The wind blew hard on 632Please respect copyright.PENANAlyjSUi9Cmc
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 632Please respect copyright.PENANAk3khYgaCJo
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 632Please respect copyright.PENANA2xRTLRvh97
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 632Please respect copyright.PENANA9XqwXTcuUH
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 632Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZNVoKsOMS
true.632Please respect copyright.PENANAUxlvd4evcs
After Angel had received632Please respect copyright.PENANAnDFdrH0qft
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 632Please respect copyright.PENANA8pC858qaMZ
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 632Please respect copyright.PENANAd4yJ2RNwJC
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.632Please respect copyright.PENANApOyXBMqPYX
"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."632Please respect copyright.PENANAf4wFmp00YX
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."632Please respect copyright.PENANATWA7CQk6Pc
"If you don't believe632Please respect copyright.PENANAA3KWatRghG
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 632Please respect copyright.PENANAhTmdA0B24R
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 632Please respect copyright.PENANAiPVCVc0u5Z
creating a tradegy in future."632Please respect copyright.PENANAr2EDq332zq
And Angel was doing so 632Please respect copyright.PENANA2PDJJipmZP
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 632Please respect copyright.PENANAhzJAJ0UT1R
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what632Please respect copyright.PENANAVb5LUBR6BE
Miranda said about her.632Please respect copyright.PENANAnjj9zWA9Wt
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?632Please respect copyright.PENANAbuRjLtiQeA
***632Please respect copyright.PENANAiiKeFBv1q0
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."632Please respect copyright.PENANAy8FDLm3XFd
Kim632Please respect copyright.PENANAxCDBHYgX1b
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 632Please respect copyright.PENANASPW4cg2cza
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 632Please respect copyright.PENANA0InPJw3Q6H
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 632Please respect copyright.PENANAEayK3TSuPH
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 632Please respect copyright.PENANATR3YtpvT1n
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 632Please respect copyright.PENANAz8aevvrg2U
look magnificent.632Please respect copyright.PENANAowaO9ciMqs
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."632Please respect copyright.PENANA3ELVrOI7Xt
"Don't632Please respect copyright.PENANABzXhO4W9OC
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 632Please respect copyright.PENANAtgMxBt5QGD
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."632Please respect copyright.PENANA8MKAiP2HoJ
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 632Please respect copyright.PENANAVAvPTFDceJ
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 632Please respect copyright.PENANA1pWXSH0by8
Kim632Please respect copyright.PENANAW1jbNDx5oh
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 632Please respect copyright.PENANANzDzo85hw9
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 632Please respect copyright.PENANApYt5gszuTT
for you."632Please respect copyright.PENANAsi15J2102D
"You think so?" 632Please respect copyright.PENANA1WZ3OFFC75
"I632Please respect copyright.PENANALrOD3z1Efx
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 632Please respect copyright.PENANA5bk582gvf9
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get632Please respect copyright.PENANAbbQWsJ2BUM
married."632Please respect copyright.PENANA8QQCR7pLWJ
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."632Please respect copyright.PENANAEGkBziB4LQ
"Oh,632Please respect copyright.PENANAnPuCkJB62c
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe632Please respect copyright.PENANAuzS8XWlljQ
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."632Please respect copyright.PENANAY0t4L9e8LY
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."632Please respect copyright.PENANAys4nSaVtc9
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."632Please respect copyright.PENANAAAY9U9HpAN
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.632Please respect copyright.PENANAaFnDJI5IMd
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."632Please respect copyright.PENANAAZYjPf08Hw
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"632Please respect copyright.PENANAU4jVpx4eQW
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."632Please respect copyright.PENANAPnxbLWrRBi
***632Please respect copyright.PENANAJMKj8Gg4ZZ
"What do you mean he is not here!"632Please respect copyright.PENANAAQwuPCJqx3
Mrs632Please respect copyright.PENANA1qjWLYmmvJ
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 632Please respect copyright.PENANAO3k49z8BkF
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 632Please respect copyright.PENANA1ks8vqRtZ9
chandelier above them move.632Please respect copyright.PENANA4fPRX7tojq
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"632Please respect copyright.PENANAHgNPTAZTZ0
Diana,632Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0TqqRWMOf
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 632Please respect copyright.PENANAQurH9z0Gos
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 632Please respect copyright.PENANApRy7wjhx35
dress.632Please respect copyright.PENANAzRCLuA1dQO
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 632Please respect copyright.PENANAfitq9D11q1
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."632Please respect copyright.PENANAuU5iYdQZ0F
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."632Please respect copyright.PENANAppOaOjdaOk
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.632Please respect copyright.PENANA3RAnE6gkH1
"If you start acting 632Please respect copyright.PENANAQUEMfgv8el
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be632Please respect copyright.PENANA0axf9dcXVg
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."632Please respect copyright.PENANAf2IX90oKOA
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"632Please respect copyright.PENANAnSNi980ND1
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."632Please respect copyright.PENANAO273D6g53J
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 632Please respect copyright.PENANAbxqO3hMf4O
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 632Please respect copyright.PENANAyV6REanB0X
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."632Please respect copyright.PENANAImALe0eSEr
