The wind blew hard on 761Please respect copyright.PENANAofqnpBto8m
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 761Please respect copyright.PENANA7jMBvm5IVh
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 761Please respect copyright.PENANAmvOEdNmTxj
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 761Please respect copyright.PENANArum1mJE6Yy
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 761Please respect copyright.PENANA0fNVYTLvWN
true.761Please respect copyright.PENANA6ArMrmJsPo
After Angel had received761Please respect copyright.PENANAFzKCpwuDsO
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 761Please respect copyright.PENANAKuGIkXcX6d
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 761Please respect copyright.PENANAHE7vZbd8lo
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.761Please respect copyright.PENANAydIGNe7mDw
"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."761Please respect copyright.PENANAIqnlW5Z324
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."761Please respect copyright.PENANA85uq9Kh2Dj
"If you don't believe761Please respect copyright.PENANAjK4mcQhXKi
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 761Please respect copyright.PENANACBzGx1SVoR
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 761Please respect copyright.PENANAgFlzhLkon7
creating a tradegy in future."761Please respect copyright.PENANAP79Ho8vBO1
And Angel was doing so 761Please respect copyright.PENANAVAU4XHf9Tc
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 761Please respect copyright.PENANA761HDjIz66
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what761Please respect copyright.PENANAFkK2dAIhpJ
Miranda said about her.761Please respect copyright.PENANAhiOJwRVh98
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?761Please respect copyright.PENANAqup0uZ8vCP
***761Please respect copyright.PENANAuqWeGMsN9f
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."761Please respect copyright.PENANA9OT8inxJQW
Kim761Please respect copyright.PENANAZAjB81Beo9
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 761Please respect copyright.PENANA6GttsBI6HJ
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 761Please respect copyright.PENANALwOmnfUjJG
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 761Please respect copyright.PENANAF9DwGI1biF
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 761Please respect copyright.PENANAvEMUkVJbhG
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 761Please respect copyright.PENANA4IUUKHdgjW
look magnificent.761Please respect copyright.PENANA5ut9SrJl4D
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."761Please respect copyright.PENANA0iLVxSCK6u
"Don't761Please respect copyright.PENANA9b44zqUiXS
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 761Please respect copyright.PENANAl8t9p3BILY
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."761Please respect copyright.PENANA72IBYt3UWa
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 761Please respect copyright.PENANAwjvrbkA7IZ
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 761Please respect copyright.PENANADXYO5M962D
Kim761Please respect copyright.PENANANeaDgqmTJL
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 761Please respect copyright.PENANAM1OEkmWKq5
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 761Please respect copyright.PENANAMFfHNJ3Jls
for you."761Please respect copyright.PENANAS3s2vE9UaS
"You think so?" 761Please respect copyright.PENANAQN8OgzjhYe
"I761Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2XXwoBjlH
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 761Please respect copyright.PENANAY2mD0rumaw
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get761Please respect copyright.PENANA1ujyIAVAsJ
married."761Please respect copyright.PENANATo5HUCeJEo
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."761Please respect copyright.PENANAqMIhfqplPw
"Oh,761Please respect copyright.PENANA1lvLGjivhv
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe761Please respect copyright.PENANA19AQGACwbR
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."761Please respect copyright.PENANAex1GeT7QLn
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."761Please respect copyright.PENANASHTMzoXKmg
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."761Please respect copyright.PENANAiXhitN6GwG
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.761Please respect copyright.PENANAROzeXOnmq6
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."761Please respect copyright.PENANAPRxyg5RA7A
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"761Please respect copyright.PENANAxkmB6Z0wAh
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."761Please respect copyright.PENANAyC8v0k5vns
***761Please respect copyright.PENANAHCuyL9d1Zu
"What do you mean he is not here!"761Please respect copyright.PENANAb0W1NjjsTr
Mrs761Please respect copyright.PENANAfjiiPLgzPW
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 761Please respect copyright.PENANAWNH8ah6QjB
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 761Please respect copyright.PENANAEfT2BeJPi5
chandelier above them move.761Please respect copyright.PENANAQhgC9lAkcY
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"761Please respect copyright.PENANAk7SX4M3f1L
Diana,761Please respect copyright.PENANA8OmGnqs6tu
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 761Please respect copyright.PENANAXUILKGN42q
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 761Please respect copyright.PENANAT4rB5RHjjG
dress.761Please respect copyright.PENANAWnBObcHFx4
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 761Please respect copyright.PENANAFmzCAbcrhS
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."761Please respect copyright.PENANAYiX1QGMYbL
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."761Please respect copyright.PENANAFLBJxYcpKG
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.761Please respect copyright.PENANAfpN5fKvIGQ
"If you start acting 761Please respect copyright.PENANAuM2u4mH1Z1
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be761Please respect copyright.PENANA19Y3V3TIK7
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."761Please respect copyright.PENANAKRXH3rwtXU
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"761Please respect copyright.PENANA0WVOOYKEfW
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."761Please respect copyright.PENANAT7RgYDc2tb
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 761Please respect copyright.PENANAX7cw03eEpA
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 761Please respect copyright.PENANAM8Xtpzio5G
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."761Please respect copyright.PENANAIId982ymBq
