The wind blew hard on 557Please respect copyright.PENANAdu9cgwfFaS
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 557Please respect copyright.PENANAXZ1gQPutMq
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 557Please respect copyright.PENANAy3CPooka4M
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 557Please respect copyright.PENANAMl9aJy685V
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 557Please respect copyright.PENANAYGJsUsvgd3
true.557Please respect copyright.PENANANjFlK6iaCu
After Angel had received557Please respect copyright.PENANAbtNPbvm4Pu
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 557Please respect copyright.PENANAlxAbuVK8VV
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 557Please respect copyright.PENANAmwjwlphz4G
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.557Please respect copyright.PENANAB601LyvT1Y
"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."557Please respect copyright.PENANAHwZpk42PNQ
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."557Please respect copyright.PENANAxkEgg10jN4
"If you don't believe557Please respect copyright.PENANAkYvb6nDSzg
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 557Please respect copyright.PENANAV1wSvlw1Yc
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 557Please respect copyright.PENANAnyzTTPcRhq
creating a tradegy in future."557Please respect copyright.PENANAAXyCxYg0ba
And Angel was doing so 557Please respect copyright.PENANAqOqAYSoFvP
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 557Please respect copyright.PENANAf5tQPsqARG
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what557Please respect copyright.PENANA6uTkCCKgcI
Miranda said about her.557Please respect copyright.PENANAepM4En96Gz
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?557Please respect copyright.PENANAEXdbf1zznM
***557Please respect copyright.PENANAbVHqXEcpnl
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."557Please respect copyright.PENANANE0ahOCj1j
Kim557Please respect copyright.PENANAOzUEUzOSX4
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 557Please respect copyright.PENANA1qYLF4QSES
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 557Please respect copyright.PENANA3lwEzbfyF4
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 557Please respect copyright.PENANAMUQeG1XFtg
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 557Please respect copyright.PENANAkB59C6XP0T
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 557Please respect copyright.PENANANKnBFvOWyu
look magnificent.557Please respect copyright.PENANAW5CEo9Ahwu
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."557Please respect copyright.PENANAuNlfubueAE
"Don't557Please respect copyright.PENANAHHd0z0FpTa
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 557Please respect copyright.PENANAjoBd8ISxRA
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."557Please respect copyright.PENANALeSq2kFDyM
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 557Please respect copyright.PENANATpSqlzPvXv
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 557Please respect copyright.PENANAlPE3tfw4B5
Kim557Please respect copyright.PENANAwvu0nHXaDH
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 557Please respect copyright.PENANA4WGFB0ZmVS
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 557Please respect copyright.PENANASDpHcNCl0P
for you."557Please respect copyright.PENANARLOiWdD2qs
"You think so?" 557Please respect copyright.PENANA02QOG89Dby
"I557Please respect copyright.PENANARV6Xh5ehCA
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 557Please respect copyright.PENANAMYMhF41XoA
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get557Please respect copyright.PENANAumncVGD51h
married."557Please respect copyright.PENANAfAEu0nq6Kg
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."557Please respect copyright.PENANAk81ZPziSYd
"Oh,557Please respect copyright.PENANA4Scbp0e3Kp
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe557Please respect copyright.PENANAdSMzP6iu7F
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."557Please respect copyright.PENANAv20b1iPSHZ
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."557Please respect copyright.PENANAgaU47NJVd5
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."557Please respect copyright.PENANAHxl3GDPNW3
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.557Please respect copyright.PENANA4DvCGqt6KE
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."557Please respect copyright.PENANACQGULef4Za
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"557Please respect copyright.PENANAHDoywmFjAn
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."557Please respect copyright.PENANAgBVRdhZ40w
***557Please respect copyright.PENANAB5I3ojXrqb
"What do you mean he is not here!"557Please respect copyright.PENANA5WPBXIsH0q
Mrs557Please respect copyright.PENANANxbnEEcdUT
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 557Please respect copyright.PENANAMJUnln01qI
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 557Please respect copyright.PENANAFP9t463oRA
chandelier above them move.557Please respect copyright.PENANAzvbGsh9J3p
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"557Please respect copyright.PENANAuK77QPrhWn
Diana,557Please respect copyright.PENANAw4wZfzuwRN
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 557Please respect copyright.PENANA4nh2XQRWwE
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 557Please respect copyright.PENANAjIOenCozM7
dress.557Please respect copyright.PENANAYMWIySLBCs
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 557Please respect copyright.PENANAlczKHJBRL4
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."557Please respect copyright.PENANAF2QfUtrF0I
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."557Please respect copyright.PENANArA2O86hECa
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.557Please respect copyright.PENANAsXejx3gbVM
"If you start acting 557Please respect copyright.PENANAUKgZfEyPMR
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be557Please respect copyright.PENANAqzuJyi5WW5
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."557Please respect copyright.PENANAZLMfLinkX1
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"557Please respect copyright.PENANA0nt9CKPr7v
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."557Please respect copyright.PENANArc0gVLwogw
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 557Please respect copyright.PENANA2oLVku1jKi
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 557Please respect copyright.PENANA9AJaflJYak
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."557Please respect copyright.PENANA4YEvlExrtG
