The wind blew hard on 633Please respect copyright.PENANALFeaSI7wqI
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 633Please respect copyright.PENANA12fmPpVynw
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 633Please respect copyright.PENANAVYoEwbx5ax
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 633Please respect copyright.PENANAhj8nMT4feC
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 633Please respect copyright.PENANAMMdkJA1VxW
true.633Please respect copyright.PENANA4yNrZkiuBQ
After Angel had received633Please respect copyright.PENANA1Z4ETIEtvL
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 633Please respect copyright.PENANA1VQva2b0V6
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 633Please respect copyright.PENANANQknUYfW9n
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.633Please respect copyright.PENANATrkIQzgUvN
"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."633Please respect copyright.PENANAn3HIYkvhDs
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."633Please respect copyright.PENANAVg9fwemCJT
"If you don't believe633Please respect copyright.PENANA5Nm4bOWllM
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 633Please respect copyright.PENANAHvrrvRSNWF
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 633Please respect copyright.PENANAGdTyrNNSS7
creating a tradegy in future."633Please respect copyright.PENANA6wcQRagdjp
And Angel was doing so 633Please respect copyright.PENANA8eH2JboJl7
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 633Please respect copyright.PENANAU4EsXJkiUA
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what633Please respect copyright.PENANAnWtiUh2hZp
Miranda said about her.633Please respect copyright.PENANAA6fFgzk8uJ
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?633Please respect copyright.PENANAuw80He472J
***633Please respect copyright.PENANA7hnl8K44dM
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."633Please respect copyright.PENANAmUqsbd93Zb
Kim633Please respect copyright.PENANABdrYOJl9bR
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 633Please respect copyright.PENANAuGptuByPMC
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 633Please respect copyright.PENANAySa42ekPES
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 633Please respect copyright.PENANAo5ljZVwltR
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 633Please respect copyright.PENANAuDpOadPVNb
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 633Please respect copyright.PENANAb3C9KKRnNq
look magnificent.633Please respect copyright.PENANADDzHByBbvl
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."633Please respect copyright.PENANAUCZPNiVEpD
"Don't633Please respect copyright.PENANAXVPoZJL8OU
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 633Please respect copyright.PENANApiwqiXJ4W8
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."633Please respect copyright.PENANA6TCdvcCECJ
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 633Please respect copyright.PENANAwnD5X9mMrj
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 633Please respect copyright.PENANAu2ia21cSVU
Kim633Please respect copyright.PENANA32PtoIG42i
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 633Please respect copyright.PENANAyQyZTsbXCi
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 633Please respect copyright.PENANAX005B5X8oV
for you."633Please respect copyright.PENANALfIyqcqmu4
"You think so?" 633Please respect copyright.PENANADrsWAaBXJ7
"I633Please respect copyright.PENANAfn94pkEA8A
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 633Please respect copyright.PENANA2L0ywfEHiI
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get633Please respect copyright.PENANA8w5j2EPlf5
married."633Please respect copyright.PENANAEJ4o9Y6cPy
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."633Please respect copyright.PENANAtbVfv5mB2d
"Oh,633Please respect copyright.PENANAnJ4PRF1H0g
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe633Please respect copyright.PENANAu8hWejeZou
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."633Please respect copyright.PENANAWO5s9GHriz
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."633Please respect copyright.PENANAms2xo3dhlA
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."633Please respect copyright.PENANAm91godIiPA
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.633Please respect copyright.PENANA288aesv8lN
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."633Please respect copyright.PENANABP0TGKxAXY
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"633Please respect copyright.PENANASk8BdJHr2t
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."633Please respect copyright.PENANACxtwgb1wBF
***633Please respect copyright.PENANAFwTDctiYsK
"What do you mean he is not here!"633Please respect copyright.PENANA4uLQbceQ75
Mrs633Please respect copyright.PENANA7zJvI7TZlR
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 633Please respect copyright.PENANAXLnGkIIsDH
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 633Please respect copyright.PENANA9wHM0fHwct
chandelier above them move.633Please respect copyright.PENANAl5onhnBXv1
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"633Please respect copyright.PENANA1TFYpPOswV
Diana,633Please respect copyright.PENANAV6WNjs3EKM
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 633Please respect copyright.PENANAgnfntNzHzq
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 633Please respect copyright.PENANAHjHQYNGpra
dress.633Please respect copyright.PENANAg4xiz8x1rQ
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 633Please respect copyright.PENANASAWWPyXWWW
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."633Please respect copyright.PENANAtLQsrk2GIL
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."633Please respect copyright.PENANAThSJHx8TWY
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.633Please respect copyright.PENANA2FajCIvW15
"If you start acting 633Please respect copyright.PENANAUlITWYANGZ
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be633Please respect copyright.PENANA4V8mVHtLFC
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."633Please respect copyright.PENANAFcFTgZ2uvT
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"633Please respect copyright.PENANAoWhI88LeAn
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."633Please respect copyright.PENANAnCMbByYnD1
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 633Please respect copyright.PENANAT58rZ7I4FG
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 633Please respect copyright.PENANAYm5pICFS1t
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."633Please respect copyright.PENANAFVVtwNbUAp
