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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65XPzZ9Jg6
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61IqSyvbT8
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHaSMpXHi7K
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAFG0fi6Pn
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"Yes, Grace, how may I help you?" Leo asked as he rubbed his eyes.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyZbqTXd6x
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"Were you asleep, sir?" Grace asked as she slowly approached his desk.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvZGdWkVtJ
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLly0q3XrbP
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisWTPCOUer
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"Is she still at her desk?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSGOKaugltM
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"I saw her heading out for lunch." Grace looked carefully at Leo. "You do know what time it is, right?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrF1dftwrch
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2fxzSXtQc
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXPCBG1zOA
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"You look tired. Are you okay?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcygXHtmGxz
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"I'm fine. Just had a few things on my mind, that's all."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhi9oRRmzBz
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"You should go out for fresh air. It looks like you need it."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9auCrKmgRW
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VU7g6Fz4v
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtolzIGIB15
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZewaEWaRw
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmwIDnHc75g
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"Huh?" Leo raised his eyebrow. "My father isn't back yet?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYyB3KH0kI
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaGUeeZd8J
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGYAcDjoCZ
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"Thank you, sir," said Grace as she quickly walked out of the office, closing the door behind her.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9npZAH10uj
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNqwaFlPiI
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdraROUqC9w
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"You should be knocking when you're coming here, Eric," said Leo as he looked up at his cousin.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjtqWYKkFE
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"Sorry," said Eric apologetically. "I always knock on your door, it's just today is kind of-"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBgvIwuAbX
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"-different?" Leo finished his sentence.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohQFKIwl9q
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"Yep. So are you coming with me for lunch?" Eric asked.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xfsEXeAA9
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"Nah, I think I'll skip lunch today."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65UBXi2Rgj
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIyDxDZwgQ
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"Why do you say that?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1XurzjKKEX
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"Because you look famished. I just passed Grace in the hall and she said you looked sick or something."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFIFxLHC4Sl
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Leo rubbed his forehead with his free hand. "I've been thinking a lot, that's why."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaR3mYtjEkz
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Eric's eyes lit up. "Wait..., is it because of Angel? You're still worried about her working here?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeW2IWcARDO
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Leo shrugged his shoulders. "Well, what do you expect when you came here talking about her in the first place?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIwdVDuoGJ
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExhYwQNFjG
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"What are you saying? Of course she has."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLXRc6PjUp
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubmLofMGvk
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWABj8LMbc4
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUJgaV9WCB
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"You don't even have proof of that," said Eric as he started to chuckle. "You're just being paranoid."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgj9C6Q1Hen
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnPLADD4IK
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAyP1FZx6JD
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"Since you really need to eat something," said Eric, "you can suggest where we can go for lunch."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyy6EDNbFXf
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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?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeOimQrR4jq
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"Maybe he is still helping Carly out with her college transfer. You know how these things take time sometimes."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRj0U4cyrL
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"Ya, but it's lunch time and he should have called me first if he was going to arrive late."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSkmVJxo7i
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"He probably just forgot. You can give him a call as we head out of here. I'm starving."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdr7ctXPBpE
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5uOQJWD9m
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Mr. McDonell answered the call upon the first ring and Leo was relieved.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cWH9GvIDv
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"Leo, hey," came his father's voice. "Is anything wrong at the office?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKgRsGHFZL
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqbRJzdWUs
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"Oh, I'm fine, son. There is no need to worry."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhX2wzRZYhT
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3iUQBxHmw
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeLti2mKc2
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqpt22zlKj
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByU464Cryf
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"Okay, see you later, then." Leo cut the call.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7LpqZ74mxW
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The elevator came to a stop and the doors slid open. Eric turned to look at Leo.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11pAKKfPAW
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"So, where is he?" Eric asked Leo as they both walked out of the elevator.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0ZWw9BF9Z
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"He's taking a walk in Central park," Leo asked as they passed a few people down in the lobby.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDonsi5Yqxu
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"Ah, you see. There was nothing to worry about."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsm9AHPjLMe
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"Ya, there wasn't."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ngrDdFJso
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The two cousins stepped out through the large glass doors of the building, passing the doorman that stood guard.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7YuLiAOXBm
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"That reminds me," said Eric as they turned down the street on the sidewalk, "which restaurant are we going to?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkBCuSGNzH
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYlbsPZkhf
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwyq6RiannF
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"Did you just say you want to eat junk food?" Eric asked. "Minutes ago, you said you weren't hungry."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgZnrqVEbY
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"I've changed my mind. Am I on a diet so as not to eat junk?" Leo asked.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyD55hNfI3l
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrGCRPx3WZ
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"What's wrong with eating junk food, then?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHbYlTMiIw
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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:645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs3ua8Ae33U
