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    â€œMy wild thang candles are here,” Tameeka squealed, then rushed over to Tyrell and kissed him as if he was the one who actually manufactured the candles and hand delivered them. “Put those over in the corner,” she demanded. “I’m going to create a special display for them.” She tilted her head to the side and studied the candles. Then she said, “Something wild and funky,” she decided.
    Tyrell did as she requested, then sauntered back to her side. It was two o’clock on a Tuesday afternoon and he was helping her out at Heaven on Earth.
    â€œOpen this and see what’s in it!” she ordered, and shoved an oblong box in Tyrell’s hands. He opened his mouth to say something, but clamped it shut; he swallowed his irritation and instead slit the box open and examined its contents. That was the third time today that Tameeka had bossed him around as though he was one of her employees. This wasn’t what he had in mind when he agreed to spend the day helping her around her store.
    He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. She was across the store helping a young lady who had come barreling through the doors; she was looking for some vitamins and nothing else. She was pretty adamant about that. Now her basket was not only filled with half a dozen bottles of vitamins, but candles, a miniature water fountain and books on stress release. He shook his head in admiration: Work it, girl!
    Tyrell returned his attention to the books and began unpacking them and lining them up on the bookshelf. The routine job was repetitive, down…up…stretch…down, and pretty soon he eased into a rhythm that suited him just fine because it allowed him to slip into daydream mode.
    Several pictures flashed before his eyes. He and Tameeka exchanging wedding vows, he and Tameeka buying their first house as man and wife, then he and Tameeka bathing their firstborn, Tyrell Jr. I’m blessed. I am truly blessed, he thought to himself, then broke into a wide grin and began whistling softly.
    The visions were still fresh in his mind and the music on his lips as he reached up to place a book on the shelf. Suddenly, Tameeka snatched it from his hand. He was instantly snapped back to reality. Tameeka’s eyes were bright with rage. “These don’t go here!” she barked. “I told you not to shelve anything before checking with me first.” She began pulling down the books that had taken him more than a half hour to put up. “I’ll do it myself. Maybe you should work the cash register. You should be able to handle that.” She was bent over, returning the books to the box, and didn’t see the hurt and embarrassment on his face.
    â€œUm—baby?”
    Tameeka continued to box the books as though she hadn’t heard him. So he called her again. This time she answered, “Give me a minute. I need to put these books back in the box.”
    â€œTameeka!” Tyrell barked, and Tameeka was so startled that she dropped the stack of books she had been holding.
    â€œWhat’s wrong?” she asked.
    â€œI need to talk to you.”
    â€œOh…,” she said, relaxing, then went back to the books. “I’m listening.”
    â€œI—want—to—talk—to—you—in—private,” Tyrell hissed.
    Bea was standing a few feet away and had been keeping a concerned eye on them. Experience told her that something was going to burst. The day a woman starts treating her man like a child is the day that he’s gonna start looking for a lover instead of a mother. “Young people,” she clucked, then eased over to Tameeka and Tyrell.
    Tameeka was holding a book and staring, dumbfounded, at Tyrell. Bea grabbed the book out of Tameeka’s hand, then patted her on the shoulder. “Go on, baby, I’ll take care of this.” She watched as Tameeka followed Tyrell back to her office.
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