The tapping of his fingers onto the desk must have gone on for quiet a while. It was close to lunch time and Leo didn't seem to notice the time.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcB5zpQWtW
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A knock came at the door, and Leo didn't seem to hear it at first, til it became louder. He jerked in his seat and sat up like he had just woken up from a dream.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HzY803DMe
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"Hello, Mr. McDonell?" came a female voice behind the door. "Are you in there?"
"Damn it," Leo muttered quietly to himself. "You can come in, Grace."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8F2GdttNj7
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The door flew open and a young short lady with blonde hair, tied in a bun and glasses over her blue eyes, came into the room. She wore a white blouse with a black skirt and matching black high heeled shoes that made her look a bit taller. She had a blue file in her hand.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7GNi3uJwr
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"Yes, Grace, how may I help you?" Leo asked as he rubbed his eyes.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0VRwZQg2Q
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"Were you asleep, sir?" Grace asked as she slowly approached his desk.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgVEiQ4tr1
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"No, not really." Leo looked around his desk as though he was looking for something, then he went on to look at Grace.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjaCw71VUmJ
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"I was just asking because you weren't answering the door and your secretary assured me that you were still in your office."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNx5lxeZV54
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"Is she still at her desk?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzLsJ5mipi
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"I saw her heading out for lunch." Grace looked carefully at Leo. "You do know what time it is, right?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjMYxkbd8oG
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Leo tried not to look surprised as he stared at the silver round clock seated on his desk beside his computer. He completely lost track of time that he felt like muttering to himself of how much of an idiot he was.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCngx3JEiEX
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"I simply lost track of time," he humbly admitted as he looked back at Grace, trying to keep his cool. He sometimes lost his temper in front of his colleagues. But today, he felt like it wasn't necessary.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MCsPnTzGN
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"You look tired. Are you okay?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdsoA5NO7lM
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"I'm fine. Just had a few things on my mind, that's all."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SiRMxVrMR
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"You should go out for fresh air. It looks like you need it."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi436pwJhnI
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Leo wanted to smile at the kind suggestion, but the thought of Angel working with him made his mind go dark and gloomy again.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDRHv93t2W
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He soon stood up from his seat and Grace took a step back, thinking that she might have struck a nerve.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sTjl3q3Cy
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"I'll try," Leo said as he picked up his phone on the table. "Though going out for fresh air really isn't my cup of tea."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBxuPAzfRd
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Grace smiled at him as she relaxed. "You will enjoy it, sir. Before you go, your father isn't back yet and I needed him to sign this document."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtikEgMaiR
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"Huh?" Leo raised his eyebrow. "My father isn't back yet?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPlgER9cgfT
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"No." Grace shook her head. "So, I called him and he told me to give it to you to sign it."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRpPqMH95L
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Leo stretched out his hand and Grace, likewise, gave him the file. He quickly opened the file and skimmed through the document. After familiarising himself with it, he put the file on the table, took the pen and signed it. He straightened up and gave the file back to Grace.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkq7CJwDCvk
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"Thank you, sir," said Grace as she quickly walked out of the office, closing the door behind her.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKiiafUkzZf
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Leo couldn't help but wonder how he's father had not yet returned to the office. It was so unlike him.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJhboqNunA
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With the phone in his other hand, Leo decided to call him. But before he could do so, the door flew open and Eric came into his office.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvi8IodOmA
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"You should be knocking when you're coming here, Eric," said Leo as he looked up at his cousin.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGkCcpIaYv
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"Sorry," said Eric apologetically. "I always knock on your door, it's just today is kind of-"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPop6BBr8f
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"-different?" Leo finished his sentence.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxnQp6k2rdS
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"Yep. So are you coming with me for lunch?" Eric asked.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0aAhxCSBS
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"Nah, I think I'll skip lunch today."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhukHUW1OW
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Eric raised an eyebrow at his cousin. "Are you sure?" he asked. "You seem to need it more than I do."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqN2dhic4Ts
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"Why do you say that?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡof4FIJK4tS
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"Because you look famished. I just passed Grace in the hall and she said you looked sick or something."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNWrM3MaPp
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Leo rubbed his forehead with his free hand. "I've been thinking a lot, that's why."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTJkdOFWR2
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Eric's eyes lit up. "Wait..., is it because of Angel? You're still worried about her working here?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuou7I9G5Eg
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Leo shrugged his shoulders. "Well, what do you expect when you came here talking about her in the first place?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6jOi3UMJt
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Eric shook his head as he pinched his eyes with his index finger and thumb. "This is why I said you should go to a therapist. You can't hate someone who hasn't offended you."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LJTtlhhAh
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"What are you saying? Of course she has."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrS3uZq38S
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Eric folded his arms. "Okay, apart from the time when she attacked you at the club because you were making love to her sister, mention any other time when she did you wrong."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoWRQoRcPDG