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTuuVYWAEq
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvH9tjnXnyC
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"Okay, if you say so. But if you gain a pound after this, don't blame me."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXSrBQI5vi
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22fbZIzief
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTGXHDlm2a
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"Great, let's go."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthCYc1ahZW
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"Comfortable?" Mark asked after Angel sat on the chair he had just pulled out for her.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTEHrdZhNl
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"Yes, thank you," Angel replied as she smiled up at him.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoS2TCuBuNw
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"Good." Mark gave her a smile and he went to sit on the other side of the table.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6Q9BfAS1A
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGIceiVewh
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"I see you like the place," Mark said, bringing her attention back to him.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNEWtxxkpa
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"Yes, it's really lovely," said Angel.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VfbsEECFW
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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?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIF0gXv90F1
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnA07zOGxOO
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"What is it?" Mark asked as he looked up from his menu and noticed Angel smiling.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18H9D4VVmn
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"Nothing," Angel replied, still smiling. "I realised I haven't had a ratatouille in like.., forever."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVZgd9Q715
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"Looks like you know your french cuisines." Mark smiled charmingly at her.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyihNcyB8yY
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdO81H2VRN
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"You dated?" Mark looked surprised.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCtCNgm9sM
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGnlKDpYb4
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh3YngkSnfR
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"What is it?" Angel asked.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUlGksFhzMz
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"Nothing," he said as he dropped his menu. "I wonder what the guy thought of letting you go."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAk1dHMi1Zt
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uAZglELeE
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"Well, I think he's a fool letting you go."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dRrt6DPgw
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunBtAoMA0d
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Mark drew out his hand and placed it above Angel's that was on the table. Angel looked at him.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo4BQmZ7lj9
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"He was too blind to notice how beautiful you are," he said. "You look heavenly, like an angel."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlQcAbXIXM
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5b7vnZOHE6
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUNcArosGR
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Angel shook her head. "No, you aren't."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehUrrNzNRq
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS17KktPlAU
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"Ready to take your order, sir?" the man asked politely with a gentle smile on his face.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzygvb08H76
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjGPmj2Z7sn
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"Coming right up, and would you like a drink while you wait?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcTsQLazIz
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"Yes, a bottle of your finest wine."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaJItMnWlx
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"Of course," said the waiter as he smiled at both Mark and Angel before leaving them.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKurUMJnbEH
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"We're having wine?" Angel asked with a questioning look on her face.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTlOE1og91
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"What is it?" Mark asked, this time his face grew a little worried. "Don't you take alcohol?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14xgFvoU8w
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5INMzJYv3w
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2Tnv6Bl2k
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"I like wine. I don't drink beer or whiskey.., those type of drinks."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMCQsrKhY9
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"Even scotch?"
"Even scotch." Angel said as she smiled.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshnRluzr6k
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"Women like you love wine."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhex8qbLoRV
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"Well, there are other women who love beers, scotch and whiskey...., champagne, maybe a little," Angel shrugged her shoulders.
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"Ha. Just now you thought I didn't even take wine."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnOkDyIRQ5
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"Because you caught me off guard with that question."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwnDYnH4bSk
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Angel let out a laugh but one that didn't attract people's attention in the restaurant.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECBOOYhZOT
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"Ya, I'm sorry about that," said Angel after she gathered her composure. "I just wanted to see your reaction."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYvoLXpecp
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvsLRF7ojC
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bjSIteyiE
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"Shall we have a toast?" Mark suggested as he held his glass.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcRq9Yrxjs
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"A toast to what?" Angel asked, her fingers around the stem of her glass.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukNKdfmhk2
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"A toast for your health, that's one. And also, for you just being you."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxeuYW9m0i
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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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQCqwmDs00Y
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Their glasses clinked when they touched and they both drank.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKgtaXQGZy
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"This is really good," said Angel after she withdrew the brim of the glass from her lips.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0se2eXQmG3
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"That's why I ordered the best of the best," said Mark as he put his glass on the table.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPghsyjW7h
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"I might end up drinking the whole bottle. But that won't be so ladylike of me."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxSbDAPdN6
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"I should be worried." Mark raised his eyebrow at her. "Do you easily get drunk, Angel Barclay?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eXVhFC7vm
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Angel took another sip of her wine. "If I have too much, then yes. I can get a little tipsy."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELo8EDkRyA
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"Then we can take it a little slow, shall we?"
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8w5YPyZXt7
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHREuDW6GO4
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdd62mkvWo5
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWq7jAP5FC
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKV67AELpU
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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.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJa1xQndZoj
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"God, how I've missed you," he muttered to the wind.
and then Add to home screen.