Free Faith Unseen by Leona Norwell

does.” Leah said bringing them the dishes of ice cream and turning to return to the kitchen. “I have to make a phone call for work. I’ll be back shortly.”
                  “You don’t have to leave.” Faith said
                  “I really do have to call on my Christmas project. I’ll be right back.”
                  “Okay. What are your concerns?” He asked as Leah left the room
                  “Nathan, they have to do with a future that may never happen with us. Why do you want to know?”
                  “Because if it is a stopping point for you then let’s stop it now not later. I don’t want to go along getting to know you with a personal relationship in mind and you not be thinking the same way. Please let’s talk about them.”
                  “Well, my concern is a little presumptuous.”
                  “Okay as in if we get married what then?”
                  Faith nodded
                  “Okay, I’ll assume for your scenario we are getting married. Now tell me.”
                  “The easy one is, as a pastor’s wife, I’d probably need to stand with you at the end of the service and greet people. How would I know who they were as they came up to me? And the hard one is, how would I ever be a helpmate to you? Wouldn’t you be doing all the helping and I be doing all the accepting of help?”
                  “I’m not going to rush to answer those until I have thought them through thoroughly. Is that okay with you?”
                  “Yes but if we don’t progress to that type of relationship then they don’t need to be answered at all.”
                  “Maybe yes, maybe no. That is part of what I have to think about. Now eat your ice cream, it is melting.”
                  Faith laughed softly. “This is your sinister plot to get me to eat in front of you isn’t it?”
                  “Partially.” He said laughing wickedly then sobered “I forgot about that actually. I just wanted to come over and see you. So I came up with ice cream as an excuse and an easy way to have fun.”
                  “Well, if I end up a mess, don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
                  “We need to practice being comfortable in those circumstances too. So, do I kick you or just kindly tell you that you are a mess?”
                  “I’ll pass on the kicking.”
                  “So, I have a mother and a father, two older sisters and an older brother.”
                  “You are the baby of the family too?”
                  “You too?”
                  “By nineteen minutes.” She answered then asked “Where does your family live?”
                  Nathan answered her and they went back and forth asking and answering questions. Leah joined them and the three of them had a lively discussion.
                  “Would you help me organize a movie night and pie social at church?” he asked Faith later that evening as Leah went to answer the phone.
                  “Are you sure you want my help?” she asked incredulously as she pointed to herself
                  “Why are you surprised?”
                  “Never mind. Sure, I’ll help you. When do you want to have this social?”
                  Nathan told her his plan for a movie night two weeks from then on a Friday night. “Is that enough time to plan?”
                  “Yes. I’ll take care of it. I have person on my staff that is good with designing flyers; I’ll email her tomorrow and get her started.”
                  “Thank you. Now back to my question, why were you surprised I asked you?”
                  “You are