Chore Play by Piper Rayne

Author:Piper Rayne [Rayne, Piper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-03T18:30:00+00:00

14

Jagger

My pen taps on the desk, my mind momentarily far away from Greg’s rambling on about which author he thinks we should reach out to. The new division is a slow process because I’m much different than my father. I don’t believe in being a dictator. I want my team to love the project as much as I do, so they need to be invested in our goal. Today is Greg’s day to pitch where he thinks we should focus our attention. He’s a sci-fi lover, so he tosses us each a book. I pick it up, the glowing spotlight from a spaceship intriguing me.

“My only concern with sci-fi is that there’s so much on the market right now,” Trina argues, pushing up the rim of her glasses.

“Name some,” I say. “Movies or television.”

“Resident Evil, Star Wars, not to mention all the Justice League and superhero crap the studios keep putting out.”

Greg sits down, the screen behind him turning off. “That’s fantasy, not sci-fi.”

“I agree with Trina.” Hank wipes his hands down his pants.

I’m pretty sure my dad hand-picked Greg, Hank and Trina because he thinks since they all wear glasses, they’re nerds. Don’t get me wrong, they know their shit, especially where books are concerned.

I hated reading until Quinn showed up next door when I was fourteen. One day I was waiting for her to get back from a walk on the beach and I picked up the book she’d been reading. Some story about three airplane crashes that happened in the nineteen fifties. We ended up reading it together. From the number of books in her bookcase, I’d say she reads about ten books to my one nowadays. She’s still my Belle.

“I agree with Greg.” I pick up the book. “I like the nineteen eighties feel to the cover. Real Stranger Things vibe.”

Trina rolls her eyes behind her purple-framed glasses.

“You disagree, Trina?”

She sits up straighter. “Mr. Kale—”

“Jagger.”

Her body does this small shake thing. “Jagger.” Her eyes make direct contact with me. “I think we should venture into young adult.”

“Vampires and werewolves have been done to death,” Hank says, his hand in a bag of chips. I’m thinking a requirement to eat lunch before our meetings might be in order.

“That’s the truth. Next you’ll be saying erotica,” Greg adds with a laugh. “Maybe we can find the next Fifty Shades.”

I hold my hand up in the air. “Young adult has its place.” I won’t tell them because I don’t tell anyone, but that was the first genre that sparked my interest in reading. A little secret only Quinn and I share.

“YA movies have already had their heyday. Unless you have some Brat Pack series, it’ll go nowhere fast.”

“Oh, and your aliens come to earth is really original? Ever hear of War of the Worlds, X-Files, Superman…need I go on?” Trina’s got some fight and I can’t help but think whoever nails her down might reveal a kinky sex freak.

“Okay, we’re getting off track. Trina, you’ll have your chance to present.

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