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Chapter ↠ Two

Nalani

The next morning, I woke up in a good mood. I sat up and stretched my arms, with a little yawn. I threw the bed sheets off of me and walked out of the room and into the kitchen. Becky was sitting up on the island counter while lip locking with Odell.

I cleared my throat, causing them to quickly pull away and turn their heads in my direction.

"How long have you been standing there Nalani?" Odell embarrassedly rubbed the back of his neck with a little laugh.

"Not long. Maybe a good thirty seconds." I laughed, "I'd maybe thought y'all should come up for air because only God knows how long y'all been kissing." I said in a jokingly way.

Becky snarled, "Why is that any of your concern though?"

"I was just kidding, jeez." I put my hands up in defense. She rolled her eyes and hopped off the island.

"Alright, alright calm down." Odell interfered. He walked to the counter by the refrigerator and grabbed something. He came back over and handed me a toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, and a small bottle of spearmint mouthwash.

"Here, I stopped by the store to get you a toothbrush, toothpaste, and mouthwash." He said. I smiled and took them out of his hand.

"Thanks."

"Also, we're going shopping today. Well you are. I'm just taking you and paying for it."

I shook my head, "Aw, Odell you don't have to do this. You're already doing so much for letting me stay here."

"Yeah Odell, you really don't have to do that." Becky butted in, squinting her eyes at Odell. I turned to her and scoffed.

"Nah I do. So after you brush your teeth and everything, I'll find you something to wear then we can head out. Okay?" He asked. I nodded my head in agreement and turned around to go find a bathroom.

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Odell

After Nalani walked away, Julian turned to me with a "wtf?" facial expression.

"What?" I asked.

"You're seriously taking her shopping?" She questioned. What she thought I was joking or something?

"Yeah." I answered, "What? You expect her to wear that t-shirt and shorts the whole time she's staying here?" I paused, looking at her suspiciously, "Are you getting jealous?"

"Jealous?! Hell no! It just baffles me how easily and quickly you took her in. I know she's your "childhood friend," but y'all haven't seen each other in over ten years! You don't know what've changed about her! She could be a thief or a murderer." Julian pointed out.

"Really Julian?" I straight faced her. She kissed her teeth and rolled her eyes like a little brat.

"You know what, fine. Go out with her and buy her clothes." She scoffed and turned, getting ready to walk away. I grabbed her arm and pulled her back to me.

I rested my arms on her waist and looked into her eyes, "Julian, who am I marrying? You or her?"

"Me." She looked the other way, trying to avoid eye contact with me.

"Right. You're mine and I'm yours. I'm just taking her out to get some clothes. Nothing more, nothing less. You have nothing to worry about because you trust me, right?"

She looked down and nodded her head, "Yeah."

"Alright then. Just chill out."

"Fine." She agreed.

"Look at me." I demanded, pulling her closer to me. We were nearly chest to chest now. She picked her head up and looked at me with a small smile.

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Nalani

After washing my mouth out with the spearmint mouthwash, I splashed water on my face and turned off the sink faucet. I looked in the oval mirror in front of me, examining the bruises and cuts on my face. They looked like they were trying to heal up. I sighed and made my way out of the bathroom.

I went back to the guest room and sat on the bed, waiting on Odell to bring in something to wear.

Fifteen minutes later, there was a knock at the door.

"It's open!" I called out. The door slowly opened and Odell came in with a plain black t-shirt, some grey sweatpants, and black socks.

"So this is what I could find." He sat the clothes right beside me on the bed, "I have some Nike slides but they're size eleven." He chuckled, "I would've let you wear Julian's, but I know she would have a problem with that." He huffed after making that comment.

"It's okay." I shrugged, "Can I wear your slides?"

Odell look at me with his eyebrows raised, "You sure you want to do that? I don't want you to trip and fall."

"Yeah, I'll try not to." I giggled. He shrugged and got up from the bed and left the room. Moments later he came back in with his black Nike slides. He placed the on the floor and I slipped my feet through them. My feet only took up half of the slides.

"Woah." I chuckled and stood up to walk around. The slides flopped against the floor, and I looked like a waddling duck.

"Yeah, I know. We're gonna go to the sneaker store first. I don't want you to fall on your face." Odell joked. I nodded and went back to sit back on the bed.

"Thank you Odell." I smiled.

"No problem. Alright well I'm going to let you get dressed and I'll be upstairs getting dressed." He said before getting up and walking out, leaving me alone.

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About thirty minutes later, I was dressed. My hair was pulled back into a messy ponytail. Odell stepped in the room and told me he was going to be sitting outside in his car and that I could come out when I was ready.

While I was making my way out the door, I bumped into Julian. I slowly backed away to see her dressed in some type of black and red lingerie with a red silk robe wrapped around her. She was in black furry heels, her hair was in long spirals down her back, and she was wearing makeup.

"Wow, you're awfully dressed up just to be staying in the house." I said.

She chuckled and rolled her eyes, "I'm dressed like this for a reason, hun. I'm going to a photoshoot because I'm a model. See the difference between us is that I get paid for being half naked. You get raped and beaten for it." She sized me before walking away.

I just stood there, taking everything she just said. I felt a lump in my throat, but no tears fell from my eyes. I hurried and left the house, walking to Odell's car. I sat in the passenger seat and buckled myself without saying a single word.

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Wow, I can't believe Becky would stoop that low and say that. Anyways, I know it's been months since I've updated this book and I apologize. I've just been going through a lot, but I'm recovering. I hope you guys still enjoy this book, lol.