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finally
made his way over to her, she was talking with someone that she seemed to know
rather well, so Daniel stood off to the side while staying in her peripheral
vision. She looked over at him and smiled. He took this as a good sign. She
said her good-byes and turned to face him.
    “Well hello,”
she said, grinning from ear to ear.
“Hello,” Daniel said, matching her smile.
“We seem to have noticed each other even from clear across this crowded room,” she
said.
    “We did. And I
was intent on getting over here or I’d never forgive myself. So, thank you for
not leaving.”
    “Well, I have to
confess, I had the same intention. I’m Shelby, by the way,” she said, extending
her hand to him.
    “Shelby, great to
meet you,” Daniel said as he took her hand in his, shaking it lightly, but
focusing more on the feel of her skin. “I’m Daniel. So…do you come here often?”
    They both broke
into laughter, relaxing more.
“Oh, all the time. I just love to hang out at the Sheraton Hotel. Such
great ambiance, I find that it really inspires me.” Shelby teased.
    “Ah, I see. What
sort of inspiration are we talking?”
    “Yeah, well,
let’s see—I’ve already mentally written two fantastically successful feature
pieces for Hello Portland, as well as designed a complete line of
jewelry during my time here.”
    Daniel was
enjoying their exchange. This Shelby, whomever she was, with her bright green
eyes, luscious blonde hair, beautiful lips and delicious curves (yes, it was
true, he had spent most of the conference finding ways to check her out), was
also really fun. He couldn’t help but hear a voice that whispered, “And fun
is exactly what you need right now Daniel.” He wasn’t sure where the voice
was coming from, but he was enjoying himself too much to care.
    “Turns out, you
are in great company, because I too am wildly successful. The proud author of a
series of historical fiction novels…”
    With the mention
of his books, Kaley Hamilton and the pitch popped into Daniel’s awareness.  
    “Oh wow, I am so
sorry. I just realized I’m supposed to be pitching to an agent in like 10
minutes. Do you want to walk over to the agents’ ballroom with me?”
    Shelby smiled, happy
he hadn’t just ended the conversation, but wanted to spend some more time with
her.
    “So, you’re also
embellishing about your success right now?” she teased back. “Don’t worry, in
my current reality I’m a staff writer for Hello Portland, but my dream
is to be a world-famous, or actually, I would settle for making an awesome
living as a jewelry designer.”
    “Writing for Hello
Portland isn’t too shabby, Shelby. That’s practically two steps away from jewelry
super-stardom. And yes, I was embellishing a bit. I’m a writer working to have
my first historical novel published. But someday, yes, someday it will be a
series, a renowned series—it may even make it into the school library systems,
to be read by future writers and book lovers everywhere.”
    Daniel added
dramatic flair to his story taking his right arm and spreading it out and
around as he described his high hopes for his novels.  Shelby burst into
laughter, covering her mouth with her hand.
    “I’m so sorry! I’m
not laughing at you, I swear. I love that you have a vision for what you want
to create. You know, that’s really important and it’s the only way we create—by
having the vision first.”
    “It’s okay. I’m
amping it up just a little for you,” Daniel winked.
    He didn’t know
what had gotten into him, but being around Shelby made him feel like a million
bucks.
    As they walked
out of the conference room and toward the ballroom where the literary agents
were, Daniel and Shelby kept looking at each other and smiling. When they arrived
at the ballroom door where the agents were being sequestered, Daniel turned to
her and Shelby heard a voice within her whisper, “ This guy.”
    She was so taken
aback by this whisper that she burst