If Only She Knew (Lesbian stories)

Chapter 35

"I'm gonna take a quick dive into the water. Do you want to come?", Lily asked. I shook my head. "I prefer watching." She chuckled. "Your choice." She got up and walked towards to ocean, swaying her hips from left to right. She turned around and winked. "Damn!", I said. She laughed and walked into the ocean, diving in the second the water reached her waist.

I grabbed my phone and scrolled through Instagram, liking a few posts.

My phone buzzed, showing me a notification of a new email. I opened and saw who it was from. I sat up and started reading.

"Dear Mrs Smith,

Thank you for sending me your wonderful book. I enjoyed every bit of it, and I'd like to see more of your work. However, I do not decide which book we publish. I'll forward this to the person that does, and you'll hear from us very soon.

Yours sincerely,
Rick Howard"

My jaw dropped. "Lily!", I yelled. I got up and motioned her to get back.

She ran through to sand and dropped down on her towel. "What is it?", she asked. "Read", I said handing her my phone.

"Dead Mrs Smith..", she started. She quickly read the email and looked up at me. "Emma that's amazing. He loved it, so this can't end any different than your book getting published!" I nodded in excitement, not knowing what to say. "I'm so proud of you", she said as she hugged me. "Now I'm even more anxious. What if the actually publisher doesn't like it", I asked. She cupped my face. "He will. He'll be amazed by the talent a 19 year old girl has", she said. "You think so?" She smiled. "I know so. You're talented. And if he doesn't like it, we'll just take it to another publisher. Then they will like it and publish it. No matter what, it'll happen. If it's not with Mr Howard, it'll be with someone else. Don't stress so much", she said. I kissed her, thanking her for what she just told me.

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I stepped out of the shower. My hair was dripping, and my body was covered in goosebumps from the change of temperature.

I opened my laptop to put on some music. I put my playlist on shuffle, and picked out some clothes. In between songs, I heard a notification come in. I put on my clothes and walked over to my laptop.

"Dear Mrs. Smith,

I am sorry I kept you waiting so long. Your book amazed me in many ways, which made me reread it twice.

Let's get straight to the point.
Mr. Howard and I would be honored to publish your book.

We would like to meet you soon, so we could get to know you more and talk things over.
Our office is in New York. We will cover all costs being made when you travel.

Let me know when suits you best.

Yours sincerely,
Peter Bates"

I didn't say a word. I just ran downstairs and showed my parents the email.

"That's amazing honey! We're so excited for you", they said. I was still speechless, not even being able to tell them how I felt. I was incredibly happy, and nervous, and emotional. I felt everything. "I'll be back in a bit", I said. I grabbed my keys from the table and got in my car.

"Lily!", I said as I stepped inside. No one here. I walked upstairs. "Lily?" I heard water running coming from the bathroom. "Lily, are you in there?" The door swung open.
"Oh, hey there", I said looking up and down her body with a smirk. She wrapped a towel around her. "Pervert." "What's wrong?" I handed my phone, showing her the email. Her jaw dropped in excitement. "You're officially a writer!", she said and smiled. "I haven't been able to find something to say. I'm just so excited and happy!", I said smiling. She hugged my tight. "I told you it'd be fine", she said. I nodded.

"You're coming to New York with me, right?", I asked. "I don't think so", she said.