Playing Around by Elena Moreno

played their best season ever. Not being one for superstitions, at the end of senior year it was tossed away.
     
    Jed put no correlation to it until his third year at Pen when the same damn thing happened. It angered him at first, yet he once again kept it in the locker. Sure enough, the team had a great year. The following year was also great. Tonight Reina had solved the mystery when she asked if her troll had hurt his eye.
     
    She went on to explain that the first one was thrown in anger. Yet after hearing how bad he played the previous years. Reina had remembered the things she heard in high school about his lucky charm and took a chance.
     
    “Woman, are you for real? It’s because of you that I got scouted. The lucky charm made me a great player.” She laughed and assured the troll had nothing to do with it. Reina also went on to disclose she too had been the one who left all those uplifting notes were he could find them.
     
    When Jed was feeling his lowest or unsure. Somehow he would find a note that told him everything would be ok or that he would do great. All he needed to do was believe in himself. Why had he ever backed off? She made it so easy to fall in love with her then and now.

Back then it was his fear of being left again. Yet he had gotten over the fear of abandonment. Truth be told, Jed saw a therapist for a couple of years. It helped to worked through the issues. He was now ready to move forward. Jed wrapped his arms around her waist and moved her closer. "Are you having a good time?" he asked causing the most delicate blush to stain her cheeks.
     
    It intrigued him. None of the ladies he ever took out blushed. She was so sweet an innocent. She was what, two years younger than him. That put her at 24, maybe it was just the attention he was giving her. The moment he started to bend his head to kiss her. A scream came from in front.
     
    "Jed! Jed Diaz is that really you!" The scream was followed by a flashing light. Damn, he looked up and some blond in a two sizes to small dress ran to him. "I'm your biggest fan Jed Diaz. Can I have an autograph?" she asked just as she lowered her top almost spilling those silicone torpedoes out. He hated this part of fame. One look at Reina showed she was not too pleased.
     
    "Sure" he said while signing over her breasts. She started chatting and Jed gave her a smiled. "I’m sorry honey, but I'm here with my wife, can we please enjoy our night" Her jaw hit the floor as she glared at Reina and walked away.
     
    "Holy shit, why did you go say that for!?" Reina asked all freaked out.
     
    Jed smirked thinking. “I'm going to marry you! You just don't know it yet.” What he did was point over her shoulder. "Turn to your right, did you want all those women coming and being all over your man?" Her head whipped around and sure enough. It seemed like silicone Barbie had called all her friends. There they were now steaming mad.
     
    To Jed’s surprise Reina just started to laugh hysterically. It took her a while to calm down as he looked on thinking how perfect she was. Even with the mascara running down her eyes. He smiled when she finished and gave her a napkin so she could dab her eyes. “I must admit Diaz, this is one date I’ll never forget.”
     
    He stuck his tongue out and they continued to catch up until he drove her home. It was their first date so there was no need to push for more. What he did expect was at least a kiss goodnight. Once at the door, his head lowered slowly towards hers and stopped half way. Jed held his breath wondering if she would close the space between them. Just as their lips were going to meet, the door opened and Reina was yanked back.
     
    "That’s what you get for wanting to us me.” The words were screamed by a very angry Rose. Who once again was glaring? "What did I ever fucking do to you?” Jed had no clue why she was so upset, until Rose swung the door completely open. There he saw Sergio grinning like the cat that