Betrayal of Love

Plot

Alexandria “Lexie” Chambers has met the man of her dreams in Markus Woods.  But is Markus all he seems or is he hiding a deep dark secret?  When a guy Lexie has never met claims they had a one-night stand, Markus feels betrayed despite Lexie’s claims she never knew him.  Who is the one being betrayed:  Lexie or Markus?

Chapter 1

Lexie Chambers never had time for dating while studying at her culinary college in her hometown so she could open her own restaurant.  She even worked at the local café, Selma’s Diner, learning from the town’s beloved owner, Selma Watkins.  Lexie looked up to Selma as a grandmother while Selma agreed to show Lexie the ropes in the culinary world.

While Lexie was busy working at the café one night, a sharp, dressed gentleman in his 20’s, walked in for a bite to eat.  As Lexie took the gentleman’s order, he was instantly smitten with Lexie.

When Lexie brought the gentleman his order:  a BLT with fries and a soda, he asked her to sit for a few minutes, to get to know her.  Lexie turned the gentleman down, partly because she thought it was weird to become acquainted with the help, but mostly because the café was swamped with customers waiting for their orders as well.

“I’m sorry, sir, but I’m swamped with orders.” Lexie politely declined the gentleman’s request.

“Ok.  Can I meet you after you get off work?” the gentleman said, not wanting to give up on getting acquainted with his server.

“Ok,” Lexie told the gentleman, despite being overwhelmed, but not wanting to be rude, “I close the café at 9 p.m.”

“I’ll see you then.” The gentleman told Lexie as he gulped the last of his soda down, left the money as payment and a very generous tip, and walked out of the café with a smile on his face.

Despite the weirdness of the conversation she just had with the gentleman, Lexie shrugged it off as some guy who wanted to get to know her.

And it had been a while since Lexie had a real date.