Slugger (Sequel to 'The Jet') Benny Rodriguez

Chapter 4

You woke up one morning, hearing the mailman drop his delivery at your door. The mailman was quite loud, and your apartment had sort of thin walls. You opened your eyes and saw that you were alone in bed, but heard noise coming from the kitchen. It was a Saturday morning, and so you didn't think Benny would have left the bed yet.

You rolled over and sat up, getting out of bed and walking into the kitchen where you saw Benny cooking. He looked so focused, with almost a bit of sweat on his forehead as he leaned over the hot stove. He wasn't wearing a shirt, but then again, if he was just hanging around the apartment, he never usually did.

You were taking in his full appearance, and didn't even notice him look up at you from where he was standing.

"Well don't you look cute." He said, a sweet smile gracing his features as he looked at you.

You looked down at what you were wearing.... his old jersey. The white one with the blue lettering and trim. Rodriguez, 30. After it got torn by Hercules, his mom had to sew it back up for him. It didn't fit him as well anymore, so you just wore it now.

"I look like a nightmare." You replied, crossing your arms as you came closer to him.

He shook his head and rolled his eyes, meeting you half way, brining his arms around your waist and letting your arms fall over his shoulders.

"If you're a nightmare then I hope to have you every night." He winked at you, smirking in while doing so.

"Real smooth Rodriguez, real smooth." You told him before gently connecting your lips with his.

The sweet moment lasted all of five seconds before you felt a tug at your shirt.

You looked down to see a barely awake Evangeline staring up at you. You wondered why she looked so sleepy, maybe she had a bad night or something.

"Buenos Días, princesa." Benny scooped her up, kissing the side of her head and watching her yawn. "You tired babygirl?"

She nodded her little head, trying to rub her droopy eyes with her small hand.

"I wanna sleep more mommy." She tried to say, her voice still not being able to say the words correctly quite yet.

"Poor little bug, come on let's get you back in bed." You said, calling her by your nickname for her. You carried her back to her room, setting her down in the bed and kissing her forehead sweetly. She seemed to be asleep within the few moments you'd laid her back down.

You smiled as her beautiful face, then turning around to see almost the same face standing in the doorway. You always said that if someone didn't know you have birth to Eva, they wouldn't know she was yours, she didn't look anything like you. But she looked exactly like Benny. Everyone knew he was hers just by looking at her.

"Love this came in the mail for you." He said, bringing over an envelope he'd just sorted from the rest of the junk mail he'd picked up.

You opened it up, a bit confused. You didn't recognise the return address on the front. You pulled out the paper, which also had an identification card attached to it.

You started to smile, knowing exactly what this was.

"Well it's official, as of this Day, legally I am no longer Elzwerner Mack." You showed him the card, printed with your new name, his name. "You can call me Rodriguez now."

He smirked, but shook his head. "Nah, you're still Mack."

"Not legally." You told him, but he just rolled his eyes.

"You will always be Mack. Even if it's just to me." He said, bringing his hands down to yours, holding them despite still having mail in his hands.

You didn't say anything, just smiled at his sweet words. True it wasn't your name anymore, but to him, it was the most beautiful name ever. It was the name he called you by since you met. There were very few times when he used your real name. Usually just when you were being annoying.

"You know what this means?" You asked him, holding up the ID papers. He shook his head that he didn't, so you laughed and told him. "It means that I have a lot of paperwork to change on Monday."

He laughed at you, shaking his head before leaning down to kiss you gently.

Now you had his name, like he always knew you would. From the day he first kissed you he knew you were the one, and now you are, and will always be.

Alrighty so this is a filler chapter I'm sorry it's so short, I had to make it short and sweet because a lot will happen in the next chapter... thanks for reading kiddos I appreciate it lol