Author's Note- Sorry this chapter is so short but it's a filler chapter. A lot will be happening in the next one. Again all reviews are welcome.
Wednesday March 11, 1987
Chevonne sat on the bleachers at the baseball field watching the team practice. Randy was giving her a ride home, so she decided to wait on the field and work on her homework. Coach Simmons was on the field was the team, Randy at first, Ted at second, Jey at shortstop and Jimmy at third. Cody was in the outfield with Ziggler and Ryder. Tyson Kidd was catching and Darren Young was pitching while Cena, Swagger, Axel and Maddox took batting practice. She was busy trying to finish her take home quiz for pre-calculus.
"Studying hard?" Roman sat down beside her.
"What?" she looked up. "Oh, hey Roman. What are you doing here?"
"I am hanging out with Jimmy and Jey after practice. You waiting for Randy?" he asked.
"Yeah, he and I ride to and from school together every day." She smiled.
"You two are really close." He commented.
"Brother and sister…unofficially of course." She chuckled. "I am close to his parents too. My mom….works a lot of hours so they have become like family to me. And my mom has adopted him as the son she never had. We joke we have three parents."
"What are you working on?" he gestured towards her book.
"Pre-calc….I hate this class." She sighed. "How do you like Carter High?"
"It's okay. My family is really happy to have relatives nearby. And I was planning to attend college in Georgia anyway." He said. "I am trying to make the best of it."
"You miss your old school?"
"I miss my friends, two in particular." He said.
"You leave a girlfriend behind in California?"
"Why, you interested?" he smirked.
"Nah, I am waiting for Bruce Springsteen." She joked.
He laughed. "No, no recent girlfriend."
"Did you play any sports at your old school?"
"Football." He answered her. "What are you into around here?"
"I am in the honor society and I sing in the school choir. I played volleyball and was on the basketball pep squad." She said.
"A cheerleader?"
"Sorta, we joked we were low-rate cheerleaders. Pep squad we just wore jeans and CHS shirts and had pom-poms." She said. "Pep squad is for basketball season and our cheerleaders do football season."
"You sound like Naomi, she is into a bunch of stuff too." Roman said.
"Yeah, Naomi is in quite a few things too. She is one of my best friends. I knew her in middle school. I was thrilled when Naomi and Jimmy got together." She chuckled.
"How long you known the twins? I probably heard them mention you before just never realized it." Roman asked
"I have known the twins since elementary school." She said.
"Practice is ending." Roman said.
"Finally, I thought Simmons was gonna keep them out there forever." Chevonne said as the team started leaving the field. "And he was pissed that Randy missed practice yesterday."
"Hey Roman, we'll get showered and we can go." Jimmy said. "Hey Chevonne."
"Hi guys." She packed her book bag.
"Roman, hey glad I caught you." Cody ran over to them. "I wanted to invite you to the party I am throwing. My house, after the game on Friday."
"Thanks." Roman said.
"And of course this sweetie will be there with Randy and the rest of our girls." Cody slung his arm around Chevonne.
"Brandi will kill us both." Chevonne chuckled at his antics.
"Nah, she knows I love ya." He kissed her cheek and ran off.
"Welcome to our groups of friends." Jey laughed and nudged Roman.
"Yeah at first we seem crazy but then you begin acting as crazy as the rest of us." Chevonne laughed as they started walking towards the school building.
"Hey, let me get showered and we can head out." Randy said to Chevonne.
"Gee, it's not like we go through this same routine every day." She chuckled.
"You wanna walk home?" Randy joked.
"I'd give her a ride." Jey wiggled his eyebrows.
"Jey, you wish." Chevonne laughed.
"You wanna come out with us to get something to eat?" Jimmy asked.
"No thanks. Mom doesn't work her second job tonight and will actually be home." Chevonne said. "Besides, I have to get this take home quiz done."