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Love at First Smile
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Ongoing, First published May 07, 2020
"Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer."
~ Jean de La Fontaine

"Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave and impossible to forget."
~ G. Randolf 

"Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice but falling in love with you I had no control over."
~ Unknown 

"Love is the only word to describe what we've been through together."
~ Unknown 
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This is a story about love and friendship.

'The Hideaway' is a local restaurant in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Although it isn't just any restaurant...
 
'The Hideaway' is an underground family restaurant and bar by day but is better known to the locals as the nightclub it's turned into from 21:30pm til 02:00am every night.

Anyone who's been there can tell that it's a very special place, however, it's employees are about to find out just how special.

It seems that ever since a handsome new investor walked through the doors of their establishment; the lives of Isabelle, Candice, Tyler and their friends were turned upside down. 

In a story with break ups, make ups, friendship, love and everything in between; will the employees of 'The Hideaway' ever catch a break? 

Will their friendships crumble thanks to one big mistake? One fight, one secret, one kiss?

Or will they laugh it off like they do most other things?  

Read their story to find out.
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