The wind blew hard on 572Please respect copyright.PENANAwgtozhac03
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 572Please respect copyright.PENANAyWT0YhB2aQ
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 572Please respect copyright.PENANAEJV1c8Wyq7
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 572Please respect copyright.PENANALl6waSpZsE
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 572Please respect copyright.PENANAhiORtBk6dJ
true.572Please respect copyright.PENANANVZFxAFKCv
After Angel had received572Please respect copyright.PENANArWgVdSdIno
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 572Please respect copyright.PENANAv79sYNpLpi
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 572Please respect copyright.PENANAKyMM9eAf6R
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.572Please respect copyright.PENANAB3iUMVzzvm
"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."572Please respect copyright.PENANAExdfIU9bZJ
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."572Please respect copyright.PENANAzwMbvhWXUW
"If you don't believe572Please respect copyright.PENANAIvMRsfwyPf
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 572Please respect copyright.PENANApATMJzHjvT
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 572Please respect copyright.PENANAmdjoT82lrm
creating a tradegy in future."572Please respect copyright.PENANAns9GJ1Do2H
And Angel was doing so 572Please respect copyright.PENANAHhIShQY0oJ
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 572Please respect copyright.PENANA6HUUHRuOo2
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what572Please respect copyright.PENANACiNuuuaUGH
Miranda said about her.572Please respect copyright.PENANAlmnUpJnUrt
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?572Please respect copyright.PENANAaKjFNUuccq
***572Please respect copyright.PENANA70HOgoNIYk
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."572Please respect copyright.PENANAKx04cJSpSe
Kim572Please respect copyright.PENANApIyVxR2rb5
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 572Please respect copyright.PENANAjyXPtGdMXf
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 572Please respect copyright.PENANA1v39wZqVy6
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 572Please respect copyright.PENANAIfNYobmUWz
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 572Please respect copyright.PENANAJYJi87vlfV
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 572Please respect copyright.PENANAEJZiYU5xrW
look magnificent.572Please respect copyright.PENANAbb0yJPQllp
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."572Please respect copyright.PENANACiH6DtjUC2
"Don't572Please respect copyright.PENANAuwgD8Xt1X6
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 572Please respect copyright.PENANA6yCvxR1A7W
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."572Please respect copyright.PENANAof0Y8yAHB3
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 572Please respect copyright.PENANATiP72wuwcQ
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 572Please respect copyright.PENANA6MYpu4BXzB
Kim572Please respect copyright.PENANA0gjSLoZPKl
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 572Please respect copyright.PENANAPQorwYHyAt
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 572Please respect copyright.PENANA261SlPgQKd
for you."572Please respect copyright.PENANAKa3t66kOlx
"You think so?" 572Please respect copyright.PENANAl5nOuPVQcv
"I572Please respect copyright.PENANAlWczM5GNNU
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 572Please respect copyright.PENANA4kryT5DNqz
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get572Please respect copyright.PENANAfNxXqmInoW
married."572Please respect copyright.PENANAv1PJfKMpPb
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."572Please respect copyright.PENANArvYHfsaP2n
"Oh,572Please respect copyright.PENANAJUBu9HToSi
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe572Please respect copyright.PENANAqCDKWKd7L2
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."572Please respect copyright.PENANANl9gdrrYyo
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."572Please respect copyright.PENANAa6HY6mvFHY
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."572Please respect copyright.PENANAbG72bcOX65
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.572Please respect copyright.PENANAOVAyluin07
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."572Please respect copyright.PENANAuw5KSY90dk
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"572Please respect copyright.PENANATxlgMRQFXy
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."572Please respect copyright.PENANAMYD4CQ9bbh
***572Please respect copyright.PENANApqiotryGg8
"What do you mean he is not here!"572Please respect copyright.PENANA2UDz6AQ5Vo
Mrs572Please respect copyright.PENANAHi2ad46yC3
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 572Please respect copyright.PENANAm2eoJqsYK8
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 572Please respect copyright.PENANA4aJZTS5MN1
chandelier above them move.572Please respect copyright.PENANAohV6FYQd80
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"572Please respect copyright.PENANAjxco4mLMcq
Diana,572Please respect copyright.PENANA9DJTD5or4N
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 572Please respect copyright.PENANA1u11UiJYej
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 572Please respect copyright.PENANAkRj56nyafs
dress.572Please respect copyright.PENANACBud8mplCX
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 572Please respect copyright.PENANAM5h2uY8MBD
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."572Please respect copyright.PENANAgaoeEUftVz
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."572Please respect copyright.PENANA1ryPpzH9sn
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.572Please respect copyright.PENANAubKZgBNyes
"If you start acting 572Please respect copyright.PENANATN3aRc4zoE
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be572Please respect copyright.PENANA8F3zHqE7bW
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."572Please respect copyright.PENANAWQWC7rEchU
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"572Please respect copyright.PENANAu67YrZ3Ifp
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."572Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8cBR5Gxx6
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 572Please respect copyright.PENANAxUPwt1Xanv
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 572Please respect copyright.PENANAQbt7Hb0HlA
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."572Please respect copyright.PENANAE2yjeGQCEi
