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Myles rubbed his forehead with his fingers. "Shianne, honey, teal Fenty, as well as other colors, have been used to target younger folks. It's been colored to look like candy. So, you on the internet advertising teal Fenty without showing a picture of what you really have, these drug buyers think you are selling brightly colored Fentanyl."
"Oh no. I can't believe this."
"Is this the reel you said was going viral?"
"Yes."
"I hate to say it sweetheart, but you may be attracting the wrong kind of attention."
"But..." Her fingers shook as she tucked her hair behind her ear.
"So, you need to take that reel down. Right now."
"Okay." He walked behind the counter to watch her.
Myles pointed to the red circle at the bottom right of her screen with the number twenty-four in it. "What's that mean?"
"I have twenty-four new orders."
She opened her social media account and pulled up the reel. She pointed to the number of likes and comments and he said, "Look at some of those comments."
She opened the comments and scrolled through them. They were rude. Crude. Telling her she had balls. Way to take it mainstream. They went on and on.
He whispered, "See what you've attracted?"
"Yeah." Her voice was soft. The normally bubbly happy Shianne was subdued and that made him feel bad.
"It's going to be okay. I'm here to help you. Let's get this reel deleted."
He watched her click her mouse and delete the video.
"Do you have any others out there like this one?"
"No."
"Okay. Take a look at your orders."
"Why..." Her eyes rounded. "Oh."
She clicked on a couple of programs and pulled up the new orders that had come in. Fenty. Fenty. Fenty. Fenty. Over and over again.
"Oh my god. I've completely ruined my reputation."
"Maybe not. That reel is removed. Some of your customers may have seen it, others not. Some of your customers may be like you and didn't understand what Fenty is."
"But he is a designer, and he does go by that moniker."
"That may be true. But..." He turned to face her. "You have to be careful. You didn't show the product you were talking about in your video. So, assumptions were made. In the future, I'd use his full name followed by Fenty. Or, not at all. While it sounds cool to use a nickname or a shortened name, in this case, you need to protect yourself."
Her shoulders slumped and his heart hurt for her. He reached out for her and pulled her close. "Hey. It'll be fine. Let's chalk this up to a lesson."
"Do I make another reel with the Fenty Samuel dress in it and show what I was talking about?"
"I wouldn't. Let this die off. Focus on other clothing. You've got the New Year’s Ball coming up in a few weeks. Take photos of the ladies in town wearing your clothing and use that for marketing. Let this die out for a while."
"But..." Slowly her arms scooted around his waist, and he tightened his arm pulling her completely to him. She smelled amazing. Fresh and clean. It was like laundry hung outdoors.
He closed his eyes and felt her body pressed up against his and memorized how she felt. And that was...amazing. She felt amazing.
