"Cute, two can play that game" Odell laughs
"We'll see" I say walking towards my car
"Is this another bet?" he asks
"I don't know if you want to do that, you lost the last time" I smile
"Sweetheart, I let you win" he chuckles
"Ok, it's a bet then" I smirk
"See you at the game tomorrow Melanie" with that he finally drives off
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I woke up to loud banging at my door by whoever is crazy enough to wake me up at 6A.MSlamming it open I scream "WHAT"
"Nice to see you as well Melanie" my brothers hold their arms out and I attack them
Seeing them was just what I needed, I have so many things going on right now
"You never were a morning person" Dave says welcoming himself in
"Why didn't you guys tell me you were coming" I ask
"It's called a surprise" James answers
"How long are you staying?"
"Next Saturday" they answer simultaneously
"Well...I have SO much to tell you guys"
"Let's talk about it over breakfast" Dave whines
"Well I only have eggs..." I say looking through my fridge
"Let's go somewhere, my treat" James offers
"Alright let me get ready" I groan walking back up the stairs
"Don't take forever!" Dave yells and I slam my door
After I get out of the shower, I checked Snapchat and saw Odell posted a photo with some girl
This must be his first tactic to get under my skin
But as he said, two can play that game
I put on one of my own dresses that I've made
and then texted Shannon that I should be in by noon today
The drive to this cute breakfast place I always go to was full of questions
Majority of them about Cameron, so I decided to change the subject once we got seated
"So you guys remember Jarvis right?"
"How could we forget" Dave answers
"Well I have four tickets to the Giants game tonight"
"Dang, good friend" James says snatching them out of my hand
"So you guys want to come?" I laugh
"Is that even a question" Dave laughs
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Dave and James went off to explore New York and I went into workShannon greets me with "Tomorrow is the big day"
I invited Odell to come but who knows if he will now
I stay at the boutique for about five hours in preparation for the show
Checking my phone no text or call from Odell...interesting
Driving back to my house to pick up Dave and James, I text Jarvis good luck tonight
He's probably busy warming up, so I know he won't respond
Arriving at the arena we find our seats and shockingly I'm sitting next to Ben and A$AP Rocky
"Ayeeee Melanie, we meet again and I'm sure you know who he is already" he says pointing at A$AP Rocky
We shake hands and he is awkwardly still staring at me
"Don't mean to stare, you're just beautiful"
I blush and say thanks
"Be careful, that's Odell's girl" Ben replies
and I interrupt "No, actually I'm not, we're just friends"
"That's not what it looked like when..." Ben starts and I give him the death stare
He laughs and throws his hands up saying "my bad"
Dave and James have disappeared at this point, so I'm stuck here basically alone once the game ends
But they won so that's a good thing
Ben gets up to talk to some other people and A$AP scoots closer to me
Out of the corner my eye I can see Odell and Zendaya and they are kissing
"So what was your name again?" he asks
"Melanie" I smile
"Well Melanie--" he starts but is interrupted by Odell walking up to us with his arm around Zendaya
"Hey Melanie, Jarvis is on his way up, but I wanted you to meet Zendaya" Odell smiles and I know he's thinking he won
I laugh and say hi as she holds her hand out but I don't shake it
I guess that made her feel awkward because she whispers something in Odell's ear and walks away
"I'll get your number from Ben and we'll talk later" and now A$AP leaves just Odell and I standing here
I'm pissed and kind of hurt, and I know it's all over my face
This must be how Odell felt yesterday when he saw me with Drake
I hold my head down because I hate giving him the satisfaction
He tilts my head up and whispers in my ear "Checkmate"
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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...