Saved ↠ OBJ

Chapter ↞ One

Nalani

Once I finished cleaning myself up and changing into the clothes Odell gave me, we both met back up downstairs to talk about a lot of things. Becky wasn't really interested so she went upstairs to her bedroom, which was fine with me because she had a bad attitude.

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Odell and I stayed up about two something in the morning catching up on everything. I told him everything that happened in the past years. How I became depressed, how I dropped out of school, how jobs never called me back, and how I ended up in prostitution.

"Damn Nalani, I can't believe you went through all that shit. I'm so sorry." Odell apologized.

I shrugged, "Don't apologize, it's not your fault." I brushed it off with a fake laugh. I looked around then sighed, "So, I guess I'll be leaving tomorrow morning. I really appreciate you for letting me stay here." I thanked him.

"Oh no." Odell shook his head, "I'm not letting you go back out there. You can stay here till you get back on your feet. I'll help you find a job—whatever it takes. But you're not going back to prostitution. Okay?"

I nodded my head slowly, "Okay. I know I said this like a hundred times already but thank you so much, Odell. I—I'm really grateful."

"No problem Nani." Odell said, reminding me of the nickname he gave me when we were younger. A large smile flashed across my face.

"I can't believe you remember that nickname."

"Of course I do." We both exchanged little laughs. Soon the laughter died down and I rubbed the back of my neck.

"So uh, how's life for you?" I questioned Odell.

"Well, I play in the NFL." He announced, causing me to gasp.

"Really?! That's good for you! Which team and what position you play?"

"I'm a wide receiver for the New York Giants." Odell chuckled, feeling accomplished.

"That's great. I knew you would've gotten far. You always had a passion for football." I told him proudly.

He looked down cheesing, "Thank you, thank you." He looked down at his watch to look at the time, "Wow, it's two forty-five. I should let you catch some sleep. We have a guest bedroom down here. I'll show you, come on." Odell got up. I followed right behind him as he led the way to the bedroom.

Moments later we arrived to the room where I was going to be sleeping at. The room was very roomy and beautiful.

"This is where you'll be sleeping. Hope this meets your standards." He said jokingly.

"It exceeds it. It's really beautiful. Thanks Odell." I smiled. He nodded his head in satisfaction.

"If you need anything, call me." He reminded, "Night Nalani."

"Alright, good night Odell." I waved as he closed the door. I walked over to the medium sized flat screen tv and pressed the power button, turning it on. I then grabbed the remote and crawled into the queen sized bed. I made myself comfortable and switched through the channels, trying to find something that'll help me fall asleep.

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Odell

After I showed Nalani to the room, I went upstairs to my room to see Julian laying down and watching tv.

"Well, you were down there for quite a while." She folded her arms and stared me down.

"We were catching up on things. I gotta tell you something, though." I said as I pressed my lips together.

"Which is?" She lowered the tv volume to hear what I had to say.

"I offered her to stay here until she got back on her feet. You know, like get a job and everything." I explained. Julian mouth dropped.

"You what?! Odell you're letting some prostitute stay with us?!" She raised her voice. I quickly closed the bedroom door so Nalani wouldn't hear.

"Julie, baby, she's much more than a prostitute to me. She's an old friend. I can't just kick her to the curb and leave like that. She been through too much."

Julian got out of the bed and walked up to me, "But babe, what about our privacy? We won't be able to do anything." She pouted and ran her finger down the middle of my chest.

"Yes we will. She's downstairs, she won't hear a thing." I smirked, "Well...I don't really know cause you're a screamer." I teased her. She giggled and bashfully slapped my chest.

"Oh shut up."

"Nah but seriously, it's going to be okay. Before you know it, she'll find a job or go to college or something. For now, just stick it out. Alright?" I raised a brow. She wrapped her arms around my torso and looked up at me with those pretty hazel eyes.

"I guess." She poked out her bottom lip. I bent down and gave her a small kiss on the lips.

"That's why I love you mama."

"I love you too Dellie." She smiled.

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I apologize for this chapter being so short, I thought it was a lot until I did a preview read and looked at the number of pages. So I guess it was kind of a filler chapter.