Chapter Three: My Model

"Why don't you still have children, Deive and Ariz?" I almost blew out what I was eating just fine and I stopped.

I was choked, Deive reached the pitcher and poured water into the glass then he gave me a drink.

That was like a hot seat! Damn it! While this Deive worries me more than his mommy's question.

"We were controlling mom, and besides I want my wife to be a model for at least how many years she wants, then we will settle about that." He talks professionally, I look at him.

How did he know that thing? Fvck!

"You want to be a model, hija?" His mother asked while my mother interrupted us.

"No, she won't. She will be a loyal housewife for her husband." She looked at me sharply, I wanted to protest.

"It's okay to me, I am not against my wife's career and besides she's still young and I won't cut her wings for that." I was in awe of his speech, my heart melted. I know he has a good heart but fvck!

"I don't want it," my mother said loudly.

"Let her be and besides my son supports her. I'm sure he won't leave his wife." My mother-in-law beamed and winked at me.

She knows how I hated my mother, I prefer her as my mommy than to my biological mother.

Mom left early because dad picked her up, that's what my mommy said but I knew it better. My father is a prospective student though, so, surprisingly, he didn't even really bother to enter.

How awful my mother is, she made daddy as her pitiful excuse. Good thing they didn't ask more because I couldn't answer them.

They prepare drinks. This is a small party for big brother Eian's successful life in the UK. He only allows the richest in the UK to invest in him and other famous investors. That should be a huge celebration but big brother wanted it private and his parents couldn't disobey him.

Eian and Deive are different from their parents while big sister Dennise is the same as their parents who are party lovers and want everything to be luxurious. Their twin younger sisters and brother are teenagers. That's the opposite too.

Sky loves bars and is always scolded by his older brothers while his big sister was supporting him. And Dawn wanted a quiet place or stock in her room like forever!

They are weird but very fun and sympathetic, while me and my siblings were far away from each other because we grew up in different places.

Brake was in my grandpa, the daddy of my daddy while at Britiana was in my grandparents on my mother's side who was in England. We rarely see each other and it's very awkward, unlike them who shout and then laugh together.

I want a bond like them too.

"You alone?" He is seated beside me while I am looking at his siblings who seem to be enjoying swimming in their pool.

"Oum, why are you here anyway?"

"I don't want to make you feel out of place, Ariz. You're part of this family, feel it." I hit his shoulder, he plastered a smile on his face.

I groaned, "I am not. I just miss my siblings, and besides, you are enjoying it! So go," I shove him away but he sat and stayed still.

"Nope, unless you come. You're my wife, you're always my priority." I avoided looking at him then stood up, I saw him smirking in my peripheral view so I just stared at him.

"Ariz, come please." invited by Sky, I shook my head and put my legs into the cold water.

I just wear denim shorts and a crop top, I don't have to pretend to be a Maria Clara in the family 'as long as I want to wear then I can. Mommy is the only one who always visits me, it's like I'm being beaten and why wouldn't I be like her whose body is always wrapped.

The one who has respect for their body is the real one who had a darkest secret.

"I have no clothes," I admit it, so I averted my gaze.

"I can offer you my dress and pants, even my underwear that isn't used, Ariz." Big sister Dennise suggested.

I beamed at her, the rest shouted, my cheeks heated and went to the bathroom.

"Damn wife! Let's just take a bath instead! "Deive pulled me but I protested.

"I will undress my dress and shorts so I can have my two pieces," I said.I didn't listen to him but he tightened his grip on me.

"No, that's just what you're wearing!" He darkly commands me, I yanked.

"You look crazy, go ahead!" He let go of his hand holding me. I look at my body in their full mirror in their bathroom here outside. This is kind of awkward since I never show my body to them or even to my husband but it's just so cold if I wear a shirt or crop top while I'm swimming beside it's just a barrier.

When I came out I saw his dark gaze on my body, he frowned. Is my body shameless? I passed him and I knew he was following me because of his heavy footsteps.

"Holy fvck!"

"Shit!"

"You had a fvcking gorgeous sexy body, Ariz!" praised by Dennise that made me blush.

"Thank you, you too."

I started to move and went down to their swimming pool.

"Brother, won't you come and swim with us?" I turned to him who still looked dark at me so I pouted.

"No." He answered his brother hard while looking at me darkly.

I closed my mouth then went to her sister Dennise while floating in the pool and sipping her wine.

"Shot!" She offered.

"Put that off Denise,"

"You're so killjoy brother, let your wife enjoy this night." She offered me a glass of wine which I immediately took, Deive didn't say anything and sighed.

That night we were happy because we were allowed to make noise since their rooms were soundproof. They have their mini-bar so we just went to the bar.

