Sophie:We believe in the power of the book boyfriend.
She sent him a screen shot of her T-shirt.
Sophie:It’s one of the slogans of the Book Boyfriend Connoisseurs Club.
Stone:Our company slogan is: Guardians of the Innocent.
Sophie:Want me to make you a tee with that on it?
Stone:We try not to let the bad guys know who we are.
Sophie:Gotcha. Care if I try out on you a few of the interview questions I’m considering adding to my book boyfriend questionnaire?
Stone:Are you asking to have your way with me?
Sophie:OMG. You made a joke. There’s hope for you yet.
No reply. Her heart skipped a beat, wondering if she’d said too much.
Sophie:I’m going to take your lack of a reply as a yes to my request. Here’s my first question: If your love life had a hashtag, what would it be?
Stone:#Dirtytalker.
Sophie:Ha. Ha. Be still my heart. What’s in your nightstand drawer?
Damn, she probably shouldn’t have mentioned her heart.
Stone:My passport. A picture of my brothers and I on our gotcha day with Clarabelle. And an item I’m not willing to name at this moment.
Sophie:Let me guess. Condoms, handcuffs, blindfolds…am I warm?
She sent it before she could overthink. Imagining him squirming on the other side of the screen made her grin.
Stone:Duty calls. What book are we reading for next week?
Did duty call, or had her light-hearted flirting shut him down? At least he’d asked about next week’s book. That was a good sign.
Sophie:Anyone But The Billionaireby Sara L. Hudson
Stone:Got it. Is there a secret handshake or anything we do to officially close our book buddy meeting?
Sophie:Since we’re not meeting in person, it will have to be secret words instead of a handshake. How about—Keep the bookmarks handy.
Stone:Or—and hear me out on this one—Dog Ears for the Win.
Sophie:Please tell me you don’t bend the pages to keep your place in a book.
The mere thought made her shudder.
Stone:Ok. I won’t tell you that.
Sophie:Deep Sigh.You truly are not book boyfriend material.
Silence.
She grimaced. The comment had been meant to reassure him she wouldn’t fall for him. Time to end this chat before she blurt-typed something stupid.
Sophie:Keep the bookmarks handy, Sophie the Page-Turner Princess
