sex scenes? I’ve always wondered how a man would write them.”
“Good,” I said. “They’re not the hottest I’ve ever read, but they are better than some.”
She wrinkled her nose. “Bummer.”
I held up a finger. “But his hero was definitely on the giving end of things and not always receiving.”
Harper grinned. “Well then, you might have something to work with after all.” She set her food down and moved her hands around. “Maybe you can mold him into the perfect lover.”
I laughed. “You’re horrible.”
She shrugged. “He’s probably better than Travis Zehler.”
This comment surprised me. “Really? Why would you say that?” I bet Travis could make a woman come with just his smile.
“Because he’s hot. He probably doesn’t have to work for it. Women are so grateful that he’ll sleep with them; they do all the work and give him all the pleasure.” She tilted her head back and forth. “Not that I would complain too much if I got to see that man naked. I’d probably do all the work, too. But it does get old.”
“Hmm.”
She shoved her last bite of food in her mouth. “There is something to be said about having an average-looking guy in your bed. He wants to make you happy and will do everything he can to ensure that.” She bit her lip and lifted her eyebrows. “Trust me; I know.”
My jaw dropped. “You hardly ever say anything about your and Ian’s sex life.”
And this was someone who had told me every little detail about past lovers.
She smiled. “That’s because Ian’s special.”
“Aww.”
She elbowed me. “Knock it off. That’s why I didn’t tell you.”
I laughed. She tried to be tough, but inside, she was a softy.
Five
Sydney
We all huddled in a group to get our author picture taken, and I tried to hide toward the back. I was five-six, and I tried to sneak behind some other people who were taller than me, but the photographer wasn’t having it.
“You, in the black-and-white shirt,” the photographer called out, looking in my direction.
I looked around, hoping someone else had a black-and-white shirt on, but no luck. I pointed to myself, and he nodded. Rats. I already knew what he was going to tell me.
“Come forward a little. I can’t see you back there.”
I reluctantly stepped forward, and out of the corner of my eye, I saw Harper laughing. She knew my revulsion to my picture being taken. She was probably enjoying this.
After about a million pictures were snapped and my face hurt from smiling, we were allowed to go.
“You should have seen your face when the guy called you out. Pure panic.”
“Ugh. I hate pictures. No matter what I do, I don’t look good in them.”
“You are way too hard on yourself.”
I disagreed. “I don’t think so. I look in the mirror, and I think, Damn, girl, you look nice today. But then, when I see my pictures, I’m like, Damn, who is that imposter who took my place?” I wrinkled up my nose.
Harper laughed. “You crack me up.”
We headed to my author table. On the way, we said hi to the author and her assistant who was next to us. She had baked goods at her table.
We took our seats, and Harper said, “That is a good idea.”
“What is?”
“The food. I saw some other authors who had candy and chocolate.”
I smiled devilishly at her. “Oh, I have something even better.” I pulled up the long tablecloth and pulled out a box I’d told Harper to leave alone earlier.
“Ooh…what is it?”
I opened the box and grinned.
“Holy shit.” She looked up at me. “Are those penis pops?”
“Hell yeah. They give a whole new meaning to cocksucker.”
Harper pulled one out. “I wanted these for my bachelor party, but Wendy said no.” She curled her lip.
Wendy was her sister-in-law and the person who’d been in charge of Harper’s bachelorette party after Ian begged her to let his sister do it. Harper had regretted it ever since.
I pulled out a handful and set them on the table. “It’s not the same, but now, you can have a little fun with them.” I wiggled my eyebrows and sat back in my chair.
“Hold that thought. I’m going to run to the restroom real quick,” Harper said. “I drank too much Diet Pepsi.”
“Okay.”
“I’ll be right back,” she said before sprinting out of the room.
I felt the chair behind me tap mine.
“Penis suckers, huh?” a smooth voice said.
A shiver went down my spine, and I slowly turned my head to see Travis. He smelled amazing. Like man with