Dropped Third Strike (Portland Pioneers #1) by Micah K Chaplin

Author:Micah K Chaplin [Chaplin, Micah K]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780692623169
Amazon: 0692623167
Publisher: MKC
Published: 2016-05-24T23:00:00+00:00

As the countdown until their return to Portland entered single digits, Kate stayed busy making roster decisions for the Pioneers and each of their farm teams. She felt good about the teams they would put on the field at each level. She was particularly pleased with the major league squad. The pitching still presented some worries, but the offense was looking strong. Some of that was due to the work done by veterans over the winter and some was due to new acquisitions. She was certain Reid deserved some of the credit as well, although she wasn’t about to approach him and offer that praise.

In fact, Kate did her best to steer clear of Reid for the rest of spring training. She was in her office most of the time, making phone calls and dealing with business. She walked through the practice fields daily and was at almost all of the home games. But she kept her distance from the hitting coach, and he stayed away from her as well. Either he was too busy or he got the message from their last conversation. She hoped it was the latter, but that proved not to be the case as he sat down next to her when they boarded the team plane back to Portland.

“Hey Boss. How am I doing so far?” Reid asked, smiling at her.

In addition to his signature grin, Reid was also wearing dark grey slacks and a deep blue polo shirt. Every stitch flattered his physique, and it took all of Kate’s willpower not to just stare at him.

“The offense looks really good,” she said. “The hitters look comfortable at the plate, and they seem to be seeing the ball well.”

“So you think I’m doing a good job then?” he asked.

“It’s hard to tell how much credit you deserve just yet,” she said. “The season hasn’t even started.”

“Wow. You’re tough,” he said.

She shrugged. “I prefer to think of it as honest. Besides, the players deserve some credit too. They work hard.”

“Yeah, I guess I see your point,” he said. “I just hope you’ll give me a fair chance to impress you at some point this season.”

“I gave you a job, Reid. I think that counts as a fair chance,” she said.

“I’d like to think I earned the job a little,” Reid said.

Kate didn’t respond and she felt Reid studying her as she pretended to read her roster notes.

“You really don’t like me, do you?” he asked after a few silent beats.

“It doesn’t matter if I like you or not.”

“It does to me. How do I know that won’t affect your professional evaluation of me?”

“Clearly, I know how to separate business decisions and personal feelings or you wouldn’t be here right now. Just do your job. That’s enough for me.”

“It’s not enough for me. I want us to be friends again, Kate.”

“We haven’t been friends for a long time, Reid.”

“I know, and now I want to change that. I’m willing to do anything.”

“Your job is to improve the offense.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.