Love like a war ( 2 )

Deciding to confine the secret, Jimmy told her, " Our anniversary is the 15th - next week. I wanted to surprise you but you know..." Jesimay was wordless - ashamed by her false accusation. Her thoughts of him committing adultery, been set aside. If the man had committed such an act then why get angered by lesser sin?

Jesimay knew her husband couldn't sin ( well in his mind, he couldn't ). She had cursed in front of him before for which he was appalled. To Jimmy sinning was the worse thing you could do.

" I'm sorry Jimmy, for accusing you. " Jimmy nodded his head at his wife, " If Jesus can forgive his own people for calling him to be slain, then I shall follow. " His words made a soft smile appear on her wife's face.

" Go and take a soothing bath, perhaps it'll release pent up stress. " Jimmy kissed his wife's hair agreeing - walking towards the room they share, to grab clothes.

During Jimmy's period in the bath, it gave him time to think about his beautiful daughter. Had she been affected by this like he had years before?

Jimmy had grown up listening to quarrels from his parents. They were often so horrific, Jeremy, his uncle frequently had to pick him up to send him to his grandmothers, for nights or sometimes weeks.

Judith, Jeremy's mother, was the reason he has faith in God; she had read to Jimmy a bible story every night - almost like a bedtime story. She would give unspoken prayers above the boy's head - anticipating God will not let the boy sin like the mother.

Awoken - from a trance appearance - Jimmy gasps, shook. How much time had past? A gentle knock on the door makes him nearly jump," Are you ok, dear? You've been in there a long time. " Clearing his throat timidly, he answers his distraught wife," Yes baby, I'll be out in a minute."

Adoring the word of endearment, Jesimay steps away and goes back into the room - leaving him alone. After the bath, Jimmy got dressed in his infamous ninja turtle pajamas - Jesimay insisted on buying them.

Taking one last look in his daughter's room - making sure she's ok - Jimmy notices his angel staring back at him," dad-tay - no sleep. " He sighed and sat on the edge on her tiny black bed," Would it help if I told you a bedtime story?" The child nodded," Tell me - story 'bout - man you - talk to mom - mae ' bout. "

Jimmy smiled softly before tucking his daughter into bed. " A long time ago there was a man named Judas. He was really close to a man named Jesus, now this man could do extraordinary things beyond anyone, for he was the son of God himself... "

" One day Judas was offered to expose Jesus's whereabouts because he was a fraud. Weakened by the choice, a bad man - named Lucifer - took advantage and used him as his puppet."

The young girl gasped - deeply into the story," Judas told the people - betraying him and his fellow disciples. That night when the Passover came, Jesus knew what Judas had done; he tells his disciples his fate as he broke a piece of bread announcing to them, 'This is my body given for you, do this in remembrance of me.'"

" After supper, he did the same to a cup, ' This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you, but behold the hand of my betrayer is with us on the table. ' The disciples then began questioning amongst themselves, for who was the one who would do such a thing? " " Then what happened dad-tay?" Akia asked interrupting Jimmy.

He answered the anxious child," Well, the next day, the people captured Jesus, mocking him by presenting a crown made of sticks and twigs that poked and prodded, causing him to bleed. They laughed constantly at him, beating him to no end. " The toddler interrupted practically screaming," Men bad! Men Bad! " Jimmy sighed softly," Yes pumpkin, those men were very bad. "

" And you know what? Jesus forgave all of them. Each and every one. " Akia asked her father agape," Forgiving?" " Every forgiving." He kisses her head," Goodnight lovebug." The baby - barely two - mumbles," Nighty dad-tay."

Walking away and turning out the lights, Jimmy heads back to the ' master ' bedroom, only to find his wife curled up - in fetal position - asleep. He gets into the bed, snuggling up to his wife - awaiting sleep to take over him.