Stealin' Bases

Didn't Picture You For A Mystery Girl

Oliver was usually pretty calm but for some reason he could feel the nerves creeping up on him. He rubbed his hands along his jeans, wiping them off while he waited on Quinn to finish getting ready. Quinn was just as flashy as his girl, and even though he was pretty down to earth, he loved to show off. Luckily Oliver brought a pocketbook with him. It was one of his favorite Sci-FI fantasy novels and he was half way through it for the tenth time. The edges were creased, and the pages were thin, but Oliver loved the smell and feeling of a book in his hands.

When Quinn finally came out of the house, Oliver was just at his favorite part.

"You know there's a thing called an E-reader right? Or, you know, audio books-"

Oliver shrugged. "Too impersonal for me. I like feeling connected to what I'm reading. No better way than the pages of a real book"

"Dude," Quinn slapped Oliver on the back, "You don't need a girl, you need a librarian."

"Hey," Oliver chuckled, "Don't count nerdy girls out. Beauty and brains is exactly what I'm looking for. I just haven't found her yet"

"The night is young my friend," Quinn chanted, smiling.

Oliver shook his head and laughed. "Yeah, I'm so sure the love of my life will just happen to be at this party" Oliver smirked and rolled his eyes.

When the limo finally pulled up, the two of them had moved on from girls to gameplay. Quinn had pitched seven no hit innings in their last game, and The Stallions had won 7-0.

Oliver had an incredible double play at shortstop that saved Quinn's record before the relief pitcher came in and closed out the game, effectively shutting the other team down. It was one of their best games of the season, and with a few away games coming up, they were hoping to repeat that outcome.

They climbed into the limo and continued the walk down memory lane as the car drove to the Davids' residence.

Oliver had never been there before, and he was completely shocked at how big the house was.

"I had no idea Evelyn was this loaded," he gasped. 

Quinn laughed. "I thought you didn't care about money"

"I don't, " Oliver replied. "But this is still impressive"

"Evelyn's sister is Lily Davids, the singer. They share the place together, being twins and all."

Oliver nodded in understanding. "Their family came from money?"

"Yeah, their father was the headmaster at the Redwood School for the Gifted. He co-ran it with his ex-wife before he passed away. Actually, her friend Rose, the girl at the stadium today, well her dad is now married to Evelyn's mom, so technically they are step sisters. But they have known each other since they were seven, so they considered themselves sisters either way. Rose used to also be Lily's best friend, but then they had some sort of falling out and it's just Ev and Rose now."

Oliver ran his hand through his hair and took in a breath. "You are pushing this girl pretty hard, any reason for that?"

"Nah man, I just think you should give her a chance. She might surprise you"

Oliver smirked but didn't respond. He brushed his fingertips over the pages of the book in his back pocket. Maybe he can sneak away to read if it got too crazy in there.

"Looks like we're right on time," Quinn stated, looking at the amount of cars in the driveway. "Make yourself at home, I'm going to go find my girl and see if we can sneak away for a few minutes before she gets too busy."