"I am reading from Ephesians, chapter five, verses twenty-five through thirty-one."'Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, a...d gave Himself for it; That He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the Word, That He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself. For. I waved Mom out of the room and closed the door behind us, before I motioned Mom over to my tiny sofa couch."Mom, we had such a fantastic time, last night and today. I can't let Dad steal that away from us. I think instead of just sitting around here moping, we should go do it, again." Do what again? Do you mean the club? No… I couldn't; not dressed like this."Mom hadn't changed since the park, and I knew she was correct. Her light top and shorts wouldn't be that warm once the sun had finally. Women were attracted to him and straightmen liked being in his company. He was also lonely. Without someone special in his life, having it alldidn't mean much. David still hadn't met the one guy who would complete thepicture. He walked to the front, shaking his head sadly as he leaned back on thehood. The engine ticked quietly in the cold air. "Shit," he muttered. "They've sucked the life out of it." He pushed away from the truck and walked into the center of thestreet. He looked in one. Before he could open it again, Lisa took it from him.“No, I’m going to read, and you will repeat after me, and then we are going to test you.” She flipped through the pages, searching for something. It didn’t take her long to find what she was looking for; her knowledge of the book's contents was equal to, if not greater than, her awareness of the back of her hand.Clearing her throat, Lisa began to read.“Thou art as tyrannous, so as thou art/as those whose beauties proudly make them cruel. ..