I'm Still His (FREE)

"Kat! Nakikinig ka ba?" iritadong tanong ni Ashley. Nasa coffee shop silang dalawang magkaibigan.Ang ate niya ang may ari.They are supposed to be discussing some of the shots they took bago nila ipakita sa kliyente nila. Kahit parehong galing sa may kayang pamilya, they wanted to open their own business.They both took a photography course.Si Kat nag-aral sa Sir JJ School of Applied Arts in Mumbai.Siya naman sa John Brown University sa Arkansas.Ngayon nga may sarili na silang studio, ang AshKat. Mas madalas si Kat ang fashion at commercial photographer sa kanila.She on the other hand is more often the food and event photographer.Although pwede naman nilang gawin ang trabaho ng bawat isa if kinakailangan.Nahihingan din nila ng tulong ang ex ni Kat (na ngayon,according to her bff, friend with benefits na lang daw niya) na si Clyde. Ashley sighed heavily bago binitawan ang camera na pinapakita sa kaibigan. "Please let him go here...please.. please.Pramis po hindi na ako magmumura at manlalait ng mga modelo namin basta papasukin mo lang siya dito...please..." bulong ni Kat while her eyes are fixated outside. Sinundan niya ng tingin ang tinititigan ni Kat.Since salamin ang buong cafe,kitang-kita ang nasa labas. May isang matangkad na lalake na napapaligiran ng tatlong mga babae.Behind him may dalawa pang lalake na tila tuwang-tuwa sa nangyayari.She can only see the tall man's right profile .He is in a white shirt and from this far halatang-halata na maganda ang katawan nito at may tatoo ito sa braso.Tumaas ang isang kilay niya.Pinagkakaguluhan ng mga babae.... Artista?-- she asked herself. Inalog niya ang kaibigan by shaking her arm lightly. "HOY! Ano ba?! Sino ba kasi yang tinitignan mo?" may lakip ng inis ang boses niya pero mahina pa din ang pagkakasabi. Matalim na tinitigan siya ni Kat. "Seriously Ash? Di mo kilala yan?Photographer ka like me hindi ba? As in di mo talaga know kung sino ang saksakan ng guash (gay lingo for guwapo) na gustong maging jowabells ng mga babae at beki sa lupa?" nakakunot pa ang noong tanong nito. Ashley just rolled her eyes. "Kat..I don't have very sharp eyesight when it comes to men unlike you!" naiiling na sabi niya bago lapitan si Niel na bagong barista ng coffee shop.Mukhang may hinahanap na naman ito.Kapag wala ang ate niya, like now, she also helps the staff. "FYI Miss Churchill (sosyal) na ganders (maganda)..siya lang naman si Jett Alejandre ang tagapag-mana ng Alejandre Group of Companies na nag-papartime model as a hobby.He is the new male model of IRM/It's Raining Men Apparel.Pamangkin siya ng may ari.Nagmomodelo din yan sa US haller!" sabi ni Kat. Naikot na lang ulit ni Ashley ang mga mata.She is not as sosyal as Kat says.Minsan nangaasar na din lang ito.For her,sakto lang siya.She eats street food naman. (yung nabebenta sa malls nga lang). Madalas super opposite sila nito.Her friend is more carefree and most of the time, the words that come out of her mouth are inappropriate for ladies.Para nga itong hindi galing sa may sinasabing pamilya kung kumilos at magsalita minsan.She, on the other hand always tries her best to be well-mannered dahil yun ang ineexpect ng magulang niya from her..But Ashley has to admit that they really click kahit magkaiba sila ng trip ni Kat.And madalas naman naaliw siya sa kaibigan so sinasakyan na lang niya kapag inaatake na naman ito ng kabaliwan like now. "Ah okay..so ang bad boy at playboy of the runway and of the Alejandres pala ang nasa labas.Naku ilatag mo ang red carpet and ilabas ang payong! Baka masira ang kutis at kagwapuhan ng kamahalan." she said sarcastically. Sino ba naman ang hindi nakakakilala kay Jett Alejandre? Umaapaw nga ang s*x appeal nito at galing sa saksakan ng yaman na pamilya..pero hari din ito ng