Journey

13

Jucinara's POV

"...And that's the tour." Christen says after giving me a tour of her home in LA.

We beat the Netherlands 1-0 thanks to a goal from Talia.

After the last camp in Europe, I packed my stuff up from Krashlyn's house, had one more cuddle session with them, then I moved across the country back to LA so I can live with Christen.

"I like it." I say then I hug Christen. "Thanks for letting me live here."

"Of course Nara." Christen says then she leads me to the kitchen where our take out is waiting for us.

Once in the kitchen, Christen and I grab our food and drinks then we sit down at the island.

"So if our previous time as roommates is anything to go by, you still don't cook for yourself."

"I cook." Christen says.

"Chrissy." I say.

"Fine." Christen says with a pout. "No I don't cook."

"Well then there's something you need to know." I say.

"Okay?" Christen says.

"Whenever I cook now, I only cook in a bra and either booty shorts or sweatpants." I say.

"If that's what you're comfortable with then that's fine." Christen says.

"Plus it'll give you a chance to stare at my ass and boobs." I say.

"Well I wasn't gonna say anything." Christen says.

"But..."

"That is a win for me." Christen says.

I playfully roll my eyes at my house mate, then the two of us eat our in-n-out while chatting.

Once Christen and I finish our late dinner, the two of us throw our trash away then we head up to bed.

When I get to my room, I take my clothes off then I shower.

After my shower, I put my sleep shorts and sleep shirt on then I put my dirty clothes in a pile in the corner of the room since I don't have my stuff unpacked yet.

Once my clothes are in the pile, I stare at my bed for a little bit.

"Fuck this." I mumble as I grab my plush jaguar and my pillow, then I leave my room and head down the hall to Christen's room.

When I get to Christen's room, I open the door, step inside, then I close the door and walk over to the bed.

Once at the bed, I put my pillow down on the bed, crawl under the covers, rest my head on my pillow, then shut my eyes.

"Nara?" I hear Christen say then I feel her run a hand through my hair. "Everything okay?"

"No." I say. "You aren't in bed with me."

"Gimme a few minutes pretty girl." Christen says.

I nod then I cuddle my plush Jaguar as I wait.

A few minutes later, the covers get lifted off of me, Christen slides into bed, then the tattoo'd forward pulls the covers over us as I open my eyes.

"What's wrong Nara?" Christen asks as she strokes my face.

"You and I have cuddled for the past two weeks at camp and before that I cuddled with Ash and Ali for the past 8 or so months so you are gonna be my cuddle buddy and you are gonna like it." I say then I snuggle into Christen.

"Alright Nara." Christen says with a smile as she wraps me in her arms. "I'll be your cuddle buddy."

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"Thanks for taking me." I say.

"You're welcome babygirl." Christen says making me feel all fuzzy inside.

"I've never been to a Dodgers game." I say.

"Nara you lived in LA since you we're fifteen." Christen says as she pulls off the 110 on the exit for Dodgers Stadium.

Christen's throwing out the first pitch tonight at the Dodgers v Astros game.

"Yeah, but I was in college when I was 16, 17, and 18." I say. "Then after that I was only in LA in the baseball offseason."

"Oh yeah." Christen says then she follows the traffic to the Dodgers stadium parking lot.

Eventually we arrive at Lot B so Christen shows our parking pass to the attendant then we park in one of the spots.

After we're parked, Christen and I get out of the car then my favorite person leads me into the stadium.

Christen and I aren't dating yet, but I think we will be soon.

We've had four dates all together, including this one.

Our first date was the date in Amsterdam.

On our second date we went to dinner then we rode in the Echo Park Swan Boats once it got dark.

On our third date we went to the LAFC v Minnesota United game.

The game ended in a 2-2 draw which sucked, but I had fun being with Christen.

"I hope you remember what we practiced." I tease as Christen and I step onto the field.

For the past week, every night, I've helped Christen work on her pitching.

Both of our fathers warned her not to bounce the first pitch and she wanted to make sure she didn't.

"Nara you're not helping." Christen says.

"I'm teasing Chrissy." I say then I stand in front of Christen and make sure she looks beautiful for her first pitch.

"Meanie." Christen mumbles.

"Shush." I say. "Now go."

Christen smiles at me then she walks out onto the mound and waves as she's announced.

Once Christen gets to the mound, she gets situated on the rubber then my forward delivers a perfect strike which earns a big cheer.

After Christen's pitch, she meets the dude who caught it then they take a picture before Christen comes over.

"You could give the pitchers a run for their money." I tease.

Christen chuckles then the two of us head to our seats that are behind home plate.

"I'd hate to see the price of these seats during the playoffs." I say.

"Seriously." Christen says then she hands me her phone. "Choose what you want for dinner."

I nod as I take Christen's phone then I look through the menu on the phone and choose what I want to eat and drink for dinner.

"Here you go." I say as I hand Christen back her phone.

"Thanks." Christen says then I notice her looking at me.

"What?" I ask.

"I need to ask you something."

"Okay?" I say.

"Jucinara Thaís Soares Barbosa Harrelson." Christen says. "Will you be my girlfriend?"