Chapter 13 The Games The group managed to get to the baseball game with plenty of time to spare before the first pitch was thrown. Colby and Emma were both so excited to be at their first major league baseball game. Their little eyes took in everything that the stadium had to offer as they looked around in awe. Jenna led them to their seats, in the first section on the third base line, only about 15 rows up from the field. Nicholas was impressed with how great the seats were. Colby and Emma looked like it was Christmas for them. As they sat down, they chattered on excitedly about all the players that they saw on the field warming up. �Well, I think that you are Emma�s new hero. She�ll never forget this birthday. How did you manage to get such great seats? They must have cost a fortune!� Nicholas told her. �Well, one of my clients owns these seats and he gave them to me for a really great deal. I�m glad that Emma is enjoying herself, I just wanted to do something special for her. She has really been a godsend to Colby. I thought he was going to take our move hard, but Emma really sort of cushioned the blow for him. Their friendship has made it a lot easier on both of us. Besides, Emma is such a sweet girl and I just love her. You have done such a good job raising her, you know that, don�t you?� Jenna said. �Yeah, she did turn out pretty good.� Nicholas laughed. He was proud of his daughter, even though she was only eight. She came through a tough time in life with so few scars, he wished he could say the same for himself. �Well, I know I appreciate the tickets, and Emma does too. So, thank you.� �Trust me, it�s the least I could do.� Jenna said with a smile. �Speaking of hero�s, I may be Emma�s, but you�re definitely mine. Thank you again for getting Kyle away from me. I don�t know what I would have done if you hadn�t come in when you did. What if Colby had walked in and saw what his father was doing?� Jenna shuddered thinking about it. �Well, I�m glad I got there when I did too.� Nicholas told her with a sad smile. He picked up her hand and kissed it, then entwined their fingers, resting both hands on the arm rest between their seats. They sat there silently, just enjoying the time they were all spending together and listened to Colby and Emma talking about how when they got older, they were going to be out on that field too. Soon after, a voice came through the loud speaker asking everyone to rise for the National Anthem. Everybody stood and removed their baseball caps. Emma and Colby sang along loudly as the �Star Spangled Banner� played throughout the stadium. Jenna smiled at them, wishing that she could be as carefree as those kids. After that, the first pitch was thrown, signifying the start of the game. By the seventh inning stretch, the Yanks were ties with their opponents 4-4. It was a great game all around. Even Nicholas had started rooting for the Yankees. �Take Me Out to the Ballgame� began playing and Colby and Emma got up from their seats and started dancing around, singing the song. Once it was done, Jenna grabbed Emma and told her to look up at the Jumbo-tron. Emma looked up and saw her picture on the screen for the whole crowd to see. �Happy 8th Birthday Emma!� flashed across the screen next to her. She waved shyly at the camera that was displaying her picture. Colby noticed that when she waved, it showed her waving on the screen too. So, he jumped in front of her, hoping to get his picture up there too. As soon as he got in front of her, his picture flashed up there and was gone a second later. �That�s what you get for hot-doggin�!� Jenna told a disappointed Colby with a laugh. �Dad, that was so cool! Did you see me up on that big TV screen? How did they know it was my birthday? Do you think any of the kids from school saw me?� Emma asked excitedly, rapidly shooting one question after the other. �I saw you up there Emma. Jenna told them it was your birthday and asked them to help you celebrate it. I�m sure if any of your friends are watching then they saw it.� Nicholas told her. �Thank you so much Jenna!� Emma yelled as she threw her arms around Jenna�s neck to give her a big hug. �This has been the coolest birthday ever!� �Your welcome sweetie. I hope you enjoyed your day.� Jenna told her. �It�s not over yet kiddo. I have a little surprise up my sleeve for after the game.� Nicholas told Emma. He looked over at Jenna and winked and Jenna gave him a look that said she had no clue what he had planned. The game resumed and the Yankees ended up winning 6-4. The kids were so excited that their favorite team won, and they hoped they would be able to come back for another game. Nicholas led them out of the stands, and instead of taking them out to the parking lot, he brought them to one of the security stands. He spoke to one of the guys there, and waited for a few minutes while the guy made some calls. �What are we waiting for Mom?� Colby asked Jenna. �I�m not sure Cole. I have no idea.� She said as she looked confusedly at Nicholas. He was talking quietly with one of the security guys while she stood with Colby and Emma a few feet away. Nicholas turned around with a big smile on his face. �Come on.� He said to them as he followed a Security Officer through a hallway and some doors. �Nicholas, are you going to tell us where we�re going?