Page 30 of The Nicest Thing

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I shrugged."I'll be here."

Finn smiled then disappeared, and for some reason, despite being placed in this lonely corner, not having people show up, and only selling one book, tonight somehow felt like a win.

How did he do that? I wondered.

But I already knew.

Finn O'Brien was magic.

Several minutes later, two guys stopped at my table.

"Hey," the dark-haired one said while looking at my cover."Did you write this?"

"Yes, I did," I said and sat up straighter."Do you like romance books?"

"Not really."

My shoulders fell."Oh."

"I'll take one," he said, and I looked up in surprise.

"Me too," his friend said.

"Awesome," I said, hearing my voice, knowing I sounded way too excited.Modulating my volume, I asked, "Would you like it signed?"

"Sure."

It felt surreal while I signed their books.Afterward, they nodded to me, and I sat there staring until Finn showed up at my side.

"Did I miss anything?" he asked.

"Yes!" I said nearly jumping with excitement."Finn, these two guys came over and bought my book!"

"They did?Cool."

"Yeah, one said he didn't read romance, but he must know someone who does because he got a copy.He got a copy, Finn!"

Finn threw me a grin."That's awesome, Rose."

Before I could say more, I looked up, and there was another guy standing at my table.This one was a blonde with an easy smile.

"Hi," he said and picked up my paperback, "so, you Liv Lamoreaux?"

"Yeah, that's me," I said.

The guy flipped a few pages and said, "There any sports in here?"

"No," I said but corrected, "actually yes.The main character's older brother plays hockey."

"Looks good.Let me get one."

I blinked."You want to buy a copy of my book?"

"Yeah.Can you sign it too?"

"Y-yeah," I said, signing quickly, "thank you!I hope you enjoy it!"

And then another person came.And another.Soon there was a long line leading to my table, and I felt so giddy I didn't know what to do with myself.

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