The wind blew hard on 562Please respect copyright.PENANA2YsN5hNGqs
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 562Please respect copyright.PENANA5xpzKVVrh4
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 562Please respect copyright.PENANAkq0meUyBHp
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 562Please respect copyright.PENANAPjWvcoOrSC
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 562Please respect copyright.PENANAJzavicJztI
true.562Please respect copyright.PENANAOcR7nNlCHd
After Angel had received562Please respect copyright.PENANArE26q9aZGk
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 562Please respect copyright.PENANAYrU3f65A8a
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 562Please respect copyright.PENANAjNuFRebb9L
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.562Please respect copyright.PENANAZPXCqJxmvU
"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."562Please respect copyright.PENANAHGveu1CVki
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."562Please respect copyright.PENANAVsWeDRdrho
"If you don't believe562Please respect copyright.PENANARKNgN0MzJ6
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 562Please respect copyright.PENANAX068Dh81gy
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 562Please respect copyright.PENANAkNlJiDu6E9
creating a tradegy in future."562Please respect copyright.PENANAmZIZsF0lXD
And Angel was doing so 562Please respect copyright.PENANA34tOaOs4RZ
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 562Please respect copyright.PENANAGBjCH9upnx
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what562Please respect copyright.PENANA5sJ7AYHVlD
Miranda said about her.562Please respect copyright.PENANAL6nam8MteJ
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?562Please respect copyright.PENANAZGTnOCfVXS
***562Please respect copyright.PENANA9gXjqb7hZm
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."562Please respect copyright.PENANAjhicqc2Am5
Kim562Please respect copyright.PENANAznjOpBcXnu
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 562Please respect copyright.PENANAUfrLmMtwZ9
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 562Please respect copyright.PENANAwwLWX3khxI
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 562Please respect copyright.PENANAE0Q8eHHqr0
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 562Please respect copyright.PENANANASUfo8NcW
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 562Please respect copyright.PENANAwWlwxkSrXE
look magnificent.562Please respect copyright.PENANAPH1ZfwXeRZ
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."562Please respect copyright.PENANAqENSEBxOLm
"Don't562Please respect copyright.PENANAeVw29lynNV
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 562Please respect copyright.PENANAonSVdOKaze
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."562Please respect copyright.PENANAhls8R2yY5z
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 562Please respect copyright.PENANA30Q5Mpny7y
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 562Please respect copyright.PENANA1q1wCf59Wb
Kim562Please respect copyright.PENANAmQY47wKI7T
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 562Please respect copyright.PENANA3yi0e23ElG
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 562Please respect copyright.PENANAOTarOAU4lU
for you."562Please respect copyright.PENANAopWWwnk8sn
"You think so?" 562Please respect copyright.PENANAupT44rHcrj
"I562Please respect copyright.PENANAshcid9TcPR
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 562Please respect copyright.PENANASsHc5z1Sts
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get562Please respect copyright.PENANAO0idmVxZP8
married."562Please respect copyright.PENANAMlNmyyJUJI
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."562Please respect copyright.PENANAKMLT66suAy
"Oh,562Please respect copyright.PENANAg8mzuLn7ng
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe562Please respect copyright.PENANAKC9nOcv1ky
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."562Please respect copyright.PENANACSarn1S5DD
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."562Please respect copyright.PENANAb8jJK2RIJE
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."562Please respect copyright.PENANAzCuKsbIEwc
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.562Please respect copyright.PENANALdDz77h24Y
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."562Please respect copyright.PENANAJfd5Goc0oH
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"562Please respect copyright.PENANA5BobEPKsWM
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."562Please respect copyright.PENANATNLQ30rImg
***562Please respect copyright.PENANAMaS2PPgKeD
"What do you mean he is not here!"562Please respect copyright.PENANAeJLMCHcyiT
Mrs562Please respect copyright.PENANAwUM5whj2e4
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 562Please respect copyright.PENANA12zHAWM8uZ
