The wind blew hard on 760Please respect copyright.PENANA4VatN5tbJA
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 760Please respect copyright.PENANASW51inDO0d
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 760Please respect copyright.PENANAsOe0JSA1ae
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 760Please respect copyright.PENANAlMUwUvVwTu
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 760Please respect copyright.PENANAJJvsMTDNGF
true.760Please respect copyright.PENANAdCrI1gG9iw
After Angel had received760Please respect copyright.PENANAXsou6d4r6N
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 760Please respect copyright.PENANAaUt9vkD0dO
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 760Please respect copyright.PENANAy2oMgcEFkp
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.760Please respect copyright.PENANApaNUeUKMr1
"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."760Please respect copyright.PENANANnh0XVA4sz
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."760Please respect copyright.PENANAmyh5LAuhUd
"If you don't believe760Please respect copyright.PENANALiAzL6psOa
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 760Please respect copyright.PENANAPZ4GIvVp9C
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 760Please respect copyright.PENANAzwmsJlPoMZ
creating a tradegy in future."760Please respect copyright.PENANAgXP6K8Lipr
And Angel was doing so 760Please respect copyright.PENANAPSfgGpOz18
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 760Please respect copyright.PENANAALBDx5OhXk
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what760Please respect copyright.PENANAQe3SmcL25Z
Miranda said about her.760Please respect copyright.PENANApgZP7vwk4o
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?760Please respect copyright.PENANAS7aRyfi0gv
***760Please respect copyright.PENANAgVEjblMict
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."760Please respect copyright.PENANAkk10TSze3t
Kim760Please respect copyright.PENANAoSuS5ghGNK
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 760Please respect copyright.PENANAhIl1NgbYSr
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 760Please respect copyright.PENANAY46tq9gcm9
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 760Please respect copyright.PENANAq5mcYChylt
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 760Please respect copyright.PENANAu5DEHDyc5Q
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 760Please respect copyright.PENANApyIYXE4Rdu
look magnificent.760Please respect copyright.PENANAPRAsmGGNRe
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."760Please respect copyright.PENANA0dQ9uW3JMd
"Don't760Please respect copyright.PENANAI7FjzW1jSs
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 760Please respect copyright.PENANA29NXx4oV9L
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."760Please respect copyright.PENANAXViJvZMA10
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 760Please respect copyright.PENANAIp7Y5WEqMt
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 760Please respect copyright.PENANAUtDe1YwpJA
Kim760Please respect copyright.PENANA5Dwgh03UUz
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 760Please respect copyright.PENANAYtqk2dvfWm
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 760Please respect copyright.PENANAKes2ui35mA
for you."760Please respect copyright.PENANAwG7KDDpN3V
"You think so?" 760Please respect copyright.PENANAKxtn18tX7B
"I760Please respect copyright.PENANA8aqnSjG5Hp
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 760Please respect copyright.PENANAm9OExYbwYe
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get760Please respect copyright.PENANAcumUf0FBtA
married."760Please respect copyright.PENANAhY0sT17mRT
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."760Please respect copyright.PENANAK2r816GwY3
"Oh,760Please respect copyright.PENANAALfFn0KWgw
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe760Please respect copyright.PENANAmY7rjsdqXS
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."760Please respect copyright.PENANAJbBYLYYhb5
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."760Please respect copyright.PENANAy3W0NAKVsn
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."760Please respect copyright.PENANAYpcJi1ZBp0
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.760Please respect copyright.PENANAuYqNWop9rU
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."760Please respect copyright.PENANAigKXMMa4b8
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"760Please respect copyright.PENANAK8ivlZiwwj
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."760Please respect copyright.PENANAtF4Xrx6vk5
***760Please respect copyright.PENANASVaB846W4R
"What do you mean he is not here!"760Please respect copyright.PENANALppzgqElW4
Mrs760Please respect copyright.PENANAWCHuJLTo8o
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 760Please respect copyright.PENANAOpT7JUVizA
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 760Please respect copyright.PENANAk4Ar6CHIZl
chandelier above them move.760Please respect copyright.PENANA9V3dOGuU0l
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"760Please respect copyright.PENANAN3KsebeTOe
Diana,760Please respect copyright.PENANAUA3rF8Qh7E
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 760Please respect copyright.PENANAKjGZ29lG0d
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 760Please respect copyright.PENANAKTGBuRVc2H
dress.760Please respect copyright.PENANAOh6M87gdpk
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 760Please respect copyright.PENANAVISfiWy5gG
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."760Please respect copyright.PENANAmTXaidPZ8v
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."760Please respect copyright.PENANAG3QjJcp3yV
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.760Please respect copyright.PENANA6u4o9svZIA
"If you start acting 760Please respect copyright.PENANA2yMId35I5p
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be760Please respect copyright.PENANA8vZVq3lvUU
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."760Please respect copyright.PENANA3SQDuulJIl
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"760Please respect copyright.PENANAlgMAlRHmeM
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."760Please respect copyright.PENANALIOOVlDV5P
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 760Please respect copyright.PENANAxP48Qko233
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 760Please respect copyright.PENANA8VbISqaT3W
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."760Please respect copyright.PENANA7nCcOJcP6E
