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“I don’t know what to say. The voice didn’t tell me what to say, it just said go.”

“What are you talking about? What voice?”

“The voice that told me to come here.” She started crying harder.

He wrapped his arms around her patting her back, trying to calm her down. “Shhh, tell me what the voice said.”

“It just kept telling me to come here. I know you want to get married, but I’m not sure if I can be everything you need. I know you’re way more than everything I need, but I don’t need as much as you do and I’m trying to catch up, but I’m not there yet.”

He tried not to laugh at her confession. “So let me get this straight. You want to get married, you’re just not sure when.” She nodded. “And the voice, told you to come see me?”

“Yes. I asked God to send you someone, because you were ready and deserved to have everything you wanted. I told Him, I’d be fine, just take care of you first.”

“Maybe that’s why the voice told you to come here.”

“I don’t think so.” She pulled away and walked into the kitchen.

“Why?”

“Because I told God you needed someone who would take care of you and Simon.”

“Like you do?”

“And love Him, like you do.”

“Like you do?”

“I asked Him to please make sure she’s beautiful.”

“You did?”

“Yeah. You’re a fine man, inside and out and you’ve been faithful in keeping yourself and you should be rewarded with a beautiful wife.”

“Uh-huh. What else did you ask God?” He sat on the stool next to the counter looking at her as she continued.

“I asked Him to please let her like me and Winnie, because I…we couldn’t bear to spend the rest of our lives without you and Simon.”

He wanted to laugh at her, because she had just described herself. Kyla was everything he had asked God for. He had been patiently waiting for God to answer his prayer. Although he had been tempted early on in his walk, he had stayed true to his commitment to God. Even though he cared about Leticia, it wasn’t love.

The day Kyla walked into his showroom, he was immediately attracted to her. She was beautiful and he couldn’t help staring at her. He was mesmerized by her curvy figure, thick legs, beautiful smile, seductive laugh and dark brown eyes. Every time she spoke, it was like listening to an angelic chorus. And she smelled like a sweet, spicy garden. The first time she touched his arm, he felt a surge of energy.

Physically, she was everything he wanted. It wasn’t until he got to know her, that he realized, they weren’t on the same page. He loved God and she didn’t. He was celibate and she wasn’t. He was a recovering alcoholic and she loved champagne. He knew the only thing possible was friendship.

Then something happened. The Voice as she called it, spoke to him and told him not to abandon his friend. He heard the voice again the day she surprised him at church and was fellowshipped in as a new member pledging her life to God. He wasn’t sure if he was imagining it. When he walked out to the foyer to congratulate her, he heard the voice say, “Now she’s ready.” They have been together ever since.

Tonight, however, she threw him for a loop. He knew she was scared and the only way to make her face her fears was to agree to her absurdness. Now here she was, pouring her heart out, and afraid to admit she wanted the same things he wanted.

“Seems you and God had a long talk.” She turned around to face him. “Did it occur to you that maybe me and Simon don’t want some other woman coming in here and taking care of us?”

“What?”

“Maybe we like the way things are going. Maybe we like spending time with you and Winnie. Simon and I consider you and Winnie to be family, and you don’t just go replacing family because you’re a little nervous about the unknown.”

“But I…”

“You know, if we got married, we could make our own rules.”

“Really?”

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