The wind blew hard on 570Please respect copyright.PENANAe5BHooNwOx
her face as Angel sweated and exerted herself on the streets of 570Please respect copyright.PENANAu1SsuUQRyo
Manhattan. Her long legs made her run as quick as she could have ever 570Please respect copyright.PENANAHY2yYy5UBp
imagined. Her heart accelerated, not that she was running and all, but 570Please respect copyright.PENANA48e37ppA76
because of all the anxiety. She hoped that what she was told wasn't 570Please respect copyright.PENANAKIuX3rVihw
true.570Please respect copyright.PENANA4RlkDa8BjG
After Angel had received570Please respect copyright.PENANAGmNqC1EfkO
that phone call in her office, all she wanted to do was faint. She 570Please respect copyright.PENANATQrQYAu5NF
couldn't believe what she had heard. She didn't know whether to cut the 570Please respect copyright.PENANABQCmM92q0O
call and forget about what she was told or try to prove Miranda wrong.570Please respect copyright.PENANAArmxhWpQDd
"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."570Please respect copyright.PENANAiYtuUFbSoD
"It's a lie. It's nothing but a lie."570Please respect copyright.PENANAErP9eV7e0m
"If you don't believe570Please respect copyright.PENANAtGdmpZApcH
me, then come over to Walters' Club and see for yourself. If you love 570Please respect copyright.PENANAZDeubUeCkC
your sister that much, you might try to find a way to help her from 570Please respect copyright.PENANAIlSFT2u3oj
creating a tradegy in future."570Please respect copyright.PENANAx7xvewCBMI
And Angel was doing so 570Please respect copyright.PENANA6mgSrwwK7T
right now. All she was hoping for was that everything was just a prank. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAAZujFPsOth
Her sister couldn't have stooped so low. She was a good person. Not what570Please respect copyright.PENANAy8LkDZWUGe
Miranda said about her.570Please respect copyright.PENANATaHa7knL6J
Or had Angel been playing the fool this whole time?570Please respect copyright.PENANAVXfUqcyRfp
***570Please respect copyright.PENANAB8YwQwbQYS
"I'm so excited, Trina, I can scream to the heavens right now."570Please respect copyright.PENANARfrC5Cxmu6
Kim570Please respect copyright.PENANASnswRzmrUx
looked at herself in the full length mirror admiring at how gorgeous 570Please respect copyright.PENANATKnU6L1DD0
she looked in her wedding dress. It fit her perfectly showing out her 570Please respect copyright.PENANA9yoVVXgE1w
beautiful curves. A small tiara was mounted on her head and her long 570Please respect copyright.PENANAQbN1Vm3fCC
brown hair was tired in a neat bun leaving a few strands of her hair in 570Please respect copyright.PENANAeWBR6OSQTC
front to drop in curls. Her diamond necklace around her neck made her 570Please respect copyright.PENANASWnfoJ0aMv
look magnificent.570Please respect copyright.PENANA51csYDgStV
"You look gorgeous, my friend," came a tall good looking brunette behind Kim, "I really envy you right now."570Please respect copyright.PENANA3FXqqq2hQC
"Don't570Please respect copyright.PENANAVxrB68W9Id
say that, Trina," said Kim as she turned to look away from the mirror 570Please respect copyright.PENANA6bbaPa63pa
to face Trina, "you might just be next to get married. And to Eric too."570Please respect copyright.PENANAWP9xclynBy
Kim giggled and Trina had a huge smile on her face. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAQmMeuo03Ax
"Ya, thats all I want, for me and Eric to finally tie the knot," said Trina. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAtBWHji4vlj
Kim570Please respect copyright.PENANAAbt9b1PlOa
went closer to her friend and held her hand. "I know it will happen. 570Please respect copyright.PENANALZyqs3sXmu
Even if we all know that Eric is more like a play boy, he has only eyes 570Please respect copyright.PENANA2ubNOO0V4b
