The wind blew hard on 560Please respect copyright.PENANAz9g7rOLYvh
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 560Please respect copyright.PENANAdZR4YDVRDh
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 560Please respect copyright.PENANANkbY25UghG
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 560Please respect copyright.PENANAiERMpst1Ad
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 560Please respect copyright.PENANATaY6k59xVe
true.560Please respect copyright.PENANAeS9fR5cUSJ
After Angel had received560Please respect copyright.PENANAv722gP6EqX
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 560Please respect copyright.PENANAk1hVYBnaLp
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 560Please respect copyright.PENANAKKG97PC2Et
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.560Please respect copyright.PENANAf3lPtevaeT
"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."560Please respect copyright.PENANAouN4VHefnn
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."560Please respect copyright.PENANASTjkQS8emH
"If you don't believe560Please respect copyright.PENANAnMvrbqZITf
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 560Please respect copyright.PENANAjIXWegp2Jo
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 560Please respect copyright.PENANASze1zWZc5D
creating a tradegy in future."560Please respect copyright.PENANAxsIDowVpeZ
And Angel was doing so 560Please respect copyright.PENANAERoEQ6eW11
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 560Please respect copyright.PENANAfHApV5aEek
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what560Please respect copyright.PENANAagpgvywHOH
Miranda said about her.560Please respect copyright.PENANAIRY05zBu9H
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?560Please respect copyright.PENANAfIJ70F0eM6
***560Please respect copyright.PENANAOc3vB5CZp0
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."560Please respect copyright.PENANAcfldqU1ogM
Kim560Please respect copyright.PENANAnRDnuunKFR
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 560Please respect copyright.PENANAKh7gxs8Kbs
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 560Please respect copyright.PENANAJZH7Bovv29
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 560Please respect copyright.PENANAW2C1QqU9PF
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 560Please respect copyright.PENANArun4zWmcH2
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 560Please respect copyright.PENANAJvPGk396o2
look magnificent.560Please respect copyright.PENANAbHLR88TM2s
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."560Please respect copyright.PENANApfwxt9pd4s
"Don't560Please respect copyright.PENANA1F59yWJAYK
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 560Please respect copyright.PENANApZ70C1ynde
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."560Please respect copyright.PENANAIrtt4B0nCg
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 560Please respect copyright.PENANATuUNz5MaSO
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 560Please respect copyright.PENANA9O8lhbSluz
Kim560Please respect copyright.PENANAuwEXC9x8vr
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 560Please respect copyright.PENANAVE4WfbkI7S
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 560Please respect copyright.PENANAqLSS9HHDUt
for you."560Please respect copyright.PENANAkJSEVYqsjR
"You think so?" 560Please respect copyright.PENANAirkeVQ7iwq
"I560Please respect copyright.PENANAT7wnuoFAMZ
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 560Please respect copyright.PENANAijzuFbgPXu
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get560Please respect copyright.PENANAk3DSCpNt8O
married."560Please respect copyright.PENANA0ehdwlfwdi
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."560Please respect copyright.PENANAc8UqhqFq0W
"Oh,560Please respect copyright.PENANAgINgCWjBGa
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe560Please respect copyright.PENANAzGn0fZImD3
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."560Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5mmxqmumy
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."560Please respect copyright.PENANAeD6f5hThte
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."560Please respect copyright.PENANASylKCdVN8g
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.560Please respect copyright.PENANA7FaPWzPLNk
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."560Please respect copyright.PENANAylebnELvzQ
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"560Please respect copyright.PENANAN7mTJCTy6t
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."560Please respect copyright.PENANAqjxKoRVR2A
***560Please respect copyright.PENANARkCle9TirA
"What do you mean he is not here!"560Please respect copyright.PENANAdYjbDiWGIX
Mrs560Please respect copyright.PENANAgXI7YrTmqj
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 560Please respect copyright.PENANAsKRSI4zuP0
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 560Please respect copyright.PENANArUR7Ahwvlr
chandelier above them move.560Please respect copyright.PENANA0K0eRlWkl8
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"560Please respect copyright.PENANAs54ceQw6LK
Diana,560Please respect copyright.PENANAE0qPqb4u1p
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 560Please respect copyright.PENANA9md1rQxoiG
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 560Please respect copyright.PENANASOnpPL2tgs
dress.560Please respect copyright.PENANAy1Ggu0t8X7
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 560Please respect copyright.PENANAKMsURJXH8Y
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."560Please respect copyright.PENANAr5su2OpQaU
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."560Please respect copyright.PENANAGvMX7ZGfcO
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.560Please respect copyright.PENANAfTRtDrJUl9
"If you start acting 560Please respect copyright.PENANAx5FsZSWjLH
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be560Please respect copyright.PENANAKT4zljQryz
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."560Please respect copyright.PENANAjYTdhOJbMS
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"560Please respect copyright.PENANArdCMitR4Gg
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."560Please respect copyright.PENANAcYSACleVSy
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 560Please respect copyright.PENANAneNkM10wiV
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 560Please respect copyright.PENANAPbPe5KXet1
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."560Please respect copyright.PENANAfw6CeODLIx
