The wind blew hard on 931Please respect copyright.PENANANLk51h2E6h
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 931Please respect copyright.PENANAUwONGW6eII
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 931Please respect copyright.PENANAuJxoS3rt4B
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 931Please respect copyright.PENANACpDJtSOr4c
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 931Please respect copyright.PENANAzIf1GT2QoJ
true.931Please respect copyright.PENANAOuhauDZesR
After Angel had received931Please respect copyright.PENANAc0N4MwHkhB
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 931Please respect copyright.PENANANUr1Veg4AQ
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 931Please respect copyright.PENANAGQmOlbZdAq
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.931Please respect copyright.PENANABYk5pH8DeJ
"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."931Please respect copyright.PENANAptphIw2VOd
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."931Please respect copyright.PENANA2eLaq0wKMB
"If you don't believe931Please respect copyright.PENANAnm2EyxNvYi
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 931Please respect copyright.PENANA2mNnyPvWSn
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 931Please respect copyright.PENANAkxyLETCofB
creating a tradegy in future."931Please respect copyright.PENANAWbU3V4t8l7
And Angel was doing so 931Please respect copyright.PENANAg9adSdfYkS
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 931Please respect copyright.PENANAY8rY0Njffd
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what931Please respect copyright.PENANA8eUZGN3FeA
Miranda said about her.931Please respect copyright.PENANACY2m7uhCLh
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?931Please respect copyright.PENANA1nWLOtMPqe
***931Please respect copyright.PENANAiu9GpxdP81
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."931Please respect copyright.PENANA4vT9ib8Wiv
Kim931Please respect copyright.PENANAapFjlhl4BL
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 931Please respect copyright.PENANAIeVMdTcSRs
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 931Please respect copyright.PENANASs7XRmIhIH
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 931Please respect copyright.PENANAju8OKvbhWF
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 931Please respect copyright.PENANALwrN5AJ0OK
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 931Please respect copyright.PENANAOd89tGChy6
look magnificent.931Please respect copyright.PENANAAjXRKHfeWD
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."931Please respect copyright.PENANAKVJLx0Moa3
"Don't931Please respect copyright.PENANAbk4iXP5Woo
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 931Please respect copyright.PENANA4acXuufLSc
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."931Please respect copyright.PENANAXdcyNCkYO9
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 931Please respect copyright.PENANA9LUB7FqWd5
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 931Please respect copyright.PENANA4bpc7RjGzH
Kim931Please respect copyright.PENANAAv35ZEfXRE
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 931Please respect copyright.PENANAPo8UMHZxXD
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 931Please respect copyright.PENANAEwUJVnTDJb
for you."931Please respect copyright.PENANAN4XNamK5eC
"You think so?" 931Please respect copyright.PENANAXNCoqb37dQ
"I931Please respect copyright.PENANAUAUImyOBMG
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 931Please respect copyright.PENANAkvP35kKSQ2
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get931Please respect copyright.PENANALBFBORnc9j
married."931Please respect copyright.PENANAoe4NHD1NDu
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."931Please respect copyright.PENANALW47bf16sr
"Oh,931Please respect copyright.PENANA1brJyCKizu
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe931Please respect copyright.PENANAJHnrQXWlwy
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."931Please respect copyright.PENANA2ovq5GOLQM
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."931Please respect copyright.PENANA0U0Xi6kSbQ
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."931Please respect copyright.PENANALoFJzg1Cdz
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.931Please respect copyright.PENANADmIJrkRdXH
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."931Please respect copyright.PENANADuYrxZU0nm
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"931Please respect copyright.PENANASRYjPbwgKS
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."931Please respect copyright.PENANA2Loe6gJ3KG
***931Please respect copyright.PENANA8BepSShb6O
"What do you mean he is not here!"931Please respect copyright.PENANALsexZ38qUY
Mrs931Please respect copyright.PENANA41EVG4nEZq
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 931Please respect copyright.PENANAv5MKQBuxLS
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 931Please respect copyright.PENANAZAMAq6UeTY
chandelier above them move.931Please respect copyright.PENANASTEckuihbT
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"931Please respect copyright.PENANAc7WzSZQE4r
Diana,931Please respect copyright.PENANAIUEpcrvl5M
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 931Please respect copyright.PENANA8RbB4D1ZNB
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 931Please respect copyright.PENANA3doVuv9DeV
dress.931Please respect copyright.PENANAbtgGWcc7Yk
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 931Please respect copyright.PENANAreIGv5h7Br
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."931Please respect copyright.PENANA3ggI0ISL1u
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."931Please respect copyright.PENANAJFC87HZcxe
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.931Please respect copyright.PENANAPgEORHmZt0
"If you start acting 931Please respect copyright.PENANA8KKUGFvRZE
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be931Please respect copyright.PENANAwGigoCE0BA
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."931Please respect copyright.PENANA7r4vRTmqkU
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"931Please respect copyright.PENANAw8EruLanOb
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."931Please respect copyright.PENANA3ToR14A68t
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 931Please respect copyright.PENANAmCOEfkEFo1
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 931Please respect copyright.PENANAdw86TQfMhj
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."931Please respect copyright.PENANAeSj02jubJM
