Chapter 1

The CT

I'm a Big fan of Pitch. I was so disappointed when the show was canceled. I can't get enough of these awesome characters. Please enjoy and let me know if you want more. I have written a total of 21 chapters and I don't feel anywhere near done with this story. So please message me and leave reviews. Forgive me as I don't know a lot about baseball. I did my best with research.

Picking up right where season 1 ends. Ginny is taken to the hospital and her cat scan has just begun. Find out who is by her side and what's in store for San Diego's favorite athlete.

Ginny lays still as the machine hums gliding her into the tunnel of future unknowns. Every players nightmare, and here she is. Everything she had ever worked for, so vulnerably in the hands of this spinning tunnel that would soon decide her fate. It felt like a time machine. Ginny closed her eyes, wishing it were a time machine. If only she could go back to that throw, she could have planted her feet a little better, twisted her body just an inch more…

"Okay hold your breath." a lady behind the glass instructed. The machine whirled, hummed, stopping then reversing. "Okay breathe." The board Ginny was laying on began to inch her out of the tunnel. Was she going to retire and move back with her mom? Or would she get to play 20 years and win a World Series? Ginny took a breath. Her throat began to tighten. As she attempted to swallow what felt like a large ball stuck in her throat, she muttered beneath her breath, "I've only just begun." Hot tears began streaming down her face.

"Are you okay?" the lady came from behind the glass helping Ginny sit up. The pain surged in her elbow as she moved. She hissed. She looked at the young lady who appeared to be the same age as herself. Amber the CT technician. She recalled. It must be nice to work in a secure job such as hers. Nothing like my career where it felt like at any given moment your dreams could end without notice. I'm not ready for this to end. Her heart ached at the thought.

"Let's put this brace back on before we move to the wheelchair." The technician carefully slid the brace over Ginny's arm and over her head.

As Ginny was rolled into the room, she saw Oscar and Evelyn in the corner of her room whispering and shaking their heads. Noah was sitting in a chair near her bed. Noah jumped to his feet and rushed to her side. "Are you okay? They made us wait here. Did they give you something for pain? Where's your ice? She needs ice on her elbow!" Noah commanded the technician.

"Noah," Ginny began to giggle. He was frantic. She nearly began to see how she can help him. "It's okay."

"No actually he's exactly right." Evelyn interrupted. "This is a star athlete you have here. She needs ice on that elbow! Did you give her ibuprofen?" Evelyn left the room chasing after the CT Technician. Ginny looked at Oscar whose eyes winced as their eyes met. He shook his head as he made his way to help her out of the wheelchair and into her bed. "I'm soo sorry Ginny. I tried to prevent this. Nobody would listen to me. Not even you."

Noah placed pillows under her arm and behind her head. He wore a plain grey v neck shirt and jeans. He was as causal as he always was. His dirty blonde hair perfectly messed in several directions. He sat in a chair next to her petting her hand. This made Ginny uncomfortable as she loathed feeling helpless and fussed over.

"How's the game?" Ginny looked at the black TV screen. "Turn it on." Oscar reached up to the mounted television and turned the game on. He as usual in a suit with a tie that always looked a little too tight around his neck. In his high stressed job, it damn near always looked like it was strangling him. He turned the volume up on the small television. "And a fly ball. Looks like we're going extra innings. Oh no! The Dodgers lost! The Padres win it! The dodgers drop the ball in a collision in the outfield!" Oscar leaped in the air with a yelp in celebration. "The Padres win it. Walk it off. 5-4! Unbelievable! Unbelievable! Ball game over! It looks like the Padres really made it count tonight in the name of their fallen angel, Baker. Let's take another look at that injury earlier."

"I'm turning it off." Oscar reached for the button.

"No!" Ginny snapped. "I need to see it."

Oscar reluctantly lowered his hand. His eyes sadden. Ginny watched the play. Her eyes squinting as she concentrated on every move. They played it over and over rewind then play, rewind then play. Ginny's eyes dropped, she slid her hand from under Noah and held her injured elbow. She couldn't breathe. Tears began to stream down her face just as Evelyn entered the room with ice. Evelyn froze in the doorway as she took in the scene of her best friend. "Everybody out! Come on. She needs a moment. I'll call you in later." She all but shoved the two men out the door and pulled the curtain around her bed. Grabbing the Call light, Evelyn pushed the TV button turning it off. "Look Hun. You don't need to be reliving this right now. Let's save the tears for when the doctor comes in with the results. She placed the ice on Ginny's elbow gently then handed her a big wad of tissues to wipe her face.

They heard a knock at the door. Shortly after, a nurse entered with a cup of water and a pill. "Here is some ibuprofen to keep the swelling down."

"Where is the other nurse?" Evelyn questioned.

"That wasn't a nurse, that was the CT Technician. I will be your nurse tonight. My name is June. We have you under an alias for your protection. We do that with anyone who is famous. This is also why we have you in a room instead of the ER. There are news vans in front of the hospital. The gentlemen who were here earlier? Are they okay to be here?"

Ginny nodded. "Yes, That's Oscar my manager and Noah my… boyfriend?" Ginny hesitated to look at Evelyn who beamed a wicked smile.

"Okay, I'll make a note of that. And this young lady is?"

"Evelyn, she's my sister." Ginny raised an eyebrow and shrugged her good shoulder.

"Okay. Now as soon as they get the results from the cat scan, your doctor will be in to see you. Your Doctor's name is Dr. Nguyen. He is an exceptionally good doctor. If anyone calls for you, they must use your alias name Tammy Jenkins or we will deny you are in this hospital. Evelyn frowned. "Can we get a better name?"

"I'm afraid not. Let me know if you need anything at all. For now, you need to rest. Keep your arm still and keep the ice on it. I will bring you more ice later."

"Yes ma'am. Thank you." Ginny rested her head on the pillow. Exhaustion began to make itself known. "Boyfriend huh?" Evelyn smirked as she lay her head on Ginny's good arm. Ginny exhaled and closed her eyes.