"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."632Please respect copyright.PENANAEgcXYPrXof
"You just shut up," said632Please respect copyright.PENANANS3CPFL37o
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to632Please respect copyright.PENANAOiiZ7PKeBD
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"632Please respect copyright.PENANAaRzTHkSa77
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."632Please respect copyright.PENANAcXuV8Pjqtz
"If you two are going to632Please respect copyright.PENANAZJyp0xyJAC
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 632Please respect copyright.PENANAzDbv4ZZPpL
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.632Please respect copyright.PENANAJmz53sIzti
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.632Please respect copyright.PENANAS1SagcRm0S
"Your dear Fred isn't 632Please respect copyright.PENANAv76KaaSvkL
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 632Please respect copyright.PENANAP9nKb2OPEd
is supposed to be right here with me."632Please respect copyright.PENANAgUUC15amnF
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 632Please respect copyright.PENANAXB11SL5YlI
"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.632Please respect copyright.PENANAVhhHJZdgii
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 632Please respect copyright.PENANAjf2O94fa6x
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell632Please respect copyright.PENANALORgeXbjbM
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.632Please respect copyright.PENANAshyGFVTUFv
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.632Please respect copyright.PENANAc9cyj98WXu
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 632Please respect copyright.PENANAO3ggwJ03dg
***632Please respect copyright.PENANAdhIqRqvppv
Eric632Please respect copyright.PENANAdTSHjpcXYh
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 632Please respect copyright.PENANAWREABI8SXG
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned632Please respect copyright.PENANAGxgHjaTm1C
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 632Please respect copyright.PENANAEbS6NT4uoB
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 632Please respect copyright.PENANAOvlJVOw7fd
home.632Please respect copyright.PENANAHyMRRDg5hw
He632Please respect copyright.PENANAWL7p5gBmiw
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 632Please respect copyright.PENANA78auXsal3q
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 632Please respect copyright.PENANAIFz3VS6nhs
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 632Please respect copyright.PENANAJQ7XEUQAXc
with the wedding.632Please respect copyright.PENANA5qJXNOl0Qv
Before632Please respect copyright.PENANAP6iq5q1S7c
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 632Please respect copyright.PENANASzHz5EqBlz
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black632Please respect copyright.PENANARvLcI4kGw0
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 632Please respect copyright.PENANAxYD4NlrMeY
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 632Please respect copyright.PENANA5j1WfeEwsf
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 632Please respect copyright.PENANASJ68LpXDZl
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 632Please respect copyright.PENANAbX4SabyFwj
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 632Please respect copyright.PENANAsmsO6aa4HS
beautiful creature he had ever seen.632Please respect copyright.PENANAx8XJzAn7kV
She632Please respect copyright.PENANACmOCLwKum0
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 632Please respect copyright.PENANAfyAqr0Kz9i
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much632Please respect copyright.PENANAN3fxvPKbZQ
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 632Please respect copyright.PENANAaef9PAb8Ug
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.632Please respect copyright.PENANAUt1TA6DZST
As632Please respect copyright.PENANAHcBNjMH84I
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 632Please respect copyright.PENANAdRY1LC9Kkj
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.632Please respect copyright.PENANA8QKcYwmyJS
The632Please respect copyright.PENANAiXICU15bpt
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 632Please respect copyright.PENANAHnkXNvzzib
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 632Please respect copyright.PENANA0gp8t53PpY
find out. 632Please respect copyright.PENANAeXAFq3Je9T
As632Please respect copyright.PENANA5Urukuom62
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 632Please respect copyright.PENANAT8S9VOPDCt
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 632Please respect copyright.PENANAL2pxEhspI0
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 632Please respect copyright.PENANAfFcsvDzZah
her.632Please respect copyright.PENANA1Tk0EbPB90
***632Please respect copyright.PENANADkT5oeOTVj
"May632Please respect copyright.PENANAiGWbD9tk9h
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words632Please respect copyright.PENANAP6pOSuetNL
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.632Please respect copyright.PENANAYsoVWWqX7N
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.632Please respect copyright.PENANA9DTGAM3K7W
His632Please respect copyright.PENANAgJk32s4hwr
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 632Please respect copyright.PENANAErszpGvqIw
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.632Please respect copyright.PENANACocgLJ5v31
"That632Please respect copyright.PENANAgPPqGd7vhY
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 632Please respect copyright.PENANAbKFrDJ4ObM
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 632Please respect copyright.PENANAd8tWhLuciz
and I want to hear it."632Please respect copyright.PENANATffisF6DC8
Leo632Please respect copyright.PENANA58i0p6OglT
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 632Please respect copyright.PENANA6lk92Q080l
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 632Please respect copyright.PENANAXdRfdSBXbO
forever.632Please respect copyright.PENANAB5FeDGmtwJ
When632Please respect copyright.PENANAAXfCDAmQ5L
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 632Please respect copyright.PENANA1enVUHQ9df
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 632Please respect copyright.PENANAvgFJt4gAw8
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 632Please respect copyright.PENANAqmsSHAjDcx
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.632Please respect copyright.PENANAgMioTv1ZK8
"I632Please respect copyright.PENANAaZBj3rmmMZ
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 632Please respect copyright.PENANAC0z32Wq7Ny
