Chapter 4

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Later that night, Micky and Elaine woke up and went out into the livingroom. Naomi, Peter, Mike, Sam, Louise, and Davy were all gathered around the livingroom watching a movie. "What are you all watching?" Elaine asked.

"Our show." Davy replied.

"Our show? No way!" Micky laughed.

"Yes way! The girls wanted to watch some episodes and Sam had some on tape. So we're all watching them," Peter replied.

Elaine sat down next to Micky and Louise on the couch and they started to watch the episodes. Elaine laughed looking at Micky on the screen.

"What?" he asked curious.

"Nothing" Elaine said smiling and pinching his cheeks. "You're so cute!"

"Poor Peter" Naomi replied.

"I know I was the dumb one. You can say it. But I'm really not." Peter replied smiling at everyone.

"I know you're not dumb Peter. Stop talking like that or I'll have to give you a kick in the pants." Naomi laughed.

Peter smiled at Naomi and kissed her nose. "I love you." he said.

"I love you too Peter." Naomi replied.

Naomi curled up in Peter's lap as they continued to watch the show. Everyone laughed and laughed.

It was around midnight and Elaine started to yawn. "I better get some sleep everyone, as I have to get ready for work in six hours," she said.

Louise looked at the clock and said, "Goodness gracious I didn't realize it was this late. I have to get to work at 6am instead of 8 tomorrow. Goodnight everyone."

Louise gave Davy a kiss and said, "Call me when you get home on my cell, ok?"

"Yeah" Davy replied. "Thanks again for everything."

"You're welcome" Louise said as she ran into her room to go to get ready for bed.

Micky kissed Elaine and said, "I hope you have a good week Elaine."

"Thanks, and you too Micky," she replied with a smile. Elaine bid everyone a farewell and then went into her bedroom.

Naomi and Sam were already asleep. Mike and Peter both said, "I guess that means it's our turn to leave, huh?"

"I guess so," Micky replied.

Micky packed his things up in Elaine's room while the guys got their things out of the girls. Then they all loaded back up into the car and drove back to their beach house and unpacked and went to sleep themselves.

That week all the girls were put on special projects at work; which, of course, required very long and drawn out hours on their part, which meant their social life took a backseat.

The week did fly by and when Friday night did come around, Elaine was the first one that took her suitcase and left for the weekend. She and Micky had managed to make plans just spending it quietly together at a hotel where they could just swim and pray constantly. Micky was more than happy to have bible studies every night that weekend, since he had no other plans with filming, concerts, or publicity events.

After they got their room Elaine collapsed on the bed saying, "Freedom! Finally! I am so exhausted Micky. I can't feel my toes."

"It's those shoes you wear at work Elaine. I'm sure they are not good for circulation in your feet," he replied.

"No, but they do look good." Elaine smiled looking him.

Elaine jumped off the bed and unpacked her bathing suit and pajamas. She told Micky, "Tonight, I think we'll just have a quiet evening to ourselves with dinner and then a Bible study/prayer session, ok?"

"Sure baby, that's fine with me," Micky replied.

Elaine pulled out her pink and blue matching pant and shirt outfit and told Micky,

"I'm going to take a quick shower and then we can leave for dinner, ok?"

"Sure baby, that's fine. I'll just do a little unpacking of my things."

Elaine took her bathroom supplies and clothes into the bathroom and put them onto the sink. She looked at the shower and then said, "Micky, come in here." Micky walked in the room and Elaine pointed and said, "It's a massager. We have a massager shower head. Oh dear."

"Well that will definitely help to de-stress your sore feet and achy back." Micky told her with a smile.

"Oooh you can have a nice relaxing shower, then tonight before we have our bible study Micky. That will be great." Elaine replied.

"Yeah, hurry up sweetie and shower. I am getting famished." Micky told Elaine.

Micky walked back out into the room and unpacked his things while Elaine undressed and got into the shower. She turned on the shower to the massage setting and talked, "uhhhhhh tttthhhiiisss iiissss soooo niiicceeee". She laughed because the words came out of her mouth so funny from the pulsations on her back. She loved every minute in that shower.