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Leo looked at Eric with a murderous look. He didn't have to think of anything because he knew he had none. Eric always had a way of getting to him when he wanted to.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtT9r6Hqcju
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Leo ended up shaking his head admitting defeat and said, "fine. You win this time. But that doesn't mean she plots behind my back."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiB0ey6E874
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"You don't even have proof of that," said Eric as he started to chuckle. "You're just being paranoid."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEnkSpENeK
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Leo shook his head as he walked round his table. "I'm so done with you. Let's go. Arguing with you makes me hungry."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgDFo6EeeF
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Leo started to walk out of his office with Eric right behind him. When the two stepped out, Leo locked the door.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIohgg3dsXG
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"Since you really need to eat something," said Eric, "you can suggest where we can go for lunch."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCl1yBq83kN
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"First let me make a call to my dad. Can you imagine that he hasn't shown up to the office?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUwoIsYLHQ
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"Maybe he is still helping Carly out with her college transfer. You know how these things take time sometimes."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsQSYJCrRJ
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"Ya, but it's lunch time and he should have called me first if he was going to arrive late."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpdWjzBnZf
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"He probably just forgot. You can give him a call as we head out of here. I'm starving."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlxq6R5Ovj
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Leo would've said something over Eric's appetite, but he was too worried about his father to even care. The two made their way towards the elevator while Leo dialed his father's number on his phone and called. He put the phone to his ear as Eric reached the elevator first and pressed the button to summon it.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OgNG02sMK
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Mr. McDonell answered the call upon the first ring and Leo was relieved.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4CeRzqp8A
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"Leo, hey," came his father's voice. "Is anything wrong at the office?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bGS5CYGVg
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"No, nothing's wrong," Leo replied. The elevator doors in front of him flew open and Eric stepped in first with Leo following slowly behind him. "Grace told me that you weren't around and I thought of checking up on you."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pve78sBTK
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"Oh, I'm fine, son. There is no need to worry."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxLkjRLdMr
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"Where are you anyway?" Eric pressed the button to the ground floor and the doors closed. They soon felt the elevator start to move.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxhJZSAkZq
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"Oh..., me?" Mr. McDonell seemed surprised by the question. "I decided to go for a walk in Central park, that's all."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTURPII8Mbe
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"I was worried when Grace told me you hadn't shown up to the office." Leo looked over at Eric who was staring at his own two feet.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5n80ITYfa
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"You don't need to worry, son, I'm fine. Walking is good for me and I really need it today. I'll be back in the office as soon as lunch hour is over."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2yxfVgZJ0
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"Okay, see you later, then." Leo cut the call.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NtOJleq1J
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The elevator came to a stop and the doors slid open. Eric turned to look at Leo.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRYqlBapD3
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"So, where is he?" Eric asked Leo as they both walked out of the elevator.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzzqmTo1VH
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"He's taking a walk in Central park," Leo asked as they passed a few people down in the lobby.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLCl9VoUyp4
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"Ah, you see. There was nothing to worry about."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFZmi3FeFY
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"Ya, there wasn't."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Ka9ocK2Pg
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The two cousins stepped out through the large glass doors of the building, passing the doorman that stood guard.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmKzn2xWOh
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"That reminds me," said Eric as they turned down the street on the sidewalk, "which restaurant are we going to?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHQkC6lbeh
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"Can't we have junk food for a change?" Leo asked as he put his phone in the pocket and left his hand in it.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhHCpLgY0Db
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Eric looked at his cousin as they walked, careful enough not to bump into anyone coming in from the opposite direction and those in front of him who walked too slow. He looked surprised.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhe5aLSp7MJ
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"Did you just say you want to eat junk food?" Eric asked. "Minutes ago, you said you weren't hungry."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSn9SxvkM6p
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"I've changed my mind. Am I on a diet so as not to eat junk?" Leo asked.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HOhlaoP0P
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"Not that I know of." They were soon near the traffic lights with many other civilians at the zebra crossing, waiting for the walk traffic light to turn on.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaMBF81g2q
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"What's wrong with eating junk food, then?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXG18ciNGbH
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Eric thought about it for a second but he had to cross the road with Leo and the other pedestrians as soon as the traffic lights turned red for the cars to stop and the green walk sign turned on for the pedestrians. As soon as they reached the other side of the crossing and the cars that stopped were finally on the move behind them, Eric gave his reply:667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpQoL2rUnk
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"There's nothing wrong with it. I'm just worried that you might grow fat. Besides, the only reason why I'm concerned is because you like going to fancy restaurants and eating salads all the time."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkIhrKuqKf
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"I know," said Leo as they passed by a coffee shop and the strong smell of coffee flew onto the street when a lady, opened the door to enter the cafe. "I don't know how to explain it, but I'm really in a mood for it right now."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEpFLa8CxR
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"Okay, if you say so. But if you gain a pound after this, don't blame me."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDMwa039rI
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Leo turned to look at Eric, walking beside him. "Admit it, you want to eat junk food way more than I do."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDaCkHlChh
