The wind blew hard on 850Please respect copyright.PENANA0FohWmFR6E
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 850Please respect copyright.PENANAD2awihpURs
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 850Please respect copyright.PENANAIeDqc6TvnO
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 850Please respect copyright.PENANASTfKVTBJKa
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 850Please respect copyright.PENANAFzqlqllNrv
true.850Please respect copyright.PENANAhz2JlHqyMp
After Angel had received850Please respect copyright.PENANAIO7J310gD6
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 850Please respect copyright.PENANAO4MznNUwKd
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 850Please respect copyright.PENANAwiZMTouJdk
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.850Please respect copyright.PENANAt5UVHEsMEq
"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."850Please respect copyright.PENANAkxYZ6O0vnz
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."850Please respect copyright.PENANAoUVKwRKKxg
"If you don't believe850Please respect copyright.PENANAfr3NArzsKR
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 850Please respect copyright.PENANA5CYSvNHkIG
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 850Please respect copyright.PENANAnJuqNih5kE
creating a tradegy in future."850Please respect copyright.PENANAAde96OK0jU
And Angel was doing so 850Please respect copyright.PENANAoXKHKbdsKN
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 850Please respect copyright.PENANA1nRYQVoUdw
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what850Please respect copyright.PENANAfyPvRvWOVr
Miranda said about her.850Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5XsRxRYYW
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?850Please respect copyright.PENANA4Mv0IlNXCx
***850Please respect copyright.PENANAs0A8DOQJB1
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."850Please respect copyright.PENANAVcFIEkrMJy
Kim850Please respect copyright.PENANAwqMDzorzCe
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 850Please respect copyright.PENANAYqpycEXmlK
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 850Please respect copyright.PENANA70OTnyiHmm
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 850Please respect copyright.PENANABGr9PUvPFI
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 850Please respect copyright.PENANANo3CI5hBr3
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 850Please respect copyright.PENANAWhLRKJa2lF
look magnificent.850Please respect copyright.PENANAPNJaNpmaUN
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."850Please respect copyright.PENANANV7jqOKaIR
"Don't850Please respect copyright.PENANALreJiim3wO
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 850Please respect copyright.PENANAnROhaVUyjs
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."850Please respect copyright.PENANARo99eEsn6L
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 850Please respect copyright.PENANAMT3QIzGVGe
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 850Please respect copyright.PENANAC50kFT8Iw6
Kim850Please respect copyright.PENANAkWB6Ub1UnH
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 850Please respect copyright.PENANARizTanYKxB
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 850Please respect copyright.PENANABECmPTgFwt
for you."850Please respect copyright.PENANAFfpVpw4A7S
"You think so?" 850Please respect copyright.PENANAy3jIzrfH6P
"I850Please respect copyright.PENANANzn5UPf5XK
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 850Please respect copyright.PENANAzaoNEcLDyY
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get850Please respect copyright.PENANA1YCNh2YwoS
married."850Please respect copyright.PENANAWvMBHBjmVQ
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."850Please respect copyright.PENANAEYAHxl4eLE
"Oh,850Please respect copyright.PENANAuzAJqg8jVr
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe850Please respect copyright.PENANA9VRdbBJWmb
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."850Please respect copyright.PENANAt4KRndxygu
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."850Please respect copyright.PENANAtb7vVxvb2Z
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."850Please respect copyright.PENANAc7wac2xziI
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.850Please respect copyright.PENANAT1kFY6fVMP
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."850Please respect copyright.PENANAti7xSkDVvB
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"850Please respect copyright.PENANAWn9WUD2ZJ7
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."850Please respect copyright.PENANAWWcSvhDtsC
***850Please respect copyright.PENANADAzIMayldB
"What do you mean he is not here!"850Please respect copyright.PENANAqsZMUg66mm
Mrs850Please respect copyright.PENANAuHme0D4xMN
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 850Please respect copyright.PENANAvw5aFy8uSX
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 850Please respect copyright.PENANAiCUBk9KJLd
chandelier above them move.850Please respect copyright.PENANAV3tViYJrQM
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"850Please respect copyright.PENANAh765r7VMIj
Diana,850Please respect copyright.PENANA69DSWB7d2t
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 850Please respect copyright.PENANAUato08IPul
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 850Please respect copyright.PENANAu0UubD3mLp
dress.850Please respect copyright.PENANAeWg3rPbxLr
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 850Please respect copyright.PENANAZLOe6u5qGm
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."850Please respect copyright.PENANAojnhqKmZoR
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."850Please respect copyright.PENANAVrgu2Do0WV
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.850Please respect copyright.PENANA5mh6ev51LR
"If you start acting 850Please respect copyright.PENANA9hGBuwK4qB
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be850Please respect copyright.PENANAPRDrckgELY
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."850Please respect copyright.PENANATxLRLeCjvL
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"850Please respect copyright.PENANAA0Dlp3lS0M
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."850Please respect copyright.PENANAFEeLAS54mr
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 850Please respect copyright.PENANAdTGXCl0L0z
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 850Please respect copyright.PENANAlaw0faOAZI
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."850Please respect copyright.PENANA8G8f8XulyH
