Chapter 36 – Fame

March 31st, 2020

Opening Day 2020

Detroit, Michigan

Slipping my heels onto my feet, I glanced over at Logan who was sleeping in the middle of the hotel bed. Her arm was curled up around her head and I smiled softly at the simple beauty of her. So much has changed since we had her almost five months ago. She rolled to her side and stuck her foot into her mouth making gaga noises along the way.

I shook my head as I slipped an earring into my ear. I gathered her car seat and I then crawled onto the bed next to her. I kissed on her cheek and she giggled grabbing my hair. Her vibrant blue eyes looking back at me and I kissed on her. I picked her up and let her fly over top of me and she giggled louder. "You are so funny," I said with a smile, I let her rest on my chest as a knock came at the door.

"It's open!" I called back, the door opened and Joel stepped in, "Are you about ready?" I nodded my head as I slipped Lo into her car seat. She squealed and I smiled buckling her seat, "Baby girl, we get to go see daddy pitch today, aren't you excited?" she squirmed in the seat as I clicked the things together. "Is Alyssa meeting you at the park?"

"Yes." I answered. I picked up her car seat and swung the diaper bag around my shoulder. My workbag slung over my other shoulder as I followed Joel out of the building. "Will she be okay in the bus?"

"Yea, I'll just hold on to her." I looked at my watch to see that the game was starting in four hours. It was enough time to go down to see Troy in the locker room before the game and then to hand her off to Alyssa. Biting down on my lip, I boarded the bus while I settled her into the window seat. I sat down in my seat while Casey, Joel, and Danni were already settled along with the last stragglers on the back of the bus.

Lo made a loud noise and I shook my head with amusement as I glanced at her. My eyes lingered as she stuffed her hand into her mouth, I pulled it back and I replaced her hand with a pacifier instead. Troy and I decided that a pacifier was going to be easier to take away than Logan than a hand would be. "Gabi, are you excited?"

"I am thrilled." I told them with a smile, "As much fun as staying home with Logan all day I am ready to work again."

"You did plan that very well," Casey said from across the aisle, I agreed, "I did. I did indeed,"

Only being three miles from the stadium, we pulled up along the Tigers stadium as the clouds were gray and the sun was hidden. The flags were blowing in the wind wildly and I could only assume the ball was going to be swirling today. The bus stopped and I grabbed my final bags and swung Logan around my arm again. "I'll meet you guys upstairs. I am going to go say hello to Troy since he snuck out before I was even awake this morning. He'll want to see Logan."

"See you in a bit," I nodded as the guards escorted us in to the stadium, I headed to the clubhouse when Zach spotted me. I smiled, "Hey!"

"Don't you look beautiful," he kissed my cheek and I smiled, he took a bag off my shoulder as I adjusted Logan again. "Thank you, is Alex here yet?"

"Nope. She is on her way," I squeezed his shoulder while he took me into the locker room. "Last time I saw Troy he was in the trainers office getting stretched out. I'll run back there," I nodded as I sat Logan's car seat down into his leather chair. I pulled back the top and her beautiful face was flashing back at me. She was wide-awake with beautiful eyes. "My girls," Troy pulled out his headphone from his ear and he reached down to pull me up by my elbow. He pressed me back against the locker gently as he kissed me. I smiled, "Happy Opening Day,"

He grinned as this was his favorite day of the year and nothing would ever change that. "Did you actually let Zach talk to you?" I asked, my hand rested on his chest and he gave me a puzzled look. "Sal told me you were here."

"I sent Zach,"

"You know the rules,"

"How did I sneak in there?" I asked him, my hands running through his hair, "Because I play worse when I don't talk to you." He whispered into my hair, I smiled, "Of course," he smiled as he kissed me again. He then backed up as he bent over to get Logan out. He was making faces at her as she giggled away in her seat. He unzipped it and then unbuckled her seat belt.

