ just after he’d dried himself after showering and now, pressed for time, he struggled to get dressed and talk to his pastor at the same time.

The bedroom where Neil slept each night was simple but neatly decorated. A small three-tier bookshelf stood in one corner, housing his many books, mostly nonfiction ministerial tools written by prominent preachers like T. D. Jakes, Joyce Evans, Tony Evans, Rod Parsley, and the like. His favorite was Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life. Reading was a pastime that Neil and CJ shared.

As the centerpiece of his room, Neil’s bed was covered with linen in hues of browns and bronzes, his favorite colors. They added masculinity to the walls that were painted a soft green. Only one framed photo decorated his walls. It was a picture of him and Dwayne, one they took shortly after singing together at their mother’s fifty-fifth birthday party, just two years before Dwayne died. That was nearly twenty years ago, but it felt like sooner.

“Are you listening to me, Neil?”

The demanding question recaptured Neil’s full attention. “You’re getting way too deep with this, CJ. You act like I’m playing the role of some kind of pious playboy. It’s not that serious, and I never would have told you if I’d known you’d take it out of context. All you know is that I’m possibly meeting both ladies for dinner. You don’t know the whole story, so you can’t draw fair conclusions.”

“Okay, fine. I’m clearing my mind of all preconceived notions. You tell me the whole story.”

Neil didn’t hesitate to dive in. “Yesterday, as we were wrapping up things in the office, Ms. Dasher invited me to her place for dinner. She said she wanted to treat me to a homemade meal to celebrate my birthday. There was no coaxing on my part. She invited, and I accepted.” Neil took a breath for the first time since he began his explanation. “Then I went to my mom’s place this morning, and Shay showed up.

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