Analisa's POV
I woke up on time and did all the mandatory parts of my schedule. Now I am getting ready to hang out with Declan and his cousin. His cousin is 16 years old already. Does he not have friends or a girlfriend of his own to spend time with?
My phone started ringing so I rushed to answer it and I regretted it as soon as I seen it was my mother. 'Hello mother' 'Hello Ana, I need you to walk the runway for my show this evening. One of the models got sick and is in the hospital so I need you to cover for her.' 'Today is my day off mother.' 'What nonsense are you speaking, you will do as you are told. Be at the location at 3pm so I can make the final alterations. I will text you the location. Be there and do not let me down.' I do not get to respond because I hear the dial tone. My phone rings again and this time it is Declan. 'Hey babe.' 'Hey babygirl. I was calling to let you know that I am on the way to pick you up. I will be there in 20 minutes.' 'Okay, I will finish getting ready and wait for you outside. See you soon baby.' 'See you soon beautiful. I love you, bye.' 'I love you too, bye' I smiled like a total i***t. I hurried and finished getting ready. I grab my purse and make my way out of this lonely mansion.
As soon as I stepped out, I saw Declan leaning against his car with flowers in his hand while speaking to Austin. I waited a moment before making my presence known so I could get a good look at Declan. He is wearing casual-style clothes but you can tell they are expensive. "Wow, I love the look." He turns his head in my direction while chuckling. "Thank you babygirl. You look gorgeous as always. You remember my cousin Austin, right?" I grabbed the flowers he offered me. I kissed him on the lips to show my gratitude. I turned to look at Austin, who looked back at me with stars in his eyes. "Hello Austin, nice to see you again." A total lie. He smiles widely at me and says stuttering "N-n-n-nice t-t-t-to s-s-s-see you too." At first I thought it was how he normally spoke, it would have been okay, but it turns out he can speak normally without stuttering but can't do it around me. I give him a smile and he fans himself. I raised an eyebrow while looking at my boyfriend, who had his hand over his mouth to cover his laughter. I leaned in closer to his ear and nibbled on it before saying in a low seductive voice. "Laugh now because later you will be too busy to make that sound." I moved back slowly to make sure to leave light kisses on his neck. I kiss his lips again before attempting to move back, but he stops me by wrapping his arms around me. He leans closer and whispers, "Naughty babygirl. Trying to get me to embarrass myself in front of my cousin or are you trying to seduce the little asshole. Hmm", I looked directly into his beautiful light green eyes and got closer to his face. I am so close to his lips when I whisper. "Maybe I just want you to give me your undivided attention."
I pulled back to look back at Austin. "Are you sitting up front or am I?" I already knew he would sit in the back but still wanted to ask. He nods and rushes to the back and gets in. Declan laughs at his cousin but opens the passenger door and helps me get in before he goes around to get to the driver's side. He starts driving using only one hand while the other hand grabs mine to hold it. I smiled at him and he smiled back. He says aloud "I was thinking we could go eat a light breakfast. I know you are supposed to be fasting, but I want to make sure you eat. Then we can hang out at the lake and have a picnic for lunch while my cousin hangs out with a few of his friends that are meeting him there." Oh thank god. I was hoping he would not be third wheeling on the picnic. I am about to agree when it hits me. "Babe, I have disappointing news. I have to work for my mom today. She wants me there at 3pm on the dot."
He sighs "I understand at least most of the day I can spend with you and then the other half I get to watch you walk the catwalk. I laugh. "You do not seem surprised." He shakes his head and says with amusement. "This happens all the time during our dates. So I always get tickets to your mom's show just in case I need them. Lets enjoy right now." This guy is amazing. Austin speaks with excitement "Does that mean I will finally get to see you in action? That is f*****g awesome." I nodded and hummed as a response. Surprised he didn't stutter this time, he must not have noticed.
We arrived at the lake. We decided it would be better than going to breakfast and the first thing we saw was 3 almost naked idiots yelling and running around in speedos. They see us and start jogging towards the car. Declan kisses my hand and then gets out and comes over to my side. The boys are all shouting and talking a bunch of bullshit but get silent once my door gets open and I step out with Declans help. Their mouths open and their eyes widen. Declan chuckles. "She is gorgeous isn't she?" They all nod and start whispering. One of the boys said loudly, "You are that model, right?" Declan answered for me because he knows I hate attention. Weird, I know being forced into the limelight and hating the attention. I am a 5'10 slender girl with decent-sized breasts and a good-sized butt, blue-green eyes, full lips, perfectly flawless tan skin and light brown hair. My eyes and lips drew the most attention. I tried using contacts once but my parents caught me and were a nightmare to deal with.
