The Flood

Synopsis

After a flood ravages Bensonhurst, Virginia, Camille “Camie” Donovan loses all her belongings.  But what she doesn’t expect is that a romance sparks between someone she never expected.  Can Camie give her heart away to this unexpected person?

Chapter 1

Camie Donovan couldn’t believe that her home was gone.  Gone in a flood that put Bensonhurst underwater.

After several weeks of waiting for the water to subside so she could go home and check the damage to her home, Camie was glad to see her family home.  It wasn’t a shock that it would be damaged beyond repair, she just wanted to check on one priceless heirloom:  her wedding dress that she was going to be married in.  Well, that is, until her fiance, Tom Hardy called it off before they had to evacuate their homes.  Because it was wrapped in plastic, the dress was safe and dry.

It brought tears to her eyes.  Everything was gone.  But the dress was safe.  Safe for what?  Tom was long gone!  And she had nothing!

Picking up the wedding dress—though she had no reason why—Camie threw it in her car and drove back to the motel room she was staying in after the flood.

While carrying the dress into her room, she ran into a gentleman carrying coffee and the coffee spilt all over her and the dress—Camie had taken it out of the plastic cover. 

“Oh dear, I’m so sorry.” the gentleman said.

“That’s alright.  It was nothing special.” Camie lamented.

“It looks like a wedding dress?”

“Well, it wasn’t like I was getting married anyway!”

“I’m sorry.”

As Camie walked off to her room, the gentleman wanted to get to know her better.  He made a note of Room 12, the room Camie used to unlock her room door.