SapphicLover69 by Edale Lane

Author:Edale Lane [Lane, Edale]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-08-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Thinking About Sex

The panelists had interesting things to present; too bad I was distracted by worries over a vengeful, obsessed felon. The occupants spilled out into the crowded lobby, and I wormed my way toward the restroom. With no men in attendance, snaking lines full of women clogged the men’s, women’s, and family doors. I supposed I could wait.

Spotting Tammy and Beth, I squirmed back to them with my shadow clinging to my elbow. “Did you see anything?” I asked.

Tammy screwed up her face in frustration, and Beth reached up to claim her hand. “No. They all seemed riveted by the panelists.”

“Why weren’t you a panelist?” Winter aimed her questioning gaze at Tammy.

“I was one last year,” she explained. “Although I do have to read a ten-minute passage. I’d forgotten about that.” Tammy worked the frayed schedule from her back pocket and unfolded it. “Dang, honey—my reading is in an hour,” she grimaced.

“Perfect!” Beth exclaimed. I had to lean in to hear her whisper. “We need to watch readers attending the conference too.”

“I, for one, wouldn’t miss Tammy’s reading for the world,” I replied with gusto.

“Me either,” seconded Winter. “I wouldn’t even have a published book without Tammy.” She held up her wrist and checked a digital watch that could probably make and receive phone calls and take photos. “What should we do now?”

“Book piracy is this afternoon,” Elaine chimed in as she joined our island in the center of the foyer. Other attendees coming and going streamed around us as if we were a clump of boulders hindering their flow. With a glance about, I easily spotted Q.L. in one of the restroom lines.

“I also don’t want to miss ‘Color Your Novel Inclusive; How to Write POCs in an Organic Way,’” Elaine continued. “I want to have more non-white characters share the spotlight, but I’m afraid if I portray them wrong it will offend someone.”

“That sounds like an important class to attend,” I agreed.

“It’s the slot before the panel on book piracy,” Tammy said, referring to her sheet. “Right now, there’s a reader panel on how to write reviews and ‘Harnessing the Power of Social Media to Sell Books’ in Chin A.”

“We should sit in there then,” Winter suggested, “or take a quick dip in the pool!” She beamed at me with a florescence that I could imagine lighting many a frigid night.

Tammy gave her a sarcastic expression and rolled her eyes. “Pools later. Zero in on stalker now. Social media it is.”

We entered the same room I had given my presentation in yesterday, and I swear I could still feel the sensual vibes reverberating off the walls and ceiling. Two women dressed like marketers in their off-the-rack synthetic blazers, one with her hair in a bun sporting gold-rimmed glasses and the other with a neat, brunette pixie, occupied a table at the front with microphones before them and a large projection screen at their backs. They both smiled nervously. Knowing I didn’t have to talk in front of crowds anymore flooded my heart with relief.

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