Love Wins~Kris Bryant

Chapter 9

MARCH 31ST, 2017 

Today was the last day of Spring Training and we were in Houston facing the Astros at their home field. The season starts on Sunday for us in St. Louis against our biggest rivals, the Cardinals. 

"Sky, you ready to leave? We have to be in the lobby in 5 minutes!" Kris yelled through the bathroom door. Right after the game we were leaving to go to St. Louis. I'm really not looking forward to all the traveling that is about to happen this season. 

But at least I'm not playing like the guys are, then I would be really tired. I packed up all my bathroom things and then went back out into the room. "Come on babe, we have to go." He said pushing me to go faster. "If you push me to go faster, I will go slower." I said and he laughed. 

I finished packing and Kris brought our suitcases downstairs with me behind him. "There you guys are! We were about to leave without you." Anthony said as we walked up to him. "Well you can blame sleeping beauty over there." Kris said pointing to me and I just rolled my eyes. 

I couldn't wait to get to get to Chicago and have a life with Kris and move in with him. This is what I've been waiting for ever since I left for Maryland. I wanted a family and life with Kris. Maybe no kids yet, but we'll see where life takes us. 

We got onto the bus and I sat next to Kris as we drove off to the stadium. He intertwined his fingers with mine and rubbed my skin soothingly. I looked over to him and smiled at him since he was already looking at me. 

"I love you." He said and I kissed him. "I love you too." "HEY! NO PDA IN FRONT OF US." Anthony yelled from behind us and the whole bus laughed at us."Oh stop being jealous Riz." I said while looking back at him. He just pouted and I laughed at him. 

We finally got to the stadium and we went in and did our pre game stuff and then I was sitting in the dugout while Houston was taking BP and I scanned the team and my eyes went wide when I saw Matthew in a uniform. 

What the actual fuck. I always knew he played baseball but I never thought he would actually go pro. I couldn't believe my eyes and they started to brim with tears when I thought back on everything that happened between the two of us. 

I ran back into the clubhouse to find Kris. "Hey baby girl what's wrong?" He said once I ran into him. "Matthew. He's here and playing for the Astros and I can't bear to be out there looking at him." I said in between the breaths I was taking since I was running. 

"Wait, you said Matthew was here? I thought he didn't want to play anymore?" I forgot I had told Kris everything about Matthew. "That's what I thought and yet here he is, in Huston, playing for the Astros." I said as we walked into the dugout. 

I searched the field for Matthew and I found him in the outfield with George Springer. "I can't believe that he's here. Why do you think he's here?" I asked Kris as we stepped on the field for BP. "I don't know,maybe he's trying to get back with you or he really just wanted to play baseball again." 

"I don't think it's the second one, because he's coming over here right now." I said pointing to him. "Hey good looking, haven't seen you since you left Maryland. Why'd you leave me baby?" He said pulling me close to him and Kris pulled me back. 

"Matthew, I left because you cheated on me. Don't you remember?" I said getting closer to Kris, I was afraid that he was going to hit me like he has in the past. "Oh sweetie, I didn't cheat on you. She was just helping me with things." He said and I rolled my eyes.

"Yeah while her lips were on yours and you were inside her on OUR couch. Yeah she was helping you alright." I said with sarcasm dripping off of every word I said and a pissed off look crossed his face. 

"You son of a bitch. All you were was a good fuck for three years. I cheated on you multiple times  and yet you still stayed with me. Were you that stupid? I'm sure this fucker is stupid too for getting with your stupid ass. Fucking whore." He said and tears brimmed my eyes but I couldn't let him see me be weak. 

"Don't you dare call her a whore, something she is far from unlike yourself." Kris said finally speaking up for me. "And who are you? He catch of the week?" He said and Kris scoffed. "No. I'm the man who cared for her when she came crying to me about you abusing her and cheating on her. Now go be a scumbag of a guy somewhere else please." 

Kris took me away into the visiting dugout and hugged me for dear life. "Baby are you alright?" He said pulling away from the hug and cupping my face in his hands. I nodded. "Yeah I'm alright, I just didn't think I was going to see him here. It's weird and not a good one." I said with a laugh. 

He pressed a kiss to my lips and let it linger for a few seconds before pulling away and smiling at me.