for you."570Please respect copyright.PENANAlHjmwVQYzE
"You think so?" 570Please respect copyright.PENANAPWQ5OIA68U
"I570Please respect copyright.PENANALJ7pemRLL9
know so. You'll see. The person who is going to catch the bride's 570Please respect copyright.PENANAYdEhJ9slsX
bouquet will definitely be you and in a matter of days, you two will get570Please respect copyright.PENANApDGcgBBJZy
married."570Please respect copyright.PENANAFqHqQS7ScD
Trina had tears in her eyes. "You're going to make me cry, Kim, and that will ruin my make-up."570Please respect copyright.PENANAyzA17e6oKm
"Oh,570Please respect copyright.PENANAJLQwqsGXdq
sorry about that," Kim passed her finger under Trina's eye lids to wipe570Please respect copyright.PENANAxjRoZ5j9rv
away the tears. "You don't worry, you're already beautiful."570Please respect copyright.PENANAIKMFwwfNrJ
Trina hugged Kim tightly. "I'm going to miss you."570Please respect copyright.PENANAKt970rui8b
"Hey, we will always be in touch. I can never forget my best friend."570Please respect copyright.PENANAMhvzGstRKp
A knock on the door soon interrupted their little moment. Kim's father's voice was heard outside the door.570Please respect copyright.PENANApCLRSCZge4
"Girls, the car is waiting outside. It's time to go."570Please respect copyright.PENANAGriqhugE0T
"Will be out in a minute, dad," called out Kim. She turned to face Trina. "My make-up still looks okay, right?"570Please respect copyright.PENANAccngHPtcMK
"Of course, now come on. Let's get you married."570Please respect copyright.PENANA2pyOR1yX6X
***570Please respect copyright.PENANACwAGN3gUEU
"What do you mean he is not here!"570Please respect copyright.PENANAJkXclIIVep
Mrs570Please respect copyright.PENANA7jtnEeRcQS
McDonell's outburst almost shook the whole house. For a moment, those 570Please respect copyright.PENANAdEBybQ4OQm
standing in the living room with her could have sworn that they saw the 570Please respect copyright.PENANAnuuANggUMp
chandelier above them move.570Please respect copyright.PENANAqwlQRaS5dJ
"Bertha, what's all the racket about?"570Please respect copyright.PENANAQbrmzYttLJ
Diana,570Please respect copyright.PENANAb9aUK6wIK4
Amanda's daughter and Mrs McDonell's sister in law, came rushing down 570Please respect copyright.PENANAwSSYd4HfUD
the stairs in her pink high heeled shoes and a lovely white and pink 570Please respect copyright.PENANAWDDj0AiJ66
dress.570Please respect copyright.PENANAtzidWGtSQt
"Leo isn't here. That's why," Mrs McDonell replied. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAOHRCwnZwqg
"He must be somewhere around here, Bertha," said Diana, "you're overreacting."570Please respect copyright.PENANAb11vLL8R1f
"The bride is on her way and Leo is no where. The workers have searched the whole house."570Please respect copyright.PENANAu2j68x3vUJ
Diana told the waiters and waitresses to leave the room. She took Mrs McDonell to a chair and made her sit.570Please respect copyright.PENANALIZnWqaxIY
"If you start acting 570Please respect copyright.PENANAW945ubN8fK
like this, you will burn the whole house down," said Diana, "Leo must be570Please respect copyright.PENANAhEr6s7bosD
somewhere. If he isn't in the house, then he couldn't have gone far."570Please respect copyright.PENANAKudpGtNYms
"But time is running out, Diana. The guests are about to arrive and so is the bride. What do you expect me to do?"570Please respect copyright.PENANAm3HITHGCps
"He will show up. Don't worry. I'll get a glass of water for you."570Please respect copyright.PENANAlYaBHV88IV
Before Diana could leave the room, Amanda came in with Diana's ten year old son, Oliver pushing the wheelchair. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAk2xemboDNg
"I knew someone was going to blow a fuse today," said Amanda. 570Please respect copyright.PENANASUzPkDd1ZH
