He slid his hands up and cupped her face. He had to just go for it, what did he have to lose? He had never felt like this about a woman before. She made him happy every second they were together even when they were apart he was happy because he knew she was waiting for him. He wanted to tell her how he felt and he could not hold it back anymore.
“Jane, these past couple of weeks have been such a roller coaster but one that I have enjoyed tremendously. I just wanted to tell you before I leave for training…I uh, just wanted to say, shit what I am trying to say here is…fuck, I love you Jane.”
Brady held his breath and watched Jane’s eyes roam looking deeply into his soul, possibly for sincerity. Her eyes started to fill with water while she gave him the biggest, sexiest grin he had ever seen. She threw her arms around his neck and leaped up so her legs were wrapped around his waist. She planted a huge kiss on his lips and leaned her forehead against his.
“I love you too, Brady.”
He sighed in relief. She loved him. She actually told him she loved him. She was his woman and no one else’s. He knew it had not been long at all and some people might call them crazy but he knew his life had changed the minute he saw Jane in Deuces wearing that red dress. From that moment, he knew he was in trouble and he needed to convince the girl in the lace dress that they were meant to be together. He could not believe he did. She loved him. He wanted to click his heels together in joy.
He felt confident taking off to Florida. They confessed their love for each other. They still had a lot to accomplish in building their relationship but they had a solid foundation now. Things were going to be just fine. He knew it.
Chapter 17
Molly had a meeting with Jane to go over wedding details. Jane moped around most of the week now that Brady was gone. Jane told Molly that she had not heard from him very much because he had been busy with the start of spring training, getting settled in and talking to the press about the upcoming season. Molly felt for Jane because she knew exactly how it felt to have the man you love gone for periods at a time. Luke was gone for a week for training, once again, but a week was nothing compared to months or even a year. So a week was doable.
She began to feel really excited about their wedding. Luke said he would love to get married on the beach in Savannah, that was Molly’s number one choice too but she thought she would ask Luke what he preferred. It was his wedding too even though his attitude was whatever made his Molly happy. He was such a doll.
Molly had a present to give to Jane. When Molly was shopping the other day in the mall for some new lingerie, she saw something in the store window Jane just had to have and Molly could not wait to give it to her.
When she arrived at Jane’s office, she was pleasantly surprised to see Albert there too.
“Hey there bitches, God I’ve missed you both.” She planted huge kisses on both of their cheeks.
Albert wore some ridiculous gold leather jacket with tassel fringe. Molly wanted to know where the hell he even got clothes like that.
“Albert are you here to go over wedding details with us?”
“I actually came by to make our friend Jane here eat something. She hasn’t been eating properly because she misses that hunk of a first baseman. I threatened her that I would tell him she has not been eating if she didn’t eat the hot dog I shoved in her face.”
“I have been eating, Albert, but thank you for your concern.” Jane interrupted. “Why don’t you stay and help us plan a wedding.”
“I would love to. I have nothing else planned for today.”
“Great!” Molly cheered. Before we get started I have a little something for our Janey bear.” Molly handed the present over to Jane and waited in anticipation as she opened it.
***
Brady sat in the ice bath cooling off from his the morning conditioning. He had to work himself hard this year. He had expectations to live up to from the media, fans and his teammates. He was sexually frustrated since he had not seen Jane in a little while. It hadn’t been that long but it was like giving a child a little taste of candy and then not letting them have anymore. He needed more of Jane, it wasn’t fair to have had a little taste of her and then be ripped away.
Marc came in and fist bumped Brady as he walked by to grab ice from the ice machine. Brady and Marc had been friends for a while. Brady would say Marc was probably his best friend on the team along with Michael now. He trusted Marc and could tell Marc anything because Brady knew it would not get spread to anyone else.
Marc was twisting off a bag of ice when he asked, “How is the little lady back home?”
“She’s great. I never thought I would get back into a serious relationship again but I can’t help myself, she’s amazing.”
“When are you going to have her visit?”
Brady slumped in the ice water. “I don’t know. Either I’m too busy with pre-season or she has an event. I won’t see her for a while. It’s killing me. I didn’t get enough of her before I had to take off and now I’m about ready to fuck a bagel I’m so horny.”
Marc Laughed. “I will make sure to keep my breakfast far away from you. But, you see, that is where you screwed up man. You should have stayed single through pre-season and landed some chicks down here in Florida.”
Brady shook his head. “You know that is not how I work anymore. I tried really hard getting myself out of that kind of spotlight and it is still following me around. I don’t need that reputation when I’m 60 and being inducted into the Baseball hall of Fame.”
Marc punched Brady in the shoulder. “Oh you think awfully high of your capabilities. Don’t you?”
“Hey I’m just telling the truth and you won’t be next to me at that podium until you get that swing of yours under control.” Brady smirked. He knew Marc had one of the best swings on the team.
“Oh fuck off. All you do is stand on a padded white object in the ground while everyone else does the work shuttling balls over to you. Now if you were actually good at baseball you would have been a catcher that is where all the talent lies.”