"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."560Please respect copyright.PENANAVDrke209Eh
"You just shut up," said560Please respect copyright.PENANAudLa4gJdtg
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to560Please respect copyright.PENANApzE2fiKeQL
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"560Please respect copyright.PENANAMxu4BaIPzI
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."560Please respect copyright.PENANAYO2TPRZaHH
"If you two are going to560Please respect copyright.PENANAWeOAiWsjXS
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 560Please respect copyright.PENANAq2GWbFvNj2
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.560Please respect copyright.PENANAt5bgovUNzv
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.560Please respect copyright.PENANA9aXmq6yWjc
"Your dear Fred isn't 560Please respect copyright.PENANAPheWDqtZ1E
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 560Please respect copyright.PENANA9hx9zv9Xai
is supposed to be right here with me."560Please respect copyright.PENANA4xhXeIJFFu
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 560Please respect copyright.PENANAsRwq5EePvn
"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.560Please respect copyright.PENANA3pl6qVG16Y
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 560Please respect copyright.PENANAXvrmVYeNZC
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell560Please respect copyright.PENANAe886WEtRWS
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.560Please respect copyright.PENANAjoyNE3My5Y
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.560Please respect copyright.PENANAjFQeS1Jc7x
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 560Please respect copyright.PENANAmPJHv8LYfP
***560Please respect copyright.PENANAqq0VLX6cL6
Eric560Please respect copyright.PENANAB34h35btEu
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 560Please respect copyright.PENANAkjJvkGke8b
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned560Please respect copyright.PENANA9KO9nLVLXk
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 560Please respect copyright.PENANA9jNfZaNKvO
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 560Please respect copyright.PENANA4TyEHjULrh
home.560Please respect copyright.PENANAYz4XqIUQju
He560Please respect copyright.PENANAwLtpkRK605
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 560Please respect copyright.PENANAaLL63qTqoN
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 560Please respect copyright.PENANAjMViUMtgyj
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 560Please respect copyright.PENANAozpWUYmitp
with the wedding.560Please respect copyright.PENANAWrcR7MyMsa
Before560Please respect copyright.PENANAlLMwQrXace
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 560Please respect copyright.PENANA2TIHJrRGcI
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black560Please respect copyright.PENANABdOmlnzvIl
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 560Please respect copyright.PENANADWw8UtqbuW
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 560Please respect copyright.PENANAE1KAIT6CEq
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 560Please respect copyright.PENANAWuvWQAYK5K
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 560Please respect copyright.PENANAuxnz3Q9x6E
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 560Please respect copyright.PENANANd51q2BZyt
beautiful creature he had ever seen.560Please respect copyright.PENANA7yLbL8PBHM
She560Please respect copyright.PENANALphUsDdwyj
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 560Please respect copyright.PENANAc4hk4vOBfj
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much560Please respect copyright.PENANAqTiiAK0lGW
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 560Please respect copyright.PENANAJPqRUFOxe9
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.560Please respect copyright.PENANACJ8SN93CgQ
As560Please respect copyright.PENANAFW5INj4PHC
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 560Please respect copyright.PENANAqkr6gFxueG
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.560Please respect copyright.PENANAj11yNN0580
The560Please respect copyright.PENANAB8RT2bMoZm
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 560Please respect copyright.PENANAtNhW9WB1xZ
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 560Please respect copyright.PENANA2HhNvogKBM
find out. 560Please respect copyright.PENANA97ye8VA6Db
As560Please respect copyright.PENANA5ibujRN7pk
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 560Please respect copyright.PENANADIoLV0koBD
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 560Please respect copyright.PENANAXDqv0Pxdv1
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 560Please respect copyright.PENANA8T0Kx7MX0G
her.560Please respect copyright.PENANArwb8xC6tiu
***560Please respect copyright.PENANAVtj80XwAuJ
"May560Please respect copyright.PENANAfs5FmGp2JG
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words560Please respect copyright.PENANANA7CHpXQkR
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.560Please respect copyright.PENANANPvhpbTBjV
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.560Please respect copyright.PENANAVeO6qOnWMB
His560Please respect copyright.PENANArtcsUXy0LV
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 560Please respect copyright.PENANA2h6yeU1EFM
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.560Please respect copyright.PENANA7IB7xra4RV
"That560Please respect copyright.PENANAcI1d7OD1GM
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 560Please respect copyright.PENANAt3W7FTQXLc
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 560Please respect copyright.PENANA9sHLqIVKU5
and I want to hear it."560Please respect copyright.PENANAxwzs9ql66u
Leo560Please respect copyright.PENANAXtCFjxX8oy
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 560Please respect copyright.PENANAhUCenAiRxF
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 560Please respect copyright.PENANAXe2wABGNmU
forever.560Please respect copyright.PENANAe4rovRMo69
When560Please respect copyright.PENANANdOHK1uGDM
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 560Please respect copyright.PENANAbrHRWxFBXO
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 560Please respect copyright.PENANANgDMwdq4CV
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 560Please respect copyright.PENANAWciDjqq2KP
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.560Please respect copyright.PENANAnM6ZSRnRRM
"I560Please respect copyright.PENANARkxIvuaxLt
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 560Please respect copyright.PENANAnF0iVtsFzF