"Mum, now isn't the time for all this,"said Diana, "Leo isn't here. And the wedding is about to begin."570Please respect copyright.PENANA2m55166klj
"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."570Please respect copyright.PENANAtTgSt5jqUD
"You just shut up," said570Please respect copyright.PENANAqgjE06CZ9p
Mrs McDonell with a furious look on her face. "This wedding is going to570Please respect copyright.PENANAhP6T3NLonY
take place and you will do nothing to ruin it, okay?"570Please respect copyright.PENANAsDWPDEB9lp
"Oh, ya, but where is Leo now? To me, it looks like he ran away."570Please respect copyright.PENANAVMofI2dd70
"If you two are going to570Please respect copyright.PENANAuIHOYlWcGZ
fight here right now, I will leave the two of you to tear each other 570Please respect copyright.PENANAIptXfHjsmc
apart and we won't be able to find Leo," said Diana.570Please respect copyright.PENANAxeoSwkskbe
"Find Fred, he will know what to do," said Amanda.570Please respect copyright.PENANAqx4b0Ir3DX
"Your dear Fred isn't 570Please respect copyright.PENANAptblNH0L6I
home either," said Mrs McDonell, "I wonder where he is as well when he 570Please respect copyright.PENANA4CebWYsHyU
is supposed to be right here with me."570Please respect copyright.PENANA5PPQ90YUCb
"Looks like both my son and my grandson have made wise decisions today," said Amanda with a smile. 570Please respect copyright.PENANA1m0ascawfM
"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.570Please respect copyright.PENANAPD9yVtu6Mk
Everyone in the room paused for a second. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAXlxLRklCPx
"Could that be Leo or Fred?" asked Mrs McDonell570Please respect copyright.PENANAuTq9coxm6n
"Or our first guest?" suggested Amanda.570Please respect copyright.PENANAzruPtOGEDo
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.570Please respect copyright.PENANAJxMda0IPVZ
"We better find Leo fast, or things are going to get pretty ugly in a matter of hours," said Oliver. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAKUnfSt3U7a
***570Please respect copyright.PENANAVKWpguOfJp
Eric570Please respect copyright.PENANAOqum3fJ2RW
tapped the steering wheel as he waited in the car which was packed in 570Please respect copyright.PENANAn0y0SrcGUC
the parking lot behind the club. He looked at his wrist watch and leaned570Please respect copyright.PENANAS6wOooSKUj
down in the car seat. Waiting for Leo felt like a burden. It was 570Please respect copyright.PENANAENUzYeqg9t
totally frustrating and he was worried about what was happening back 570Please respect copyright.PENANAfvtHQpPfY1
home.570Please respect copyright.PENANA552hADK00s
He570Please respect copyright.PENANACRIEUaAjeG
looked at his watch again. He had been waiting for thirty minutes and 570Please respect copyright.PENANACQgdwOq4ZS
he was getting impatient. It was better if he called Leo and head back 570Please respect copyright.PENANAHLocCiTOUp
home. He hoped that his cousin had gotten his senses and would carry on 570Please respect copyright.PENANAwylU33afVj
with the wedding.570Please respect copyright.PENANAdxRuBzSso6
Before570Please respect copyright.PENANA7Z7q9PX9GT
Eric could reach out for his phone, something black and red caught his 570Please respect copyright.PENANA7rP6URe6cP
eye across the street. He looked up quickly and he saw a girl with black570Please respect copyright.PENANAteRrW31Lru
and a few strands of red hair which stood out brightly in broad 570Please respect copyright.PENANA4FFHo8LXrW
daylight. For a moment, he was captivated by the sight. As she ran 570Please respect copyright.PENANAuRZKg9CgSo
across the street with her long legs in black skinny jeans, her long 570Please respect copyright.PENANAKNZDdKCOLB
hair flew in the wind behind her and her beautiful face caught his eye. 570Please respect copyright.PENANALpi6QTKIt1
