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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnq11sOE03
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqO8TX6oIEy
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKvZXnDAcs
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88gFehaeQB
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"Yes, Grace, how may I help you?" Leo asked as he rubbed his eyes.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR87xqV4LLr
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"Were you asleep, sir?" Grace asked as she slowly approached his desk.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTs0UwHWyng
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHEkdkyZHJ
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrIlVR46q5
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"Is she still at her desk?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA69YbTdYyF
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"I saw her heading out for lunch." Grace looked carefully at Leo. "You do know what time it is, right?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KVF54vOTS
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6AfbxWZyi
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0J2dhRi2O
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"You look tired. Are you okay?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7XRLTxiJe
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"I'm fine. Just had a few things on my mind, that's all."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadAyRF2R35
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"You should go out for fresh air. It looks like you need it."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvAxvlZyCR
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4z4nT5MNo
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaKm21WnZB
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9lPwoDJOJ
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgJ0UhR8GA
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"Huh?" Leo raised his eyebrow. "My father isn't back yet?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jPti3LXkS
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqY7oDVfdDV
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOM6VBZxIMr
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"Thank you, sir," said Grace as she quickly walked out of the office, closing the door behind her.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ufZD24lUr
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvaYUXBeB1C
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbYYhF3Zfl
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"You should be knocking when you're coming here, Eric," said Leo as he looked up at his cousin.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnLKXT4pKXs
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"Sorry," said Eric apologetically. "I always knock on your door, it's just today is kind of-"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnARjYznUu
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"-different?" Leo finished his sentence.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡginB3AQv4a
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"Yep. So are you coming with me for lunch?" Eric asked.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSLWJXH4MZ
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"Nah, I think I'll skip lunch today."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSMjpVa0sX
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NHcTk4OQL
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"Why do you say that?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5R9fkTpVc
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"Because you look famished. I just passed Grace in the hall and she said you looked sick or something."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKY1VYXN0Co
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Leo rubbed his forehead with his free hand. "I've been thinking a lot, that's why."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfZ90UKzsC
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Eric's eyes lit up. "Wait..., is it because of Angel? You're still worried about her working here?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRaR7ABm6E
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Leo shrugged his shoulders. "Well, what do you expect when you came here talking about her in the first place?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVbQUk6R0N
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNqFKn68Po
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"What are you saying? Of course she has."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPSHFQAhTS
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Bhy52Iw22
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiu5BRcBmEK
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNz67nu9gR5
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"You don't even have proof of that," said Eric as he started to chuckle. "You're just being paranoid."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhotVoRa5Qe
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ752pbcK4wO
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dPBJmQkko
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"Since you really need to eat something," said Eric, "you can suggest where we can go for lunch."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEyM1xVze5
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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?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgrHfThtki
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"Maybe he is still helping Carly out with her college transfer. You know how these things take time sometimes."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dQLwtufAj
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"Ya, but it's lunch time and he should have called me first if he was going to arrive late."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNW7EqFDbOM
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"He probably just forgot. You can give him a call as we head out of here. I'm starving."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBi7m4eGRr
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8AsaWt5DZu
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Mr. McDonell answered the call upon the first ring and Leo was relieved.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aEQbnj4pk
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"Leo, hey," came his father's voice. "Is anything wrong at the office?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vm5LwwUji
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluedPDgfWJ
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"Oh, I'm fine, son. There is no need to worry."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEg0LSqJFfw
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbP6Z0B396G
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBcwOm7zI4
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2YV7MEyKY
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7U0wXpIlce
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"Okay, see you later, then." Leo cut the call.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiq1YstwqJ
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The elevator came to a stop and the doors slid open. Eric turned to look at Leo.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpkkkdWPW5
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"So, where is he?" Eric asked Leo as they both walked out of the elevator.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJCH2lICHS
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"He's taking a walk in Central park," Leo asked as they passed a few people down in the lobby.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjRqOvGrRBZ
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"Ah, you see. There was nothing to worry about."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWPZsZku1s
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"Ya, there wasn't."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TPD43ccIn
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The two cousins stepped out through the large glass doors of the building, passing the doorman that stood guard.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XwOmSk7qE
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"That reminds me," said Eric as they turned down the street on the sidewalk, "which restaurant are we going to?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeuPxd2JdrC
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdpbRJo8Fr
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgeSu5YHXXg
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"Did you just say you want to eat junk food?" Eric asked. "Minutes ago, you said you weren't hungry."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxkWs4cQ2B
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"I've changed my mind. Am I on a diet so as not to eat junk?" Leo asked.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZIPYkx8AJ
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjk9DMf1sFE
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"What's wrong with eating junk food, then?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxj7nCd9U7d
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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:460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDWnq3icxT