"Where is my big girl?" Troy picked her up and then let her fly like an airplane; he brought her down into a lot of kisses that warmed my heart. I smiled as Logan nestled into Troy's arms and I moved her car seat to sit down. Logan grabbed one of Troy's headphones and he smiled looking at her. "Daddy has to finish getting ready," he said as he pushed her hair around. Logan was wearing a Bolton onsie with a pair of little jeans and a blue bow in her hair. Alyssa and Logan were sitting in the Royals suite so there was no worry about making sure she was nice and warm.

Troy kissed her forehead and then he bent over to put her back into her car seat. He buckled her in and once he was done, he flipped the thing back over and zipped her up tight. He pulled me up gently and he kissed me again, "Thank you for coming to see me,"

"Don't I always?"

He nodded his head with a smile and he wrapped his arms around my waist, "I love you,"

"I love you too. Kick ass okay?"

"You too."

"I'll come to you guys after the game okay?" I kissed Logan's forehead and I then handed her over to Alyssa. "She will probably fall asleep, you know the drill though," I said waving my hand. "Have fun!"

"Will do!"

I escaped as I went back to the booth down the hall as I was gathering all of my game notes up. I wrote down several things when Casey and Joel came into the room. "Hello," I echoed, "Is Troy ready?"

"Completely," I said as I looked out at the field, the sun was beginning to peek out from behind the clouds and the wind was beginning to die down but it was still chilly outside. My eyes glanced up to see Troy walking out to the field with Salvy following behind. A towel was thrown over his shoulder and his glove dangled from his hand. "What did you think when he told you he played baseball?"

"We were friends at the beginning. I thought it was cool." I told Casey with a shrug, "I knew baseball. Then I realized how serious he was in it and it freaked me out. Then the feelings came and the rest is history," I accounted, Casey laughed, "How long?"

"Almost ten years," I bit on my lip, "Holy shit, I can't believe I have known him for almost ten years."

"Amazing how time flies."

"Something like that," I mumbled while my eyes followed Troy's every movement. My mind wondered back to our high school days and when I would watch him warm up before games.

Troy's arm flung towards Cody and Cody grinned from the satisfaction that it was a strike. "You act like that is something new," Troy shouted from his end of the pitchers mound. Cody shrugged, "It amazes me every time that you just started throwing it last week and you have nailed it."

"Newman, I am going number 1!" Cody couldn't contain his laugh, "In your dreams Bolton! I'd get drafted before you with the pop of my bat that you lack."

"I don't need a bat. I just need my arm and my glove. Give me a ball and I'll see you in the hall a fame,"

"OHHHH!" the boys yelled, Troy laughed and I tucked my legs up closer to me as they all interacted. Troy turned around to look at me, he pushed his sunglasses off of his face and his eyes studied me for a minute longer than he expected. "I'll be back," he called; he dropped his glove and walked over to the bleachers. He smiled as he wrapped his arms around my neck. "Hi," he whispered into my ear, I smiled, "Hi,"

"Goodness, Bolton, you took a break for that?" Troy ignored them as he kissed my cheek. "Dinner after the game?"

"Aren't you having a team dinner?"

"I was with my team all day baby girl," he tapped my chin and I only nodded my head, "If you want."

"Why don't you ever get pissed at me for not paying enough attention to you?" he asked, he tucked my hair behind my ear as I laughed, "I don't need you attention. I have gone my whole life with everybody's attention going somewhere else. I know how to survive."

"You deserve the whole worlds attention,"

"I do not."

"Do too."

I shook my head as I wasn't getting into one of those fights, "Whatever." I whispered, "What not ever," I giggled as I kissed him to shut him up. "Mmm…is this you demanding attention?"

"If you so please," Troy couldn't help but laugh, he then squeezed my knee, "I have to finish warming up but thanks for being so damn needy." I shook my head with a laugh and he winked as he walked away.

