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parents I’m not too worried about. They’ll eventually learn to love me. The church, well, the members all love him, so they’ll forgive him.”
    â€œI will be praying an extra-long prayer for you because, girl, you have gotten out of control.”
    Delilah laughed. “Keisha, stop tripping. I’m serious. It’s just a matter of time before Samson’s all mine.”
    â€œYou must be dreaming because if you believe he’s going to cancel his wedding to be with you, Delilah, you have another thing coming,” Keisha said.
    â€œI can give him what Julia can’t.” Delilah refused to give up hope.
    Keisha laughed on the other end of the phone. “Julia’s not giving it up to him; you are. Why should she when you’re her substitute?”
    Ouch. That hurt. “Here I thought you were my friend.” Delilah couldn’t believe Keisha had said something so hurtful to her.
    â€œI am your friend. That’s why you can count on me to tell you the truth, whether you agree with me or not.”
    Delilah hated to admit it, but Keisha never bit her tongue when it came to telling her anything. Sometimes she could be a little too harsh. Keisha’s blunt honesty, however, was one of the reasons Delilah cherished their friendship. Keisha was the sister she never had.
    Delilah asked, “What do you think I should do with the video?”
    â€œErase it and act like it never existed. You’re lucky Samson didn’t go upside your head.”
    â€œHe would never do something like that.”
    â€œYou never know what a man is capable of doing until his back is up against the wall.”
    Keisha had a point. She recalled the way Samson’s eyes darkened when he approached her about the disk. She wouldn’t admit it to Keisha, but it did scare her for a minute.
    â€œI’m not giving it to William, so you don’t have to worry about that.”
    â€œDestroy it. Give William back his money and look for another job.”
    â€œI can’t,” Delilah whined.
    â€œYou can, but you won’t.”
    â€œHave you read Samson and Delilah’s story? It’s one of the greatest love stories ever told. Samson and I are destined to be together. This isn’t just fate, it’s biblical, Keisha.”
    â€œDelilah, I would be remiss if I didn’t share this with you. I hate to tell you, but the story of Samson and Delilah in the Bible is more of a tragedy than a love story. Do you want to destroy the man you claim to love?”
    Here she goes again on one of her tirades, Delilah thought. “No, of course not.”
    â€œThen do as I suggested. Forget William and Samson and move on.”
    â€œWilliam I can forget, but Samson, never. I love him too much to give him up that easily.”
    â€œBut the love isn’t reciprocated. You deserve so much better.”
    â€œKeisha, you just don’t understand. You don’t know Samson like I know him. My love for him won’t allow me to give him up.”
    â€œI hope you don’t live to regret this quest of yours. Samson is a man of God, and your trying to destroy him will only bring bad things on you.”
    â€œI’m the one standing in the gap for him. If I didn’t agree to help William, he would have found someone else, and you can guarantee that person wouldn’t be making things easy for Samson.” Delilah said those things more to herself than Keisha, as she attempted to justify working for William.
    â€œYour allegiance should lie with God, but it sounds like you’ve aligned yourself with the devil.”
    Delilah couldn’t disagree because there were many days when she thought William was a pawn of Satan. “I love God, and I love Samson. Unless Samson does something to change my mind, I will protect him from William’s wrath.”
    â€œFrom what I’ve heard about William, he’s no one to play with. Be honest with him