Benny's Girl (Benny from the sandlot x reader)

The missing ball

"Y/n! Your friends here" my moms voice echoed up the stairs. I groaned and rolled out of bed where I had been listening to music. "Coming!" I jogged down the steps to see Benny standing in the doorway with the baseball cap he had lended me yesterday in his hand. "You up to play?" He asked with a smile. I didn't answer, instead I walked by him taking the hat out of his jeans and placing it on my head. " I don't know, are you?" He laughed and said " just come on."

We walked to the field where the other boys already stood.

"Come on Benny you brought her again?"
"Yeah come on Benny"

A chorus of complaints rang out from various boys.

"Shut up, we're not even playing baseball today remember? Yesterday was our day off, today we're getting that ball back."

I was confused so I turned to Benny and said "what are you talking about, I thought y'all just got a new ball when you lost one"

"Nah, this ones special. It was signed by Babe Ruth!"

Now I may not know baseball, but I'm not stupid. I know who babe Ruth is.

"Y'all played with a ball signed by THE Babe Ruth?! You idiots!"

"Hey it's not my fault, smalls didn't tell us." Benny said gesturing to a kid who looked embarrassed.

For the remainder of the day, the boys all built a ridiculous contraption in an effort to get over the fence, which ended in yeah yeah hovering over the ground, and still not retrieving the ball. I found sitting back and observing was way more interesting then actually participating. Occasionally, I'd let out a small laugh which was met with death glares from all of the boys.

"Now tell me again why you guys don't climb over the fence?" I said half laughing. They all looked at me like I was insane.

"Two words" said ham, "the" "beast"

"And what, pray tell, is that." I said. I swear these boys are insane, first their lowering their friends into a neighbors yard on an unstable pulley system and now their justifying it with a so called "beast". They shared a look before squints looked me directly in the eye and said.
"Meet us here at 8 tonight, and bring snacks."

"Ok?" I said unsure of what was going on. The guys started to disperse and walk home. Benny came up to me and said,

"your in for a real story tonight."

" alright then, I'll be there."

We got to my house and stopped there, it was only then did I realize we'd been holding hands the entire time.

" see you in a while y/n" he said quietly.

"See you.." i said watching him walk home.

Shortly after, I ran into my house. As soon as the door closed, i began jumping up and down and screaming.

"What?" My mom came out of the kitchen wiping her hands with a towel.

I panicked, not wanting to say. "Well, um....nothing!" I ran upstairs and fell on my bed staring at the ceiling. Do I...do i have a crush on Benny?