Pucker Up (28 page)

“Pucker
Up!”

They
increased the speed, half of them moving forward, half backwards.  “Come on,
faster, there’s no time to waste.” 

They
danced in a square and ended up back in a line spread out all across the
stage.  “Puh-Puh-Puh-Puh-Puh-Puh-Pucker Up!”

The
crowd screamed as people stared streaming onto the stage.  “Pucker Up!”

“Let’s
get that heart rate on the rise,” Tara sang, her husband running up behind her
to give her a bear hug along with his kiss.

“Pucker
Up!”

“Might
be time to try you on for size,” Angie sang as her wife, Lara, danced her way
over for her kiss.

“Pucker
Up!”

“Eyes
front, don’t forget to keep your eyes on the prize,” Charlie sang.  A crew
member threw her the beach ball, and she planted a kiss on it as the crowd
laughed.

“Puh-Puh-Puh-Puh-Puh-Puh-Pucker
Up!”

“Puh-Puh-Puh-Puh-Puh-Puh-Pucker
Up!”  Maya sang.  Faith was surprised to see Peter come out on stage with a
kitten to give her a peck on the cheek.

She
turned, knowing Dustin should have gotten the message by now.  And there he was,
jogging to center stage.  “Puh-Puh-Puh-Puh-Puh-Puh-Pucker UP!” She barely got
the words out before he pulled her towards him and planted a kiss not at all
suitable for an audience.  She hardly registered the hooting and hollering of
the crowd.

“What
did you all think of that?” Faith screamed into her microphone when he let her
go.  “My husband cleans up good, no?”

Dustin
didn’t give her another moment – he hauled her up over his shoulder as she
laughed.  Faith handed her microphone to Maya as they passed her, and was
carted offstage, a final wave at the crowd.

“What
was that all about?” Faith asked when he put her down.

“I
could be asking you the exact same question.”

“Before
I could be all in on us, I had to be all in on me.”  She reached out towards him,
smoothing the t-shirt against his chest so she wouldn’t be forced to meet his
eyes.  “And that’s who I am now, part Girl Next Door, part angsty Andy
Peters.”  When he didn’t say anything, she looked up.  “Are you surprised?”

“No. 
I already knew all that.”

“What?”

Dustin
shrugged.  “If it makes you feel any better, I was the last one in the house to
know.”

“The
house?!”  She shook her head in disbelief.  “Frankly, I’m surprised you even
know who Andy Peters is.”

“
Ranch
Hand
is my favorite song.”

“That’s
a good one.”

“That’s
a very good one.” He grinned.  “So did you mean it?”

“Mean
what?”

“Husband?”
he said, his expression neutral.

“Well,
that’s what you are,” she replied, “unless you want to sign those divorce
papers and be my boyfriend instead.”

“You’re
never getting my signature on any divorce papers.  I’m planning on getting a
high-priced lawyer to look at every single thing you hand me for the rest of
our lives.”

“Oh
really?” She laughed.  “And where are you planning on finding one of those?”

“I’m
just going to share yours,” he murmured, leaning his forehead against hers.

Faith
sighed, his nearness taking her breath away.  “Well then, I guess we’re agreed.
Husband it is.”

“Husband
it is,” he said with a wide grin, leaning in to kiss her.

“I’m
all in,” she whispered.  “Don’t you have anything else to say?” she asked, turning
her head to the side when he didn’t respond,

“Just
one thing,” he murmured against her skin.  “Pucker up.”  

Interested in Madison and Trevor’s love story?  Be
sure to go out and get
RomCon
today. 

Madison Duncan has an image problem – and she just fired her
publicist.  Dubbed the Ice Queen since the age of sixteen, none of those
comic book fans like her cast as the iconic superhero Purple Purpose –
especially when her hair is the wrong color.  The fans judge her, tabloids
gossip about her, and bloggers just love knocking her down.  And even
though she’s starred in some of the most beloved movies of the last decade,
there doesn’t seem to be anything Madison can do about it.  That is until
a stray marriage proposal crosses her path.  She definitely isn’t the
white picket fence kind of girl but a husband for a year, to remind everyone
she’s human, that might be exactly what she needs.

Enter Trevor Clark.  He has no idea what he’s getting himself into when
he proposes to her on a dare but he couldn’t help himself.  Yeah, okay,
Madison is the Ice Queen.  But peel back a few layers and she’s more than
just a celebrity – intriguing, sexy as hell, and surprisingly not icy at
all.  Every time she says his name funny things happen to his heart – if
only his wife wasn’t too scared to believe it.  It’s not supposed to be
permanent, his best friends keep telling him, marrying actresses never is, but
he can’t help wondering what forever would be like.  If only he can get
his wife to fall in love with him.

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Kat doesn’t believe in happily-ever-afters – and she’s far too practical to
believe in fairytales.  Royalty may be on the guest list of the parties
she works but Prince Charming never shows up.  She’s definitely not the
damsel in distress he’d be looking for either; she can take care of herself,
her brother the emotional artist, and anyone else that comes along just fine.

Sebastian, the Royal Rebel of Sezynia, doesn’t believe in love or commitment
– he’s more into one-night stands.  His greatest ambition in life is to be
James Dean, not a king.  But to prevent his conniving cousin from taking
the throne, that’s exactly what he has to be.  There’s just one small
problem – Sebastian has to be married to do it.  Not an easy feat for the
guy who’s spent his life avoiding all sense of responsibility.

When Sebastian and Kat meet it's fate – the prince definitely needs a lesson
in propriety.  But Kat has doubts – princes and propositions were never
part of her plan.  Then again, where’s the harm in helping the flirty
prince find a wife anyway?

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Eight
Things to Know About the Author, Valerie Seimas

-  
Has always wanted to be a writer (except that week in sixth grade when she
thought she could be a veterinarian).

-  
Collects frogs from around the world.

-  
Thinks the world would be vastly improved with the invention of a sarcasm font.

-  
Does have an evil twin who isn’t all that evil since he brings her all those
frogs.

-  
Adores television and would definitely save her DVR before the china or fichus
in a fire.

-  
Lives in the California Central Valley where she works in higher education.

-  
Loves writing and sharing her stories with the masses.

-  
Has previously published the novels
RomCon
and
Royally Screwed
– if
you’re a fan of romantic comedies, you should definitely go pick them up!

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