The wind blew hard on 808Please respect copyright.PENANA8bK9UJabZY
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 808Please respect copyright.PENANANts3w2gvxs
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 808Please respect copyright.PENANAu6VK3XHTAL
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 808Please respect copyright.PENANAoAfoOr2Fj8
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 808Please respect copyright.PENANAOjx1vxEYYd
true.808Please respect copyright.PENANA6GelIQvItn
After Angel had received808Please respect copyright.PENANAlYFFEqyaEf
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 808Please respect copyright.PENANAy4Vbhq2RTZ
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 808Please respect copyright.PENANAPh3ASPt1tQ
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.808Please respect copyright.PENANARovDwpGwQR
"But it's the truth, Angel," Miranda's voice echoed in Angel's mind as she ran down the streets. "Your sister isn't what you think she is."808Please respect copyright.PENANAGFaExx9qxx
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."808Please respect copyright.PENANAJIoagql8OY
"If you don't believe808Please respect copyright.PENANAvl1nBBaRcr
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 808Please respect copyright.PENANAsmYsbegvmw
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 808Please respect copyright.PENANAnhvIbRuNtO
creating a tradegy in future."808Please respect copyright.PENANAozZMwrnaUI
And Angel was doing so 808Please respect copyright.PENANAI5PQSwNIsO
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 808Please respect copyright.PENANA8RQw4ZxRc3
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what808Please respect copyright.PENANAniMEXs69fs
Miranda said about her.808Please respect copyright.PENANAutSabO06eg
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?808Please respect copyright.PENANAaHf2XrAr0h
***808Please respect copyright.PENANA1K1F36CsZY
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."808Please respect copyright.PENANAcsKWJLXixh
Kim808Please respect copyright.PENANAtWwKxM6d3m
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 808Please respect copyright.PENANAKG1foKFCjm
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 808Please respect copyright.PENANATVy03XOxUw
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 808Please respect copyright.PENANAVlc9ibPuLJ
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 808Please respect copyright.PENANAHMwL94kIWM
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 808Please respect copyright.PENANA0D46O0XSrG
look magnificent.808Please respect copyright.PENANA2PNDWzGaxa
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."808Please respect copyright.PENANADUnofxy0Xj
"Don't808Please respect copyright.PENANArTaXegbdej
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 808Please respect copyright.PENANAB8vTNP6L1O
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."808Please respect copyright.PENANA1mLkKEpEaP
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 808Please respect copyright.PENANALKwmOANBqO
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAPxMV3WhAxA
Kim808Please respect copyright.PENANAyr4LxiHu66
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 808Please respect copyright.PENANA97Md0RzPtH
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 808Please respect copyright.PENANAMEaSxjvt1D
for you."808Please respect copyright.PENANAvGqr9HocYf
"You think so?" 808Please respect copyright.PENANAYvwwiBBm4K
"I808Please respect copyright.PENANA5kgmAor3li
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 808Please respect copyright.PENANA22PynWqJK6
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get808Please respect copyright.PENANAGqZrc6ee6U
married."808Please respect copyright.PENANABlnaMR8bD7
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."808Please respect copyright.PENANAS73qqtsxpE
"Oh,808Please respect copyright.PENANA6lZA2uSAbI
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe808Please respect copyright.PENANAUEaFhN6a4m
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."808Please respect copyright.PENANA3CT63cNG7L
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."808Please respect copyright.PENANAmz7gVwXPYU
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."808Please respect copyright.PENANAEjsayiocaS
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.808Please respect copyright.PENANARy2Ueni6BC
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."808Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5Cc85uOvg
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"808Please respect copyright.PENANAyup4grC8zd
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."808Please respect copyright.PENANAd83L71MScK
***808Please respect copyright.PENANAfGyaCdWfHa
"What do you mean he is not here!"808Please respect copyright.PENANA10VsH6otlQ
Mrs808Please respect copyright.PENANACiGIBiqQLh
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 808Please respect copyright.PENANAoxocF4AGs5
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 808Please respect copyright.PENANA7QsNYqTMuf
chandelier above them move.808Please respect copyright.PENANA9PQgWAQRcY
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"808Please respect copyright.PENANA8GLYs7Zh51
Diana,808Please respect copyright.PENANAlNmvdMTUJs
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 808Please respect copyright.PENANAjqKXlaLkVM
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 808Please respect copyright.PENANAahhDXj7cmJ
dress.808Please respect copyright.PENANAdlzr3XVouF
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAB966WUJsfr
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."808Please respect copyright.PENANAAxf9dJ4O9L
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."808Please respect copyright.PENANAhOIfP6deBK
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.808Please respect copyright.PENANA69d0mkwcOn
"If you start acting 808Please respect copyright.PENANASaMDKQ7IEh
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be808Please respect copyright.PENANAnRw5WWzyOa
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."808Please respect copyright.PENANA6AiK0vS4Ue
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"808Please respect copyright.PENANA22Wxrkkiwb
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."808Please respect copyright.PENANAl5asDsqRbZ
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAZXTW6F5XUm
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAS5xSWUR86W
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."808Please respect copyright.PENANArR4PxJfPch
"Oh, is that so? Looks like Leo isn't like his mother after all. He listened to my advice and left this dump of a wedding."808Please respect copyright.PENANAVoPRIq2E80