"He struck him out!" Casey announced from next to me, the game was narrowly tied at the bottom of the 9th inning. Troy had pitched a solid seven innings only giving up a single run. The Royals tied the score last inning to force us into a deadlock and Troy without a win or a loss. I penned the strikeout into my book as I glanced up, my eyes surveying for something to say.

Casey filled in the blank space with the announcement that we were going to commercial after the final strikeout of the inning. The fans were rocking on opening day but we could only hope we came out on top in this situation. Casey sighed, "I wish this wasn't going to extras."

"Me too. I am tired already," I joked, the game was inching towards three hours and that was almost five hours away from Logan. My heart did something different now that we had Logan. Instead of wanting Troy, I wanted Logan as well. I needed both of them to make me happier and that wasn't something I was used too. The Royals were quick to strike out in the top of the 10th and the game was over in the blink of the pitch.

All of us in the booth were shocked as Detroit dog piled on the very first day of the season.

We shut the things down in the booth as I stretched my limbs out and I looked at the clock on the wall. "I'll do tonight in here if you do the locker room," Casey offered, I nodded my head, "Sounds like a deal."

I gathered up my stuff and I began to head down to the Detroit locker room.

Walking into the locker room you could feel the sense of dread upon the players that they always felt when they lost the first game of the season. I had yet to see Logan but I had to do a post game interview that I was actually dreading. Troy's eyes casted over to mine and I shrugged over to him. His bright blue eyes were slightly cloudy with disappointment.

He sighed and I broke from the group and I went over to his locker. He sighed again, his arms wrapping around my waist and he pulled me gently down to his lap. "I'm working," I mumbled quietly, "I just need you for a minute."

"You did everything right,"

"I know, I just, I hate losing the first game."

"Then you need to go out and win the last game."

He didn't say anything back, he just kissed my cheek and I squeezed his thigh. "Joel is interviewing you." I said quietly, he nodded his head and I got up from his lap. "How is Logan?"

"I don't know, I haven't seen her since before the game." Troy cracked a smile, "Are you having a nervous breakdown?" I frowned, "No…not yet." Troy laughed, "Go,"

"Dinner?" I questioned, "Mexican restaurant?"

"Sounds delicious."

I walked back over to the crew as we prepared to talk to Gordon who had the only run of the game. He was at ease with all of us around as we began to ask him questions about how he thought the team went out and preformed after their post season run last season.

"What the fuck," my head turned at Troy's voice and it was an anchor from the opposing team interviewing him. The anger behind his eyes made me alert as I gave Danni the thing of questions and I moved closer to the locker. Troy rarely ever got angry in the locker room with reporters. It is something that just didn't happen.

"Why are you asking about my wife?" Bingo. The only thing that would ever make him mad was when somebody brought up me for no reason.

"She attracted all sorts of national attention today during the broadcast." The man mumbled back, the fear was creeping up his spine as Troy was breathing down his neck. "That gives you no right to talk about her."

I went over a bit closer and I caught Troy's eye, I turned my head and he relaxed for a moment. "Next question," he demanded, our eyes staying connected as I tried to relax him even further than he was. "Troy, how did you think you pitched today?"

"I pitched well for my first outing."

"Would you like to elaborate?"

"No. I thought I pitched well. If you want the real deal go ask our pitching coaching. Could I have done better? Absolutely but I will always need to improve."

"What did you think of the call at second?"

"I didn't see it," his eyes still never left mine and then he announced he was finished as the press began to disperse. I went up to him as I looked at him, "What the hell was that about?"

"Did you do something?" he asked, I looked at him and I shook my head, "No, I did the broadcast…I did my job."

"You guys were the national broadcast?"

"Yes…"

He ran his hands over his face and he sighed, "Motherfucker asked me what I thought about the whole country wanting to date my wife." I raised my eyebrow at the comment, "What?" an amused smile crossing my face, "Yea, he asked me," Troy looked at my face and he caught the amusement.

"Why are you amused by this?"

