diff --git a/bumblebee/store.py b/bumblebee/store.py
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+"""Store interface
+
+Allows arbitrary classes to offer a simple get/set
+store interface by deriving from the Store class in
+this module
+"""
+
+class Store(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._data = {}
+
+    def set(self, key, value):
+        self._data[key] = value
+
+    def get(self, key, default=None):
+        return self._data.get(key, default)
+
+# vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
diff --git a/tests/test_store.py b/tests/test_store.py
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+# pylint: disable=C0103,C0111,W0703
+
+import unittest
+
+from bumblebee.store import Store
+
+class TestStore(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.store = Store()
+        self.anyKey = "some-key"
+        self.anyValue = "some-value"
+        self.unsetKey = "invalid-key"
+
+    def test_set_value(self):
+        self.store.set(self.anyKey, self.anyValue)
+        self.assertEquals(self.store.get(self.anyKey), self.anyValue)
+
+    def test_get_invalid_value(self):
+        result = self.store.get(self.unsetKey)
+        self.assertEquals(result, None)
+
+    def test_get_invalid_with_default_value(self):
+        result = self.store.get(self.unsetKey, self.anyValue)
+        self.assertEquals(result, self.anyValue)