THE WILD PITCH
Blurb: Pia Tallisico loves baseball, she loves the New York Pelicans. On a solo trip to the ballpark she meets Pelican relief pitcher, Lorenzo Marcus, which causes an instant spark between them. As the season progresses, so does their relationship. When a secret Pia buried away slowly unravels, an additional unknown deceitful twist arises. Will Pia's secret cause Lorenzo to walk away from the only woman he ever loved?
Excerpt
The game went by quickly, being played in
a little over two hours. Her team the New York Pelicans won by the score one to
nothing. Games like this, wound up taking more time traveling than the actual
time she sat there. Pia got herself a cup of coffee from the vendor cart before
making her way through the crowd back to her car. Since she had been so late,
thanks to the extra heavy traffic, the only parking spots left were in the back
of the stadium. She hated parking in the back lot, as it always took longer to
get out of the parking lot.
Pia got into her car, carefully placing
the coffee cup in the holder. Next she reapplied her bronze lipstick onto her
plump lips before sliding the key into the ignition. She turned the key and nothing.
She turned it again to the same silence. Oh boy, this meant disaster. Getting
out of the car, she looked around the lot. Most of the cars in the area were already
gone. Since she came to the game by herself, this had turned into a huge
problem.
She decided her best course of action was
to return back into the stadium to seek help. Under her breath she cursed. Why
had she kept putting off renewing her roadside service for only fifty dollars a
year? Now she had to hope someone would be able to help her, at least get the
car started, so she could get herself home.
She locked the car. As she turned to walk
back toward the stadium, she heard someone call out, “Miss.” Pia turned around.
Walking toward her was a tall, muscular man with dirty blond hair, dressed in
jeans and a white buttoned down cotton shirt.
“I see you have a problem with your car,”
the blue eyed stranger said. “I thought I’d stop to see if there’s anything I
could help you with before I go home.”
Pia turned and pointed at her car. “I
don’t know what’s wrong with it. It just won’t start.”
“Let me try.” He held out his hand.
Pia placed the heart shaped keychain in
his hand. She watched him get into her car. He tried numerous times starting
it, to no avail.
“Do you live close by here?”
“No. I live in Staten Island.”
“Hmm.” He shook his head. “Let me start
by introducing myself.” He held out his hand. “I’m Lorenzo Marcus.”
Pia shook it. “I’m Pia Tallisico. Are you
a fan?”
Lorenzo chuckled. “Yes I’m a fan. I
wouldn’t mind helping you out.”
Pia thought for a few minutes. “Lorenzo
Marcus. You just came up from Triple A ball.”
“That’s me,” he grinned. “I can arrange
to have your car taken care of tomorrow. I have no problem giving you a ride
home.”
“I don’t know about that,” Pia shook her
head. “That’s a lot for a stranger to ask another to do for them.”
“Not a problem. I’d like to take you out
for dinner.” Lorenzo took his cell phone out of his back pocket. “Give me a few
minutes to call my brother, who’s a mechanic. He’ll take care of everything. If
it isn’t anything major, he might have it ready by tomorrow afternoon.”
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I love baseball stories, and this sounds wonderful!
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