Chapter 1

Ginny shook her head, wincing in pain as she felt the weight of her arm now more than ever, she stared at herself in the mirror, lifting her arm to inspect it; it looked ugly as it sat in a small sprint, more hideous than it normally did. She furrowed her brow and sighed as she noticed just how 'hurt' she honestly looked. She wasn't sure how she was going to live this down today, Ginny knew the guys were worried about her, and she had received multiple calls and texts from everyone; Mike more than anyone.

She had this sprint on for four months now, and it didn't seem to be getting better, she promised Oscar that she would calm down and not use her arm as much, but having four months off and not playing the game she loved was honestly starting to wear her down.

Not only that but she had not seen any of her teammates in those months that was the most unbearable part of it all.

All that mattered, even more, today because it was her first day officially allowed back, and it was even more important that she train even harder since it was the first day of spring training. Her heart started pounding, and she could feel the beat in her ears as she continued to stare at herself in the mirror. She had done well not to be in the media pretty much at all; therefore she could just concentrate on getting better.

"Knock knock" Amelia poked her head in and gave Ginny one of her award-winning smiles that Ginny could not return, making Amelia's face drop. "I brought coffee" pulling the tray filled with two coffee cups hoping that would cheer her up, but no such luck.

"Gin, you should be excited, today's the day."

"The day I still don't get to play, you mean?" Ginny now stood up and crossed her arms watching as Amelia's half-smile was completely dropped.

"But you get to go back and be there; I think it'll do you some good to be around the guys and start to get that hand back in shape."

"It's been four months Amelia, this arm" She lifted it for emphasis "is not getting better, in case you haven't noticed."

Amelia sighed, walking over and handing her the cup, Ginny taking it without complaints seeing as how she could use some caffeine, especially with what the day she had coming.

"It's improving, the doctor..."

"The doctor doesn't know what he's talking about and I don't want to go back with the guys expecting, well who knows what and not being happy with the results."

Ginny wasn't exactly sure why she was saying all of this, she knew her brain was thinking this deep inside, but she was excited to go back there, even if it wasn't to play necessarily.

"Yes, you may not get to play, and all but you get to be there, isn't that the most important part? You think the guys will care if you aren't 100% yourself? They know how badly you injured your elbow and arm and there would be no way they would fault you for not being able to play physically."

Ginny sighed and closed her eyes, nodding because she understood that Amelia was only trying to help, but her anxiety was getting the best of her.

"Now, drink the coffee on the way down, we have to meet Oscar and Charlie before you go see the guys."

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"How's the arm?" Charlie spoke loud, allowing everyone in the room to stare at him with an annoyed expression, except Ginny who just shrugged.

All eyes were on her arm, and she felt a little self-conscious. "It's better." She lied, it was better than telling him it still hurt even to move it. She couldn't stand seeing him or Oscar...or a man for that reason determining when she was good to come back, they had already decided too much for her.

Charlie and Oscar both nodded and looked happy with her answer. "Well I think you should start getting ready, spring training is finally here Ginny, and I want you to focus on completely healing that arm, okay?"

Ginny nodded, she could feel Amelia just waiting to say something.

"I want her with a therapist as soon as she is off that field, is that clear?" Ginny closed her eyes at Amelia's words, but she could see that Oscar and Charlie were in agreement with her. It seemed like they were getting more and more used to her presence, that or they were intimidated.

"Alright Ginny, any questions?"

Ginny inhaled and smiled, shaking her head quickly. "Then go get 'em," Oscar said, winking at her and with that she was out to warm up.

~0~

"Well, well, if it isn't Ginny Baker in the flesh," Mike repeated his first words to her the first time they met, getting a huge smile from Ginny.

She ran up to him and hugged him; she felt her body tense up from the way he ran his hands softly through her back to get a better grip on her and pushed back looking down at her arm making sure he didn't injure it more.

She was met next by Blip who had been right behind Mike, before she knew it she was getting hugs from everyone, and then jokes immediately started to pour out. Her eyes kept drifting back to Mike's who looked to have excitement and worry behind those hazel eyes of his.

"So you ready for this?" Mike said, cocking his head to the side and eyeing her making sure she was, in fact, right.

"I've been ready for four months." She rolled her eyes at him and laughed as he softly nudged her.

God, she missed this, not just the baseball but the way they treated her, this was the best welcome she could have asked for.

"Alright, let's go, slowpoke, oh and try and keep up, huh?" Mike said, winking at her and laughing as he ran to where they were all warming up.

TBC...

A/N: Okay, so I hope you enjoyed this story, I am not sure how many chapters I will make of this, but I couldn't help write this story. I wanted something where I could see the interaction with Bawson and the way Mike might help her heal completely. I guess we will see how it goes. Let me know what you think and as always, thanks for reading!