Venus Vs Mars

Chapter 68

"You should move in." Odell said as he lead back in his chair.

Massy coughed almost choking on her food. "You mean like, to Jersey? Like get rid of my New York home?!" Massy's eyes were wide open as she repeated what she assumed Odell meant when he said move in.

"Yea." He shrugged his shoulders as if what he was asking was a simple task.

"Yea!" Massy repeated after him. "Odell that's not a small thing, you're asking me to completely get rid of my home to move into yours. That's something very serious."

Odell frowned then huffed. "Well, I mean Ace we gotta start somewhere! You barley even there now anyway."

"That's because I'm still in season..." Massy paused when she saw Odell's face and just how serious he was about her living with him. She sighed and walked around the kitchen counter, she wrapped her arms around his neck, he naturally wrapped his around her waist as he kept leaning against the counter, she looked up at him for a moment. "Ok, how about this, after the World Cup is over, we give it a... Practice run..."

Odell gave her a unsure look, twisting his lips to one side of his face. "Practice run?"

"I move a majority of my stuff here for about a month... And we see how it works." This time Massy made sure she gave him a promising look. "A kiss seals the deal." She said smiling looking up at him. As much as he wanted his way, he couldn't help but smile at the sight of her dimples. He leaned in a kissed her lips, pecking them multiple times.

Odell was trying, and he wasn't just trying he was showing Massy that he was trying. Having some dogs as 'play children' wasn't enough and he was right they had to start somewhere. For Odell to want to move her into his space and he be the one to bring it up out of the blue was beyond her. Massy had to give credit where it was due and at the moment he deserved it.

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The weekend with Odell actually seemed to be exactly what Massy needed. Getting back to LA on a Sunday evening, Odell having to stay back in New York for another day or two, to finish up a few interviews and photoshoots. Once March hit, he became all about work, it was time for the partying to stop, the fun of off season was over, even though technically it was still off season, but it was time to start training. Working out, the dieting had to change, the bulking up, it was also when his mother Heather made her way to New York, not as his mother but as his Manager.

Massy also had a lot of work to do. Practice, press, interviews, photoshoots, filming Team USA's opening act for the World Cup ceremony, charity events. It was nonstop as they waited for the other teams to knock one another off for placing.

The team was divided by their positions, Massy sat at the table for Forwards in between her teammates as the joked around signing photos and merchandise for fans. Nike sponsoring the meet and greet supply unlimited amounts of Team USA apparel. Knowing this would be an all day event Massy and the Team got as comfortable as they could.

"He wants me to move in with him!" She said to her teammate fellow forward and friend Abby. 

"Wwhhaaat." Abby said looking at her with wide eyes and chuckling. 

"Yea, this s**t is..." Massy stopped talking due to a fan approaching the table, she smiled and gave the young girl her full attention, asking her name and striking up a conversation, giving her a small intimate massage on the photo. The teen girl smiled and blushed showing how star struck and shy she was. 

"This s**t is getting serious." She continued once the coast was clear. 

Abby looked over at her giving her a dumbfounded look. "Well Massy, its a relationship, that's what happens. You two eventually grow and become one." Abby stopped talking again due to another fan placing a photo and jersey on the table, Abby slid the jersey to Massy to let her sign it next, she then slid it down to Carli for her to sign it next. "You, becomes We. Yours, becomes Ours." Massy's frowned with wide eyes as she looked into space at the thought of hers becoming his, and his becoming hers. "The best way to tell if you have a great relationship with your partner, is if you fuse everything together and be one, but still able to naturally keep you individuality." Abby said nodding her head at her. 

Massy's eyebrows raised, after thinking about Abby's last statement for a few seconds. She nodded her head in agreement. Being in a relationship itself was hard, but when both parties were in the public eye, in the same filed of work, it could be very easy to loose yourself in one another. Interviews would eventually go from being about the Sport and Team, to talking about what's it's like to date Odell Beckham Jr, and that was truly the last thing Massy wanted to happen. 

"Damn, that's actually really good advice." Massy said turning to Abby. 

"Us lesbians be knowing what we talkin bout." Abby said with confidence, leaning back in her chair feeling very happy with herself and the statement she made.

"Clearly." Massy said shaking her head yes in agreement. 

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After signing God knows how man autographs, fans were escorted out of the large training facility meeting room. Chairs were set up for media and press to come in for a Q&A. For Massy this was becoming a reoccurring thing, her ADD being tested by her ability to stay focused in a press room. 

"Carli, Carli, you are team captain and have been for two years now, how confident are you in your team to play against teams like Brazil and Canada?" 

"Uum there's no question that I don't think we can handle teams like Brazil and Canada. Um, falling to Canada was definitely something that we hadn't planned on, but we made up for that by defeating Brazil to keep our number one spot, the girls are confident and we're just ready to play and take the Cup." 

"Massy! Are you still undergoing treatment for your groin injury?" 

Massy looked up putting her focus on the reporter. "I don't have any issues with it right now, it's at 100 but it is still a past injury and we're just going to monitor it like so to prevent any further damage." 

"Abby, with you being a veteran forward, how much pressure has Massy taken off of you this season?" 

"Massy has been amazing, I honestly couldn't ask for a better teammate and forward to play with... Just an amazing woman to play with in general. She's taken a lot of pressure off the team not just me, she's definitely proved her skill." 

"Massy, is Beyonce still motivation for the beginning of every game?" Light laughing sounded from the sea of reporters, Massy and her teammates began laughing as they brought up her obsession with Beyoncé.

"Mentally, emotionally, and Spiritually I am Beyoncé." Massy spoke very seriously as her teammates began laughing and covering their mouths, Massy's stanning for Beyoncé was well known throughout the locker room. "My boyfriend always tells me that I have to speak the greatness that I want into existence, and that greatness that I speak is... Beyoncé. So she is not just a pregame turn up, but a life turn up in general."