The tapping of his fingers onto the desk must have gone on for quiet a while. It was close to lunch time and Leo didn't seem to notice the time.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG1n9bWu0QX
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A knock came at the door, and Leo didn't seem to hear it at first, til it became louder. He jerked in his seat and sat up like he had just woken up from a dream.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtuJFXAxbh
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"Hello, Mr. McDonell?" came a female voice behind the door. "Are you in there?"
"Damn it," Leo muttered quietly to himself. "You can come in, Grace."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWhsw9vKZe
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The door flew open and a young short lady with blonde hair, tied in a bun and glasses over her blue eyes, came into the room. She wore a white blouse with a black skirt and matching black high heeled shoes that made her look a bit taller. She had a blue file in her hand.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh170RxKeHM
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"Yes, Grace, how may I help you?" Leo asked as he rubbed his eyes.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3UsQznxvu
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"Were you asleep, sir?" Grace asked as she slowly approached his desk.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLPPpabP5I
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"No, not really." Leo looked around his desk as though he was looking for something, then he went on to look at Grace.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoNgipD9WV
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"I was just asking because you weren't answering the door and your secretary assured me that you were still in your office."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItaaKgURag
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"Is she still at her desk?"520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6R2vRUhzFY
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"I saw her heading out for lunch." Grace looked carefully at Leo. "You do know what time it is, right?"520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjmDKWwmkQ
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Leo tried not to look surprised as he stared at the silver round clock seated on his desk beside his computer. He completely lost track of time that he felt like muttering to himself of how much of an idiot he was.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgv7y4gXc6A
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"I simply lost track of time," he humbly admitted as he looked back at Grace, trying to keep his cool. He sometimes lost his temper in front of his colleagues. But today, he felt like it wasn't necessary.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiib9jRrtK
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"You look tired. Are you okay?"520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugbSqrfBLt
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"I'm fine. Just had a few things on my mind, that's all."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxplEW1DYTF
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"You should go out for fresh air. It looks like you need it."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7aEcUyjlH
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Leo wanted to smile at the kind suggestion, but the thought of Angel working with him made his mind go dark and gloomy again.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpc8WnX6WDV
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He soon stood up from his seat and Grace took a step back, thinking that she might have struck a nerve.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpkIrqRC6P
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"I'll try," Leo said as he picked up his phone on the table. "Though going out for fresh air really isn't my cup of tea."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5J6D4t9KmP
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Grace smiled at him as she relaxed. "You will enjoy it, sir. Before you go, your father isn't back yet and I needed him to sign this document."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBCdtVXbw6
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"Huh?" Leo raised his eyebrow. "My father isn't back yet?"520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdISeO2wBT0
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"No." Grace shook her head. "So, I called him and he told me to give it to you to sign it."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Yz3YkQj5r
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Leo stretched out his hand and Grace, likewise, gave him the file. He quickly opened the file and skimmed through the document. After familiarising himself with it, he put the file on the table, took the pen and signed it. He straightened up and gave the file back to Grace.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CHphQ9XJH
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"Thank you, sir," said Grace as she quickly walked out of the office, closing the door behind her.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAsAWwfTyHd
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Leo couldn't help but wonder how he's father had not yet returned to the office. It was so unlike him.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gpOyMEkKk
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With the phone in his other hand, Leo decided to call him. But before he could do so, the door flew open and Eric came into his office.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsbMZRTXaI
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"You should be knocking when you're coming here, Eric," said Leo as he looked up at his cousin.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQw6LPP8MAD
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"Sorry," said Eric apologetically. "I always knock on your door, it's just today is kind of-"520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxwm0Ej6R1
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"-different?" Leo finished his sentence.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJgo0uPB9e
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"Yep. So are you coming with me for lunch?" Eric asked.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPadPAKPXCN
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"Nah, I think I'll skip lunch today."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDjMoGIqzd
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Eric raised an eyebrow at his cousin. "Are you sure?" he asked. "You seem to need it more than I do."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1k26aQ2mD
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"Why do you say that?"520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBw4TDdvIZ7
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"Because you look famished. I just passed Grace in the hall and she said you looked sick or something."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OhSsvgnEL
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Leo rubbed his forehead with his free hand. "I've been thinking a lot, that's why."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJD4sUdNjMB
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Eric's eyes lit up. "Wait..., is it because of Angel? You're still worried about her working here?"520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxnfRiVC0u
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Leo shrugged his shoulders. "Well, what do you expect when you came here talking about her in the first place?"520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIYoM1IgPN
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Eric shook his head as he pinched his eyes with his index finger and thumb. "This is why I said you should go to a therapist. You can't hate someone who hasn't offended you."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NudJsWu9i
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"What are you saying? Of course she has."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7KQ3HFflk
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Eric folded his arms. "Okay, apart from the time when she attacked you at the club because you were making love to her sister, mention any other time when she did you wrong."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOZjRH2AOI
