The wind blew hard on 579Please respect copyright.PENANAg39P6uO4Zo
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 579Please respect copyright.PENANA0sAxyNvoi6
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 579Please respect copyright.PENANAAxYU7hCk1q
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 579Please respect copyright.PENANAmHIZLUhOdO
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 579Please respect copyright.PENANAnrGs7upo14
true.579Please respect copyright.PENANAegrYQqLES8
After Angel had received579Please respect copyright.PENANAsej4dXVsDc
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 579Please respect copyright.PENANAzp06IvTaN3
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 579Please respect copyright.PENANAEIi1tnLe8O
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.579Please respect copyright.PENANAwjLSEI9Ot3
"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."579Please respect copyright.PENANAANYILk5U1r
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."579Please respect copyright.PENANA63oWqxFuwQ
"If you don't believe579Please respect copyright.PENANArrqUDteZUw
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 579Please respect copyright.PENANA6gDpjSEWv5
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 579Please respect copyright.PENANASnGmFiHANm
creating a tradegy in future."579Please respect copyright.PENANAcCdN7ClB0M
And Angel was doing so 579Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9XMmSN1Cc
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 579Please respect copyright.PENANA0JH0kkyK4q
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what579Please respect copyright.PENANADRJhixaijJ
Miranda said about her.579Please respect copyright.PENANAq20PNdc75u
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?579Please respect copyright.PENANA988k37gqiP
***579Please respect copyright.PENANAUAkqO6l8jq
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."579Please respect copyright.PENANAhVP2X0cClQ
Kim579Please respect copyright.PENANAlh1uJZtsB7
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 579Please respect copyright.PENANAiLOiRgxIFy
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 579Please respect copyright.PENANAYI70K85BZD
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 579Please respect copyright.PENANAibWQWZADdH
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 579Please respect copyright.PENANAHNvhFNVG2J
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 579Please respect copyright.PENANAfDWk21moqa
look magnificent.579Please respect copyright.PENANA6i4pqfRHgL
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."579Please respect copyright.PENANAMD3N5vJ3Hf
"Don't579Please respect copyright.PENANAkoK154aENf
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 579Please respect copyright.PENANABQwr3yjs2L
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."579Please respect copyright.PENANAdNo2iLqwSt
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 579Please respect copyright.PENANA2z25dYkWNV
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 579Please respect copyright.PENANADQLLNN7sxK
Kim579Please respect copyright.PENANAymdBzhsroZ
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 579Please respect copyright.PENANAXvbQScfULN
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 579Please respect copyright.PENANAnsqJ62ee3d
for you."579Please respect copyright.PENANAMt7RYQDHyY
"You think so?" 579Please respect copyright.PENANAurCY18aavi
"I579Please respect copyright.PENANA505qe4Kqht
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 579Please respect copyright.PENANAbTVPeN1rFj
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get579Please respect copyright.PENANAt4NMs4Gw0Q
married."579Please respect copyright.PENANALhA6TCHo6d
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."579Please respect copyright.PENANAQCqpH3TTew
"Oh,579Please respect copyright.PENANAYfLGseSjGk
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe579Please respect copyright.PENANAlCPPagEqYX
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."579Please respect copyright.PENANA3mn0HHE2gF
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."579Please respect copyright.PENANAog7ClLL7z3
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."579Please respect copyright.PENANAHuCzju2c6i
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.579Please respect copyright.PENANArheq7WlKqx
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."579Please respect copyright.PENANAj3VZli3Y3g
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"579Please respect copyright.PENANAvAcbClaUej
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."579Please respect copyright.PENANAAxXFaly4p0
***579Please respect copyright.PENANAApX6gDU6Fd
"What do you mean he is not here!"579Please respect copyright.PENANAFbiblKctXr
Mrs579Please respect copyright.PENANAFJJMDtmiM7
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 579Please respect copyright.PENANAx9UTgMxLom
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 579Please respect copyright.PENANA3ntw8gqE5a
chandelier above them move.579Please respect copyright.PENANANf9PfCg85X
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"579Please respect copyright.PENANARjC1toZL1P
Diana,579Please respect copyright.PENANA29kFw4EPK1
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 579Please respect copyright.PENANAwOwQtkssF5
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 579Please respect copyright.PENANACd5XF9t8iA
dress.579Please respect copyright.PENANAXxSx3zXKEa
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 579Please respect copyright.PENANAdpFO6bmVW3
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."579Please respect copyright.PENANAnQwFritiel
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."579Please respect copyright.PENANAjpJ7C12htc
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.579Please respect copyright.PENANAHFMwBQ6pLP
"If you start acting 579Please respect copyright.PENANAJqxkuvdC8p
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be579Please respect copyright.PENANA1pMSEltAFk
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."579Please respect copyright.PENANA8yMBUEY8RV
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"579Please respect copyright.PENANAjfhGscLl59
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."579Please respect copyright.PENANA1JNZRTAs1x
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 579Please respect copyright.PENANA5Owl1EFtER
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 579Please respect copyright.PENANAM5zWHC6yYz
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."579Please respect copyright.PENANAzV2oWq3Y2j
