Prayer Works by LaCont'e (best contemporary novels .txt) 📕

Prayer Works


The volcanic ash was still smoking when David and Adrian woke up. They had been stuck on that mountain for three days now, and were worn out from walking around in circles.

They spotted a rainbow that was glistening on some rocks and separated themselves from the group to investigate it further. It was one of the most beautiful things they had ever seen.

Their attraction for each other was so strong that they did not hear the guide say “all aboard, last call for the shuttle”. Now they were stuck, and hoping that a search party was in route to save them.

They were really enjoying each others’ company so they did not feel too bad about being lost and left behind.

The sights up on top of that mountain were truly something to behold. The trees were a deep evergreen color. There were red rose bushes, white and yellow too. The water fall looked like something out of a magazine. There were also fruit trees there. A peach tree, plum tree and an apricot tree. They did not get hungry, just a little tired of eating fruit.

Whenever Adrian did not want another piece of fruit, David would tell her to “remember that God fed his children manna in the wilderness”. She would just smile at that statement, and go ahead and eat her fruit.

David was a pastor of a large congregation, and he was also engaged to Elsie Munrow. They had bee engaged for about one year now. He had informed his fiancé that he would only marry once, so he wanted the both of them to be sure of their decision.

Adrian was a single, young woman, who worked as a nurse. She had not settled down yet, because she had not met that special one, as of yet.

David had decided to take this trip with some of the congregation members, and she read a flyer about the mountains, and was interested in seeing the sights.

They caught each others’ eye on the bus, and tried hard not to let on in front of the others that were on board. David told himself “this is only a test; I can, and will restrain myself”. In order to help him out in this situation, he would refer to her as “Sister Adrian”, whenever he said something to her, and that irritated her to no end.

She definitely did not like that, because she wanted this handsome man’s attention in many ways, but not in this manner.

Tonight the winds shifted, and it was extra cold on top of that mountain. Being the gentleman that he was, he took off his sweatshirt, and gave it to her to put on. Now his muscular torso was revealed, and she could not knock the smile off of her face. She said out loud “thank you lord for allowing me to behold such beauty”. He supposed that she was talking about the sights on the mountain. “Excuse me?” he said. “Never mind, just thinking out loud, thanks for sharing your shirt”. She replied.

“Do you mind if I wash off underneath the waterfall, this morning?” she asked. David replied, “Of course not, you know that cleanliness is next to Godliness”. In her mind she thought “oh shut up”. He was not thinking about the fact that she would be naked when she washed.

Adrian took her time washing every inch of her body and daydreaming about him. She was wishing that it was his hands performing the washing ceremony. She felt a hard jerk on her arms: It was David, “what?” she yelled. And he said “Look”. There stood a big, black bear watching them. “Please go away”, she whispered. David began to pray so she closed her eyes. When she opened them he was gone, and she let out a big sigh of relief.

David realized that he was still holding her arms, and quickly jerked away from her. He gave her a once over with his eyes, and then turned his back to her nakedness.
He told himself “get over it now, and pull yourself together, remember, this is only a test of your faith”.

He remembered that he brought his pocket bible, but left it in the suitcase at the hotel. “A lot of good that will do you now, old boy” he told himself. He needed a conversation of some sort now and quick to get his mind off of her body.

“Do you own a pet?” he asked. “Maybe, why do you ask?” she replied. He just stood there looking at her, even though she was fully dressed now. “Yes, I do have a kitten, and her name is Snuggles, she is staying with my sister until I get back, if I get back”. She asked him “Do you own a pet?” and he said “yes, I have a collie, named Robert”.

Just then they heard “hello, hello, is anybody up there?” In unison they said “yes, here we are”. “We see you, stay right where you are”. She was not ready to be rescued, so she said “damn, they found us

Now being back home and back to work, she could not help but to think about what could have happened up on that mountain. She had a whole love affair going on in her head, and had to find him, to see if things would have turned out differently. He had given her one of his business cards, and that is all she needed to get started.