“Yea and bad knees. Good luck fucking when you are 45 and crippled.” Brady joked.
Marc chuckled. “That’s why you don’t see me tied down now, just getting all I can get now.”
“And why am I the one the tabloids are after?” Brady asked
Marc tapped him on the cheek and said, “It’s those boyish looks you have. Your gene pool fucked you over. You are too damn good looking to not draw attention.”
Brady just shook his head. Marc pulled a seat next to Brady’s ice bath and dunked his legs in so the water was just past his knees while he put the bag of ice on his shoulder. Brady felt bad for Marc. He was getting older and more beat up each season. He was still one hell of a catcher but he could tell Marc’s catching days would soon be coming to an end in the next couple of years. Brady was just about to comment on Marc’s age when his phone beeped.
Laney: I thought about you all last night big boy. I miss your dick. I will be near your training field later today if you want to go out to dinner and then eat me for dessert.
Brady groaned and slammed his phone shut. What the fuck? He told Laney to stop texting him and to leave him alone. He got another text message.
Laney: You can’t tell me that little brunette is keeping you satisfied. There is barely anything on her. What you need is a real woman with curves and the ability to make you scream. Don’t deny that is not me. I will let you do anything you want, just like we used to.
“Hey, is Jane sending you dirty texts?” Marc asked interrupting Brady’s thoughts of anger.
Brady was so mad he didn’t even know what to do. “No, fucking Laney keeps texting me. She apparently has had a revelation and thinks that we belong together. She won’t leave me the hell alone. This is the last thing I need.”
“Oh God, not her again. She is such a whore bag. It’s unbelievable the rest of the nation doesn’t realize it. Have you told Jane?”
“Fuck
no! Are you crazy? She would not handle it very well. You should have seen Jane’s reaction when all the magazines compared her to Laney, it was not good. I want to tell her, but she is already so sensitive and with me not being there, I don’t know what she would do.”
Marc thought for a second before he replied to Brady. “Dude, I really think you should tell her. With your luck something will go down and Jane will find out about Laney texting you and then you will be in more trouble than telling her now. At least if you tell her now, you are being honest. I’m sure honesty is a big thing with her given her previous relationship.”
Brady knew Marc was right. He needed to tell Jane. He just hoped she did not distance herself from him.
***
Molly didn’t have to get her anything but she was not one to turn down a present.
Jane screeched and pulled out a t-shirt jersey with Brady’s last name on the back as well as his number, seventeen, of course.
“Oh Molly, this made my day, thank you!”
“You are welcome pretty. I saw it and knew you just had to have it. Even though almost every woman in Atlanta owns the same one since you are dating the hunk of the Braves but yours actually counts. You are the one that holds his heart.”
“Thank you, you have to take a picture of me in it so I can send it to Brady.”
Jane changed into the shirt that was extremely small but she knew Molly got it small for a reason; she wanted to show off her curves. Fine by Jane, all the other girls could eat their hearts out.
She looked in the mirror in the bathroom and was startled when she saw how big her boobs looked in the shirt, good Lord it was a tight shirt. She should cut a slit down the front and turn it into a sexy shirt to wear for Brady at night. No, she will just wear it to the games.
She posed for the picture so her back was toward the camera but turned her head over her shoulder and gave the camera a kissing face. Albert and Molly laughed, took the picture and handed back her phone. She sent Brady a message.
Jane: Look at what Molly got me today. I think I can pull it off. What do you think?
Jane hugged Molly for her present then got down to business. Luke and Molly planned on having their wedding on the beach in Savannah and renting a house to have the reception at. They didn’t want anything big at all just a small celebration with their closest family and friends. Jane’s phone beeped back. She didn’t want to be rude so she distracted Molly with some books so she could respond to Brady.
“Molly, here is a book of floral arrangements, look through it and mark anything that you like.”
Molly was too smart for her. “More like, Molly distract yourself so I can text my hunk of a boyfriend back.” Molly said in a mocking tone.
Jane stuck her tongue out while tapping her phone to read her text.
Brady: You more than pull that off pip-squeak. You look fucking hot with my name on your back.
Jane’s toes curled. Ugh she hated how much of a love sick teenager she looked like right now but she could not help herself. She tried to play it cool in front of her friends but they read right through her. There was no use trying to fake her excitement.
Jane: Thanks, it is my new favorite shirt. I miss you terribly.
Brady: I know, I miss you too. I wish I could see you this weekend.
Jane: Me too, when are you going to start getting days off?
Jane had not seen Brady in a while and she was getting antsy. When Brady first told Jane about spring training she didn’t think they were going to be apart this much. Either he didn’t have the time to see her or she had an event on the weekend. They talked everyday but it was nothing compared to the real thing. Jane received a message back from Brady.
Brady: Soon I hope. Our manager is riding us hard this year. I’m so sore I can barely move.
Jane: My poor baby, I wish I was there to massage you all over.