"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."931Please respect copyright.PENANASr85Wco5DF
"You just shut up," said931Please respect copyright.PENANAsa4X3vXCOm
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to931Please respect copyright.PENANAPSYfYREYZN
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"931Please respect copyright.PENANAYm0eeNa58n
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."931Please respect copyright.PENANAPIVkyIB4XA
"If you two are going to931Please respect copyright.PENANADiMdA15S9C
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 931Please respect copyright.PENANAGaYFziYNw3
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.931Please respect copyright.PENANAf5RlRibZag
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.931Please respect copyright.PENANAOMpQH6mL1x
"Your dear Fred isn't 931Please respect copyright.PENANAZzgcncD1oz
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 931Please respect copyright.PENANAyFNiwkxO8N
is supposed to be right here with me."931Please respect copyright.PENANAtkcVHiD7CA
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 931Please respect copyright.PENANAEnVWtvCoQ9
"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.931Please respect copyright.PENANAAr55xhn8R9
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 931Please respect copyright.PENANAR69l9LQjLS
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell931Please respect copyright.PENANA5k7t40Z3c9
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.931Please respect copyright.PENANAWsJnO4LUhy
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.931Please respect copyright.PENANAvNcz53eNFs
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 931Please respect copyright.PENANA6WMmr4Uf4y
***931Please respect copyright.PENANAXsRnDLQqrK
Eric931Please respect copyright.PENANAZppge30tC9
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 931Please respect copyright.PENANArEIXivzsXy
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned931Please respect copyright.PENANAD5EZvYHteU
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 931Please respect copyright.PENANA7uQx3T98U1
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 931Please respect copyright.PENANAR5bdp8tble
home.931Please respect copyright.PENANAH8wsWNB8HZ
He931Please respect copyright.PENANAUcMqtuFDC4
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 931Please respect copyright.PENANAEq6pOZh1iR
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 931Please respect copyright.PENANA72DQrJb0O5
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 931Please respect copyright.PENANAVRe9Oc0ijn
with the wedding.931Please respect copyright.PENANAQv5hDajuqD
Before931Please respect copyright.PENANAdgRelGVrWJ
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 931Please respect copyright.PENANAXGbbS4zWCh
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black931Please respect copyright.PENANAsHrHeomKsV
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 931Please respect copyright.PENANAS5bHLo6nW2
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 931Please respect copyright.PENANAlDm7RdOUZE
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 931Please respect copyright.PENANA1HpBsGNDhg
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 931Please respect copyright.PENANADqcM55KAKH
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 931Please respect copyright.PENANAnlPTHYi9yC
beautiful creature he had ever seen.931Please respect copyright.PENANA8NzO6jANH8
She931Please respect copyright.PENANAs0hPutqjuz
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 931Please respect copyright.PENANA3TcVU2xruE
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much931Please respect copyright.PENANA2cZ0kyW1SG
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 931Please respect copyright.PENANAxZSu6tsbkw
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.931Please respect copyright.PENANAJQE1rStBB0
As931Please respect copyright.PENANAWqGCAQUsqL
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 931Please respect copyright.PENANAMFnMG72doE
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.931Please respect copyright.PENANAymK7Z51bqb
The931Please respect copyright.PENANAN1fG8Npsjo
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 931Please respect copyright.PENANA9KxgPlE959
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 931Please respect copyright.PENANADGk2IrZKED
find out. 931Please respect copyright.PENANAFK3IDZ4pYW
As931Please respect copyright.PENANA8q7QOpRCT5
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 931Please respect copyright.PENANAiC3Pr5HezW
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 931Please respect copyright.PENANA4p5OJJxWUr
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 931Please respect copyright.PENANAMSslSauXlu
her.931Please respect copyright.PENANAl6YlbhZCAi
***931Please respect copyright.PENANAreYWKbImOh
"May931Please respect copyright.PENANARRiyPkCRv3
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words931Please respect copyright.PENANAVq1eYnN7Zp
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.931Please respect copyright.PENANAgBaNX77Zbr
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.931Please respect copyright.PENANApahZPT1p7x
His931Please respect copyright.PENANAWtPQG8UOo7
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 931Please respect copyright.PENANAX60j6CcUQv
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.931Please respect copyright.PENANA1BR38jTbDs
"That931Please respect copyright.PENANAhuAYoJ4z8V
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 931Please respect copyright.PENANAmoi1Kj2W20
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 931Please respect copyright.PENANAGgt0q4TIxR
and I want to hear it."931Please respect copyright.PENANAqF5ScDtTpm
Leo931Please respect copyright.PENANAly75Y4iKwX
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 931Please respect copyright.PENANAOzOA3SMrn8
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 931Please respect copyright.PENANAdfY1uwGsBg
forever.931Please respect copyright.PENANAAr8h049YT8
When931Please respect copyright.PENANAxYa0mIZa8I
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 931Please respect copyright.PENANA09zNkL5zXp
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 931Please respect copyright.PENANAjUUOcWuAXH
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 931Please respect copyright.PENANAp9MxA0qUVB
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.931Please respect copyright.PENANAXq7BeamxMG
"I931Please respect copyright.PENANAGagiYoROO0
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 931Please respect copyright.PENANARsIYdT7gEV