When she was finally dressed and ready to go, she brushed her waist-length reddish-brown hair and put it up into a long ponytail and applied some makeup to her eyes, cheeks, and lips. She was ready to enjoy an evening out with Micky alone with no bickering, whining, or anything from neither Samantha, Louise, Naomi, Mike, Peter, or Davy. It was just Elaine and Micky and they were in heaven.

~~~~~

Meanwhile, back at the house, Sam asked, "Has anyone talked to the guys besides Elaine talking to Micky?"

Naomi replied, "No, Peter left a voicemail this week; however, with the schedule as crazy as it was, I was unable to call him back."

"You think if we ignore them they will stay away for the weekend?" Sam asked coyly.

"Sam, why would you want to do that?" Louise asked laughing hysterically.

"Because Mike's a pain and I'd rather spend the weekend alone with you two without the guys hanging around" Sam answered.

"That's awful" Louise chimed.

"It's the truth" Sam replied. "Let's go to the beach all day tomorrow. Just the three of us to sunbathe and do nothing."

"Remember what happened to Elaine the last time we went to the beach? I think we should hold off on that one." Louise replied.

"But Elaine's not here Louise. She and Micky took off for the weekend." Sam replied.

"I know. But I'd rather stay home and just veg." Louise replied.

Sam looked at Naomi and Naomi replied, "I'm with Louise on this one. It's too hot to go to the beach and I need to spend time in prayer this weekend, as I've been lax this week."

"You two are no fun at all" Samantha chimed as she walked into her room and closed the door behind her.

Louise and Naomi both looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders. They weren't going to get into a fight over something as stupid as going to the beach when the weather was around 105 degrees that entire week.

Back at the hotel, Elaine and Micky were stuffing themselves silly full of food. Micky had steak with potatoes while Elaine had shrimp scampi with twice baked potatoes and devil's food pie for dessert.

"Mmmmm, this is so good" Elaine said with a stuffed mouth.

"Don't talk with your mouth full Elaine. Didn't your mother teach you manners?" Micky asked jokingly.

Elaine smiled and all the food came through her teeth and she laughed and laughed at Micky.

"That's really attractive Elaine." Micky joked with her.

Elaine swallowed her food and then took a drink of her Coca-Cola and said, "That's me, Miss attractive."

Micky laughed at Elaine. She was so hilarious at times and always knew how to cheer him up.

When their dinner was finished, Micky took Elaine's hand and said, "This is my treat ok?"

"Thanks Micky." Elaine replied smiling at him.

"You're welcome baby." he replied.

The two friends then walked back to the hotel room and sat down on the bed.

Elaine turned on the TV and both Micky's and her eyes about nearly popped at what was looking right at them on the screen.

"I think we'll change this channel." Elaine said.

"Yeah I think so too" Micky replied.

The two friends couldn't find anything on TV that they wanted to watch, so Elaine turned towards him and asked, "Want to have an early bible study?"

"Sure," he replied.

Micky went to his bag and pulled out his new Bible Elaine had given him and Elaine went through her bag and pulled out her Bible and notebook. They both sat on the bed and Elaine said, "How about we start in the New Testament with the Gospels first and continue in order?"

"Fine." Micky replied as he took out his pen and paper from his bag.

Elaine started to read the Book of Matthew and then paused after each paragraph so her and Micky could discuss the meanings. Micky took a lot of notes and gave Elaine lots of smiles.

"Thank you for helping me," he replied.

"You're welcome. Thank you for wanting to learn," she replied.

The time flew by during their Bible study; and, when they finished the whole first four Chapters of Matthew, Elaine stretched out her arms and legs and asked, "You ready for a prayer session now?"

"Yes, whenever you are is fine with me." Micky replied.

"Let me get into my pajamas first. Are you going to shower before bed?" Elaine asked.

"Yeah, I could do that," Micky replied.

Micky got his clothes together and then walked into the bathroom to shower while

Elaine changed into her pajama pants and a t-shirt. Then she sat in the bed and stretched out under the covers. She looked at the time and it was already midnight. She couldn't get over it. The time had flown by. She was so proud of Micky for taking notes and asked good questions about the meanings.

Micky came out of the bathroom in his t-shirt and pajama pants and said, "I'm ready now."

Elaine smiled at him and said, "Okay, me too."

Micky climbed in the bed and Elaine covered them both up with the blankets and then she explained to Micky about the prayer session and how to pray. And she also informed Micky of her private prayer language that she used during the prayer sessions so that he would not be frightened.

She also explained to him that people from all faiths and beliefs could have their own private prayer language and that it was a very private thing between the person praying and God.

Micky questioned her on how to receive a prayer language and Elaine explained that to him as well. Micky was fascinated at all the learning he had accomplished that night. He felt much more at peace with his own life now and a better understanding of what he had been doing wrong and how to correct the situations in his own life.

Elaine asked, "You have anymore questions Micky?"

"Nope" he replied with a smile on his face.

"Okay, then we'll get started now, ok?" she asked.

"Okay," he replied.

Elaine laid back on the pillow and closed her eyes. Micky did the same. Micky held his hands in prayer position so that they rested on his chest. Then the two friends both started to pray together. Elaine started out praying in English and then went into her own private prayer language and Micky stayed focus on his own prayers.

It was a great night for both friends and Micky was so grateful that Elaine shared her knowledge with him. They prayed for hours together. It was well after 3am when they finally drifted off into sleep after a very peaceful prayer session.

