The many days went by, and a few weeks, too. Corey and Jackie were enjoying school. Rory was enjoying school, too, but Matthew more. They had talked about it before and finally Rory agreed to go with Matt to see his family and his hometown. Saturday afternoon they left for New York and around 6, they arrived. Matt opened the door to the house, "We're home. Mmm… dinner smells good." Matt said.
Matt's mom rushed to the door. "We've heard so much about you!" She said. "Come in, come in." Rory met his siblings. Of course the 12 and 16 year old girl, had some attitude, but luckily that was all that she noticed about his family. His brother was adorable. They seemed like a basically good family, Rory wasn't used to "normal" families. Matt's dad was a little protective, but she still had a fine time.
She was excited when Matt told her he had some plans just the two of them. Rory lost all of her excitement when they pulled into a minor league baseball stadium. Matthew grinned and looked at Rory's face which currently, was the farthest thing he'd ever seen from a smile. "Come on, Rory! Smile. You've never been to baseball game, and you love new experiences. This is where some of my favorite childhood memories are, do it for me."
Rory wasn't thrilled, but he just looked so cute. He didn't look cute in a 21 year old way at that moment. It was the silly grin on his face that made him look like a 6 year old boy at his first ball game. Rory sat down in the seat and looked out. She was amazed by the beautiful sunset by the Catskill mountains. Rory shivered and he gave her his jacket. Rory decided to give the game a shot and Matt was teaching her the different rules. He was showing her what was going on. A foul ball was hit to them and Rory spazzed, but Matt just looked more excited caught the ball effortlessly and handed it to Rory. "Wow." Rory said.
"Well I may play a little bit of baseball myself."
"I'll have to come to one of your games, now that you turned me into a diehard baseball fan." Rory smiled. The game ended with the Oneonta Tigers winning 7-6. They stopped at Friendly's, to have sundaes. Then they went back to his house for the night and ventured back to New Haven in the morning.