The Preacher’s Son by B. D. Anderson

Author:B. D. Anderson [Anderson, B. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781483405292
Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
Published: 2013-12-16T16:00:00+00:00

Daniel Ferguson stood in the sanctuary of his church with Eric and Nadine. The two held hands, and Daniel thought that they looked younger than their eighteen years.

His brother had left as well as Nadine’s parents. He could not convince them to stay for the ceremony. He looked at his sister-in-law. She had refused to go. Eric, after all, was her baby too. She would not turn her back on him.

Nadine’s sister Max sat beside her. They had introduced themselves, and Max had offered to take Rachel home when the ceremony was over.

The ceremony was brief, and Reverend Ferguson wished that it could have been under better circumstances, but he had to admit that Eric and Nadine looked happy.

“I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss your bride,” Daniel said, smiling.

Eric bent down and kissed Nadine and then turned to his mother, who came over and hugged both of them.

“Your father will come around,” she said hopefully.

“I don’t think so, Ma,” he replied sadly. “But that’s okay.”

“No it’s not,” she replied. “I’m going to have a talk with him as well as Nathan and Matt. We are still a family. That has not changed. Max told me that you two will be staying with her tonight. This is your honeymoon. I want you to spend the night on the beach in a nice hotel. We’ll go there and get you a room for a week—my wedding present to you.”

Eric was surprised. “Thanks, Ma.”

“You’re be graduating soon. I want you two to go to school and enjoy your last days there. I don’t want you worried about anything,” Rachel insisted. “I’ll talk to your father.”

She turned to Max. “Will you come tomorrow and get me? I don’t drive, and I want to take Eric’s things over to your apartment.”

Max looked surprised. “Why don’t you drive?”

“I’ve never learned,” she confessed. “My husband always takes me wherever I go, and when he can’t, the boys do it.”

“You need to be more independent!” Max said. “You should get your license!”

Rachel was thoughtful. “When I tried years ago, my husband had no patience with me.”

“Why don’t I teach you?” Max said, grinning. “I bet you could do it without any problem.”

“Really?” Rachel asked. She hadn’t thought about trying to drive in a long time. “I think I’d like that.”

Reverend Ferguson walked over to Eric. “I’ll talk to my brother some more, Eric. Just give him some time.”

“All right, Uncle David, but I don’t give it much hope,” he said.

They walked out of the church, and Reverend Ferguson locked up. He looked at his watch. It was almost midnight. He then turned to Rachel.

“I’ll come by tomorrow,” he said. “We’ll sit down and talk.”

“All right, Daniel,” Rachel said. “I just hope you can get through to your brother if I can’t.”

“Wait a minute,” Max said, looking puzzled. “Is your name David or Daniel? I heard Eric call you David, and she just called you Daniel.”

“David is my middle name. My mother and father called me David.

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