Sprinkles and Confetti
Hiii sorry I got this chapter up later. I was sooo tired yesterday. :/
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Chapter 7 – I Hit a Home Run
Claire was drinking a cup of tea...a dreadful cup of tea, when she heard the doorbell ring just as she was about to take another sip. She shot up happily relieved to be distracted from that awful tea.
When she opened the door she was pleasantly surprised to see DJ. "DJ, sweetheart, what are you doing here?" she asked pulling him inside and hugging him.
He laughed "Papa et Betty are on a...soiree?" he said.
"They are? How did this happen? They're talking again?" she asked happily. DJ nodded with a smile and then told his grandmother of how Betty came to Player and then how she became Rose. He also told her how Daniel couldn't stop talking about Betty and Betty couldn't stop staring and smiling at Daniel all dreamily.
Claire was grinning by the time he finished telling her everything. "Well, then...I guess we'll see how that turns out later."
DJ nodded "Oui"
"I'm glad you're here, DJ. Let's go watch a movie or something."
He nodded in agreement.
Daniel grabbed the two bats from the guy at the cage and walked over to Rose. "Here's your bat." He said holding it out to her. She took it from him and as they walked into the cage, he placed the bat down and picked up a helmet.
"Can't have you knocking yourself out" he said with a smirk placing it on her head. She blushed. "Thanks"
He placed his helmet on and then picked up his bat. "Ok, so you just watch me first and then you'll try okay?" he said with such a gentle tone, it made her feel butterflies in her stomach. She wished Daniel had taught her how to play baseball. Maybe if he had...well, it would have been better than Gio.
Daniel went over to the machine and pressed the button on the side. He now stood in front, his hands gripping the handle of the bat.
"Ok, Rose, so all you have to do is keep a firm grip on the bat, keep your eyes on the ball and then swing. It's really all about timing." It was then that a ball shoots out of the machine at top speed and he hits it.
Betty smiled watching him. Who knew Daniel was so sexy? Of course every woman on the earth knew, but she was too clueless to let herself be victim to his sexiness, because let's face it she was a girl from Queens and why would Daniel ever be interested in her?
He hit a few more balls, his strength making them slam against the chain fence behind the machine. He ran over and stopped the machine. "Did you see how I swung the bat and kept my eyes on the ball?" he said as he ran over to her. Betty nodded unable to stop smiling at him. He was just so cute. It was clearly safe to say that Betty was officially crushing on Daniel.
"Ok, come on, you try now" he walked her over to the center, getting her into position and fixing her posture." His hands were on her arms that gave her all sorts of tingles.
"It's a little trickier hitting these balls, I think, than a real baseball, because when there's a pitcher you usually watch their pitching hand. That tells you how the ball is going to be pitched. Whether it's a curveball or fastball, that kind of stuff..." he explained.
Betty nodded finding him so...charming. She was in way over her head going on a date with Daniel. She was already falling in love with him.
"Rose..." he said snapping her out of her thoughts about him. She blushed "Sorry...I got distracted."
"Ok?" he said with his eyebrow raised. "Is this really boring for you?" he asked placing his hands in his pockets.
"No, not at all. I love being with you" she said blushing furiously. Daniel smiled.
"This is fun. I promise. I like you teaching me" she said playfully. Daniel grinned "Cool...well, it's your turn now. Let me go turn it on. You ready?" he asked, his hand on her shoulder. She nodded "Yes"
Betty got ready in place, making sure to hold the bat like Daniel had shown her. Just as the ball shot out she got scared at its speed and moved out of its path with a yelp. She heard Daniel chuckle and it made her blush with embarrassment. "I told you I suck."
"No..." he laughed taking her hand in his "it's fine. Come on. I'll show you." He said placing her in front again, but this time he stood behind her slightly to her right side. His hands were placed over hers on the bat. Betty felt butterflies from his touch and tingles from his closeness.
"We'll try it together okay?" he said in such a gentle voice she felt like she would melt from its smoothness. She mumbled "uh-huh"
He grinned. "All you have to do is focus" he said in her ear. If it was possible to fall in love with someone's voice alone, she would have to definitely say she was in love right now. His voice just made her feel so...nice. It was only a few seconds when the ball came shooting out, but Betty closed her eyes, but since Daniel was holding the bat they swung and hit it.
"My eyes were shut" she admitted causing Daniel to chuckle again. "It's ok...come on, we'll try again." Just as they were ready to swing, he says...
"Hey, I have an idea..."
"The Great Don Rose steps up to bat..." Daniel starts. Betty giggles. "She's got her eyes on the prize. This one's a looker" Betty feels this insane rush and as the ball shoots out, her grip on the bat tightens and she swings just in time to hit the ball. "It's a hit!" Daniel says while Betty cheers "Yay!" while jumping up and down.
Daniel laughs watching her. Betty said excitedly "Yay, can we try again?" she asked happily.
Daniel laughed "Sure"
They got in position again "She's up to bat again...the crowd is in silence..." Daniel pretends he's one of the Teleprompters for her. It seemed to work. Just as the ball shoots out, he loosens his grip on top of her hands slightly and she swings the bat hitting the ball with quite a surprising force, he was momentarily stunned. "That's it! It's a homerun!" He cheered.
"YAYY" Betty jumped up and down again but this time she turned around and hugged him excitedly. "That was so awesome!" she said happily.
Daniel laughed as he hugged her. His hands were resting on her back. He couldn't help it; he slid his hands down her back wanting her closer to him. Betty felt tingles all over from Daniel's hands gliding down her back and pulling her closer into him. It made her heart race and feel so warm and light.
"Can I try again?" she asked, whispering somewhat nervously.
"Uh...sure" Daniel let go of her. She held up the bat and turned to face the machine. She looked to him noticing he was just standing there. "You're not going to help me?" she asked more flirtingly than upset. She then saw his grin that made her smile.
He stood behind her placing his hands on top of hers, but this time he stood closer to her. He could smell the sweet scent of her hair. It smelled like strawberries.
"Mm...You smell good" he whispered in her ear. Betty felt herself sink against him. "You're a good teacher. I wish you taught me before" she said as they held the bat up to swing.
His hands tightened around hers and as the ball shot out they hit it. "Sweet! Another hit!" Betty says turning around. She looked at his eyes, the smile reaching them making them so much bluer. She felt mesmerized by the color. "We make a pretty great team" she said quietly.
Daniel smiled "We do..." that comment made him think about Betty. He always thought he and Betty made a pretty great team. They could do anything together. He looked at Rose's eyes for a few seconds. This girl was so...dreamlike. Maybe that's what this all was. He was dreaming right now and imagining himself with this beautiful woman who reminds him of Betty and how much he really needed her in his life.
After tonight he was going to make amends with Betty and hopefully be friends again.
"Daniel..." Betty whispered wondering what he was so lost in thought about. He smiled and took her hand. Right now he wanted to enjoy this woman's presence, even if she was a figment of his imagination, which he hoped wasn't because he really liked her. She was so beautiful and funny and he enjoyed his time with her. "How about we get going and I take you to dinner?" he said feeling the wave of hunger.
"Sure...I am really hungry"
Daniel smiled "Great... let's go."
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