"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."557Please respect copyright.PENANABbLIFH436N
"You just shut up," said557Please respect copyright.PENANAQFj5RxoZX5
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to557Please respect copyright.PENANA55Z2zfh34u
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"557Please respect copyright.PENANA9wLpeBlNbD
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."557Please respect copyright.PENANAHiVsWMVced
"If you two are going to557Please respect copyright.PENANAf4KabgmtAy
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 557Please respect copyright.PENANApOZKd4qlaB
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.557Please respect copyright.PENANAfsqcMjSa0h
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.557Please respect copyright.PENANAS5IGhzEcSo
"Your dear Fred isn't 557Please respect copyright.PENANA8E7Dr6aISU
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 557Please respect copyright.PENANA9aUtOLu1P8
is supposed to be right here with me."557Please respect copyright.PENANAxo8cJDeQ4V
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 557Please respect copyright.PENANAqEtalRcMyw
"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.557Please respect copyright.PENANAnNVPJjmY1G
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 557Please respect copyright.PENANAlPH2p1QsGe
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell557Please respect copyright.PENANAVIMSYO7zEa
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.557Please respect copyright.PENANAw0iUlWrU2m
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.557Please respect copyright.PENANAHHYwJOLP3M
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 557Please respect copyright.PENANAC8b3yMglts
***557Please respect copyright.PENANAleotU9UYlP
Eric557Please respect copyright.PENANAsyYMLwvd7T
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 557Please respect copyright.PENANARYMufxmkFq
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned557Please respect copyright.PENANAAJFKEEa79w
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 557Please respect copyright.PENANAGPvooYbr8d
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 557Please respect copyright.PENANAhFJvAEI2yT
home.557Please respect copyright.PENANAELDePDPh8j
He557Please respect copyright.PENANAz2sXMIw8ee
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 557Please respect copyright.PENANAscP2KqxtJi
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 557Please respect copyright.PENANATgQqJdVR6K
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 557Please respect copyright.PENANAHe0SiyTUNi
with the wedding.557Please respect copyright.PENANA2zWXvHsYsg
Before557Please respect copyright.PENANAIIdQwExC1o
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 557Please respect copyright.PENANAPtaIktSyiI
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black557Please respect copyright.PENANAJOrIy0sBGq
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 557Please respect copyright.PENANASjdUe40cH8
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 557Please respect copyright.PENANAaW4BpHMQYZ
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 557Please respect copyright.PENANAQF1JeWGU1e
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 557Please respect copyright.PENANATJw8WwAAzl
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 557Please respect copyright.PENANA0dcUjIBLTi
beautiful creature he had ever seen.557Please respect copyright.PENANAi39kf8LonR
She557Please respect copyright.PENANABNG9FYlnC5
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 557Please respect copyright.PENANAXBEnDlemih
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much557Please respect copyright.PENANAy2rKleGUHJ
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 557Please respect copyright.PENANA8gLc8c3UjB
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.557Please respect copyright.PENANAaMQiD3oe1b
As557Please respect copyright.PENANAdWcQUBUYHq
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 557Please respect copyright.PENANArDOV3veEs8
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.557Please respect copyright.PENANAOPPqoyyf41
The557Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8NTNZZv7Z
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 557Please respect copyright.PENANAYQmvKlOShy
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 557Please respect copyright.PENANAnGhHDKjuOW
find out. 557Please respect copyright.PENANA9rV4oCiQVw
As557Please respect copyright.PENANA3agUZ5BuNG
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 557Please respect copyright.PENANAx7op7aCMp1
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 557Please respect copyright.PENANAJX2g0giAsh
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 557Please respect copyright.PENANAi5u57C3Bsz
her.557Please respect copyright.PENANApBcz1q8wjE
***557Please respect copyright.PENANAkYE71Bd6rB
"May557Please respect copyright.PENANA3gQRN5jiO1
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words557Please respect copyright.PENANAQAFQBwtPUc
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.557Please respect copyright.PENANAufZUPQmumD
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.557Please respect copyright.PENANAuWkJ8mMejB
His557Please respect copyright.PENANAC1RA74SRsp
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 557Please respect copyright.PENANA8Ds3ZeKrkQ
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.557Please respect copyright.PENANAwNsqGJsGCc
"That557Please respect copyright.PENANAKNGDzBzT0x
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 557Please respect copyright.PENANAfCvPHqomka
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 557Please respect copyright.PENANA3rdnXMtn7i
and I want to hear it."557Please respect copyright.PENANA4v1q9XQ14g
Leo557Please respect copyright.PENANAm2Hbd2EuSS
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 557Please respect copyright.PENANAfZyeeKR1sB
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 557Please respect copyright.PENANAeLqz8oJZFw
forever.557Please respect copyright.PENANA6wJbAUR91a
When557Please respect copyright.PENANA2dAXehPZi5
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 557Please respect copyright.PENANARWusH8MHGc
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 557Please respect copyright.PENANAvdub3rHt8O
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 557Please respect copyright.PENANA1t0pnSLp3B
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.557Please respect copyright.PENANAEPYzrsjjhN
"I557Please respect copyright.PENANADnvQqYftRR
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 557Please respect copyright.PENANAbpW9KT0ajz