"You just shut up," said808Please respect copyright.PENANAQFBLfaJHxe
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to808Please respect copyright.PENANAsmgdlOHNPR
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"808Please respect copyright.PENANAooY6Ylgfxk
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."808Please respect copyright.PENANAcYCQCDXYKD
"If you two are going to808Please respect copyright.PENANAJllXnFmeHm
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 808Please respect copyright.PENANAxFKOwspd9o
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.808Please respect copyright.PENANAfdzfy02n1Z
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.808Please respect copyright.PENANAfMoJjlm3SE
"Your dear Fred isn't 808Please respect copyright.PENANAFjvTBG53WI
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 808Please respect copyright.PENANATGnwIuS1q5
is supposed to be right here with me."808Please respect copyright.PENANA1DKZxkgsyk
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 808Please respect copyright.PENANA8vj5pWA41e
"What are you trying to say you old-" before Mrs McDonell could finish her sentence, a sound of a car's horn was heard outside.808Please respect copyright.PENANACbX0yVieYg
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 808Please respect copyright.PENANARYLjtYrUr1
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell808Please respect copyright.PENANAXMjNH6wTd2
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.808Please respect copyright.PENANAtvdV4cvngF
Oliver went to the window and checked outside. He looked back at his mum, his grandma and aunt with a weird look on his face.808Please respect copyright.PENANAGH54eg6XFO
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 808Please respect copyright.PENANA65wVyHrVIp
***808Please respect copyright.PENANAgWevhcMcI7
Eric808Please respect copyright.PENANAsBTURKG2Ga
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 808Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1ubuea56X
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned808Please respect copyright.PENANAiaVbmf5wyg
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 808Please respect copyright.PENANAUMnM1Gy6X2
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 808Please respect copyright.PENANAUZ16Qzd7l0
home.808Please respect copyright.PENANA8kH5QYatWz
He808Please respect copyright.PENANAe3d1XizHgl
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 808Please respect copyright.PENANATRXJ7we1uf
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 808Please respect copyright.PENANAuVR1pjsE9J
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 808Please respect copyright.PENANASfFHo4o9RT
with the wedding.808Please respect copyright.PENANA7IiXaE5HZ9
Before808Please respect copyright.PENANAgZ7EycNzm2
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 808Please respect copyright.PENANAzPx7IpYnRf
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black808Please respect copyright.PENANAIRUEKazaMI
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 808Please respect copyright.PENANA3jf77uTyPQ
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 808Please respect copyright.PENANADCAAwzPkky
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 808Please respect copyright.PENANAPkEXl2yFNu
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAYeyW9toilJ
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 808Please respect copyright.PENANABUjLkH1cxl
beautiful creature he had ever seen.808Please respect copyright.PENANAyGMWpfXPzi
She808Please respect copyright.PENANAaDkux4mMFx
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 808Please respect copyright.PENANAeqHQNe6SFZ
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much808Please respect copyright.PENANAhbLGmzoRzv
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 808Please respect copyright.PENANAFPG4iQiFqX
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.808Please respect copyright.PENANAYCmfUYivkd
As808Please respect copyright.PENANAZJ7LXHimHJ
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 808Please respect copyright.PENANAno3eN35TKe
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.808Please respect copyright.PENANAh3EQEVnztw
The808Please respect copyright.PENANAwFnHU3oF1X
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 808Please respect copyright.PENANA5aN6RzVkj0
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 808Please respect copyright.PENANAf0Rd3qJbor
find out. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAAA7ebTIbks
As808Please respect copyright.PENANA0IP57lPyg4
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 808Please respect copyright.PENANAD7C3EQMhW0
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 808Please respect copyright.PENANAClvBPGcwBx
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 808Please respect copyright.PENANAyw6catytSa
her.808Please respect copyright.PENANAKybeLUt2xy
***808Please respect copyright.PENANA0JFgGs62NJ
"May808Please respect copyright.PENANAFEsgSX06Cz
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words808Please respect copyright.PENANAZgJmABsW4I
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.808Please respect copyright.PENANAfe8QPqU72Y
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.808Please respect copyright.PENANArbaZALd4NE
His808Please respect copyright.PENANAC1Umo4O693
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 808Please respect copyright.PENANA5BGr2knQi9
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.808Please respect copyright.PENANAak5MV2scXG
"That808Please respect copyright.PENANAU4OtjxlkCL
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 808Please respect copyright.PENANAvMhWdEje0U
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 808Please respect copyright.PENANAZRaiqSFFv6
and I want to hear it."808Please respect copyright.PENANAvqchciEDly
Leo808Please respect copyright.PENANARycbAu9yfJ
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 808Please respect copyright.PENANAl9yFJw0mjL
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 808Please respect copyright.PENANAprZZbyoZ37
forever.808Please respect copyright.PENANA5ytyUzrB3Q
When808Please respect copyright.PENANANgSZ5qQjrq
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 808Please respect copyright.PENANAJJGPdohWPu
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 808Please respect copyright.PENANAJRCy9m7rv0
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 808Please respect copyright.PENANAIchyWqKC94
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.808Please respect copyright.PENANAXe8QDFzmbd
"I808Please respect copyright.PENANAJeNLSoBTZO
