Page 46 of Spending Forever With You

Lacy scoffed, handling a customer their change. “Chile, everything is too much for you,” she said bluntly.

I didn’t have time to respond before Cami was making her way up to us.

“Auntie Holli, you made it! Guess what I did?” She rushed me, hugging me around my waist.

“Did you slide into home?”

Cami shook her head. “Uht uh, I hit a home run though! It was my first one ever.”

“And definitely not your last, baby girl. Oh my gosh, we gotta celebrate. Tell me what you want to do on the way to the game,” I said, tapping her on her back so we could get going.

She hugged Callie and Lacy then made her way back over to me.

“I’ll drop her off after the game,” I yelled, not saying bye to Lacy nor Callie while Cami listed the possible things she wanted.

By the time we got to the stadium, the game had started and I was glad. The crowd to make it to the section wasn’t overly packed, making it easier. Cami and I walked in the section with a couple of other ladies eyeing me while I got us situated with drinks and food.

“Auntie Holli, this is so cool. Normally we’re so far up. Can we see Uncle Deacon from here?” I chuckled while we made our way to seats next to Angie and the other ladies.

“No, we still can’t see him, silly girl. You know he plays behind the plate with his gear on.”

Cami made an O with her mouth while I greeted the girls.

“Hey girl, I was wondering if you would make the last game before these men head out. And who is this?”

“Hey, ladies. Yes, it was touch and go. We have company tonight. This is my mini, Cami. She had a game today as well, so that was our delay. She hit her first home run today,” I boasted, making Cami blush as she attempted to tuck herself into my side.

“Oh no, don’t play shy. Say hi,” I encouraged her. Cami only offered a smile and wave, causing the ladies to smile.

“Oh my gosh, you are too cute. Congratulations on your home run, sweetie. I didn’t know y’all had a little one who played ball too. I swear Shep is already fitting Jude for his glove and he’s only one,” Angie said.

“Um… we don’t. This is my sister’s daughter. But trust if we did, he would be just like Shep, probably worse.” We shared a chuckle as I went on to do what I really came here for, enjoying the game with Cami.

Halfway through the third inning, I noticed it was oddly quieter than I had grown accustomed to it being amongst us.

I sat back, turning around to see if frick and fucking frack the giggling bitches were back there when I only noticed one of the women.

“Ooh good, part of the laughing crew isn’t here. We might be able to hear the announcer talking the whole game tonight,” I said, putting my eyes back on the field.

“Oh girl, you ain’t heard?” Joy said with a smug grin and a humorous gleam in her eyes. I shook my head completely, forgetting Mariah’s headline had even dropped today until she said the name involved.

“No, what’s going on?”

“Lolly’s boyfriend James. Ooh chile Caught Live just ran this story about him supposedly not only betting against the team that he plays on but also has a serious gambling problem. Honey, check out the article for the rest. I don’t want to say too much in front of Cami,” Angie whispered and I was glad too. Cami would’ve let it be known that I worked for Caught Live.

My eyes stretched wide, doing my best to hide my amusement as I gasped.

“Damn, so he’s not playing today?”

“Oh no, honey. They take accusations of placing bets seriously. He didn’t even come out with the team tonight,” she added.

“Well shit, that’s crazy as hell. Hmm…” was all I said as I glanced back once more, rolling my eyes then putting my attention back on the field as Cami called my name.

Of course after the game, Cami wanted to see Uncle Deacon at the press briefing, so we made our way near the clubhouse to wait on him. We didn’t go in the room since we didn’t have passes.

“Auntie Holli, my coach said Uncle Deacon plays a very important position in baseball!” I heard her but was also paying attention to Shepherd and Angie on the other side of us in a heated conversation. I had to tune Cami out for a second as I did my best to listen hard as hell, only catching Shepherd’s words.

“No, fuck that bitch ass nigga. I don’t give a damn how he feels. He ain’t been here and ain’t going to be, Ang, end of fucking story.” I glanced around to see the space to see who was all around before I had the thought to record this.