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 632Please respect copyright.PENANAp5sNs1S7rg
find out what it was."632Please respect copyright.PENANAzGkYOAYtWW
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"632Please respect copyright.PENANAC3ddWYv75y
"Most likely."632Please respect copyright.PENANAB89zrMxp2R
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."632Please respect copyright.PENANARDjWbuiUj5
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."632Please respect copyright.PENANADP9RmM270I
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."632Please respect copyright.PENANAJWB3vGZRs3
Leo632Please respect copyright.PENANAo9Px17Hqbl
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 632Please respect copyright.PENANAamGHdNIZmS
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 632Please respect copyright.PENANAsz1r14NVvM
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 632Please respect copyright.PENANAiHCqUWVuA6
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling632Please respect copyright.PENANAKeRA70Q26Y
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 632Please respect copyright.PENANAkOc9ANHlf7
was to lose herself in him.632Please respect copyright.PENANAs8zM1Mepga
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"632Please respect copyright.PENANA9YntHG9l9Y
***632Please respect copyright.PENANAAs9XK2vUnt
When632Please respect copyright.PENANAGMaMCSEFxp
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 632Please respect copyright.PENANAcNYswc7UjC
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 632Please respect copyright.PENANAw2nMNga4kW
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 632Please respect copyright.PENANAm3uRc2EbAC
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.632Please respect copyright.PENANAmQ1Ulf1BL3
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 632Please respect copyright.PENANADd9zWuklxV
The632Please respect copyright.PENANAzyzpQysC9R
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 632Please respect copyright.PENANAMZnTStgL2f
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 632Please respect copyright.PENANAAXbOMd2hu8
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 632Please respect copyright.PENANAmao18BmwzF
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.632Please respect copyright.PENANASQH8LdL5GA
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.632Please respect copyright.PENANArLXGgn5PWc
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 632Please respect copyright.PENANAJj006ds9GD
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"632Please respect copyright.PENANASg5dnyesZl
Angel's632Please respect copyright.PENANANGXnxSM7HA
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and632Please respect copyright.PENANA0qCRZZS3HA
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 632Please respect copyright.PENANAjUddRJdwik
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 632Please respect copyright.PENANA8IybKzt4O3
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 632Please respect copyright.PENANAQYKiEsU0jX
something. Not what Miranda had told her.632Please respect copyright.PENANAVeDwHAQsG9
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 632Please respect copyright.PENANAcmX9pyevzX
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"632Please respect copyright.PENANASFMYqVwxoo
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."632Please respect copyright.PENANA2LAg5AHFid
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.632Please respect copyright.PENANAYrmz02sWnC
The632Please respect copyright.PENANAeEjx5O6gz9
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and632Please respect copyright.PENANATezdAqHFqv
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.632Please respect copyright.PENANAG23Q44puOY
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."632Please respect copyright.PENANAaq52OCj3qN
Angel632Please respect copyright.PENANA3SeN9w06c8
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of632Please respect copyright.PENANA4ZsrzwVSO5
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 632Please respect copyright.PENANAFAIIGVU4w2
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 632Please respect copyright.PENANAV1ecOGzlIa
was right beside her.632Please respect copyright.PENANAYaqpWk1zBI
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.632Please respect copyright.PENANAJHRWEdRGxH
Angel632Please respect copyright.PENANAf1vIeJCsSC
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 632Please respect copyright.PENANAY4ppNqiyuQ
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 632Please respect copyright.PENANA7TOc9dywC8
feelings inside her.632Please respect copyright.PENANABVfwQ5uZ3r
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.632Please respect copyright.PENANAO2W1M5AtUF
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 632Please respect copyright.PENANAiJNRpRAAKb
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."632Please respect copyright.PENANAhBmYeEfwho
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"632Please respect copyright.PENANA9UF8GMvTVu
"Angel."632Please respect copyright.PENANAw0C4A7InLD
"Ah!632Please respect copyright.PENANADPks4kHOWz
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 632Please respect copyright.PENANAq85dhy4OkX
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 632Please respect copyright.PENANAGfFU3c5I8R
to meet your aquitance."632Please respect copyright.PENANA9tdCt3hR0p
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."632Please respect copyright.PENANAK2OMeSGTWY
Eric632Please respect copyright.PENANAnJug1BoFvq
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 632Please respect copyright.PENANArJnj19Vt5n
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 632Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8q1gqJ4kz
awkward. 632Please respect copyright.PENANAiDI7eK1Jch
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 632Please respect copyright.PENANAq8yezZiKqX
Eric632Please respect copyright.PENANAjsjqJoy8ZE
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 632Please respect copyright.PENANAF22tHdRjWW
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 632Please respect copyright.PENANAs8SKL8sMEH
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 632Please respect copyright.PENANA35lFZLqzgA
could feel Eric come closer from behind.632Please respect copyright.PENANAcOQpEIb9W3
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.632Please respect copyright.PENANAhU0Kism3E5
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.632Please respect copyright.PENANAxFCqJC3rI3
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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