Speed Demons (27 page)

The five people looked grateful and impressed, and hurried forward. In less than the two minutes, she had written five names and her own in the books, thanked the people for their patience, handed over everything into Abigail’s capable hands, and dashed toward the pit area. She barely made it before the flyover by the air force, but the unexpected visit by her siblings elevated her enough to almost give her wings.

“Hi, Ben, how’s she doing?” She pulled on her team jacket and joined Ben, who handed her a headset.

“She’s nervous, but ready. Wait, let me tell her.” He pressed a button. “Hey, kiddo. Your personal photographer is here.” He turned back to her. “She wants to know how the signing went.”

“Tell her I have three books left.”

“Whoa.” Ben relayed the message and then grimaced. “God, she’s squealing. Geez. My hearing will never be the same.”

She grinned. “You have a tough life.”

“Talk about stating the obvious.” Ben shook his head, trying to conceal a grin.

The pace car started on the first lap, and she reached for her camera and tripod, readying herself for the moment when the starter would wave the green flag. She had watched the Viper shoot like a red bullet so many times now, but it never got old. Nor was she ever any less nervous, despite her confidence in Evie’s skills and gift as a driver. She had traveled all over the U.S. with Evie, and doing so, she was formulating a new book. Its provisional name was
Faces of America
, but the team had renamed it
Faces at the Races
, which had made her chuckle. Her publisher actually liked it, and they also liked the concept. She didn’t hide the fact that she was mostly happy about being able to carry out this assignment while being with Evie. She hated being apart, even for a few nights.

“And they’re on their way!” The speaker’s voice broke her reverie and she pressed the release continuously. She had her camera aimed perfectly, ready to capture the start, and she was free to watch Evie. She couldn’t say when it happened, but when it came to Evie, she preferred to watch the woman she loved with her own eyes instead of through the lens of her camera.

About the Author

Gun Brooke resides in the countryside in Sweden with her very patient family. A retired neonatal intensive care nurse, she now writes full-time, only rarely taking a break to create websites for herself or others and to do computer graphics. Gun writes both romance and sci-fi.

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