Same Team

Ch.2- Piece Of Work

Beyonce's P.O.V

This Onika child I can already tell is going to be a problem this season.

Anything I say to correct her, she's cutting her eyes or snapping back at me like I don't know what the hell I'm talking about.

If I didn't I wouldn't be coaching varsity now would I?

She thinks she's the "star athlete". That we wouldn't be able to live without her.

Well I got something for her. It doesn't take much to find a potential great athlete especially one who wants to put in the work.

I decided to stay and watch the J.V. and Freshman practice.

Freshman team of course wasn't anything special, so I spent most of my time eying J.V. One girl did catch my eye, ironically she happened to be a freshman who was moved up to J.V. to set.

I waited until their practice was over to speak with her.

"Hi, my name is Coach Knowles, I'm the varsity coach. I was watching you set, and you're very good. What's your name?"

"Maddie." she spoke blushing timidly.

"It's nice to meet you Maddie, I'd really like to see you practice with our varsity. Would you be able to come in at seven a.m. so I can see you?"

She nodded quickly.

"Yes thank you so much!" she was grinning from ear to ear when she walked away.

Onika made the wrong choice challenging my willingness to get rid of her.

Her last coach knew her, I don't. That's a clean slate. She has no more obligation to this team than anyone else. I will replace her with no problem what so ever.
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Coming home, I threw my keys on the counter before I suddenly heard his voice.

"You home baby? How was your first practice?"

"Ok I guess." I spoke walking into the living room before seeing my fiancé on the couch.

I sat down in his lap leaning into him, and he wrapped his arms around me.

"Most of the girls were good. Cooperative, willing to work with me... But there's this one girl... Onika..." I shook my head recalling that smart ass attitude.

Quickly I chuckled.

"That child is going to have one mean ass wake up call. She is good. But she thinks she's the shit. Can't nobody tell her nothin'."

"Sounds like she's a piece of work. But who knows maybe she'll smooth out over time. She might just need to get used to you first."

I rolled my eyes.

"I don't care what she needs to get used too she could at least have some damn respect for me."

He shifted me so we were looking at each other.

"I respect you."

I tried not to laugh.

"I know you do." I grinned before I pecked his lips.

Michael is so corny sometimes. But I think I love him, or I know I love him. I mean I am marrying him soon so I know I love him.

He's the only consistent man in my life. Never cheated on me, never hurt me. He's always been there for me. When everybody else did me wrong he was always there for me to cry on. We were friends before we were anything else.

One day I asked him to spend the night with me. One thing led to another and... Well we ended up having sex. It was great, really great actually.

At first we tried to say it was a one time thing, it would never happen anymore. But it did happen again, and again, and again, and again. Eventually we stopped lying to ourselves and committed to each other completely. I always felt like something might have been missing though. Like my feelings should have been stronger. But we dated for four years, and a couple of months ago he pulled a ring on me. I was shocked, and said yes of course. Still I feel like something just isn't there... But I feel like once we get married I'll be complete. I just know marriage will bring us closer. It'll erase any hesitation or emptiness I've ever felt for him from my head.