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 562Please respect copyright.PENANAMGbu00UDC7
chandelier above them move.562Please respect copyright.PENANAflpPzPz5Kw
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"562Please respect copyright.PENANAB5SHq6quyR
Diana,562Please respect copyright.PENANAskA1zToFZf
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 562Please respect copyright.PENANA3km4qdA0mQ
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 562Please respect copyright.PENANA8ELbGyJZA8
dress.562Please respect copyright.PENANAEydvatYXba
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 562Please respect copyright.PENANA1lmaWIjVxJ
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."562Please respect copyright.PENANAJv7zOiNyo0
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."562Please respect copyright.PENANAxLBBYOScuc
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.562Please respect copyright.PENANAmHlAlpFmB9
"If you start acting 562Please respect copyright.PENANAmVSC3HJT5s
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be562Please respect copyright.PENANAqwtWR9bz8N
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."562Please respect copyright.PENANAnxtSEzy31G
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"562Please respect copyright.PENANAweaNbd2dsT
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."562Please respect copyright.PENANADxaCHgPww7
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 562Please respect copyright.PENANARkJyybCwXy
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 562Please respect copyright.PENANAzUrOxKwC9o
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."562Please respect copyright.PENANA08JTiDWZrG
"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."562Please respect copyright.PENANACmIRHSsQ7S
"You just shut up," said562Please respect copyright.PENANAjBGcZY8UVu
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to562Please respect copyright.PENANAHBRQxylaZy
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"562Please respect copyright.PENANAsguKnCH1EV
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."562Please respect copyright.PENANAGpxdbrmPDJ
"If you two are going to562Please respect copyright.PENANAJukdScBvWs
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 562Please respect copyright.PENANAWpFQV6zudZ
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.562Please respect copyright.PENANA0AzeJ3WIxQ
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.562Please respect copyright.PENANAJ90wpMUvrm
"Your dear Fred isn't 562Please respect copyright.PENANATuH4XC6xkz
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 562Please respect copyright.PENANAc9j5ucr257
is supposed to be right here with me."562Please respect copyright.PENANAfy5H2Vno15
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 562Please respect copyright.PENANAM36aPxW9NF
"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.562Please respect copyright.PENANAkPEsnHkeS6
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 562Please respect copyright.PENANAEBNvodfFbL
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell562Please respect copyright.PENANA4B8sPJ9y7C
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.562Please respect copyright.PENANAZGc4Y3DL38
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.562Please respect copyright.PENANABQUnakAFAe
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 562Please respect copyright.PENANAKoeROkQ2XE
***562Please respect copyright.PENANALhSrvVc80G
Eric562Please respect copyright.PENANARSfSimAZTM
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 562Please respect copyright.PENANAXHlZLf5S13
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned562Please respect copyright.PENANAu3oW2NIXQQ
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 562Please respect copyright.PENANA826hI6NhXQ
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 562Please respect copyright.PENANAYGBVyeJ3OJ
home.562Please respect copyright.PENANAtICUZIJctU
He562Please respect copyright.PENANAhsksczUkKi
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 562Please respect copyright.PENANAIZbgnVd5de
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 562Please respect copyright.PENANAxRodgCf0Fe
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 562Please respect copyright.PENANAb3OXHEGchn
with the wedding.562Please respect copyright.PENANAcosmr9oiH3
Before562Please respect copyright.PENANAH7BxRu0LEr
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 562Please respect copyright.PENANAjwDRLHJ8wB
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black562Please respect copyright.PENANA2PQcp23QlG
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 562Please respect copyright.PENANAKct7wI8Ae4
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 562Please respect copyright.PENANA3ioxw7oT6z
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 562Please respect copyright.PENANA56QqOR5Svu
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 562Please respect copyright.PENANAivZ1UxHZIX