"I'm amused because you understand now."

"Understand what?"

"Every girl that watches the Royals wants to fuck you." I told him with a laugh, "It's revenge really,"

Troy laughed, "Not…"

"Should I go out there and take a survey?"

Troy wrapped his arms around my waist, as he pulled me close, "No,"

"Are you jealous Mr. Bolton?"

"No."

"Uh huh…"

"Where is my daughter?"

"I'll go find her. Be good okay? Don't tell anymore reporters to fuck themselves alright?"

"I didn't tell him to fuck himself. I asked what the fuck he was talking about." I smiled, "Alright Mr. Bolton,"

Leaving the room, I went upstairs and I searched where I last left them but they were gone and then I went into the booth's office and Logan was sleeping in her stroller while Alyssa was doing some stuff on the computer. "How did she do?" I asked, I bent over and ran my hand over her hair

Alyssa spun around with a smile, "She did really well. She fell asleep right near the end of the game and we came in here."

"Thank you, you can head to the hotel if you want."

"Day off tomorrow?"

"Yes."

"I'll see you Wednesday then unless I see you around the hotel?"

"Yes! We will see you then!"

She gathered her stuff as I kicked off my heels and told Troy to come upstairs when he was ready to leave. We would ride the bus together today but that would end so I could get Logan back to the hotel and home everyday.

She twitched in her sleep as I packed all of her stuff up. Alyssa's notes gave us a few hours before she would want to eat and that was nice. I couldn't believe she was almost five months old. I sighed as I switched into a pair of leggings and a hoodie. I braided my hair back when I sat down at the computer.

Pulling up my twitter account I noticed I had over thousand new followers and hundreds of mentions. I raised an eyebrow as I began to look through the mentions.

G_Bolton is holy hot. She might be hotter than Erin Andrews!

G_Bolton Fuck. I would do you.

G_Bolton Troy Bolton is one lucky son of a bitch

G_Bolton WOW

I couldn't help but laugh, as I read through more and more of them. I know I was pregnant last year but my body didn't change that much, so I must be in better shape than I was before. I smiled as a knock came at the door.

Looking up, Troy shook his head, "Your twitter, is not funny,"

"But it is!" Troy's went over to Logan as he picked her up and rested her on his chest. "It isn't funny. At all."

"Troy, would you relax? I have no interest in any of them. I never will either. I mean…you are the father to my child. You are a hell of a lot hotter than them as well."

"Oh shucks," the sarcastic comment rolled off his tongue and I laughed.

Rolling my eyes I turned off my computer and put on my tennis shoes. "You do look sexy as hell," I smiled, "How about you throw a tweet out there."

"Oh I will," he mumbled, I came over as I kissed him and I rested my head on the other side of Troy's chest. My eyes focused on Logan and she was curled up against him in my favorite spot. Right over his heart. I stroked her forehead and she crinkled her nose up.

"Are your ready?"

"Yea."

None of us made an attempt to move as I watched Logan sleep, "My girls," he whispered into my war, "Forever your favorite girls,"

"Duh,"

I finally moved off of him and Troy began to fasten Logan into her car seat. I gathered her things and I picked up my things while we began to head out. Going out to the security, we climbed onto the golf cart and Troy settled Logan into his lap as I reached over to tickle her chin.

Fans were still crowding the parking lot as players were slowly leaving. It was a chilly day and we tucked Logan in tighter.

We got onto the bus as everybody rode different busses back to the hotel where we then were free to do whatever we wanted. We got to the bus and people started to ask for Troy's autograph, a guy got pretty close to Logan and my heart raced a little bit because he was getting pushy.

"Troy, can I please have your autograph?"

A security guard came over and gently pushed the man back, Troy stepped aside as he gave me Logan's car seat and made me get on the bus. His hand easing me up faster than my feet could move with the millions of things I had in my hand. I found a seat as I settled all of the bags down and then I put Logan down onto the seat as I waited for Troy to rejoin us on the bus.