Eric looked at her with his mouth agape as though she was the most 570Please respect copyright.PENANAxCZuf5I3GF
beautiful creature he had ever seen.570Please respect copyright.PENANAPjGqHqbg06
She570Please respect copyright.PENANAAsoc9BPs9n
was beautiful, no doubt about that. Her smooth face was like for those 570Please respect copyright.PENANAFkT4JxJKhY
fair princesses in the movies, but he could tell she wasn't wearing much570Please respect copyright.PENANARtus6q6d5l
make-up. Her coloured skin was captivating to look at and all Eric 570Please respect copyright.PENANA72iomXdaci
wanted to do stroke her skin lightly.570Please respect copyright.PENANAuKgihBCQkJ
As570Please respect copyright.PENANAzHo1uHrxuf
he looked at her face, he realised that she seemed familiar, but she 570Please respect copyright.PENANAzP1r0sedDS
was too captivating to look at that Eric couldn't think straight.570Please respect copyright.PENANAEKM7wycXIi
The570Please respect copyright.PENANASo4PqcDSRG
girl was heading for the club, and Eric found that pretty awkward. Why 570Please respect copyright.PENANAEqna7ovFvn
would an angel like her be in a place like this? He decided to go and 570Please respect copyright.PENANA915VR7k2D9
find out. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAqRKzik2uGy
As570Please respect copyright.PENANAxg1iJpay4W
the girl made her way inside the building, Eric got out of the car and 570Please respect copyright.PENANAf9laHex3rZ
locked it. He straighened himself up and went towards the club. For a 570Please respect copyright.PENANACXAPIIFMzD
moment, he thought he might just get lucky to know a sweet girl like 570Please respect copyright.PENANALKFlWVrlBY
her.570Please respect copyright.PENANAUCliMBQSGm
***570Please respect copyright.PENANAbX5jbQdWs5
"May570Please respect copyright.PENANAEXxAbn5xzw
I know what you're doing here?" Carly asked. To her, saying those words570Please respect copyright.PENANAWiuQugJi41
was a struggle. It took her just a little bit of courage to speak.570Please respect copyright.PENANAiIN7TzSB7Q
"To be honest with you, I don't really know. I can't tell," said Leo.570Please respect copyright.PENANARfiLyVzluK
His570Please respect copyright.PENANAEqaWHo3Ulg
voice again made Carly feel like she was flying. His deep blue eyes 570Please respect copyright.PENANAhByWr5wq9z
looked at her with earnest and Carly couldn't help but get lost in them.570Please respect copyright.PENANAQcBfhLPBQF
"That570Please respect copyright.PENANA7I00AH6YEA
doesn't seem convincing," said Carly trying to straightened up herself 570Please respect copyright.PENANAIRp0rw0WAO
to try and hide her anxiety. "You must have come back here for a reason 570Please respect copyright.PENANAdLF6QDBbzv
and I want to hear it."570Please respect copyright.PENANAsauHTSkjk8
Leo570Please respect copyright.PENANAR9X87sp50s
gave a little laugh and Carly couldn't help but blush. He looked so 570Please respect copyright.PENANAN7Y8dys6ZT
cute when he laughed and Carly felt like she could just stare at him 570Please respect copyright.PENANAG9UEnE7JuP
forever.570Please respect copyright.PENANAVmHTbrCW7S
When570Please respect copyright.PENANAj5XOpMuDnf
Leo gathered his composure, he suddenly looked serious. Carly had this 570Please respect copyright.PENANAgG1pVHRgGh
strong desire to grab him and kiss his adorable lips. Even when he 570Please respect copyright.PENANAB8XR4IRZK4
looked serious, she still felt attracted to him and she felt she was 570Please respect copyright.PENANAT1PwNqxRUD
going to lose control if she ever got the chance to ever kiss him.570Please respect copyright.PENANAMQFkdrj26i
"I570Please respect copyright.PENANAvnXIRyyQUj
don't know how to tell you this, Carly, but last night when I came 570Please respect copyright.PENANAFF4mA4qI44