"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."579Please respect copyright.PENANAB8XfsqG2iI
"You just shut up," said579Please respect copyright.PENANAqU2CoAE0Cw
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to579Please respect copyright.PENANAQHiLkzn0d9
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"579Please respect copyright.PENANAx098LKWKmF
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."579Please respect copyright.PENANA75t9sKx3Iv
"If you two are going to579Please respect copyright.PENANAXzJC0rmMeG
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 579Please respect copyright.PENANAHTqZTHDbf0
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.579Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4BE0zN92W
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.579Please respect copyright.PENANAFPNnK5lMGV
"Your dear Fred isn't 579Please respect copyright.PENANAOpBdX8eGlD
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 579Please respect copyright.PENANAGFbjnrDup0
is supposed to be right here with me."579Please respect copyright.PENANAjSqI23FGl4
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 579Please respect copyright.PENANAdxIdl9Fz5w
"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.579Please respect copyright.PENANAiQjOn9dAHF
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 579Please respect copyright.PENANAH8UbPqO30G
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell579Please respect copyright.PENANAvzLTWa4l37
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.579Please respect copyright.PENANAOpbdcrplBa
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.579Please respect copyright.PENANAbQTNhUqavE
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 579Please respect copyright.PENANAoRzO7so7mJ
***579Please respect copyright.PENANAigKNWV6BWB
Eric579Please respect copyright.PENANAPIM0S2CFFO
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 579Please respect copyright.PENANABhgmrV0KLS
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned579Please respect copyright.PENANAoQFoz8GOtX
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 579Please respect copyright.PENANA2vZUX7JDc3
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 579Please respect copyright.PENANAjVngaMFjvc
home.579Please respect copyright.PENANApnSJfr1P3s
He579Please respect copyright.PENANAwnTiPZEPFZ
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 579Please respect copyright.PENANAQsDvkiFhC4
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 579Please respect copyright.PENANAaT9S9IC5el
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 579Please respect copyright.PENANAapvUUUdPKV
with the wedding.579Please respect copyright.PENANAUGQoAJme98
Before579Please respect copyright.PENANA87tOBBUF1R
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 579Please respect copyright.PENANAb78Jcy1srx
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black579Please respect copyright.PENANAXiMhZWnidG
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 579Please respect copyright.PENANAYMtUdlu19U
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 579Please respect copyright.PENANAvvkKAqNHvm
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 579Please respect copyright.PENANASbEGJ7xeyL
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 579Please respect copyright.PENANAdhsneqYnaz
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 579Please respect copyright.PENANApeRMJ8FU29
beautiful creature he had ever seen.579Please respect copyright.PENANA6ERfOKJ2YO
She579Please respect copyright.PENANAlTLfrxWmaK
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 579Please respect copyright.PENANASzTpv1XuXG
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much579Please respect copyright.PENANASck1pbKUZ1
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 579Please respect copyright.PENANAXP5aiXunEN
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.579Please respect copyright.PENANAss8vO3I70u
As579Please respect copyright.PENANAUQsNazhRWC
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 579Please respect copyright.PENANA1MZTOCaGkS
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.579Please respect copyright.PENANARCvNwXPcQp
The579Please respect copyright.PENANA0FclesfMx5
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 579Please respect copyright.PENANAroh92yFuNl
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 579Please respect copyright.PENANAc6zABPWBV7
find out. 579Please respect copyright.PENANAK7Ym9io075
As579Please respect copyright.PENANAxKq3MzT55t
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 579Please respect copyright.PENANAN6u4wiC0hd
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 579Please respect copyright.PENANAIORTzdqIec
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 579Please respect copyright.PENANAyw3Af9hOw3
her.579Please respect copyright.PENANAS6N1L7qwme
***579Please respect copyright.PENANArD4gJGUbKf
"May579Please respect copyright.PENANA3sAJfLiz1y
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words579Please respect copyright.PENANAa6eaWsg5Ro
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.579Please respect copyright.PENANAebkl8aNiOs
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.579Please respect copyright.PENANAVJ9mhsoN8T
His579Please respect copyright.PENANAgF5varqhw1
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 579Please respect copyright.PENANANurYfspwly
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.579Please respect copyright.PENANAWwPR1wRsml
"That579Please respect copyright.PENANA9nZ8qC2qPa
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 579Please respect copyright.PENANAz6pI7fPWjj
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 579Please respect copyright.PENANA7rYHhDT88P
and I want to hear it."579Please respect copyright.PENANAc6h1FDiT7K
Leo579Please respect copyright.PENANAlTVFSkv0wz
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 579Please respect copyright.PENANA5k3Ce4HQJp
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 579Please respect copyright.PENANATtL306B8mM
forever.579Please respect copyright.PENANAgbkr48eb8F
When579Please respect copyright.PENANAeYILrGpiiI
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 579Please respect copyright.PENANAbwP2wLXOVV
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 579Please respect copyright.PENANAryA8EUKCQ9
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 579Please respect copyright.PENANAahCxEGnKOA
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.579Please respect copyright.PENANANaS28MBOTu
"I579Please respect copyright.PENANAjuLB4NIlUg
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 579Please respect copyright.PENANAaVsUnw19SH