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"Mind you, I love junk. I'm just surprised you want to join in on the fun. And I know exactly where to go. There's this amazing place where they sell the best burgers."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJlbjk30LhA
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"Great, let's go."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbBTQPP5SK
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"Comfortable?" Mark asked after Angel sat on the chair he had just pulled out for her.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLR9lakpXS
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"Yes, thank you," Angel replied as she smiled up at him.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwM4QcenkSV
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"Good." Mark gave her a smile and he went to sit on the other side of the table.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6GeuMEVDiN
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Angel went on ahead to look at her surrounding a little more. They were at an outdoor restaurant. As much as it was outdoors, the place was luxurious with the open roof above them filled with green creepers and tiny bulbs above them to make the scene around them look beautiful and a little intimate. The wooden tables were covered with white table cloths and above them were little bulbs in shape of candles with little green creepers and white flowers. Angel liked the way the restaurant made her feel. She felt like she was in a fairytale.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7B8pXNm2oT
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"I see you like the place," Mark said, bringing her attention back to him.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlz6jpOpw5d
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"Yes, it's really lovely," said Angel.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtmsp8Y3L7
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"We should order." Mark lifted the navy blue menu in front of him and opened it. "What would you like to have?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrGnEEHDB5
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Angel also took hold of the menu and looked at it. It had been a long time since she had visited a fancy restaurant that she forgot about some delicate cuisines that most exquisite restaurants liked to serve. She smiled to herself when she noticed one of the meals she enjoyed on the menu.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdh5AbipCN
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"What is it?" Mark asked as he looked up from his menu and noticed Angel smiling.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiuc7i0Mh2
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"Nothing," Angel replied, still smiling. "I realised I haven't had a ratatouille in like.., forever."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBaYK0QAU7
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"Looks like you know your french cuisines." Mark smiled charmingly at her.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZAfHUUrST
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"There was a time when I was on a date and my boyfriend made me try it out. Goodness, it was magnificent."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEYCVv6Tc3
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"You dated?" Mark looked surprised.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVGiscstPE
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"Ya, but he wasn't the best of boyfriends," said Angel as she went back to looking at the menu. "The ratatouille can be a good starter. Just saying."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLz8qLgZCn
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Mark continued to look at Angel and she didn't seem to notice. It was only moments later when she looked at him and caught him staring.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fbv1iNL9D
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"What is it?" Angel asked.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBuWnDaqJy
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"Nothing," he said as he dropped his menu. "I wonder what the guy thought of letting you go."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBoKIdbH3i
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Angel raised an eyebrow at him as she put the menu back down on the table. "That was three years ago. I caught him cheating on me and so..., just like everything that stays in the past..., it's history."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OUDbzMk9f
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"Well, I think he's a fool letting you go."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMleTE1Jr6
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Angel looked up at the green creepers over her and the tiny bright lights. "He made a choice," she said. "Can't blame him. The girl he cheated on me with was very beautiful. I guess that's why."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJirPaDI92i
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Mark drew out his hand and placed it above Angel's that was on the table. Angel looked at him.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70X7BtqmAa
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"He was too blind to notice how beautiful you are," he said. "You look heavenly, like an angel."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5NH2bAfcq
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Angel smiled. "Stop it," she said, her cheeks starting to heat up. "I know you're only saying that to try and make me feel better."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNREpyPzA0
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"Maybe. But I'm speaking the truth and you know it. I bet am not the first man to ever tell you that."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTUU2HRaIa
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Angel shook her head. "No, you aren't."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY3YL1jYy4Y
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Mark withdrew his hand. "Let's not talk about him." He lifted his hand to catch the attention of a waiter nearby. A lean blonde young man came to the table all dressed in a black shirt, a black pair of trousers, with matching black shoes and a black half apron round his waist.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrq7EzmyXfR
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"Ready to take your order, sir?" the man asked politely with a gentle smile on his face.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5LE524wldD
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"Yes, please," said Mark as he looked up at the waiter and then he went on to look at Angel. "For a starter, we would like the ratatouille, please."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcmhWtDUQH
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"Coming right up, and would you like a drink while you wait?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeimZzSKSdQ
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"Yes, a bottle of your finest wine."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLuPRvimvp
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"Of course," said the waiter as he smiled at both Mark and Angel before leaving them.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrwdNLOlAh
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"We're having wine?" Angel asked with a questioning look on her face.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7cJuuOPo6
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"What is it?" Mark asked, this time his face grew a little worried. "Don't you take alcohol?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKf7eSTd1PC
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"Well...," Angel playfully rolled her eyes up. "I can't say I take alcohol when I drink wine on special occasions." Her eyes flew back to Mark's face.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTljy90vEEx
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"Oh," Mark let out a little laugh as he leaned back on his chair. "For a minute there, I thought you didn't take alcohol at all."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLhQRMhR1ha
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"I like wine. I don't drink beer or whiskey.., those type of drinks."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSdvbNzzcN
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"Even scotch?"
