The wind blew hard on 551Please respect copyright.PENANArwod5i8jNC
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 551Please respect copyright.PENANAI8X9X4IwpB
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 551Please respect copyright.PENANAKShoIETXUs
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 551Please respect copyright.PENANA9XkZQm86Qf
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 551Please respect copyright.PENANAHA2VILKBq2
true.551Please respect copyright.PENANAU60C6xguM7
After Angel had received551Please respect copyright.PENANAlDYNAsygtr
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 551Please respect copyright.PENANAgUGJ6N0wqv
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 551Please respect copyright.PENANAxLKJj8ncxd
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.551Please respect copyright.PENANAedSYH1OK13
"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."551Please respect copyright.PENANAzU1J1RH432
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."551Please respect copyright.PENANAmnLYzlyQ3f
"If you don't believe551Please respect copyright.PENANAIXgYBZFKjn
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 551Please respect copyright.PENANAPPIH3nwrvW
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 551Please respect copyright.PENANAvGjBdC8Del
creating a tradegy in future."551Please respect copyright.PENANA4Jnh5Wg93z
And Angel was doing so 551Please respect copyright.PENANAfAt632IlVy
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 551Please respect copyright.PENANAXSNw9BAcmF
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what551Please respect copyright.PENANA0lREHEhgAr
Miranda said about her.551Please respect copyright.PENANAGDbq7ehJyp
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?551Please respect copyright.PENANAgitXAu0tCK
***551Please respect copyright.PENANARFF8lucwXY
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."551Please respect copyright.PENANAg2XahJCgRr
Kim551Please respect copyright.PENANAOsB7br53ig
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 551Please respect copyright.PENANANK0MzcJIcW
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 551Please respect copyright.PENANAwcjWHDV3ay
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 551Please respect copyright.PENANAKdqbg2modS
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 551Please respect copyright.PENANA1qUgnYxeAE
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 551Please respect copyright.PENANA2xvZhIphnW
look magnificent.551Please respect copyright.PENANACnMhcz5oMm
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."551Please respect copyright.PENANAzN0P15v4Ck
"Don't551Please respect copyright.PENANAqBmpnT7Qd0
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 551Please respect copyright.PENANAPXUOlT0sPP
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."551Please respect copyright.PENANAvFeDjH6xzQ
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 551Please respect copyright.PENANA59KO0mEJFh
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 551Please respect copyright.PENANABFP3UqHDRF
Kim551Please respect copyright.PENANA0jmzRzCBwb
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 551Please respect copyright.PENANARlKYeDIE0w
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 551Please respect copyright.PENANAChLpyim6Ug
for you."551Please respect copyright.PENANA2OAABAQlmR
"You think so?" 551Please respect copyright.PENANAltPjPGEyNJ
"I551Please respect copyright.PENANARRKvcEQmSA
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 551Please respect copyright.PENANAFQPOWEOkio
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get551Please respect copyright.PENANA30kuAFqpTb
married."551Please respect copyright.PENANAoffN24PXeQ
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."551Please respect copyright.PENANA1rKLCJ9Oyg
"Oh,551Please respect copyright.PENANAk1cGHTAdm2
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe551Please respect copyright.PENANAT1vXL8TrHH
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."551Please respect copyright.PENANA8ihiYnGtiB
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."551Please respect copyright.PENANAjX4ICjTx8a
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."551Please respect copyright.PENANAudNLuUuHoA
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.551Please respect copyright.PENANAzqf4nL4jt4
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."551Please respect copyright.PENANAEXTjpqracY
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"551Please respect copyright.PENANAGsMjL7NsFw
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."551Please respect copyright.PENANAWotBzDRJnl
***551Please respect copyright.PENANAiA0SBHZtG5
"What do you mean he is not here!"551Please respect copyright.PENANAk851KHHTxY
Mrs551Please respect copyright.PENANAo19P6sSobM
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 551Please respect copyright.PENANAISblmWlhsr
