Balls and strikes (open for one lady please pm first)

[Coryd2433]

Cory 31/m 6'0 190lbs short brown hair and eyes keeps himself in very good shape

Cory was not like most men his age. Settled down and married with kids or kids on the way living the American dream. No Cory had chose a different route after graduating college and now lived a life most men dreamed of. Cory was 31 single and loved it. However, he had one of the most stressful jobs in the world. Cory was a major league umpire. In his second full years in the big leagues it had taken him almost 7 years to get where he was at. Now he was living the dream and very good at what he did. The down fall of the job was that he was on the road constantly and outside the three other men he worked with Cory really had no close friends.

The life was tough but very luxorious every three or four days he was flown to a different first class to a different city. Staying in the nicest hotels and eating livin like a king. But for a few hours a night life was crazy. Being an umpire required discipline knowledge and a temperament most men could neve possess. This is why the small group of men who did it at this level were like a fraternity men died to get into.

It was late April and the season was just beginning to get rolling full steam. Cory and the three other men he worked with every night (the crew) had just landed in St. Louis for a three game set. Usually the way it worked. Was you traveled from the east coast across the country hitting every city before turning around and going back east after working the west coast. Cory and the crew had started in Boston one of the first stop on the tour and now by late April were almost all the way through their first tour.

Upon arriving in St. Louis Cory and the other men were drove to the airport by a private chauffeur company to their hotel which was only a few blocks from the stadium. Each man always received their own room with full room service selection (a perk of the big leagues having your own room). Three or four hours before the game most of the time the men would meet and walk to the stadium eat the meal provided and prepare for te nights game. Tonight would be no different. Game time was 7 and it was only 10 am aster had taken the first flight from chicage to St. Louis early that morning.

Checking into the hotel Cory went to his room and decided to have a little nap before the men would meet at 3 to head to the stadium. After unpacking his bag in his now new home for three day. Cory changed into some comfy shorts and stretched out on the king size bed and flipped on the tv. Reaching for his phone he set the alarm for 230 making sure to give himself ample time to wake up and get ready to go to work.

(looming for a lady to play the character of her choice? Perhaps they meet in the hotel? Or she could work for the team where he is working. No real plan for this the idea just popped in my head and thought it could be very romantic. Please pm with your idea of a character and I will get back to you. Hope some lady finds this interesting! Because I am very excited about it!)

 

[Kaligurl222]

Kali was 27. She had finally gotten her dream job. She was the head Athletic Trainer for a professional sports team! She had worked her way up, graduating at the top of her class and worked at the college level before finally being offered the job to work with the pros. It had taken one season as an assistant. The head trainer had moved teams and they had asked Kali to step up and take the job. Of course she had taken it! It did make it hard to have much of a life during the season tho. It was all Baseball during the season. She didn't have time for much of anything else. Her close friends all understood and most enjoyed the perks of going to games for free. Boyfriends weren't so understanding. So she remained single. The season was up and running and it was gameday. She was in her office at the stadium prepping for the game. She had iced, heated, wrapped, bandaged, rubbed.... they guys were good to go.

She opened her office door, heading down the hallway, the back staff only enterance to the stadium, she let her long dark hair hang over her shoulders, she was dressed in the fitted polo team shirt, and black spandex workout pants. She glanced around taking note that the other team was warming up and it looked like the umpired hadn't arrived yet.

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[Coryd2433]

Cory woke up at 230 just as his alwmarm was going off. It was like he had an internal alarm in him and very rarely slept until his alarm went off wether it was napping or sleeping for the night. As he got out of his hotel bed he walked to the closet he had already unpacked and picked out one of his suits that went every where he went. It was crazy but Cory literally was homeless for the sixth months of the season so everything he owned went every where he did.

After putting the suit on he checked himself in the mirror on the back of the door. Then grabbed a bottle of water and walked down to the lobby to meet the rest of the crew. The guys Cory worked with were all veterans they had been doing this at least twice as long in big leagues as Cory had. Unlike players most of the time you ended up being the rookie for at least a few years. And this was no exception. This was the first crew Cory had been assigned to and they were all like family. Actually Cory was like the little brother even at age 31. All the other guys were married and had kids.

Reaching the lobby of course Cory was the last to arrive and caught hell for it all the way to the stadium as they walked. It was kind of crazy with these guys most of the time they were a huge part of the outcome of the game right or wrong and yet they can still walk to and from games if they choose and usually no one knows who the hell they are.


Reaching the stadium and making their way in the men made their way down the hall to their dressing room. As they did walking towards them was a tall very pretty brunette who was obviously the trainer of the cardinals. Walking past her all of them said hello including Cory who flashed a smile at the pretty brunette and even looked back after they had passed by. "easy killer." Ernie the crew chief and oldest on the crew said when Cory turned around. "besides you wouldn't know what to do with her if you tried!" he said laughing.

Cory grinned at him "shut the hell up old man. If you looked half as at hard at the calls you make as you did at her we wouldn't be digging your ass out of shit every night!" Cory joked back at him. The men all laughed and filed into their dressing room presented with a spread of food and their uniforms all pressed and cleaned for the night.

