dusk beneath the city lights | Buenvenidez Series #4 [COMPLETED]

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"Lean more to your left!"

I moved as what the photographer told me to do. I rested my back on the wall while looking fiercely at the camera. I let my wet-looking hair fall off on the sides of my face as I projected.

"Bravo! More of you, Rich!"

I moved slowly, doing different poses. There are some standing poses, sitting, or sometimes we used the bed and stools as props. Lingeri shoots are always the hardest for me because I always feel shy.

The last one for the shoot is me wearing an oversized shirt while showing off a bit of my underwear. They made me bite on the hem, they captured me while removing my shirt and lot more concepts until we finished around evening. Umaga pa kami nagsimula at ngayon lang natapos dahil sa dami ng shoots.

"Can I cheat on my diet now?" Tanong ko kay Beth nang abutan niya ako ng robe pagkatapos ng shoot.

Tumango siya at iginiya ako papunta sa dressing room. "Your boyfriend called, by the way. Tinanong niya kung tapos na ang shoot dahil siya na pala ang susundo sa'yo." Aniya.

"Ah, yes. Nasabi nga niya." Sagot ko naman.

Well, I told Beth about it since she's my handler and she's always the one picking up sone calls for me. As much as possible, I don't want my relationship to affect my work so I told her about it. Mapagkakatiwalaan ko naman siya dahil hanggang ngayon, hindi parin alam ng mga kaibigan ko.

"Oh, nandyan na yata..." She murmured.

Kumunot ang noo ko at sinundan ang tingin niya. I could see Caly sitting alone on the sofa of the studio's lounge. Tanaw na tanaw ko siya kahit may glass door na pagitan.

"Pakisabi nalang na magbibihis lang ako." Pakisuyo ko.

"Okay. But don't forget about the flight you have to catch this evening. Babalik ka pa sa New York." Aniya.

I sighed and nodded. Pinakawalan na rin niya ako at dumiretso naman ako sa dressing room para makapagbihis na.

I am actually in Manila right now for a local brand shoot for the lingerie and underwear section. Ilang beses ko na ngang dinecline 'to but they are consistent with their invites kaya pinagbigyan ko na kahit hassle na umuwi pa talaga ako sa Manila para lang dito. Naisip ko nalang na ayos lang rin dahil nagcelebrate rin si Daddy ng birthday niya at nakapagcelebrate kami.

I changed clothes to a comfortable one. Rompers and stilettos are my go-to outfits during a short notice dinner with Caly. Kaninang umaga niya nga lang nasabi 'yon. Hindi ko alam ang trip niya.

I was holding my purse when I went to him. Mabilis siyang nag angat ng tingin at tumayo para salubungin ako. Nginitian ko siya saka kami dumiretso sa basement kung nasaan ang sasakyan niya.

"May flight ako, ha. I can't stay long. Uuwi pa ako sa bahay para magpaalam kina Mommy." Paalala ko sa kanya nang ipagdrive thru niya ako ng burger since this is my cheat night.

And as much as possible too, we don't really expose our relationship publicly. Alam kong may pakpak ang balita at hindi ko magugustuhan kung hindi naman mismo sa bibig ko manggagaling ang balitang 'yon. Para bang natatakot akong mangyari rin sa amin ang issues ni Caius noon. If I am declaring my relationship with Caly, I'll make sure we're both really ready.

"We'll just meet my parents..." Paliwanag niya habang nagdadrive.

"Parents?" Taas kilay kong tanong.

Tumango siya. Napaawang ang bibig ko doon.

"May problema?" Tanong pa niya.

Umiling ako. "What's the need to meet them?" Tanong ko.