Let's Play Ball by Lolah Lace Page B

Did you make it there
yet?”
    “ Yeah I just got here to the
hotel, maybe ten minutes ago. I was going to call once I got
settled.”
    “ Is the room
clean?”
    “ I haven’t had a chance to
look around yet but from what I’ve seen it looks pretty
clean.”
    “ That’s good.”
    “ It’s awful quiet over
there. Where are the kids?”
    “ Hannah and Matt are in the
backyard. Tim he’s still sleep.”
    “ Don’t wake him. Tim’s
allergies have him really cranky in the morning. I picked up his
prescription last night. Don’t forget to give him some medicine as
soon as he wakes up.”
    “ I won’t forget.”
    I glanced up. Kari’s naked body flashed
across the background. She moved from the bedroom to the bathroom
and I caught a glimpse of her.
    “ You going over to Mike and
Melissa’s for dinner?”
    “ I’m not sure.”
    “ You should go.”
    “ Maybe, it depends on how
the kids are.”
    “ Hon, I’m going to call you
back a little later. I’m going through some of the information for
the conference.”
    “ Okay, I love
you.”
    “ I love you too hon.” I
ended the call and placed my phone down on the coffee table. I went
to the bathroom.
    Kari was in a huge tube full of water
and bubbles. She was immersed in the water but her hands were above
it. She was holding her Kindle Fire above the bubbles. She was
reading silently. She didn’t look up when I entered.
    “ Hey, what you
reading?”
    “ Some zombie apocalypse
book, it’s called Deadies.”
    I tried to look through the bubbles and
find Kari’s breast but the bubbles had her completely
covered.
    “ What do you want to do
later?” I asked.
    “ Let’s go to the pool for a
swim and then we could find a place to eat. I could go for a
drink.”
    “ Okay.” That seemed
perfect.
    “ Mason, you don’t have X-ray
vision.” She smiled. She caught me ogling her.
    “ I know.” I chuckled. “I’m
really trying to see through the bubbles.”
    “ Yeah!”
    “ Can I join you?”
    “ Do you have to ask?” She
smirked and closed the cover on the Kindle. She placed it on the
towel that was on the floor beside the tub.
    I pulled my blue Ralph Lauren Polo
shirt over my head and tossed it. I flipped out my shoes and
unbuckled my belt. Kari’s eyes were on me the entire time. She was
watching me closely. It was nice to be desired. It was nice to be
loved. It was nice to be here with Kari. I slowly removed my khaki
pants and pulled my socks off.
    “ Show me what you’re working
with!” Kari called out. “Take it off big boy. I wanna see your
peacock.”
    I smiled. She always made me smile. I
slowly removed my briefs and let it all hang out. I stepped into
the tub and crouched down into the hot water. The water was really
hot. I sat opposite Kari so I could gaze at her like she was a
star. She was a star to me, my star.
    “ This is nice.” I said just
to start her to talking. I loved her voice.
    “ Yes it is. Whenever I’m
with you, it’s always nice.” She palmed a few suds in her hand like
she hadn’t said the sweetest thing ever to me. Kari loves me. I’m
not sure why but I know that she does.
    “ Kari, I wish I would have
met you years ago.”
    “ Do you think things
would’ve been different?”
    “ Yeah, I know they would.” I
took one of her feet in my hands and started to massage her
heel.
    “ You don’t think that
everything that has happened thus far is exactly the way it was
designed. I mean aren’t we exactly where we are supposed to be. I
think that even if we met fifteen years ago we will still be where
we are now. You would still be married and I would still be a
single mother. Something probably would have pulled us apart
then.”
    “ That’s a pessimistic way of
thinking of things.”
    “ It’s what I truly believe.
I’m just keeping it one hundred.”
    “ Is that the same as keeping
it real?”
    “ Yeah, you’re so
white.”
    “ That’s what you love about
me.”
    “ That’s just one of the