Church Chronicles: Part 1

Five: Deeper

We avoided each other without people noticing, I think I might have finally grown some conscious because I felt like his wife knew. She didn't say anything in indication to that, but it felt like she knew.

"Yandi?"

I stopped on my tracks, what was he doing here? It was my monthly medical checkup and I had no idea what he was doing there, or did we use the same doctor? I wasn't aware though... I turned to face him with a smile.

"Pastor Mike, nice to see you"

"You've been avoiding me lately"

"I have?"

He smirked, his hands finding comfort in the depths of his denim pockets.

"How have you been?"

"I'm good, I've been good. Yourself?"

"I'm okay"

"That's great to hear"

"Can we grab coffee?"

"Uhm..."

"Five minutes"

I sighed and agreed.

We followed each other to the coffee shop in that same building, he bought for the both of us while I waited at a corner table, hiding away from any possible recognition. He joined me and we started off on some lousy conversation then he stopped and touched my hand.

"I've been thinking about you since that night, I have tried to subdue the thoughts you know? I've tried everything but... I don't know."

I didn't answer him, he wasn't being clear to me. What was he really saying? He's been thinking about me so what? What must I do? What was he intending to do? He put his cup down and looked at me, giving me all his attention.

"I uhm, I like you and I know this will come as a shock to you but, I really can't stop thinking about you"

"I don't understand you mfundisi"

"Yandi... You've captivated me, even when I touch my wife, I think of you."

"Yho... So how do we unkiss ke? Because it was a mistake that shouldn't have happened in the first place"

"How about, how do we move on?"

I looked at him with my head cocked to the side. He read the question written all over my face.

"I want you in my life Yandi"

"You want me in your life? I'm already your PA nje, how more in your life can I be?"

"I want you to be more than that, I'd like to be more personal than that"

"You're married"

"Let me be concerned about that"

"Listen, as tempting as that idea is, I don't think anything could ever materialize between us, the board trusts me and I can't betray your wife like that"

"I'll let you think about it, I'm not in a hurry for an answer"

With that, he stood up, smiled at me, and mouthed a "Goodbye" before walking away. My coffee was now cold but I managed to gather myself and walked out to my car.

**** **** ****

He held my waist as we kissed in that darkness, we knew no one would follow us and we knew no one would suspect anything. This was the fourth time and I was starting to look forward to these kisses every time we had late meetings or evening conferences to attend.