Lutishia Lovely: All Up In My Business Bundle with A Preacher’s Passion & Reverend Feelgood by Lutishia Lovely

Author:Lutishia Lovely [Lovely, Lutishia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-7582-7277-5
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2011-07-06T16:00:00+00:00

31

Personal Matters

“I’ve never been one to run from problems,” Carla said to Lavon, using her headset as she headed toward Culver City and Logos Word. “I’m sure you’re the personal matter she wants to discuss.”

“I wish I could be there with you,” Lavon said, regretting for the umpteenth time he’d decided to eat out last night instead of ordering a pizza.

“Don’t you think that would raise just a teeny bit of suspicion if you joined me for Ms. Perkins’s counseling session?” Carla teased, trying to lighten the mood. “Besides, you have your hands full becoming the next hotshot producer at MLM Network.”

“What if she asks about us?”

Carla sighed. “I don’t think she’ll do that. I think it will be worse. I think she’ll ask my advice on how to get closer to you.”

“That’s easy…she just has to be you.”

“You know…I like Passion. In a way, I see myself in her. I know what it’s like to be a young, single mother, looking for love, companionship. And then she meets you, gets a taste of Lavon loving, and starts to imagine a life with you in it. Do I have the right, Lavon? Do I have the right to stand in the way of her happiness? I’ve got a man, I’ve got the life she longs for.”

“First of all, you’re not standing in her way. I’m a grown man, well able to make my own choices, and I choose you. Secondly, you might have the life she longs for but what about you? Do you have the life, and more importantly the love, that you need?”

“I do,” Carla answered, feeling miserable and elated at the same time. “I’m talking to him.”

Her comment warmed Lavon all over; he never loved Carla more than that moment. “Well, baby, that’s all you need to remember. Everything else will take care of itself.”

Their conversation ended just as Carla pulled into the church parking lot. She pulled her Mercedes into the reserved spot and went directly to her office.

“Passion!” she said as she rounded the corner of the outer office. She nodded to Jill and looked at her watch. “You’re early,” she added, walking over and giving Passion a hug.

“Sorry, Pastor. I thought it would take longer to get here. I couldn’t believe how light the traffic was.”

“It’s okay, come on in.” Carla turned to Jill. “Anything urgent?” she asked, pointing to a stack of phone messages.

“Nothing that can’t wait until later. Oh, except the reminder about your SOS planning teleconference.”

“Then hold my calls. Thanks, Jill.”

Passion and Carla walked into Carla’s offices and closed the door. The room reflected her bold tastes with pale lavender walls the perfect backdrop for the dramatic ethnic artwork and vibrantly upholstered armchairs done in patterns of red, yellow, purple, green, and blue. Carla pointed Passion toward one of the chairs and, after putting her briefcase and purse behind the desk, came back around to sit in the armchair next to her.

“Would you like something to drink? Coffee, soda, water?”

“No,” Passion answered, nervously twisting the bracelet on her arm.

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