The wind blew hard on 548Please respect copyright.PENANApNvUwDT5j5
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 548Please respect copyright.PENANAHf3yplGpN7
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 548Please respect copyright.PENANAGLZb7fam6d
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 548Please respect copyright.PENANAhBvw7P7agp
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 548Please respect copyright.PENANAMyBiqBOBnC
true.548Please respect copyright.PENANAigJAndtMcM
After Angel had received548Please respect copyright.PENANAGV30oCmy2u
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 548Please respect copyright.PENANAuY0qIcGzbV
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 548Please respect copyright.PENANAK2iVnckD0C
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.548Please respect copyright.PENANAkHpK8MXzPu
"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."548Please respect copyright.PENANAZZfS0nlctO
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."548Please respect copyright.PENANATwpWoYHrJg
"If you don't believe548Please respect copyright.PENANA8j81QCSI2s
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 548Please respect copyright.PENANAhjfov26ArC
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 548Please respect copyright.PENANAnyG9RnPTvA
creating a tradegy in future."548Please respect copyright.PENANA2VYTfGymqq
And Angel was doing so 548Please respect copyright.PENANAQrNcY0dSFn
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 548Please respect copyright.PENANABY5Nd8nKTc
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what548Please respect copyright.PENANAX4WDYcgXsK
Miranda said about her.548Please respect copyright.PENANAhReHVNWRcq
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?548Please respect copyright.PENANAHOPlYH1Qes
***548Please respect copyright.PENANAy2qplaSgrt
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."548Please respect copyright.PENANARDAnSiwK3h
Kim548Please respect copyright.PENANAZTKvUEQLYH
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 548Please respect copyright.PENANAeQ3SYx1rrN
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 548Please respect copyright.PENANAZitCYBVxmm
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 548Please respect copyright.PENANAhdj13qJOpu
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 548Please respect copyright.PENANAvyda44QM8R
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 548Please respect copyright.PENANAoR5mkYeNfc
look magnificent.548Please respect copyright.PENANAeTzlC4HeIU
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."548Please respect copyright.PENANAYbBscLBGNC
"Don't548Please respect copyright.PENANAEgplBIODme
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 548Please respect copyright.PENANADQMyLLZnIM
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."548Please respect copyright.PENANA7EYVCTHVZE
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 548Please respect copyright.PENANAGfUnkf6xkq
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 548Please respect copyright.PENANAk7i5vVdZit
Kim548Please respect copyright.PENANACBg8kCVlCN
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 548Please respect copyright.PENANA2D3RQotG7i
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 548Please respect copyright.PENANAQvk0blQZVj
for you."548Please respect copyright.PENANAjRUiDTWeyk
"You think so?" 548Please respect copyright.PENANAA02Ij0zPyq
"I548Please respect copyright.PENANAnhYcWPdCrn
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 548Please respect copyright.PENANAJDZVLwlAmq
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get548Please respect copyright.PENANAmAzaA6yF10
married."548Please respect copyright.PENANALlFNzsdC6s
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."548Please respect copyright.PENANAddI34cTkHM
"Oh,548Please respect copyright.PENANAaEM2RDUXFQ
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe548Please respect copyright.PENANAkDDUkE76Q2
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."548Please respect copyright.PENANA0NkHbWqqKM
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."548Please respect copyright.PENANADac9eUmg7o
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."548Please respect copyright.PENANAyIIxWgAttg
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.548Please respect copyright.PENANAewXinmfMii
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."548Please respect copyright.PENANAyiOzQEoYkE
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"548Please respect copyright.PENANAZawW96znaI
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."548Please respect copyright.PENANAV7f7mBleoh
***548Please respect copyright.PENANAg0VRlpcLw4
"What do you mean he is not here!"548Please respect copyright.PENANAlO413Rc9Bw
Mrs548Please respect copyright.PENANAC3ehdWBqZi
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 548Please respect copyright.PENANAxfa3jaw8dn
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 548Please respect copyright.PENANAGrAkP0sWSh
chandelier above them move.548Please respect copyright.PENANAlyDhKyNJAU
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"548Please respect copyright.PENANAB5kcAHuYU5
Diana,548Please respect copyright.PENANAJfCrnRuIUh
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 548Please respect copyright.PENANAczvpCDx7Ft
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 548Please respect copyright.PENANAD0o9oAz7r8
dress.548Please respect copyright.PENANAIlUmtuzFVh
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 548Please respect copyright.PENANAwdnAEvFdFy
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."548Please respect copyright.PENANAnJvYulvth4
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."548Please respect copyright.PENANAgHEO8xPwlZ
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.548Please respect copyright.PENANAQpHIj9Yeai
"If you start acting 548Please respect copyright.PENANAMKLTIObg62
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be548Please respect copyright.PENANApfWAdtAdil
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."548Please respect copyright.PENANAvy2i3tbt9G
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"548Please respect copyright.PENANAX3PiGaRETX
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."548Please respect copyright.PENANAqRkRo9ET50
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 548Please respect copyright.PENANAQNi56qZVGO
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 548Please respect copyright.PENANA8GN33TPAZW
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."548Please respect copyright.PENANAWp6RVeH5dH
