Friday night presented a perfect opportunity. Jenna's heart was pounding as she made her way to the clergy house where Father Aiden resided. The nun costume was proving to be quite itchy and uncomfortable, seeing as she wasn't wearing anything underneath it. To be expected of cheap Chinese tat purchased on Amazon. Still, the costume would serve its purpose, she hoped.
Father Aiden reclined in an armchair as he read a chapter of the book that had been left in the church. Normally, he would be immediately engrossed in the story, but his mind was elsewhere.
"Did she hear what I was saying? She must've heard something."
The thought that the vicar's wife might have overheard what he'd been saying was mortifying. Suddenly, the doorbell rang, jolting him back to reality.
"Who could that be at this late hour?" The priest mused as he got up. Usually the odd lost sheep called round, mostly Eileen Hattersley, a lonely old widow always in desperate need of a chat and reassurance. Then there was Bernard, a troubled fifty-something man whom Father Aiden suspected was closeted.
He opened the front door. What he saw was almost sufficient to make him faint.
"Forgive me Father, for I have sinned."
"J-Jenna? What...the...what are you doing here?"
"Well Father, I would've thought my intentions were rather obvious. Please may I come in?"
His stern expression remained the same. He took a deep breath as he ushered her inside. "I know why you've come," he said at last. "You left the book the other day, didn't you? You obviously heard me...in my study."
"I did," Jenna replied. "And yes, I heard."
His ice-cold calmness slipped a little. "Celibacy...is hard," he murmured, staring at the floor. "I can only apologise for the disgraceful things you heard."
Jenna raised her hand and touched his cheek. "But you have nothing to apologise for, Father. "Hearing you saying your erotic thoughts out loud was a huge turn-on. And a relief as well. Nice to know that priests have lustful urges like the rest of us."
"Oh dear God Jenna, that's just the problem. I'm having too many of these lustful urges. I'm a poor servant of God. I can't stick to my vows. I'm sinning whilst in church...what is God to do with me?"