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Leo looked at Eric with a murderous look. He didn't have to think of anything because he knew he had none. Eric always had a way of getting to him when he wanted to.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCPFaqEQoy
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Leo ended up shaking his head admitting defeat and said, "fine. You win this time. But that doesn't mean she plots behind my back."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7NfmvUmtVA
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"You don't even have proof of that," said Eric as he started to chuckle. "You're just being paranoid."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoe3hFqfD8D
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Leo shook his head as he walked round his table. "I'm so done with you. Let's go. Arguing with you makes me hungry."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVtzN48HkU
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Leo started to walk out of his office with Eric right behind him. When the two stepped out, Leo locked the door.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8qysRkwG8
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"Since you really need to eat something," said Eric, "you can suggest where we can go for lunch."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCCltqy8KY
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"First let me make a call to my dad. Can you imagine that he hasn't shown up to the office?"520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGFLs3gRjB
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"Maybe he is still helping Carly out with her college transfer. You know how these things take time sometimes."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBkm4gbIDEx
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"Ya, but it's lunch time and he should have called me first if he was going to arrive late."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJL3VMc5rc0
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"He probably just forgot. You can give him a call as we head out of here. I'm starving."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauoyiUZ99d
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Leo would've said something over Eric's appetite, but he was too worried about his father to even care. The two made their way towards the elevator while Leo dialed his father's number on his phone and called. He put the phone to his ear as Eric reached the elevator first and pressed the button to summon it.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqv01zAiDDw
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Mr. McDonell answered the call upon the first ring and Leo was relieved.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr32Fc4kT0s
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"Leo, hey," came his father's voice. "Is anything wrong at the office?"520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJjeACNapI
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"No, nothing's wrong," Leo replied. The elevator doors in front of him flew open and Eric stepped in first with Leo following slowly behind him. "Grace told me that you weren't around and I thought of checking up on you."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYjAwoR2S5
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"Oh, I'm fine, son. There is no need to worry."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlRUkZuqHFJ
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"Where are you anyway?" Eric pressed the button to the ground floor and the doors closed. They soon felt the elevator start to move.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseJ5iWVkHg
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"Oh..., me?" Mr. McDonell seemed surprised by the question. "I decided to go for a walk in Central park, that's all."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxok6x7Vqk
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"I was worried when Grace told me you hadn't shown up to the office." Leo looked over at Eric who was staring at his own two feet.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYffEHUoHC
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"You don't need to worry, son, I'm fine. Walking is good for me and I really need it today. I'll be back in the office as soon as lunch hour is over."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPIRQ9N4SL
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"Okay, see you later, then." Leo cut the call.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6I4dYYSpF9
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The elevator came to a stop and the doors slid open. Eric turned to look at Leo.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm6ezk7Y0zo
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"So, where is he?" Eric asked Leo as they both walked out of the elevator.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzCew5tbvB
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"He's taking a walk in Central park," Leo asked as they passed a few people down in the lobby.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi20o9igwdb
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"Ah, you see. There was nothing to worry about."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCSPDpKwKK
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"Ya, there wasn't."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QABRIdtpw
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The two cousins stepped out through the large glass doors of the building, passing the doorman that stood guard.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1WpcdlPnx
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"That reminds me," said Eric as they turned down the street on the sidewalk, "which restaurant are we going to?"520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1muFXyq5Y
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"Can't we have junk food for a change?" Leo asked as he put his phone in the pocket and left his hand in it.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgVXQvWikl
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Eric looked at his cousin as they walked, careful enough not to bump into anyone coming in from the opposite direction and those in front of him who walked too slow. He looked surprised.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7eSLtPHWJ
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"Did you just say you want to eat junk food?" Eric asked. "Minutes ago, you said you weren't hungry."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0fgw5zH29
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"I've changed my mind. Am I on a diet so as not to eat junk?" Leo asked.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jlijo0sM7
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"Not that I know of." They were soon near the traffic lights with many other civilians at the zebra crossing, waiting for the walk traffic light to turn on.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyitieH10v
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"What's wrong with eating junk food, then?"520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvAg8Zxd6b
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Eric thought about it for a second but he had to cross the road with Leo and the other pedestrians as soon as the traffic lights turned red for the cars to stop and the green walk sign turned on for the pedestrians. As soon as they reached the other side of the crossing and the cars that stopped were finally on the move behind them, Eric gave his reply:520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeHQb71vJV
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"There's nothing wrong with it. I'm just worried that you might grow fat. Besides, the only reason why I'm concerned is because you like going to fancy restaurants and eating salads all the time."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPar4Bl5tkv
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"I know," said Leo as they passed by a coffee shop and the strong smell of coffee flew onto the street when a lady, opened the door to enter the cafe. "I don't know how to explain it, but I'm really in a mood for it right now."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50kw6X47mT
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"Okay, if you say so. But if you gain a pound after this, don't blame me."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkX23PRRYIk
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Leo turned to look at Eric, walking beside him. "Admit it, you want to eat junk food way more than I do."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLtdxXWhsS
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"Mind you, I love junk. I'm just surprised you want to join in on the fun. And I know exactly where to go. There's this amazing place where they sell the best burgers."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxqyzq1EdB
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"Great, let's go."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiBLPlLKqK
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"Comfortable?" Mark asked after Angel sat on the chair he had just pulled out for her.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhvwTsAOoE
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"Yes, thank you," Angel replied as she smiled up at him.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NaJPZjgdO
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"Good." Mark gave her a smile and he went to sit on the other side of the table.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaE029diaB
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Angel went on ahead to look at her surrounding a little more. They were at an outdoor restaurant. As much as it was outdoors, the place was luxurious with the open roof above them filled with green creepers and tiny bulbs above them to make the scene around them look beautiful and a little intimate. The wooden tables were covered with white table cloths and above them were little bulbs in shape of candles with little green creepers and white flowers. Angel liked the way the restaurant made her feel. She felt like she was in a fairytale.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBLQ3yEl8q
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"I see you like the place," Mark said, bringing her attention back to him.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiS8VWzu93
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"Yes, it's really lovely," said Angel.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZlJRircyj
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"We should order." Mark lifted the navy blue menu in front of him and opened it. "What would you like to have?"520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJ9puB6uXA
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Angel also took hold of the menu and looked at it. It had been a long time since she had visited a fancy restaurant that she forgot about some delicate cuisines that most exquisite restaurants liked to serve. She smiled to herself when she noticed one of the meals she enjoyed on the menu.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitrGgJpFBx
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"What is it?" Mark asked as he looked up from his menu and noticed Angel smiling.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK09nsfjYrJ
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"Nothing," Angel replied, still smiling. "I realised I haven't had a ratatouille in like.., forever."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3g7fP9PkWT
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"Looks like you know your french cuisines." Mark smiled charmingly at her.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ78W3P09qXI
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"There was a time when I was on a date and my boyfriend made me try it out. Goodness, it was magnificent."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNaGoRiEsh
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"You dated?" Mark looked surprised.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwkM03zZx5
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"Ya, but he wasn't the best of boyfriends," said Angel as she went back to looking at the menu. "The ratatouille can be a good starter. Just saying."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKLrsEFa2h
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Mark continued to look at Angel and she didn't seem to notice. It was only moments later when she looked at him and caught him staring.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1w3vewtAPm
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"What is it?" Angel asked.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc45yZcmIXz
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"Nothing," he said as he dropped his menu. "I wonder what the guy thought of letting you go."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK9mTZyHVvI
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Angel raised an eyebrow at him as she put the menu back down on the table. "That was three years ago. I caught him cheating on me and so..., just like everything that stays in the past..., it's history."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡij6zxclqNW
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"Well, I think he's a fool letting you go."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuRhphkQlG
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Angel looked up at the green creepers over her and the tiny bright lights. "He made a choice," she said. "Can't blame him. The girl he cheated on me with was very beautiful. I guess that's why."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELIVMQmUIZ
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Mark drew out his hand and placed it above Angel's that was on the table. Angel looked at him.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHdvMViFSC5
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"He was too blind to notice how beautiful you are," he said. "You look heavenly, like an angel."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2omp7qDOtG
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Angel smiled. "Stop it," she said, her cheeks starting to heat up. "I know you're only saying that to try and make me feel better."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAITmP6VWU
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"Maybe. But I'm speaking the truth and you know it. I bet am not the first man to ever tell you that."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLjsENyr4J
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Angel shook her head. "No, you aren't."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOm7nlHvCYh
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Mark withdrew his hand. "Let's not talk about him." He lifted his hand to catch the attention of a waiter nearby. A lean blonde young man came to the table all dressed in a black shirt, a black pair of trousers, with matching black shoes and a black half apron round his waist.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhatukeNSwN
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"Ready to take your order, sir?" the man asked politely with a gentle smile on his face.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5vqXSCGL9
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"Yes, please," said Mark as he looked up at the waiter and then he went on to look at Angel. "For a starter, we would like the ratatouille, please."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUS9NFS9eF
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"Coming right up, and would you like a drink while you wait?"520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oH1j1JupV
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"Yes, a bottle of your finest wine."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrjIM81wJ1
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"Of course," said the waiter as he smiled at both Mark and Angel before leaving them.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYTqYtxpEr
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"We're having wine?" Angel asked with a questioning look on her face.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRFXzvyoEO
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"What is it?" Mark asked, this time his face grew a little worried. "Don't you take alcohol?"520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDCQYajBrO
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"Well...," Angel playfully rolled her eyes up. "I can't say I take alcohol when I drink wine on special occasions." Her eyes flew back to Mark's face.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5SH111Nh2S
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"Oh," Mark let out a little laugh as he leaned back on his chair. "For a minute there, I thought you didn't take alcohol at all."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbexBDGN3B9
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"I like wine. I don't drink beer or whiskey.., those type of drinks."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HZINEbZyz
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"Even scotch?"
