Romancing the Author by Kali Willows

Author:Kali Willows [Willows, Kali]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A 1Night Stand Story
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
Published: 2015-03-26T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Hand in hand, they rode up the mirrored elevator to the fifth-floor convention center. Mindful of their company in tow of two guards, Gemma ignored the compulsion to tackle him in the corner and devour his lips. For now, she glanced over and admired his straight nose, squared jaw line, full lips, thick lashed brown eyes, and hint of a five-o’clock shadow. His collar-length jet-black hair contrasted his tanned complexion. His online photos did not do him justice.

The elevator dinged, and the metal door scraped open. The lobby was draped in league paraphernalia, long tables covered with blue cloths, where several gold stands rested with footballs perched on them, banners draped the walls of different teams, and four-foot posters of popular athletes in team attire stood on metal-framed stands lining the length of the lobby. Gemma spotted one of Connor. Her very own action figure, clad in his uniform, caught in mid-toss of the ball. A brilliant shot.

A security guard stood at the exit door to the stairs. A long, red-velvet rope lined the way to the entrance of the event room where a doorman in all black held a clipboard. Were they late? She’d expected a crowd waiting to enter.

“Mr. Caine, so nice to see you here.” The doorman un-hooked the velvet rope to provide them access. They stepped into the room, and a congenial voice boomed in their direction.

“Connor, buddy. You made it. Thought I would have to send a search party for you.” A tall man with a fantastic smile and a rounded gut approached them.

“Hey, Dave.” Connor shook his hand. “I told you I’d be here, so here we are.”

“We…. My, my, my. Who is this beauty?” He scanned Gemma up and down and paused where their hands were joined. He glanced at Connor with surprise.

“Dave, this is my friend, Gemma Da—”

“Oh, my word. As I live and breathe, Gemma Daveen. My favorite author in the whole wide world.” A curvy blonde in a tiny black dress and high heels joined Dave, cupping hand over her mouth.

Connor interjected. “This is Dave, my coach, and all around pain in the ass.” He gave a gentle shot to Dave’s shoulder. “And this is his lovely wife, Trish.”

“I’m so pleased to meet you both,” Gemma replied.

“Oh honey, the pleasure is all mine.” Her bubbly voice matched her gleaming eyes. “I missed the book fair today. I had hoped to stop by to get an autograph. Your romances are incredible.”

“Thank you,” Gemma said. “You look familiar to me, too.”

“Former head cheerleader at your service, ma’am, but we’re talking a whole lifetime ago.” Trish waved her hand. “But you, bestselling author? Wow, I can’t get enough of your stories.” She grabbed her arm and dragged her through the crowd of people carrying drinks and engaging in idle conversation, their loud utterances drowning out most of Trish’s words.

“Tell me, when is this new series due out?” Trish talked Gemma’s ear off. Between barrages of character questions, she introduced Gemma to other cheerleaders, football players, and men in suits.

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