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 562Please respect copyright.PENANAWY5MuojQql
beautiful creature he had ever seen.562Please respect copyright.PENANAkzkLqVdrmZ
She562Please respect copyright.PENANAJWTdUQIR1C
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 562Please respect copyright.PENANA7PjZFWELhj
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much562Please respect copyright.PENANAQjhcXDRPqo
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 562Please respect copyright.PENANAxJyRcRu9JT
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.562Please respect copyright.PENANAokarhEJ1Jf
As562Please respect copyright.PENANAw1sctbNs1h
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 562Please respect copyright.PENANAmZ25G2VkYD
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.562Please respect copyright.PENANA1XViXoIUG5
The562Please respect copyright.PENANAHkCtpZc4KW
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 562Please respect copyright.PENANANCjEMSXOAj
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 562Please respect copyright.PENANAY6OCrNppzd
find out. 562Please respect copyright.PENANANS29PGri1F
As562Please respect copyright.PENANA6wqNSGlD7S
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 562Please respect copyright.PENANALQSARhLdGb
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 562Please respect copyright.PENANAkTmPR0b81b
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 562Please respect copyright.PENANAl4eoBToOzc
her.562Please respect copyright.PENANAZuxbC0xfW6
***562Please respect copyright.PENANAHOpqqYBiZy
"May562Please respect copyright.PENANAjhQqt5pF1G
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words562Please respect copyright.PENANABLlnPfvKl2
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.562Please respect copyright.PENANAvZ48fnYnEA
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.562Please respect copyright.PENANAVXiUxEB8DV
His562Please respect copyright.PENANAe1yLQ828CX
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 562Please respect copyright.PENANAw6FvGLi7y4
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.562Please respect copyright.PENANA5ktCsQW61T
"That562Please respect copyright.PENANAUCJAWnyNvn
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 562Please respect copyright.PENANAu6xIkT4RDZ
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 562Please respect copyright.PENANAloJ3qPxGOa
and I want to hear it."562Please respect copyright.PENANAsetoPXnsy9
Leo562Please respect copyright.PENANA2Bd8pElkRF
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 562Please respect copyright.PENANAzZk73cQQB0
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 562Please respect copyright.PENANAbA4lJptzYP
forever.562Please respect copyright.PENANAgh3jYuKsll
When562Please respect copyright.PENANA7rtRjXBsDh
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 562Please respect copyright.PENANA0qzjzzoX8Y
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 562Please respect copyright.PENANA6NLisEI35w
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 562Please respect copyright.PENANAXMNH9wbVZA
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.562Please respect copyright.PENANAgzfUXixVCC
"I562Please respect copyright.PENANAVP5XDz1hEP
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 562Please respect copyright.PENANAQVucKrCdTf
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 562Please respect copyright.PENANAXTo5cn7GgO
find out what it was."562Please respect copyright.PENANAxIWGmnP2LA
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"562Please respect copyright.PENANAsaxV9MazdC
"Most likely."562Please respect copyright.PENANA2BFpa7nUWy
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."562Please respect copyright.PENANADfnHOWyuLP
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."562Please respect copyright.PENANAS74O4sO9nt
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."562Please respect copyright.PENANAt8sjZ9EiIg
Leo562Please respect copyright.PENANAUO4UB1jF9Y
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 562Please respect copyright.PENANAxBUvWDKkFz
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 562Please respect copyright.PENANA8jUegfvrtu
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 562Please respect copyright.PENANADOx1z4wtxw
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling562Please respect copyright.PENANAO53iZBShDz
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 562Please respect copyright.PENANAjnlMPnig55
was to lose herself in him.562Please respect copyright.PENANAD7MlIJZcBY
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"562Please respect copyright.PENANAxmDK5rmNlK
***562Please respect copyright.PENANADXX7eBrkSg
When562Please respect copyright.PENANARSuT0a0a6B
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 562Please respect copyright.PENANABfeJRAXcRW
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 562Please respect copyright.PENANAzXZLt6BFdY
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 562Please respect copyright.PENANANjaAlvgy0w
