The tapping of his fingers onto the desk must have gone on for quiet a while. It was close to lunch time and Leo didn't seem to notice the time.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAWBZZu9kr
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A knock came at the door, and Leo didn't seem to hear it at first, til it became louder. He jerked in his seat and sat up like he had just woken up from a dream.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt01s2I8IFe
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"Hello, Mr. McDonell?" came a female voice behind the door. "Are you in there?"
"Damn it," Leo muttered quietly to himself. "You can come in, Grace."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzo3dXf0CcW
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The door flew open and a young short lady with blonde hair, tied in a bun and glasses over her blue eyes, came into the room. She wore a white blouse with a black skirt and matching black high heeled shoes that made her look a bit taller. She had a blue file in her hand.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WPU6OI7u1
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"Yes, Grace, how may I help you?" Leo asked as he rubbed his eyes.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehwjtPL9B9
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"Were you asleep, sir?" Grace asked as she slowly approached his desk.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSoiXd2Gj8
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"No, not really." Leo looked around his desk as though he was looking for something, then he went on to look at Grace.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinQ79ofs5j
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"I was just asking because you weren't answering the door and your secretary assured me that you were still in your office."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UAylfBeIP
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"Is she still at her desk?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdH3nKZBvzE
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"I saw her heading out for lunch." Grace looked carefully at Leo. "You do know what time it is, right?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQAQgFiVik
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Leo tried not to look surprised as he stared at the silver round clock seated on his desk beside his computer. He completely lost track of time that he felt like muttering to himself of how much of an idiot he was.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXx9xT5t2F
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"I simply lost track of time," he humbly admitted as he looked back at Grace, trying to keep his cool. He sometimes lost his temper in front of his colleagues. But today, he felt like it wasn't necessary.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bE1pYe9Qy
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"You look tired. Are you okay?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvOeQH4F8Z
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"I'm fine. Just had a few things on my mind, that's all."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJpLszHusq
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"You should go out for fresh air. It looks like you need it."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGXjwHjOqx
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Leo wanted to smile at the kind suggestion, but the thought of Angel working with him made his mind go dark and gloomy again.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JyATk0cY4
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He soon stood up from his seat and Grace took a step back, thinking that she might have struck a nerve.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0vOKG2E5EI
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"I'll try," Leo said as he picked up his phone on the table. "Though going out for fresh air really isn't my cup of tea."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHAHZ7F1XR
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Grace smiled at him as she relaxed. "You will enjoy it, sir. Before you go, your father isn't back yet and I needed him to sign this document."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiEkpRAReJ
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"Huh?" Leo raised his eyebrow. "My father isn't back yet?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7ALpnP0a4
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"No." Grace shook her head. "So, I called him and he told me to give it to you to sign it."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oD5ITx8Xd
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Leo stretched out his hand and Grace, likewise, gave him the file. He quickly opened the file and skimmed through the document. After familiarising himself with it, he put the file on the table, took the pen and signed it. He straightened up and gave the file back to Grace.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAvUL0mYzy
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"Thank you, sir," said Grace as she quickly walked out of the office, closing the door behind her.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGPEVejFuC
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Leo couldn't help but wonder how he's father had not yet returned to the office. It was so unlike him.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbtFtGhLWZg
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With the phone in his other hand, Leo decided to call him. But before he could do so, the door flew open and Eric came into his office.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQvNSTKk2Wm
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"You should be knocking when you're coming here, Eric," said Leo as he looked up at his cousin.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYd74bKj7J5
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"Sorry," said Eric apologetically. "I always knock on your door, it's just today is kind of-"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFMC55Tsso
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"-different?" Leo finished his sentence.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurrx5d5Jdf
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"Yep. So are you coming with me for lunch?" Eric asked.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTP0eslrWas
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"Nah, I think I'll skip lunch today."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tvom4Mr9S
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Eric raised an eyebrow at his cousin. "Are you sure?" he asked. "You seem to need it more than I do."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9fI7V3JQJ3
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"Why do you say that?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKm2AAhy5XV
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"Because you look famished. I just passed Grace in the hall and she said you looked sick or something."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34L2pWcsQb
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Leo rubbed his forehead with his free hand. "I've been thinking a lot, that's why."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxFdnGrrGo
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Eric's eyes lit up. "Wait..., is it because of Angel? You're still worried about her working here?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TIVsJGZrA
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Leo shrugged his shoulders. "Well, what do you expect when you came here talking about her in the first place?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdk2rjTH7s
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Eric shook his head as he pinched his eyes with his index finger and thumb. "This is why I said you should go to a therapist. You can't hate someone who hasn't offended you."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8lda7DnyZ
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"What are you saying? Of course she has."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEukeO5rkC
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Eric folded his arms. "Okay, apart from the time when she attacked you at the club because you were making love to her sister, mention any other time when she did you wrong."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQi9SU02L9Z
