Chapter 13

The Plan in Action

Lynn, Cody, Lori, Bobby and Hector walked for about a good 7 minutes before they made it to the Stadium. Great Lakes Center to be exact. This was where the Detroit Tigers would battle the Philadelphia Phillies.

As they waited in line, Cody looked at the arena in amazement.

"This whole place looks awesome." Cody said.

Bobby grinned. "Wait till ya see what's it like on the inside." He said.

"You've been here before?" Lynn and Cody asked at the same time. After they did that, they quickly looked at each other.

Bobby nodded. "Yep. A buddy of mine from school works here, and he got me a season pass." He told them.

"How many games have you gone too?" Lynn asked.

"Oh, all of them. It's kinda cool that I live a few minutes away from a baseball stadium. I can always come here whenever I don't have a whole lot to do." He said.

"Cool." Cody said as the five of them waited in line. It felt like forever, when it actually was only about 45 minutes. They finally made it inside. Bobby was right. It looked even better in here than out there. There was photos of old Detroit Tigers memorabilia. Photos of legends and icons like Alan Trammel, Lou Whitaker, Jack Morris, and Kirk Gibson. They had the Detroit Tigers Logo on almost everything. There was plaques for the Hall of Fame. They had everything here.

"So much history." Lynn said, seemingly salivating at the mouth.

"I know. You could probably get all the history of baseball in the state of Michigan here if you wanted. It's incredible." Cody said, his eyes lighting up.

Lori smiled. "Well, I'm glad you two are having fun. But, me and Bobby here have to go say "Hi" that friend of his. You two go with Hector to your seats, or quick get something out of the store. We'll meet you there." She said to them as she and Bobby began to walk off.

"Yeah, see ya there. We won't be long." Bobby said, following his girlfriend.

Lynn raised an eyebrow. I wonder why this friend of his is so important. She thought, before watching Cody go into the store. Ironically enough, Hector was there as well. So, she went in as well. Maybe she could pick out a new shirt.

She saw Cody picking out a foam finger. Or, in this case since it was the Tigers, a foam claw. It was orange with the Detroit Tigers Logo in the middle, and had blue tips on the claw part. A pretty unique, but simple design. He paid for it, and walked away from the register.

"So, you bought a foam claw, huh?" Lynn asked.

"Well, this is for Conner. He was upset he couldn't come. So, I promised him I'd buy him a foam claw to cheer him up." He told her.

"That's nice of you." Lynn said.

"And I promised I'd catch a fly ball for Caitlin." He said, now looking embarrassed. "If I can catch one, that is. My unathletic ass probably can't, but we'll see." He said.

Lynn chuckled. "Heh. Maybe I'll catch one for ya." She said.

"That'd work too." Cody said.

As they were talking, they noticed Hector looking at a big picture outside of the store. He looked mezmorized by the picture. Like, he was studying it or something. So, Cody and Lynn got curious and went to see what was up.

When they approached him, they saw what he was looking at. It was a photo, an old black and white photo at that, of one of the four Detroit Tigers World Series Championship wins. This one being 1968. The third time they won it.

"This photo is amazing." Cody said.

"Yeah. I kinda wish I was born earlier to see one of the championship wins. But, hey what can ya do?" Lynn commented.

"Not to brag, but I actually was at this game." Hector said. Lynn gasped in amazement.

"No kidding?" Cody said.

Hector nodded. "I was a young 16 year old boy when this happened. And, my mama and papa somehow saved up enough money to get us a few tickets to the game. I remember I was at the edge of my seat in this game. But, they won, and it was a glorious time to celebrate. Ah, such wonderful memories of my youth."

"That's incredible, Mr. Casagrande. You must've been lucky." Cody said.

"No kidding, he was. I'd pay almost my whole life savings to go to that, or the Superbowl, or Wrestle-Freakin-Mania. That's one of my goals in life." Lynn said proudly.

Hector chuckled. "Well, Lynn, all I can say is save your money, and don't lose hope of it. Cause it could happen one day." He told her. Lynn smiled, appreciating his words of wisdom. Cody did as well.

After that, Cody, Lynn, and Hector found their seats in the arena. Which, by the way, had the most amazing view. The field, the dugout, the scoreboard, the mascot, everything had such an incredible view.

It made Cody and Lynn look with amazement. "This is awesome." Lynn said.

"Yeah. The view is incredible." Cody said.

As they prepared to sit down next to each other, their hands accidentally touched each other. They noticed this, and quickly retreated their hands away from each other. Which resulted in their faces turning red from embarrassment.

"Sorry." They both said at the same time. Hector looked at this and just chuckled in his mind.

