CHAPTER 1
Jade was being ridiculous. She had no reason to be this nervous. And for what? A testimony? She’d talked about her past plenty of times. Why should doing it on stage in front of her entire church be any different?
Staring at her reflection in the mirror, she wiped her sweaty palms on her pants. Come on, girl. You’ve got this.
The bathroom door swung open, and Jade jumped as her daughter burst through.
“Dezzirae Rose Jackson,” Jade snapped, then paused to collect her breath. “You nearly gave me a heart attack.”
“I’m sorry, Mama.”
“Forget it.” Jade let her daughter cling to her leg and adjusted a barrette holding one of Dez’s corn rows. “What are you doing here scaring me half to death? Aren’t you supposed to be downstairs playing?”
Dez shrugged. “Got bored.”
As cute as Dez