Troy was talking to the man about something as the man was talking back and then, Troy signed a baseball as he got on to join Logan and I. The bus doors shut and as soon as Troy sat down he pulled out. "What did you say to him?" Troy situated Logan onto his lap and I moved the bags around so we could comfortably sit.

"To please never get that close to my daughter and to wait patiently until I have a free moment."

I smiled as Troy flapped down the thing on Logan's car seat, "I could tell you were nervous and I'm sorry I made you carry everything."

"You are fine, I didn't want Logan out there,"

Troy squeezed my knee while we rode back to the hotel. Once we got there we quickly got off and we headed inside. Troy was carrying bags while I carried Logan. "Let's change," Troy said as he loosened his tie, "I already did."

"We should probably change Logan into something warmer,"

"True,"

Going up to the hotel room I smiled, "Do you realize that about a year ago I was telling you I was pregnant with her." Troy smiled, "Yea, that was a good day."

"IT was a great day,"

"Until you told me you had been hiding such pregnancy since six weeks," Troy's eyes leveled with mine in the elevator and I shrugged my shoulders. "I didn't need you worrying about it."

"All I do is worry about you,"

"Why do you worry about me? I am a big girl,"

"It is my job to worry about you. That is all I want to do is to make sure that you are okay," his hand reached up to move my hair away from my face. "Why are you this way?"

"Because I am deathly in love with you." I sighed and I looked at him in the eyes, "Why do you say things like that?"

"Because, I love charming the hell out of you because you have so many men chasing you now." The elevator dinged while I laughed, "Man, oh man," he smiled as he slipped our keycard in and we walked into the room.

Troy set the stuff down while I got Logan out; I took her into the room next to ours and laid her down into the pack n play while Troy took a shower and changed.

Once I was done, Troy wrapped his arms around my waist pulling me close. "What did you feel in the moment when I told you I was eleven weeks pregnant?"

"Disbelief that you kept that from me for so long."

"That wasn't my intention," I told him, I turned around to face him, "I was going to tell you one night and then that night you were hit in the head with a baseball." Troy cringed, "I don't want to remember that moment."

"So I was worried about you and then you were recovering so I didn't want to worry you even further with a pregnancy that could end any day."

"I hate that you don't believe in your body,"

"Why should I Troy?"

"Because look," he turned me around to face Logan, "We have that, a beautiful baby girl. You did that."

I sighed, "I don't know, I was scared my whole pregnancy."

"But we got through it."

"And we have her."

"And we have her." Troy repeated

Troy's fingers rolled my hair around his finger as I flipped through the TV channels. Logan was down for the night and Troy and I didn't really speak. "Do you want to know something I never told you?"

I stopped flipping through channels as I dropped the remote to look at him. "What?" I asked, "You always tell me everything."

"Not everything," he mused, his eyes focused on mine and he sighed, "God, this is ancient old but when you were talking about how you didn't trust yourself and I don't know, it made me think of it."

"What?"

"I have never told you how I felt about those miscarriages," I turned to face him, "Troy, I always felt so bad because I never paid attention to you. Not once and you were always there for me."

"It was a really hard time for you and I wasn't going to make it worse with my stuff." I rubbed his knuckles and he sighed, "They hurt a lot Brie, I mean, especially the one when you were in college."

Flashback

Troy's POV

I paced nervously through the hospital lobby, the most random visit from Gabi and then she just passes out in front of me. She wasn't drunk and I didn't believe she had taken anything but she was a mess.

I stretched my arms out as Zach was with me sitting in the chair watching every single step I took along the way. "Troy, relax,"

"Did she OD? Did she drink too much? Meth?"

"Dude, look at your girlfriend, do you really think she is a meth head?"

"I barely know her since Will died and that kills me. I don't know what she is doing or why she is doing it. Do you think I understand why she decided to take a bunch of pills."

