If Only She Knew (Lesbian stories)

Chapter 38

"Welcome", Mr. Howard said and he shook both our hands. "Sit, sit." We sat down. "Thank you for coming. How was the flight? Any troubles?" I looked over at Lily and back at Mr, Howard. "It was fine, thanks." He nodded. "Great. I'll call Peter and tell him to come up. Just a second", he said and got up. He stepped out.

"I'm so nervous", I said as I played with my sleeves. "It's going to be okay. They already want to publish it, they just want to get to know you", Lily said. I nodded. "You're right."

"Ah, Emma!", I heard. I got up and turned around. "That's me", I said. "Peter", he said as he reached out his hand. "Nice to meet you", I said shaking his hand. "This is Lily, my girlfriend", I said. He shook her hand. "Nice to meet you, Lily." "Likewise", she said and smiled. "Sit", he said.

We all sat down.

"First of all, the book. Phenomenal!", Peter said. "Woah.. thank you so much..", I said looking for words. "Now, tell us something about yourself. Who is Emma Maxwell?"

"Well, I'm 19 years old, I'm from Los Angeles and I love writing and music", I said. They frowned. "That was boring. Come on, who is Emma Maxwell. Go!", he said pointing at Lily. "Me?" Peter nodded. "Well, Emma is a kind, funny person. She's aways there for everyone and aways puts them before herself. She finds comfort in writing, as you can see and she's just great", she said. I smiled at her. "That's what we're looking for", Peter said.

"So, Emma, do agree with how Lily described you?", Mr. Howard asked. I shrugged my shoulders. "Kinda", I said. "Then you tell us."
"Emma is determined to get whatever she wants. She takes punches for the people she loves, and is not afraid to get hurt. Yeah, I am funny and I care about my friends and family, but I do think about myself too. I run, I write, I cook, just to keep myself busy. My parents are out of town most of the time. I've seen them for 2 weeks these last couple of months. Emma is a lonely girl, that puts her thoughts into writing, because that's where she finds comfort."

Peter got up and clapped. "Now THAT'S what we want." He grabbed the phone and dialed a number. "Rachel! I need a printing date and a book tour for Emma Maxwell. Thanks."

"A book tour? Already?", I asked. Mr Howard nodded. "We believe your book will be in the top 5 bestsellers within the first two, maybe three, weeks." My jaw dropped. "I didn't know it was that good?" Mr. Howard smiled. "Believe it kiddo. You're going to a published writer. Are you ready?" I nodded. "I think so." He got up and reached out his hand for me to shake it. "We'll contact you as soon as possible. Thank you for coming all the way out here. I hope you two have a lovely time in our beautiful city", he said. I nodded. "Thank you so much", I said.

I looked at Lily in disbelief.

We walked out the office and I immediately jumped into her arms. "Can you believe this?!" She cupped my face and smiled. "I'm so happy for you!", she said. "I'm afraid to even ask but, do you feel like coming with me on the book tour?", I asked. She nodded. "I won't be able to be there on all dates tho", she said. "Why not?" "I have a new job. And it's a really well paid job", she said. "What?! Why didn't you tell me?!" I said as I hugged her. "I didn't want to take away your excitement over the book", she said. "That's bullshit and you know it."

"Well, I'll have to travel every now and then. It's a countrywide job. I'll be presenting projects to colleagues all over America. I'll be in Dallas next week", she said. My excitement went away. "What?" "I'm sorry I didn't tell you about it before", she said. "But, why would they hire a 21 year old for that job?" She shrugged her shoulders. "They were looking for younger people to represent the company", she said. I nodded. "How long do those trips take?" "Depends", she said. We headed to the elevator. "My trip to Dallas will take 3 days. But if I'll have to go to Chicago or New York, it'll be more like 4 days."

We stepped into the elevator and pressed the button.

"So basically, our relationship won't last", I said.