"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."761Please respect copyright.PENANAOt76qzqiWx
"You just shut up," said761Please respect copyright.PENANAAZHVjV8U8P
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to761Please respect copyright.PENANAc2zYzmqCbk
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"761Please respect copyright.PENANAWEoyw7CKfa
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."761Please respect copyright.PENANAYSgdfsrij9
"If you two are going to761Please respect copyright.PENANACwoksLdqpI
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 761Please respect copyright.PENANAoQi51u9BX8
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.761Please respect copyright.PENANAHl8vbDfSWE
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.761Please respect copyright.PENANA4IiuVsHOMw
"Your dear Fred isn't 761Please respect copyright.PENANApcRvzCdt3F
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 761Please respect copyright.PENANA2fc3zWhTvy
is supposed to be right here with me."761Please respect copyright.PENANALpp2eKExMH
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 761Please respect copyright.PENANA47Yo9HFfAh
"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.761Please respect copyright.PENANAK1R492QZGd
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 761Please respect copyright.PENANA5AWdLb40Ea
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell761Please respect copyright.PENANAhP5xA6z0cV
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.761Please respect copyright.PENANAmHKNJQQE1F
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.761Please respect copyright.PENANAjSly2QamKu
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 761Please respect copyright.PENANAvpE3ICanVi
***761Please respect copyright.PENANAW7bA6y85MI
Eric761Please respect copyright.PENANAB4sWWPPoYw
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 761Please respect copyright.PENANAXNCfRsjjil
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned761Please respect copyright.PENANA3AGivhU4VH
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 761Please respect copyright.PENANAvG17DgyhZ8
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 761Please respect copyright.PENANAWDCojlqrB4
home.761Please respect copyright.PENANAbonRstwIqb
He761Please respect copyright.PENANAhSKWZATzaq
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 761Please respect copyright.PENANAzeUtHktefX
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 761Please respect copyright.PENANAZQwFNfL9FE
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 761Please respect copyright.PENANArhkQfT0Cgz
with the wedding.761Please respect copyright.PENANAogMZHSLqOi
Before761Please respect copyright.PENANADAdIf2Tano
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 761Please respect copyright.PENANAY56Epjec8k
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black761Please respect copyright.PENANA3TQ1CXgMGN
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 761Please respect copyright.PENANALU9cLeSFHf
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 761Please respect copyright.PENANAbr99aAimn2
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 761Please respect copyright.PENANAL45IlcHALO
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 761Please respect copyright.PENANAE9Dialf4xT
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 761Please respect copyright.PENANAxlqHIXPngb
beautiful creature he had ever seen.761Please respect copyright.PENANAg9mIIQQ6Gs
She761Please respect copyright.PENANABQjLw4xdLM
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 761Please respect copyright.PENANA96hxZmWA9X
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much761Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7WDW1dIZZ
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 761Please respect copyright.PENANAOpULtCRAOA
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.761Please respect copyright.PENANAcO71UbUrxC
As761Please respect copyright.PENANAs4GDf6BrrE
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 761Please respect copyright.PENANA38u0dOpkVR
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.761Please respect copyright.PENANAzAm7glUBPR
The761Please respect copyright.PENANAJlFjsp5J4l
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 761Please respect copyright.PENANAPcC58cQuUb
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 761Please respect copyright.PENANAsvhN4hQrNa
find out. 761Please respect copyright.PENANAl37i9ofxIx
As761Please respect copyright.PENANAbZ2zog0WEx
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 761Please respect copyright.PENANAwNbUEyXIzV
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 761Please respect copyright.PENANAAYF0IFjNti
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 761Please respect copyright.PENANAzCWuw8Q1Hi
her.761Please respect copyright.PENANAS7XqcDK0kT
***761Please respect copyright.PENANArVG7F7L36O
"May761Please respect copyright.PENANAERJSLxqcVT
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words761Please respect copyright.PENANAC6re817l7Y
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.761Please respect copyright.PENANAqD9BhsxbON
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.761Please respect copyright.PENANAom1bU0Nqck
His761Please respect copyright.PENANAg7q5hLvPwc
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 761Please respect copyright.PENANArMDVSdHtPT
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.761Please respect copyright.PENANAr3BipR6jtS
"That761Please respect copyright.PENANALxW6miotAo
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 761Please respect copyright.PENANAxUUSUGdphP
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 761Please respect copyright.PENANADT7GenIHRV
and I want to hear it."761Please respect copyright.PENANARHGnDoUz1B
Leo761Please respect copyright.PENANAc2oo4OyztM
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 761Please respect copyright.PENANADeqOmS9aKl
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 761Please respect copyright.PENANALa0b48KraG
forever.761Please respect copyright.PENANAFxz4gcOtXG
When761Please respect copyright.PENANAZipaJLtCGw
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 761Please respect copyright.PENANAZbnlF4poqn
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 761Please respect copyright.PENANA7IF0V2cKMo
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 761Please respect copyright.PENANAyiTKEgkHGU
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.761Please respect copyright.PENANAOShmXTL1wZ
"I761Please respect copyright.PENANAWkrx7t6J7q
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 761Please respect copyright.PENANAtIPgxOrYsy
