The Cannon (Swift Book 3) by Leslie Pike

Author:Leslie Pike [Pike, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Sawyer

Florida sucked. Glad we’re back in Memphis for three whole days. Away games have started to sour for me. The time crawled.

I know how fortunate I was to be discovered. No doubt the greatest thing that’s ever happened in my life. But being away from Bristol is boring as shit.

What an asshole I am to even entertain the thought. Brick would shit a brick. And Boone would wonder how I ever ended up with a seven-million-dollar three-year guaranteed contract. I’m wondering myself if I can be so easily distracted.

Meanwhile, I’ve discovered another passion. What I can do to brighten some young lives that are facing challenges.

Three weeks ago I went to Bristol’s practice and met a handful of her young patients. Children battling one deadly disease or another. Those kids are well enough to stay in their homes and have doctor visits, but too sick to spend a day at the ballpark. So I came to them, with hats and signed balls, video messages from their favorite players. I brought along Atticus and Sammy, the first baseman.

She had set up the waiting room as if we were at a party. The theme baseball. Three boys and a girl accompanied by their siblings and parents attended. Fuck. It made them all happy just to share an afternoon and a meal with a few Memphis Mavericks.

I’m learning how little it takes to make an impact on a sick child’s burden. To say it’s eye opening is an understatement. For me it’s been life changing. Since that day my focus has widened. And now I have three passions. Bristol, children and baseball. In that exact order.

We looked at my schedule and added once every other month hospital visits to the pediatric floor of Bristol’s hospital. This week she’s talking with the parents of a hospice patient. I want to do it all while I have the celebrity. Who knows how long fame will last?

Then there’s the foster children. My heart. Bristol had a stroke of genius that night when she came up with the idea. Finally, today’s the day. The first five will spend the afternoon and early evening with us.

She came up with the suggestion of seeing a play the kids would connect with, The AddamsFamily.

Memphis Children’s Theater is a good introduction into this new world. It was my choice for the restaurant. Thinking back to my own foster days I knew nothing too fancy was the way to go. The familiar is safer to begin with.

I’m late to pick up Bristol at January’s baby shower. The one good thing about it is I don’t have to make an appearance now. There’s not a man I know who enjoys looking at breast pumps and diaper purses. Whatever the hell they’re called. The women seem to get off on the event.

“Just pull up in front. I’m going to text her,” I say to the driver.

The bald head and powerlifter body makes me think of The Rock.

He pulls the van into a space that looked a foot too small.

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