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 808Please respect copyright.PENANA8iHyfflwGs
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 808Please respect copyright.PENANAtcb6XkxJvn
find out what it was."808Please respect copyright.PENANAEEwe7CLgsL
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"808Please respect copyright.PENANAVQiGhzrbWB
"Most likely."808Please respect copyright.PENANAd1t8U626mc
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."808Please respect copyright.PENANAqz7JCWelcL
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."808Please respect copyright.PENANAG8cMIr9JGn
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."808Please respect copyright.PENANAWgACMakfam
Leo808Please respect copyright.PENANAf3D2JYeu4m
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 808Please respect copyright.PENANA41phatIqDg
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 808Please respect copyright.PENANAbF2jwZkTg5
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 808Please respect copyright.PENANARv401mqtm8
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling808Please respect copyright.PENANAjFR9haxCkz
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 808Please respect copyright.PENANABn73ATyIfL
was to lose herself in him.808Please respect copyright.PENANATli31H5o43
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"808Please respect copyright.PENANAbMx270GYy6
***808Please respect copyright.PENANA6topmbk5tZ
When808Please respect copyright.PENANAv8YMoT552v
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 808Please respect copyright.PENANA4sZvPhor2i
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 808Please respect copyright.PENANAelO98QYKlG
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 808Please respect copyright.PENANAlT2bYkfnAI
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.808Please respect copyright.PENANAsRWCcX1m3w
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 808Please respect copyright.PENANA9gYj8HDhma
The808Please respect copyright.PENANAoooItuw0HU
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 808Please respect copyright.PENANAkrIeEOSsoj
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAIN1yCCNy4Y
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 808Please respect copyright.PENANAXurGgNoucP
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.808Please respect copyright.PENANAB72QHOCtqU
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.808Please respect copyright.PENANA5bZJwUAOqK
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 808Please respect copyright.PENANApHRtjfyMfs
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"808Please respect copyright.PENANAkC97joTzzX
Angel's808Please respect copyright.PENANAgFqQUY5bSG
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and808Please respect copyright.PENANApoYotLKz3R
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 808Please respect copyright.PENANAFRW78HJtGy
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 808Please respect copyright.PENANAHbAyLZj1oF
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 808Please respect copyright.PENANAh56MulvZyD
something. Not what Miranda had told her.808Please respect copyright.PENANAVPD1kGEnwI
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAZzPGJLR1C7
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"808Please respect copyright.PENANA3OBUpNTnQZ
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."808Please respect copyright.PENANA9HTFGTsIUs
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.808Please respect copyright.PENANAo204NYNbud
The808Please respect copyright.PENANAx6BuAYvpcx
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and808Please respect copyright.PENANAGLm3qZHp3D
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.808Please respect copyright.PENANAjtz65GFgi2
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."808Please respect copyright.PENANAdf2W2VmYj3
Angel808Please respect copyright.PENANAvZiAr408z5
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of808Please respect copyright.PENANAXoOy2pHmT8
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 808Please respect copyright.PENANAgBXA3bmH2y
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 808Please respect copyright.PENANAoAwtX9XUQC
was right beside her.808Please respect copyright.PENANAN0IvFsG2pX
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.808Please respect copyright.PENANACx7IVk8Y5C
Angel808Please respect copyright.PENANAgAq5rMkM8E
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 808Please respect copyright.PENANAYx22CjeiE2
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 808Please respect copyright.PENANA7mgLCSc4e5
feelings inside her.808Please respect copyright.PENANAXbxBs96O3i
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.808Please respect copyright.PENANALTl5vml8Bw
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 808Please respect copyright.PENANA02Qr8IrHi4
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."808Please respect copyright.PENANA7SkgQqckWz
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"808Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5PfYR3vZO
"Angel."808Please respect copyright.PENANAQ4qmJayGOH
"Ah!808Please respect copyright.PENANAYJNbnN9xjm
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 808Please respect copyright.PENANAhqNy7LC3mo
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 808Please respect copyright.PENANAWDZe90dMed
to meet your aquitance."808Please respect copyright.PENANALGJBrFogPi
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."808Please respect copyright.PENANAIWQd0UslC0
Eric808Please respect copyright.PENANAJgpEOt4sRK
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 808Please respect copyright.PENANAlrBpFfoqIM
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 808Please respect copyright.PENANAIvRNssSrFL
awkward. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAdO3jhNIg0C
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 808Please respect copyright.PENANAgycuTWlTT6
Eric808Please respect copyright.PENANAYAnDBZvful
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 808Please respect copyright.PENANA0KiqLY96tu
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 808Please respect copyright.PENANAghDqY0tmST
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 808Please respect copyright.PENANAP93ZXCoAYU
could feel Eric come closer from behind.808Please respect copyright.PENANA4vS10gZm0C
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.808Please respect copyright.PENANAZkuu2h3dG9
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.808Please respect copyright.PENANAhiriOtcC7S
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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