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“Samson?”
    Delilah winked at Samson as she stood up. “I lost one of my contacts on the floor, so Samson, I mean Pastor Judges, stood still until I could locate it.” Delilah plastered a fake smile on her face as she faced Julia. “And I did, so I’ll be going.” She turned around and with her back toward Julia winked at Samson again. “Pastor, thank you for the advice. I feel better now.”
    Delilah held her jacket in front of her, and Samson hoped and prayed she wasn’t showing too much cleavage when she whisked past Julia. Julia slammed the door behind Delilah, missing her back by inches. “Good riddance.”
    â€œYou could have tripped her,” Samson said.
    â€œHumph. Like I care.” Julia moved closer to him. “When we get married, these home visits by your parishioners—that’s going to stop.”
    Samson didn’t know if he liked this side of Julia. “Dear, you can’t dictate how I run my ministry.”
    She crossed her arms in front of her. “If you think for a minute that I’m fooled by the likes of Delilah and other women like her who come to Peaceful Rest, you have another thing coming.”
    â€œThere’s nothing going on between me and those women. I’m their pastor.”
    â€œUh-huh.” Julia never did uncross her arms.
    Samson attempted to kiss her on the lips, but she turned her head so fast his lips landed on her cheek. She pulled away. “Samson, I’m going to give you the opportunity to change your mind if you want to. Are you sure you’re ready to marry me?”
    â€œYes, I’m ready to marry you,” Samson didn’t hesitate to respond. “You’re the woman I’ve prayed for. I love you, Julia.”
    She sulked. “It’s hard to tell.”
    Samson rubbed her back. “We’re both stressed, so just chill out, okay?”
    Julia faced him. “I love you so much, Samson, but I’m not going to be like some of these first ladies in the city. I refuse to share you with anyone.”
    â€œYou’re not going to have to share me. I’m a one-woman man.” Samson hoped God wouldn’t strike him down. In his heart, he was a one-woman man. He just had to figure out a way to get Delilah out of his system. He would keep his distance from her—he had to.
    He embraced Julia and blinked a few times when he glanced at one of the living room windows and saw Delilah blowing him kisses. Before he could react, she walked away. He squeezed Julia without once taking his eyes off the window. He had to think of a way to deal with Delilah or risk losing Julia—and that’s one thing he wasn’t ready to do.

Chapter 5
    Delilah laughed all the way to her car. She got a rise out of watching Samson squirm around Miss Goody Two Shoes. She couldn’t wait to burst Julia’s bubble when she walked away with her man and the status of first lady. Samson wanted to play games with her emotions; she would show him how to play. Delilah thought about the video of her and Samson together. She wouldn’t give it to William, but she sure would use it to get what she wanted from Samson.
    Two hours later, Delilah sat across from several other church members as they all discussed what the Pastor’s Aide committee would be doing for their pastor’s upcoming wedding.
    Dorothy Neely, the president of the Pastor’s Aide committee, said, “Julia says she doesn’t need our help, but I feel we should be doing something. What do y’all think about helping out at the reception?”
    Dorothy was the oldest member on the committee. She went to school with Samson’s mother and never let the other committee members forget it.
    As far as Delilah was concerned, there would be no wedding. She leaned back in her chair and waited to see what the other eleven members had to say.
    With arms adorned in big, red bangle bracelets, Michelle Thompson