Playing for the Save (Men of Spring Baseball Book 3) by Rachelle Ayala

Author:Rachelle Ayala [Ayala, Rachelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amiga Brook Press
Published: 2017-04-18T22:00:00+00:00

Jamie lay awake, alone in her queen-sized bed, and watched the red numbers change on her alarm clock. The worst thing about being a single parent of a disabled child was the loneliness that crept up in the dark of the night.

Most of the time, she was too busy and exhausted to feel the curling despair of the isolation she lived in. After all, she was surrounded by two demanding boys. She had appointments to keep, teachers and therapists to talk to, forms to fill out, emails to answer, and housework to do.

When her mother came by, they talked about Drew. When she went to the support groups, they talked about Drew. Her every thought was mostly about Drew and some about Ben.

But now that she’d tasted the attention of another adult—one who actually cared how she felt or what she wanted, rather than his own agenda, the quiet of the night engulfed her and she sank into a deep pit.

Jamie pulled the blanket over her face, inhaling the faint scent of musk left behind by Ryan. She’d done the right thing in asking him to leave. She had to learn to stand on her own and take care of her sons herself. She couldn’t slough the responsibilities onto him, no matter how willing he’d seemed to be.

She needed to get out more. Find a job. Maybe go back to school. Anything to fill up her days and her nights. She had to exhaust herself completely, numb her emotions so she’d never feel pain. She had to protect her boys.

Both boys mourned, each in their own way. Ben moped around and made self-deprecating comments about how he wasn’t good enough for Ryan to like, while Drew adamantly insisted Ryan liked him and would be back with the puppy.

Drew wouldn’t go to bed, because he didn’t want to miss Ryan, and Ben went to bed early because he had nothing to stay up for.

Getting Drew to go to sleep had been a marathon, as he kept waking up and going to the door, saying he heard Ryan and the puppy. Even now, she wasn’t sure if Drew was asleep, but she told him a lie, that Ryan wouldn’t come if he stayed up—the same lie she told the boys about Santa Claus not coming down the chimney unless they went to sleep.

Jamie hugged the pillow Ryan had slept on and rubbed her face with it. This entire situation was unfair. How could she not fall in love with a superstar like Ryan Hudson? How could she not fall for a man who not only wasn’t repelled by her autistic son, but was drawn to him and wanted to help him? How could she not appreciate how he’d taken Ben under his wing and made him popular at school? How could she not fantasize about them being a family? Maybe even having a baby together? Of holidays and birthday parties, Little League and fishing trips? Of walks in the park and dancing

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