The wind blew hard on 807Please respect copyright.PENANA39j79WsJdb
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 807Please respect copyright.PENANADkyvsozdrB
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 807Please respect copyright.PENANAYuQlyt5JFf
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 807Please respect copyright.PENANAMaqbTLHUAZ
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 807Please respect copyright.PENANA08TBHiuhsL
true.807Please respect copyright.PENANABu2sfZTuU9
After Angel had received807Please respect copyright.PENANATAhA12TMCq
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 807Please respect copyright.PENANActApI4F4dI
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 807Please respect copyright.PENANAFakiuVNBWc
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.807Please respect copyright.PENANApDFJc2pQdP
"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."807Please respect copyright.PENANAWcq9Pdgr8r
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."807Please respect copyright.PENANAQGPloxO8yv
"If you don't believe807Please respect copyright.PENANALGhfG2E1Ux
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 807Please respect copyright.PENANAKeFu3o2oZs
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 807Please respect copyright.PENANAHouoAIOdyq
creating a tradegy in future."807Please respect copyright.PENANAGD5OMV8gDx
And Angel was doing so 807Please respect copyright.PENANAdcUoDBDrlu
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAGnZfIWNci7
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what807Please respect copyright.PENANANYurA5rZiX
Miranda said about her.807Please respect copyright.PENANAoJ9z9XdQnt
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?807Please respect copyright.PENANATj0TeLqtOG
***807Please respect copyright.PENANASpIIRVE8P6
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."807Please respect copyright.PENANAT1V9v9E1Ub
Kim807Please respect copyright.PENANAjSN2lAMvTY
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 807Please respect copyright.PENANAsvd7153Kla
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 807Please respect copyright.PENANASl5bex14dk
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 807Please respect copyright.PENANAdPOqDtqMVZ
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 807Please respect copyright.PENANAtyCSXOpBAB
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 807Please respect copyright.PENANAuMGNOgYURw
look magnificent.807Please respect copyright.PENANA9oDtguqDT4
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."807Please respect copyright.PENANARqVxp3uFaQ
"Don't807Please respect copyright.PENANAHYngMdCQ7D
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 807Please respect copyright.PENANAj8cgm2N8Qc
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."807Please respect copyright.PENANAx0OQuXJCOu
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAL0cWd4TSXj
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAPHNXMxCsyg
Kim807Please respect copyright.PENANAKt5TtMACLQ
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAq8KZZrplgp
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 807Please respect copyright.PENANAO1ULQcbgc0
for you."807Please respect copyright.PENANAYwpXMevuWn
"You think so?" 807Please respect copyright.PENANA4Qc4GOVTat
"I807Please respect copyright.PENANAsO0TaFykZt
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 807Please respect copyright.PENANAoIlL5YKOY4
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get807Please respect copyright.PENANAufKfCaUv4Z
married."807Please respect copyright.PENANADmGYrT7Zfy
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."807Please respect copyright.PENANAXtj5LNHfHk
"Oh,807Please respect copyright.PENANA94eaGoAccH
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe807Please respect copyright.PENANAjSQWomEbdp
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."807Please respect copyright.PENANAnGW9FfT0er
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."807Please respect copyright.PENANAFyroREK4j5
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."807Please respect copyright.PENANAHdxk9lBBRi
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.807Please respect copyright.PENANA6LqWwqSwSd
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."807Please respect copyright.PENANATfx7mJmi14
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"807Please respect copyright.PENANAExmBjgF0Ke
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."807Please respect copyright.PENANA5SFt3Z0yvR
***807Please respect copyright.PENANAPgwuTSaCvh
"What do you mean he is not here!"807Please respect copyright.PENANASviGK2bfcn
Mrs807Please respect copyright.PENANApwRlt8FZpe
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 807Please respect copyright.PENANAUvMcZXbkNu
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 807Please respect copyright.PENANAHht6m5inbm
chandelier above them move.807Please respect copyright.PENANA5XJGGm8TM1
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"807Please respect copyright.PENANAa1eWknU2il
Diana,807Please respect copyright.PENANACDshrwCreT
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 807Please respect copyright.PENANA4Ww6Hs2ncv
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 807Please respect copyright.PENANAMXdr8Cpmt4
dress.807Please respect copyright.PENANAbDbIsBGfiD
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAngqCtjjO7H
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."807Please respect copyright.PENANAj4klQPVOk0
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."807Please respect copyright.PENANAlQfcCzIQv4
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.807Please respect copyright.PENANAhp39uxFMMA
"If you start acting 807Please respect copyright.PENANAMDzoxeuXbM
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be807Please respect copyright.PENANArXe9jw7MlI
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."807Please respect copyright.PENANAIIAwDGTcw5
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"807Please respect copyright.PENANAdwt1wb9P03
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."807Please respect copyright.PENANACoTarkF3Bh
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAgd6BafYqcX
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAzFL6PcXVc9
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."807Please respect copyright.PENANAtxci0ufDOD
"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."807Please respect copyright.PENANAUMzYh5LEGm
"You just shut up," said807Please respect copyright.PENANAg7rg7Q1Qi8