After that happened, the three saw Lori and Bobby walking toward them. With big smiles on their faces.

"Where have you been?" Lynn asked.

"Just checking in with my bud." Bobby said as he and Lori sat next to each other.

Lori just smiled. She couldn't wait for her plan to come to action.

The game was so exciting for Cody and Lynn. Those two were cheering on the Tigers like no tomorrow. The game was now in the top of the 5th.

One of the players, Mario Finch, was up to bat. He missed the first pitch, but the second one he hit. Though, it was a foul ball. And it was flying toward the section where our characters were sitting.

Cody instantly saw this opportunity. He stood up and had his glove ready.

"Come on. Come on." He said with anticipation.

Lynn admired him for wanting to please his baby sister. However, she one that that ball wasn't gonna make it to his glove. It was going to the row in front of them. Now, she saw an opportunity as well.

She quickly dove her hand over the people in front of her, and caught the ball in the blink of an eye. This got her looks from them, but she didn't care.

She handed the ball to Cody. "Here ya go. Caitlin's a sweet kid. She deserves this." Lynn said.

"Nice catch, Lynn. And thanks." Cody said, with Lynn cheeks turning a slight hue of red.

After that foul ball, Mario did get a hit, third time's the charm, but he got out on third base.

"Aw, come on." Lynn whined.

"That call was terrible." Bobby said.

"Heck yeah it was." Cody said.

It's was now getting to the bottom of the 5th. Getting close to the sixth inning. Now, there were some charity announcements, the mascot doing his dance, and some other things mixed in with the game. And now, was another announcement. What could it be?

And now, all you Tigers fans, is for something I know a lot of people have been looking forward too. Something for all the cute, happy couples out there.

Couples? Lynn thought. Oh no.

That's right. It's now time for the kiss cam.

Lynn froze. She couldn't see Cody, but she had a feeling he was frozen too. She had never kissed a boy before. Let alone in front of hundreds of people.

Please not me. Please not me. Lynn was begging in her mind.

However, her thoughts did not go as she wished, because she saw herself on the big screen. She was on there. Where everyone could see her.

And, since Cody and Lynn were sitting next to each other, the spotlight was on them and not Bobby and Lori. They had to kiss in front of all these people.

"Come on, you two. You can do it." Lori motioned for them.

Cody, just like Lynn, was looking like he was about to shit his pants. He was shaking and his eyes were darting back and forth like crazy.

The two looked at each other. They both knew they wanted this. They knew they liked each other. So, why not?

But, still. It's in front of hundreds of people. It's embarrassing.

What happened next, however, was even more embarrassing. For Lynn.

*Splat*

"Ahh!" Lynn cried out. She was now covered in nacho cheese dip. She looked up and saw that it had fallen from the upper balcony onto her.

"Ah, God Damn it! My fucking nacho cheese!" A loud voice was heard from up there.

Lori looked like she wanted to murder that man for dropping the cheese onto her little sister. But, that look was instantly changed to concern as she saw what was now going on.

She saw Lynn on the big screen. With nacho cheese dripping from her hair and face. Cody had a little bit on his pants and shirt, but he didn't get the blunt of that shot like Lynn did.

She then saw something absolutely heartbreaking: Lynn had tears in her eyes. She was humiliated. Not just in front of everybody here at the game, but in front of the boy she has romantic feelings for.

"Lynn, I-" Cody was about to say something, before Lynn turned and ran away from her seat, and back into the arena. They swore they even heard a sob from Lynn's throat as she ran.

Lori felt so horrible. And Bobby looked extremely guilty. They didn't think something like that was gonna happen to Lynn.

They left their seats to go and find Lynn. But, when they got into the arena, they were stopped by Hector and Cody. Who, by the way, did not look happy at all.

"Lori, Bobby, did you plan that?" Hector asked with a bit of a raised voice.

"Yeah, what the fuck did you two do?" Cody asked, looking really pissed off. And who could blame him.

Lori was shocked at Cody's language. She didn't think he'd drop the F-bomb, but he did. She certainly wasn't gonna fault him for it though. He was very angry with her at the moment.

She and Bobby looked at each other with guilt in their eyes. They both sighed.

"Okay. Okay. We'll tell you." Lori said, as she began to explain everything.

Author's Note: Hello everyone. Yes, I'm late again, but that's to be expected now I guess. Anyway, we are almost at the end. And, I'll just say it, the next chapter will be the last chapter of the story, and the final chapter will be an epilogue. Hopefully, I get those out soon. So,if you like this chapter, make sure to like, comment, favorite and follow for future updates. Thank you all and goodnight everybody.