"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."850Please respect copyright.PENANAdC7z9Zi9Z0
"You just shut up," said850Please respect copyright.PENANAV5FXehFs9X
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to850Please respect copyright.PENANAQWRvNw1OgX
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"850Please respect copyright.PENANAY9JpDjYjNj
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."850Please respect copyright.PENANAqKZUHTipWu
"If you two are going to850Please respect copyright.PENANAR68ySBR9IS
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 850Please respect copyright.PENANAl8W80vZ6qb
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.850Please respect copyright.PENANAGT1svqCMwR
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.850Please respect copyright.PENANA4qOM89F6wM
"Your dear Fred isn't 850Please respect copyright.PENANAOG11NOjxos
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 850Please respect copyright.PENANA97QwMDHMKy
is supposed to be right here with me."850Please respect copyright.PENANAQJrtAL8VQO
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 850Please respect copyright.PENANAwQLARNcxw6
"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.850Please respect copyright.PENANA1TzxHz4IAg
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 850Please respect copyright.PENANARhiUoP6VUH
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell850Please respect copyright.PENANAZs6VamcnKO
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.850Please respect copyright.PENANAbLW6G2EFwC
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.850Please respect copyright.PENANASfIyP9v6uS
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 850Please respect copyright.PENANAputMOc7GSM
***850Please respect copyright.PENANAyumnXVmtKt
Eric850Please respect copyright.PENANAsHPE9C6LNP
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 850Please respect copyright.PENANAXEEQYo1iDQ
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned850Please respect copyright.PENANAlPKvw1xvIu
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 850Please respect copyright.PENANAFNF9R63wO0
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 850Please respect copyright.PENANAgn8eOCVm45
home.850Please respect copyright.PENANAViNyqPX3lD
He850Please respect copyright.PENANAhWNY464rm0
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 850Please respect copyright.PENANAbcjgOsp6C7
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 850Please respect copyright.PENANAwyfjDuX0IM
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 850Please respect copyright.PENANAw0FQrYoZBX
with the wedding.850Please respect copyright.PENANALg6Z9ZEeF1
Before850Please respect copyright.PENANAUgbCn9VDzZ
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 850Please respect copyright.PENANAvOwgzVSzN3
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black850Please respect copyright.PENANA0VP4kDNL9p
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 850Please respect copyright.PENANAAaauAaOost
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 850Please respect copyright.PENANA0sS01itGAl
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 850Please respect copyright.PENANAEGr6D6NEFk
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 850Please respect copyright.PENANA4yDiDCS1mz
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 850Please respect copyright.PENANAFscs1oVnMY
beautiful creature he had ever seen.850Please respect copyright.PENANArx75PEnKkL
She850Please respect copyright.PENANA0yeBrWT0OS
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 850Please respect copyright.PENANANAXRd7hNaW
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much850Please respect copyright.PENANAteNffzHFj5
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 850Please respect copyright.PENANALpbpvzoagm
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.850Please respect copyright.PENANAIOIb01nGYr
As850Please respect copyright.PENANAZqJIAOOOOI
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 850Please respect copyright.PENANAZEPWjjirZh
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.850Please respect copyright.PENANAS4NXwmw5ke
The850Please respect copyright.PENANAXr2MGYoCvR
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 850Please respect copyright.PENANAqyK2wTYtre
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 850Please respect copyright.PENANAjLWkTRn4Lv
find out. 850Please respect copyright.PENANAdiMYXRVTCQ
As850Please respect copyright.PENANANItsqPvQ1z
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 850Please respect copyright.PENANAYFRD2uz22e
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 850Please respect copyright.PENANAmfeWmSaYkB
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 850Please respect copyright.PENANAy3ixDQJzXr
her.850Please respect copyright.PENANAATlDMtesWH
***850Please respect copyright.PENANAe6lNgwVdHT
"May850Please respect copyright.PENANA7SnePU27bM
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words850Please respect copyright.PENANATx2yHybQh2
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.850Please respect copyright.PENANAFA6eKwBYXt
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.850Please respect copyright.PENANAsXp6jHP2qy
His850Please respect copyright.PENANABc8d9cSrzW
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 850Please respect copyright.PENANA39YUa7ek1F
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.850Please respect copyright.PENANATEUmBI4KMB
"That850Please respect copyright.PENANAkphekGGh22
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 850Please respect copyright.PENANAynB4xhj4aZ
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 850Please respect copyright.PENANA2n0Ek0E7lh
and I want to hear it."850Please respect copyright.PENANA6jJT76dBXn
Leo850Please respect copyright.PENANAmLUthdhGdc
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 850Please respect copyright.PENANAFFqgMeFLPw
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 850Please respect copyright.PENANAYUNEtolIVZ
forever.850Please respect copyright.PENANAIL0aMqoCjN
When850Please respect copyright.PENANAOt0jh38Erl
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 850Please respect copyright.PENANAS4AcxDc16O
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 850Please respect copyright.PENANAtTnKwk1TEv
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 850Please respect copyright.PENANAKpvottrTKt
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.850Please respect copyright.PENANAU9PxtD1J79
"I850Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZV4GhTEK6
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 850Please respect copyright.PENANAdLqjRtPveD
