"and they say play the game. you and me found love, lost under the shade."

Kris Bryant's world changes when a new Athletic Trainer comes to the Chicago Cubs and shows him what it means to dedicate oneself to what they believe in.

Lillian has been friends with Kyle Hendricks since the beginning. Since adoption, since him being traded, since being drafted. Everything. When he finds his spot on the Cubs so does she. They immediately click with the slightly odd girl and make good friends. By slightly odd you mean math is pretty much her only friend besides Kyle. She's a super genius but is not a social butterfly. She's never had a love interest and doesn't want to. Until someone persistent comes into her life. Lillian finds herself repeating the same words very often. "Dream on, Baez."

"This isn't right, Kris, nobody knows about us. Not even Anthony or Stella," I say. "Sometimes the wrong thing is the right decision," he whispers. ~ Presley Barks has been a Chicago Cubs fan for as long as she can remember. She had gotten season tickets for the first time since she was twelve, right behind the Cubs dugout. She has her eyes out for third baseman, Kris Bryant for a while. But to Kris, she's just an ordinary fan. Well, kind of. highest ranking-#19 in #krisbryant

Holland "Andy" Rosander has always been one of the guys. After growing up on the south side of Chicago with her dad and three brothers, it's only to be expected that her favorite pastimes would include eating her heart out, drinking as much as she could physically handle, and baseball. The White Sox had always been and would forever be the only team worth anything in Andy's eyes. However, after a lost bet and a day spent at Wrigley Field, Andy decides that Chicago Cubs blue might not be the worst color.

"You're an asshole," I say, looking at him right in his blue eyes. "You should stop talking about yourself," he replies, a smirk plastered across his face. ~ Elaina Montclair grew up her whole life, now at the age of twenty-five, as a Chicago White Sox fan, even though she grew up in the North side, where there's Chicago Cubs fans scattered everywhere. Her problem is her cousin, Ben Zobrist, he's a Cubs player, not to mention her best friends Holland and Laura who are die hard Cubs fans. Holland and Laura have a plan, 'Plan Make Elaina a Cubs Fan". They take her to Cubs games, tell her the history of them, hoping she'll like them, it doesn't work. When she bumps into the third baseman, Kris Bryant, she's in for a ride, especially when she hates him and he hates her. ~ All rights go to the Chicago Cubs for the players, i own nothing expect the characters I have made up, the plot, and some of the places they visit. COVER BY -DansBryant-

Leigh Mahoney wasn't expecting to meet someone while trying to create a career for herself after college and run from experiences she'd rather not remember, but Anthony Rizzo has other plans. A chance meeting that involves him vaulting over a barrier into a press box full of cameras and tackling Leigh is the beginning of their friendship that grows into something new and romantic. Between classes, an internship, and a job at a BBQ, Leigh has little time to spend building a life with Anthony, the professional baseball star. Anthony, however, sees something in Leigh that endears her to him almost instantly and he'll do whatever it takes to keep her invested in their relationship. While opportunities pull her further away from Chicago, he is caught between wanting her close to wanting her to be successful in her pursuit of her dreams. (( MATURE RATED CHAPTERS have an asterisk next to their name )) FINISHED!!

Ryne finally gets the opportunity to combine her two favorite things: writing and baseball; more importantly the Chicago Cubs. In till her crush on Anthony Rizzo goes a little too far. She refuses to give up on the chase, because she is unable to get over his gorgeous looks, amazing personality, and the fact that he's the Chicago Cub's first baseman. Mature Chapters marked with *.