The Home Run

Chapter 10

A few hours passed and I was woken up to the sound of water running. I glanced over and saw Alex was gone so i put my underwear on and pulled the shirt down. I walked into the bathroom and saw alex in the shower. "you didn't invite me?" i asked and he turned and saw me through the glass door. "you were sleeping and i didnt want to wake the sleeping beauty" he smiled and carefully opened the door and held out a hand. I quickly took off my underwear and the shirt and got into the shower with him. "we cant mess around because we only have an hour to get ready" he told me as he pulled me to his chest and kissed me. "and you weren't going to wake me up so i wouldn't have been able to get ready" i asked as he washed his hair "i was going to wake you up once i got out" he told me "sure you were" i joked "i was" he smiled.

We quickly took a shower and then wrapped up in towels and walked into the bedroom. "how should i dress? I didn't bring much but I have options" I told him "wear something nice but casual but also formal if that makes any sense" he smiled as he pulled out a dark gray shirt and black pants. He quickly put his outfit on and then he put on dark brown shoes. I grabbed my fitted striped peplum top and some dark blue jeans. I put it on and walked into the kitchen and found alex "does this look ok?" I asked and he turned around and saw me "you look stunning" he smiled "but does it look ok for whatever thing we're going to?" I asked "of course." He smiled. I ran back into the room and grabbed the only pair of heels I packed and put them on. I checked the clock and saw we only had 20 minuets. I walked out after I grabbed my phone and purse and Alex grabbed his phone and wallet then we left.

The drive only took 15 minuets which was nice because the streets were crowded and people were walking everywhere. Thankfully Alex knew how to navigate through it all, so we made it on time. We parked in the parking area right by the home plate gate and we walked in. Alex led the way through a lot of hallways until we walked into one of the club level suites. People were everywhere. I followed alex as he walked over to a group of people. "Hey Kevin" Alex said and a guy turned around "Hey Alex, what's up man? How are you feeling?" He asked. Kevin was just a little taller than Alex, he had short blonde hair and blue eyes. "I'm alright. My side still bothers me a bit but it's getting better every day" alex replied as he rested a hand on my waist "This is Anastasia by the way" Alex smiled as Kevin held out a hand "in Kevin, it's nice to meet you" he smiled "you too" I said and then Alex walked me around introducing me to people. A few minutes later Kevin and Bryce Harper walked over with their wives. "I heard we have a new girlfriend in the house. I had to come meet the one that finally got this one settled down" Bryce said as he motioned towards Alex. "This is Kayla, my wife" he introduced her. I smiled and introduced myself.

After 45 minuets a bunch of food was brought out and I saw Brooklyn and jack walk in. They immediately walked over to us and got in line. "So how is it? Meeting everyone?" She asked "a little overwhelming but it's nice" I told her truthfully "Hey why were you guys late?" I asked as I made a hamburger and got some pasta salad "the food didn't start until 3:45" she smiled and continued to put food on her plate "so what is this?" I asked her quietly "the players just eat and hang out with each other before the game" she told me as we walked towards a table. "The way alex was talking it seemed to be important" I said "well maybe he was nervous to show you off. He did the same thing with us" she laughed.

After we ate everyone talked for a while until the players had to leave to get ready for the game. All of the family and friends hung out and continued talking. I met a lot of people and introduced myself as Alex's girlfriend just like he introduced me earlier.

After a while it was finally time for the game to begin. Alex was next to me watching anxiously as the nationals got a run and another player got out. "When you're able to play again I want to come to a game" I told him and he smiled at me "of course you can come" he told me as he leaned in and kissed me softly "you two need to get a room" Brooklyn laughed. "Shut up" alex groaned and held my hand.

The game ended with a score of 5-3 and the nationals lost. As we were walking to the parking lot alex got distracted and led us towards the merchandise shop. "Hey can I get one of my shirts?" Alex asked the guy behind the counter "Yea, what size do you need?" The guy asked. Alex looked at me "a medium" he told the man. Alex grabbed the shirt and paid the man and we walked out.

Once we got in the car and Alex started driving I looked at the shirt. "You didn't have to spend that much money on a shirt" I told him "I wanted you to have one" he replied "yea but you could've given me one of yours" I laughed and he looked over at me "I didn't even think about that" he laughed "well actually if I did that, they wouldn't fit you" he told me "Yea but still. This was expensive" I replied "money isn't a problem. I've been saving everything I could. I only spent it when it was absolutely necessary" he told me.

The rest of the car ride went pretty fast and before I knew it we were back at his house. I glanced at the clock when we walked in and I noticed it was 10:18pm "so what would you be doing right now if you weren't hurt?" I asked "well if we would've won I probably would've went out with the guys for an hour or two then came home and went to bed. Then I'd have to wake up at 6:30 in the morning to get ready for practice. Unless we had practice in the afternoon, then I'd sleep in a while and then wake up and go" he told me as we walked into the bedroom. Alex decided to change the sheets while I got ready for bed. I put on one of Alex's shirts again and sat on the bed as he took off his clothes until he got to his boxers. "So what do you do on nights when the team loses a game?" I asked "some of the guys go out and I do some times. But i haven't been out since i left Boston" he's told me as he got on the bed next to me "is it hard for you?" i asked and moved closer to him "it is when i drink more than three drinks. Im fine up until then, i can stop and leave but normally after three drinks i don't stop" he told me. "i wouldn't say I'm an alcoholic, i just drink to forget and that's when i spiral downhill." he told me "will you talk to me instead of going out and getting drunk?" i asked "yea, ill call you or something" he replied and we laid down. We kept talking until i drifted off to sleep .