Deception

Chapter One

Sitting at a table in the center of the Starbucks lobby with her lightly whipped and extra caramel, caramel Cappuccino, Sadie felt content. She had just finished her morning run which felt even more liberating now that she had graduated graduate school with a remarkable GPA and many recommendations that would take her far in her career. Sadie was planning on getting her doctorate in Psychology but for right now she decided that she would explore her masters and do a paid intern at the biggest therapy office there was in Texas. She started Monday which gave her five days to enjoy the luxury of not having any duties to attend to. At the age of twenty-six Sadie was pretty lucky to have parents that still paid for all her important needs. Her dad being a very successful doctor paid for her condo twenty minutes from the city of Dallas and her car note for her brand new 2017 E-class Mercedes Benz. Her mom being a very famous plastic surgeon handles Sadie's bank account and every other need she did have. Her parents have been together for 39 years and still happily in love and young spirited.  The thought of them made Sadie smile. She longed for the kind of love and marriage her parents proudly have. Her entire life she has only had two serious relationships and neither one was Mr. right. As Sadie sat in the lobby thinking about her future a deep husky smooth voice snapped her right back to reality.

                "Hello I am well" Sadie examined the man in the custom-tailored Armani suit as he replied to the barista, "How are you?" The barista replied that she was well and she asked the tall dark head Italian man what he would like to have. As he answered that he would like a vanilla cappuccino with double espresso, Sadie waited patiently for him to turn around so she could get a better visual of him. The barista then asked for his name and Sadie heard him say Roman. Roman she thought, she never met a Roman and as small and friendly the town Sadie lived in, she would have known if this Roman lived there. He must be from out of town Sadie thought to herself. She was still waiting for him to turn around.

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                Roman never been to Plano, Texas before for business but this is where he had to be and since he had a little time to spare he decided to leave his five-star hotel and take a walk. Not looking for anything in particular he seen a beautiful mocha skinned petite woman with thick curly hair turn into Starbucks and he knew that's where he was headed as well. He waited a couple minutes before he walked in to order a vanilla cappuccino so that the woman had enough time to order her drink and sit down before he made his presence known. Roman felt like a nervous little boy walking into Starbucks, he had never seen something so exquisite. He knew right then he had to have her. As he walked in, the aroma of coffee beans and sweetness of treats satisfied Roman but what he really wanted to smell was the beautiful petite woman's hair and perfume. Roman noticed her sitting not too far from the counter and knew he had to think of something fast to talk to her. As he ordered his cappuccino he decided he would turn around and just talk to her. 

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                As soon as Roman turned around, Sadie breath was taken. He had light blue piercing eyes and a beautiful smile. Sadie felt herself blushing and instantly was embarrassed. She never seen the man before and he was making her red like she was a little girl who just got her first kiss. She smiled at him trying to hide the embarrassment and just her luck he started walking towards her. Sadie did everything she could not to panic. Her and her best friend Olivia went through this a thousand times. Sadie just never thought it would happen to her. "Keep calm and play it cool Sadie" she murmured to herself, "Just like you practiced". Sadie hoped she was not setting herself up for humiliation.