All Chapters of Our Marriage, Divorce and Love: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Tameka looks at him, and he seems sincerely sorry. But Copeland hadn't said what she needed to hear from him. He returned without telling her that it was over between him and Lizzy. "Don't you want me?" he asked. "No, I'm serious, Tameka. Could you answer me? Tell me that I'm not too late." Tameka didn't respond, but Copeland had his eyes focused on the lusciousness of her full lips. Her heart wanted to cave in, but she wasn't that eighteen-year-old girl he married. She begins to reflect on her innocent, tender heart for a moment. "Lynette, I can't wait until you feel like a princess," Tameka tells her best friend."Yes, you can wait.""Girl, this is the stuff we read about in those romance novels! I never thought it would happen to me in real life, Lynette! But it can happen to you too!""Well, I can wait, Tameka. I'm not interested in marrying into a crazy, biased family who doesn't know what they want. Copeland's family only cares about their son and that scheming Lizzy! The girl

Copeland picked up the cell phone and pressed send. "Oh baby, I knew you would call me.""How are you doing, Lizzy?" "I'm surviving." "How is your health?" "Of course, I feel miserable, but I've managed not to be admitted to the hospital.""I'm glad to hear that. My reason for calling is to invite you to an extraordinary event.""Oh! I can't believe you are asking me to go somewhere with you. Sure baby, I'll accompany you.""No, you will be a guest. I'm inviting you to my vow recital.""What? Copeland, you are not making any sense.""I'm reciting my vows to Tameka this Saturday, and you are welcome to attend.""Why are you torturing me this way? I know she put you up to this, Copeland. You love me. You would never be this cruel to me.""No, Lizzy, it was cruel what we did, what I did to Tameka, and I want to set things straight with my wife.""So I'm nothing to you? After I've spent the last three years being by your side and loving you, that meant nothing?!""I didn't say that, Li

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but I couldn't sit back and let this happen, but I had to let you know, Tameka. I can't stop thinking about you. Don't remarry him. You are making a big mistake." Tameka let her head drop, knowing how disappointed he must have felt. She could tell Joel was attracted to her and, at one time, thought of getting to know Joel if things didn't work out with her and Copeland. But the timing was awful. Super awful! Copeland stared at Tameka, then cast his eyes in Joel's direction. Then, to everyone's surprise, Copeland walked over to Joel with his lips balled up in anger. "What is your problem? I'm tired of putting up with you making advances toward my wife!" "When has Tameka ever been your wife, truly Copeland? It's been almost two years since you ran her away! And now you walk around like it's your right to have your cake and eat it too! Be a man and choose!" Tameka steps in between them. Have you two lost your mind?" "Tameka, my love, you should be asking

During the ride to the restaurant and club, Tameka was silent, deep in thought. She hadn't gotten over the shock of Copeland running to be by Lizzy's side. But she hadn't gotten over his reaction to her going out with Joel. How was it a-okay for the goose and not for the gander? Despite being upset, Tameka found many reasons; she had mixed emotions about staying or leaving this marriage. Happy but angry with Copeland, and yet there is Joel, she thought, sliding her eyes over at him as he drove. Tameka had been repressing her mixed feelings since they parted when they spent time at the anniversary party. She never had a chance to tell him how happy he was there for her at that party because she was so angry and hurt over Copeland's actions. She never had a chance to tell Joel how sorry and happy she was to spend that time with her and how he kept her from crying. Tonight her going out on Copeland was just the start of her letting him know he had this coming to him. All these emotions

She stormed out of the living room. Tameka was determined to let him speak first. No more filling in the silences for him. No more assuming his quiet meant, "I love you, let's stay married even though I'm indebted to Lizzy." So she left him standing there as she went to her room and slammed the door. Copeland plopped down on the sofa. He had to consider long and hard all that was said. Copeland was shocked. He had thought all was well between the two of them now. "How in the world did I not realize how bad all of this had hurt her? I must figure out how to get back in Tameka's good graces and life and let her know I'm not going anywhere. I thought the planning of the vow recital showed I was serious." Copeland had been so distracted with trying to please Lizzy and keep his sanity, thinking only of the promise he had made to Lizzy, but sadly he never managed to keep in mind the vows he had made to Tameka and how she must have felt all this time. Until recently, he'd finally had th