A/ N: because I'm having fun with this case and it's the opportunity to see Sam and Oya interact.
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Georgia, Church of Light, 1 pm
« How did you two heard of the church? »
Gina the interviewer who accepted to receive Sam and Oya in their flock was looking at both Sam and Oya with an eye filled with suspicion. She didn't believe that the two were actually a couple and even less than they truly wanted to join the church of Light. She was a middle-aged blonde woman who sincerely believed in the teachings of her church. Her green eyes stared at Sam who swallowed a lump and offered her one of his charming smiles. He was wearing a burgundy cardigan with a shirt underneath and a tie and completed his look with heavy glasses. Oya looked very vintage in the look she chose for herself. A beautiful red dress with a white cardigan. Her hair was tamed in a large bun and if Sam didn't know her better, he would have thought she was the sweetest and most innocent soul he'd ever met.
« I was Samantha Newman's childhood friend. We kept in touch after she moved from Washington to Georgia. She couldn't stop talking about the Church of Light and invited me and my fiancé to join but we were trying to move in Georgia first so we could be close to her husband and her. I am afraid, we moved too late...she's gone now. » She said, sighing deeply and shaking her head.
« We also heard that Clarence, her husband died during the attack? » He held onto Oya's hand, intwining his fingers like a normal couple would. Oya wanted to chuckle but had to hold back or she would blow up their cover. Instead, she held onto his hand tighter.
« Yes, he did. Solange, one of the highest ranked members of the church went to visit Samantha and Clarence the day they died. She was the one who found the bodies. Mangled in such a terrible way. They were..... oh sweet Kindness! » She sighed and shrugged. « We haven't had any murders in...five years! And it was an accident. One of our practitioners died at home? Roberta was her name. I think her husband Phil is still a member of the church. Listen.. aside from the gruesome deaths, we didn't have that. We never had that. »
« Oh nooo. » Oya glanced at Sam and pretended to be more affected by the deaths than they were.
«Ah... Poor Samantha. She didn't talk much about her previous life in Washington. She was very discreet you know? Clarence and Samantha were very dedicated to the church and I am glad she could have picked your interest. However, we do not accept members as easily as you might think we do. » Gina tried to sound tough but she already was under the charm of this new couple in front of her.
« What mean? mean? » Oya asked, taking a handkerchief in her purse and pretending to clean some unshed tears off of her eyes. « I thought you were very accepting? »
« If I had to be very honest with you, ever since members of our church started to get killed, we became very cautious. We have to enforce an extreme vetting on the new members just in case a killer might slip in. » She said, drawing a cross on her chin with her forefinger and pressing the flat of her hands against one another. Oya lifted a brow, ready to say something corny but she held back her words and gave Gina a sympathetic smile. « We are scared but we also want to spread the message of our church. »
« I understand. Samantha told me that you put virtue at the center of your religion? »
« Yes. We believe that humans would benefit from being truly kind to one another, regardless of our background. We value good actions, purity of heart and of course, we believe in family. »
«F-family? So single people can't join your church? » Oya was interested and for a brief second, she almost forgot that she was investigating a murder. Could that really exist? A place where discrimination didn't exist?
« We...encourage people to get together. We organize parties for our single members or widows. There is not such a thing as being strong enough alone. We need companionship. So, how long have you two been together? I see a ring? » Here was Oya's response. There was not such a thing as a discrimination-free society. She looked at her ring and shrugged.
« Roughly two years. We've been engaged for about two years.. When is it that we will celebrate our anniversary again, honey? » She asked, teasing Sam as he looked even more embarrassed. He cleared his throat and answered
« In two months. Our two years anniversary is in two months. » Which coincided with the anniversary of her time spent with the Winchesters. She smiled, unable to prevent herself from smiling and gently nudged him with her elbow.
« It's very soon. » She added with a grin. Gina lifted her brows, staring at the couple holding hand a little too tight, them looking embarrassed but their smiles were authentic. Oya furrowed her brows for a second and then cleared her throat.« If we are to be very honest, we decided to leave Washington because we wanted to have children. » Sam coughed and nodded.
«Children? How fantastic! » Gina exclaimed.
«YES! Yes indeed! Honey, I thought we would be talking a little more about the children... »
«Why? Samantha would have loved to hear we wanted to have a family like she was planning to. We would have raised our kids with the same values...Are you sure we don't qualify for the church? We thought of the Catholic church that is right around the corner, it would be close to home and easy to access. » Oya said, nonchalantly throwing out a rival so Gina would feel more inclined to take them in.
«What? Did I say we wouldn't want you? I think you two are perfect. »
« Good. What is the next step now that we're clear about it? »
« Next step? You have to meet the other members of the church. We are not that many but we are very close to each other. You'll feel at home. » She said outstretching her hand to check both Sam and Oya hands. « I will call you to inform you of the date and place. We'll throw a big introduction party for you two. Welcome, Chantal and Robert. »
« Good. Thank you, Chantal. » Oya checked her hand and quietly walked away. As soon as they reached their car, she sighed deeply and put her hands around her waist. «Well... I guess we'll have to talk to that Phil guy. »
« They seem to be a pretty tight community. They favor marriage, right ? Don't you think we should try and talk to him at one of those parties for widows and single people? »
« We could try. Do you think he would attend one of these? » Sam looked at her with disbelief in his eyes. « Okay.. okay! That was dumb. For now, I think we should pay a visit to the coroner. Let's change. »
« yes, ma'am! I'll drive! »
-TBC-
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