"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."760Please respect copyright.PENANALZIyKJIzPJ
"You just shut up," said760Please respect copyright.PENANACkvrPQZ8cn
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to760Please respect copyright.PENANAFPUcVuZySo
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"760Please respect copyright.PENANAOxIglRCKaQ
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."760Please respect copyright.PENANASQzhsMAgog
"If you two are going to760Please respect copyright.PENANAYiCOIZdAfd
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 760Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1ZfNVHKku
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.760Please respect copyright.PENANACwanyMVM3I
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.760Please respect copyright.PENANArZ6hff5D74
"Your dear Fred isn't 760Please respect copyright.PENANAmh1y2m3DZi
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 760Please respect copyright.PENANAZZo5H4yK5H
is supposed to be right here with me."760Please respect copyright.PENANAfyxZmayKeh
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 760Please respect copyright.PENANAHjt7jCEUSQ
"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.760Please respect copyright.PENANA461MxAu3xE
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 760Please respect copyright.PENANAY9V2ftby6t
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell760Please respect copyright.PENANAEvN6ViDco2
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.760Please respect copyright.PENANAGbZKZ1Fmq9
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.760Please respect copyright.PENANANZHLPX3q2N
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 760Please respect copyright.PENANAwvzaPPNL6d
***760Please respect copyright.PENANAxTs9SQmRCV
Eric760Please respect copyright.PENANAnakVXnyBO2
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 760Please respect copyright.PENANAbyiyjducQW
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned760Please respect copyright.PENANAEZDbguvBOs
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 760Please respect copyright.PENANAalznJUgFgX
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 760Please respect copyright.PENANAEEunjeW9Dr
home.760Please respect copyright.PENANAd56Xu0LHZ1
He760Please respect copyright.PENANAarfWEYgPLw
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 760Please respect copyright.PENANARYgWeRMCSu
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 760Please respect copyright.PENANAOv7ZvR5Vsx
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 760Please respect copyright.PENANA0w94m7q9Dk
with the wedding.760Please respect copyright.PENANAJgyNDmYu6F
Before760Please respect copyright.PENANAgo3G0ZW1Wm
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 760Please respect copyright.PENANASXhCEKJYgX
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black760Please respect copyright.PENANAQU0RNTp7zL
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 760Please respect copyright.PENANAFmFlTN3fXB
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 760Please respect copyright.PENANAOPl8Sxm49I
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 760Please respect copyright.PENANAa98vNRGD4j
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 760Please respect copyright.PENANAPPVIddo5CO
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 760Please respect copyright.PENANAOnQ3bX4j0E
beautiful creature he had ever seen.760Please respect copyright.PENANAUtCAeGgPtv
She760Please respect copyright.PENANAGR7b4n65ZM
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 760Please respect copyright.PENANAagEXz0Sxft
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much760Please respect copyright.PENANAX2G8zESzEw
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 760Please respect copyright.PENANABlkCTUCZAu
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.760Please respect copyright.PENANAa1UVTeAeeq
As760Please respect copyright.PENANA6PRQIqG5ux
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 760Please respect copyright.PENANADnoQSW2EXR
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.760Please respect copyright.PENANA4EUi74ZQbL
The760Please respect copyright.PENANAPBROOKWrqO
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 760Please respect copyright.PENANAGU2KWDCtaw
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 760Please respect copyright.PENANAj2LfDJGZiU
find out. 760Please respect copyright.PENANABKxi4OvJIG
As760Please respect copyright.PENANAxZCss0GTFl
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 760Please respect copyright.PENANA21x7xxrupf
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 760Please respect copyright.PENANAyo27x6c1tU
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 760Please respect copyright.PENANAAgSqjHIz4V
her.760Please respect copyright.PENANAqs0eqefxpV
***760Please respect copyright.PENANA0niYqLu1bP
"May760Please respect copyright.PENANAHFzYxmuvaM
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words760Please respect copyright.PENANAWieGMQir6H
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.760Please respect copyright.PENANAHix3TlrmOT
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.760Please respect copyright.PENANAFRwv4tJOCW
His760Please respect copyright.PENANAoq9BWroNyA
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 760Please respect copyright.PENANAN6FGjcTOR6
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.760Please respect copyright.PENANAvWahgKGVjd
"That760Please respect copyright.PENANAobANKnCqif
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 760Please respect copyright.PENANAtMRBLyAvsg
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 760Please respect copyright.PENANAXCGnJBGWn8
and I want to hear it."760Please respect copyright.PENANAIoTJdUt8fh
Leo760Please respect copyright.PENANATZWJ744yM2
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 760Please respect copyright.PENANA91BLhODggS
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 760Please respect copyright.PENANAPO0SPlrALQ
forever.760Please respect copyright.PENANAF5pO1V6isA
When760Please respect copyright.PENANAbqyFf5ahTk
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 760Please respect copyright.PENANAbp0r6I95La
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 760Please respect copyright.PENANABVAUxxkeyV
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 760Please respect copyright.PENANA3od243S4xi
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.760Please respect copyright.PENANA9idIFURgWj
"I760Please respect copyright.PENANAomspbEu3cZ
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 760Please respect copyright.PENANApmMW590uNO
