Slugger (Sequel to 'The Jet') Benny Rodriguez

Chapter 28

SEVEN MONTHS LATER

You were exhausted. Seven whole months on tour with the girls. Seven months on tour, while pregnant.

You had to stop playing ball about two months in, due to how lethargic you were. The girls were very helpful to you, always being right by your side when you needed them. They could do nearly anything you wanted, except for the one thing you needed. They couldn't make Benny appear out of thin air. It had been so long since you had seen him, touched him, heard him with your own ears. Sure, the late night phone calls were something to keep you going.... but they weren't enough. You were only able to return home once through the entire tour. Sadly it was close to the beginning of the journey, so you hadn't seen Benny or your little baby girls for nearly six months.

It was getting very hard, being away from your family, missing the love of your life and feeling as though there were things happening there while you were away. Things that you wouldn't get to do or see. Everytime you called Benny, he kept encouraging you to push forward, to achieve your dreams. Even though you couldn't play during the pregnancy, people around the country were still excited to meet the slugger. It didn't matter that you didn't play for them, all that mattered was that they got to see you in person. Like when an actor does press conferences for fans, the fans don't get to see the actors act, but they get to meet them and enjoy having them in their city. That's basically all you were doing now. You and the 'dynamite gals', which is what the press has been calling your group, had been so close to reaching the end of the tour.

In just a few short days, you and the girls would be returning home.

Of course, the luckiest of all the girls was Celestine. She had been having a fling with one of the players on Benny's team. Jacob Simmons.

You all called it a fling, but that was only until he flew out to visit her on tour. Now normally this wouldn't phase you, but due to all the female presences, you couldn't help but grow to like the gossip about all these things. It was fun.

The very night that Jacob had come, was also the night that you and Aally- who was sharing the room with you- had heard the most ungodly nooses coming from next door. They got so bad that the both of you went to sleep in Adele's room across the hall. She was usually the one who stayed with Cece, but due to her absense with Jacob, the two of you were able to fit in the room for the night. You wished that Benny could come visit you, but with training, and taking care of the girls with his mom, it just wasn't possible. At least Cece was able to have someone she loved by her side by now. You went to sleep that night counting down the days till home.

That was two weeks ago. Now was the day for your final press event, before returning home to your loving husband, and two adoring daughters. Man, you missed the shit out of them.

It was early in the morning, and the crew was preparing themselves by getting ready for the day. The 1940s inspired baseball uniforms were worn to every event, and though they were well washed and steamed before and after every use, anyone could tell they were beginning to wear out. The end of this tour could not come soon enough.

You and Aally were casually getting ready in your room when Adele came banging on the door.

You jumped from your seat, hobbling over to the door, trying not to get into your own fat way, before opening the lock and shoving the door back.

"Hey, you good?" It was only now that you noticed the half panicked look on her face.

"Cece locked herself in the bathroom and won't come out." She sped out, trying to explain her urgency.