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.562Please respect copyright.PENANAsOtV4AM7cK
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 562Please respect copyright.PENANABqnSgFER9s
The562Please respect copyright.PENANAWC16M5E9vB
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 562Please respect copyright.PENANAOnamb4Egg1
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 562Please respect copyright.PENANAHsxQHdWwul
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 562Please respect copyright.PENANAXW9YadjEp3
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.562Please respect copyright.PENANAGqc6WBAdoA
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.562Please respect copyright.PENANAXVUzUxkXW1
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 562Please respect copyright.PENANAb4TLYkKlQp
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"562Please respect copyright.PENANA1tUCd1WLGd
Angel's562Please respect copyright.PENANAniwc351hbj
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and562Please respect copyright.PENANAD9IT1r9csQ
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 562Please respect copyright.PENANAWYmeiIwNBR
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 562Please respect copyright.PENANAFuSBH7wWEx
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 562Please respect copyright.PENANAMNzR8XkK9n
something. Not what Miranda had told her.562Please respect copyright.PENANAcMEBXjN4b5
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 562Please respect copyright.PENANAwc3EmIiKPr
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"562Please respect copyright.PENANAJiLeXd5TWV
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."562Please respect copyright.PENANA9o4bVW2AXZ
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.562Please respect copyright.PENANAS98i5jHgsO
The562Please respect copyright.PENANACE7iqYn6VQ
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and562Please respect copyright.PENANAdJ4Y2GRUah
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.562Please respect copyright.PENANAO48ZShxIAA
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."562Please respect copyright.PENANA3OEUlC6sfQ
Angel562Please respect copyright.PENANA8WMcU325ub
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of562Please respect copyright.PENANA9MzQV2m8xq
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 562Please respect copyright.PENANAUSKdlDKCzB
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 562Please respect copyright.PENANATEvllJMwlP
was right beside her.562Please respect copyright.PENANANSTY9Hs3jt
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.562Please respect copyright.PENANARe377FmmhW
Angel562Please respect copyright.PENANAmk0PRz6Su1
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 562Please respect copyright.PENANAfBC4U5gh2K
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 562Please respect copyright.PENANAa5wRzcG55j
feelings inside her.562Please respect copyright.PENANAFpLEe1fr9X
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.562Please respect copyright.PENANAYoRf3j7tPR
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 562Please respect copyright.PENANA3a18F28Zlr
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."562Please respect copyright.PENANAHumDRsqFwg
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"562Please respect copyright.PENANANNVAyUl9JJ
"Angel."562Please respect copyright.PENANA77KRc4mHDP
"Ah!562Please respect copyright.PENANA1xb6Ek1NqV
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 562Please respect copyright.PENANAbNOzoGl32S
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 562Please respect copyright.PENANA7Yg1SlRtSD
to meet your aquitance."562Please respect copyright.PENANAnyBsUvAsAS
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."562Please respect copyright.PENANARsqnam42zj
Eric562Please respect copyright.PENANAAmpHlzbITY
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 562Please respect copyright.PENANANNxexkNWsi
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 562Please respect copyright.PENANAgWz8VA8sYv
awkward. 562Please respect copyright.PENANACn45jyCftQ
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 562Please respect copyright.PENANAsQlRgcPh6i
Eric562Please respect copyright.PENANAN29yCJ8Xlz
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 562Please respect copyright.PENANASJ5MnHsZZ6
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 562Please respect copyright.PENANAMK1cTbrrEH
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 562Please respect copyright.PENANAqFD89KVzCM
could feel Eric come closer from behind.562Please respect copyright.PENANAHk0Nb6L7nq
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.562Please respect copyright.PENANATBeMS3EPxU
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.562Please respect copyright.PENANA0EmXrIF4TS
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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