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Meanwhile, earlier that night, back at the house, Naomi and Louise decided to have their own private prayer session/Bible study night without Sam who had stayed in her room most the night sulking.

Naomi and Louise had brought out their airbeds into the livingroom and Naomi made sure the blinds were closed on the front windows. Neither Naomi nor Louise had called the guys, so they were finally able to have a quiet night to themselves.

Naomi started out reading where they had left off at the previous Bible study in the Book of Acts, Chapters 4-6. They both loved that Book very much, as well as Elaine and Sam. Then they laid down on their backs on their airbeds and both started to pray like crazy in their own private prayer languages.

When Sam came out to the kitchen to get herself a Coca-Cola, she saw the girls in the middle of the living room in a deep prayer session. Sam felt guilty that she was not praying with them, so she brought out her own airbed and put it next to Louise and she took a sip of her drink and then started to pray like crazy as well. Then they all passed out after their prayer session was done and over with. The three friends were at complete peace.

The following afternoon, Elaine woke up and her whole body was as refreshed as she had ever felt. She looked over at Micky and he was still snoring away. She leaned over and kissed his forehead gently. She loved him so much; and, the fact that he wanted his life to be differently through faith, was the best gift that Elaine could ever receive.

Elaine quietly got her clothes for the day and went into the bathroom to take a shower. She started to sing when she was in the shower. She was singing a song praising Jesus and it just uplifted her spirit even more. Micky rolled over onto his side and opened his eyes. Elaine wasn't next to him any longer.

He looked at the bathroom and then heard her singing in the shower. He thought to himself, "She has a beautiful voice."

He heard the following song:

Micky just smiled because other than that day at Church, he had never heard Elaine sing before. She had a fantastic voice. Micky sat on the bed and closed his eyes. He loved hearing her worship the Lord.

When Elaine came out of the bathroom dressed and brushing her long, waist-length hair, she looked up and saw Micky smiling at her. "How long have you been up?" she asked embarrassed.

"Long enough to hear you've got a great voice my lady." Micky replied.

"Yes, well praising the Lord is what I love to do in my mornings after a good, deep, prayer session." Elaine replied smiling.

"You ever thought of recording?" Micky asked her very seriously.

"Um no," Elaine replied sharply. "When I sing it's generally very private and when I'm feeling the closest to God."

"You could bless so many people with that voice Elaine. Mike has a studio in the basement of the house if you wanted to run off a few tracks as a test." Micky replied.

"Thanks Micky. But I just told you no. When I sing and praise the Lord, normally no one hears me but the girls, and they all sing in the shower as well." Elaine replied.

"Just think about it Elaine. You don't have to make a decision now. Just think about it for me, ok?" he smiled at her as he stood up off the bed.

"Fine, I'll think about it," Elaine replied. "However, I make no guarantees."

Micky kissed her as he took his clothes into the bathroom to shower and dress.

Micky loved going into the bathroom after Elaine. She always used the most beautiful smelling lotions to him. And the fact that they were still just friends, but yet trusted each other so very much to share things with each other they would never share with anyone else, was something special Micky had never had with any of his prior girlfriends.

Elaine turned on the TV again and found a Christian TV channel. She said to herself, "Finally, something other than smut." They were having praise and worship dance music and Elaine felt immediately moved to dance and jump around the room. She was feeling so full of energy and vigor that she loved so much.

Micky came out of the bathroom after his shower and found Elaine dancing all around the room to the music. He walked to the bed and looked at the TV screen and saw the Christian Channel. He asked, "Are you really happy today my sweet friend?"

"Yes very much," Elaine responded back to him with a smile.

Micky looked at Elaine's face and she had a glow about her that he had never seen before. And it wasn't a nasty glow or anything, just a most peaceful glow over her entire face. Micky was entranced just watching her dance lifting her arms praising the Lord.

"Dear, I'm sorry to interrupt your dancing; however, I was wondering, were we going to eat today?" Micky asked.

Elaine stopped her dancing around the room and looked at him. She was breathing very hard and gasped, "You're hungry?"

"Yeah baby. I know you're in the middle of your praise and worship, but I was wondering what you wanted to do?" Micky replied.

Elaine panted for a few minutes and then said, "We can go downstairs to the restaurant if you wanted."

"That's fine sweetie, whenever you are ready is fine with me," he replied.

"Let me catch my breath first, ok?" she asked.

"Yes dear, that's fine." he replied. "Take your time."

Micky watched as Elaine slowly regained her normal breathing pattern and she went into the bathroom for a cup of water. She wiped down her face and chest with a towel she was sweating so much. But then she said to herself, "Thank you Lord for allowing me another day to live."

When she came out of the bathroom Micky asked, "You're not mad at me for interrupting your worship are you?"

Elaine smiled and said, "Nah. I'm kind of glad you did because if I don't take my Iron pills I might pass out. I just get so happy after a long night of prayer that I feel like I can go on forever."

Elaine reached into her bag and pulled out her vitamins and Iron pills and shoved them into her purse. "Okay I'm ready now." she said smiling at Micky.

Micky took her hand and the two friends walked down to the restaurant together, got a booth, and then ordered a very late, but monstrous breakfast.

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