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 579Please respect copyright.PENANATunEk58gUF
find out what it was."579Please respect copyright.PENANANwTlkVb73U
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"579Please respect copyright.PENANAC0PG27rpdv
"Most likely."579Please respect copyright.PENANAbzHcKN2L6V
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."579Please respect copyright.PENANAUU9o9kwT21
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."579Please respect copyright.PENANAmBtVlcOxId
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."579Please respect copyright.PENANAiD8SUvYrwd
Leo579Please respect copyright.PENANA3R7umXIysX
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 579Please respect copyright.PENANAPNWaLjWr4Z
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 579Please respect copyright.PENANA6jmxc5bJc7
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 579Please respect copyright.PENANA0os87DGOPb
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling579Please respect copyright.PENANAg2tT1yvtyJ
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 579Please respect copyright.PENANAHp1n7G0rdy
was to lose herself in him.579Please respect copyright.PENANAnm421ZmX5w
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"579Please respect copyright.PENANADdz3iL635W
***579Please respect copyright.PENANAqGiydsPKNF
When579Please respect copyright.PENANA4CbYQmhskl
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 579Please respect copyright.PENANA3VUUwnfx0F
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 579Please respect copyright.PENANATrnndA3FCT
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 579Please respect copyright.PENANAYXdlWt3e23
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.579Please respect copyright.PENANABawq72Ji2E
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 579Please respect copyright.PENANAyG8HpCICpv
The579Please respect copyright.PENANABFkOVNRw3c
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 579Please respect copyright.PENANAN0DbOd0EhB
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 579Please respect copyright.PENANAPhZ4WPnudi
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 579Please respect copyright.PENANAOXFx7b7AoP
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.579Please respect copyright.PENANAjJFMH90z5U
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.579Please respect copyright.PENANAgGMh93mW9U
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 579Please respect copyright.PENANAEtnL7Karr5
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"579Please respect copyright.PENANAsNZ1kc48ax
Angel's579Please respect copyright.PENANAzh8r6YjcsQ
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and579Please respect copyright.PENANAEMCq9zr9tE
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 579Please respect copyright.PENANAUMFbxKjwyu
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 579Please respect copyright.PENANACY0sDASXiN
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 579Please respect copyright.PENANA7lIgVZw3OL
something. Not what Miranda had told her.579Please respect copyright.PENANAGhN9VSapiC
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 579Please respect copyright.PENANAzla0cYge2s
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"579Please respect copyright.PENANAtwj04WpdZj
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."579Please respect copyright.PENANAigdmz0UZ3I
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.579Please respect copyright.PENANAa0e33V0ELs
The579Please respect copyright.PENANArxLcCPO8PT
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and579Please respect copyright.PENANA7AlUr3ZuT4
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.579Please respect copyright.PENANAsZrAUX6r9z
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."579Please respect copyright.PENANA6WkCMyrS7J
Angel579Please respect copyright.PENANAjjn5jOgfFy
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of579Please respect copyright.PENANANhvjOoHI4L
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 579Please respect copyright.PENANAF6kpysqdMf
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 579Please respect copyright.PENANAIHYSE7fuo9
was right beside her.579Please respect copyright.PENANAiEE7myQNu8
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.579Please respect copyright.PENANAYb3ok1GgAv
Angel579Please respect copyright.PENANARqyTGuWbiM
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 579Please respect copyright.PENANAARYQ24GZ3f
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 579Please respect copyright.PENANAl3Lu6G2Wu9
feelings inside her.579Please respect copyright.PENANAsNqaIfL5q0
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.579Please respect copyright.PENANABSMKSJEgcO
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 579Please respect copyright.PENANAketkDpo81H
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."579Please respect copyright.PENANAytcgM5iWbq
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"579Please respect copyright.PENANArnO1oo1NKA
"Angel."579Please respect copyright.PENANAlpjGgMuJEF
"Ah!579Please respect copyright.PENANAsJTXjjGtFh
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 579Please respect copyright.PENANATBmQLguBqP
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 579Please respect copyright.PENANA85zEPE0SWj
to meet your aquitance."579Please respect copyright.PENANAIfRg8eE07e
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."579Please respect copyright.PENANABt3DWUWq1k
Eric579Please respect copyright.PENANA8HQUW9bN4C
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 579Please respect copyright.PENANAfBj6ckmocl
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 579Please respect copyright.PENANA6dBABVhrgJ
awkward. 579Please respect copyright.PENANAIpi3IC8QLS
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 579Please respect copyright.PENANAFGLkPARWJD
Eric579Please respect copyright.PENANAd1cQbWzzhQ
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 579Please respect copyright.PENANA8fM1X32erK
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 579Please respect copyright.PENANAwraCQXlkwN
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 579Please respect copyright.PENANA0wdPsB2J5n
could feel Eric come closer from behind.579Please respect copyright.PENANAXfbH2ni3De
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.579Please respect copyright.PENANAVAO0zuCyTz
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.579Please respect copyright.PENANAxiXne4SpaY
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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