Bus ride

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We usually took two buses when we went on our road trips to away games. So there was always plenty of room for everybody, and all our bags.

So when one bus decided it wasn't going to work right before we had to leave to play the Mets, we were stuck on just one bus.

And if you can imagine the whole Atlanta Braves team and all their bags on one bus, you would be imagining chaos.

My name is Liana and I am a athletic trainer, In training. The braves hired me as a secondary trainer, so I'm shadowing the main trainer, which means I travel with the team on all of our games.

Surprisingly, there was a seat left open for me, and I had put my bag down in it before I ran back to the clubhouse to grab my phone.

When I was making my way back into the bus, I stopped short when I noticed my seat was filled with bags. Turning to  Freddie, who was getting on behind me, I questioned him about my seat.

"We ran out of storage room under the bus, so we had to move a few bags up here, that was the only available seat."

I frowned

"So where am I supposed to sit?"

Freddie shrugged, "all the seats are taken."

Brian snitker walked up behind Freddie and I, who were holding up traffic flow in the aisle.

"Why is everyone just standing around?"

I huffed,

"Well I did have a seat before, but now I don't."

Snitker shrugged,

"You'll have to sit with one of the boys."

My eyes widened,

"No way!"

"You don't have a choice Liana, pick Someone to sit with."

I grumbled as I turned to looked down the rows of seats, scanning the faces.

"Hey Ana! You can come sit with me, I don't bite."

I scrunched my nose up,

I wasn't sure who said that, but I did know I didn't want to sit with them.
Glancing across the bus, I struggled to decide, but with another nudge from behind me, I huffed again and started down the row.

Hesitantly, I made my way down, and plopped down in the seat beside Ronald. Ignoring the cat calls and whistles, I sent him a small smile,

"Is it okay if I sit here?"

Ron smiled back at me, nodding his head yes, he scooted over closer to the window to give me more space.

I plugged my headphones in and turned my music on, and drifted off to sleep, shifting slightly, and holding back the urge to lay my head on his shoulder.

My eyes cracked open as the bus jolted on the road, I was still half asleep, but I noticed how freezing cold I was, my fuzzy mind remembered that I had left my blanket in my bag, which was now in the storage compartments under the bus.

"Who on earth has the ac on?"

I squirmed slightly, huddling up against Ronald, which I definitely would not have done if I was not half asleep. I sighed contently as I few warmer, pressed against Ronald, who I thought was asleep, until I felt him lift his arm up and wrap me underneath his blanket with him, I smiled drowsily as I tucked myself into his side.

I was disturbed from my sleep for the second time, but this time it was the sound of camera clicks and the bright flash of a phone. Grumbling, I buried my head further into Ronald's chest, not caring at all if the guys were taking pictures of me and Ronald or not, I just wanted to sleep.

Ron must have felt the same way, because he tightened his arm around me, and waved the boys away. Everyone eventually got over themselves and went back to their seats, the bus was quite, and dark again but I couldn't go back to sleep. Wiggling back a little, I turned in Ronald's arms and glanced up at him, he wasn't sleeping either, I shyly smiled up at him.

"Thanks for not letting me freeze to death."

Ron laughed,

"I like you as a bus buddy, this might have to be a permanent arrangement."

I blushed slightly, ducking my head a little

"I'd like that."

He smiled softly at me,

"Good, next time bring a blanket, and some snacks too."

I hit his shoulder playfully, before snuggling back under the blanket and into my comfy position tucked into his side.

To say the least, I definitely wasn't upset about the seating arrangement anymore.

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