kayabangan at numero unong babaero.Wala siyang panahong pagusapan ito. She just shook her head in annoyance ng irapan siya ni Kat bago bumalik ulit ang mga mata nito sa labas.Ashley just rolled her eyes. "Anong hinahanap mo? " she asked Neil. "Mam yung cinnamon powder po." sagot nito. "Andito sa taas yun." she opened the small cabinet. Nagkamot ng ulo ang barista which made him cuter. "Sorry mam." he apologized. "It's okay.Next time tandaan mo na dapat lahat ha?Buti wala pang masyadong customer." nakangiting sabi niya. Part-time barista lang nila ito.Alam niya graduating ito sa college so she is two year older than him.She is 24 and he is 22.Anak ito ng kaibigan ng papa niya. "s**t!! Ito na yun!" dinig ni Ashley na tumili ng ipit si Kat bago siya nito tinapik sa balikat. "Hey! Ano ba?" kunot ang noong tinapunan niya ito ng tingin. Parang uod ito na binuhusan ng suka dahil sa kilig.Her friend is swaying her body from side to side while wetting her lips with her tongue. She saw Mr. Arrogant and God's gift to women is about to come inside the cafe. "Oh geez Katherine! Tigilan mo nga yan!" sabi na lang niya. She better check if everything is in order inside the kitchen kesa naman sa mag-aksaya siya ng panahon sa Jett Alejandre na yun. ---------------------- Paglabas niya after a few minutes, nakita niya si Kat na medyo nakasimangot while checking her camera.Cocking one brow,she looked around and saw the reason why her friend seems to be annoyed. Ang bad boy and playboy of the runway nakaupo sa hindi kalayuan with his two buddies and may sawa na nagkatawang tao ang halos lumingkis dito.Mukhang nagtitipid sa tela kaya halos litaw na ang kaluluwa nito sa suot pero malamang nakamura naman ng make-up. "Eoww ka Kat! Don't tell me you're jealous?" natatawang sabi niya as she sat opposite her friend after throwing Jett and his friends a quick glance.Nakatalikod na siya sa grupo ni Jett. Kat darted her an angry stare but didn't say anything. "Mas maganda ka dun. And you shouldn't even be bothering with that manwhore.You have Clyde you know." naiiling na sabi niya. Humalukipkip si Kat while her eyes are still on Jett.Mukha namang busy ito sa kalandian nito kaya hindi man lang ito sumulyap sa kanila. "You are just making me feel better.Thanks for being a nice friend.But who are we kidding?I am too plain looking for him to notice me.So sige na..titigilan ko na ang pagiging ilusyonada ko!" tila malungkot na sabi nito bago inilipat ang tingin sa kanya.Yung malungkot na mata nito biglang kumislap. "You are too hard on yourself.Maganda ka at mabait  Kat.Kaya nga love ka pa din ni Clyde ikaw lang ang  may ayaw na sa kanya.That Jett Alejandre is bad news.Kung ayaw mo ng sakit ng ulo at heartbreak, avoid such players!" komento ni Ashley before she took the camera Kat was looking at.She almost dropped it on the table when the latter slapped her arm. "Aray naman!" angal niya.Hindi naman masakit but nagulat talaga siya. "Bat kasi hindi ko naisip yun?! How could I be such a feelingera? Ikaw! Ikaw ang bagay kay Jett! Ang ganda-ganda mo bes! Ang sexy sexy mo and kinis-kinis mo at single ka pa! Perfect match! Ang sarap siguradong maging gf ni PBJ!" kilig na sabi nito. Kumunot ang noo ni Ashley."PBJ? Di ba peanut butter and jelly sandwich yun?" Kat rolled her eyes. "Masarap din yun pero PBJ stands for Papalicious Badass Jowa! s**t lang kasi nakakalabas ng sabaw eh! Likod pa lang..parang mag oorgasm na ako bes!"kagat ang ibabang labing sabi pa nito. "SHHHH!! Ano ka ba? Why say such a kadiri thing? Stop it Kat! Ayaw ko sa mga ganyan! It's like jumping to a cliff.I don't want to have gray hair from stress! DUH!! Mabuti pa look at these.Heto yung mga napili ko for the client." she changed the subject by showing her friend the camera. Kat sighed heavily."Ewan ko ba kasi kung bakit nagtitiyaga kang maging photographer.Mas bagay ka kayang modelo!" naiiling na sabi nito. " O di ba okay ang mga kuha na to?" Ashley said,totally ignoring what the other woman said.   --At Jett's table--   "I really have to go.Call me okay?" malanding sabi ng babae bago mabilis na ginawaran ng halik si Jett sa labi.The latter just smirked. "Bye boys.." maarteng sabi nito kina Andy at Seth bago lumabas.Kumaway naman ang dalawa na malapad ang ngiti. "f**k dude! That's our Jett Alejandre! Walang ka-effort effort pero will be laid tonight! Dammit dude!" sabi ni Seth bago nakipag-hi-five kay Andy. Umiiling na natawa lang si Jett as he plays with his motorcycle key na nasa lamesa. His friends are right.Women flock to him all the time.Minsan nakakasawa na din. "Pahawak nga ng yummy muscles at tattoos mo papa Jett baka-sakaling mahawaan ng appeal!" joked Seth. "Nakakabading ka talaga fafa Jett!" dagdag naman ni Andy. "f**k off dickheads!" saway naman niya na natawa lang. Nun naman pumasok ang isa pang lalake. "The late Dale Evangelista! As usual palagi kang latecomer! Paalis na sana kami." pumapalatak na sabi ni Seth. Nag-fist pump silang lahat. "Sorry dudes! Dinaanan ko pa si Mimi kina Art." (Mimi is his name for his Mercedez Benz SLS AMG) The two men groaned while Jett just shook his head. "Let's go! I want to see that monster bike na sinasabi ni Gil!" He said  bago tumayo and put on his leather jacket. "Wait! Sandali dudes! " Dale said bago tinapik ang balikat ni Jett and advanced towards the cafe. Sinundan naman ng tingin nila Andy at Seth si Dale while Jett was busy checking his phone.Nakaharap ito sa entrance door ng cafe. "PUTA DUDE! Sino yun?! " Seth whistled under his breath. Sakto kasing napalingon si Ashley when the door chime sounded.May pumasok na lalaking naka-dark blue shirt and faded jeans. "Miss Gorgeous? Ikaw nga!!" malapad ang ngiting sabi ni Dale as he nears the table. Tumayo si Ashley. "Dorky? Is that you?" natatawang tanong naman niya. Isa lang ang tumatawag sa kanya ng gorgeous nung highschool sila.Si Dale "Dorky" Evangelista. He was graduating,siya naman freshman nun .But he is not dorky anymore.Gumwapo ito at gumanda ang porma. "Damn Miss Gorgeous! Lalo ka yatang gumanda at sumexy! Pwedeng bear hug?!" he asked.His eyes are pleading and  twinkling. She just let out a pretty smile then let him enveloped her in his arms for a friendly embrace. "Dang man! Swerte ni Dale! komento ni Seth habang pareho silang naka-tanga ni Andy kina Ashley at Dale. What Seth said  got Jett's attention. He turned to look at what his friends are gawking at. His brows creased. Dale just released a petite, very pretty and sexy as hell woman. "Your flattery will get you nowhere dorky! I am far from gorgeous,bolero!" naiiling na sabi ni Ashley nang matapos siyang yakapin nito. He just chuckled. "Let me introduce you to my friends.Tell me again that you are not gorgeous once makita mo ang reaction nila." sabi ni Dale sa kanya. Ashley glanced to where the restrooms are.Hindi pa lumalabas si Kat.Hinayaan na lang niyang kunin ni Dale ang kamay. She frowned. They are heading to the man she never wants to see face to face. --------------- (Jett's POV)   His eyes narrowed. This woman is even more gorgeous this close.She is so damn attractive. One thing is for sure... HE WANTS HER AND HE WILL HAVE HER. His jaw clenched when he saw that Dale is holding her hand. He felt heat came up his  face.He raised his gaze to see her pretty features. When their eyes locked, he constricted  his  even more. She is looking at him with something like disgust in her beautiful  eyes. ...and he doesn't like that. This very desirable  woman will be his kahit pa gaano ka-suplada ito...he will make sure of that.