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

in town?” she asked. He looked over at her and smiled, and then he asked “how long do I need to be here?” she was speechless; “what?” she asked. “There is no reason for me to rush back, and besides, everything that I want and need is right here”. She seemed to be glowing, and her eyes were sparkling when he looked into them.

Snuggles came running out and leaped up into his arms. She was purring loudly and eventually laid down on his shoulder. “She really likes you; she does not normally take to strangers that easily”. “You think so?” he asked. “Look at her, she is in love” she responded.

While sitting there relaxing, they were watching the 5:00 p.m. news and saw themselves sitting in her car and kissing, uncontrollably. The title of the story on them was “pastors need love too, just not in the parking lot of the church”. Adrian was sitting there in awe, and David said “what the…….? Who would have done this?” She replied, “I don’t know, but I am definitely going to find out?”

They went to church on the following Sunday, but nobody was talking about the incident, and they did not learn anything, as far as who filmed them and why?

There was only one person who came to mind, and that was Zephron, who worked at the same hospital that she worked at, and he was a part time reporter. “If he did this, I’m guessing that he is just out for a story”. He actually did this because he had an incredible crush on her, and wanted David out of her life.

Adrian knew his face from the hospital, but she was never interested, and did not pay any attention to him.

David had been gone for two days now, and she was back at work. He promised to call her at eleven thirty p.m. because she got off at eleven o’clock and was supposed to be home by then. She was walking to her car, and heard somebody say “hey, are you still upset with me, cutie?” she turned to look at him and said “no, I guess you just needed some excitement in your life”. She picked up her pace, and so did Zephron. “Don’t you want to know why I did it?” he asked. “No, I don’t, please just leave me alone”. This angered him.

She unlocked her car door and ……

When she woke up, she was laying on a strange bed, with her wrists tied to posts in the headboard. She was twisting and jerking, trying to loose herself, but could not. He told her “don’t panic, I am not going to hurt you, please stop before you hurt yourself”. Through her sobs she asked “why are you doing this? What do you want from me?” Then she heard a woman’s voice that said “did you get the little cow? “ He replied “don’t you dare talk about her like that; you know how I feel about her”.

They walked into the bedroom and Adrian asked “who is this? What do you want with me? Please let me go, I don’t even know you”. He said “sweetheart, this is Elsie and she was engaged to a wonderful pastor. They were in bliss until some body joined in their fun”. “What does that have to do with me?” she asked. “You tried to steal my man, you little slut. Instead of finding a man of your own, you used your body to try and take mine”. Zephron interrupted her “calm down, maybe she did know that he was engaged, he probably did not even tell her”.

Elsie said “David is mine, and he always will be with me. He’s just trying to fulfill some sexual fantasy with you, but it is over now, do you hear me?” then Zephron said “I’m sorry honey, but my sister always gets what she wants”.

Her cell phone started ringing and he put it to her ear. She was crying uncontrollably now, and could not speak. Luckily, she had a tracking device put on her phone. He felt something was wrong and alerted the authorities concerning her. They came in and took Elsie and Zephron into custody, and loosed her.

David came right back to her that night, and she told him everything. He went to the jail to see her and asked “what is wrong with you? Are you crazy? Why did you do this?” She looked at him lovingly, and said “you know that I love you, why can’t you see that?” He said “I always knew that your brother had mental problems, but I did not know that it ran in the family. Now the best thing for me and you is that you go on with your life and leave me alone”.

He and Adrian decided that they would move to his house for a while. She felt safe with him, and that is where she wanted to be.

They decided to take a trip to the beach before going home.

David talked her into taking the high road and just forgiving them, instead of pressing charges against them. She felt so much better when she prayed and forgave them for what they had done to her. She told herself “he must be something else if someone would go through all of that for his love”.

They decided to visit the mountains again, since they had such a thrill there the first time. This time they stayed right in the center of the group. They spotted a rainbow and the two of them took off running toward the group and belted out a big laugh. Everybody was admiring a new statue that was recently erected there. She had to stop and admire that waterfall. She began daydreaming, back to when they were stuck there alone. Only this time it was not David shaking her out of it, but it was Emeril, the tour guide.