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Leo looked at Eric with a murderous look. He didn't have to think of anything because he knew he had none. Eric always had a way of getting to him when he wanted to.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5eJjoVgGw
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Leo ended up shaking his head admitting defeat and said, "fine. You win this time. But that doesn't mean she plots behind my back."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxnnJnjKFe
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"You don't even have proof of that," said Eric as he started to chuckle. "You're just being paranoid."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUDn9vVuk0
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Leo shook his head as he walked round his table. "I'm so done with you. Let's go. Arguing with you makes me hungry."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BIA1SAeaz
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Leo started to walk out of his office with Eric right behind him. When the two stepped out, Leo locked the door.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65otebuuhX
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"Since you really need to eat something," said Eric, "you can suggest where we can go for lunch."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0lfmK9rV1
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"First let me make a call to my dad. Can you imagine that he hasn't shown up to the office?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrhQPqaVD3
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"Maybe he is still helping Carly out with her college transfer. You know how these things take time sometimes."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hwfZamwIa
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"Ya, but it's lunch time and he should have called me first if he was going to arrive late."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFbKQBshlLJ
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"He probably just forgot. You can give him a call as we head out of here. I'm starving."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSd9Ith4e1
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Leo would've said something over Eric's appetite, but he was too worried about his father to even care. The two made their way towards the elevator while Leo dialed his father's number on his phone and called. He put the phone to his ear as Eric reached the elevator first and pressed the button to summon it.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlFzeUYME4
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Mr. McDonell answered the call upon the first ring and Leo was relieved.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRXDrBd7qT
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"Leo, hey," came his father's voice. "Is anything wrong at the office?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzbZBZCl3w
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"No, nothing's wrong," Leo replied. The elevator doors in front of him flew open and Eric stepped in first with Leo following slowly behind him. "Grace told me that you weren't around and I thought of checking up on you."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbof5N0NEEV
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"Oh, I'm fine, son. There is no need to worry."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFHrMgUW9S
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"Where are you anyway?" Eric pressed the button to the ground floor and the doors closed. They soon felt the elevator start to move.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38F76KuUNl
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"Oh..., me?" Mr. McDonell seemed surprised by the question. "I decided to go for a walk in Central park, that's all."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaY0UTnJQUP
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"I was worried when Grace told me you hadn't shown up to the office." Leo looked over at Eric who was staring at his own two feet.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyK7tVyvMpd
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"You don't need to worry, son, I'm fine. Walking is good for me and I really need it today. I'll be back in the office as soon as lunch hour is over."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEgTWfIDnI
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"Okay, see you later, then." Leo cut the call.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKciZqo1JA
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The elevator came to a stop and the doors slid open. Eric turned to look at Leo.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtG1JipuTi0
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"So, where is he?" Eric asked Leo as they both walked out of the elevator.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYD8XNYKM1u
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"He's taking a walk in Central park," Leo asked as they passed a few people down in the lobby.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8W1DlLamSI
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"Ah, you see. There was nothing to worry about."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFm36zLjrg
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"Ya, there wasn't."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUeAedPUk5
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The two cousins stepped out through the large glass doors of the building, passing the doorman that stood guard.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRG11CpVa8T
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"That reminds me," said Eric as they turned down the street on the sidewalk, "which restaurant are we going to?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQmzVhI7Pp
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"Can't we have junk food for a change?" Leo asked as he put his phone in the pocket and left his hand in it.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD14HQCNNif
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Eric looked at his cousin as they walked, careful enough not to bump into anyone coming in from the opposite direction and those in front of him who walked too slow. He looked surprised.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSh8mRqAKSu
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"Did you just say you want to eat junk food?" Eric asked. "Minutes ago, you said you weren't hungry."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBp2JkxpG7X
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"I've changed my mind. Am I on a diet so as not to eat junk?" Leo asked.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy48JjRpLIV
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"Not that I know of." They were soon near the traffic lights with many other civilians at the zebra crossing, waiting for the walk traffic light to turn on.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZVHPXPWf8
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"What's wrong with eating junk food, then?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xPYGGrg6y
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Eric thought about it for a second but he had to cross the road with Leo and the other pedestrians as soon as the traffic lights turned red for the cars to stop and the green walk sign turned on for the pedestrians. As soon as they reached the other side of the crossing and the cars that stopped were finally on the move behind them, Eric gave his reply:740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZGzuJiaiEp
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"There's nothing wrong with it. I'm just worried that you might grow fat. Besides, the only reason why I'm concerned is because you like going to fancy restaurants and eating salads all the time."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmLnb8AS7p
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"I know," said Leo as they passed by a coffee shop and the strong smell of coffee flew onto the street when a lady, opened the door to enter the cafe. "I don't know how to explain it, but I'm really in a mood for it right now."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8e0VZ1xfVt
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"Okay, if you say so. But if you gain a pound after this, don't blame me."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCnNwNGuhv
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Leo turned to look at Eric, walking beside him. "Admit it, you want to eat junk food way more than I do."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0oU0JkXt4C
