"Today, I probably would have caught it. The second time I played the position and the first time in this stadium in the afternoon, there's no way I w...uld have. Look, you've had no real instruction on playing out there. So I'll give you a quick run through. Your eyes see how hard the batter swung; your ears hear the sound the bat made. Your brain puts those two things together and tells your muscles to either move backward or move forward. That's the first reaction. In the millisecond from. ’ Nick reached for his stick. ‘You’re going? Just like that? We … I …’ ‘I shouldn’t have come back, Joelle. It was a mistake. I’m a sentimental idiot.’ ‘Nick!’ she called. ‘My number, take my number … Please.’ Nick paused and turned, his distraught expression wrenched at Joelle’s chest. ‘I can’t.’ He shook his head. ‘It’s impossible. Sorry’ She watched him leave. The following morning, to Nick’s surprise, the phone in his room rang. ‘There’s a lady down in reception,’ a man’s voice drawled.. After placing their order for two Double Stack’s, the two sat down and began to chat and reminisce, when the topic of the infamous makeout came up. ‘You know, it wasn’t the makeout I wasn’t okay with, it was the girlfriend being upset,’ Dave said. ‘Yeah, I figured, I know you can’t resist me,’ Kim returned slightly joking. But to a degree she was right, Dave did want to makeout with her. He felt like it was something that needed to happen. He didn’t have feelings for her, or want to pursue any. He is taking me to a work party and transferred a large sum to my account to get some show stopper pieces. My black and silver glitter gladiator heels catch his attention next.“I like the idea,” he smirks, “but were they within budget?” he queries, ever the gentleman.“Yes, thank you, sir.” I nod and cast my head down.My posture and expression changes, grace and pride leaving my body. Here, between these walls, I’m not that tall elegant woman anymore. Here, I’m nothing but his plaything. And I.