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 760Please respect copyright.PENANAnijyPKFmxD
find out what it was."760Please respect copyright.PENANACBpCUyjWRJ
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"760Please respect copyright.PENANArPAII73YN7
"Most likely."760Please respect copyright.PENANATWBoXlc0bt
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."760Please respect copyright.PENANA2Y014fNGEb
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."760Please respect copyright.PENANADmz1HUyHZr
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."760Please respect copyright.PENANAauN5JQ4snb
Leo760Please respect copyright.PENANA9CFEwOzSgJ
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 760Please respect copyright.PENANALW1GrRP8fY
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 760Please respect copyright.PENANAhHtO64yR1C
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 760Please respect copyright.PENANA6YGYqY0wJe
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling760Please respect copyright.PENANAhmaYlASx9g
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 760Please respect copyright.PENANA8V0ATGDw0V
was to lose herself in him.760Please respect copyright.PENANAv9Mb46LJc4
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"760Please respect copyright.PENANArEKI41b5es
***760Please respect copyright.PENANATODPkNATaV
When760Please respect copyright.PENANAmHPxaRxQ9k
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 760Please respect copyright.PENANA03th5NvPyX
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 760Please respect copyright.PENANArAnQqxqyxK
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 760Please respect copyright.PENANABK9smMCq48
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.760Please respect copyright.PENANAh2LtWlhUUw
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 760Please respect copyright.PENANAm6F0NJXoEQ
The760Please respect copyright.PENANAIyZKArp77t
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 760Please respect copyright.PENANAd1z2ZCasox
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 760Please respect copyright.PENANASlSuXAsSs5
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 760Please respect copyright.PENANAKn59MbQ5tB
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.760Please respect copyright.PENANAduYTwbbEaH
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.760Please respect copyright.PENANA6GMUysHRJd
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 760Please respect copyright.PENANAlryWCq8oes
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"760Please respect copyright.PENANA4F4P7QTZ3z
Angel's760Please respect copyright.PENANAPMlw3YziAl
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and760Please respect copyright.PENANACFDmxm1NCV
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 760Please respect copyright.PENANA6lIzOsviKq
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 760Please respect copyright.PENANAYFAlLkXXYM
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 760Please respect copyright.PENANAwKgKmnVRwZ
something. Not what Miranda had told her.760Please respect copyright.PENANABmQdLgO78M
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 760Please respect copyright.PENANAvLNIsi8PyL
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"760Please respect copyright.PENANA4QGyr02i6y
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."760Please respect copyright.PENANAESFi8XHYgv
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.760Please respect copyright.PENANActx119sFO3
The760Please respect copyright.PENANAWUaozPKYFM
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and760Please respect copyright.PENANAIW8c7jrPne
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.760Please respect copyright.PENANANKqi8VOU03
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."760Please respect copyright.PENANA2FpeExBm6T
Angel760Please respect copyright.PENANAZcx5i7bWdI
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of760Please respect copyright.PENANA8xX1ligtPL
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 760Please respect copyright.PENANAo6siQsg8hr
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 760Please respect copyright.PENANA3Fy8fcaskJ
was right beside her.760Please respect copyright.PENANAn0khU4vONd
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.760Please respect copyright.PENANAqNg6ePxdU8
Angel760Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3xhbslKxP
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 760Please respect copyright.PENANAbgzhabM4JW
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 760Please respect copyright.PENANA4vq95URi8O
feelings inside her.760Please respect copyright.PENANAt4PRP2nFyD
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.760Please respect copyright.PENANAQK1Vm72Qo6
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 760Please respect copyright.PENANApz8P3QyjO1
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."760Please respect copyright.PENANAssWXTQiFsI
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"760Please respect copyright.PENANAGeMmACJa4e
"Angel."760Please respect copyright.PENANAmphtWKApaW
"Ah!760Please respect copyright.PENANAp3Z5ISM58Q
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 760Please respect copyright.PENANAwLMeMW7ogs
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 760Please respect copyright.PENANAGMyyWpkxRl
to meet your aquitance."760Please respect copyright.PENANAkbC02c3PXH
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."760Please respect copyright.PENANAU0pygY8X1H
Eric760Please respect copyright.PENANAOkFgpMcpq6
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 760Please respect copyright.PENANAGDgMyCqro5
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 760Please respect copyright.PENANAxxJwtBJi3Z
awkward. 760Please respect copyright.PENANAxzQWxTf8OA
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 760Please respect copyright.PENANAlU0BcnQ7lm
Eric760Please respect copyright.PENANA3jqjDoFjIP
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 760Please respect copyright.PENANACsdW8qlf9H
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 760Please respect copyright.PENANAskZBKevDhS
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 760Please respect copyright.PENANA6lO9WHi2VH
could feel Eric come closer from behind.760Please respect copyright.PENANA35GCoEy4Wv
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.760Please respect copyright.PENANApfb9BJCXB2
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.760Please respect copyright.PENANA62MkfDIE3R
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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