"Even scotch." Angel said as she smiled.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7heHloVRb
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"Women like you love wine."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLmNd7IHBr
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"Well, there are other women who love beers, scotch and whiskey...., champagne, maybe a little," Angel shrugged her shoulders.
"True. I'm glad I guessed that you're a wine drinker."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUrTmhkS3pg
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"Ha. Just now you thought I didn't even take wine."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nLoLFE7Bs
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"Because you caught me off guard with that question."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnS053KFkh
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Angel let out a laugh but one that didn't attract people's attention in the restaurant.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPdaAMQS4p
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"Ya, I'm sorry about that," said Angel after she gathered her composure. "I just wanted to see your reaction."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKgoaDDCak
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Mark had an amused look on his face and he didn't notice how charmingly he smiled at Angel until the waiter came back pushing a serving tray. On it was a black champagne bucket with a bottle of wine in it with ice all around. Alongside the bucket were two wine glasses.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurYJVX4Rr0
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The waiter placed the two glasses in front of Mark and Angel, opened the bottle of wine and poured into the glasses. Afterwards, he placed the bottle back in the bucket, kindly excused himself and walked away.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYgoutrAa8
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"Shall we have a toast?" Mark suggested as he held his glass.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDHU4NN67V
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"A toast to what?" Angel asked, her fingers around the stem of her glass.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgS9jMYQkHp
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"A toast for your health, that's one. And also, for you just being you."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ROYlvC29c
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Angel smiled. "I will toast to the first one most of all, and the other reason is quite reasonable...., so cheers."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfK7OK7vPzw
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Their glasses clinked when they touched and they both drank.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpqeBb4Kto
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"This is really good," said Angel after she withdrew the brim of the glass from her lips.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBL3CONynRW
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"That's why I ordered the best of the best," said Mark as he put his glass on the table.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcwfL6o3sE
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"I might end up drinking the whole bottle. But that won't be so ladylike of me."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkV2ty5P93X
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"I should be worried." Mark raised his eyebrow at her. "Do you easily get drunk, Angel Barclay?"667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtXsbTBcCS
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Angel took another sip of her wine. "If I have too much, then yes. I can get a little tipsy."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ91Vj0xOgex
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"Then we can take it a little slow, shall we?"
"Slow is good."667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHMYMAqx3Y7
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It didn't take long for their to starter arrive. And as they had their meal, they continued to chat unaware of how much they enjoyed each other's company. But they had more matters to discuss, and they both knew it.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JiXDDoi7G
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The white tulips in his hands smelled fresh and divine as he walked, his eyes focused ahead. The place around him was quiet except for a few words he heard aloud at a distance. As he walked, he turned to the voice and saw a group of people, almost all of them dressed in black, gathered together surrounding a white casket. The person speaking before them was a priest, all dressed in white and purple robes with the Holy Bible in his hands. Those closer to the casket, crying silently and holding tissues to their noses were obviously the family to the deceased.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZrxDdjVvi
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Death was a sad thing, especially if it happens to take a loved one away from you. But such was life. Death itself was inevitable and it was up to those alive and in the present to move on. Though it's hard for many others to do so.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVU4BOwP3c
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As he continued to walk away from the funeral procession and through the neatly arranged tombstones in the graveyard, he approached her grave. There stood a white marble tombstone that he had set up just a day after her burial. He was glad that his wife hadn't visited the graveyard with him. She would have been pissed to see such a magnificent tombstone and would have blamed him for wasting so much money on a dead person.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WoAmZvEOa
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As he got closer, he stood there for a minute as he read her name in big black capital letters. He bended over to put the white tulips on the ground, next to the tombstone. After straightening up, he took a few steps back.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Uij4bAhc6
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He sighed as he smiled at the white tulips. If she were here, she would have smiled back at him, taken a sniff out of them and said thank you.667Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ4tDoZ5Nkq
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"God, how I've missed you," he muttered to the wind.