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 850Please respect copyright.PENANAndxgzhFwKO
find out what it was."850Please respect copyright.PENANAYQ11aw8Gfe
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"850Please respect copyright.PENANABdIIeIJ5om
"Most likely."850Please respect copyright.PENANAzP5IKhH9Q9
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."850Please respect copyright.PENANAiSz2aHjNgK
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."850Please respect copyright.PENANAaqMNqgZ9Rr
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."850Please respect copyright.PENANArqf5Rc7Par
Leo850Please respect copyright.PENANANFLsqz5FKT
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 850Please respect copyright.PENANAJQxOlAaM6F
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 850Please respect copyright.PENANAHg7E2ZvGIa
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 850Please respect copyright.PENANAZky5vUGddb
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling850Please respect copyright.PENANAQP59o0FGhS
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 850Please respect copyright.PENANAehErRv9zJ4
was to lose herself in him.850Please respect copyright.PENANAn5MV4nIm3a
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"850Please respect copyright.PENANA1AFVre8UDa
***850Please respect copyright.PENANACMowcS4tnP
When850Please respect copyright.PENANA4N4w3TLEN9
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 850Please respect copyright.PENANAtxoGUpqhxH
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 850Please respect copyright.PENANAQucyZvmiMP
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 850Please respect copyright.PENANAqqkCAgD3QT
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.850Please respect copyright.PENANAuFK1vatmSH
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 850Please respect copyright.PENANAPOOVXyfMy0
The850Please respect copyright.PENANAr9JbmB6oPN
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 850Please respect copyright.PENANAXvehBItrYK
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 850Please respect copyright.PENANAosIt5b5rWm
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 850Please respect copyright.PENANAi4BCDtldiN
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.850Please respect copyright.PENANAaU7uADaYoo
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.850Please respect copyright.PENANAv6Gw3ol4fb
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 850Please respect copyright.PENANAz4DTe9K8oq
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"850Please respect copyright.PENANAZaF4WiLAUc
Angel's850Please respect copyright.PENANAAtm9g0zvnW
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and850Please respect copyright.PENANAbnQY38yP2G
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 850Please respect copyright.PENANA16qmDl15rx
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 850Please respect copyright.PENANAXJ4eqryuyT
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 850Please respect copyright.PENANACo4bcVsO9B
something. Not what Miranda had told her.850Please respect copyright.PENANAMFDV3XZh20
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 850Please respect copyright.PENANANA9no6ynII
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"850Please respect copyright.PENANA6sSoxcRlve
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."850Please respect copyright.PENANAsZWA6kDGl3
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.850Please respect copyright.PENANAipH2YrsHHE
The850Please respect copyright.PENANA1ybVm5Sbb5
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and850Please respect copyright.PENANAoIdLie68rM
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.850Please respect copyright.PENANA4LrUPox8Hd
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."850Please respect copyright.PENANAVqJqRlwBQ2
Angel850Please respect copyright.PENANAVyTmW075zZ
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of850Please respect copyright.PENANAlMwcHendeg
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 850Please respect copyright.PENANAg3WFBWcHtH
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 850Please respect copyright.PENANARC0GOqSmPB
was right beside her.850Please respect copyright.PENANA8uQb9YqHwK
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.850Please respect copyright.PENANAkRAjvSnzDU
Angel850Please respect copyright.PENANAnYMZvtOR5b
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 850Please respect copyright.PENANAolrxzrYzNU
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 850Please respect copyright.PENANAfVH3VL9qPE
feelings inside her.850Please respect copyright.PENANA5EffKCVLkm
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.850Please respect copyright.PENANAUo3LBYj5hO
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 850Please respect copyright.PENANAkQN8ZgmF6h
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."850Please respect copyright.PENANALAsYJmNsEH
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"850Please respect copyright.PENANAAEtf3vvszn
"Angel."850Please respect copyright.PENANAKXxtizgdH9
"Ah!850Please respect copyright.PENANA1eIwB7X5t3
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 850Please respect copyright.PENANAz6JwZhR87z
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 850Please respect copyright.PENANAUXMOb7Bg2t
to meet your aquitance."850Please respect copyright.PENANATGOL7HJSne
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."850Please respect copyright.PENANAyr8XoJ8lRr
Eric850Please respect copyright.PENANAWjClJmwuul
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 850Please respect copyright.PENANAvlizDl7fnB
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 850Please respect copyright.PENANAf2lGX5TkDf
awkward. 850Please respect copyright.PENANAkhqXDZar2E
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 850Please respect copyright.PENANAYtGJkpVPSM
Eric850Please respect copyright.PENANAPOpc3dcQcL
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 850Please respect copyright.PENANAT1fj5v6Ua1
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 850Please respect copyright.PENANAk1IzoiDmU1
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 850Please respect copyright.PENANAFgLIbf4XK6
could feel Eric come closer from behind.850Please respect copyright.PENANAbdZudAOLIt
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.850Please respect copyright.PENANA9BXn8RBF1k
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.850Please respect copyright.PENANAObFnOgNE1g
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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