Maturing

"Kemi I what else do I need to do to get you" Prince pleads looking down deep into my eyes searching desperately for an answer
"Pay my bride price" I say jokingly , by the look on his face he's not into my joke very much
"Prince, I've told you it's not going to work. We're not going to work"

"But I love you Kem, you know that" he pleads in response. I have to admit it's nice seeing him so desperate for me

"It's not true love without God at the centre" I snap back, Prince knows this but he's so stubborn

"We have to be equally yoked and for that to happen, you have to get right with the Father before he can allow us to be together"

"So help me, help me fall in love with God" A smile forms on my face. I love this man so much.

Teen Christian romance??? Coming of age??? Black love??? UK based??? Yes please. Kemi Odim is a 17 year old Nigerian girl born in Naija but moved to the UK as a baby. Kemi battles with severe timidity/shyness and anxiety which sometimes hinders her relationship with God. Kemi feels like she's trapped in this world of pressures with having to hide her identity from her parents and the church. When a new Pastor's family settles in Kemi's church she is intrigued by the pastors stubborn son.
Prince Boateng is an 18 year old young man who has fit perfectly into the "pastors bad son" stereotype, Prince grew up in church and loved God very much. Loved. As he entered his teenage years Prince's compromised his faith and God became second priority in his life. He fell into lust and sexual immorality as well as picked up street habits. These things quickly became his idol. When he crosses paths with Kemi, he starts to lust after her but her love for God is so strong that. To get to Kemi, Prince need to get right with God. What happens when he submits to God and falls in love again. He can finally be the man God destined for him to be not only for Kemi but for himself.