� Jenna asked, getting a little nervous. �You�ll all see when we get there. You aren�t the only one with surprises today.� He said with a smirk. After walking through a few underground tunnels, they reached their destination. The Security Officer went into a room, leaving the four of them outside to wait. The door that the Officer went through opened again, but instead of it being the guy who went in just a few minutes ago, it was someone else. �Oh my god! It�s Mike Mussina!� Colby yelled. Jenna stood there in shock. Nicholas walked over and shook the pitcher�s hand. �Great game tonight Moose!� �Thanks Nicholas. It�s been a while. How�ve you been?� Mike asked Nicholas. �I�ve been doing pretty good actually. Not as good as you obviously.� Nicholas said with a smirk. He looked down to Emma and said, �Hey Emma, you remember Uncle Mikey?� Emma nodded shyly. �Uncle Mikey?� Jenna gasped. �Oh, sorry. Mike, this is Jenna, my�� Nicholas looked unsure of what to say. ��Friend and neighbor. Jenna, this is Mike �Moose� Mussina.� Jenna was still stunned. �Nice to meet you.� She said as she shook his hand. �The pleasure is all mine.� He said with a thousand-watt smile. �So, what�s a beautiful woman like you doing associating with a chump like Nicholas?� Jenna giggled like a little school girl. Nicholas saw that Jenna was having trouble formulating words and got a little annoyed, especially when he saw the look on Mike�s face. �This is Jenna�s son Colby.� Nicholas told Mike as he pointed to the little boy who�s jaw had been hanging open since he first saw Moose standing in front of him. �Nice to meet you little man.� Mike said after he finally tore his eyes from Jenna. He shook the little boy�s hand and looked back to Jenna. �So, you�re married?� He asked her disappointed. �Nope, divorced.� Jenna told him. �Interesting�� Mike said, nodding his head. �So, anyways, didn�t you have something for Emma?� Nicholas asked, getting a little impatient with his friend. �Oh, right.� Mike said, snapping out of his dream-like fog and looked away from Jenna. He opened up his gym bag that he had with him and pulled some stuff out. �Ok, Emma. I heard you�re a big Yankees fan from your dad here. So, he asked me to get you some stuff. Here is a jersey signed by all the players, my jersey that I wore tonight, autographed by yours truly, and the winning ball signed by me and the rest of the pitchers from tonight.� He handed all the stuff to Emma. She was so excited when she saw all of it. �And, I have a ball signed by all of the players for little man over here.� He said and threw the ball to Colby. Colby�s eyes lit up like a Christmas tree. �Now, how would you all like to meet some of the other players?� He asked the group. �Mike, you don�t have to do that. I don�t want to bother anyone. I think Emma is happy enough to have this stuff.� Nicholas told Mike. �Oh, it�s no trouble at all. The guys love meeting their biggest fans.� He smiled. He looked at Jenna. �So, are you a fan?� �Um, that�s an understatement. I have love the Yankees since I was old enough to drool. Why do you think Colby is such a big fan?� Jenna told him. �Yeah, you should see how cool she painted my bedroom. It has the Yankee pinstripes down it with a big Yankee symbol on the wall over my bed. It�s so cool, you should see it!� Colby said excitedly. �I�d love to see it sometime.� He smiled. �How about we go into the locker room now. Maybe you can get some more autographs too, if you want them.� �Are you sure we aren�t imposing?� Nicholas asked. �Not at all.� Mike said as he led them into the locker room. Colby and Emma took off to talk to all their favorites. Emma had cornered Jason Giambi and Colby had cornered Derek Jeter. Jenna watched as the kids were excitedly talking to their favorite players. She could hear Colby talking about his dog and how he named him Jeter. He looked like he was in heaven. �So, how cheesy would it be if I asked you for your autograph?� Jenna asked Mike. �I�d be honored. Where would you like it?� �How about my shirt? It�s my favorite and I wear it all the time.� Jenna told him. �I have a better idea. Why don�t I give you one of mine, and I�ll get all the guys to sign it. That way, you don�t have to ruin your favorite one.� Mike told her. �Besides, I notice it�s a Giambi jersey�that hurts. I was hoping I would be your favorite.� �Well, you are now.� Jenna laughed. Nicholas rolled his eyes. He couldn�t believe they were flirting with eachother, right in front of him. Mike went to get another jersey out of his locker for the guys to sign, leaving Jenna and Nicholas alone. Nicholas moved closer to Jenna and put his arm around her shoulder. �Having fun?� He asked. �Yeah, this is so cool. How come you never told me you were friends with Mike Mussina?� Jenna asked. �I don�t know. It�s not like I use it as a bargaining piece, like �Be my friend since I�m friends with Mike Mussina.� We go way back, but we don�t see eachother very often.� Nicholas explained. �I understand. He seems like a nice guy.� Jenna said. �He is. He seems pretty taken with you, and it looks like you�re enjoying him just as much.� Nicholas said, with a little edge to his voice. �Well, I didn�t think you�d mind. I mean after all, I�m just a �friend and neighbor�, right?