Chapter 2 Synopsis

Chapter 2 Synopsis

Me?  I’m a Model

Alexis Lefevre, Jason’s girlfriend, wants to be a model in the worst way.  She has been trying to build a modeling career for most of her adult life, with limited success.  She has done some modeling for local companies, both in print and in local runway shows, but has never been able to make a living as a model.  As such, she has always had to work other jobs.  Currently she works at Victoria’s Secret as a salesperson.  She has always had big dreams for herself, but is not the most self-motivated person, and thus has never really made a career of anything she has done.  Beyond the issues she has with self-motivation, she also has a number of other issues.  She has always believed that she ‘deserved’ things; nice clothes, jewelry, shoes, handbags, even cars. 

When she started dating Jason it wasn’t so much that she expected him to buy her these things, as it was that she couldn’t imagine he wouldn’t buy her these things.  She had never dated anyone particularly successful, financially before Jason.  She saw his condo, his car, his clothes; all of the things that made it apparent that he was perhaps not rich, but comfortable.

As time goes by, she develops other issues, all of which will eventually lead to the disintegration of her life, as she knows it.  It’s not that Alexis is a bad person, her problem is that she is unrealistic. 

The problem for Jason, beyond the obvious issues with a nutty girlfriend, is that her father is his boss.  The coincidence is almost unbearable. 

Throughout chapter 2, Jason and Alexis’s relationship becomes more and more untenable.  As this happens, Jason is pushed to make certain decisions in his professional life that touch upon his personal life, as well.  All of these complications find their way, inevitably into Jason’s writing, and into his interactions with those around him.

The key questions are: what will become of Jason and Alexis?  What will the complicated nature of their relationship push Jason to do?  Will the disintegration of their relationship be a catalyst for Jason’s ambitions, or will he be buried beneath the weight of his decisions?