📖𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃-𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍 📖 ✔️

CHAPTER 18

Chapter 18

Cushane's pov

I can still hear Lamais's voice singing in my head, my body felt pained up but good. I glance at the time and hissed, I was not going to work this morning and I'm sure my boss who I had seen at the service last night will understand. My phone begins to ring and I groaned, I got up lazily and took it up as it started ringing again.

"Hello morning?" I answered my work place number.

"Yuh boss sey yuh don't have to come in today, suh just know yuh affi guh gi mi half a yuh days pay," Nicole told mi.

"Man, am I glad to hear that except the latter that is," I told her and end the call laughing and knowing she was gonna call back.

I didn't answer and snickered while covering up again under the comforter, with my mind fully set on popping down to the church in the evening for a plate of food and hopefully getting a chance to talk with Lamais. It was wise how the convention was organized, after last night people was most definitely tired. I loved the service it is the best I've ever attended, I can't wait to see what the day service and closing night service will be like.

Without even bothering to call Lamais I drove straight down there and into her yard, it seem whatever activity that had been taking place over by the church was now over. Oh damn, I thought half starving. Shanty came into the yard carrying a large tray and the smell of fry chicken made my stomach rumbles.

"Hi Shanty, where is Lamais?" I greeted Shanty and ask.

"Hello, she's supposed to be around the back," she said and walk in that direction.

Lamais was sitting close to where some pieces of yam were roasting on the fire, Shanty open the tray showing and telling her that that was all the fry chicken that was left. Lamais told her okay and Shanty walk inside the house, I stood staring at her knowing she was reading me. I release a deep breath then walk over to her.

"I should charge you for reading me without my permission," I told her.

"Go ahead and good evening to you too. Food inside go and ask Shanty nicely if she can please share a plate for you," she stated.

I open my mouth in shock as I stared disbelievingly at her, she rolled her eyes at me then got up and went to turn the yams. "You know you could have been more subtle in stating my mindset," I told her feeling embarrassed.

She looked at me and made a face before saying. "Subtle as in you came down here because you are hungry?" She asked.

Oh my God, I thought looking at her and suddenly she begins to shake with laughter, I took a step in her direction and she shot off running to the back where some trees were. I ran after her and she ran away laughing, she was breathing hard and shaking with laughter when I catch up to her. I held her around her waist until she calm down enough to speak.

My emotions got the better of me and I didn't allow her to, I pull her up against mi and ravished her mouth. "Hellerrrrr... both a yuh get uno baxide wey mi can see uno," Shanty said causing mi to break off from the kiss and glare at her.

Lamais began to shake with laughter again and I chuckled uncontrollably, we walked back to where she was roasting the yams and ask Shanty to serve me a plate of food. I watched her removing the yams from the coal and wood fire, then she put three breadfruits on It. Shanty came and hand me a lovely plate of food and a glass of what appears to be some fruit punch juice- it was cherry when I tasted it then sat on the back porch and ate.

While Shanty scraped the roast yams I explained what had happened at my apartment to Lamais and she gave me the same answer of us just being friends. I ask her if I could stay back for some of her dinner the following day, to which she told me that everyone will be eating over by the church tomorrow. I drive home wondering how she was going to provide for so many people.

Lamais's pov

Knowing I had judge Cushane wrongly made me feel guilty, I went to bed feeling all kinds of emotional. I wrote the check for the catering service that have been exceptionally great the year before, even non-church attendants will be showing up tomorrow for food but like I had advise them the first time so I did again. Cushane could come over when Shanty was carrying over my ten extra boxes of food and he could sit and eat until I come over.

All of those who had said they wanted to baptize was present early the following morning at church, the eight souls were counseled and prayed for by other ministers and pastors. Then it was a prayerful service and baptism, one of the ministers ask Cushane if he was sure he wasn't ready and he said he was sure.

Later that evening he told me that he really wanted to get baptize, when I ask him why he didn't today he said he didn't want to in the convention because he didn't want it to seem like a show. Shanty came over with three extra box of food and ask if it was ok to bring the man who was interested in her to see me and I told her yes.

I told Cushane he could relax a while in the guest room and went out on the verandah to greet the man. He was not too bad looking but didn't speak too intelligently, however he seem to be a hard working man and when I read him he definitely liked Shanty. His children were mannererable and I was already thinking of him learning to speak better and going to get certified so he can get better pay at his job.

He ate from one of the box of food Shanty gave him after we finished reading and the next two boxes were given to his children. I told Shanty they could stay over here until it was time for the evening service and she and her children spread out with him and his children on my verandah while I went upstairs and took a nap.

When I awake I serve them along with Cushane refreshments, I ate and drink then show Msrah the other guest room and bathroom where he and his children could freshen up and get ready. Shanty went away to get ready with her children and I waited until Cushane, Msrah and his children were ready and left before going upstairs and getting myself ready.

Service that night was more like a celebration, the new church members who sat at the front motivated me to state that church services will be held on every second Sunday along with members meeting renouncing on the coming Friday evening, to further announce the new developments. I thanked all my visitors, then end the church service with a prayer and reminder of the convention theme.

It was a long wait before the church doors could be close, people were going to miss people and they chatted and wish each other farewell. It was another long wait to get everyone out of the church yard so the gate could be close and then I bid Shanty a good night and told her that she did not have to come in early the following morning.

I was feeling tired myself as I wish those still standing about close to my gate a hearty good night and went into my yard. I had totally forgotten about Cushane and thought he would have gone home, but his car was still parked in the driveway to the back and he was sitting on the verandah step.

"Hi, I thought you had gone," I said with a nervous little laugh.

"Well as you can see I haven't," he said standing.

I opened the grill and then the door, glad that my fence was so high and the flowers grew thick there. I didn't turn on the light however, just incase anyone might be able to see that a man was at my home at this time of the night. Cushane came inside and locked the padlock on the grill, then ushered me inside the living room and close the door.

He took my handbag and drop it unto the couch, then I was taken into his arms. I felt a bit sweaty and didn't want to be so close to him at the moment, so when he release me somewhat I told him to give me a minute, took up my bag and hurried upstairs while telling him over my shoulder that he can fetch something to drink from the fridge.

To be continued...