here, something happened that affected me this morning. And I came to 570Please respect copyright.PENANA5SpzKTAjsb
find out what it was."570Please respect copyright.PENANAmlyLgaQHRi
"And so you think I've something to do with it?"570Please respect copyright.PENANADV3w1Zkpe3
"Most likely."570Please respect copyright.PENANA07yd1MGRF9
"But.... what did I do? I was just doing my job."570Please respect copyright.PENANANluwiXz1kQ
"I don't think that's all you did last night, Carly."570Please respect copyright.PENANAC1qGtWBVoH
"Okay, I'm confused," said Carly with a little intensity in her voice, "what did I do actually? You tell me."570Please respect copyright.PENANAqvm0py2plb
Leo570Please respect copyright.PENANA1nZ93oNWHl
closed the small gap between them and wrapped his arm around Carly's 570Please respect copyright.PENANA2k1C1CEPRm
waist. For a moment, Carly couldn't breathe and her heart beat 570Please respect copyright.PENANACHtJNnJf3I
accelerated. She loved the feeling of Leo being so close to her with 570Please respect copyright.PENANAyTLmItIRvf
their bodies touching. Leo breathed down her neck and that sent tingling570Please respect copyright.PENANAojztb4LdfI
feelings down her spine. She was liking this a lot and all she wanted 570Please respect copyright.PENANAMUvvkVcXim
was to lose herself in him.570Please respect copyright.PENANAKM84qR437M
Leo bought his lips closer to Carly's ear and whispered softly, "why don't we get down and dirty to figure it out?"570Please respect copyright.PENANAMG8QLt8cZb
***570Please respect copyright.PENANAO71Ui6Q2HS
When570Please respect copyright.PENANAdRvvGh0oOo
Angel got in the club, she paused to look around and found the club 570Please respect copyright.PENANAooMcIwx3PO
partially empty with only a few people cleaning around the place. She 570Please respect copyright.PENANAP4BybYEElF
looked around hoping to see her sister, but no luck. She walked up to 570Please respect copyright.PENANActkNozW7d8
the bar stand and found the bartender drying up glasses.570Please respect copyright.PENANAbADoLMQXHT
"Excuse me, sir," said Angel trying to get the bartender's attention. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAVOEKz9rapo
The570Please respect copyright.PENANAJ09lmMZbxK
bartender turned his attention to her and he looked quite young to be 570Please respect copyright.PENANAbIwLk8TiMy
working at a bar, but he seemed to be of the same age group as Angel. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAagmkoAYUnU
His soft grey eyes stared at her with sincerity. He gave her a little 570Please respect copyright.PENANAU8bJVJQGmn
smile and Angel noticed the dimples on his cheeks.570Please respect copyright.PENANAXvY1e1eQSb
"Hello, how may I help you?" asked the bartender.570Please respect copyright.PENANAuY2Wn1sQ8b
"Mmmm, hi, I was just wondering if you know any girl who works here by the name of Carly?" Angel asked. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAwjKp8cF2NH
"Oh, you mean Carly Barclay, right?"570Please respect copyright.PENANAteWTRWaSeg
Angel's570Please respect copyright.PENANAhWOQsFsE3V
heart felt like shuttering to pieces. She just wanted to break down and570Please respect copyright.PENANAw9p2J4hpVf
cry but she couldn't in front of this stranger. It couldn't be true 570Please respect copyright.PENANA2YXnLteBxq
that Carly really did work here. Angel took in a deep breath to calm 570Please respect copyright.PENANAtCDXO0sUkG
herself. She hoped that Carly just worked here as a cleaner or 570Please respect copyright.PENANAOVAmP40rWh
something. Not what Miranda had told her.570Please respect copyright.PENANAjmqNtTRe3y
"Miss, are you okay? You don't look so good," said the bartender. 570Please respect copyright.PENANA4USHftBDtf
"I... I'm fine," said Angel, taking in a few deep breaths. "Where can I find Carly?"570Please respect copyright.PENANA6PTCHvu5Kz
