When she thought about it, Eden realized Letty had adopted her instead of the other way around. Whatever the origin of this unlikely pairing, Eden did have someone who was happy to see her when she got home from work, but she wanted more.
This Pitch a Friend event had her nervous and excited at the same time. There was an element of awkwardness imagining listening to Randi go on and on about her attributes, but she knew Randi would be engaging. Promotion was Randi’s thing. Although she moved from job to job it was because she was so talented with marketing, social media and communication, not because of negative reasons. Companies wanted someone creative, outgoing, and capable.
Eden’s phone rang, bringing her out of her circling thoughts that kept coming back to the Pitch a Friend event. “Eden Andrews,” she replied, picking up the phone.
“Hi, Eden, it’s Ginger at The Plot Twist. Sorry to interrupt you.”
“Hi, Ginger. How can I help you?”
“You will not believe how popular your Hook, Line & Reader bookmarks have been. Oh, and the stickers are all gone!” Ginger exclaimed.
“I’m glad your readers like them.”
“That’s why I’m calling. I have book club tonight at the store and I was hoping you could replenish my stickers and maybe include some bookmarks, too,” she said tentatively.
Analise stopped in Eden’s doorway and raised her brows. Eden motioned her in as she spoke to Ginger. “I could drop them by on my way home.”
“Oh, that would be great! Thank you so much,” Ginger said. “I’m ready to host another author signing. Please let me know when you’re ready.”
“We’re actually trying to sign an up and coming sapphic author who is growing in popularity with every book she releases,” Eden said.
“Oh, I’d love that. I’m increasing our sapphic library every week and gaining new customers as I do. I think we could hold an awesome event.”
“I’ll share that with Analise,” Eden said. “I’ll see you in a little while.”
“Thanks again. Bye.”
“Bye.” Eden looked at Analise and smiled. “That was Ginger at The Plot Twist. It seems that our stickers and bookmarks are quite popular.”
“That’s good news,” Analise said. “Was she interested in another author event?”
“Very!” Eden exclaimed. “Her sapphic clientele is growing.”
“That’s why I’m here,” Analise said. “I just scheduled an informal meeting with Cari DeWare.”
Eden gasped. They had been trying to sign her for months. They believed their service could rocket the fairly new author’s career into bestseller status.
“There's a problem though,” Analise said. “It’s tomorrow night and that’s the Pitch a Friend event. I wanted to be there to support you.”
“Meet her there,” Eden suggested. “The event is inclusive, but I know there will be a strong queer vibe in attendance. She might love it.”
“You think?”
Eden quickly nodded. “She can see our commitment to the community and it would be a great place to hold a future event to introduce an upcoming author.”
“Hmm,” Analise murmured. She narrowed her gaze at Eden. “Have you said anything to Randi lately about coming to work with us? Imagine her working with our sapphic authors.”
“I know.” Eden sighed. “I mention it every time she changes jobs. It’s your turn.”
Analise groaned. “I don’t know why she won’t give us a chance. You're her best friend. You’d think that would be a bonus.”
Eden winced. “Maybe she’s afraid she wouldn’t like it and she does like us. You know, the don’t want to ruin a friendship thing.”
“You’ve been friends for years,” Analise said. “I highly doubt anything could happen that would change that. Besides, you work in finance, she’d be in the creative department.”
Eden nodded. “As I said, it’s your turn. You’ll see her tomorrow night.”
Analise nodded and left Eden’s office.
