The wind blew hard on 580Please respect copyright.PENANAEa15lBI0CY
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 580Please respect copyright.PENANAZSRkP1etZ6
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 580Please respect copyright.PENANA0pVcXjVQ8B
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 580Please respect copyright.PENANAdhLK2jjoNU
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 580Please respect copyright.PENANAXaEVtw0fYo
true.580Please respect copyright.PENANAWss1qHH2ty
After Angel had received580Please respect copyright.PENANAH0gtybEDNS
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 580Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1NChcQwad
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 580Please respect copyright.PENANAKMecMFty6k
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.580Please respect copyright.PENANA0DcEEUqFH8
"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."580Please respect copyright.PENANAWYlmVd4ERG
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."580Please respect copyright.PENANA6iV4iknqEh
"If you don't believe580Please respect copyright.PENANAWhAiJJu0Jo
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 580Please respect copyright.PENANAvowcq7ILyk
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 580Please respect copyright.PENANARDfMrspNIF
creating a tradegy in future."580Please respect copyright.PENANAwlFJfljZ3x
And Angel was doing so 580Please respect copyright.PENANAswJzw5bpoi
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAvPdL9oTI3F
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what580Please respect copyright.PENANALrBZXqUkVj
Miranda said about her.580Please respect copyright.PENANAGWrQQbonlR
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?580Please respect copyright.PENANAxXuKBRnnd8
***580Please respect copyright.PENANA03gEuSakuM
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."580Please respect copyright.PENANAyGR4QfarBX
Kim580Please respect copyright.PENANAOwp1ZUwjcY
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 580Please respect copyright.PENANA3Y4JQVecfm
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 580Please respect copyright.PENANAKt9nHbNrmp
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 580Please respect copyright.PENANA1B4yVFqNTO
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 580Please respect copyright.PENANAuF8j2yNuSJ
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 580Please respect copyright.PENANAV3pnGRAZa1
look magnificent.580Please respect copyright.PENANAAmG60u5Iwu
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."580Please respect copyright.PENANAw5NOwhlcvV
"Don't580Please respect copyright.PENANAFG8Kz9umLY
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 580Please respect copyright.PENANAuAHztZ7RxW
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."580Please respect copyright.PENANAlP7KtbGYw0
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAxNrUluM94O
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAqW9Jt3ESDt
Kim580Please respect copyright.PENANAklIhSPGGsG
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAlPxkpJwXBq
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 580Please respect copyright.PENANA2cQBFOHZUI
for you."580Please respect copyright.PENANArgXUi0kULy
"You think so?" 580Please respect copyright.PENANAL35hLVg2ft
"I580Please respect copyright.PENANA9co01Gdtfh
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 580Please respect copyright.PENANAt618CaHEAH
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get580Please respect copyright.PENANA6WxcSS7kDa
married."580Please respect copyright.PENANACypvw1imB8
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."580Please respect copyright.PENANAJA0uSi64J9
"Oh,580Please respect copyright.PENANARX5GIN50iO
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe580Please respect copyright.PENANAbnibG4fq14
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."580Please respect copyright.PENANAhFaA7CR8ro
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."580Please respect copyright.PENANAJVP8UlRb22
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."580Please respect copyright.PENANAS8IsCOEvd0
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.580Please respect copyright.PENANA65HDEMCzuq
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."580Please respect copyright.PENANAUfyplj0be6
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"580Please respect copyright.PENANA1luZXGB7Wr
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."580Please respect copyright.PENANABoCQzSASou
***580Please respect copyright.PENANAoBv8JvQGUH
"What do you mean he is not here!"580Please respect copyright.PENANAKtbxDuen1r
Mrs580Please respect copyright.PENANA7wM0mzX64N
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 580Please respect copyright.PENANALxVz0VrUqG
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 580Please respect copyright.PENANAWgcCevb7r3
chandelier above them move.580Please respect copyright.PENANAFFf6b4ZZ2X
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"580Please respect copyright.PENANANyOBfrWwOp
Diana,580Please respect copyright.PENANAFaLVtJO2xu
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 580Please respect copyright.PENANAJWvXOymNPS
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 580Please respect copyright.PENANAEGGWnOUg89
dress.580Please respect copyright.PENANAZgILD6Asr3
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAUysYSqFhpA
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."580Please respect copyright.PENANA12z9fW5qmG
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."580Please respect copyright.PENANAnnyDvj1VMr
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.580Please respect copyright.PENANAl6oxlucYjX
"If you start acting 580Please respect copyright.PENANACc31p2zf7u
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be580Please respect copyright.PENANAdtwC74GObk
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."580Please respect copyright.PENANAzqHJJLsNxp
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"580Please respect copyright.PENANAtoA7EaesRG
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."580Please respect copyright.PENANA9r6ccL9wS7
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAi593ds6fQz
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAt91jduZtck
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."580Please respect copyright.PENANAa0O6CJn5Gs
"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."580Please respect copyright.PENANAqeC5PJmf4D