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to807Please respect copyright.PENANAJjlMCl3DN6
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"807Please respect copyright.PENANAVPVpebLyER
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."807Please respect copyright.PENANAsea0DbYejE
"If you two are going to807Please respect copyright.PENANAC8OiniTmDq
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 807Please respect copyright.PENANAIT6RVbmGa6
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.807Please respect copyright.PENANALeOf5X1KA2
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.807Please respect copyright.PENANAzrC36DcQZY
"Your dear Fred isn't 807Please respect copyright.PENANAriU7A9CDoZ
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 807Please respect copyright.PENANAqWYPLFYuxG
is supposed to be right here with me."807Please respect copyright.PENANA8dgDgBaXEw
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 807Please respect copyright.PENANADWiSFgER8t
"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.807Please respect copyright.PENANAlBKWDG4cJR
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAAKPlCFJaVG
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell807Please respect copyright.PENANAQC2Sho2N1G
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.807Please respect copyright.PENANALZrzZ5bBRf
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.807Please respect copyright.PENANACV8JTooAzs
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAmcuvpjrMKT
***807Please respect copyright.PENANAbzH2sDB7nR
Eric807Please respect copyright.PENANApLkBi37Xgd
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 807Please respect copyright.PENANAq8WZ5RUgdT
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned807Please respect copyright.PENANALGw0gkabKi
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 807Please respect copyright.PENANAqpcZc7heFN
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 807Please respect copyright.PENANAPlOcKCjCHi
home.807Please respect copyright.PENANAlHJYnv3fS6
He807Please respect copyright.PENANAQGTxjjnWlD
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 807Please respect copyright.PENANA7VeEPnywmq
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 807Please respect copyright.PENANAIfFLSLf97W
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 807Please respect copyright.PENANAU14URmsYiR
with the wedding.807Please respect copyright.PENANAl8l3NoABI9
Before807Please respect copyright.PENANAc4BB4RrMz0
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 807Please respect copyright.PENANAmsccf7c6Xv
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black807Please respect copyright.PENANAUJi9ppnsfU
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 807Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9dWS1eqk4
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 807Please respect copyright.PENANAvSQXIJLpJ0
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 807Please respect copyright.PENANAJqOdDyEPDf
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAxSJfJxoZ28
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 807Please respect copyright.PENANAM5LbzQ9B6s
beautiful creature he had ever seen.807Please respect copyright.PENANAznyTMJl56u
She807Please respect copyright.PENANAgbWumqNJ1d
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 807Please respect copyright.PENANAfaAEqeIHt1
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much807Please respect copyright.PENANA1WIkiewkz3
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 807Please respect copyright.PENANAnpvSrvimhy
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.807Please respect copyright.PENANAtNuRFuW5FM
As807Please respect copyright.PENANAu2z0NPJaaH
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 807Please respect copyright.PENANA0B22JgqreM
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.807Please respect copyright.PENANAjHcNYBsmbp
The807Please respect copyright.PENANAFl5nNugrci
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 807Please respect copyright.PENANAgvQwv6ORmQ
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 807Please respect copyright.PENANAGeIjACf5Eo
find out. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAQ6irkRfPSy
As807Please respect copyright.PENANAmYM7EUxVOH
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 807Please respect copyright.PENANA8638XSIhRU
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 807Please respect copyright.PENANAwRoTNmWpUO
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 807Please respect copyright.PENANAMpHn0x1TTi
her.807Please respect copyright.PENANADPUEMhU492
***807Please respect copyright.PENANAFbumQgMNP2
"May807Please respect copyright.PENANAtUSe53xZ4T
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words807Please respect copyright.PENANAlM5qxXn0Ye
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.807Please respect copyright.PENANAYHHeUG5L5z
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.807Please respect copyright.PENANAIYFM8ThD24
His807Please respect copyright.PENANAXotg65j1DW
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 807Please respect copyright.PENANABqjKNRrMkq
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.807Please respect copyright.PENANAn2W2jkawV2
"That807Please respect copyright.PENANAV5ijVIXd46
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 807Please respect copyright.PENANAHZ5Jn887QP
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 807Please respect copyright.PENANA4IEFCo0LLS
and I want to hear it."807Please respect copyright.PENANAISGIzmDYgO
Leo807Please respect copyright.PENANAY44griXhqn
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 807Please respect copyright.PENANAkPqRY0FjKv
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 807Please respect copyright.PENANAb3DYsw9B9y
forever.807Please respect copyright.PENANAuF9bAWCnWt
When807Please respect copyright.PENANACwtxblJpeo
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 807Please respect copyright.PENANAlBsjhg4KCR
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 807Please respect copyright.PENANACH8orYxA5y
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 807Please respect copyright.PENANAULK3vSO3B1
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.807Please respect copyright.PENANACAScbYpZEL
"I807Please respect copyright.PENANAPXfF5KElwA
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 807Please respect copyright.PENANAa2f4nFyyna
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 807Please respect copyright.PENANALXe6cKhoBX
