Love is hard- A Ricky Vaughn story

Chapter 5

One of the days we played we went up against the yankees. Ricky was pitching against Coleman who was my ex-best friends boyfriend. Ricky threw the pitch and it hit Coleman in the back and the rules guy told him he was out and then Ricky kicked off and was saying stuff like "kiss my ass" and "blow me". I ran out into the field in front of him and at that time Livy also ran out towards Coleman and was checking if he was okay and then started to make her way over to us "don't you dare bloody think about it Livy, sometimes accidents happen, like when your little accident when you let it slip to the other team about where I always run so that little incident happened and got me kicked off the team because coach said I was better than you and you couldn't fucking handle it" I spat at her and grabbed Ricky's wrist "believe me Amelia, the thing you and him have going on won't last long because he already thinks I'm prettier than you and he will come for me instead of you and your brother won't give 2 shits about your feelings and go disappearing for another 6 years" she says as I walk up to her but Ricky grabbed my hand and pulled me back but I still spat at her but then calmed down as Ricky saw him and started to get more angry again "Ricky don't. Forget him. He ain't worth it. He's dating a cheater anyway." I said and Coleman clearly heard as he looked at Livy in shock but then dismissed it and went for Ricky again "don't think about it Coleman" Jake said as he was walking in-front of him so he didn't go for Ricky "your just a pansie who just wants to get out of being hurt" that's went Ricky went for him and I stopped him by pushing his chest while peter picked him up and carried him off and told him "walk it off Vaughn" Lou looked at he and I nodded and ran free him "RICKY" I shouted when he broke the light and then walked off again "right that's bloody it" I said and ran upto him and grabbed his wrist and pulled him into the changing room and straight past his locker and straight for the showers and turned one on and shoved Ricky underneath it fully clothed and he shouted st the coldness from the showed and tried to get out but I shoved him back underneath it "your gonna stay there until you've fucking calmed down, you got it?" I questioned him and he nodded, not wanting to piss me off and I walked away and sat down next to my locker (which Conveniently is next to Ricky's) and opened it and looked at all the photos that had started to collect in there .

I had my photo of me, mom, lily, Jake and our father. He had died three months after that photo had been taken because he had gotten attacked in the street while walking home after an argument with mum and didn't make it by the time he got to the hospital. Mum never forgave herself after that because she thought it was her fault when it wasn't. I then had a photo with Hayes from the first day of training when we both knew that we would become best friends. Then I had one of me and Ricky from the day me, him, Hayes and Jake went to dinner and he thought he looked like a banker and then I had another one of me and Ricky where I had forgiven him and he picked me up and spun me around. Jake had took the photo without either of us knowing and then gave us both a copy of it later on and we've both kept it. I was looking down at him with my hands on his shoulder and my feet are pointed and I'm wearing my dark blue jersey with my number 98 on and Taylor on the back with the white Indians joggers with the trademark stripes on and I laughing down at him wi5 my hair up in my frizzy high ponytail. Rickys laughing while looking up at me with his hands on my hips and he's also wearing his dark blue jersey with his number 99 on with Vaughn on the back and his white joggers and his hair in his natural spikes up hair with the zig zag pattern on his scalp. I heard foot steps from behind me and Ricky's there in just a towel and his hair wet and on his forehead. In one hand he is holding his wet clothes and the other the set of clothes he is wearing in the photo. I nod and look the other way while he gets changed and tells me when he is done and I turn around and he looks nice and tidy "you calm now?" I asked him and he nodded "good do you want to tell me what happened out there or what?" I asked as a coach/friend "he was in the box" "no he wasn't he was where he was meant to stand" I said and stood up and held up 3 fingers "Ricky, how many fingers am I holding up?" I asked texting out my theory. He peered at my hand for 5 Minute and then said "4, why?" He asked "Ricky I was holding up 3 you can't see that's why that happened today he was where you though the ball was supposed to go" I explained to him and all the boys came in with their heads low and I guessed they posed. I patted Ricky's back and said "I'll be back in second" he nodded and I was liked toward Lou and said "the reasons that happened with Ricky today was because he can't see properly he needs glasses but talk to him about it tomorrow" I said and Lou nodded and I went over to my locker and grabbed my apartment keys and called out to the boys "see you later guys" and they all replied with "see you later" Jake followed me out and we walked back to the apartment and went straight to bed cause we were both exhausted.