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 557Please respect copyright.PENANAYA5NnNZDCu
find out what it was."557Please respect copyright.PENANAgvfgfJzsgk
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"557Please respect copyright.PENANAhk7eXu5chB
"Most likely."557Please respect copyright.PENANAes90Wc3YBj
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."557Please respect copyright.PENANA5KVpcAKOD4
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."557Please respect copyright.PENANAFVDQW7zegY
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."557Please respect copyright.PENANAWc9UgD7Btc
Leo557Please respect copyright.PENANA3aQ8kZYCV6
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 557Please respect copyright.PENANAm792kKjo3o
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 557Please respect copyright.PENANAcxNA8DQPat
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 557Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0Gek92Bj8
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling557Please respect copyright.PENANASRg7LOVO4A
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 557Please respect copyright.PENANAOzeYiSlZNV
was to lose herself in him.557Please respect copyright.PENANAoUlcTtsLJI
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"557Please respect copyright.PENANAQ2ZSDtCkmR
***557Please respect copyright.PENANAyWljb3RA7k
When557Please respect copyright.PENANABofIRnJJUN
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 557Please respect copyright.PENANAwJQY97z2bV
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 557Please respect copyright.PENANAKOx8EZ0vcr
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 557Please respect copyright.PENANAzE1bZwGURg
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.557Please respect copyright.PENANAzm0bPx6cJd
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 557Please respect copyright.PENANAMETwyFVKzJ
The557Please respect copyright.PENANA8IBBzAs4Kb
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 557Please respect copyright.PENANAxyBRECIsGr
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 557Please respect copyright.PENANAEIdppmijEi
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 557Please respect copyright.PENANAHRT424z4YZ
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.557Please respect copyright.PENANA5tbFb8jRV7
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.557Please respect copyright.PENANA7jltUwDYWT
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 557Please respect copyright.PENANAxpl849cPgu
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"557Please respect copyright.PENANAv44gmSDxNr
Angel's557Please respect copyright.PENANAVK1UaYtlJX
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and557Please respect copyright.PENANABhrAjIkuyS
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 557Please respect copyright.PENANAIN0zkWNxVc
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 557Please respect copyright.PENANAUDPgntAI7E
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 557Please respect copyright.PENANAGc5s99Vovu
something. Not what Miranda had told her.557Please respect copyright.PENANA5dC6QLJsaT
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 557Please respect copyright.PENANAd4u45XjFRA
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"557Please respect copyright.PENANAooth7KFHGs
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."557Please respect copyright.PENANAF1mzRjw73v
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.557Please respect copyright.PENANAm642yoq0y0
The557Please respect copyright.PENANA4yl4AYw0Fw
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and557Please respect copyright.PENANAPQSzUhDtwS
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.557Please respect copyright.PENANAcSUhFDZa00
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."557Please respect copyright.PENANAT3qw6I6AGg
Angel557Please respect copyright.PENANAsYBokcywlt
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of557Please respect copyright.PENANAFi4JDlmmO8
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 557Please respect copyright.PENANAzPj64HpV8C
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 557Please respect copyright.PENANAKYXd3ivxUY
was right beside her.557Please respect copyright.PENANALZdPc6KhMz
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.557Please respect copyright.PENANA1vHi7YvYu0
Angel557Please respect copyright.PENANA8knrXtFlGw
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 557Please respect copyright.PENANA1eV0s6AiOi
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 557Please respect copyright.PENANA8ihfEjMkd4
feelings inside her.557Please respect copyright.PENANAa9j0H3D4MZ
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.557Please respect copyright.PENANAkRA7x8VuNw
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 557Please respect copyright.PENANAAgR8yHxQqO
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."557Please respect copyright.PENANADEk27lLPEa
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"557Please respect copyright.PENANAi0VezcxESD
"Angel."557Please respect copyright.PENANAZjVHN5JcEw
"Ah!557Please respect copyright.PENANA8sGhCNgici
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 557Please respect copyright.PENANAYucxTpyk8R
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 557Please respect copyright.PENANAKMDq38GllQ
to meet your aquitance."557Please respect copyright.PENANAHyjDqWjz7B
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."557Please respect copyright.PENANA0FFJbaCl3Z
Eric557Please respect copyright.PENANAsCTHsd5Bgw
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 557Please respect copyright.PENANAiwiDMIxktC
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 557Please respect copyright.PENANAQGdPU1uiI1
awkward. 557Please respect copyright.PENANAcCGB6W0K1d
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 557Please respect copyright.PENANAGNbHY0pmt8
Eric557Please respect copyright.PENANAFA0PKKtZp1
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 557Please respect copyright.PENANA15f5yVfYZE
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 557Please respect copyright.PENANA19mpla9AAF
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 557Please respect copyright.PENANAJX9Jcm7OoP
could feel Eric come closer from behind.557Please respect copyright.PENANANQci27KML3
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.557Please respect copyright.PENANA34r7N1eL2T
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.557Please respect copyright.PENANA4q4kjmBFfL
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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