"Josh, you didn't tell me your roommates are in town. Are you sure they don't mind us being here?" Heather asked.
"They like you very much, Heather" Josh responded.
"Where are they now?" Heather looked around the empty living room as Maria colored in a coloring book.
"Sally's working and Aidan is doing his own thing" Josh answered back as he wondered where his best friend had wondered off to.
"I don't know, Josh, it seems weird" Heather said, making Josh panic, "Josh, I felt like a complete stranger. Josh, I didn't mean to come here unannounced the other day"
"Don't worry about it, Heather!"
"I was an idiot" Heather rolled her eyes, "I should've called"
"They loved you"
"Fine! I'll take your word for it" Heather shook her head, "It just sucks how they couldn't be here. The baseball game just started!"
"They aren't really a fan of baseball" Josh let out a shallow laugh, 'And neither am I'
"Stu never told me that you were a fan of baseball"
"I just became one recently"
"Really?" Heather asked, "I bet it was from being homesick. I swear that's the reason why I started watching. Even when no one liked the Yankees"
"Who?" Josh asked.
"The Yankees" Heather nodded to the TV, "New York?"
"Right!"
"Who's the pitcher tonight?"
Josh looked baffled at Heather as she waited for him to answer her question. He could feel his heart pulsing around inside of his chest.
"Brett Marshall" Maria spoke up, "You know that! "
"You're lucky she can't keep her mouth shut"
Josh laughed with Heather as Maria seemed to have not heard the comment. He leaned over and patted Maria gently on the head.
He turned and looked at Heather, "Alright, this will be my first time. You were so excited about it that I had to see what the fuss was about"
"There's nine innings"
"Nine?!"
"Yup!"
"Why?"
"That's just the way it is"
"But don't they play nearly every single day?"
"More or less"
"I don't understand!"
"I thought you would understand" Heather shrugged, "But I guess you'll have to wait and see"
"I should've asked Aidan about baseball before he left"
"He likes baseball"
"He knows a thing or two about it" Josh mentioned with a shy smile, "He's had a lot of hobbies while growing up"
"I never would have thought so" Heather responded, "Are you sure it's not a trick?"
Josh nearly coughed up his beer making him choke slightly on the fluid. Heather reached over and patted his back until Josh got his breathing under control.
"What?"
Heather shrugged and looked at the TV as two people were on base with only one outs. She turned back to the New York Man and continued.
"He could be using it to pick up women" Heather responded before she let out a laugh, "I swear I thought he was a pick up artist when I first saw him!"
Josh let out a laugh as Heather lifted her head back, laughing with him. She covered her face as if that would stop her from laughing.
"He's not like that"
"Are you sure?"
"Well-"Josh started.
"I knew it!" Heather let out. "I could see it from the look in his eyes. And you can't tell me that that smirk has gotten girls to blush and sigh right in front of him. He's so mysterious. He looked like he could eat someone up"
"Then maybe you should date him, Heather"
"Oh, I'm done with those kinds of guys"
"Really?"
"Yeah, I was interested in those guys when I was in college"
"I would've never figured"
"What was that?"
"What?"
"Was that sarcasm?"
"Was it?"
"Stop it!"
"Stop what?"
Heather glared at Josh but before she could say anything, snickering was heard from under them. They both turned to see Maria staring up at them. She giggled and then said, "You're mocking mommy"
"Do you think it's funny?"
"Yes!"
"You're going to get it, little girl" Heather playfully threatened.
"Get what?"
"Stop it, Josh!"
"No, now I'm serious!"
"I'm going to stop talking right now"
"That won't work for me"
"Why not?"
"You have to explain the game to me"
"Good luck"
"I can explain it to you, Josh"
"Thank you, Maria"
"Good luck with that"
"I think Maria would know what she's talking about"
"She got lucky with knowing the pitchers name"
"She's from New York, she knows the Yankees"
"You're from New York and you barely know anything about baseball" Heather teased before she sipped her beer and turned back to the game with a huge grin on her face.