Smile (Kris Bryant)

Chapter Thirty Eight| Love You More

Kris

"You want to do what" Anthony asks as we throw the ball back and fourth warming up our arms. Spring training was rolling right along and we were feeling good. The cohesiveness was obvious and the relationships were growing along with the skills. As for right now, I was trying to catch Anthony up on what was on my mind. He was my best friend after all.

"I want to purpose to Alex" I say again and he smiles.

"You're growing up so fast" he fake sniffles and I roll my eyes. He was older than me and not married yet so I have no clue what he is talking about.

"You're not helping" I whine.

"I'm sorry, I'm just emotional. What do you need to know" he asks.

"I don't know what to do. How to do it or when" I admit.

"Well I'm going to tell you what not to do. Don't purpose to her because you feel like you have to. She'll know it if you are. She's been hurt so many times before she can't even count them on her fingers and toes. Being engaged doesn't mean what it once meant to her, it's kind of whispered around her and you don't want her feeling like she is engaged again because she has to be. And don't make her feel like she has to say yes. I mean she will say yes, but don't do it front of people so she feels pressured to be perfect. Let her know you're purposing not because she's having your baby but because she's making you a family. That you want her to be your wife, not just the mother to your child" he explains.

"Okay, so how in he world am I going to do that" I wonder.

"Well you start by finding the perfect ring..." he trails off.

"Obviously" I agree. "Wait! I have the perfect idea" I claim.

"Good because I ran out of ideas" he admits. Sometimes I hate that I'm the beauty and the brains of this relationship.

"How about, when the baby is born and they take him to get all cleaned up I give them the ring. They can place it on his toe like those cute baby pictures then when I put the baby in her arms she's see it. Then I'll purpose" I explain. Anthony catches the ball and drops his glove to his side.

"That's brilliant" he admits and I shrug.

"I hope the birth goes well and it will work. I'm not really sure of a backup plan. She's been taking great care of herself and the baby so it should be fine" I shrug.

"Who should be fine" a sweet voice says and I turn around. An angel stands beside me looking me up and down.

"You are fine" I smile pulling Alex into my chest. I kiss her forehead and rest my hand on her large stomach. A second later her stomach moves and I jump a little too. I've never felt that so strong before.

"What was that" I whisper.

"Well I haven't had burritos in a while so that would be your little boy kicking" she smiles and I felt like crying in that moment.

"Anthony come here" I yell and he runs over. I take his hand and put it on her stomach but he just looks at me weird.

"Is this some weird couple thing you guys do because I'm confused" he admits.

"Do you feel anything" I ask and he shakes his head.

"He likes the sound of your voice. Say something" she tells me. I bend down and rest a hand on her belly.

"Hey little man" I start and he moves making me smile.

"I can't wait for you to get here. Your mommy is doing everything she can do take care of you and we've been preparing for you to get here for months. Everyone's really excited and I can't wait to meet you" I say softly. He was really moving around in there.

"I don't know if this is really cool or really freaky" Anthony says wiping his hands on his shirt like he got dirty.

"I think it's beautiful" I admit. I stand up and lace my fingers through Alex's as we get ready for the next chapter of spring training. It's also probably the weirdest part, and that's saying something.

We all roll up to a little garage in Mesa and I smile big. The name "bryzzo" in red and blue was up on the wall with a fake office set up going on. I sit in a chair and spin around making myself right at home.

"Let me get this straight. Anthony complained on twitter that you were having a child with me and that meant he couldn't be in a relationship with you so that's where a fan told you guys that you could still be together under the name bryzzo. Now you guys have a souvenir company that is about hitting home runs then shipping them to fans under said name" Alex clarifies.

"Yeah, pretty much" I shrug and she nods. Glad that's cleared up. We get into our uniforms and go over lines. They were pretty simple but I'm no actor. Alex helped a lot and she was actually pretty good at this acting thing.

"You think you're so good? I want to see you do my part" Anthony says and she smirks.

"Are you still challenging me to things" she laughs.

"How many times do I have to tell you... I let you beat me when we arm wrestled" he groans.

"How many times do I have to beat you for you to realize you will not win because I will not lose" she challenges. He hands her the paper and she denies him. She sits in his seat and motions for me to go into mine. They roll the cameras just to see what happens and I become confused.

"Just talk to me" she instructs and I nod. We go through the lines but she doesn't stop there. Her Anthony impression was spot on and quite frankly I didn't want it to end. Anthony hates to admit it but he was enjoying it too.

"So Kris, you were pretty good last year. But what more can we do for the team" she asks trying to sound like him.

"More run support. I mean we can't really pitch" I claim.

"Says you! I can pitch if I want to. If I was facing me on the mound I would poop my own pants" she yells. Yep, sounds just like him.

"This is great" I laugh.

"I try" she shrugs. Eventually Anthony joins me and we shoot the real commercial. The sad thing was that Alex did a better Anthony impression than Anthony did. After it was all said and done we go back to the hotel and relax.

"Is there anything you can't do" I ask as we walk into the hotel.

"I can't possibly love you any more" she smirks and my heart skips. I place my lips on hers and I feel her smile. Honestly the best feeling in the world.