Brady, You and me both, babe.
Jane started thinking about her and Brady together in his giant whirlpool tub with only bubbles covering them. She would massage every inch of his body, running her hands up and down his muscular thighs all the way up to his very impressive arousal. She nearly jumped out of her seat when Molly interrupted her day dream.
“Uh earth to Jane.”
Jane startled at Molly’s voice. She felt herself begin to flush from the naughty thoughts she was having. Jane was being rude to Molly and Albert but she could not help it, she missed Brady.
“Sorry Molly. I don’t know how you do it; handle being away from Luke for so long. It’s been a week and I can barely function without thinking about Brady.”
“After a while it gets easier, but I know how you feel. You are fresh off the love boat and all you want to do is be naked with each other screwing your lives away. I still feel like that whenever I see Luke and when we are together we make the most of it. We try not to pick stupid fights and just work on enjoying each other’s company.”
“Well I have a lot to learn from you because if I ever have a relationship that is half as good as yours and Luke’s, I will be a happy lady.”
“Oh my God, I’m going to puke all over my new white leather loafers.” Albert chimed in. “Blah, blah, blah, who cares about love? Let’s talk about what I’ll be wearing to the wedding.”
The girls laughed. Molly asked Albert to perform their wedding ceremony. He was ordained on the internet a couple of years back so he could marry his gay friends but he never knew he was going to be so popular. Word spread and he was now a hot commodity in the reverend business.
It surprised Jane that he performed ceremonies and was involved in weddings because ever since his partner and love of his life, Ricky, passed away, he had pretty much shut off all feelings in the love department. Albert never talked about Ricky much, it worried Jane. She was afraid Albert bottled up all his emotions and something would happen one day. Molly and Jane tried having an “intervention” with him one day because they were concerned. He lost a lot of weight and dropped off the face of the earth when Ricky passed. Jane needed to remember to take Albert out for lunch one day and see how he was doing.
“Don’t give me your crap about love,” said Molly. “I see you with boys all the time in the bars, making out and passing around phone numbers.”
“Molly you should know better than anyone else that is all for show. A girl has to keep up their reputation in these parts,” Albert replied shyly.
Jane really felt for him, here Molly and her were flaunting their relationships in front of him and he most likely was still hurting inside.
Jane gently asked, “Alby are you doing alright? I know things might be hard for you now that Luke is home and I’m in a new relationship…”
Albert cut her off waving his hand at her, picked up some magazines and said, “Oh I’m fine, stop worrying about me. I’m just an old used up queen, you are the girls we need to focus on. Now what the hell am I going to be wearing?”
Molly exchanged glances with Jane and Jane just shrugged to indicate they should continue with the planning. Jane grabbed some dress books she snagged from a couple of local bridal shops. She tossed them over to Molly and Albert and asked “Are you thinking dress or pant suit Alby?”
He looked over at Molly, they smiled at each other and both said dress at the same time. Jane laughed, dress it was then, time to go shopping!
“If that is the case, let’s head over to Dolly’s Dresses. I know they just love you there, Alby.”
Dolly’s Dresses was a dress shop specializing in drag. It was one of their favorite places to go because Albert always insisted on giving them a fashion show and they never found more flamboyant clothes then they did at Dolly’s.
Albert was what they called a “bear” in the gay community. He was a bigger set guy with no fear of showing his chest hair but he loved to dress up and bring out his inner queen. He was the most fabulous hairy man in a dress you would ever lay your eyes on.
The girls took off to go look at some dresses for A
lbert. They arrived at the store and were instantly greeted by the sales woman who handed them some champagne in rainbow tinted flutes. If you wanted some good gossip, Dolly’s was the place to go. The sales ladies knew everything before the media did. The owner had “connections” in every major city that was swarmed by celebrities, another reason why Jane loved going there.
When you walked into Dolly’s you were instantly smacked in the face with glitter, tulle and sequins. The guts of the building were supposed to mimic the streets of Paris, clean lines, rod iron and facades in every corner. The walls were white because Dolly said the real art were the dresses and boy was she right.
The dresses were fit for the taste of ice skaters, RuPaul and drag queens in general. Jane looked over at Albert as he twirled around holding up an extremely short tutu with a full zebra print leotard encrusted in sequins. Jane cringed a little, she loved it when Albert dressed up but she needed to pull back on the reins a little for Molly’s wedding.
“Isn’t this just divine ladies? Oh I think I’m in love.” Albert said as he twirled.
Molly pointed at Albert while saying to Jane, “This coming from the guy who just shit on love half an hour ago.”
Jane laughed and told Albert to try to look for something a little more wedding-y and less the gay version of Black Swan. While Molly and Albert continued to look around, Jane leaned on the counter with her champagne and talked to Dolly.
“So Dolly, tell me what’s been happening lately, any good gossip?”
“Sweetie you know there always is. I see you made the headlines with that Brady boy. Oooeee is he a fine piece of man meat.”