Beautiful Art

V

Brian Mandeville's POV

"OMG," I heard Ashley giggled. "I agree, manager."

"Hi. You're Ashley right?" Anne's manager asked. Ashley nodded and raise her hand to shake hands with manager. "I'm Manager Kim. Anna's manager."

"Uhh, manager? Are you done? Nakapili ka na ba ng suit?" Anna changed the topic. I fake a couh and everybody seems to go back to their own businesses.

Manager Kim excuse himself and back to his business which is finding a suit while Anna left with us. Anna smiled to us and was about to walk away but Ashley immediately grab her hand.

"Can you help us?" My lips parted from what Ashley said. Oh no.

"Yes?" Anna asked like she's asking what she can help.

"Well, you're good at fashion so I think you could help us pick a suit for kuya," Ashley said. I let out a sigh out of frustration. She's so competitive to think that she can disobey her own brother.

Ashley pull me inside the dressing room and told me to wait until Anna chooses a suit for me. I shouldn't really doing this by now but when Ashley found out that I'll be in Katrina's media launch, she immediately brought me here.

"Here, kuya," I heard ashley shouted from outside and knock the door. I opened it and she handed me a maroon single-breasted suit. I was about to close the door but Anna stop it.

"Oh, wait. Wear this inside," she said and handed me a black turtle neck.

As I wear what they gave, I went out of the dressing room to show them. I saw them sitting on a couch near the dressing room. Ashley shook her head like she doesn't like it while Anna stood up to go near me and unbutton the suit.

"Nah," she said and also shook her head. She gesture her hands for me to go back inside.

The second one is a navy blue shawl lapel. I didn't like it myself, so even if they haven't seen it, I immediately take it off and gave it back to them.

"I don't like it," I simply said.

"What? We haven't seen it," reklamo ni Ashley. I just cross my arms over my chest and lean at the door besides me, waiting for them to hand me another dress.

"Here." Anna gave me blue notch lapel suit and maroon neck tie.

I enter the dressing room again and change my clothes but it's the same as shawl lapel. I don't like it. I take them off again and get out of the dressing room.

"Hey," Anna called me. She's about to ask but I cut her off by giving her back the suit. I went to a wall full of suits and start finding my dress by myself.

"You still don't like it?" I heard Ashley asked. "Dapat kasi pinakita mo muna sa amin. What if bagay sayo ikaw lang 'tong choosy?"

I'm just looking some suit while ashley was talking a lot behind me. Anna keep on silence while roaming her eyes around the wall full of suits. I saw something that I like and get it.

"Do you have beige belt?" Anna suddenly asked.

"Yeah," I said and look at her. She's now holding 2 hangers.

"Here. Unbutton the three," she said and gave me the two hangers she's holding.

I immediately went back to the dressing room and start taking off my clothes. I also take off my pant beacuse Anna also gave me a suit pants. I'm fastening the belt on once I wear the suit pants when someone knock on the door. I finish putting on my belt first before I open the door, half naked.

"I forgot to tell-" I saw Anna in front of me. She suddenly stop from talking when he saw me half naked. A smirk formed on my face.

"What do you need?" I asked, trying to hide my smile.

"Uhm, nothing. Nothing. Just do whatever you want," she startled, lost in herself and turn her back to me. I laugh a little before I held her arms and pull her inside the closet room. I left the door opened a little to make her a little comfortable. Little lang kasi nagpapanick na sya haha!

"Mind to help me?" I asked and give her the dress shirt with a smile on my face. She took it from me and start helping me to dress without looking to my face.

"Anna?" I called her and she answered me a hum. "You're not looking at my face. Maybe you want to see my body often than my face." I joked.

"Anak ka ng tinokwa! Ako puyat ako, ha?" Anna respond. Her reaction made me shock and laugh.

"Miss Anna?" Our eyes got bigger when Ashley knock and slowly open the door since I didn't lock it. "Oh my god."

"I'll go na," Anna said and awkwardly left the room.

"Ikaw kuya, ha?" Ashley gave me a mischievous look. I just shrugged and also went out of the room, lefting her. I saw Anna talking with a girl. Yung assistant nya ata or ng manager nya.

After paying the clothes I pick, we went through our house right after and I continue my sleep that Ashley disturbed earlier. I would have just stay in our house if I had no work the following days or week. I'm in the condo more often.

It's already past 10 PM when I woke up.  I just took a half bath before I went down from my room and have a dinner, then went back on sleeping by 3 AM. Now my body clock just mess up.

Even though my sleep were tangled, I still manage to work on sunday through all the day. But I just work in our house instead. Monday came and I didn't go to work, although Katrina's media launch will be held in the afternoon. Most politicians will be there too, that's why I've been invited.

Later on, I did take my shower and wore the suit that I buy yesterday. It's an ash blue suit and white dress shirt inside with three buttons from the top, are unbutton. A white pair of pants that has a beige belt which Anna recomended and a pair of beige loafers suede shoes. It's more on summer suit so I don't look too formal.

Ashley's class for today starts in the afternoon so I decided to drop her off to school before I go to Okada, where the media launch will be held.

"Kuya hindi ba talaga ako pwede sumama?" Ashley asked as Mang Danny parked the car in front of Palma hall.

Kaninang umaga nya pa ako kinukulit na gusto nyang sumama sa akin sa media launch but I just keep on rejecting her due of her exams.

"No. You're not going to take exam just for this? Come to think of it, Ashley," I said with full of authority.

"Alright, bye," walang gana nyang sabi bago humalik sa pisngi ko at bumaba na ng kotse. I suddenly felt guilt through her actions. But what can I do? She can't just ditch her exam just because she wants to associate with other actress and actors.

After dropping Ashley to school, we immediately went to Okada. The hall was already filled with people as I went in. Press conference we're already around the hall, doing their businesses. Amelia was just behind me as I start roaming the hall and everyone who I passes by are greeting me.

"Senator Brian," I heard governor Luis called me.

"Good to see you here, governor," I greeted in a polite way since he's older than me for some years. We talk for a moment and later on, I just find out that we're already a group of politicians who're chattering.

"Senator Brian, we're no longer young. Do you still have any intention of having a family?" Senator Dayanara suddenly asked and tap my shoulder. Her simple question makes everybody look at me. Look who's interested in my love life. I just gave them a small laugh, don't know what to answer.

"Seems like Senator Dayanara wants to be," Governor Luis stated. I saw Senator Dayanara seductively look at me. I fake a cough and slightly fix my suit to avoid her touches.

"I see no problem. They are both in politics. They have a lot in common," Mayor Francis added. They all laugh and nodded their head like they are agree. I just gave them a smile.

"Hey, kanina pa kita hinahanap." My smile faded when someone hook a hand to my arm. I look back over my shoulder to see who it is and my lips partially drop when I saw Anna clinging on me. Her innocent face turn into bright one as she plastered a smile on me.