find out what it was."807Please respect copyright.PENANAGoeuwbEfvJ
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"807Please respect copyright.PENANAwQC8USXKSy
"Most likely."807Please respect copyright.PENANAUOKZzHgPfM
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."807Please respect copyright.PENANAJZSttfcF2A
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."807Please respect copyright.PENANA4915uir0VX
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."807Please respect copyright.PENANAJDZQHbz0Vc
Leo807Please respect copyright.PENANAnkILgLxFNh
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 807Please respect copyright.PENANATpr3K8XpJe
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 807Please respect copyright.PENANAiXhOZgLB9V
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 807Please respect copyright.PENANAS4cuxjwSUp
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling807Please respect copyright.PENANAQAbFdhFcq6
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 807Please respect copyright.PENANALsFlomGrJ0
was to lose herself in him.807Please respect copyright.PENANAbX2A4lPz0a
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"807Please respect copyright.PENANAjwtaLXnxMY
***807Please respect copyright.PENANA99tNA9CjCX
When807Please respect copyright.PENANA5pZA5oCMrI
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 807Please respect copyright.PENANAuoCqpGBbC5
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 807Please respect copyright.PENANADMfq6gwt3h
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 807Please respect copyright.PENANAp1gvPCevHo
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.807Please respect copyright.PENANAD68wyb5ws6
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAd7qsNccEfA
The807Please respect copyright.PENANAGIU64VzpCJ
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 807Please respect copyright.PENANA6vFJdv5TzP
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 807Please respect copyright.PENANALFPiUNAufn
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 807Please respect copyright.PENANAKPvSqTz2Es
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.807Please respect copyright.PENANAOZeqhANTPu
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.807Please respect copyright.PENANAugHd4WIhSd
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 807Please respect copyright.PENANASyZwugMl42
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"807Please respect copyright.PENANAXLZGL3iCi9
Angel's807Please respect copyright.PENANAr6VbZITC9f
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and807Please respect copyright.PENANA7os2buaP5v
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 807Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2dQ5hedtJ
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 807Please respect copyright.PENANAn1WpJgDqbW
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 807Please respect copyright.PENANAhGg7BedY71
something. Not what Miranda had told her.807Please respect copyright.PENANAIKH0Fl8EMR
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 807Please respect copyright.PENANADffeS6Jt1k
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"807Please respect copyright.PENANAreMR720SyZ
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."807Please respect copyright.PENANAB3rNIAqfCY
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.807Please respect copyright.PENANAokXn8GYIVW
The807Please respect copyright.PENANA0XY6aDzdnJ
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and807Please respect copyright.PENANA74oOwvtv7G
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.807Please respect copyright.PENANARJ0YmaQp9d
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."807Please respect copyright.PENANAnwQTm31GGa
Angel807Please respect copyright.PENANAEAb32tBIZK
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of807Please respect copyright.PENANAKHNzVYkAU1
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 807Please respect copyright.PENANAg35we458wU
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 807Please respect copyright.PENANAZCFP4XQLbX
was right beside her.807Please respect copyright.PENANAr3RAPyB4iW
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.807Please respect copyright.PENANAMltvtDoL8P
Angel807Please respect copyright.PENANAYF1aHzWmF4
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 807Please respect copyright.PENANA5dTxs2eICB
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 807Please respect copyright.PENANAIdAX7TvCUT
feelings inside her.807Please respect copyright.PENANAIPqy3EN0sx
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.807Please respect copyright.PENANA7Vif55Gfav
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 807Please respect copyright.PENANApSG0f60DZf
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."807Please respect copyright.PENANAV3z5xtpakr
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"807Please respect copyright.PENANAsfpWCPaKWG
"Angel."807Please respect copyright.PENANAc89CGCbQPB
"Ah!807Please respect copyright.PENANA2AMJ03i35n
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 807Please respect copyright.PENANAmVGPkXKRgb
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 807Please respect copyright.PENANAJpWTgAo3Wu
to meet your aquitance."807Please respect copyright.PENANAHq4cu9UM7f
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."807Please respect copyright.PENANAmRhepfU0og
Eric807Please respect copyright.PENANAa8UzDCm5L8
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 807Please respect copyright.PENANAYzi3zfSMBl
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 807Please respect copyright.PENANAg1ydIbIOYw
awkward. 807Please respect copyright.PENANA8fJHqrsixi
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 807Please respect copyright.PENANAEzUeQ1ksgK
Eric807Please respect copyright.PENANA8qw8w5hyEd
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 807Please respect copyright.PENANAMZ2b23ldco
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 807Please respect copyright.PENANAWWKuui9ALr
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 807Please respect copyright.PENANAdrTzfCE3Gj
could feel Eric come closer from behind.807Please respect copyright.PENANAn7EoZUHXzr
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.807Please respect copyright.PENANAU4FnfPOAz5
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.807Please respect copyright.PENANAjYvw1VVJts
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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