They all turn to look at Austin and ask in unison. "Why did you tell us you knew her?" The boy who asked me the first question says. "Wait, is this the girl you were talking about?" Austin covers the boy's mouth with his hand. He pulled the boy away and the others followed.
I give a questioning look at Declan and he shakes his head and shrugs. He gets the blanket and the basket, carrying it with one hand while his other makes it around my waist. I go to grab the blanket but he kisses the side of my head and slightly moves it away. He never lets me carry anything. We walk casually until we are a good distance away from his cousin and his friends. He handed me the blanket to let me lay it out. He puts the basket down and pulls me with him to sit down on his lap. I noticed he does that a lot and I am not complaining, but he is getting me used to it. I lay my head on his shoulder. He always smells so good.
After he agreed to let me feed him the faster we finished eating. And he let me lay on top of him as we relaxed. We did let our food settle before I put any weight on him. I almost fell asleep but my lovely mother called and told me to start heading to the location. I am 18 years old and have my own money and my own place to stay, but that contract keeps me where I am. I am so glad that when I turn 20 I will no longer be renewing anymore contracts. My parents had me sign the contracts a year in advance. I never understood why and still don't. I just know that by 21 I will be free from them all.
We made it in record time to the address my mother sent me. I see she wanted to make the alterations without being in a hurry considering it is only 1pm. She always does this to me. Did I mention the other guys tagged along too? No, well, they invited themselves. My mother spots me and glares daggers at me before she approaches us in a fury. "ANA, who in the hell are they and who said they could come with you?" I glance at all their faces and the only one not nervous is Declan as he greets her. "Ms. Love, it is always a pleasure to see you. You get more stunning every time." She blushes and makes a weird hand gesture. Okay I see you baby. She turns back to me and gives me a stern look, so, of course, I have to explain. "Mother, you know my boyfriend Declan and his cousin Austin. The other three are his friends. I cannot introduce them because I have not been introduced. I hope you do not mind them tagging along. They just wanted to see you work your magic." She nods and gestures to her current assistant. She whispers to the man and he keeps nodding until my mother asks "Do any of you model?" Declan nods and so does Austin. The other three shake their heads. She shrugs and tells them to go sit in the lounge and gets us three to follow her.
It has been hours and my mother has poked me so many times I am feeling numb. "Stay still Ana!" I hate when she uses that nickname. Why did she even bother naming me Analisa when she always only calls me Ana? I rolled my eyes. I am standing still. It is her, not me. I hope the guys are having a better time. "Ouch!" I see my mother in the mirror and she is scowling at me. "Stand still and I won't poke you." I retort "I am still. It is your hands that are shaking." This time she smacks my leg. "Say a word and it will be more than that, understand." I gently nodded, giving up.
Finally, she finishes and I rush off to find Declan. I look but do not see him. I turned to ask one of the designers when I got knocked down. I look up at the moron who does not have eyes and see Austin is the one who knocked me over and landed on top of me. "Get off!" He goes to get up and ends up kneeing me in the side. I shout "f**k" Oh my ...... He finally moves. I go to sit up, grabbing my side, but the i***t decides to bend down way too far to give me a hand, not paying attention, and headbutts me. "Are you for real right now?" I want to strangle him right now. He looks like he is about to pass out but has not said two words to me. I go to stand and he reaches his hand and I flinch. "I can do it. Thanks". I feel someone helping me and I finally manage to stand and try to straighten up, but it makes me wince and groan. I look at who helped me and see a worried Declan. "Babygirl what happened?" I look at his clothes and see he is wearing slacks and a t-shirt. Is that part of my mother's collection? I must have been taking too long to respond because he looks down at what he is wearing and says, "Someone ran into me and spilled some weird green liquid on my clothes."
I hope he is not lying to me. I have seen this very scene happen one too many times for my liking. "Okay, well..." My mother cuts me off "What the f**k happened here?" I see her looking furious at me up and down. "Mother I was just about to tell Declan what happened..." She cuts me off again "Well what happened? Why does it look like you got run over by a truck?" I took a deep breath which hurt. "Austin was not fully focused and ran into me and accidently hurt me in the process when he got up." My mother glares at him and then turns back to me "Can you stand straight?" I blink a few times and know I have to get over the pain I feel so my mother does not go off on the little clumsy i***t. I straighten and slightly wince but keep a smile on my face. He really messed me up. How embarrassing, but to be fair, I am weak from not eating very much and he is much heavier than me.
"You can still do the show, right?" Of course my mother cares more about me doing the damn show than actually being okay. I nodded and walked away from everyone. I need a f*****g break. I am so over this s**t. I heard my mother yell that the show begins in a half hour. I waved my hand, letting her know I had heard her.