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carefully and waited until she stopped talking. "Nita, what would you do if a man, whom you thought wasn't right for you, wanted to date you and make you his girlfriend?"
Nita remembered Wes from the mixer. "The last guy was joking too much and I talked to him about it. When he wouldn't get serious, I said that I didn't want to see him anymore."
"So, when someone is interested in you, and you're not interested in them, you just tell them?"
"Yes."
"So, how is that different when it's a woman who is interested in you?" Amy asked in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Oh... that makes sense!" Nita was surprised at how simple Amy's question was. It led her to an answer, without her having to say anything.
Amy took a different angle. "Now, if you had to choose a man as a life partner, what kind of man would you choose?"
"Actually, I have been working on describing kind of man I think I would like to marry, but, I don't think I'm done yet." Nita fumbled through her notebook.
"That's OK, we're going somewhere with this. Can you describe the kind of woman you would choose to be your life partner?"
"Of course not, you and I already talked about that. I only want women as my friends, not for sex."
"I remember you said that." Amy shifted her position in her chair. "So, if your family doesn't arrange your marriage, then you get to pick who you want to love, right?"
Nita nodded.
"And if someone forced you into a relationship that involves sex, that would be illegal, wouldn't it?"
"You mean, rape?" Nita whispered.
" Mmm-hmm. There are people in this world who choose to have sex with members of the opposite sex. There are people who choose the same sex or either sex. Some choose to have sex alone and others not at all. Whether heterosexual, homosexual, asexual or bisexual, people choose the specific who, where and when they will have sex. That's a lot of choices."
Nita was blown away. She paused to think for a moment, then spoke. "To sum up, a woman chose me, and wanted me to choose her, but women aren't among my options. Wes chose me, but I didn't chose him, although initially, I did. Nathaniel and I chose each other, and so far, so good!"
"Yes, Nita. You know who you are and you are figuring out exactly what you want. You've been doing the work to narrow the field. Keep up the good work!"
Time was up. Nita stepped out of the counseling center and walked by the multi-purpose room, which had been decorated for Thanksgiving. The food pantry had overflowed with donations for the needy and was being organized for volunteers to deliver. Nita signed up as a volunteer and sent a quick text to Hannah to see if she wanted to join her.
As she turned to leave, she heard the footsteps of someone walking in the hall. They were coming from the Counseling Center, which was the busiest part of the building at that time of day. As she headed for the exit, she looked up and recognized Elle as she stepped outside onto the sidewalk, unaware that Nita was less than twenty feet behind her.
Chapter 21
Delivering Baskets
Hannah slammed the door on the last vehicle in a row of vans and S.U.V.s. and headed inside the church. Her Empire Strikes Back sweatshirt was dusty from the Thanksgiving baskets she had helped load. Although most people were wearing coats, hats and scaves on the seasonable autumn day, the hard work kept her from feeling any cold.
The record high number of baskets, which were actually boxes, had been assembled by food pantry volunteers. They were packed and ready to be delivered to needy recipients along the carefully planned routes. After a lunch break, hosted by the church for the volunteers, the caravan was scheduled to depart, with teams of two travelling together. Nita rode along with Hannah in one of the church’s vans.
“I’ve got some good news and bad news.” Hannah announced. “Which do you want first?”
“I guess you can start with the good news.” Nita was buying time to brace herself for
Nita remembered Wes from the mixer. "The last guy was joking too much and I talked to him about it. When he wouldn't get serious, I said that I didn't want to see him anymore."
"So, when someone is interested in you, and you're not interested in them, you just tell them?"
"Yes."
"So, how is that different when it's a woman who is interested in you?" Amy asked in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Oh... that makes sense!" Nita was surprised at how simple Amy's question was. It led her to an answer, without her having to say anything.
Amy took a different angle. "Now, if you had to choose a man as a life partner, what kind of man would you choose?"
"Actually, I have been working on describing kind of man I think I would like to marry, but, I don't think I'm done yet." Nita fumbled through her notebook.
"That's OK, we're going somewhere with this. Can you describe the kind of woman you would choose to be your life partner?"
"Of course not, you and I already talked about that. I only want women as my friends, not for sex."
"I remember you said that." Amy shifted her position in her chair. "So, if your family doesn't arrange your marriage, then you get to pick who you want to love, right?"
Nita nodded.
"And if someone forced you into a relationship that involves sex, that would be illegal, wouldn't it?"
"You mean, rape?" Nita whispered.
" Mmm-hmm. There are people in this world who choose to have sex with members of the opposite sex. There are people who choose the same sex or either sex. Some choose to have sex alone and others not at all. Whether heterosexual, homosexual, asexual or bisexual, people choose the specific who, where and when they will have sex. That's a lot of choices."
Nita was blown away. She paused to think for a moment, then spoke. "To sum up, a woman chose me, and wanted me to choose her, but women aren't among my options. Wes chose me, but I didn't chose him, although initially, I did. Nathaniel and I chose each other, and so far, so good!"
"Yes, Nita. You know who you are and you are figuring out exactly what you want. You've been doing the work to narrow the field. Keep up the good work!"
Time was up. Nita stepped out of the counseling center and walked by the multi-purpose room, which had been decorated for Thanksgiving. The food pantry had overflowed with donations for the needy and was being organized for volunteers to deliver. Nita signed up as a volunteer and sent a quick text to Hannah to see if she wanted to join her.
As she turned to leave, she heard the footsteps of someone walking in the hall. They were coming from the Counseling Center, which was the busiest part of the building at that time of day. As she headed for the exit, she looked up and recognized Elle as she stepped outside onto the sidewalk, unaware that Nita was less than twenty feet behind her.
Chapter 21
Delivering Baskets
Hannah slammed the door on the last vehicle in a row of vans and S.U.V.s. and headed inside the church. Her Empire Strikes Back sweatshirt was dusty from the Thanksgiving baskets she had helped load. Although most people were wearing coats, hats and scaves on the seasonable autumn day, the hard work kept her from feeling any cold.
The record high number of baskets, which were actually boxes, had been assembled by food pantry volunteers. They were packed and ready to be delivered to needy recipients along the carefully planned routes. After a lunch break, hosted by the church for the volunteers, the caravan was scheduled to depart, with teams of two travelling together. Nita rode along with Hannah in one of the church’s vans.
“I’ve got some good news and bad news.” Hannah announced. “Which do you want first?”
“I guess you can start with the good news.” Nita was buying time to brace herself for
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