"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."572Please respect copyright.PENANAgGEAMrWMwO
"You just shut up," said572Please respect copyright.PENANAFmDBpbZlHL
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to572Please respect copyright.PENANAxK0fMOLcWf
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"572Please respect copyright.PENANARM5omk7DKT
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."572Please respect copyright.PENANAFhKv7dL8vF
"If you two are going to572Please respect copyright.PENANA05CHvNd0IK
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 572Please respect copyright.PENANAvnpbiftjoE
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.572Please respect copyright.PENANAT2FvGURxaL
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.572Please respect copyright.PENANALth2WjAIJY
"Your dear Fred isn't 572Please respect copyright.PENANAFy1VwUvgVW
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 572Please respect copyright.PENANAdmZ9ZyGqbG
is supposed to be right here with me."572Please respect copyright.PENANAGPJIoiiHgf
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 572Please respect copyright.PENANAgsPCzgbWT3
"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.572Please respect copyright.PENANArGtI62AB7U
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 572Please respect copyright.PENANAjf2rfLEa52
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell572Please respect copyright.PENANASAHCRFjoFh
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.572Please respect copyright.PENANAj931z4NaSq
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.572Please respect copyright.PENANAQmCuLBkrHh
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 572Please respect copyright.PENANA1BpRfLiXFe
***572Please respect copyright.PENANAQMBQBIa6bn
Eric572Please respect copyright.PENANAdL8Zg8WlZK
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 572Please respect copyright.PENANAr44Vqak1f7
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned572Please respect copyright.PENANAmRtnrmzG1i
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 572Please respect copyright.PENANA6xwVu517kb
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 572Please respect copyright.PENANASKOS7qfwfS
home.572Please respect copyright.PENANAIVZoVQHAf4
He572Please respect copyright.PENANAqWfEeJYnUR
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 572Please respect copyright.PENANAjXu1GLxAdW
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 572Please respect copyright.PENANAD1vIjLzJ9R
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 572Please respect copyright.PENANAUNpSeAz3Oi
with the wedding.572Please respect copyright.PENANAYGnic8bCRC
Before572Please respect copyright.PENANARYNHlF64z6
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 572Please respect copyright.PENANAiat6LwDQaR
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black572Please respect copyright.PENANAhQPp4V6eBk
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 572Please respect copyright.PENANAbdjg9e5Vha
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 572Please respect copyright.PENANA2aWLSx1g6k
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 572Please respect copyright.PENANAw6WxKscRzh
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 572Please respect copyright.PENANAZUJUGQyL8D
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 572Please respect copyright.PENANAQfIDKzlAS7
beautiful creature he had ever seen.572Please respect copyright.PENANAcIJbfHysJV
She572Please respect copyright.PENANAxUnU8ZZyUs
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 572Please respect copyright.PENANA5fMm5jM4Gs
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much572Please respect copyright.PENANAYOmWwjQcJ2
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 572Please respect copyright.PENANAL6gs0bgy2v
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.572Please respect copyright.PENANAkAZ32xn9se
As572Please respect copyright.PENANA6yo7RuM44D
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 572Please respect copyright.PENANAPr1hR25lio
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.572Please respect copyright.PENANAWpDIPORuV5
The572Please respect copyright.PENANARef8GI5nDr
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 572Please respect copyright.PENANA5QbCCmHbTS
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 572Please respect copyright.PENANA32q7XAvnLU
find out. 572Please respect copyright.PENANAGjhWvowgcO
As572Please respect copyright.PENANADYl7QS65rS
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 572Please respect copyright.PENANAAzl5h18LOZ
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 572Please respect copyright.PENANAMZTU8AotLK
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 572Please respect copyright.PENANAgL84nbUXhC
her.572Please respect copyright.PENANAscbcs7Snz2
***572Please respect copyright.PENANAdufC8YzhiF
"May572Please respect copyright.PENANA6uEwc2OxM8
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words572Please respect copyright.PENANApss7H8BeGI
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.572Please respect copyright.PENANApFqTrfqS9P
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.572Please respect copyright.PENANAZpODyj3L75
His572Please respect copyright.PENANA9p0ywm5Rkz
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 572Please respect copyright.PENANAFQjzNGNX69
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.572Please respect copyright.PENANAJLe95iHBve
"That572Please respect copyright.PENANAU6xXVvVZrz
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 572Please respect copyright.PENANAeKFCLpziwH
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 572Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5v2Mpj2XX
and I want to hear it."572Please respect copyright.PENANAIOqabBFBAN
Leo572Please respect copyright.PENANA38mABP0iPJ
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 572Please respect copyright.PENANAy0SUMVhL5P
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 572Please respect copyright.PENANA8RjIyoIr9O
forever.572Please respect copyright.PENANAOr83gfFcFI
When572Please respect copyright.PENANAf9uPRmhADN
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 572Please respect copyright.PENANA8gKhJVjHXj
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 572Please respect copyright.PENANAbpzfSkCdZ7
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 572Please respect copyright.PENANAVNcDkXTECq
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.572Please respect copyright.PENANAcD3QZyU8fM
"I572Please respect copyright.PENANAG6p5lToOkL
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 572Please respect copyright.PENANAREti6Mktyb
