I hope ya'll have like the story up to here. Just if anyone was wondering, Mill Springs is an actual Civil War battlefield in Nancy, Kentucky. Thank you to Bell Wing and Delilah Anne Marie for the reviews! You two rock!!! Disclamer: I own nothing except the DVDS.

CHAPTER 4 The Library

Casey gave the guys her excuse and hurried to the library. As she walked in, she saw Matthew at a table in the back, far away from the windows. Casey hadn't really looked him over before, but she did now. She noticed that he was cute. He had curly, ash blonde hair that was long for a boy, yet still shorter then hers. He wore jeans and a T-shirt and, she remembered, his eyes were a light blue.

She walked over to him and saw down across from him. He already had a book in front of him.

"Hey." She said.

"Hi." He replied. "I found this book." He pushed the book to where they could both see it. "It's all about Mill Springs."

"They have a book about a battle in Kentucky?" Casey asked in surprise, "I have searched this library and I've never seen this one."

"You come here often?" he asked, marking his page and shutting the book.

"Occasionally." Casey shrugged, "I usually play baseball with Benny and the guys, but I come here at least once a week."

"So do I." Matthew said. "But I usually get yelled at for skipping practice. Don't they yell at you?"

"No." Casey shook her head. "Benny knows how I love to read and he talked to the guys a long time ago."

"Lucky you." He sighed. "So you want start writing?"

"Sure." Casey agreed and they got to work their project.

An hour later, the two left the library.

"See you Matthew!" Casey called as she turned toward the sandlot.

"Bye Casey! See you tomorrow!" Matthew called back, heading toward his field.

Casey ran to the sandlot where the gang already was.

"It's about time you got here!" Benny called from third base.

"Sorry!" she called back, "I got caught up in a book."

"Of course you did." Timmy teased.

"Of course you did." Tommy repeated.

"Come on, sis." Benny said, tossing her a glove. "Got to left center."

Casey nodded and ran to her spot. The rest of the day was the same as any other day.

'Wonder what they would say if they knew I was at the library with Matthew.' She thought as she played.

She thought about that, and then decided that it would be best not to tell anyone, especially Benny.

"See you guys!" Benny called as he, Casey, and Smalls walked on home.

"I got to go to the library every day this week, Benny." Casey said.

"What for?" Benny asked. "You've already read all of the books in that place."

Not all of them," Casey objected, "But if you must know why I'm going, I'm meeting Missy their to hang out for awhile."

Benny frowned, but didn't object.

The rest of the week went quickly. Every day, Casey met Matthew at the library. Friday finally arrived. It was time for the game against the Giants.