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while doing my nails.
    “Marley, you don’t know how it’s flying
off the book shelves. It is simply amazing and the stores can’t keep them on
the shelves. But let me ask, sweetheart, how have you been doing?”
    I sighed softly, and I couldn’t get
anything by Agnes, she was like my second mom, always looking out for me no
matter what. “I’ve been going through another thing with Richard, he’s with
this new girl now, and it seems like he is really in love with her. I don’t
know why I torture myself with all of this Agnes.”
    “Why don’t you just tell him? You’ve
known him for years and you’ve never told him that you really love him.”
    “I will eventually, Agnes, I just have
to get enough courage to do so. Besides, you’re like the third person to tell
me to just tell him how I feel. So when is the first book signing?”
    “It’s tonight at 6:30, I will have a
car come and pick you up around 5:45, is that ok?”
    After I got off the phone with Agnes,
I went looking for an outfit for tonight. It was hard because half of what I
had, I hadn’t wore in years. This would take a miracle of some sorts to figure
this out. I stopped looking after I heard the buzzer go off at the door.
    “Yeah, who is it?” I shouted.
    “It’s me, Richard!”
    I hit the button then unlocked the
door as I went back to my closet.
    “Hello, Marley, where are you?” he
said, walking in.
    “I’m back in my room, I have a book
signing tonight, and I’m trying to find something to wear.” I walked out with
two outfits that I knew would look good on me. I laid them on the couch in
front of us and stepped back to look at them. “What do you think?”
    He looked at them both, took one and
put it up against me, then got the other and did the same. “I like this one; I’ve
always liked you in this outfit.”
    “There is going to be a car coming to
pick me up at 5:45, do you want to go?”
    “Would I look fine like this? I was
coming over to see if you wanted to go to a movie or something?”
    “It’s just a book signing, that’s
all. It will probably last for an hour or so then we can grab something or
whatever.”
    He smiled and sat down while I went
to start my shower.
    After about an hour and a half, I
heard Richard say, “It’s getting close to time, are you ready yet?”
    I came out of the bedroom, running my
fingers through my hair as I went to get my shoes. When I put them on, I turned
to look at him and asked, “So, how do I look?”
    He smiled and took my hand, twirling
me around slowly, “Breathtaking, absolutely breathtaking.” He smiled then held
me close to him and we found ourselves dancing.
    “I was wondering what you were going
to be doing tomorrow, I wanted to take some pictures of you. I haven’t taken
any of you in a long time.”
    We swayed to our own song, whatever
it was really didn’t matter. I was just happy to have him holding me like this
but that all ended when we heard a buzz at my door.
    “Yes?” I asked.
    “I’m here to pick you up, Ms.
Rockford,” said the driver. I opened the door and we made our way down.
    Barnes and Noble seemed completely packed
with people when we got there. When I got out of the car, everyone was shouting
and clapping as I walked inside. I never thought I had this many fans out
there, even Richard was impressed. “Go on, Mar, I’ll be over here behind you.
Tonight is your night to shine.” He smiled, tapping me on the end of my nose as
I walked over to Agnes who immediately gave me a hug.
    “Ladies, I would like to introduce to
you a brilliant author whose writings seem to stir so much raw emotion and depth.
I am also happy to say that not only is she a wonderful writer but a wonderful
friend of mine. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing Ms. Marley Rockford!” She
smiled as the group of women clapped and shouted in thunderous applause.
    That night, I must have signed over
300 books and taken more than that in pictures. “I have read every single