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Faith sat nestled between her little sister Hope (age 6) and her little brother David (age 9). Their mother and father were at the end of the pew. She was thankful that Pastor Stroup was out for another week. She enjoyed when Pastor Dave preached. His sermons were funny, engaging and always made an impact. Faith couldn't believe that she had seen his "you-know-what" and that he had so freely shared his fiance Carly with her and Vanessa. Faith wished that Vanessa was still home, but the holidays had passed and with it the next semester of her freshman year had started.
Vanessa was in San Francisco and Faith was home in Iowa, mostly helping around the house since her mother's accident and her father's lay-off. She longed for her lover Vanessa, the gothic beauty that had opened Our Savior