"I hear she is upstairs attending to a client."570Please respect copyright.PENANAar3VbAI5PI
"A client? What client?" Angel felt like she was going to pass out.570Please respect copyright.PENANAVgwwARzZIQ
The570Please respect copyright.PENANAEi7eN45y5j
bartender looked at Angel with deep concern. He went to get a glass and570Please respect copyright.PENANANhZk8Y6oQt
a jug of water and poured the water in the glass and gave it to her.570Please respect copyright.PENANAp2UizlsUIR
"You might need this," said the barender, "you don't look good. You sit while I call the owner."570Please respect copyright.PENANAMES3CPiKj0
Angel570Please respect copyright.PENANAs1DAs05GZ9
gladly thanked the bartender and sat on the stool. She took in a sip of570Please respect copyright.PENANA6XXuOw5t4O
water as the bartender took off from the bar stand. Angel was too 570Please respect copyright.PENANAgKHDYxHoZp
absorbed in her mixed up thoughts that she didn't realise that someone 570Please respect copyright.PENANAzMaP6t358l
was right beside her.570Please respect copyright.PENANA5uJKSegSbH
"Hey, there," came a deep husky voice close to Angel's ear.570Please respect copyright.PENANAzLy87lzfpT
Angel570Please respect copyright.PENANACMmfUQhvx2
shifted on the stool and she was looking straight at a handsome 570Please respect copyright.PENANAJjQ2EREjCz
stranger. His cocky smile made Angel blush despite all the mixed 570Please respect copyright.PENANAEthp4SQt3R
feelings inside her.570Please respect copyright.PENANAad06tAUr1O
"Um... hello," said Angel, her voice almost came out like a squeak.570Please respect copyright.PENANADPp7MPwOgN
"What is a beautiful girl like you doing here?" asked the stranger. 570Please respect copyright.PENANA6hu4VdjEaX
"I... I came here looking for someone, that's all."570Please respect copyright.PENANAamXYpc5lva
"Oh, where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Eric and yours?"570Please respect copyright.PENANAKpvHKR441K
"Angel."570Please respect copyright.PENANAxP0vLhs3IX
"Ah!570Please respect copyright.PENANAE3DBYYeE8S
I wasn't wrong to have thought of you as an angel when I first saw you 570Please respect copyright.PENANATQauv0Fnos
then," Eric couldn't help but smile. He held up his hand, "I'm pleased 570Please respect copyright.PENANAbBnzFQ3hUI
to meet your aquitance."570Please respect copyright.PENANAeEq1KQG7tn
Angel stared at his hand for a moment and she shook it. "The pleasure is all mine."570Please respect copyright.PENANANRgIBcE1sp
Eric570Please respect copyright.PENANAiZBHNNJXVw
held her hand for a little longer and they stayed like that for what 570Please respect copyright.PENANAnwiv2QfszD
seemed like centuries. Angel quickly withdrew her hand feeling a little 570Please respect copyright.PENANAreS16sAYau
awkward. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAOCIcyqEJBZ
"May I ask what the two of you're doing here?" came a voice which echoed around the club. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAeSccenQNgP
Eric570Please respect copyright.PENANAH6XNjbqCT3
and Angel turned to look at where the voice was coming from and there 570Please respect copyright.PENANAoijHKD0zFx
was a huge tall bald man with a pot belly standing by the stairs with 570Please respect copyright.PENANApfEyjeusx7
the bartender behind him. Angel quickly stood from her stool and she 570Please respect copyright.PENANA6X6cej4jY0
could feel Eric come closer from behind.570Please respect copyright.PENANAymbqyzC6s1
"You must be the owner of this place, right?" Angel asked with a courage she never knew she had.570Please respect copyright.PENANAqifuVqHQgt
"Yes, it's me. What can I do for you?" Mr Walters asked.570Please respect copyright.PENANANFLVFpaEhl
"I came here looking for Carly. Where is she?"
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