Thanks for a great update.  A lot of surprises in this chapter.  I was stunned that Joseph could sing.  I can understand why Seleah was so upset about what happened at Church.  Hopefully she will get into therapy to deal with the child molestation that left her pregnant at the age of 12.  I hope that Preacher is rotting in hell.  As for Damaris. yeah he talked with Tameka about what has been going on.  She gave him sage advice lets hope that he listened to her.  I was LOL when he said that she was supposed to wait for him to grow up so that they could get married.  That was so cute.

The other shocker was Amaris father, Amar coming to see her while he is in the states.  I can't wait to read about the first meeting between daughter and father.

Oh yeah, glad to read that Daniel is back on his feet and is at work.  I hope that this means that he has a full recovery.

Thanks for a great update.

Ah! It just keeps getting better and better.  Seleah needed that healing spirit. Dem needed that talking to and it seems our girl Tam was the one able to get through to him.

And the biggest surprise is Amar coming to visit his child for the first time.

Wonderful just wonderful update as always.

Thank you for sharing.

Happy writing.

What more can I add (sniffing whilst wiping tears and looking at colleagues who are wonderin why the heck I'm cryin lol).. there's so much hurt in the world and for those of us priviledged to read amazing words written on this site it comes home to roost that we're not alone.

Thanx Brenda1257 for your gift of the written word by creating characters like the Seleahs & Joes, the Amaris' & Julians and all the craziness of family & friends - we are not ALONE...

Wow, Joseph actually got Seleah to go to church and she went down for altar prayer!!!  Dem bless his little heart he is still so hurt and confused.  I am so glad that he went to see Tam who set the young straight.  Yes, they your momma lied to you about Gerald being your father.  But in every since of the  word he was and is your father.    Your mom was raped as a child and that trumps your being lied to, she gave you love and made sure  that you were surrounded by love.  She gave you to Amaris, so that when she let the circumstances of your birth got to her, you still received love.

Dem let them back into your life, they love you. To top it off you brought Amaris' father back into the picture. Lord this story just gets better with each Chapter.  You rock!!!!

Another great update!

I believe that Seleah experience an cleansing of her spirit and that was the first step to her recovery and regaining control of her life back. I love Joseph, he's a good dude with a  good heart. I think he knows that their relationship will a tough hill to climb, but he's determined to see it to the end.

Dem has to go thru his own cleansing as well and realize that his mother was the victim and she did the best she could at the time. She was just a baby herself. I can't wait to see Amaris reaction to meeting her father. Loved it always!

Enjoy your son's wedding! You deserve a break but we do miss you.

Really good chapter. Need more.

Great chapter.

Poor Amaris. How will she ever remember everything that happened to her? I understand that she is torturing herself trying to remember her past. I hope that this does not jeopardize her relationship with Julian.

Seleah is trying hard to break Joseph. But they already had sex because oral sex is a form sexual relations.

Loved the update.Glad Seleah is finding some happiness. Hope Demaris finds his way soon and realise he's loved.

My my my! Imagine the surprise I received when I saw this lovely update.  And here I was prepared to be patient and wait and think that I wouldn't get one until this weekend or next week with all the stuff going on for you this week Ms. B.

It was a delight and pleasure as always.  I am happy to see that Leah got her first of many to come orgasms with her husband to be.  Now if only she could be patient and not think with that tic for tac mentality she will be good.  Joe is trying so hard to do right by her and God and she is making it hard on the man.  He is only man and can take so much temptation before he caves you see what happened after her begging the flesh is week.  It is good they will all be going to chruch she need to reclaim her spiritual and intimate bond again with God and her faith...unknowingly she let that monster take that away from her to so not only physically defiled her but mentally and emotionally as well.

Amaris now feels that she was also defiled and that may not be the cause.  She could have broken her hyman a number of ways and not know it that may be the reason she did not hurt or bleed when she used the vibrator for the first time but she does along with all the rest need to seek couselling to rest her mind.

Dem is hurting right now and lashing out...but like his DAD said he needs not turn on the ones that are there and love him.  Yes, it's going to be hard getting to know who he is and his family on that monsters side but I feel he is a strong kid along with a strong family and again this is where the couselling will have to come in to help cope and get over this tribulation.

As always thank you for sharing and I see that you have what I have not doubt another goodie in store for us in the way of "In The Eyes of the Beholder" which I am off to read now.

Happy writing.