A/N: thank you for all of the reviews again!!! Sorry it's taken me sooo long to update!! Ok well this one is about baseball and I have NEVER played baseball in my life! So hopefully I've got it right!! Ok here's the next chapter.. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters... unfortunately! apart from lil' Montana!

Lil' Montana

Chapter 9

"Ok you hold it like this" Danny told the little girl standing eagerly next to him, as he showed her how you grip a baseball bat.

"Now you try" he said as he handed over the bat to Rosie who gripped it as tight as she could.

"No, you've done it wrong." Danny said as he started to make his way around her so he could change her holding. "Don't grip so tight and the bat has to be in your fingers." He loosened her grip and moved the bat so it wasn't resting in the palms of her hands. He then rotated her hands so that her knuckles were lined up.

"There, that's good," he told her. "Ok, next step is the swing. Ya gotta stand sideways," he explained as he moved Rosie into the correct position, "and your left foot is in front of your right." He placed her left foot in front while Rosie watched on. "Now you put the bat up to your shoulder and you swing like this." He now stood behind her, grabbing hold of the bat while it was still in her hands and swung. "Ok you got it?"

"Yep, now throw me the ball." Rosie said excitedly.

"Whoa, hold up there now. You've gotta try it by yourself first Baby."

"Ok watch then," Rosie said as she showed Danny. She swung the bat perfectly, keeping her grip right as well.

"Huh, not bad. Ok, well do it one more time then I'll throw you the ball."

She swung the bat just like last time, forcing Danny to give up.

'She learns quickly,' he thought to himself as he made his way to get the ball. 'I should've known anyways. Her Mom's Montana for crying out loud. They pick up on how to do stuff just as quickly as Mentos and Coke react together!'

He picked up the ball and stood where he was going to throw. 'Haven't done that in a while. Should show Baby, she'd like that!'

"Ok I'm gonna throw the ball and you hit just like ya did before, alright?" Danny said coming out of his thoughts.

"Yeah, just hurry up Messer. We haven't got all day ya know!" Rosie claimed impatiently. She'd just spent the last 5 minutes watching Danny stare off into space with the ball in his hand. She had the right to be impatient!

"Alright, alright, don't get your knickers in a twist!"

Danny got in position and threw the ball. Rosie aimed and swung the bat, but she missed.

"Never mind, we'll try again," Danny said as he went to collect the ball.

He threw it again and this time she hit it but it bounced down to the floor and rolled a few feet.

"There we go! Ya hit it!" Danny praised.

"Yeah but it didn't go far," Rosie said sadly.

"Don't worry it'll get better if ya practice. Now get ready for the next ball!"

They spent the next half an hour making Rosie's aim better, and even though it was winter, they still were layered in clothes so they were getting hot and thirsty.

"Come on, let's find somewhere where they sell drinks." Danny said as he put the ball down and made his way over to Rosie.

"But Mommy put water in the bag," she reminded as she let go of the bat and grabbed Danny's hand.

"Yeah but it'll be warm by now and warm water ain't nice." Danny said as they made their way out of the gate and towards the drink stall.

"What do ya want?" Danny asked Rosie when they reached the stall.

"Strawberry milkshake." Rosie replied without hesitating.

"Um... Baby... I don't think they'll sell milkshakes..."

"But I WANT one" Rosie whined.

"Hey, hey, hey! Whinin' isn't gonna get ya anywhere, Ok?" Danny said sternly.

"Yes, Sir" Rosie replied meekly.

"Good. Now what do you want?" Danny asked again, nicer this time.

"Can I have a coke, please?"

"Of course you can." Danny said before turning to the shop assistant and asking for a coke and water. Once he got the drinks he gave Rosie hers and they made their way to a bench. Noticing that the little girl was a bit upset from being told off, he decided to lighten up her mood.

"Hey," he said, getting her attention. "How 'bout we go and get a milkshake at lunch time?"

This made Rosie's smile return and her demeanor change. Soon she was all chatty and ready to start playing again.

They made their way back to the field, Rosie holding Danny's hand again.

"Ok this time if ya hit the ball you gotta run, ok?"

"Run where?" Rosie asked confused.