"She wasn't trying to kill herself. Like she has told you a thousand times."

"Zach, she could be lying! She doesn't tell the truth anymore and I can not get a straight answer out of her to save my damn life anymore."

The doors opened up and I saw the doctor that was treating her when I left her. "Mr. Bolton?" I nodded as I walked forward and he led me back. "I assume you knew that Ms. Montez was pregnant?"

I stopped dead in my tracks, my eyes alert as I looked at him with intensity. "What?" he turned around to face me and he raised an eyebrow. "So you didn't know?" a rock settled in my gut while I looked at the doctor. "She was pregnant?"

"Almost five weeks pregnant."

My head went back to when she first arrived here, "We need to talk." And then she had passed out in my arms. My world began to spin in circles, "Is the baby okay? Is she okay?" my words stuttered out of my mouth and I felt like my world was spinning faster than my feet could keep up.

The doctor sighed, "I'm sorry sir, she miscarried."

My knees grew weak and I leaned back against the wall. My breathing shallow and hard to catch, tears were suddenly running down my cheeks without even the thought of them happening.

"Oh my god,"

"Is she okay?"

"She hasn't woken up yet."

I covered my face with my hands and I tried to regain my composure but I was struggling. I took a deep breath and I nodded, "Can I see her?"

"Follow me,"

Following him back, I looked at her, so peaceful in her sleep. The only time she looked like she wasn't struggling to breath after the loss of Will. The doctor stepped out and I picked up her hand and I stroked it.

Her eyes moved and twitched and once she opened them up, I stroked her hair. "You have got to stop doing this to me," I fought back tears as I looked at her but she was barely coherent.

"Did they tell you?"

I could only nod my head, "Yes, I am so sorry Brie, you miscarried." Her eyes looked into mine and I stroked her forehead. "I am so sorry."

Gabi's POV

"I didn't know you found out like that." I mused as I looked at him, "To know that you were going to have to go through that loss as well as still grieving Will. I was stunned, I was upset that we made a baby and the baby didn't make it, and I was so scared that it was all going to be too much for you."

"What about the second one?"

"I balled in the clubhouse Brie, I sat down and I cried. Josh came to find me after a little while and he just sat with me because I was so upset. I knew how upset you were and once I was better I called your mom to check on you. She didn't answer so I called your dad and we talked for a long time on my way back."

"He knew."

"Of course. He knows a lot about our relationship." I glanced at him and he laughed, "What? He talked me off the ledge Gabi, I was flipping out and I felt so bad that this was happening to you again and that we lost another baby that we both so wanted desperately."

I rubbed Troy's knuckles gently; "I can't imagine you in that state." Troy laughed, "Please don't. It wasn't my finest moment, I was mostly full of rage than anything."

"What did my dad tell you?" I asked after a few moments of silence, Troy let out a sigh, "I don't remember," he answered, "You do too." Troy laughed rolling over on top of me and he kissed me gently. "It's a secret baby girl,"

"No, you can tell me."

"One day, a place and a time."

"Isn't this the time?"

"We are digging up the past."

I sighed and Troy kissed me again, I wrapped my arm around his neck while I pulled him closer to me. "I am so in love with you."

"I am in love with you too."

Troy's hands ran down my stomach and he took in a deep breath, "I think we should practice making babies," Troy mumbled, "As long as we are practicing." I mumbled back to him, "I'm not ready for two Logan's."

"Good, I wasn't ready either."

Troy's fingers slid underneath of my shirt and his calloused fingertips graced over my skin, I brought his lips back to mine and he kissed me. His lips so smooth compared to his calloused fingertips.

Logan's lone cry came from the room and Troy laughed, "I knew it was too good to be true," he kissed my cheek and I smiled softly, "Maybe if we wait it will disappear."

Troy laughed again, "We will never have the same, fantastic, thrilling sex life we once had."