"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."548Please respect copyright.PENANAH0ArfEWvYP
"You just shut up," said548Please respect copyright.PENANApyojf9rqqv
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to548Please respect copyright.PENANALQQw3yaPYa
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"548Please respect copyright.PENANA747sEARiKM
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."548Please respect copyright.PENANALJ4n1VHGDK
"If you two are going to548Please respect copyright.PENANA73GgFvrZgo
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 548Please respect copyright.PENANA3Exe7Yhw8S
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.548Please respect copyright.PENANAqKS5AZOSxV
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.548Please respect copyright.PENANAyKvC94gfk3
"Your dear Fred isn't 548Please respect copyright.PENANAzPmvZS4DTP
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 548Please respect copyright.PENANAmrPFwJtsS1
is supposed to be right here with me."548Please respect copyright.PENANABBHWdOzdbM
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 548Please respect copyright.PENANAiD5WMJaeAU
"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.548Please respect copyright.PENANArWMhHX6mhc
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 548Please respect copyright.PENANALXtjPTJslT
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell548Please respect copyright.PENANATQXD6zmqqy
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.548Please respect copyright.PENANABRdxG7lMvT
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.548Please respect copyright.PENANAtHWX8oLy7v
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 548Please respect copyright.PENANAfiOG64Y92V
***548Please respect copyright.PENANAqDcP1vaWVY
Eric548Please respect copyright.PENANARG9FD9Oxq0
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 548Please respect copyright.PENANA3Roq4ilziU
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned548Please respect copyright.PENANAUwksOyCkEI
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 548Please respect copyright.PENANANuFwKrV7wk
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 548Please respect copyright.PENANAskdI1GOYbx
home.548Please respect copyright.PENANA6DLM9CTtdO
He548Please respect copyright.PENANAHKawZi3pNY
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 548Please respect copyright.PENANAlnx4wZ9yge
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 548Please respect copyright.PENANA0lEqDvfIqb
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 548Please respect copyright.PENANAvmj3GzfJul
with the wedding.548Please respect copyright.PENANAJK8tNpLOtv
Before548Please respect copyright.PENANA4SanSfZeVO
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 548Please respect copyright.PENANAxHAsOKz4lR
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black548Please respect copyright.PENANAIZSVz8PUwt
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 548Please respect copyright.PENANARmNn09Atr5
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 548Please respect copyright.PENANAu9CYjjw2wx
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 548Please respect copyright.PENANAkY8pTv0qQd
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 548Please respect copyright.PENANAjk5Boy3i56
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 548Please respect copyright.PENANAXptZQay74G
beautiful creature he had ever seen.548Please respect copyright.PENANAl4genDHXDT
She548Please respect copyright.PENANALmVPg4HRi3
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 548Please respect copyright.PENANAWulFWHdDfo
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much548Please respect copyright.PENANAZSOZh3aqDu
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 548Please respect copyright.PENANAPTka1qkA9c
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.548Please respect copyright.PENANAf0Au7RSVlg
As548Please respect copyright.PENANAC8SwRWX093
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 548Please respect copyright.PENANA7D66BsSlxa
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.548Please respect copyright.PENANAvJdhf3MA5g
The548Please respect copyright.PENANADYR14ynGh1
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 548Please respect copyright.PENANAFZ8KeUkNwx
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 548Please respect copyright.PENANAzT9y5VKqc3
find out. 548Please respect copyright.PENANAjfLFBRaM8m
As548Please respect copyright.PENANAachCz71UQG
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 548Please respect copyright.PENANAwdPzseQFmE
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 548Please respect copyright.PENANAIWUWYdhQ3d
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 548Please respect copyright.PENANAPbvx5SXtuA
her.548Please respect copyright.PENANAMrcbCtAZhk
***548Please respect copyright.PENANAejgdM9TUWQ
"May548Please respect copyright.PENANApfTjUwBLQT
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words548Please respect copyright.PENANAUVs8O7zq42
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.548Please respect copyright.PENANAmuVxI0gueZ
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.548Please respect copyright.PENANAfyMihhcuSc
His548Please respect copyright.PENANAFmMXNfP5ud
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 548Please respect copyright.PENANAgRjqgWIKar
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.548Please respect copyright.PENANA0bV7W31Blp
"That548Please respect copyright.PENANAR9nMyOwo87
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 548Please respect copyright.PENANAOMWBOlZ6z6
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 548Please respect copyright.PENANAZyze5L8G60
and I want to hear it."548Please respect copyright.PENANAZoZCNhOGrE
Leo548Please respect copyright.PENANAIGrbbY2zJs
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 548Please respect copyright.PENANAbNMOC2kEpg
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 548Please respect copyright.PENANAyGt11seYt4
forever.548Please respect copyright.PENANADSWnKm8u4k
When548Please respect copyright.PENANAtZu7a6mXfd
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 548Please respect copyright.PENANAW6dwEKnozR
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 548Please respect copyright.PENANA1DXX8wGR4c
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 548Please respect copyright.PENANAVyv43CUTpe
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.548Please respect copyright.PENANA2TdqaTMyVG
"I548Please respect copyright.PENANAW8V2eyZYhi
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 548Please respect copyright.PENANAxi9ANGOK0d
