Behind The Cameras

Chapter 75

Paige POV:

"Hey are you okay" I ask worriedly as Peyton's face appears on FaceTime

"Yea I sprained my finger" she replies laying down in her bed a little upset

"What happened"

"The first inning I went to field a ground ball and instead of it going in my glove first, it hit right against my hand, specifically my ring finger" she explains

"Is that why I saw Cat give you ice on the bench?"

"Yea, it's also why you probably saw my coaches talk to me before every inning because they wanted to see if it got worse"

"I mean you were still able to hit a double with a sprained finger" I say trying to lighten the mood which works because Peyton laughs a little

"Yea but then after that my finger turned purple and they took me out which I was upset about"

"You played the whole rest of the game with a sprained finger. Not everyone would do that" I say trying to make her feel better

"I just wish I never got hurt in the first place because now I might be sitting the next game to 'play it safe' as my coaches say" she says getting mad

"It's better to be safe than sorry though. I know you want to play and be out there with your teammates but it's better to sit a game then the rest of the season because you rushed back in" I explain to her

"I know" she says softly accepting it "I'm sorry I didn't call you sooner Cat and my coaches were doing a bunch of X-rays and tests right after the game that took forever"

"It's okay, I kind of figured because I know how serious they get about injuries. I'm just glad it wasn't something more serious" I tell her

"Yea me too"

"What do they do for a sprained finger? Like did they give you a finger splint or something?" I ask curious

"Right now they just taped it to my middle finger to give it some support so it doesn't hurt as bad, but my whole finger is black and blue and swollen, so that's fun" she jokes

"Just make sure you ice it and take some Advil for the pain, and it should help. It's also a good thing you wear our promise ring on your left hand" I joke

"Yea I know, if I wore it on my right hand and I couldn't get it on my finger because of how swollen it is I would be so upset" she says

After a few seconds of silence I hear her sniffle and realize she's crying.

"Hey don't cry, it's okay" I say trying to comfort her

"It just hurts so bad" she says continuing to cry "And I just wish you were here because I know just being able to cuddle with you would help a lot more"

"I know, I wish I was there too, but hey, I'll be back tomorrow around lunch and then we can cuddle and watch all the movies we want while eating all the ice cream we want too, okay?" I say trying to make her feel better

"Okay" she says still upset

"I love you" I tell her

"I love you more" she says while sniffling

I quickly make a group chat with me, Kenzie and Mack, while still on FaceTime with Peyton and ask them if they can go to the store and get Peyton her favorite ice cream flavor which is vanilla chocolate chip, and some flowers, since I can't be there to comfort her right now and I'll venmo them the money for it.

Luckily they both respond immediately saying they'd love to and how cute of a couple we are, and I couldn't be more grateful for Peyton having friends like them because even though I can't be there to comfort her I know this will make her feel a lot better.

Peyton and I continue to talk to one another for about 20 more minutes when someone knocks on her door.

"Hang on, I'll be right back" she says dropping her phone on her bed and going to answer the door. Luckily her door is only a few feet from her bed so I can hear what's happening.

"We got a present for you!" I hear Mack and Kenzie yell

"You did not" Peyton says shocked

"No we didn't, Paige did" they say

"What?" Peyton says confused which makes me smile

"Paige texted us asking if we can get you ice cream and flowers since she can't be here with you tonight" Mack explains

"Stop, I'm gonna cry again" Peyton says as she hugs both of them Im assuming because their voices get muffled.

After a few minutes Peyton comes back into the facetime frame after saying goodbye to Mack and Kenzie with the ice cream and flowers in hand.

"Paige you didn't have to do this" she says once she lays back down holding the phone in her hand

"I know but I wanted to, because I wish I could be there with you too" I say

"I love you so much, I don't know what I did to deserve you she says"

"I love you too"

"Well I'm about to eat this ice cream out of the pint because no one is here to stop me" Peyton says laughing which makes me laugh too

"Wait I think Nika bought ice cream last night when we got here, let me check" I say standing up from the bed and opening the mini fridge with the freezer on top, spotting a small container of chocolate ice cream "Let's gooo, I was right, let's hope she doesn't get mad" I say chuckling laying back down on the bed with the ice cream in my hand.

"A mad Nika is not a pretty sight" Peyton says as she eats a scoop of her ice cream which makes me laugh because she's right, you never wanna see Nika mad.

Peyton and I stay on FaceTime for a couple more hours before we both hang up to go to bed because I have to get up early for the flight back home and she has practice she has to go to even though she's sitting out.

Nika comes back into the room as soon as I'm about to turn off the lights and gets changed into her pajamas.

I turn to face the wall in bed to try to get comfortable when all the sudden I hear her yell "Where did my ice cream go!" which makes it hard not to laugh as I try to act like I'm asleep