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgmDVSuKs5
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7s88n5Yp0
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"Okay, if you say so. But if you gain a pound after this, don't blame me."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfIaEyobzQ
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5wKGomQhw
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzLFllp6uY
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"Great, let's go."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ71hPNEXJy
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"Comfortable?" Mark asked after Angel sat on the chair he had just pulled out for her.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6q2O09idg3
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"Yes, thank you," Angel replied as she smiled up at him.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELWfk6cU9o
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"Good." Mark gave her a smile and he went to sit on the other side of the table.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9kH6g67ik
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4HXL2xUnI
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"I see you like the place," Mark said, bringing her attention back to him.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmLhYzedvR
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"Yes, it's really lovely," said Angel.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8pKJLaabv
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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?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJ3EbXvPMh
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbJxys9ObJ
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"What is it?" Mark asked as he looked up from his menu and noticed Angel smiling.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPJhgcqXGx
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"Nothing," Angel replied, still smiling. "I realised I haven't had a ratatouille in like.., forever."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGaKE7cOg8P
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"Looks like you know your french cuisines." Mark smiled charmingly at her.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQA4dnAOWX
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLEa1kfernu
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"You dated?" Mark looked surprised.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjlgMX353R
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClHxkgoW8p
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgueQ9pZNm
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"What is it?" Angel asked.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtZu2ufkGe
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"Nothing," he said as he dropped his menu. "I wonder what the guy thought of letting you go."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsk9iDbAByu
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQEz3yQXbD
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"Well, I think he's a fool letting you go."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WznED8bb2
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNq5hvB2qff
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Mark drew out his hand and placed it above Angel's that was on the table. Angel looked at him.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxz7ihpbw0
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"He was too blind to notice how beautiful you are," he said. "You look heavenly, like an angel."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96kVAjhjcE
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsRyUUfneW
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiv4kjib7zf
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Angel shook her head. "No, you aren't."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAzpUx5pOR
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMr6HCAz3ng
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"Ready to take your order, sir?" the man asked politely with a gentle smile on his face.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0Wn6nOCab
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56IPybDOI1
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"Coming right up, and would you like a drink while you wait?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfo7uO3H0g
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"Yes, a bottle of your finest wine."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mZc38Hrr8
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"Of course," said the waiter as he smiled at both Mark and Angel before leaving them.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lexneOx26
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"We're having wine?" Angel asked with a questioning look on her face.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsC5eVA9An
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"What is it?" Mark asked, this time his face grew a little worried. "Don't you take alcohol?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvSSm3dQPs
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHwbBcRhhH
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjmJRlg6Rn
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"I like wine. I don't drink beer or whiskey.., those type of drinks."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSz343MwkZn
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"Even scotch?"
"Even scotch." Angel said as she smiled.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJdlqHrgGG
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"Women like you love wine."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEJDwRWfbm
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJfCqB15o4
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"Ha. Just now you thought I didn't even take wine."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zt3LMSFvx
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"Because you caught me off guard with that question."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2Uq4zMd9c
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Angel let out a laugh but one that didn't attract people's attention in the restaurant.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNHxNQiBIU
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"Ya, I'm sorry about that," said Angel after she gathered her composure. "I just wanted to see your reaction."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsPtpPnoOx
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rBJSeNni8
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AzGeSYxFc
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"Shall we have a toast?" Mark suggested as he held his glass.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW3ch2bIqgD
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"A toast to what?" Angel asked, her fingers around the stem of her glass.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzKJBdHcNtN
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"A toast for your health, that's one. And also, for you just being you."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbV8EmhP24j
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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."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzmRmbYEAD
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Their glasses clinked when they touched and they both drank.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzqqoEH4LW
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"This is really good," said Angel after she withdrew the brim of the glass from her lips.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKL1MdbLz4
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"That's why I ordered the best of the best," said Mark as he put his glass on the table.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPMSDmixOa
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"I might end up drinking the whole bottle. But that won't be so ladylike of me."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3ju6UFd1E
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"I should be worried." Mark raised his eyebrow at her. "Do you easily get drunk, Angel Barclay?"460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSSHM68wiat
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Angel took another sip of her wine. "If I have too much, then yes. I can get a little tipsy."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLS65RYuOI
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"Then we can take it a little slow, shall we?"
"Slow is good."460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfFDAwnR06
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFbb93MzD5
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqR2xvDOQa
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzYyzDdMan
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPrE6PGWcH
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ358a8V5JJs
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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.460Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaUKzEsyi0
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"God, how I've missed you," he muttered to the wind.