"Oh buddy, we will." Troy raised an eyebrow, "Have I ever told you how much I love you?" I laughed, "Go get my daughter, take care of her needs, and come make love to me in bed."

"Yes captain!"

"Good boy!"

I flipped through the TV channels again and I thought about Troy's and I life together. Meeting at the pizza place, becoming great friends, going to New York together, the bucket of baseballs that he still adds too, our many firsts of everything, graduating, college, minors, big leagues, engagements, and babies. Our life was a big whirlwind of crazy things and I just couldn't imagine it any other way.

I watched half of a TV show and when Troy didn't come back, I one realized how much our lives had changed. I went walking to the other room and I peeked in to see Troy just playing with Logan. She giggled and Troy smiled as he tickled her chin. She reached up to touch his finger and that's when I realized that men did love more than one person in their lives.

Troy loved Logan probably more than he loved me. I went over to the other side and I lay down on the bed. Troy glanced up, "Sorry, I left you hanging."

"It's hard to tear yourself away from her." I said as I took her finger, she smiled and kicked her legs out. "She is pretty awake."

"She has been sleeping all afternoon." Troy said with a laugh, I nodded with a laugh, "She was a tired girl. Watching daddy pitch wore her out."

"It is going to be a long season with her."

"It really is. I think it is going to be very different."

"Agreed."

Troy stroked her hair and I leaned over to kiss her forehead, "What do you want to do silly girl?"

"You fed her right?"

"Yes, I thought she was going to sleep for the night." I said with a laugh, "You thought wrong."

"It was our routine Logan!"

I tickled her stomach and she squirmed and rolled over onto her stomach. Troy and I looked up at each other with surprise and we laughed, "Logi! You rolled over!" She looked at us and we both laughed, "What a big girl!" Troy kissed the top of her head and I smiled, I loved this.

Friday April 4th, 2020

1-1

Kansas City, MO

Gabi's POV

I giggled with Mallory as we read some of the tweets people were sending me still as I had gained popular attention everywhere. Troy, Logan, Colin, and Audrey all were down at the field as Troy was preparing for the home opener today. "I bet Troy is pissed."

"He isn't happy about them. Do you want to see the tweet that he sent out last night?" I asked with a laugh, she nodded her head as I pulled it up and she read over it.

Pss…you all can say what you want but the girl is mine till the end.

He tagged me in it and tagged a picture of us, one of the many from our wedding day. Mallory smiled, "He is so sweet."

"It is funny. I told him well guess what, you finally understand that this fucking sucks when every girl wants to throw you in a bed and cuff you to it." Mallory couldn't contain her laugh, "No fucking joke."

Audrey and Colin appeared in the doorway, "Hello,"

"Hey, Troy is requesting you downstairs." I nodded as I turned off my computer and we all began to head downstairs. "You guys are coming over after the game tonight for dinner?" I questioned, "Isn't everybody?" I nodded my head, "Yup. Fire, beer, and food."

"That is all we need to keep us happy." I smiled while we ventured down to the family area. Troy was lying on the floor with Logan and I sighed, "Logan, does daddy need a nap? Is that why mommy was requested?" Troy laughed, "No, I just have to start getting ready. Is Alyssa here yet?"

"No, she texted me saying that she was on her way."

"Good. Mallory, will you take Logan for a minute?" Troy requested, Mallory nodded as I handed Logan off while giving Troy a funny look, he smiled as he brought me closer to him and then dragged me out of the room and into a different one. As soon as we were there, he pushed me against the wall, his lips following suit and I was taken by surprise. After I recovered from the shock factor, I kissed him back just as hard.

We had not done this…in a long time.

"God damn did that feel good." He whispered I smiled as I was trying to recover. My knees were weak and I rubbed his shoulder, "I am in love with that."

"You told me to never stop doing that."

"Hey, you actually listened to me."

"We were talking about kissing and sex. Of course I listened." I laughed, "From now on I am starting my sentence with sex."

