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Demi

We spent Christmas with my family and then flew to Cleveland to spend New Year with Odell's Mom before flying back to California and heading to The Ritz-Carlton Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe.

Odell hasn't seen Zydn in a while and with the argument he's currently having on the phone with Eliza, I don't think he'll be seeing him any time soon.

"I can't just pack up a 15 month old and travel across the country. Why can't you come to New York?" I kept myself occupied with my phone but took a glance at Odell every so often. "You can fly to see Demi whenever you want, why can't you fly out to see your son?"

"That's completely different, Eliza."

"How? I don't understand how it's easier for you to travel to LA than it is to New York" I placed my hand on his thigh as I watched his jaw clench. "You don't even have any rights over him, Odell. You aren't on his birth certificate, he legally doesn't even have a father. You can't make me do shit. If you wanna see your son, make the fucking effort too" his eyes moved to meet mine as I locked my phone, placed it on the arm of the couch and then turned to face him.

"You don't think I've made an effort? You really don't think I've tried. It's you who's the fucking problem, Eliza" I leant against his side and softly began to caress his jaw with my thumb. "You want me to take you to court over this?" my eyes widened slightly as I watched his eyes line with tears. I know how much getting to know Zydn means to him.

"Go for it, Odell. I'd love to see how far you get" his jaw clenched as she hung up on him. I took the phone from his hand and moved to sit on his lap, softly wiping away the tear that rolled down his cheek as he met my gaze.

"We can fly and see him, if you want?"

"No, that'd mean she's won" I slid my thumb along his bottom lip as I flashed him a light smile. "I hate her. I really fucking hate her" I softly laughed as I brushed my nose with his.

"So do I, and I don't usually hate" I pressed a light peck to his lips. "If you wanna take her to court, I'm there with you."

"I should probably get my name on his birth certificate before I even attempt court, right?" I bit down on my lip and nodded. He tightened his arms around my waist and pulled me into him. I nuzzled my face into his neck, taking in his scent as I played with the hair at the back of his neck.

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With the football season having come to an end, Odell decided to move in with me

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With the football season having come to an end, Odell decided to move in with me. Being able to wake up next to him every morning made me excited for our future. I can't wait to get married and find a house together that we can grow in, that we can start our family in.

There had been discussions over the last few weeks about me performing at the Grammy's and I was officially able to announce it on January 14th. I'd been on a bit of a social media break since the beginning of December so it felt good to come back with something so huge. I've performed at the Grammy's before but I've never sang solo, it's always been as part of a tribute performance.

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angelokritikos You gonna rock that stage queen 👸🏻👏🏼
obj Proud of ya fine ass 🥵🔥🙌🏼🖤

In the same week, just two days later, it was announced that I was to perform the National Anthem at the Super Bowl which Odell was completely stoked about. He wouldn't stop going on about it, his excitement was helping a little to hide the fact that I'm terrified. I can't mess the National Anthem up.

Before both of those big events in my career, we had a wedding cake tasting session with SusieCakes. I've been obsessed with her cakes for years so it only seems right to choose them.

"I like the vanilla and the marble."

"Not the red velvet?" I shook my head as I met Odell's gaze as he licked some icing off his finger.

"It isn't my favourite and we should go with what other people might like. Vanilla's a safe bet" I giggled as he leant to kiss me, sliding his tongue along my bottom lip.

"I think we should go with the vanilla icing" I nodded as I detached our lips and turned back to the selection of cakes. It was only a few moments later that the door opened to reveal Florence who sent us both a smile.

"Hi, how is everything?"

"Delicious" her smile widened as she took a seat opposite us.

"So, do we have a decision on the cake flavours?" Odell obviously knew what flavours I wanted so I took a glance at him and waited for him to reply to the question. His lips seemed to twitch ever so slightly at the corners as he kept his gaze on Florence, he could obviously feel my stare.

"The vanilla and marble" I bit down on my lip in an attempt to hold back my wide smile as Florence jotted it down. "We were also thinking just the vanilla icing. And two tiers?" he glanced to me, subtly rolling his eyes at my wide smile.

"Do you have any decoration ideas?" I smiled at Florence.

"Yeah, this one's got loads" I rolled my eyes at Odell's playful tone as he gently poked my arm.

"You can just send them over by email" I nodded, taking a hold of Odell's hand that he placed on my thigh. "You need the cake on July 24th, correct?" I began to play with Odell's fingers as I nodded at Florence with a smile. "We'll get that all sorted for you and thank you for choosing SusieCakes."

"I'm obsessed so it was an easy choice" Florence laughed as she held her hand out for Odell and I to shake.

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