Complete Game: The League, Book 1 by Declan Rhodes

Author:Declan Rhodes [Rhodes, Declan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-16T16:00:00+00:00

13

Blake

It all happened really fast, but it felt really good, too. Since Ian and I lived next door to each other, and we fell into a pattern of alternating nights in each of our houses. We slept together like we were living together, but we quickly decided his house would remain his space, and my house was mine. We were in charge of our own castles.

It was inevitable, though, that some lines began to blur. Ian suggested planting flowers to help spruce up the appearance of my house, and I was happy to let him indulge. I did choose the basic color scheme, and I wanted different flowers, so it wouldn’t look exactly like Ian’s house.

Nights ran late, because I worked at the bar, and mornings were luxurious and long. Neither of us had to be anywhere in particular in the morning other than in each other’s arms. One morning about 10:00 a.m., I was lying in Ian’s bed with one arm raised over my head and propped up slightly on the pillow. He was drawing slow, lazy circles on my chest with a fingertip. Then he asked, “Can you believe this, Blake? Almost all of our friends are busy at work, and we get to lie here together until almost noon. I’m not sure life is supposed to be this good.”

I said, “Yeah, in the minors ,we would be out on the field already taking batting practice or throwing the ball around in the outfield. I loved some things about it, but a lot of it was just really tough, grinding work.”

Ian said, “I couldn’t wait to get out of a cubicle. I hope I never need to go back. “

Then I asked, “So what is your big dream, Ian? I mean, beyond here. Or is there one? Are you expecting to live here forever?”

Ian laughed.

“Is there something funny about that?” I asked.

“Well, would you want to be in this little house in this little neighborhood forever? It’s nice, and a good part of the city for living, but there are better places. Certainly, there is better weather.”

“So where is the dream, Ian?”

He said, “Sometimes I think it would be great to go somewhere like Portland or Seattle, and then I think overseas is the way to go. Lots of guys like me ust work on the computer and go places like Thailand or Bali in Indonesia. They don’t have to live anywhere in particular.”

My eyes opened wide. “You would go somewhere like that? I’ve never been out of the country.”

“Not even Canada?” asked Ian.

I said, “Nope. My family went to southern California one time and the San Diego Zoo. My sister and I wanted to go cross the border into Mexico, but my parents said no. That’s the closest I’ve ever come. I wanted to travel with the major league salary, but that didn’t happen.”

Ian asked, “So when I have the money saved up, will you come with me, Blake?”

“Come with you? Where?”

“Traveling the world,” said Ian. “Anywhere we want to go.

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