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 551Please respect copyright.PENANAXHc3sLbgJK
chandelier above them move.551Please respect copyright.PENANAnJDiA6Ikbe
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"551Please respect copyright.PENANAOPTMWOOYKS
Diana,551Please respect copyright.PENANAEvXJe3ZPp6
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 551Please respect copyright.PENANApAj71tx4Js
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 551Please respect copyright.PENANAKIL4wSfiUm
dress.551Please respect copyright.PENANALMQxF40692
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 551Please respect copyright.PENANAuGqRNNGGQz
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."551Please respect copyright.PENANAPgnUoT8G1O
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."551Please respect copyright.PENANABAmQ1WtRFY
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.551Please respect copyright.PENANASXgERn4LLA
"If you start acting 551Please respect copyright.PENANA25bgImi9kp
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be551Please respect copyright.PENANAogfzqqVkJX
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."551Please respect copyright.PENANAavwpv72mtl
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"551Please respect copyright.PENANAKUhX5ztx1C
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."551Please respect copyright.PENANAyueuUTzZ6C
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 551Please respect copyright.PENANAf1GTRqVUdg
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 551Please respect copyright.PENANAa99FMnlDqY
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."551Please respect copyright.PENANA7cBAsHiY6k
"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."551Please respect copyright.PENANAjmaixNknh4
"You just shut up," said551Please respect copyright.PENANAZwNTImGNQM
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to551Please respect copyright.PENANAxN3OXJJCqY
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"551Please respect copyright.PENANAxrty2FpxfO
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."551Please respect copyright.PENANAhVK0wc2X5P
"If you two are going to551Please respect copyright.PENANAV6VYPZQMGo
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 551Please respect copyright.PENANAUYrcfFXqHX
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.551Please respect copyright.PENANAESEP2eeKgm
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.551Please respect copyright.PENANAPR9hZTX7n7
"Your dear Fred isn't 551Please respect copyright.PENANAksCH8V0dXD
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 551Please respect copyright.PENANAOfjV9sgApF
is supposed to be right here with me."551Please respect copyright.PENANAhShxtkO8h5
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 551Please respect copyright.PENANAXk1sXQl89n
"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.551Please respect copyright.PENANAjTmNM62Zw6
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 551Please respect copyright.PENANAwY0BA8meNQ
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell551Please respect copyright.PENANAsV4LqTusOD
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.551Please respect copyright.PENANAdgE0BAzQWb
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.551Please respect copyright.PENANA0Z0zJrY3w2
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 551Please respect copyright.PENANAi8TAjcGQvg
***551Please respect copyright.PENANAU7JAzBiqjt
Eric551Please respect copyright.PENANAfyXkjrVKMo
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 551Please respect copyright.PENANAOLl0iAhCGv
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned551Please respect copyright.PENANAzTPEpQBetS
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 551Please respect copyright.PENANA8PDVtYPcsQ
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 551Please respect copyright.PENANA5WWbNLDaVC
home.551Please respect copyright.PENANACsMD6M6AEE
He551Please respect copyright.PENANApLtceLlaFJ
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 551Please respect copyright.PENANA0QPCU6KTPj
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 551Please respect copyright.PENANAraXMfZuYlY
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 551Please respect copyright.PENANAzGNLJ5CaNB
with the wedding.551Please respect copyright.PENANAWCEpQQcasH
Before551Please respect copyright.PENANAICEaNCkO1q
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 551Please respect copyright.PENANAzGP8l7dXTz
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black551Please respect copyright.PENANAo5gbj6RcYV
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 551Please respect copyright.PENANABUf3hBel3f
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 551Please respect copyright.PENANA33OqnXlP30
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 551Please respect copyright.PENANA6RMYd2i8It
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 551Please respect copyright.PENANADiPbyiRkID
