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Chapter One
Sloane
“You owe me.”
I dropped a tote of books on the bed and sighed. “Don’t act like you didn’t have a hell of a time, Dove.” I blew my hair out of my face and sat on the edge of the bed. “And we’re not even done yet. We still have to see Jamie Begley, Winter Travers, Kristine Allen, KL Donn, and Laramie Briscoe.”
“The fact you can name these authors like they are your best friends is crazy to me.” Dove combed her fingers through her long, black hair. “Half of the time, I can’t even remember what day it is, let alone the author of a book I read.”
“It’s Saturday, and you need to grab a drink, and then we are heading back down to the signing. We still have two hours.” I had splurged on the VIP tickets with early entrance times, and we would take advantage of every minute.
Every. Minute.
I needed to tell Jamie Begley how much I loved the Last Riders, Winter Travers that I aspire to be Alice and find my own Wrecker, Kristine Allen how I adored the Iced series, KL Donn how I loved Cage and Magnolia, and Laramie Briscoe needed to know I loved every word she has ever written.
“Why don’t you go down there, and you can call me when you need a wheelbarrow to bring your books up to the room.” Dove motioned to the five stacks of books on the dresser under the TV. “Hell, I really do think I am going to need a wheelbarrow to get all of these to the car. How much money did you spend, girl?” Dove laughed.
“That is a number only god and I know.” And that was how it was going to stay. I worked hard, and I spent my money the way I wanted to after all of my bills were paid.
“A thousand?” Dove guessed.
I shrugged and grabbed my cup off the bedside table.
“Am I hot or cold?” she asked.
I pursed my lips. “Cold.”
Dove’s mouth dropped open. “Higher?”
I stuck out my thumb and motioned up.
“Sloane,” Dove groaned. “You are insane.”
I was not. I had been planning to attend Motorcycles, Mobsters and Mayhem for over a year, and I had calculated and saved for these six hours.
“But these are all of the books you got, right?”
My eyes darted to the floor, and I took a sip of my water.
“No,” Dove gasped. “More?”
A lot more. “I need to finish up the Last Riders series, and Winter was having a deal on all of her books.”
“All of her books? How many is all?” Dove demanded.
I squinted and pretended to think about it. “Uh, I think it’s like sixty or something.”It was actually seventy-two. And I had also got most of Kristine’s, KL’s, and Laramie’s to pick up as well.
We had about one hundred and fifty more books to get before the day was over.
Yeah, I would keep that number to myself. Dove could be surprised once we got them all.
“You really are crazy.” Dove bent over and opened the mini-fridge. “I’m going to need an energy drink to help get me through the next two hours.” She grabbed a bright pink can and popped the top. “Please tell me we can just lay by the pool all night once the signing is over?”
“If that is what you want to do, then I am good with that.” I wasn’t sure I would actually wear my swimsuit, but if Dove wanted to chill by the pool, that was the least I could do for her. “Hopefully, we can get food by the pool.”
Dove wagged her finger at me. “If we can’t, then we’ll eat and then go to the pool. I swear Texarkana doesn’t get as hot as Lake Conroe does. I am sweating my titties off.”
I rolled my eyes. “You’re crazy, Dove. It’s the same temp here as it is back home.” Yes, we were over four hours away from home, but we were in the south in either place.
