Free His First Lady by Kym Davis Boyles Page A

witnessed to someone about making Jesus Christ their Lord and Savior was he ever more serious.
    “Please don’t marry that man.” Her dad sat straight up in his chair with his arms folded and fingers intertwined speaking as if he knew something about Leon but could never tell.
    “I love him daddy. Don’t you understand that?” It was as if she begged her dad to change his mind and give his blessing. After all, she was a daddy’s girl and he usually did.
    Her dad nodded. “I do understand. I know that your emotions are heavy but you trust me right?”
    Evan nodded but didn’t say a word. Her dad would never understand their love.
    Her dad leaned forward and looked her in the eye. “I don’t see the spirit of God in that man. Do not marry him or you will be making a huge mistake, baby.”
    “How don’t you see the spirit of God in him when he’s been a youth pastor here for so long?”
    “I don’t make all of the church’s decisions alone. But please reconsider before you make that vow before God.”
    She didn’t reconsider. She knew that she loved Leon and she was going to marry him. Her father reluctantly walked her down the aisle and she could see the pain in his eyes when he kissed her on her cheek, placed her hand in Leon’s, and returned to his seat. The wedding was beautiful, her father never smiled; didn’t even look at her as they passed down the aisle of the church after being declared husband and wife.
    The pain was too much for her father’s heart. Her father had a heart attack two hours later at their wedding reception, an emergency triple by-pass, and spent weeks in the hospital afterward. She and Leon didn’t have a honeymoon until months later. She regretted causing her father so much stress and to this day, she could still hear her father’s warnings about Leon. Evan fought to get back to the moment and answer Nina’s questions.
    “Um, well Leon had other plans. We just put our trust in God and look where we are.” Evan hoped her answer was sufficient. The conversation was bringing up too many memories and Evan didn’t want to relive those events.
    “Wow, you were a PK before being a First lady. What a life.”
    “Yeah, tell me about it.” Evan chuckled uncomfortably.
    “I bet. Oh, I hear that your husband, I mean the church is trying to buy the property around Silas; that’s quite an investment for the church.”
    “Leon is looking to make the ministry reach more people.”
    Nina smiled at Evan as if pitying her naivety.
    “You have a beautiful family,” Evan said admiring the family portraits all over the living room of Nina, her husband and their now teenagers; three boys and girl.”
    “No children, yet?”
    Evan placed another cake on her saucer. “Not yet.” Evan placed another piece of cake in her mouth. Nina stared at Evan then took a sip of her tea. Evan felt Nina’s piercing stare so she moved her head slightly to prevent her from getting a good view.
    “You’re using the wrong cover up for that shiner.”
    Evan stopped chewing; humiliated, wanting to run out of the ridiculously immaculate museum far away from this woman.
    “I didn’t mean to embarrass you,” Nina said sincerely. “Was he having a bad day or did you say the wrong thing? Or did you catch him with a church whore?” Nina took a slow sip of her tea with her eyes looking over the cup completely fixed on Evan.
    Evan wiped her mouth with a napkin and remained silent; not knowing how to answer this woman who had uncovered a secret that she had to know would embarrass Evan.
    Nina sat her cup down. “I’m a bit forward and I know you’re uncomfortable and I also know that when my husband asked me to contact you that he and your husband had talked. Your husband wants this perfect First lady but he didn’t expect me to school you on this life,” Nina said with a coy smile.
    Evan’s eyebrows were raised and although she did have a sneaking suspicion that Leon had something to do with this