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"Mind you, I love junk. I'm just surprised you want to join in on the fun. And I know exactly where to go. There's this amazing place where they sell the best burgers."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVzrQUNNBF
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"Great, let's go."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWXKUkTxZ7d
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"Comfortable?" Mark asked after Angel sat on the chair he had just pulled out for her.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbkR9NNN2P
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"Yes, thank you," Angel replied as she smiled up at him.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tetAd9bn5
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"Good." Mark gave her a smile and he went to sit on the other side of the table.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBjzT0Y31s
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Angel went on ahead to look at her surrounding a little more. They were at an outdoor restaurant. As much as it was outdoors, the place was luxurious with the open roof above them filled with green creepers and tiny bulbs above them to make the scene around them look beautiful and a little intimate. The wooden tables were covered with white table cloths and above them were little bulbs in shape of candles with little green creepers and white flowers. Angel liked the way the restaurant made her feel. She felt like she was in a fairytale.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARaHQM8gTI
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"I see you like the place," Mark said, bringing her attention back to him.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXlwxTnOUb
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"Yes, it's really lovely," said Angel.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6QPWp9yyW
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"We should order." Mark lifted the navy blue menu in front of him and opened it. "What would you like to have?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1IyH7TqT7
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Angel also took hold of the menu and looked at it. It had been a long time since she had visited a fancy restaurant that she forgot about some delicate cuisines that most exquisite restaurants liked to serve. She smiled to herself when she noticed one of the meals she enjoyed on the menu.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqiLG5NNA1
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"What is it?" Mark asked as he looked up from his menu and noticed Angel smiling.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3aTzNkQrh
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"Nothing," Angel replied, still smiling. "I realised I haven't had a ratatouille in like.., forever."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvZc7GZfzD
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"Looks like you know your french cuisines." Mark smiled charmingly at her.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPD97p5152X
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"There was a time when I was on a date and my boyfriend made me try it out. Goodness, it was magnificent."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43JqIynhr8
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"You dated?" Mark looked surprised.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPF7NVzaYYn
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"Ya, but he wasn't the best of boyfriends," said Angel as she went back to looking at the menu. "The ratatouille can be a good starter. Just saying."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwl3JZ50pd
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Mark continued to look at Angel and she didn't seem to notice. It was only moments later when she looked at him and caught him staring.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfdwNr1MEJ
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"What is it?" Angel asked.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JRbUNKLFx
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"Nothing," he said as he dropped his menu. "I wonder what the guy thought of letting you go."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvV6k4hWWM
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Angel raised an eyebrow at him as she put the menu back down on the table. "That was three years ago. I caught him cheating on me and so..., just like everything that stays in the past..., it's history."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbxzCQoGjV
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"Well, I think he's a fool letting you go."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAd0R86MGJQ
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Angel looked up at the green creepers over her and the tiny bright lights. "He made a choice," she said. "Can't blame him. The girl he cheated on me with was very beautiful. I guess that's why."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn49AzWFiOl
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Mark drew out his hand and placed it above Angel's that was on the table. Angel looked at him.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxreBfqMtB
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"He was too blind to notice how beautiful you are," he said. "You look heavenly, like an angel."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFALDRmVq0X
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Angel smiled. "Stop it," she said, her cheeks starting to heat up. "I know you're only saying that to try and make me feel better."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZoqFd67lE
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"Maybe. But I'm speaking the truth and you know it. I bet am not the first man to ever tell you that."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1z2BAvPvg
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Angel shook her head. "No, you aren't."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodltO1luKp
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Mark withdrew his hand. "Let's not talk about him." He lifted his hand to catch the attention of a waiter nearby. A lean blonde young man came to the table all dressed in a black shirt, a black pair of trousers, with matching black shoes and a black half apron round his waist.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLi5LBG9YH
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"Ready to take your order, sir?" the man asked politely with a gentle smile on his face.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hBAEG1hHG
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"Yes, please," said Mark as he looked up at the waiter and then he went on to look at Angel. "For a starter, we would like the ratatouille, please."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkL3meT1er
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"Coming right up, and would you like a drink while you wait?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7r4mnlkad
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"Yes, a bottle of your finest wine."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8H7IegwDJq
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"Of course," said the waiter as he smiled at both Mark and Angel before leaving them.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNDx8URSn2
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"We're having wine?" Angel asked with a questioning look on her face.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTduz2V6e3
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"What is it?" Mark asked, this time his face grew a little worried. "Don't you take alcohol?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeqdW4Uo8YJ
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"Well...," Angel playfully rolled her eyes up. "I can't say I take alcohol when I drink wine on special occasions." Her eyes flew back to Mark's face.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdO8mwkrCT
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"Oh," Mark let out a little laugh as he leaned back on his chair. "For a minute there, I thought you didn't take alcohol at all."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERuaYCMMmn
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"I like wine. I don't drink beer or whiskey.., those type of drinks."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNO0DoQX1M
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"Even scotch?"