"You just shut up," said580Please respect copyright.PENANAXXouQoCy86
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to580Please respect copyright.PENANAvsf3Qkc0EU
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"580Please respect copyright.PENANA6sHskBtJHq
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."580Please respect copyright.PENANA1CxpaInVZw
"If you two are going to580Please respect copyright.PENANAjm1gk2bs0c
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 580Please respect copyright.PENANA13lHM2swyT
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.580Please respect copyright.PENANAIF1DxxQWGm
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.580Please respect copyright.PENANAc0skCoJDE1
"Your dear Fred isn't 580Please respect copyright.PENANALAubuxAkit
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 580Please respect copyright.PENANAdjtdsAbl6p
is supposed to be right here with me."580Please respect copyright.PENANAxVeIEvPaXm
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAQK0ATS67BH
"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.580Please respect copyright.PENANAho6uAxE1Dx
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAPy5gDO8apx
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell580Please respect copyright.PENANAa1I4Psu0vB
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.580Please respect copyright.PENANA2SpbuH5CeF
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.580Please respect copyright.PENANAb0CprKMNgm
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAPMClhUD1Ri
***580Please respect copyright.PENANAmyobW57CaV
Eric580Please respect copyright.PENANAzVOjEfdynf
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 580Please respect copyright.PENANA0bA63oZYAL
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned580Please respect copyright.PENANAzKP52UB28W
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 580Please respect copyright.PENANAgrOJ50DUFr
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 580Please respect copyright.PENANAsvUGwYejY2
home.580Please respect copyright.PENANA2d88W6PsYj
He580Please respect copyright.PENANAA76Gbvn12g
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 580Please respect copyright.PENANAz1KzP1Nng7
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 580Please respect copyright.PENANA7BhgHlFzsN
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 580Please respect copyright.PENANAAvo5KpmyrU
with the wedding.580Please respect copyright.PENANAW8aD0U6XGg
Before580Please respect copyright.PENANATvv3mM0UYr
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 580Please respect copyright.PENANApQaQIe5dh4
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black580Please respect copyright.PENANAKo0Wg3vRTV
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 580Please respect copyright.PENANAIJPRIfDd0P
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 580Please respect copyright.PENANA6D0ipIB7xn
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 580Please respect copyright.PENANALSiaH00Xm2
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAk5Jfx37NF2
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 580Please respect copyright.PENANAU3NgR1cnBj
beautiful creature he had ever seen.580Please respect copyright.PENANA3IDmV6GHkF
She580Please respect copyright.PENANAstfLvZ5YN2
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 580Please respect copyright.PENANAJOpg9llz9K
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much580Please respect copyright.PENANAn3lZq0Iu6i
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 580Please respect copyright.PENANAarcM4imOps
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.580Please respect copyright.PENANAzn14nHhVQS
As580Please respect copyright.PENANAwAtnuMpwlT
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 580Please respect copyright.PENANAmVL38KXSBU
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.580Please respect copyright.PENANAtj0uSg97a8
The580Please respect copyright.PENANAfS3ElKGDn7
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 580Please respect copyright.PENANAkBo46WdjFX
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 580Please respect copyright.PENANA5sTE9LrVeo
find out. 580Please respect copyright.PENANA3rPjil0T4Z
As580Please respect copyright.PENANAgYBmcBZSIM
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 580Please respect copyright.PENANAr7UbSm1j0N
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 580Please respect copyright.PENANAKPAPKhkeFz
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 580Please respect copyright.PENANAlnDFwK3cI3
her.580Please respect copyright.PENANAQIUKEAjFHV
***580Please respect copyright.PENANAM3X7kzx2oH
"May580Please respect copyright.PENANAnlIQx2eZUi
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words580Please respect copyright.PENANASw7WW1QP3A
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.580Please respect copyright.PENANAAZORF8tlfy
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.580Please respect copyright.PENANAoLeCcMrFl6
His580Please respect copyright.PENANAu5seu81NtK
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 580Please respect copyright.PENANAjOZr9eKnaU
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.580Please respect copyright.PENANAKlUjUbOvBs
"That580Please respect copyright.PENANAA4LKrbS9Bk
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 580Please respect copyright.PENANAjfYgSN7u7S
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 580Please respect copyright.PENANAYC8kgOCba0
and I want to hear it."580Please respect copyright.PENANAY59hXGvjje
Leo580Please respect copyright.PENANA7bVGmnxclU
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 580Please respect copyright.PENANA31bnZf8bZY
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 580Please respect copyright.PENANAXBqDsR2tSy
forever.580Please respect copyright.PENANAy2Y1BkAHUC
When580Please respect copyright.PENANA9mNSYfJc9U
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 580Please respect copyright.PENANAXI0Joc8Vgv
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 580Please respect copyright.PENANAZyUwx2aFp2
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 580Please respect copyright.PENANANPZ7vIVN1F
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.580Please respect copyright.PENANA78IqPsrj8J
"I580Please respect copyright.PENANAawF48mMwc3
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 580Please respect copyright.PENANAUQXLuaCX6i