“Remember your last trip up here?” he asked. Now she was embarrassed and snatched away from his grip and said “yes I do, it was not that long ago”. He replied “then let’s go, and stay alert”. The fact that she snatched away made him look at her twice and wonder what that was all about. There was definitely an instant attraction between the two of them.

“How often do you make these trips?” she asked. “About five times a week” he replied. “Oh I see do you ever need an assistant?” she asked. He looked at her now, and smiling, he said “not normally, but I guess it would not hurt to have one on standby; are you saying that you are interested?” She was smiling at him now and said “maybe, just let me know if you want me”. He understood the double meaning, and shook his head, yes, definitely.

“Were you lost again?” David asked. “No honey, just reminiscing about our time spent up here”.

The tour was over, and everybody was back on the bus now. Normally, the trip was quiet, but today for some reason, Emeril started to sing. “Let’s get it on…Oh! Baby. Let’s get it on, let’s love baby….” Somebody in the crowd yelled out “go ahead my brother, get it out”. Every body started laughing. Adrian was grinning now, and said to David “at least he can sing”. He opened his eyes and looked at her, but never said a word.

They got back to their hotel room and David asked her “do you want him?” she looked at him and said “baby, you know that I only have eyes for you”. Just then Adrian realized that he was definitely in love with her too. Their feelings were mutual, and she could not be happier.

After living together for six weeks, David asked her to become his wife. She desperately wanted this, but was hesitant, because she was still waiting for that call from Emeril about that job. She asked him “why are we rushing?” and he replied, “I don’t believe in long engagements, what is the problem?” “There is no problem baby, I am just curios”.

Now it had been four weeks, and no phone call from Emeril, so she told David that night at dinner, that she would marry him. After five weeks, he called “hey, are you still interested in that tour guide position?” and she responded “what the hell took so long? He said “patience my darling, have patience”.

David was cool with her taking the position, and just told her to “stay alert, and stay with the group. Under no circumstances do you walk away, alone”.

Three months now after the proposal and not another word mentioned about marriage. “What is he thinking?” she asked herself. David had a feeling that something was going on in her head; if no place else, so he asked “do you want me and only me?” She was speechless, but shook her head “yes”.

She thought back to her first day on the job as an assistant tour guide, and remembered that the tour for that day had been cancelled. She and Emeril had spent that day, and most of the evening together.

One week before the wedding, and there she stood, pregnant. “Whose is it?” she asked herself. Thinking out loud, she said “I just won’t tell him until after we get married”. He answered “tell me what?” She looked at him longingly, and said “I’ve just gained some weight, and can’t seem to get rid of it, that’s all”. They looked at each other and laughed.

The wedding ceremony was gorgeous. Snuggles was dressed in a cream and chocolate dress and a tiara, while Robert had on a chocolate tuxedo for the nuptials. After they were pronounced husband and wife, the crowd released brown and white butterflies into the atmosphere and it was a beautiful sight to behold. They stood there watching this wonderful scene when all of a sudden …… she fainted.

When she woke up, she was in the hospital. Looking around the room, she spotted her husband sitting beside the bed and holding her hand. “What happened?” she asked. He looked at her with tears in his eyes, and said “well baby, you fainted, we don’t know why, as of yet”.

The doctor walked in and said “congratulations! You are definitely pregnant, and pretty far along; did you not know?” They both responded in unison and said “what? Are you serious?” He handed the sonogram over to David, and told her, that she would be released in the next thirty minutes.

Just to be on the safe side and not take any chances, they decided to hold off on the honeymoon until after the baby was born. She was miserable because she needed to know who is the baby’s, daddy?

The two of them welcomed Dominic Arian into the world. He came in at eight pounds, five ounces. He was healthy, and appeared to be Caucasian. David put the biggest, fake smile on his face, because he could not believe that this was his son.
He looked over at Adrian, but she would not look at him. She just kept her eyes glued to her beautiful baby boy. She knew right away that he belonged to Emeril.

“For the last time, is there anything that you need to tell me?” he asked. She looked at him and started to cry, and then she said “I made a very big mistake”. He asked “whose is it? Who is his daddy?, because it is definitely not me”. “His daddy is Emeril,