"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."633Please respect copyright.PENANA9cYrgNghEy
"You just shut up," said633Please respect copyright.PENANAbDqTVY2zgO
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to633Please respect copyright.PENANAhuMzo5aW1D
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"633Please respect copyright.PENANAdKXASwHcTh
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."633Please respect copyright.PENANAOOReEINrY8
"If you two are going to633Please respect copyright.PENANAgehkPyHdMZ
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 633Please respect copyright.PENANAXEEVIAp3N3
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.633Please respect copyright.PENANAbe09NOCEz3
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.633Please respect copyright.PENANARpMsp0LqtE
"Your dear Fred isn't 633Please respect copyright.PENANASATijo9fTm
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 633Please respect copyright.PENANAWiPKdNXeto
is supposed to be right here with me."633Please respect copyright.PENANA3VodmZu9Dq
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 633Please respect copyright.PENANABtB9OjNoZk
"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.633Please respect copyright.PENANAiDHa4k3faY
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 633Please respect copyright.PENANARkVmYogcYQ
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell633Please respect copyright.PENANAjI1LDYVRp8
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.633Please respect copyright.PENANAI5WWnNqEwk
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.633Please respect copyright.PENANA6K7o2mjOM7
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 633Please respect copyright.PENANAljRUehmboQ
***633Please respect copyright.PENANAayjjvs6MIr
Eric633Please respect copyright.PENANAeKbtjPFwVV
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 633Please respect copyright.PENANA7YeFuQHCi1
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned633Please respect copyright.PENANADiTY137AOL
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 633Please respect copyright.PENANAhAMLXLxXRt
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 633Please respect copyright.PENANA7YSdsHPlhc
home.633Please respect copyright.PENANAkVVM8OhDsg
He633Please respect copyright.PENANAvmImzZfe4J
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 633Please respect copyright.PENANALbg1OYjFJe
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 633Please respect copyright.PENANAzipHdLVSAO
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 633Please respect copyright.PENANA8PybBNs48w
with the wedding.633Please respect copyright.PENANAXMXaiGMGpN
Before633Please respect copyright.PENANAnWnInh6FU1
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 633Please respect copyright.PENANAeyhPUTOTMq
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black633Please respect copyright.PENANAg0WtKZC2pD
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 633Please respect copyright.PENANAr0Hvx7zKku
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 633Please respect copyright.PENANA5eg4jkdc8n
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 633Please respect copyright.PENANAgNjSl5IP29
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 633Please respect copyright.PENANAIQQ49l66ZV
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 633Please respect copyright.PENANACQHLwNyv1L
beautiful creature he had ever seen.633Please respect copyright.PENANAqLLOlP55lx
She633Please respect copyright.PENANA3Vo7FUEHUY
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 633Please respect copyright.PENANA1oIw0JHuap
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much633Please respect copyright.PENANADx4vVx5Zyy
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 633Please respect copyright.PENANANGLny7NL4B
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.633Please respect copyright.PENANAFr2d1DLkeX
As633Please respect copyright.PENANAg6k9qsNMK9
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 633Please respect copyright.PENANAjxIBghDVhb
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.633Please respect copyright.PENANAznJOZNkgTS
The633Please respect copyright.PENANAUzAZwTXAJ7
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 633Please respect copyright.PENANAtKQ7JcWWEj
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 633Please respect copyright.PENANAU8LpF4oRZp
find out. 633Please respect copyright.PENANAXyppJ5BdLc
As633Please respect copyright.PENANA8PEQYBBNsS
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 633Please respect copyright.PENANAq8Bj01Qxh8
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 633Please respect copyright.PENANA5tNL6rmP47
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 633Please respect copyright.PENANADXDhHQlUaB
her.633Please respect copyright.PENANAJQn0mFU43D
***633Please respect copyright.PENANAudZrskWkaX
"May633Please respect copyright.PENANA8oNkVyJs3N
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words633Please respect copyright.PENANAJAJHUtHwdM
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.633Please respect copyright.PENANArSgfvUmQWT
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.633Please respect copyright.PENANAYoigmF84Ei
His633Please respect copyright.PENANAiV2JlswcRc
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 633Please respect copyright.PENANACHZ4F3RjLn
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.633Please respect copyright.PENANAzz4lFa2009
"That633Please respect copyright.PENANAOQnQOg1fwI
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 633Please respect copyright.PENANAmFylSLQKh2
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 633Please respect copyright.PENANAj4DMrPXt3F
and I want to hear it."633Please respect copyright.PENANAEqJ6sr59NY
Leo633Please respect copyright.PENANAruTSu8opto
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 633Please respect copyright.PENANAHOdI1xNMYX
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 633Please respect copyright.PENANAKdqUqqEOAc
forever.633Please respect copyright.PENANAx6shn6Xm3p
When633Please respect copyright.PENANAr28vHXH8ud
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 633Please respect copyright.PENANA0T0zTWxnGV
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 633Please respect copyright.PENANA6kvHyP7Y8N
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 633Please respect copyright.PENANAhKceAvYSdk
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.633Please respect copyright.PENANArdSNcjFCMp
"I633Please respect copyright.PENANAl0atufrctR
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 633Please respect copyright.PENANAsBSKKnBNB0