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 551Please respect copyright.PENANAFxsIojKsjZ
beautiful creature he had ever seen.551Please respect copyright.PENANAIicyi56ad4
She551Please respect copyright.PENANAuaI7fRwEIr
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 551Please respect copyright.PENANAl2LHx4l1Oi
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much551Please respect copyright.PENANAP78caIn3JY
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 551Please respect copyright.PENANA9XZ6kpLaA6
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.551Please respect copyright.PENANAPYdwYgtt4d
As551Please respect copyright.PENANA3Y66TwrmPG
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 551Please respect copyright.PENANAypP2TpTWIq
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.551Please respect copyright.PENANApffYMakhPz
The551Please respect copyright.PENANAZ67evMNWIQ
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 551Please respect copyright.PENANAHepweKAlWz
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 551Please respect copyright.PENANAKKvWdDJmEa
find out. 551Please respect copyright.PENANAq8EXlQBCH4
As551Please respect copyright.PENANA3vqOpogiTW
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 551Please respect copyright.PENANAERa4thNobJ
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 551Please respect copyright.PENANA3MMBcKMaJy
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 551Please respect copyright.PENANAT5HSwcQsRL
her.551Please respect copyright.PENANAHnTcdyDxos
***551Please respect copyright.PENANAQeGqrPSswS
"May551Please respect copyright.PENANAE5naqcmiP1
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words551Please respect copyright.PENANA6Aej9Gf4sA
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.551Please respect copyright.PENANAieEYHY9TGu
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.551Please respect copyright.PENANA65qKQ9W4mt
His551Please respect copyright.PENANATRzjh6lWbl
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 551Please respect copyright.PENANATIjcDJmEMN
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.551Please respect copyright.PENANAdOoBt2fGLb
"That551Please respect copyright.PENANAWy3obJfhv1
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 551Please respect copyright.PENANA8krdVwLHby
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 551Please respect copyright.PENANAnmt94cavQR
and I want to hear it."551Please respect copyright.PENANAThF8VqGuK3
Leo551Please respect copyright.PENANAYoQXLR7Hz2
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 551Please respect copyright.PENANAhOzxQ9yl4a
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 551Please respect copyright.PENANAsqj2fIAN12
forever.551Please respect copyright.PENANAy8kaK3bDsY
When551Please respect copyright.PENANAitqoN0AA3J
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 551Please respect copyright.PENANAb7NrTPzI2u
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 551Please respect copyright.PENANA5ctOcy70mH
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 551Please respect copyright.PENANAe6yjKpfmoS
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.551Please respect copyright.PENANA1qVAssL9Ms
"I551Please respect copyright.PENANAI3nUAkSHjy
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 551Please respect copyright.PENANAV6EXmqgNH5
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 551Please respect copyright.PENANATKsyOYZOhR
find out what it was."551Please respect copyright.PENANA5W1ggVggFY
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"551Please respect copyright.PENANAwgK8HaipdJ
"Most likely."551Please respect copyright.PENANAKfZhWMPh3B
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."551Please respect copyright.PENANAyT4AVnk1gG
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."551Please respect copyright.PENANAbCi9D3ut70
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."551Please respect copyright.PENANAS3Xw5NyEiA
Leo551Please respect copyright.PENANA8yq5hCA44R
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 551Please respect copyright.PENANAQSOs3XgNlw
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 551Please respect copyright.PENANAPrJzZJpBxy
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 551Please respect copyright.PENANA5zRH5Gq2pf
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling551Please respect copyright.PENANAPHxJHaMDu4
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 551Please respect copyright.PENANAPkEznrzLPs
was to lose herself in him.551Please respect copyright.PENANANZUYkViK7F
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"551Please respect copyright.PENANAmQcx0FWLvM
***551Please respect copyright.PENANAAHvjlNqVYN
When551Please respect copyright.PENANAUOVPYxbC4n
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 551Please respect copyright.PENANAeUNXyobVmQ
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 551Please respect copyright.PENANA6VJhkb9eNP
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 551Please respect copyright.PENANALn4UYA9ok0