"Even scotch." Angel said as she smiled.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdrio69sxu
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"Women like you love wine."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFW8An1hpdQ
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"Well, there are other women who love beers, scotch and whiskey...., champagne, maybe a little," Angel shrugged her shoulders.
"True. I'm glad I guessed that you're a wine drinker."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLV62fmMWs
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"Ha. Just now you thought I didn't even take wine."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkku4aSB5g
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"Because you caught me off guard with that question."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8ol0ogBxO
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Angel let out a laugh but one that didn't attract people's attention in the restaurant.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcEBczrVVLT
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"Ya, I'm sorry about that," said Angel after she gathered her composure. "I just wanted to see your reaction."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWiMMws7FO
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Mark had an amused look on his face and he didn't notice how charmingly he smiled at Angel until the waiter came back pushing a serving tray. On it was a black champagne bucket with a bottle of wine in it with ice all around. Alongside the bucket were two wine glasses.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqR13lITTBF
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The waiter placed the two glasses in front of Mark and Angel, opened the bottle of wine and poured into the glasses. Afterwards, he placed the bottle back in the bucket, kindly excused himself and walked away.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa10lRIDp7c
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"Shall we have a toast?" Mark suggested as he held his glass.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9y6c2KjQ9
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"A toast to what?" Angel asked, her fingers around the stem of her glass.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFzeJA1kXp
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"A toast for your health, that's one. And also, for you just being you."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ho5Jl1K68
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Angel smiled. "I will toast to the first one most of all, and the other reason is quite reasonable...., so cheers."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWB3W7nBYlB
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Their glasses clinked when they touched and they both drank.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGPPc0yQTJ6
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"This is really good," said Angel after she withdrew the brim of the glass from her lips.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfL36ocF0G
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"That's why I ordered the best of the best," said Mark as he put his glass on the table.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bnw49XGdL
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"I might end up drinking the whole bottle. But that won't be so ladylike of me."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UkJJ1EJRJ
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"I should be worried." Mark raised his eyebrow at her. "Do you easily get drunk, Angel Barclay?"520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpD8IOq7mlC
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Angel took another sip of her wine. "If I have too much, then yes. I can get a little tipsy."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9sqXTarQb
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"Then we can take it a little slow, shall we?"
"Slow is good."520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpbZPtLznTz
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It didn't take long for their to starter arrive. And as they had their meal, they continued to chat unaware of how much they enjoyed each other's company. But they had more matters to discuss, and they both knew it.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4WTOzt4lIC
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The white tulips in his hands smelled fresh and divine as he walked, his eyes focused ahead. The place around him was quiet except for a few words he heard aloud at a distance. As he walked, he turned to the voice and saw a group of people, almost all of them dressed in black, gathered together surrounding a white casket. The person speaking before them was a priest, all dressed in white and purple robes with the Holy Bible in his hands. Those closer to the casket, crying silently and holding tissues to their noses were obviously the family to the deceased.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo5Dlp1PS48
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Death was a sad thing, especially if it happens to take a loved one away from you. But such was life. Death itself was inevitable and it was up to those alive and in the present to move on. Though it's hard for many others to do so.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtN8WFPsl8c
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As he continued to walk away from the funeral procession and through the neatly arranged tombstones in the graveyard, he approached her grave. There stood a white marble tombstone that he had set up just a day after her burial. He was glad that his wife hadn't visited the graveyard with him. She would have been pissed to see such a magnificent tombstone and would have blamed him for wasting so much money on a dead person.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInAP0g5b4J
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As he got closer, he stood there for a minute as he read her name in big black capital letters. He bended over to put the white tulips on the ground, next to the tombstone. After straightening up, he took a few steps back.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKzAivsoGY
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He sighed as he smiled at the white tulips. If she were here, she would have smiled back at him, taken a sniff out of them and said thank you.520Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwlR1ZOBtRQ
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"God, how I've missed you," he muttered to the wind.
