Little Me || Chris Taylor

Thirty Seven

Camila's POV- September 2017

"The doctor just left, you can go in"

I smiled at the security guard and excused myself before making my way towards the medical room. Chris' left leg was elevated and he was no longer wearing his uniform.

"Hey" I said softly.

He opened his eyes and looked in my direction.

"You gave me quite the scare" I informed him.

While trying to reach 1st base on an error, he managed to slip on the bag. The idiot claimed he was fine when I knew he was not because he limped. Thankfully, Dave Roberts decided to actually use that brain of his (for the first time when it came to Chris) and pulled him out of the game. 

"Sorry"

Other than his elevated leg, he looked okay.

"How are you feeling?" I asked.

He knew better than to lie about an injury.

"Like I'm about to break down"

I frowned a bit as he took in a shaky breath and covered his face with his arms.

"What did the trainers tell you?" I questioned.

"It's a bruised knee"

His body shook a bit, and I took that as the time to tug on his arm.

"Sit up" I ordered.

Once he was sitting up, I placed my purse on the floor and climbed up on the medical bed. 

"Okay, lie back down" I told him.

My back was against the wall, so I just wrapped my arms around his upper body. He flinched as he shifted a bit.

"You're okay" I assured him.

I kissed his forehead and gently rubbed his back. He nuzzled his nose against my jaw and sniffled.

"How long will you be out?" I wondered.

"They said I'd be able to play Friday"

I knew for a fact he was not playing on Friday. 

"But I don't think you or Doc will let me play on Friday"

I'd have Dave Roberts' head if he told Chris it was okay for him to play.

"You have nothing to prove Chris, your spot on this team is safe" I stated.

"If I get traded"

"I can replace my job location, but I can't replace you" I told him.

I smiled as he looked up at me with the biggest heart eyes I had seen on him.

"I love you"

"I love you too" I said back.

He shifted a bit to give me a proper kiss, and when we pulled away he groaned in pain as he got comfortable on my lap.

"Can we head home?" I asked.

I frowned when he shook his head.

"I've got to talk to the media"

I scrunched up my nose and leaned against the wall. Today had been a long day, and I was hoping to go to bed early.

"I'm also getting more tests run"

There goes my plan on putting a face mask, eating ice cream and watching an episode of Bob's burgers.

"I'm sorry"

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

"I'll make it up to you"

"It's okay Chris, it's not like you did this on purpose" I stated.

He kissed my jaw and leaned against me.

"It's a good thing the flight to Colorado isn't until the late afternoon" I added.

I loved Chris, but I was sleeping in tomorrow.

"You have a half day on Monday, right?"

"Yup" I confirmed.

"Okay, good because we're going to go look at a lot"

"How far is it?" I questioned.

"Not too far"

"I'm out at 2 PM" I informed him.

"We're meeting the guy at 4 PM"

I was settling with Chris and it did not scare me as much as I thought it would.

A/N: Sorry for the lack of updates, I've been super blocked with this story.