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 548Please respect copyright.PENANAnRAYzE6ECX
find out what it was."548Please respect copyright.PENANA8kBUgmlyOo
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"548Please respect copyright.PENANApBk6lzPCB5
"Most likely."548Please respect copyright.PENANAnVcFhIvRYD
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."548Please respect copyright.PENANAF1vR6WoIkM
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."548Please respect copyright.PENANAwmgVsOi5NO
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."548Please respect copyright.PENANAnwl4WDNJka
Leo548Please respect copyright.PENANADpguGziO5n
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 548Please respect copyright.PENANASGEnKA9ieM
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 548Please respect copyright.PENANAsYLirfo0eU
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 548Please respect copyright.PENANArGJKzSllaJ
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling548Please respect copyright.PENANAqtAN3mJEXm
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 548Please respect copyright.PENANAm6M0e26YGM
was to lose herself in him.548Please respect copyright.PENANAcpHfSF2eVh
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"548Please respect copyright.PENANAHeakqTre93
***548Please respect copyright.PENANAOW0IpHP1Xt
When548Please respect copyright.PENANAxOwASI2s9o
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 548Please respect copyright.PENANAc3eSHZf26J
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 548Please respect copyright.PENANA1Hhkvj8fH2
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 548Please respect copyright.PENANAKlfbhiQ8Zt
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.548Please respect copyright.PENANAmv5BM5nfJm
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 548Please respect copyright.PENANAvA5aMTcwEV
The548Please respect copyright.PENANAURqBMXpYfh
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 548Please respect copyright.PENANAgDq9DR9QJp
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 548Please respect copyright.PENANAJTrsN5d2HZ
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 548Please respect copyright.PENANAp1abBxQJDV
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.548Please respect copyright.PENANACzQVNfECPu
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.548Please respect copyright.PENANADiWfSR0AHV
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 548Please respect copyright.PENANA7YabkK4DWj
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"548Please respect copyright.PENANA1cEy2RMaZj
Angel's548Please respect copyright.PENANA0oKU4reyp9
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and548Please respect copyright.PENANA9Nz7XTGyTV
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 548Please respect copyright.PENANAGzzhFAuOVe
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 548Please respect copyright.PENANAHC8TwZ7sO6
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 548Please respect copyright.PENANAvFTXANL0Io
something. Not what Miranda had told her.548Please respect copyright.PENANAGNLommDXfv
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 548Please respect copyright.PENANAzEpuU6XbuM
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"548Please respect copyright.PENANA8ghVJ42WQZ
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."548Please respect copyright.PENANAe3g1gu3Oi1
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.548Please respect copyright.PENANAcD8ACDnHvC
The548Please respect copyright.PENANAeuubleGUMK
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and548Please respect copyright.PENANAAIDv5TwrIb
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.548Please respect copyright.PENANALIcTDM3hv0
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."548Please respect copyright.PENANAOmG41vlHOM
Angel548Please respect copyright.PENANAwaadzRmjno
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of548Please respect copyright.PENANAgKTzAqwLRH
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 548Please respect copyright.PENANAliauR60Yzi
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 548Please respect copyright.PENANAQnp3AlLZY8
was right beside her.548Please respect copyright.PENANAcEWt3eL5L0
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.548Please respect copyright.PENANAEC81VixurB
Angel548Please respect copyright.PENANAPMJpWxoxKC
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 548Please respect copyright.PENANAgJMbFLynu8
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 548Please respect copyright.PENANAUqPZVvkqC1
feelings inside her.548Please respect copyright.PENANAvTm4NJiR0l
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.548Please respect copyright.PENANAdP16iYm13I
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 548Please respect copyright.PENANAsujvtUr51E
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."548Please respect copyright.PENANAUCWbrrzu6n
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"548Please respect copyright.PENANAPZL5vr8RKx
"Angel."548Please respect copyright.PENANA7hsiUYYZYM
"Ah!548Please respect copyright.PENANAeS6fq7Ak0y
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 548Please respect copyright.PENANAWDn3OQXLSj
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 548Please respect copyright.PENANAvwuixHSay1
to meet your aquitance."548Please respect copyright.PENANAfc7BTkzGey
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."548Please respect copyright.PENANAIaoWNXBJg5
Eric548Please respect copyright.PENANAY4BxKAp0sY
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 548Please respect copyright.PENANALubAgnWKnm
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 548Please respect copyright.PENANAQXp4N7fmYo
awkward. 548Please respect copyright.PENANAvjYoc5fsPA
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 548Please respect copyright.PENANAeB2JpEcbwB
Eric548Please respect copyright.PENANARWKKOXgPae
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 548Please respect copyright.PENANArSE0Wi189J
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 548Please respect copyright.PENANArdAwi7VSny
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 548Please respect copyright.PENANAb4cOH0u0uJ
could feel Eric come closer from behind.548Please respect copyright.PENANAdXvjbUnmBX
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.548Please respect copyright.PENANASX2LTGUQRg
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.548Please respect copyright.PENANABDWeyki6L3
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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