"Ya see the white plates?" Danny asked, continuing once he saw Rosie nod. "Your gonna run to the first one, then the second, then the third and then back to the start. But I'm going to run too, to go and get the ball and you ONLY run if ya think you're gonna make it before I pick up the ball, ok?"

"Uhuh, ok," Rosie nodded, understanding what Danny said. (A/N: even if you didn't! lol)

"But I don't want ya to run too much ok? Ya Ma will kill me if you end up in the hospital!" Danny warned the little girl. He really didn't want to get on the bad side of Monroe.

They got set up and the first couple tries, Rosie missed the ball, but Danny kept on, encouraging her and she didn't give up. On the third try she hit the ball, not very far, but she still hit it.

"Ok, now RUN!!!!" Danny shouted to Rosie who was just standing there. Once hearing Danny, she set off running towards the first base but that's as far she got.

"Good! Ya alright?" Danny asked her once he noticed her being out of breath. He jogged over to her once she didn't answer.

" Rosie?" Danny asked worriedly "Ya alright?"

"Uhuh," Rosie answered trying to get her breath back.

"Do ya need your puffa?"

"No. I'm fine," Rosie said, now being able to breathe normally again.

"Ya sure?"

"Yes Danny," said Rosie, getting annoyed that Danny kept asking her.

"Ok, well we'll stop the running." Danny decided as they made their way back into position.

"NO!" Rosie said strongly, startling Danny. "I want to keep running."

"But you could barely breathe back then. I don't want you to have another attack." Danny argued.

"Please?" Rosie begged with puppy dog eyes.

"Ahh... don't give me that look Baby..." Danny said trying not to cave in.

"I hate not being able to do normal things! Just because I can't breathe sometimes doesn't mean I can't try!" Rosie said getting upset. "Please Danny?"

Seeing that she was saddened by the fact that she couldn't do things that normal 4 year olds should be doing, he relented.

"Fine. BUT we stop if ya get any worse than that ok?"

"YAY!!" Rosie said as she jumped in his arms and hugged him. "Thank you, Danny!"

"No problem, Baby." Danny said enjoying the feel of the little girl in his arms. "Ok now let's get going. I'm getting cold just standing 'ere"

They spent the time until lunch playing. Danny noticed that Rosie was getting tired so he decided to call it quits for the day.

"Ok, one last one, then we'll go get lunch" Danny shouted to the little girl who was getting ready to take her hit.

"Oww… ok" Rosie said sadly.

"Ok, make this ya best one yet! Here it comes!"

Danny threw that ball and Rosie hit it right on its sweet spot. It soared high in the air, over Danny's head and past the second base. Danny and Rosie just followed it with their eyes, amazed that she hit it that far.

"RUN!!!" Danny shouted to Rosie once he snapped out of his daze, making Rosie snap out of hers.

Rosie started running while Danny jogged off to get the ball. She ran past the first… then the second… and then the third. Her smile got bigger as she saw the end and she realised she was going to make it. Once there, she jumped up and down, ignoring the fact that she was very out of breath.

"I MADE IT!!! I MADE IT!!!" she shouted while Danny rushed over and picked her up in his arms.

He swung her around and lifted her up over his head so she was looking down at him. Her smile was contagious and it made Danny's smile even bigger.

"Ya did! Ya did!!!" Danny cheered as he brought her back down to his chest. "Ya Ma's gonna be so proud! And just wait till we tell Flack, he's not gonna believe it!"

Rosie just smiled, too out of breath to say anything. She clung to Danny's chest as he picked up the ball, bat and her bag and made their way back to the car. He placed her in her car seat and put the equipment in the back.

Once seated in the driver's seat, Danny turned to Rosie and asked: "How 'bout we go for that milkshake now?"

Rosie just smiled and closed her eyes as they set off for the strawberry milkshake Danny had promised her.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------There we go!! Hope you liked it! Soz it took me ages to update.. and if I got any of the baseball bits wrong! I don't even play baseball!! Lol! If I need to change anything just tell me!

Ya know what to do !!! so pls review!!!!

Oh and thank you to my new beta!!!! Luv ya Angie!