David came out of his office, and went up to the podium as usual, to deliver his message, and looking out over the congregation, he spotted her. She was sitting on the fifth row, on the left side of the church. He was smiling from ear to ear while stammering over some of the words in his sermon.

He tried to contain himself, but to no avail. Most of the congregation thought that he was excited about the message that he was delivering.

After service, she waited to be the last one to go up and congratulate him on the terrific sermon that he delivered. They hugged and kissed each other on the cheek, and she said “that was really a good sermon pastor, I enjoyed the message”. David replied “please just call me David”.

She invited him to have lunch with her, and he happily accepted. His fiancé was out of town, so he was as free as a bird. He was hoping for a dinner invitation also. They enjoyed lunch in her hotel room, and reminisced about their adventure up on top of that mountain.

“Are you free for dinner, pastor?” she asked. “I asked you to call me David, and is today Sunday?” They looked at each other and laughed. They realized that they were kissing when they heard a knock on the door. She broke loose from his arms, and went to answer it. Meanwhile, he remembered the fact that he did have a fiancé.

He picked up his jacket to leave, and Adrian said “please don’t go, stay and have dinner with me. “I have a fiancé and this is not right, although it feels great, we are not supposed to live by our feelings”.

“Lets just have our dinner and talk, because I really enjoy your company”. She said. They sat down and enjoyed a meal of lobster and rice pilaf, with a side of shrimp scampi. She had ordered an expensive bottle of champagne to wash it all down. David was not much of a drinker, but did not want to be a dud.

After one glass, he was feeling good and intoxicated. She wanted to take full control of the situation, but did not want him to feel guilty afterwards. The radio was on the jazz music station, but she changed it to love songs from the eighties. By now they were looking into each others eyes and singing to one another. In no time at all they were undressed and headed toward oblivion.

The next morning, his phone was ringing and woke him up. “Hell, hello” he said. And she said “where are you?” I have been to your house and you are not there, so where are you?” There was silence for about three minutes, and then he said “one of the members was having some problems last night, and I’ve been sitting here all night with him, I guess I dozed off to sleep”. “Oh, is he alright?” she asked. “Yes, I think he will be o.k.” I’m on my way home now” he said. “I will see you in a little while, then” she said.

While he was on the phone, she ordered some coffee and croissants for breakfast. He jumped into the shower, and dressed quickly, and was headed out the door, but she stopped him and asked him to “please stay and have one cup of coffee”. He obliged her and sat down. “When are you leaving?” he asked. “My flight leaves at seven thirty this evening”. She said. He told her “well, give me a kiss goodbye, and I am so glad that you came out to visit”.

Adrian reluctantly, boarded the plane for home, and when she settled into her seat, she found herself crying a little. She had to laugh at herself when she realized that she had fallen in love with an almost, married man. “I will just go home, and put this whole ordeal behind me” she told herself.


One month had gone by, and she thought about him everyday, since their rendezvous. She figured that he was married by now anyway, and had probably forgotten all about her. “She is his nightly lover now”, she thought.

Although she did not go to church every Sunday, today something was urging her to go. She actually felt a need to be there today for some reason. “O.K. I’ll act on what I am feeling”, she told herself.

She got there only to find out that they had a guest speaker. She was speaking to the lady who was sitting next to her and said “I will bet anything, that he or she is long winded, but evidently I need to hear what they have to say”. She finished her sentence and looked up. “Oh my God, thank you, father” she said. It was David, and nobody could knock that smile off of her face.

She said to herself “that is all the proof that I need, he is definitely mine”. When he saw her, he wanted to jump down from the podium and run to her. He realized that he was a professional man and that would not look right.

After the service she slowly walked out to her car and sat. She sat there patiently waiting for David to come out of the church building. She heard a knock on the passenger door, quickly unlocked it, and welcomed him in the car. They hugged and kissed so passionately, that people were stopping to look at them.

After arriving at her house for lunch, they got inside, but nobody ate a thing. They had more important things in mind. Around dinner time, they were hungry, and ready to eat. They prepared a spaghetti dinner together, along with salad and rolls.


“How long will you be