� Jenna gave him her edgy voice right back. �I didn�t know what to say in front of the kids. I�m sorry. I hope you�re more than my friend and neighbor, but what do you want me to tell people?� Nicholas asked, sounding truly sorry. �I�m sorry, you�re right. I don�t really know what to say either.� Jenna apologized. Nicholas pulled Jenna into a hug and after looking at Colby and Emma to make sure they weren�t looking, he gave Jenna a soft kiss on the lips. �Do you forgive me now?� Nicholas asked. �Hmm, I might need a few more kissed to convince me, but they can wait until later. I forgive you for now, but I�ll still need those other kisses later to really forgive you.� Jenna said after a few minutes of looking like she was deep in thought. �Well, twist my arm and all, but I think I can make it up to you later.� Nicholas smiled at her. He squeezed her tight in another hug, just as Mike was walking back over to them. �Sorry, am I interrupting something?� He asked. Jenna and Nicholas broke apart from their hug. �Sorry. No you�re not interrupting anything. At least, nothing that we can�t hold off until later.� Nicholas said with a smirk. �Oh, I see.� Mike said, disappointed when he realized that Jenna and Nicholas may be more than friends. �Well, here�s your new jersey, signed by all the guys.� Mike handed her his jersey, touching her hand as he did so. �Thanks, this is the coolest thing I�ve ever gotten!� Jenna said, sounding like a school girl again. �I bet I could give you something cooler.� Mike said under his breath. �Huh?� Jenna asked. �I�m sorry, I didn�t hear what you said. It�s pretty loud in here.� �Oh, sorry. I just said it was my pleasure.� Mike lied. �Well, we should probably get going. Mike, I expect you�ll be over to the house sometime soon for a nice dinner?� Nicholas asked. �How can I turn down a free, home-cooked meal?� Mike laughed. �I�ll give you a call and we�ll make plans for it. Will the lovely Jenna be attending this fine dinner?� �I�m sure I can persuade her to come. Hell, I may even persuade her to cook since she is so much better at it than I am.� Nicholas looked at Jenna and the smiled at eachother. �I�ll get the old gang all together and we�ll make a night out of it. Will you be in town next weekend?� �Yeah, next weekend will work for me. I�ll see you both then. Call me and let me know what time, ok?� Mike replied. �You got it. Thanks for everything Mike. We all appreciate it!� Nicholas told him. Jenna went and rounded up Emma and Colby, then came back and thanked Mike again. �I can�t tell you how much we appreciate all this today. Thank you so much for everything!� Jenna said and gave him a hug. �See you next weekend!� �See you then. Bye everyone!� Mike said as the four people left the locker room. �I�ll definitely see you then!� Mike thought to himself, with a small smile. ************ By the time Nicholas�s SUV pulled into his driveway, both kids were asleep in the back. They had such an exciting day that it finally took a toll on them and knocked them out. Jenna smiled when she saw both kids asleep, with Emma�s head resting on Colby�s shoulder and Colby�s head resting on Emma�s head. They looked so cute sleeping like that and Jenna hated to break them apart to put them to bed. She also didn�t want to wake them up and have them be so rested from the nap that it would take them hours to settle back down. In the end, Jenna and Nicholas decided to try to carry the kids and not wake them up. They carried them up to Colby�s bedroom so that Nicholas and Jenna could spend a little more time together, alone. The kids were so worn out that they didn�t wake up. Jenna put Colby in his bed, then set up the spare bed for Emma. Both kids laid in their beds, fully clothed and sawing logs. Jenna and Nicholas went downstairs to sit in the living room and watch TV. Jenna stopped in the kitchen and got them both a couple of Pepsi�s. When she got to the living room, she found Nicholas on the couch, waiting for her. �Come here, I think I have something to make up to you, right?� He asked as he pulled Jenna down on the couch and into his arms. �I believe you are right. You might want to start now, it may take you a while to make it up to me.� Jenna smiled. �I thought you�d never ask.� He told her, then captured her lips with his own. Jenna moaned into his mouth as he kissed her. Their tongues dueled with eachother as their passion increased. Nicholas�s hand went from Jenna�s waist up to cup one of her breasts through her jersey, making Jenna gasp. Nicholas began trailing kisses down Jenna�s jaw line, towards her soft and silky neck. Nicholas brought both of his hands up to the neck of Jenna�s shirt and started to unbutton the jersey. �Wait. We can�t do this here. Even us just kissing out in the open like this isn�t right if we haven�t told the kids yet. I don�t want one of them to wake up and walk down here to catch us.� Jenna panted. �Do you want me to leave?� Nicholas asked, praying that she said no. �No, I just want to go up to my bedroom, where we can be behind closed doors.� She said as she stood from the couch. �Don�t worry, I�m not saying that we�re going to have sex, I just want a little more privacy.� She assured him. Nicholas nodded his head and followed her up to her bedroom. Jenna shut and locked the door behind him, then turned to look at him. �I�m a little nervous.