𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑| ᴀ. ᴠᴏʟᴘᴇ

𝟎𝟎𝟐 - 𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐭

𝐇𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞.
𝐢'𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢'𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮

𝘤𝘩. ➁

𝔸.𝕍

The field was filled with players practicing. It was preseason so everyone, even the practice squad was up so they could play scrimmage games. The air around him felt tense. He felt like he couldn't breathe with her around. Even though a soft breeze pushed its way into the stadium and people having fun all around him he felt like he was stuck. He was just playing catch with Aaron, but his gaze was shifting over to Antoinette every once in a while.

His expression hardened when he saw the way he talked to her. Juan Soto was currently trying to make her laugh, and truly that should be him. He was the one that should get the first laugh from her. He should be bonding with her. What did he know about her? Nothing she told him everything. Why did he get to talk to her. He clenched his jaw as he turned back to face judge throwing the ball back a little harder as he heard Soto laugh.

He felt lost seeing her again. She told him everything about herself, fuck he knew she slept on the right side of her bed because her dog usually slept on the left side when he was still alive, he knew she hated the texture of sauces on her food but loved Cajun seasoning. He knew she came here because of shitty parents. But he didn't know how she got this job. Did she know who he was last night? No, there's no way she just told him she thought she would never see him again.

Wait did that mean she didn't want to see him again? What did he do that was so wrong. Did the idea of someone finally seeing her for as who she truly was scare her? Did the idea of someone not treating her how she was used to scare her. If that was true, she wouldn't be smiling at Soto right now. Oh, how he hated Juan right now. He was her girl. Okay not really but in his brain, she opened her guts to him and in turn he did the same.

If she knew nothing about the Yankees how the hell did, she get the job. Maybe he should talk to Susan about that. She probably hired her. His mind was wondering again but as he heard her laugh, he tensed. What did he say to make her laugh?  At this point he was fuming. His mind just kept spinning and he felt like he was going to lose it. Maybe he should complain about how close her and Juan were getting. It was against the rules for players to be involved with staff. He shook his head he was getting a little creepy, he had to admit.

But if you just met the perfect person. The person who understood you wouldn't you want to do everything you could to keep it? Well, he wanted to keep it. He wanted her to be his. He wanted to care for her to know everything there was too about her. God he was so whipped for her and her barley met her the night before. He froze for a moment.

Did he really like her, or did he miss having someone around? Venessa was his ex. He told Antoinette about her, the way she treated him and used him for his growing fame. He hated his ex. She was this happy-go-lucky girl that drained all your energy. She was extremely fake, and he didn't even know why he dated her. 

He spent his early 20's with her till they broke up a year ago. She told him she was going to get a real MLB player. Whatever the hell that meant. She was the first person he told 'I love you' to, he didn't even know if he really meant it. Did he know what love was. She was a horrible person who demeaned him every chance she got. They did have some good moments but once he realized she took care of him but didn't care about him he left. He couldn't be with someone who told him he was being stupid for struggling with his job. He felt like he lost his spark recently.