"Oh please do." He kissed me again and I squeezed his shoulder, "Have a good game okay?"

"I will. I love you."

"I love you too."

Picking up my beer, I settled down next to Troy as he kissed my temple. The Royals won easily today against the White Sox and it made for a relaxing afternoon. All of our friends just got here and we were settling in for a nice afternoon.

Ben, Audrey, and Logan were all asleep in their cribs upstairs as we were all ready for a relaxing evening. Troy rubbed my knee and Cody sat down, "So Troy," Troy looked over at him and I looked at him, "Yes?"

"So how do you feel about your wife being a sex icon?" Troy frowned and he tightened his hands on the beer bottle. Josh and Zach stifled the laugh from the other side of the room, as I couldn't contain my laugh. Troy groaned, "What the fuck, Cody,"

Becca slapped Cody's shoulder and he laughed, "I am so in love with this!" Cody exclaimed, Troy shook his head, "You are lucky I love you,"

"No but really…"

"I hate it okay?" Troy said, "I hate it."

"Somebody is jealous," I mumbled underneath of my lips, Troy shook his head, Ellie and Melissa laughed from the other side of the room. "I am telling you, you are finally getting a taste of your own medicine."

"Agreed, Troy, whenever I tell some girl I know you, hell, some guys, they literally want to find you and have so much sex with you. You are damn sex icon for baseball."

"I can protect myself,"

"And I can't?" I argued, "Ohh…I am getting Troy in trouble,"

"He isn't in trouble," I squeezed his knee as he sighed, "You know I didn't mean that,"

"I know, I know, but really. I got knocked over because you were my husband."

"True,"

"Man, the fame is really starting to hit you guys."

"It is crazy. Did you guys ever imagine our lives being like this five years ago?"

Melissa shook her head, "Hell no. I was in my second year of college and I had no other plans than partying. I didn't even know baseball existed." Josh snorted, "You barely know baseball exists now." Melissa hit his shoulder and Josh laughed, he kissed her cheek and he pulled him closer.

"I imagined my life this way." Cody said, Becca laughed, "We have been imagining our life this way for a long time."

"I think you had us pegged for two kids by now."

"Eh."

Zach shrugged, "Five years ago I was in the minors. I wasn't sure what to think about life."

Alex smiled, "My senior year,"

"Lord, can you not brag about your damn age?" Josh said looking at her, we all laughed because Alex was the youngest in our group. "Law school you guys. I could only think about my next test." Chase took a drink of his beer and Ellie smiled, "I was with Gabi, it was pretty damn good. I didn't know what to think." Zach sent her a glance and Ellie smiled back because they had been dating five years ago.

"Five years ago I pictured fame and a lot of it."

"You were in the minors."

"And tearing it up." All three boys said together, "All I wanted was fame,"

"And you finally have it." I said looking at him, "What do you think?"

"That fame is overrated."

"Why is that?" Cody asked, "Because now my wife, who was my future back then, who was everything I wanted isn't what I wanted. I can't have my wife anymore to myself. I have to share you with men and now young teenagers are having dreams about you. I wanted you to have your fame and I wanted my fame and once you have all of that fame it isn't chalked up to what you actually want."

"If you could go back five years, what would you tell yourself?"

"To love my wife," I felt my cheeks turn red, "Troy,"

"For real, that is all the fame I need. I want to become famous for loving my wife…and my daughter."

I smiled as I reached over to kiss him, "I love you Mr. Bolton,"

He smiled kissing me, "I love you too."

Troy wasn't jealous, well, he was jealous but he mostly just wanted me to himself. The idea of sharing the love of his life was horrible, I had to share him as well but it was different for women. The fame that this past year was bring us was ridiculous but it was so much fun.

"Are you sure that we can continue this?" I asked him, he set his beer bottle down and he hugged me close, "I think that no matter what gets in the way that we will always end up together."

"Forever?"

"Forever."

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