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 560Please respect copyright.PENANAQe6peCMbGw
find out what it was."560Please respect copyright.PENANAOUb3BoOBvF
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"560Please respect copyright.PENANAbIifFWtZDE
"Most likely."560Please respect copyright.PENANAFE2f2u79dr
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."560Please respect copyright.PENANA7IEzsFWR2R
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."560Please respect copyright.PENANAUCutQoqjw9
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."560Please respect copyright.PENANABFRA7CKTVA
Leo560Please respect copyright.PENANADb3Lyzcb6G
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 560Please respect copyright.PENANAVdOyLldMyB
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 560Please respect copyright.PENANA6VsBJ9emph
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 560Please respect copyright.PENANAbCKQYthBaT
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling560Please respect copyright.PENANAVaPMLw3kmX
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 560Please respect copyright.PENANAToyJIrfnFX
was to lose herself in him.560Please respect copyright.PENANAbXRwBMqovn
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"560Please respect copyright.PENANAUggfxKp3vz
***560Please respect copyright.PENANAQhO7VYiUB5
When560Please respect copyright.PENANAvXIZcJ19ml
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 560Please respect copyright.PENANA0pZF8nX5vQ
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 560Please respect copyright.PENANAGu2ye7ynUs
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 560Please respect copyright.PENANAQPkRMPibBl
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.560Please respect copyright.PENANAwmIEhrrLbK
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 560Please respect copyright.PENANAapLMh3wew6
The560Please respect copyright.PENANAr8qeIe1qXX
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 560Please respect copyright.PENANAOTbDrADOca
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 560Please respect copyright.PENANAhndjzHyOB2
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 560Please respect copyright.PENANAMsbgVqkxIk
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.560Please respect copyright.PENANA0s2FN6DCCF
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.560Please respect copyright.PENANALhlB4Uv2qM
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 560Please respect copyright.PENANAoZn27XZFN1
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"560Please respect copyright.PENANAIjiUtWotpD
Angel's560Please respect copyright.PENANAo8cZWGf4Re
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and560Please respect copyright.PENANAb925cCDnqy
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 560Please respect copyright.PENANAlbvc7QcOzz
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 560Please respect copyright.PENANAlppH40j96u
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 560Please respect copyright.PENANAoFqN7E1Xw0
something. Not what Miranda had told her.560Please respect copyright.PENANAbfHb3Pa8dU
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 560Please respect copyright.PENANAmcoYuhKUyg
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"560Please respect copyright.PENANAzpVFjFDhpJ
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."560Please respect copyright.PENANAzgnAO099KY
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.560Please respect copyright.PENANAJU4YqAUIoZ
The560Please respect copyright.PENANAw7yaCLuKs7
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and560Please respect copyright.PENANAyOnL9n9Xp0
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.560Please respect copyright.PENANA02cgI3tDZd
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."560Please respect copyright.PENANAXkmHatxtIT
Angel560Please respect copyright.PENANApGz6PBoF7o
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of560Please respect copyright.PENANAThpgpe2ORE
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 560Please respect copyright.PENANAMdRDoG1ltV
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 560Please respect copyright.PENANAgoplyPIfnc
was right beside her.560Please respect copyright.PENANAqaLjrdHSOD
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.560Please respect copyright.PENANAzOZfLvlWHH
Angel560Please respect copyright.PENANAcLoocFKoOs
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 560Please respect copyright.PENANAy1KGr4uTvL
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 560Please respect copyright.PENANA0Yjzqn0oXU
feelings inside her.560Please respect copyright.PENANAb9dGC37hPG
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.560Please respect copyright.PENANA2L1Og1Haqr
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 560Please respect copyright.PENANA9BIpIfs4xI
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."560Please respect copyright.PENANAexSrsZmpOV
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"560Please respect copyright.PENANAw0CIOR2RG5
"Angel."560Please respect copyright.PENANAdJHyVhOwgK
"Ah!560Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1sZsZ4ucS
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 560Please respect copyright.PENANARja3EWt2xx
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 560Please respect copyright.PENANA3pnTZ7FkS6
to meet your aquitance."560Please respect copyright.PENANA2zS2KSS3wf
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."560Please respect copyright.PENANAqOEJCHzAhw
Eric560Please respect copyright.PENANAnrXGVS3ebj
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 560Please respect copyright.PENANAi94vUnWc7H
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 560Please respect copyright.PENANASIfChqJHu6
awkward. 560Please respect copyright.PENANAkFYIXqBPiC
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 560Please respect copyright.PENANAnWzcMR4iiE
Eric560Please respect copyright.PENANACJBXJy9a2o
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 560Please respect copyright.PENANA1HvVz9MmaF
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 560Please respect copyright.PENANAhVyJGS4xVE
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 560Please respect copyright.PENANAhqO6ZJSf1P
could feel Eric come closer from behind.560Please respect copyright.PENANAWwKylOHCDt
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.560Please respect copyright.PENANAELz5H3SNms
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.560Please respect copyright.PENANAcISiN7ICSf
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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