As I stand on the plate at third, I brace myself. I'm going for it. This is the time, and this is the moment. I hear the melodious tones over the speakers as my lover narrates the game in his booth up above.
"The Jet's got a suicide lead and…"
It was now or never! I ran!
"And there he goes! He's stealing home! They don't see him! I don't believe it! He's stealing home!"
I see the ball fly to home out of the corner of my eye, and in wild leap, I let gravity pull me down as I brush the mound with my hand… I did it…
"He's hit the dirt! He's Safe! Safe! Oh my God! Safe! Safe! Safe! I don't believe it! The Jet stole home! The Jet stole home!"
And with that… I have won the game for us. I was breathless, but my teammates lifted me up and carried me across the field in victory! The crowd cheers in deafening applause!
As I break away from the team, I look up at the booth, where I can see Scotty looking down at me. I hold my gaze solely on him as I give a 'thumbs up'. And I can see him in the booth returning my signal. It's just the two of us in this moment, and the love behind our signal is just as strong as it has always been. The pride, the joy, the frustration, and even the occasional fight has led us to this point, and we're stronger than ever. I have two loves in my life. Baseball… and the man behind the wall...
Author's Note: Whew! Finally, my little plot bunny demon has been purged. Thank you to those who actually went through such an outdated pairing. I noticed that there weren't that many stories for this pair, so I hope some of you enjoyed it. The inspiration for this piece came about when I was watching the ending, and the two men sharing a 'thumbs up' of all things. It just always seemed like something else was going on there. Sooooooo… sorry and not sorry if you won't be able to watch the movie the same way again after this fic (Don't hit me!).
I obviously don't know what it must have been like growing up in that time and going through the discovery that young men did when they found out they might actually be gay in an unforgiving world (Before everyone was corrupted by yaoi), but I did my best. Thanks again!
