Reflection-Anthony Rizzo

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Hope

"Or should I say, what joke did you tell him?"

I gulp and answer, "How can you save a lemon?" Kris looks confused than answers "How?" I take a deep breath and say "You give it lemonaid!" Kris looks at me and starts laughing crazily. Rachel pats his back as I crack up at his red face. Kris calms himself, and Rachel hands him a water.

I make to grab my bottle when I remember that I have a cast on my right arm and left leg. I groan. "Rachel would you mind handing me my water?" She nods and hands it to me. I slowly take a sip. "When's the next game?" Kris shrugs. "Well Anthony can't play today and I chose not to cause you're here."

I shake my head. "Bring Maddon in here. We need to have a talk. Now Kris don't fight me on this but you are going to that game." A look of surprise flashes over his face but he smiles. "alright but I'm having Albert watch you."

I groan. "I'm not a baby you know." Then I grin. "Hey you said Anthony can't play right?" "Yeah. Why?" "Then Anthony can stay with me." Kris groans. "Kris hunny she has a point. This way you can play and she can have a talk with Anthony about not pushing her anymore." Rachel says.

I smile and Joe walks in. "Joe please put my brother back in the game. He's thinking irrationally and he needs to stop worrying about me so much. If you have to force him to play do it." I say seriously. Joe nods and Kris walks out of the room with Rachel. "Go get on your stuff Bryant. Your sister's right." Madden calls over his shoulder. Madden soon leaves after and about 5 minutes later Anthony returns to the room.

"Hey." He says. I give a little smile and wave. "Why did you pick me over Almora?" Anthony asks suddenly. I shrug. "He met his mate and I can see right through him. You? Not so much. I'm still trying to figure you out." I push the nurse button and my nurse Amy walks in. "What do you need hun?" I gesture with my good arm to my other arm and body. "Could you help me lay down? I'm tired." She smiles. "Would you like me to situate you so your boyfriend can lay with you?" I quickly realize that she assumed Anthony and I are dating. I open my mouth to speak but Anthony beats me to it. "Yes please I want to lay with her thanks." He smiles at me and grips my hand. Worry fills me as Anthony says this because I have never seen him this way before.

I get shifted over and am now laying on my back. Anthony climbs in with me and asks the nurse, "would you mind turning on the Cubs game for us?" She nods and changes the channel to the Cubs game. I smile seeing my brother playing. If Rachel wasn't his number one love, it would be baseball. I look at Anthony "Why did you say yes?" He smiles and it travels all the way to his eyes. "So I could make you happy." I smile. "But I'm ok on my own." He nods. "Yes but I feel as if I need to care for you to gain your trust back." I process this as I open my mouth to ask him another question. "Why did you push me off the bench?"

He takes a moment to think. "Because I had just found out that my uncle had to go to the hospital and he was my guardian till I was 18. He helped me get through cancer and all of that." I sigh while snuggling into his warmness. "Anthony why do you have so many tattoos?" He chuckles and I can feel the vibrations through his chest. "Because they make me feel different. I'm going to get a baseball one soon. Maybe with your name in it..." his voice fades as I drift into a peaceful slumber.

Ik it's been forever but I wanted to update this one. Also if you haven't checked it out yet, please read oh my my. Which is my book that's based off of GoliathRider15's book We are Young