Cameron Jamieson by Pat Simmons

Cameron Jamieson by Pat Simmons

Author:Pat Simmons
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: African-American romance, African-American genealogy, African-American Christian romance, African-American family series
Publisher: Generations Quest Press
Published: 2015-06-26T00:00:00+00:00


Prologue (copyrighted material)

Cameron Daniel Jamieson wasn’t going down like his brothers and cousins in the romance department. No woman in the world would get him to a prayer altar as a prerequisite for the wedding altar.

Absolutely, he wanted to get married, and he somewhat was on the prowl for a wife. His criterion was she had to be the one his heart refused to let get away. Furthermore, he had a major stipulation. Cameron didn’t believe in mixing religion with politics—at the workplace or in relationships—and definitely not outside of the church walls. That was nonnegotiable.

He did a quick sweep of his relatives gathered in the dressing room in the small St. Louis, Missouri, church. Cameron noted the common thread among the men. Their wives had dug their stilettos into the ground, refusing a diamond ring, unless their Jamieson men humbled themselves to Christ first. How ridiculous was that? Yet, that’s exactly what happened to them.

His cousin Aaron “Ace” and Ace’s wife, Talise Jamieson, were moments away from renewing their wedding vows in an elaborate ceremony. A few months earlier, the couple had married three weeks before their precious daughter was born.

It was a happy ending to their tumultuous courtship. Cameron paused in his thinking. He guessed there were always exceptions to any rules. Maybe, if it wasn’t for Jesus intervening in the couple’s troubled relationship, he wouldn’t be standing there about to witness the affirmation of their bliss.

Nonetheless, Cameron took the credit for introducing Talise and Ace, even though they eventually split on bad terms. Later, when he learned that a future illegitimate Jamieson child was at stake, Cameron didn’t hesitate to intervene in his cousin’s business. He refused to lose any connections to his ancestral tree.

When Ace got his act together and proposed, Talise had two stipulations to her holdout of saying yes. First, she did not want to be pregnant in a wedding dress. Second, her sister who was serving in the Persian Gulf had to be present. Today, Talise had her wish fulfilled. Women and their demands could really put a strain on a brother.

Oddly, the “groom” was nervously pacing the floor.

“Chill, dude. You’re already married. It’s not like Talise is going to leave you standing at the altar,” Cameron taunted his cousin who was more like a third brother to him.

“Today is all about my baby. You have no idea how important this is to her. Everything has to be perfect,” Ace replied. With a thoughtful pause, he stared down at Talise’s wedding rings and his band. Now cupped in his palm, those precious jewels had been on his wife’s finger a day earlier.

At that very moment, Ace’s s cell phone rang and ended the discussion. When he answered, the photographer snapped a picture. Eavesdropping on the one-sided conversation, Cameron sensed something wasn’t going as planned.

“She did what? “You’ve got to be kidding me!” Ace roared. After listening a few minutes longer, his voice softened. “It’ll be okay,” he consoled. Then exhaling, he finished the conversation, “I’ll see you in a few.



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