Part Two Lila and Reid's Christmas Adventures

Sunday Morning

After having a nice breakfast Lila, Reid and Holly headed off to church. This was only the second time in his life Reid had been in a church. He never felt comfortable in church. Lila felt it would be good for Holly to have some religious background or training. Lila had rebelled against her strict Southern Baptist upbringing. She had rebelled against it big time getting kicked out of middle school for wearing mini skirts and cursing at her classmates. This was near the end of the school year.

She got away with this because her parents were having marital problems, and she was sent to live with her paternal grandparents. Both grandmothers were in the hospital for hip and knee replacements. Her paternal grandfather never mentioned it to them. He picked her up from school and that was that. They found out right before school started in the fall.

When she was 18 years old, she had gone into the church and told the entire congregation that she'd had sex with her boyfriend for several months and enjoyed every minute of it. She was told that she should repent but she did the opposite. Her parents were totally mortified as was her two grandmothers. Lila's membership was revoked. Her paternal grandfather who had been thrown out of the church years ago for cursing at the pastor came into the church a week later and cursed at the pastor for condemning his beloved granddaughter for sinning during the service.

Lila chuckled when she remembered this. He paternal grandmother wanted to crawl in a hole (her husband's cursing embarrassed her no end), her maternal grandmother had a look of horror on her face and her parents wished they were anywhere but the church at that moment.

Except for attending the funerals of family members killed in the arson fire, she never set foot in the First Baptist Church of Christmas Beach. She imagined that some people in the church probably thought her grandfather got what he deserved for sinning and cursing all the time but of course would never say anything because of their love for her grandmother.

Lila had gone back to Christmas Beach after she found out she was pregnant. Her grandmother wasn't too thrilled when she told her that she wasn't marrying Spencer Reid. She was the talk of the town especially at her grandmother's church. There was a new pastor of her church but he was the son of the previous pastor. He knew all about Lila's grandfather and Lila.

She liked the Interfaith Christmas Church which she was going to. Most of the people who went to this church were newcomers (lived in Christmas Beach less than 10 years), or tourists. These people didn't care about Lila's past history. .

Sunday Afternoon

The tour of homes continued. The Police Chief had kept a close eye on who came in and out of town. It turned out that the man who was in Lila's home was a political reporter who tried to dig up dirt on people for political reasons. He had targeted Lila but hadn't gotten any dirt. The Police Chief didn't know why Lila was being targeted. Lila didn't either. One picture that he had taken was of Spencer Reid arriving at the house on Friday Night. Another picture was of Reid playing chess with his daughter in the backyard garden. Pictures of the inside of her home were also found. The evidence tech had put these away.

Mark Quinn had come to see the house with his wife Martha. Over the years, he had to admit, he been a real jerk. He had ignored Lila the last time he saw her couple of years ago. He didn't really know what he would say. When he came into the house she was in the kitchen taking some cookies out of the oven.

Hannah was playing the piano. He knew that she had a daughter.

Reid was out in the Garden talking to some guests. Lila came out and put the cookies on the tray and brought them out into the living room. She was so shocked to see Mark that she almost dropped the cookies on the floor.

"Hi, I'm Martha, Mark's wife. And you must be Lila. I've heard so much about you."

"Nice to meet you. "Said Lila shaking her hand. She said hello to Mark.

The couple quickly moved on which Lila was relieved. The old memories had begun.

When ex-boyfriend Mark Quinn and Lila were together they had broken into the church and had helped themselves to some left over food from a Christmas party. Mark took a sit in the kitchen at the kitchen table. Mark just sat there looking into the camera and talking while Lila prepared the meal.

At that time Mark had long jet black hair and green eyes. He had black fingernails and had makeup on. He looked like he was a member of a heavy metal band. He was dressed in black swimming trucks. He pulled out a can of beer and demanded that Lila open the bottle for her. He handed to her. She shook the can and then opened it. Beer went everywhere. He didn't know that she had shaken the bottle.

"What the hell is wrong with you woman."

Then he looked at the camera. He screamed at the camera and used curse words Lila's grandfather had probably never heard of. Lila's just started laughing. He then took out rolling paper, put some marijuana into it and started smoking it.

"You know what Mark; you can talk to the youth group about smoking marijuana. I'm sure that will go over very well."

They both laughed hysterically.

"We will continue our sinning by dancing. "

The couple danced around. Lila was wearing a bikini that left nothing to the imagination. It wasn't long before Mark was all over her. She quickly pushed him away and looked at him with a look of horror. .

"We are in a church, Mark. This is God's house. At least have respect for that. "

Mark had to agree with her but said, "Look at how you're dressed before you say anything to me. "

"You told me to dress this way."

"Okay, we'll continue our dalliance somewhere else."

It wasn't long before the smell of marijuana had taken over both of them. They went in back of the church where the Olympic Size swimming pool was. The couple jumped into the pool and started kissing each other. They later got out of the pool and got unto a couch. They didn't know that the church had installed a camera trying to catch some kids who were suspected of using the pool.

Before leaving, the couple had thrown all the patio furniture and the couch into the pool.

Mark got out of getting into trouble by blaming it all on Lila. In church he told the congregation that Lila had let him down the wrong path. He said exactly what they wanted him to. He had also cut his hair and was dressed in a suit (something he rarely did).

Lila didn't know what he had said prior to coming into the church and saying what she did. Had she, she never ever would have said what she said. She had said it for shock value but years later her comments had never been forgotten.

"Lila" said Reid.

"Oh I'm sorry. My mind was wondering."

"You look like you just saw a ghost. Is something wrong?"

"No, I'm fine."

Around 7:30 p.m. was the Christmas Program at the Civil Center. Everyone came.

While everyone was enjoying the Christmas music, an intruder had broken into the First Baptist Church and was looking for a DVD. After about an hour of looking, bingo, found it... The intruder made a copy and left the original. He quickly left with a smile on his face.

While everyone in Christmas Beach was enjoying a Christmas Show, the intruder posted the You Tube video and sent it to several news agencies.

Lila's daughter was staying with a friend. Tonight Lila and Reed would have all to themselves for a change.