� Nicholas chuckled. �Me too, quite honestly.� Jenna said with a smile. Neither one knew what to do, so they both just stood there looking at eachother. Both were afraid to make the first move, so Jenna tried to lighten the mood by turning on the television. �What do you usually watch on Saturday nights?� �I don�t know, but there�s gotta be some movie on that we both can agree on.� Nicholas said, relieved that Jenna had done something to break the tension. Jenna sat at the end of her bed, with her remote in her hand, flipping through the guide to find something to watch. Nicholas sat next to her, watching as the titles scrolled through on the TV. They finally decided on �Pirates of the Caribbean�. Jenna scooted back so that she could lay on the bed comfortably, and Nicholas followed her. Once they were comfortable, they started watching the movie, and every ounce of tension disappeared from the room. After a little while, Nicholas rolled onto his side and looked at Jenna. He ran his hand down her face, then let his fingertips graze over her neck. He leaned over her and kissed her soft lips, unable to resist any longer. Soon they were right where they left off, with Nicholas�s hands on the buttons of Jenna�s jersey. When he finally had all the buttons undone, Nicholas pulled her shirt off, to reveal a tank top underneath. Nicholas�s mouth moved to Jenna�s shoulder, sucking and nipping at the skin there, knowing that he was leaving marks and not caring�just as long as it wasn�t on her neck where everyone would see it. Nicholas let his hand roam under the tank top that Jenna was wearing. She gasped when his hand met her bare nipple. Taking that as a sign of pleasure, Nicholas pealed the tank top off of Jenna too, leaving her torso bare. Nicholas looked at her naked top for a while, then descended on her bare breasts, one with his hand, the other with his mouth, getting moans of pleasure from Jenna. Jenna�s hand wandered from Nicholas�s arms, down his stomach, to the growing bulge in his pants. As she touched the mound, she noticed Nicholas�s sharp intake of breath. He rolled her over so that she was flat on her back and he was laying on his side, next to her. He brought his mouth back up to hers as his hand left her breast and slowly made its way down her stomach. When he reached the button of her jeans, he easily flicked it open, and dragged the zipper down. Nicholas�s mouth left Jenna�s as he backed his head away from her and looked into her eyes, while his hand made it�s way into her jeans and panties, searching for her pleasure. Jenna�s eyes showed both shock and lust as Nicholas�s fingers curled in her center. He began a slow rhythm of stroking, sending waves of pleasure throughout Jenna�s body. He sucked on her nipples and kissed his way up to her mouth, drawing her bottom lip into his mouth and sucking on it. It was more than Jenna could take and she erupted into a shattering climax. Nicholas looked into her eyes as the pleasure overtook her body, and realized that he had never seen such a breathtaking sight. As the last wave flooded Jenna�s body, she finally regained her breath and smiled lazily at Nicholas. �What was that for?� Jenna asked. �Just something I wanted to do.� Nicholas smiled. �Well, there�s something I want to do too.� Jenna said with a mischievous look in her eyes. She rolled Nicholas onto his back and noticed that the bulge in his pants was still there and bigger than ever. She reached for his pants and undid them, sliding them and his boxers down his hips. When she looked at his erection, she got an eyeful. He was definitely bigger than Kyle, the only other man she had ever been with. Jenna knelt between Nicholas�s legs and ran her hand up and down his length. She kissed the head of his shaft before taking it all into her mouth. She bobbed her head up and down, licking him as she went. She could feel him stiffen even more, as she worked him. �Jenna, I�m not going to last long. It�s been too long and feels too good.� He told her, sounding almost as if he was in pain. �Go ahead. Give into your pleasure.� Jenna said before she took him into her mouth again. She sucked him for a few strokes, then felt his release at the back of her throat. Jenna swallowed everything that Nicholas had given her, then used to tongue to clean him up. �Wow! That was amazing.� Nicholas said as he pulled Jenna into his arms. �Just think of how amazing it will be when we finally have sex!� Jenna laughed. �Thank you.� Nicholas said, starting to get choked up. �Thank you for making me feel alive again. And I�m not talking about what we just did, but in every aspect of my life.� He told her, then planted a soft kiss on her lips. Jenna smiled and cuddled closer to him. �Do you want to sleep here tonight?� �Do you think I should?� Nicholas asked. �I don�t know about should, but I want you to.� She told him. �Ok, then I will.� He pulled his boxers up and put his jeans on the chair next to the bed. He slid his shirt over his head and put it with his jeans. Jenna got up out of bed, turned off the TV and went into the bathroom. When she came out, she had on a small red nightgown. They both slid under the covers and fell asleep in eachother�s arms.
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