Sky called his friends, Dennise too while Dawn, Eian, and Deive just sat there and looked at us.

"Good thing we got along and you didn't get infected there with Deive," she grinned, her face red even her neck, it was so obvious because she's a mestiza.

She must be drunk so I just nodded at her.

"Big sister, what did you whisper to my wife?"

"Chill brother, I'm giving her a technique on how to have a baby and positions." She shouted it's just that people are busy so they didn't notice what she was saying.

"Fvck, Dennise Turner!" he pulled me then we went out of their bar, I looked there while my sister was waving at us.

"Come on brother, we have strong sperm!" She waved, I just stared as Deive pulled me away.

"You want to go home?" He asked, I sighed and nodded.

Not to mention he just wants to go home, fvck it, Harrington!

"This is where we sleep, right?"

"You want it?"

"We promised to your mother, Harrington." I lazily look at him as his eyes widen as he looks at me.

"She won't bother anyway, so, what's up?"

"I don't know about you Harrington, I'm going to sleep here!" I shouted, he muttered a curse when I went to their house and left him.

I was a hard-headed woman before then, I was just kind to other people. Maybe I just got used to Deive and I like this and I need it, for now, I need to train myself for it to be me and besides we're married.

I felt a pang in my chest when my mind was absurd about the word married.

"I'll promise that I married you, it's always you and you, Ari." He's the one who calls me that because he wants to be special to anyone. I plastered a sarcastic smile on my face.

Why am I still hoping when at the very first I already have a husband, why? Will he still accept me? I doubt it, maybe he was disgusted by me right now.

"Ariz," someone called me when I almost lost my balance, he caught my waist and properly walked and guided me through our room.

"I am, ah, I-I can handle myself, Deive." I tried to say, I avoided looking at him and bit my lower lip.

"Really? Why are you avoiding me this time, Ariz?"

"H-ha?"

"Please, I want to support you. All right, even if it's just this, let me, let me make you feel the love I can, hon." There's a hint of pain in his voice, I closed my eyes and just forced myself to laugh then avoided looking at him.

"I want to go to the bathroom," I said and left him. I just wiped my face when I saw how messy I was.

Fvck it! But when he looked at me it was as if I was the most beautiful he had ever seen and then this is how I look, what is that!

I washed my face several times, trampled by the annoyance of him and myself. What the fvck, Ariz? Why are you even conscious and why did you care for a fvcking sake? Damn it!

I closed the hose, and when it actually almost closed that's when I heard something strange. I didn't really kill the hose first, a fvcking moan!

Wtf?! Who are they?

I slowly exited the bathroom, holding my breath as I closed it. They may be disturbed by someone. I wonder who they are? Maids or whom?

I went back to their mini bar, I just wanted to know who wasn't there. I scan the whole bar, is Dennise here?

Wtf?! No Eian and Sky, even Dawn so who?

"Where's Eian, Sky, and Dawn's sister?" she's a bit tipsy, you can see that on her face as well as her puffy eyes and her behavior that suddenly makes her laugh.

"Big brother Eian went to sleep because he will be early for his flight tomorrow, Dawn doesn't like parties and prepared to read books while Sky said he'll take a pee because he will explode." I just closed my eyes, I don't really understand but I get what she said, and last because maybe she was drunk so she seems to be eating her words.

So that means, Sky is with a girl in that comfort room and making out?

"Who's missing with your friends?"

"Stacey, she said for a while because her make-up was damaged." She choked, causing me to inhale her ment and alcohol on her breath.

"You're drunk!" I comment.

"A bit, is my breath that bad?"

"Nope, fragrant. Why?"

"Deive and Eian told us that I had a bad smell to all of us. Dawn, she's the favorite of all. I hated her for true since she came I was an outcast before they will ask me how am I or think of me first of that thing and always have a gift every time they landed in the Philippines but now?" Her voice is full of pain, I want to feel pity for her but that's the last thing that she wants.

"Don't pity me, I hate people who feel pity for me!" She yarked, I sighed and hugged her, she put her chin on my shoulder.

"I adore you for being strong." I bit the bottom of my lip as I suppressed my pity, when will be the time I can call Britiana big sister that's not awkward?

"Big sister," we parted when we heard that, it was Dawn with her books and doll while in a weary eye.

"Hmm?" It's as if Dennise's sister isn't drunk.

"Go to bed early since you had a shoot tomorrow." I forgot that she's a director for many films and photoshoots.

"No, my model is with me so I won't be late." She beamed at me, my forehead creased, and realized something.

"Fvck?!" I utter a curse because of shock.

"Yes, my model is in front of me." I was overwhelmed when I heard it, I still can't believe it, damn!

And I saw Dawn's eyes widened but immediately released when I looked at her. She rolled her eyes at me or was it just my imagination?