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 633Please respect copyright.PENANA32ZOSczFEh
find out what it was."633Please respect copyright.PENANAfDv1lmDIq5
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"633Please respect copyright.PENANA4brlsRVaGK
"Most likely."633Please respect copyright.PENANA1hBQdnVRBC
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."633Please respect copyright.PENANA89gGT63GoB
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."633Please respect copyright.PENANAvzOGNrPVAH
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."633Please respect copyright.PENANAvawE5ThaBm
Leo633Please respect copyright.PENANALWYwdPDtRv
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 633Please respect copyright.PENANAXitZ6FwGYE
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 633Please respect copyright.PENANA0RWB7yemZ5
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 633Please respect copyright.PENANA6GF3agwWNc
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling633Please respect copyright.PENANAdKIF131Fzd
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 633Please respect copyright.PENANAyjnqeLMK6Q
was to lose herself in him.633Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4SGGU1tBY
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"633Please respect copyright.PENANAWsu34D6TZp
***633Please respect copyright.PENANA9dcMHnITg3
When633Please respect copyright.PENANAdxse9XZJlS
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 633Please respect copyright.PENANAuPVoFzr9n3
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 633Please respect copyright.PENANAMRqTSzFjYH
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 633Please respect copyright.PENANAdTnuiJDhor
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.633Please respect copyright.PENANAd6O2kliKuF
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 633Please respect copyright.PENANAycLNcGgeiY
The633Please respect copyright.PENANABVppvHWHDD
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 633Please respect copyright.PENANA9DWTIR5CvQ
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 633Please respect copyright.PENANAQUjXu6guHP
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 633Please respect copyright.PENANAslX7yiaZ4F
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.633Please respect copyright.PENANABEiUZPQHRI
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.633Please respect copyright.PENANAnAeLqPWJuW
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 633Please respect copyright.PENANA7qMTlAvs4O
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"633Please respect copyright.PENANAHjVz9Egcs0
Angel's633Please respect copyright.PENANANCR79z0ZdE
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and633Please respect copyright.PENANAZQO7Rylnd3
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 633Please respect copyright.PENANA2QFz2N7tDj
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 633Please respect copyright.PENANATCfCGeWIOJ
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 633Please respect copyright.PENANAiVze69b9wF
something. Not what Miranda had told her.633Please respect copyright.PENANAIk25IpPeiE
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 633Please respect copyright.PENANABbbX5IVsuj
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"633Please respect copyright.PENANAwcw0OYmrLC
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."633Please respect copyright.PENANAvxoURKQAjY
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.633Please respect copyright.PENANAmj1AEOWxhe
The633Please respect copyright.PENANAzb3ystrNdT
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and633Please respect copyright.PENANAhiz2eijImw
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.633Please respect copyright.PENANAsl4rybkqG1
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."633Please respect copyright.PENANA5zUbSGSJ6c
Angel633Please respect copyright.PENANAS1XeO7A4Xc
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of633Please respect copyright.PENANAw9VjYuf4aI
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 633Please respect copyright.PENANAc68dMDxAB1
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 633Please respect copyright.PENANAJvSb0zSqJo
was right beside her.633Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1Z0rqEXTF
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.633Please respect copyright.PENANA66RogtK28Z
Angel633Please respect copyright.PENANAaWnHhlW0Bi
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 633Please respect copyright.PENANA9poPypfHpb
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 633Please respect copyright.PENANAXEcF30aup5
feelings inside her.633Please respect copyright.PENANAxePFfga8LD
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.633Please respect copyright.PENANAPGnB6thv4U
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 633Please respect copyright.PENANAwpjPUBZ0Vf
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."633Please respect copyright.PENANAgxcoZLePjT
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"633Please respect copyright.PENANAuuCulED05R
"Angel."633Please respect copyright.PENANAMN6rXzwFwS
"Ah!633Please respect copyright.PENANApUUzY8RuaA
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 633Please respect copyright.PENANAo8OMceFAVy
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 633Please respect copyright.PENANA8qg0jIKyhM
to meet your aquitance."633Please respect copyright.PENANAip1aehFjCw
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."633Please respect copyright.PENANAKpdWbOYWyR
Eric633Please respect copyright.PENANAdzF43zgvjf
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 633Please respect copyright.PENANASCkq9yj0AV
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 633Please respect copyright.PENANAzgzGrHTV0R
awkward. 633Please respect copyright.PENANA32Fl3WKf6l
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 633Please respect copyright.PENANATxuqPY6rBU
Eric633Please respect copyright.PENANAP9HAc79M5w
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 633Please respect copyright.PENANANVvORMsHEs
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 633Please respect copyright.PENANAyh22jBXi5W
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 633Please respect copyright.PENANApjVOMnvT2P
could feel Eric come closer from behind.633Please respect copyright.PENANA5kpeKhQNv8
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.633Please respect copyright.PENANAZDIOKCKv5r
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.633Please respect copyright.PENANAzh6QxP4bdi
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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