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.551Please respect copyright.PENANA4I2UNf8Znm
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 551Please respect copyright.PENANApZaWQuwy1e
The551Please respect copyright.PENANAcr8xaJLyOh
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 551Please respect copyright.PENANARjKuedCIeB
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 551Please respect copyright.PENANAsA4eFjJOO5
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 551Please respect copyright.PENANApVrVe1Gnyv
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.551Please respect copyright.PENANAi7TNCqper4
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.551Please respect copyright.PENANAQntnhMHdtA
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 551Please respect copyright.PENANAAn4ynLDoeR
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"551Please respect copyright.PENANAfeRVXcMzQq
Angel's551Please respect copyright.PENANAU5gr0WuKbY
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and551Please respect copyright.PENANANDBHKH1Yb6
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 551Please respect copyright.PENANAlCG0ozfZO2
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 551Please respect copyright.PENANAc7zpkahM5m
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 551Please respect copyright.PENANA7lVl0m0gkU
something. Not what Miranda had told her.551Please respect copyright.PENANATAk0CKOZrt
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 551Please respect copyright.PENANAuhB8gvoztq
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"551Please respect copyright.PENANAFHKqjBRqvP
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."551Please respect copyright.PENANANM6PQjEPq1
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.551Please respect copyright.PENANAHvZsDDSjGT
The551Please respect copyright.PENANAtbjY61jgqx
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and551Please respect copyright.PENANAVsRCXQ9f7N
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.551Please respect copyright.PENANA5rMCpBPpHY
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."551Please respect copyright.PENANAbuR0Smh6UM
Angel551Please respect copyright.PENANA4HqRPJ1VD9
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of551Please respect copyright.PENANA3ohxUmgeOZ
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 551Please respect copyright.PENANAoyHsSB718r
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 551Please respect copyright.PENANAL2xXjH0221
was right beside her.551Please respect copyright.PENANAgydIIgRZjQ
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.551Please respect copyright.PENANArArZpWsaeX
Angel551Please respect copyright.PENANAGiWE9hOyml
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 551Please respect copyright.PENANAwhcNRp3AHM
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 551Please respect copyright.PENANAKTQ7ywkMWC
feelings inside her.551Please respect copyright.PENANAQLQ2DJn9Oe
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.551Please respect copyright.PENANAaokdXbfxTA
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 551Please respect copyright.PENANANFEtNtHP3m
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."551Please respect copyright.PENANATtVXX65PWQ
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"551Please respect copyright.PENANAWoaYnAu0qe
"Angel."551Please respect copyright.PENANAgn37yGuHpQ
"Ah!551Please respect copyright.PENANATw8Z5N0qCD
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 551Please respect copyright.PENANAvvMXj1PCgn
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 551Please respect copyright.PENANA2qro34xg7G
to meet your aquitance."551Please respect copyright.PENANAyvCrtDhmt9
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."551Please respect copyright.PENANAImZkETt3yC
Eric551Please respect copyright.PENANAdyAmmAW6VZ
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 551Please respect copyright.PENANA8z1EAnAcwd
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 551Please respect copyright.PENANAKaCgPr62Da
awkward. 551Please respect copyright.PENANAUl5pSMd9CE
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 551Please respect copyright.PENANAiTsJpAIiHE
Eric551Please respect copyright.PENANAJiVPMuRc0o
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 551Please respect copyright.PENANAX6Wv9X49KL
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 551Please respect copyright.PENANA2LsDM47jKy
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 551Please respect copyright.PENANAZctuy9LE59
could feel Eric come closer from behind.551Please respect copyright.PENANAgFFpKJyePn
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.551Please respect copyright.PENANAuQ2vXVkLj8
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.551Please respect copyright.PENANAoccnMBIdZ2
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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