𝙲𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚋𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙾𝚌𝚎𝚊𝚗 - ᴀɴᴛʜᴏɴʏ ᴠᴏʟᴘᴇ

09 : it's Big D Energy

Did I mention I fucking love Margot. My mouth dropped and I'm pretty sure his did too before he responded. I'm not even shocked of his answer but it sure does match my freak.

It was a closer game than yesterday. And things felt a little weird. Maybe because Anthony seemed a little agitated. I guess I'll find out later why.

Tatis hit a single with the go ahead run at the plate, mow this game was getting intense. Tatis ran on the pitch trying to steal second base when Austin made a perfect throw to Anthony who swiped Fernando's arm hard. And I mean HARD. He nearly clipped Fernando on the chin. That's when I began to really worry. What's going on with him?

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"What's going on AV?" Aaron approached Anthony in the dugout after seeing him almost take Fernando's head off at second.

"Hmm?" Anthony played dumb and Aaron read it instantly.

"That was quite an aggressive tag there." Aaron tried his best to make light of the situation. Anthony stayed quiet and stared out at Gleyber batting. "Did he start something with you?" Judge knew he had to cut straight to the point or Anthony would have let this drag on until it was time to go back on the field.

"No I just saw him flirting with Aria again before the game. It pissed me off..." Anthony's face was sour.

"Can you blame him bro? Aria's hot. You wanna talk to a girl like her you're gonna have to deal with guys hitting on her like that all that time. You can't let it bug you, stay confident in yourself AV. Don't let some swaggy baseball player kill your confidence bro." Aaron held a serious face while he looked at Anthony who still gazed off at the field. If the cameras focused on the two right now, people would assume Aaron was scolding Volpe about something.

"But if she told him about me, he would stop. Right?" He finally turned to Aaron.

"Have you done anything to make her feel like she has a legitimate reason to tell him about you? I mean I seen you guys flirt but what, that's just about it—"

"We talked about sex and we both don't want to rush into that—" Anthony cut him off, a little offended by Judge's last sentence.

"Kid we always tell you, bring out the dawg in you. And that don't necessarily mean we're just gunning for you to sleep with her. It's big dick energy. You want her? Let her know. Let it be known all around. Most importantly, make HER know that you want her and that she's YOURS. I guarantee you that she never said anything about you because she's unsure of where she stands with you. If you keep playing it safe like that, you just might have a guy like Tatis come in and steal her attention away..." Aaron stayed silent to give Anthony a chance to process and respond.

"You really had to say big dick energy?" Anthony chuckled. The team has seen eachother's privates in locker rooms, etc. and only a handful actually earned the right to use the term "BDE", Anthony not being one of them. Aaron was relieved to see a half smile crack on Anthony's face. The energy around him lightened instantly and Aaron knew he got through to him.

Aaron was absolutely right as usual. Anthony had been playing it safe, without realizing it. He was just going slow because this is the first time in a long time he's had a female in the picture. And he knew he didn't give Aria a reason to proudly reject Fernando for him.

Anthony's mood completely shifted and it was noticeable on the field. Aria noticed it looked like he was having fun playing again. Anthony avoided giving Fernando any of his energy and the funny part about all of this is that Fernando had no idea about any of it at all.