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 761Please respect copyright.PENANAdz8wFFvyZ1
find out what it was."761Please respect copyright.PENANAy8CFsiQvCT
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"761Please respect copyright.PENANA4d9PXJB0fA
"Most likely."761Please respect copyright.PENANAS5jKbc8apz
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."761Please respect copyright.PENANASxU35h6MUi
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."761Please respect copyright.PENANAVDCNNCbCOw
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."761Please respect copyright.PENANA9LSBfLqMku
Leo761Please respect copyright.PENANAJe2blPOqIM
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 761Please respect copyright.PENANABHNy7fCeHS
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 761Please respect copyright.PENANAFFZTnrP5CE
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 761Please respect copyright.PENANAkHFPH298Dw
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling761Please respect copyright.PENANApwnT03xqYP
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 761Please respect copyright.PENANA2Q9VE1DRuO
was to lose herself in him.761Please respect copyright.PENANAEb6cO3Yxw6
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"761Please respect copyright.PENANA8QMNbxHvRw
***761Please respect copyright.PENANA9me8U0bG1J
When761Please respect copyright.PENANA9Z3FNiybN9
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 761Please respect copyright.PENANAxzQf2525g8
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 761Please respect copyright.PENANAvsbyxlRkdz
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 761Please respect copyright.PENANABiLDLebrAC
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.761Please respect copyright.PENANAwSjPdCs3Nh
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 761Please respect copyright.PENANAeIWbxQFhRs
The761Please respect copyright.PENANACw9ozubIP8
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 761Please respect copyright.PENANANv8a9NsP2v
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 761Please respect copyright.PENANAV9NkUXqGf6
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 761Please respect copyright.PENANAj9mjvtoqcg
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.761Please respect copyright.PENANAi03ZIKQoy6
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.761Please respect copyright.PENANAP7DGl56dw6
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 761Please respect copyright.PENANALbeRFdftPn
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"761Please respect copyright.PENANA754INTNFST
Angel's761Please respect copyright.PENANAk1ffxdPDQv
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and761Please respect copyright.PENANA72yw5a447W
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 761Please respect copyright.PENANA5AifOyilkK
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 761Please respect copyright.PENANATNLBwHd1TP
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 761Please respect copyright.PENANAH9PwClZpMR
something. Not what Miranda had told her.761Please respect copyright.PENANA2xbbvTosLH
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 761Please respect copyright.PENANAXEEtNlbPIN
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"761Please respect copyright.PENANAqdrGWWZjHM
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."761Please respect copyright.PENANATUdmA90Ey5
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.761Please respect copyright.PENANAHwBzn1I0Ez
The761Please respect copyright.PENANAClhLycFw32
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and761Please respect copyright.PENANAuShd1ymU2m
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.761Please respect copyright.PENANAFHLniZKHn8
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."761Please respect copyright.PENANAPBSq7bczKw
Angel761Please respect copyright.PENANAWIlj9Bqicr
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of761Please respect copyright.PENANAk0w1CZVL46
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 761Please respect copyright.PENANAfsDHHzobgc
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 761Please respect copyright.PENANAtclc9FNvJS
was right beside her.761Please respect copyright.PENANApyrTyktYXJ
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.761Please respect copyright.PENANAsP5lGcCom7
Angel761Please respect copyright.PENANA2xM2lvCd61
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 761Please respect copyright.PENANAxH8uDK549Z
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 761Please respect copyright.PENANANLm3KHlf3F
feelings inside her.761Please respect copyright.PENANAEMzA8JsBnh
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.761Please respect copyright.PENANAhaw0uuCBdE
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 761Please respect copyright.PENANA6kTT3aNnpL
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."761Please respect copyright.PENANAJDomHCHkqR
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"761Please respect copyright.PENANAhBNggC4NsN
"Angel."761Please respect copyright.PENANAhx1NWKFf3U
"Ah!761Please respect copyright.PENANAKDazRuun8y
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 761Please respect copyright.PENANAo4pjShzpIa
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 761Please respect copyright.PENANAHMpR2LEB9X
to meet your aquitance."761Please respect copyright.PENANASe3lzEVKGX
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."761Please respect copyright.PENANAcIpLGnkBQ3
Eric761Please respect copyright.PENANAtel54s0K5F
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 761Please respect copyright.PENANAIeJdsNe9lA
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 761Please respect copyright.PENANAA3xanyTquE
awkward. 761Please respect copyright.PENANAo5IR9yM4bq
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 761Please respect copyright.PENANAakgjIW0FDz
Eric761Please respect copyright.PENANArYBcE4OVSX
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 761Please respect copyright.PENANAWgb4KpGooi
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 761Please respect copyright.PENANAQHle8A3CPX
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 761Please respect copyright.PENANARiW4V6sxfx
could feel Eric come closer from behind.761Please respect copyright.PENANAQe1V7j2Hey
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.761Please respect copyright.PENANANmJ0ACx6Wx
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.761Please respect copyright.PENANAn5bP25RyZu
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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