Faith shouldn’t have been surprised that the North Point ministry was shocked that she had gone to Harmony Church with Harry and Sonny. Harry was guest preaching and Faith had wanted to support him and get to see Sonny in action for the first time. It was a fun experience. Sonny had grabbed her hand and ushered her on the stage to sing a song he knew she would be familiar with. Sonny and Faith had known each other a long time and when he and Trisha broke up, she didn’t feel comfortable going to his church after Compass Point outed her. Now she wished she had gotten up her gumption and started going there. It was so exactly the type of church she wanted in her life.
North Point wasn’t really family-oriented although they liked to say they were on stage. They had built a new facility ten or so years earlier and knowing the size of the congregation they had back then, she realized their kitchen and eating area was way too small for them. It was no wonder they segregated everything Women’s Breakfast, Men’s Fish Fry, Women’s night of Praise. It was during the women’s night of praise she realized that North Point was really all about favoritism and recognition. Dek had his girlfriend, Sabrina as a lead singer opposite him, Norman had Kerrigan, his ex-wife but still close friend, even Ross used his new girlfriend, Jacklyn to replace her to sing So Close a few weeks back.
It was a bit unnerving when she realized that what she wanted was what North Point might not ever be able to provide her. She longed for the kitchen/gym area like at Compass Point where everyone could congregate and have fellowship time. She missed fellowship. Even the worship team was so big she hadn’t yet met everyone on each team. North Point was so big that they had multiple worship teams. She even missed Sunday School. Now they preferred something called Life Groups where you met at people’s homes to do a bible study or devotion. Those groups were hard for Faith since her trust muscle was fairly bruised as of late.
***
“Why are you looking so sad, son?” Franklin Fairchild asked as he saw Dek watching Faith on the monitor.
“I keep thinking one day that will be me sitting there talking with her and showing her all of this.” Dek turned the sound down. He would listen to this part later.
“She’s not leaving, you know.” he said. “She’s going to Cassie’s church and you may see her back again one day.” Franklin put a hand on his son’s shoulder. “Maybe you should go see your mom for a change. Put your focus on her for awhile. Faith will always be here. She’s not going anywhere as long as Henry’s alive. She’s here for the duration.”
Dek nodded, suddenly thinking about his mom. “It’s time we tell her about Derek.
“She’ll be okay, you know. Your mom is a fighter. Take Martin with you. She’ll dote on that kid. His smile will suck her in and heal her broken heart.” Dek then walked out and Franklin turned to the monitor.
“One day Faith we can tell you the truth about why you are here. Stay safe, honey.”
***
Derek was just as stubborn as he had been in the past. Hughes de Payne observed his from a distance since Derek Fox (aka Harry Denton) had a very keen sense of when a significant person was in his presence.
Dek was there in an instant. The man didn’t miss a thing. “You watching him again?”
Hughes smiled. “Kinda of my job, kiddo.” Harry was sitting with Faith at the Railroad Cafe ministering and pouring sugar on open wounds so old and cracked they feared he’d never heal. “She’s getting through to him.”
“That was the plan, right? To make their paths cross again?” Dek said.
“A lot of her memories from that time were compromised by the enemy. So she has no idea who he is or who he was in her life.”
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