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 931Please respect copyright.PENANAePIsGR4eD3
find out what it was."931Please respect copyright.PENANAGFHa9jcD3N
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"931Please respect copyright.PENANAvXEqJxd73z
"Most likely."931Please respect copyright.PENANAeVWDPctaWa
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."931Please respect copyright.PENANAQKKmvg51qQ
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."931Please respect copyright.PENANAIXxWiGTRdQ
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."931Please respect copyright.PENANAWNUR7aVbSl
Leo931Please respect copyright.PENANAOzGfkl5XLx
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 931Please respect copyright.PENANATXb5mzhNq7
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 931Please respect copyright.PENANAuWr64DmxiF
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 931Please respect copyright.PENANAGMNxhoRxK2
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling931Please respect copyright.PENANAtE5ncceOyT
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 931Please respect copyright.PENANAXa1WFsfHlT
was to lose herself in him.931Please respect copyright.PENANAYhItAuQ2RL
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"931Please respect copyright.PENANAEzTEnvDAka
***931Please respect copyright.PENANAC7SXbhdJSL
When931Please respect copyright.PENANAZQZG0j7PWY
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 931Please respect copyright.PENANAEjBGn6buME
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 931Please respect copyright.PENANAmpjhzGGrJR
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 931Please respect copyright.PENANAGgswVfvco9
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.931Please respect copyright.PENANAuWofTZXLWL
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 931Please respect copyright.PENANAliDlggHXgR
The931Please respect copyright.PENANAGa5iO2bpnn
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 931Please respect copyright.PENANA862uTKY0Tu
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 931Please respect copyright.PENANAJnFsO2QBOF
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 931Please respect copyright.PENANArf5FiTNIXv
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.931Please respect copyright.PENANAFsLgTl4mjv
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.931Please respect copyright.PENANA102CWx4XpS
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 931Please respect copyright.PENANA0kKc7O14iS
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"931Please respect copyright.PENANA5FMwIDU77x
Angel's931Please respect copyright.PENANA0aEacsH9od
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and931Please respect copyright.PENANARDTOtt11cv
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 931Please respect copyright.PENANAAIb76gytwW
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 931Please respect copyright.PENANA9IeRYpFFlI
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 931Please respect copyright.PENANA76CwtPbOC7
something. Not what Miranda had told her.931Please respect copyright.PENANA1tzHDKwadm
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 931Please respect copyright.PENANAZHCS2cmSlV
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"931Please respect copyright.PENANANpc0N8lZaa
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."931Please respect copyright.PENANAj69nwDLK9z
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.931Please respect copyright.PENANARA6rt1L8oc
The931Please respect copyright.PENANAFYcvNRQQR2
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and931Please respect copyright.PENANA2wtYwOtQiX
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.931Please respect copyright.PENANAHa6BF6JC1E
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."931Please respect copyright.PENANATlYN5P6md0
Angel931Please respect copyright.PENANA73jzdAKSgy
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of931Please respect copyright.PENANAp8d0xjo2Hj
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 931Please respect copyright.PENANAI0wepHfaO2
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 931Please respect copyright.PENANA0H7MObbeC1
was right beside her.931Please respect copyright.PENANAl7Bndztlxk
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.931Please respect copyright.PENANAoC1fCuGRBR
Angel931Please respect copyright.PENANAv2om1Q4TBG
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 931Please respect copyright.PENANAv5MmhwgERx
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 931Please respect copyright.PENANAz6xTQmBFjR
feelings inside her.931Please respect copyright.PENANA1XrIg5R24k
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.931Please respect copyright.PENANAwm9y515Zs3
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 931Please respect copyright.PENANAJsUsFMH2tI
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."931Please respect copyright.PENANACohy0rr3dF
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"931Please respect copyright.PENANAplFaHyFNDh
"Angel."931Please respect copyright.PENANA57ESlAKRDg
"Ah!931Please respect copyright.PENANAdbCXfnlADA
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 931Please respect copyright.PENANA4L5vyWl6pG
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 931Please respect copyright.PENANAy5hYFKBoxq
to meet your aquitance."931Please respect copyright.PENANAgBuEL9sOUG
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."931Please respect copyright.PENANAyR0pNCoVCk
Eric931Please respect copyright.PENANAwNvMErq6Ce
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 931Please respect copyright.PENANA7dE5V0DVXF
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 931Please respect copyright.PENANAKPsUnqpBH7
awkward. 931Please respect copyright.PENANA5CSFllESI4
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 931Please respect copyright.PENANAi8OsgNPa3F
Eric931Please respect copyright.PENANA2Jr3dHXDms
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 931Please respect copyright.PENANAZnLUTJjVte
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 931Please respect copyright.PENANAnbLiFiy2e9
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 931Please respect copyright.PENANA12IYMQXyqp
could feel Eric come closer from behind.931Please respect copyright.PENANASMiHMmSl6X
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.931Please respect copyright.PENANAbr9C60ramh
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.931Please respect copyright.PENANAaDOmv5f7gX
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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