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 580Please respect copyright.PENANAknoqWp25cV
find out what it was."580Please respect copyright.PENANAst9v73njSw
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"580Please respect copyright.PENANAL93eu0YBOQ
"Most likely."580Please respect copyright.PENANA4scdfDyYOq
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."580Please respect copyright.PENANAMIjHIf0kx3
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."580Please respect copyright.PENANAMbEXy86b7D
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."580Please respect copyright.PENANAz5hDrQyky1
Leo580Please respect copyright.PENANA3FZBVqSGjI
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 580Please respect copyright.PENANAHDV3xVwBvm
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 580Please respect copyright.PENANAHTBmeNIJ9d
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 580Please respect copyright.PENANAWlC6TkYvEX
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling580Please respect copyright.PENANA30je7GwOeR
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 580Please respect copyright.PENANAhpiSya07M8
was to lose herself in him.580Please respect copyright.PENANAZKgMmQhGJn
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"580Please respect copyright.PENANAZuLGiHftjf
***580Please respect copyright.PENANAOBzrrF3YoJ
When580Please respect copyright.PENANAU4UhAhGgmc
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 580Please respect copyright.PENANAxRvjOMu3Ik
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 580Please respect copyright.PENANAf9iscdIhOT
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 580Please respect copyright.PENANAxf1PcPjOR0
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.580Please respect copyright.PENANANrsvY37OUQ
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAIrxi12oWlF
The580Please respect copyright.PENANAfNPId6ySYo
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 580Please respect copyright.PENANAGkjD4nmu0h
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAW1CjKspZVC
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 580Please respect copyright.PENANAGOBNGVsXMs
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.580Please respect copyright.PENANAuKGWEnl2qS
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.580Please respect copyright.PENANA27cHg8lzfx
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAp1BEBgSXfR
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"580Please respect copyright.PENANAnX8i1sB8pY
Angel's580Please respect copyright.PENANAJuAd9KRAFx
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and580Please respect copyright.PENANAtNjti8cuLN
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 580Please respect copyright.PENANAfyO8p845sC
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 580Please respect copyright.PENANAF9DDCe9IfD
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 580Please respect copyright.PENANAvkkquJPboT
something. Not what Miranda had told her.580Please respect copyright.PENANApkWM9ULeHu
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAiIydFhlBJf
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"580Please respect copyright.PENANAb5mXqEb84i
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."580Please respect copyright.PENANAxZbRpoCkeO
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.580Please respect copyright.PENANA0848sOM6kO
The580Please respect copyright.PENANA5FIrWOrZ2a
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and580Please respect copyright.PENANA1tomYcLvbV
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.580Please respect copyright.PENANAw3GrOSM27G
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."580Please respect copyright.PENANAH5pnAOdC6e
Angel580Please respect copyright.PENANANbCGUkiVHM
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of580Please respect copyright.PENANAYuMKcmhELX
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 580Please respect copyright.PENANArmRhk0sxgI
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 580Please respect copyright.PENANA0AeHE5ChdN
was right beside her.580Please respect copyright.PENANAWJXT4exkjS
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.580Please respect copyright.PENANARxU9eDaOAA
Angel580Please respect copyright.PENANApv4oJKB5gM
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 580Please respect copyright.PENANAxtdNtB0HQP
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 580Please respect copyright.PENANAqq899uWdO8
feelings inside her.580Please respect copyright.PENANAXebeqrZlrF
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.580Please respect copyright.PENANAMfKvyJ67yF
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAhLZhLJDsto
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."580Please respect copyright.PENANArWm9XR11zm
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"580Please respect copyright.PENANApkr4UByD08
"Angel."580Please respect copyright.PENANAQwDLXFKkoQ
"Ah!580Please respect copyright.PENANAfWTzm3LFJF
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 580Please respect copyright.PENANAWwm891l8iK
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 580Please respect copyright.PENANAwW3sAKsiAz
to meet your aquitance."580Please respect copyright.PENANACT4WAYRAPT
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."580Please respect copyright.PENANALJQXwqGftr
Eric580Please respect copyright.PENANAnD2cT5BPNg
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 580Please respect copyright.PENANAsAeDgM4oAN
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 580Please respect copyright.PENANAnsR1yAXnRV
awkward. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAppSDbic6wK
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 580Please respect copyright.PENANAID391gvkyd
Eric580Please respect copyright.PENANAhDC6NVetzv
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 580Please respect copyright.PENANACIRhimkDTV
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 580Please respect copyright.PENANAgKQmOmJhzZ
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 580Please respect copyright.PENANAio9t3k1kwN
could feel Eric come closer from behind.580Please respect copyright.PENANA7kQapbxm6m
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.580Please respect copyright.PENANARvE9GvtbDm
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.580Please respect copyright.PENANAPUFrlPzbyu
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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