Contents

Prologue

The phone rang and when Curtis saw the words Mitchell…

Chapter 1

Charlotte couldn’t imagine life being any better than it was…

Chapter 2

Curtis strolled across the bedroom to the window and gazed…

Chapter 3

This is the day the Lord hath made, let us…

Chapter 4

Is everything okay?” Charlotte asked Curtis. They were on their…

Chapter 5

Curtis turned the corner and headed out of the subdivision.

Chapter 6

If it wasn’t one thing it was another, Charlotte thought,…

Chapter 7

It had been six years since Curtis and Charlotte had…

Chapter 8

It was Tuesday morning and Curtis watched Charlotte enter the…

Chapter 9

Curtis relaxed his body in the one-month-old, executive-style chair, folded…

Chapter 10

Charlotte was glad Curtis had decided to pick up Matthew…

Chapter 11

The day for Matthew to meet David had finally arrived…

Chapter 12

Curtis slipped his sermon notes inside the pad folio on…

Chapter 13

It was Thursday and Curtis and Charlotte were headed over…

Chapter 14

Curtina was just as beautiful as Alicia had been when…

Chapter 15

Charlotte slipped on her black spandex workout pants and fitted…

Chapter 16

It had been three days since Charlotte had plastered copies…

Chapter 17

For the life of her, Charlotte couldn’t understand why every…

Chapter 18

Hey, baby,” Curtis said when Charlotte walked into the kitchen.

Chapter 19

Charlotte signed onto her e-mail account to check her messages…

Chapter 20

Charlotte spooned out a helping of cheddar cheese potatoes and…

Chapter 21

Curtis unfolded his arms and leaned forward when Elder Jamison…

Chapter 22

Charlotte pulled into the parking lot of the roach motel…

Chapter 23

Curtis repositioned his headset and slightly turned up the volume.

Chapter 24

It was Friday evening and, as usual, Pelley’s Seafood was…

Chapter 25

There was a frantic knock at the bedroom door and…

Chapter 26

Charlotte and Curtis were in the limo, on their way…

Chapter 27

Charlotte and Curtis had just walked inside their front entrance,…

Chapter 28

What a day this had turned out to be. First…

Chapter 29

Amen,” Curtis said after finishing his prayer, the one he…

Chapter 30

Tracy, why in the world would you do something like…

Chapter 31

The phone was still ringing nonstop and Charlotte wondered when…

Epilogue

Charlotte beamed with great joy as she watched Curtis and…


Acknowledgments

About the Author

Other Books by Kimberla Lawson Roby

Credits

Copyright

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