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things Flo was saying. He walked toward them to make his presence known.
    Savannah’s eyes immediately grew wide. Flo looked like she could care less whether he’d heard her or not.
    “Good afternoon, ladies,” Terrance said as he approached them. “How are you all today?”
    “I’m fine,” Savannah said.
    Flo didn’t respond. She just kept her arms crossed and looked him up and down.
    “Well, Sister Savannah, I was just looking for you. I was hoping, well, I would like it if you would have dinner with me.”
    Savannah’s eyes widened again—but this time with delight. Shock registered all over Flo’s face.
    “Dinner for what?” Flo interjected.
    Terrance let out a small laugh. “Dinner to eat.”
    “I would like that,” Savannah interjected before her grandmother could say anything else.
    “Do you want me to come pick you up, or do you just want to meet me back up here at six?”
    The sadness was gone from Savannah’s face. Now, she looked giddy. “I’ll be here at six.”
    Flo huffed like she thought Terrance’s request was some type of scam. “You remember what I told you,” she said as she walked off. “You can’t trust none of ’em!”
    Terrance ignored Flo. “Great, I’ll see you at six here at the church.” Terrance hadn’t really planned to ask Savannah out right then and there, but watching Flo give her a hard time just caused his basic protector instincts to kick in. But more than anything, Terrance found himself asking Savannah out because there was something about her that he was just ready to know better.

chapter 7
    R aquel stood in the arched doorway of Terrance’s office, staring at him strangely.
    “What?” Terrance asked, looking up from his desk.
    “I’m just wondering why you’re sitting here at your desk in an empty room, smiling like a crazy person.”
    A lopsided smile crossed his face. “I didn’t realize I was sitting here smiling.” He closed the church budget notes he’d been poring over before his mind started to drift to Savannah.
    “You weren’t smiling. You were cheesing,” Raquel joked as she walked in and stood in front of his desk. “You wanna tell me what gives?”
    Terrance debated for a moment. He was feeling like a little boy with his first crush after talking on the phone with Savannah two nights ago for almost three hours. He couldn’t remember the last time he’d talked to a woman that long, and enjoyed it. They continued their conversation over dinner yesterday.
    He’d broken down and asked her for feedback on the youth project. Of course, she had been gung ho on the idea and had even suggested herself to lead the group. Terrance told her they were just in the planning stages and would get back to her later. Between their date and their phone call, they’d begun talking about everything under the sun. Savannah had a great sense of humor, and Terrance found himself laughing like he hadn’t laughed in a long time. In fact, his mind had started drifting because it was almost six o’clock and Savannah was picking him up from the church so they could go out again. Of course, he didn’t like the idea of her picking him up, but she’d been adamant that since tonight’s date was her suggestion, he allow her to take charge. That was another thing he liked about her, she wasn’t the typical demure “Whatever you say, Pastor” type of woman he had dated over the last few years. No, Savannah marched to her own drum and he liked that.
    “Oh, it’s no big deal. I’m just in a good mood,” Terrance finally said. He didn’t feel completely comfortable discussing his love life with his secretary.
    “Ummm-hmmm.” Raquel nodded skeptically. “That’s a new-woman look if I ever seen one. But if you don’t want to tell me who it is, I understand.” She feigned a look like she was hurt.
    Terrance smiled. “What may I help you with today? Since I know you didn’t come in here to talk about my love life.”
    “See, I knew that’s what it