The next day i walked into the changing room to be faced with Harris, Lou and Hayes around someone talking to that person so I walked over and heard "as long as Amelia doesn't see me" "see you what?" I asked as Lou and Harris moved across so I could see Ricky holding a hand mirror wearing the most ugliest glasses I have ever seen in my life. I tried not to laugh while Ricky was looking at me "so this is why you don't throw the ball properly?" And he nodded "I used to have a pair like those" Harris said and Ricky rolled his eyes "yea, well after this game I'm gonna choose some that are more me" "good luck with that" Harris said while walking off "well, all that is important is that you can see" Lou said while walking off "yea but not that important" Hayes said and I walked his arm and he rubbed it while he walked off. Ricky looked into the mirror and muttered "fuck" I took the mirror from his hand and go "Jake, catch and put this out of Ricky's reach" I chucked it to my brother and he nodded "Amelia" Ricky whined "Ricky you look fine, calm down it's only for one game give me the lucky band" Ricky gave it to me and I took off his glasses and put the lucky band in them and the put them back on over his head "there, now they won't fall off" I said while smiling at my work "why do you find something good in everything" Ricky asked. I shrugged "mom always used to do it when dad left cause she wanted us to be happy kids, not sad ones that would be upset that their father left when I was born. She tried to give us a normal life really" Ricky just looked at me and pulled me into a hug "right, now you need to go onto the field and pitch the best you can, I'll be watching from the sidelines and if you feel panicked signal to me and I'll help you be calm, okay?" He nodded and I called everyone in "right guys today we've gotta try and smash this fucking team, they are nothing compared to you lot I've watched these and I know how they play, just try and get out James Rudd, he's the best they've got, LET'S GO" I shouted and all the boys started cheering and running out into the field "your gonna be good at this" Lou said to me and I smiled and said "thanks Lou".

We all ran out and I was prepared to bat. They pitched and I hit the ball to the ground and legged it to first base and just about made it. I took a couple of steps towards second base but not to many so I could leg back to first base if I needed to. Next was Dorn, he hit the ball straight across the field and I legged it to 3rd base while Dorn stayed at 1st just in case, next was Jake and he gave me the sign that he was gonna pretend to go low but then would try and boot it across the field. I nodded and he got in position and so did me and Dorn. They pitched and Jake booted it across the field while I legged it to 4th base. My thigh began to sting in pain and there was a little red patch which means my skin ripped a little and it isn't to bad. I skidded to 4th base as they launched the ball and the guy said "through" and I smiled as Dorn and Jake cheered and smiled at me. I jogged off and ran to the changing room while I nodded at Lou so he knew what I was doing and pulled down my joggers and lifted up mu shorts and put some anti septic on it and hissed at the pain and wiped up the blood and put a bandage on and put on my extra pair of joggers and ran back to get pulled into a hug from Ricky and he whispered "are you okay, I saw a little blood on your joggers" he looked concerned "I'm fine Ricky just of my stitching came loose it happens sometimes it's not bad and I've sorted it" I said casually "why do you have stitches?" He asked curios "I'll tell you later" I said to him and we let go and then it was time to field. Ricky put on his glasses and got into the bowling box and I got into my position. Dorn tanked one and I caught it instead and got that person out and it caused us to win. All the boys came over to me and hugged me and I saw Jake and Ricky talking, I walked over to them and all I heard "He tanked it Jake I know it" "this isn't your other team, people don't tank for personal reason, so cut the cry baby shit" that's when I decided to pipe up "Jake, he tanked on purpose he started to laugh to himself after I had to launch myself to fucking catch the ball" I said and Jake looked at me "okay fine, I'll go to his house tomorrow and il, talk to him about it" me and Ricky both nodded and we walked back into the changing rooms and got ready to go home.