Southpaw: an enemies-to-lovers sports romance by Ginger Scott
Author:Ginger Scott [Scott, Ginger]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little Miss Write, LLC
Published: 2023-03-29T16:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 12
Jensen
Five full innings.
Fifty-two pitches.
Goddamn, was that fun.
Coach takes a seat on the bench across from my cubby as I organize my cleats, various compression sleeves, and glove into my equipment bag. Itâs hard to move easily when one of my shoulders is wrapped in plastic and pinned to my side under five pounds of ice.
âHowâs the arm,â Coach asks.
I do my best to move it with my limited range in the ice pack.
âHonestly? It feels better than it did before the injury,â I say. Iâve heard from several guys that Tommy John has come so far that itâs almost like a tune up for pitchers. I couldnât see it at the time, when I was staring down sixteen months away from the sport, but now that Iâm on the other side, I can see the positives. Iâm stronger.
âGood. You looked comfortable out there. The sliderâs working,â Coach says.
âI was really glad Enrique didnât line that ball back down my throat.â I laugh.
Coach grabs the bench on either side of where he sits and rocks back with mutual laughter.
âIâm just glad he didnât line one into the dugout,â he coughs out.
âI bet. Those screens are shit.â
âNo doubt!â he agrees. The Monsoon field is iconic, and I get how itâs special to him and his daughter and the city, but itâs in desperate need of safety upgrades. Iâm pretty sure I saw a piece of the concrete rafter fall onto the concourse the other night on my way home from lifting.
âHey, Jensen. Can I ask you something?â He leans forward and lifts a brow.
I nod, then zip my bag and take a seat across from him, clasping my hands together as I lean forward and rest my arms on my legs. Iâm suddenly nervous.
âDo you really believe in this cockamamie head shrinking business my daughterâs roped you into?â
I lean back at first, breathing in deeply and studying his expression to get a better read on his intent. He doesnât seem angry, and I donât get a sense that heâs warning me to avoid his daughter the way a dad gets protective over his little girl. I think he really wants to understand her business. His old-school ways are being challenged by her in a way.
âAt first, honestly, I thought it was bullshit,â I admit.
He laughs out hard then crosses his arms over his chest, refocusing on my face with even more interest in my answer.
âAt first, you say. So that means youâve changed your opinion,â he prompts.
âHmmm,â I ponder. âDo I think I would have thrown as well as I did tonight if I hadnât had a few strange conversations with Sutter? I donât know. Thatâs hard to answer, though Iâm sure your daughter has quantified it differently.â
âOh, no doubt!â he busts out.
We commiserate for a few minutes over Sutterâs insistence and persistence, but eventually the conversation comes back to his original question. Do I believe in her concept? Do I think people can be mentally coached to have an edge?
âSir, Iâm a pretty hard-headed pessimist.
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