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“Honey, sit down.” DeeDee patted his leg.
“You know I’m no good with the dating stuff,” he pleaded with DeeDee.
“I know, but you’re his friend.”
He took a deep breath. “He’s a great guy, but you already know that. And you probably know how much Francesca hurt him. Has he given you any reason to think he may feel the same?”
“Kyla, forgive my husband. Honey, you’re right, I’ll handle this. Go check on Michelle.”
“Thank you.” He stood up, “Kyla, I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Thank you Mike or is it Pastor?”
“It’s still Mike. We’re friends, remember.” He smiled and walked down the hall.
“Okay, tell me everything,” DeeDee urged.
“I can’t get him out of my head. He told me he was going on a blind date and I got upset. And after I told him I broke up with my boyfriend and how hurt I was, he came over with ice cream. Well, gelato. It’s one of the things we like to do, eat gelato. We meet twice a week for coffee and lunch, and occasionally we go to dinner or brunch. And when I’m not feeling well, he comes over with groceries and rubs my feet and takes care of me and Winnie. Then he drove me to my parents and stayed with us the weekend. He said I needed to be around my family. He and my mother have become friends.” She chuckled. “I think they’ve been conspiring to get me to change.”
“I think it’s pretty safe to say, he feels the same way.”
“That’s what I think. He did say he was attracted to me, but God was first and he wasn’t going to do anything to mess up that relationship.”
“Wow.”
“Yeah, he’s never judged me. He’s been a good friend.”
DeeDee looked at her face as she spoke and saw how peaceful she looked talking about Sean. The smile on her face told the whole story. “No sweetie, he’s been a good boyfriend.”
“No, he’s been a good friend.”
“I have had male friends and none of them treated me like that. Take that back, the only man who was that considerate and kind, is down the hall, playing tea party with our daughter.”
“Oh.”
“And the dog?”
“Yeah, our dogs go on play dates.”
“No, that’s the excuse you two have been using. You two have been a couple longer than either of you want to admit.”
“No, we’re just friends.”
She shook her head. “Honey, I don’t know any friends that spend a couple of weeks with someone they aren’t serious about and take care of them and their dog. And men definitely don’t come over and rub your feet and bring you groceries, unless they really care about you, or are trying to get you into bed.”
For all her knowledge about men, Kyla wasn’t ready to admit she and Sean were more than friends. “Well, I…I mean, he’s…I’m not…he should be with someone…a little more virtuous.”
“Honey, the heart wants what the spirit tells it is right.” DeeDee smiled. “But the final decision is yours. I won’t say anything about our conversation.”
“Thank you.”
“But, how are you going to explain being at church?”
“I’ll go on Saturdays.”
“And you’ll need to attend New Members class on Sunday mornings before service. Oh, but once a month they offer an all day Saturday class.”
“Well, the Holy Spirit will tell me what to do.” They both laughed.
