GENESIS Tiana’s mouth was agape and her eyes wide open when I walked past her into the department and sat down on the closest sofa I found. I knew Jordan’s act had surprised her just as it had surprised me. Then Tiffany came out of the room all dressed and excited for the day. “You took too long to get here,” she chided when she saw me. I sighed remembering all Jordan had done and how annoying it was and I found myself getting angry all over again especially when I remembered the way he had held me earlier. His words replayed in my head like a pest, a bee that has refused to buzz away from my ears. They were annoying words of course and they only got me angrier. But calling me his wife was one thing, saying he wanted to be a good husband and making me happy was another, then acting like

