"Alright I'll catch up with you two later" Jarvis said as Odell and I walked back to my car
Lunch was fun and I learned a lot about him. He's very funny and super sweet, but I could never date a guy in the NFL.
"You drive slow" Odell said whining
"You in a rush?" I ask keeping my eyes on the road
"Nah, I like hanging out with you"
"Wow, your house is huge" I say as the gates open to his mansion
"Want to come inside?" Odell asks
"I guess, just for a minute though"
As we walk in I'm attacked by a large pitbull and I'm terrified of large dogs
"ODELL!" I scream jumping back on him
"You scared?" he laughs holding me
"Extremely" I say hiding in his chest
"I gotchu, come here Tzar" he says picking him up "See he's nice" he says petting him "Come here Melanie"
Timidly, I go up to pet him "Hi Tzar" he licks my face and Odell laughs
"I'm going to put him outside, I'll be back"
As he walks away I decide to explore his house, opening one of the doors I see a room full of speakers. There's a bunch of CD's thrown around everywhere. Looking through the stack I find Drake's 'Views' and put it in. Fire and Desire starts to play.
"You like Drake?" Odell appears out of nowhere scaring me
"Just a little" I say smiling
Odell turns it up and grabs my hands "Let's dance"
"I can't dance" I say pulling back
"Follow me then" he says pulling me closer
We start swaying side to side and at first it feels awkward.
As he moves his hands to my lower back I wrapped my arms around his neck. He's humming the song in my ear and I feel at peace. Hanging out with Odell for half a day, feels like I've known him forever.
As the song ends he lets me go "see that wasn't so bad" he says smirking
"Jarvis is calling me" I say looking down at my phone
"You gonna answer?" he asks
"Should I?"
He grabs my phone and answers it for me "Wassup Juiceee"
"You two still together?" he asks shocked
"Yea, she can't get enough of me" he answers back and I try to grab the phone
"Why do you have her phone?" Jarvis asks curiously
"She told me to hold it while she gets dressed" Odell says and I try grabbing the phone again
"ODELL give it to me" I scream grabbing his arm
"Uhhhh alright let me call you back" Jarvis says hanging up
Odell fell back laughing and finally let go of my phone "Odell why would you do that" I ask laughing
"Just havin some fun" he says pulling me down with him "You coming to our first game tomorrow?" he asks me
"Wouldn't miss it for anything" I answer smiling
"Want to wear one of my jerseys?"
"Really?!"
"Yea, come to my room I'll give you one"
We walk into his room and his closet is huge
"Odell your closet is another bedroom" I laugh
"Here you like this one?" he asks handing me a red one with a blue 13 on the front and back
"Love it" I answer examining it
"Try it on"
"Where's the bathroom?" I ask
"Just do it right here" he says staring me down
"I'm not going to strip for you Odell" I say punching his shoulder
"I'll close my eyes"
"How about you just see me in it tomorrow?"
"Nooooo now" he pleads
"Fine, hold my purse" I say turning around and taking my shirt off and I can literally feel his eyes looking through me. Good thing is my hair is long enough to cover my back.
I turn around and face him "Like?"
"Love" he says spinning me around
"Alright, well I should probably get going"
"Text me?"
"I don't have your number Odell" I say smiling
"Phone" I give it to him and he quickly gives it back
He saved his name as 'DaddyDell😍💪🏽'
"Really Odell?" I laugh
"You like it" he says pulling me into a hug "I'll walk you out"
As we walk down he still has his arm wrapped around my shoulders
"You'll do great tomorrow" I say hugging him one more time
"I hope, there's a lot of hype I have to live up to" he says resting his arms on the side of me leaning against my car
"I believe in you" I say and he rubs my cheek with his thumb
"Thanks beautiful, I'll talk to you later" he says as he walks back up his steps
I feel completely dumbfounded and I don't want to catch feelings for him. Dating a guy in the NFL comes with a lot, but he's making it hard already.
I get into my car and see I have an incoming call from Jarvis
📞
"Hello?" I answer
"We need to talk" he says bluntly
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Whatever It Takes
RomanceOdell and Melanie meet through their mutual friend Jarvis. It feels like love at first sight but as they continue to grow together things get tough. Dealing with the life of a football player and a thriving business, will their relationship last? Wh...