"Even scotch." Angel said as she smiled.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXV3GejKL9
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"Women like you love wine."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpNZpe0ECQ
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"Well, there are other women who love beers, scotch and whiskey...., champagne, maybe a little," Angel shrugged her shoulders.
"True. I'm glad I guessed that you're a wine drinker."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadzZiVjyFX
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"Ha. Just now you thought I didn't even take wine."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZB3KxCyQtj
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"Because you caught me off guard with that question."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2C8TW512b
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Angel let out a laugh but one that didn't attract people's attention in the restaurant.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvnJrQWLix
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"Ya, I'm sorry about that," said Angel after she gathered her composure. "I just wanted to see your reaction."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDHz2uRbWE
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Mark had an amused look on his face and he didn't notice how charmingly he smiled at Angel until the waiter came back pushing a serving tray. On it was a black champagne bucket with a bottle of wine in it with ice all around. Alongside the bucket were two wine glasses.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNkLBnonjx
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The waiter placed the two glasses in front of Mark and Angel, opened the bottle of wine and poured into the glasses. Afterwards, he placed the bottle back in the bucket, kindly excused himself and walked away.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPYeKcoiNbD
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"Shall we have a toast?" Mark suggested as he held his glass.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMhYWm9QxN
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"A toast to what?" Angel asked, her fingers around the stem of her glass.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Lydqyx5uu
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"A toast for your health, that's one. And also, for you just being you."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBDaNQDzyS
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Angel smiled. "I will toast to the first one most of all, and the other reason is quite reasonable...., so cheers."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbwvPhGhqi
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Their glasses clinked when they touched and they both drank.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPINzOhgml
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"This is really good," said Angel after she withdrew the brim of the glass from her lips.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOb2mTqCZB
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"That's why I ordered the best of the best," said Mark as he put his glass on the table.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0tVVoggsM9
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"I might end up drinking the whole bottle. But that won't be so ladylike of me."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jeGlNMNe6
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"I should be worried." Mark raised his eyebrow at her. "Do you easily get drunk, Angel Barclay?"740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrs6ihQ9mnt
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Angel took another sip of her wine. "If I have too much, then yes. I can get a little tipsy."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFNWs0d5qw
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"Then we can take it a little slow, shall we?"
"Slow is good."740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bErFmBbXv
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It didn't take long for their to starter arrive. And as they had their meal, they continued to chat unaware of how much they enjoyed each other's company. But they had more matters to discuss, and they both knew it.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiYJ88fZMW
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The white tulips in his hands smelled fresh and divine as he walked, his eyes focused ahead. The place around him was quiet except for a few words he heard aloud at a distance. As he walked, he turned to the voice and saw a group of people, almost all of them dressed in black, gathered together surrounding a white casket. The person speaking before them was a priest, all dressed in white and purple robes with the Holy Bible in his hands. Those closer to the casket, crying silently and holding tissues to their noses were obviously the family to the deceased.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRNMSk3CwH
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Death was a sad thing, especially if it happens to take a loved one away from you. But such was life. Death itself was inevitable and it was up to those alive and in the present to move on. Though it's hard for many others to do so.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvmG4s3v3p
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As he continued to walk away from the funeral procession and through the neatly arranged tombstones in the graveyard, he approached her grave. There stood a white marble tombstone that he had set up just a day after her burial. He was glad that his wife hadn't visited the graveyard with him. She would have been pissed to see such a magnificent tombstone and would have blamed him for wasting so much money on a dead person.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVIIhtRdlx
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As he got closer, he stood there for a minute as he read her name in big black capital letters. He bended over to put the white tulips on the ground, next to the tombstone. After straightening up, he took a few steps back.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QaNWstxrs
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He sighed as he smiled at the white tulips. If she were here, she would have smiled back at him, taken a sniff out of them and said thank you.740Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpJMhSvu3d
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"God, how I've missed you," he muttered to the wind.
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