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 572Please respect copyright.PENANAFkf5Z0zPQP
find out what it was."572Please respect copyright.PENANAWuoQu9j5k3
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"572Please respect copyright.PENANAKAeDhJH0kM
"Most likely."572Please respect copyright.PENANAoCUd1Os3wu
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."572Please respect copyright.PENANAL0NqKBk4ot
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."572Please respect copyright.PENANAPNmIaIUoNM
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."572Please respect copyright.PENANApgQRxrgSK7
Leo572Please respect copyright.PENANAhdgYBG8Hrc
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 572Please respect copyright.PENANAQqaU8KlqHc
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 572Please respect copyright.PENANA6prkbk1M07
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 572Please respect copyright.PENANAVmrypvZ6ET
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling572Please respect copyright.PENANAKaNNfgyCm9
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 572Please respect copyright.PENANAOHUtSdm100
was to lose herself in him.572Please respect copyright.PENANAOnTNEutKvJ
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"572Please respect copyright.PENANA3XKnbHoEvA
***572Please respect copyright.PENANAjLU7hhiRFP
When572Please respect copyright.PENANA7u3u4l1DWz
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 572Please respect copyright.PENANAxs5LniuSGU
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 572Please respect copyright.PENANAMRgY7YcxtQ
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 572Please respect copyright.PENANAdkzb5xrPuw
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.572Please respect copyright.PENANA5WXbWKlB5X
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 572Please respect copyright.PENANAoiLizwiDwx
The572Please respect copyright.PENANA5HuN6aucOt
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 572Please respect copyright.PENANAeB2QYNv95c
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 572Please respect copyright.PENANAq4KMuuwZ6y
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 572Please respect copyright.PENANAPUoM8detdc
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.572Please respect copyright.PENANAxhQho1JXs2
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.572Please respect copyright.PENANAhmsXSkLmDO
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 572Please respect copyright.PENANAUkXG2bszbC
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"572Please respect copyright.PENANA60TPdvZ6bW
Angel's572Please respect copyright.PENANAenbmsIPe2s
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and572Please respect copyright.PENANAc68eGsYEkD
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 572Please respect copyright.PENANAXmab6ec6dp
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 572Please respect copyright.PENANA1WiOUlRqAH
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 572Please respect copyright.PENANAQBGKerOQKV
something. Not what Miranda had told her.572Please respect copyright.PENANAREtoh72vD5
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 572Please respect copyright.PENANAO3xM8VnlmU
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"572Please respect copyright.PENANAIGexxzXPIW
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."572Please respect copyright.PENANAy7zSZTUhBg
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.572Please respect copyright.PENANAvU3LDWmqrA
The572Please respect copyright.PENANAQ47ljRuXyj
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and572Please respect copyright.PENANAdWe7uxsOKz
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.572Please respect copyright.PENANAOvdwZsbW6r
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."572Please respect copyright.PENANA9ZiYpzhvh1
Angel572Please respect copyright.PENANA7VSVtOsQ7Z
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of572Please respect copyright.PENANAiSCZmkY034
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 572Please respect copyright.PENANABOsPLsnvac
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 572Please respect copyright.PENANAzPObtpuADa
was right beside her.572Please respect copyright.PENANAnR0m4NtRkP
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.572Please respect copyright.PENANA1RHcvMrVtr
Angel572Please respect copyright.PENANARVtDKy2KKs
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 572Please respect copyright.PENANACnRbcMnwgU
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 572Please respect copyright.PENANAsWzt1AaYoY
feelings inside her.572Please respect copyright.PENANAt86LogiKrg
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.572Please respect copyright.PENANADdDDCIuMIC
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 572Please respect copyright.PENANAGWDyJaYR8w
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."572Please respect copyright.PENANAA6RZAEwW7l
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"572Please respect copyright.PENANAl28beRPOvH
"Angel."572Please respect copyright.PENANAYuTXCojj2Y
"Ah!572Please respect copyright.PENANAfrQ0fahhhT
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 572Please respect copyright.PENANAFBZrtABm1D
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 572Please respect copyright.PENANAfIrZFgtPpj
to meet your aquitance."572Please respect copyright.PENANAg4N5KWiG1Y
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."572Please respect copyright.PENANAeFOR43Gz1u
Eric572Please respect copyright.PENANABP9zjBkyzT
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 572Please respect copyright.PENANAkJNGG3ZoZi
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 572Please respect copyright.PENANALL1sTPsn5X
awkward. 572Please respect copyright.PENANAQoUrzBl7MN
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 572Please respect copyright.PENANAy4CbnRq5gh
Eric572Please respect copyright.PENANAdz9SUexelq
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 572Please respect copyright.PENANA2XkzKrVOvR
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 572Please respect copyright.PENANABtgNCtdOB3
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 572Please respect copyright.PENANA9W4boJLKxi
could feel Eric come closer from behind.572Please respect copyright.PENANA5cGnDiZl1M
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.572Please respect copyright.PENANANjid7rrMv4
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.572Please respect copyright.PENANAjoXHVwkb5F
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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