Baroness by Susan May Warren

Author:Susan May Warren
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Baroness
ISBN: 9781609366315
Publisher: Guideposts
Published: 2012-03-22T16:00:00+00:00

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“No, you are absolutely not going.” Lexie grabbed the white slacks from Rosie’s hand and threw them on the bed. “Have you lost your mind? One close call isn’t enough?”

“It’s just a baseball game—”

“To see Guthrie Storme play!” Lexie went to the window, looked out as if Cesar might be parked downstairs in his Rolls. “Maybe I need to remind you exactly who Cesar Napoli is.”

Rosie put her hand to her throat. Although the tenderness had subsided, she might never forget the pressure of his grip. “No. Actually you don’t.” She sighed and stared at her closet, some dresses purchased with Cesar’s money and some, her own, ferried to the Algonquin by porter from her mother’s house. “But Guthrie’s team is just back from a road trip to Boston—”

Lexie flopped down on the bed. “Why do you want to wreck a good thing? Cesar likes you.”

“Cesar likes himself. And if I make him look good, then he’ll keep me.” Rosie shut the closet door then settled beside Lexie. “I can’t believe that a week ago, Cesar actually made me believe…” She sighed. “Well, that I was special.”

“You are, baby,” Lexie said. “The world just hasn’t figured it out yet.” She propped herself up on one elbow. “But they never will if you start missing rehearsals and attending baseball games.”

Rosie sighed. “But I actually enjoyed myself.” Indeed, that glorious day in the summer sunshine and stands of Ebbets Field, sitting with the girlfriends and wives of the players, seemed almost magical. She’d cheered Guthrie on, her cheeks heating when he waved at her, and she’d even managed to figure out the basics of the game by the end. But the magic didn’t come from the game, or the crowd, the popcorn, or even the fact the Robins had defeated the Giants, their rival team from Manhattan. It was Guthrie, and the fact he’d made her feel, not glittery, but perhaps simply…enough. As if she didn’t have to be anyone but herself for him.

He’d met her outside the stadium with cotton candy, and she’d eaten it while he walked her through the streets of Brooklyn, talking about the game with his hands, acting out his favorite moments, making her laugh with antics from his fellow ballplayers in the dugout.

When it came time for her to return to the club, he hailed her a cab, gave the address and a wad of bills to the driver. Then he leaned in through the window. “That homerun? That was for you, Red. You are my lucky charm.” He didn’t try to kiss her, just touched the tip of her sunburned nose with his finger and patted the cab on its way.

The sweetness of his words, his actions, only churned the desire to see him again. And, after over a week on the road, the Robins had a home game tomorrow.

“What’s with this guy anyway? What do you see in him that Cesar doesn’t have?”

You are my lucky charm. “Guthrie makes me feel safe.

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