 

[Kaligurl222]

The umpires had arrived, Kali smiled and said Hi to them as she passed their dressing room area. She couldn't help but to take notice of the one..... he was younger looking than the rest of the group, and he had one of those smiles, the ones that could get a girl in trouble if she wasn't careful. She tried to shake thoughts of him as she walked out to the warm up area. She leaned against the fence as she watched the pitcher warm up.

A short time later the umpires walked out in uniform. She couldn't resist looking at him again. She groaned quietly at herself, God Kali, you're pathetic.... you need a date.... Look at yourself, drooling over every hot guy you see.....just plain sad.

 

[Coryd2433]

After eating and getting dressed the crew all went over their responsibilities and coverages for the night. The rotation of that they used had Cory working first base tonight and closest to the home dugout. It also meant that come tomorrow night he would be on the dish which meant he would be behind the plate. As they walked out on the field they received their ordinary ovation of boo's. Walking to the plate Cory assumed his position on the first side of homeplates as the managers came put to exchange line-up cards and go over ground rules. After the meeting was over the national anthem was played.

During the anthem Cory scanned around the first base dugout wondering if he could see the lady in which he had seen earlier. As he did through the legs of the players standing outside the dugout he caught a glimpse of her in the back corner of the dugout on the end closest to first base. "oh great Cory thought to himself I am going to have to keep my eyes on the game tonight with the idea of knowing she is sitting a matter of feet from me." he thought to himself.

As the anthem ended Cory gave each member of the crew their traditional fist bump and he turned and jogged out to short right field to await the pitcher to warm-up. As the Cather threw down to second Cory moved towards the first base line. He was greeted by the visiting teams first base coach shaking his hand. It was amazing how many times you saw the same guys in different cities. Cory said "hello" and then assumed his position at first base. As the first batter stepped in Cory glanced over into the dugout to take another glimpse of the cute trainer he had seen earlier.

 

[Kaligurl222]

Kali took her seat in the dugout. It would be just her damn luck that the umpire on first base happened to be the one she was thinking about! She shook her head and tried to focus on the game. She couldn't help but to notice as he glanced into the dugout..... did he just look at her? Nah. She really needed to get her mind in the game. As the game progressed the Cardinals were hanging onto their lead by a thread. She was definatly on the edge of her seat as she watched... her eyes kept wandering back to the first base tho.

 

[Coryd2433]

The game went along like any other night at the office. However, every chance Cory got he caught himself glancing into the home dugout to get a glance at the cute little trainer they had. Cory may just be wishfully thinking but he was pretty sure that a couple of times he glanced in the direction that she was looking at him. But who was he kidding she was probably just looking at the scoreboard directly behind him.

The game soon ended with not to much excitement as most games in April did. Cory and the crew headed back to their dressing room and hanged and showered. Usually after the game was over the crew would wait an hour and a half or so to leave the stadium to let the crowds die down. Tonight was no different. After Cory was showered and changed hebstepped out of the dressing room and found a chair sitting in the nearby opening hoping to catch a glance of the pretty lady he had been watching all evening. Sitting here in the chair waiting on the rest of the crew Cory pulled out his phone to check email and what not to try to make it look like he was actually doing something besides sitting there waiting on a hope of her walking by.

 

[Kaligurl222]

The game ended quickly, it went faster than usual actually. The team cleared out and Kali followed behind. She was swarmed in the trainers office with the guys needing to be iced down and what not. When the last one was seen to she checked te clock. She was getting after it had taken just over an hour. Her assistant Stan looked over and mentioned how she seemed preoccupied and that she kept smiling. She laughed and shrugged saying she was just in a good mood. He laughed as they stepped into the hallway as he teased her, "so which guy is it?" she laughed and told him to shut up but she couldn't help but to blush. "I haven't seen that umpire before.... Is he new?" Stan laughed at her and they rounded the corner spottig him sitting in a chair looking at his phone. Stan bumped Kali playfully telling her to go ask him for herself as he ducked out a side exit. She shook her head laughing as she approached where he was sitting. "waiting for your reinforcements?"

 

[Coryd2433]

Cory was sitting there when he heard a voice approaching him. He couldn't believe it was her!" he thought to himself and she just said something to me. With a smile on his face Cory slipped his phone in his suit coat pocket. "well I wouldn't call them reinforcements. More like waiting on the old men. You would be surprised how long it takes old men to get cleaned up." Cory smiled and stood up.

"I am Cory by the way." he extended his hand to her. "I take it you are the trainer here?" Cory wa beating himself up in the head it was almost like he was nervous. As he stood there he couldn't believe how pretty she really was. It wasnt just his imagination. Glancing down he noticed there was no ring on her finger either. Cory stood there hoping he wasnt making a complete fool of himself.

 

[Kaligurl222]

Kali laughed and nodded her head, "they are a good group tho. And if they have accepted you into the group you must be alright too." she teased him. She shook the hand he offered, "I'm Kali. I'm the trainer here... My first year in charge." she smiled at him. Man she was smiling way too much... She must look totally stupid. She didn't really want that to be te extent of their conversation but what else was she supposed to talk about with him without it beig weird. "so Cory, where is it you call home?, when your not living it up in those nice hotel rooms the league puts you guys in?"

 

[Coryd2433]

"home huh? Well that is a good question?" Cory laughed. "I guess it wouldn't look to good if I told you the truth and said that I lived in Georgia with my mother." Cory laughed. "so we will just say I own a beach house in Malibu." Cory grinned slyly at her as he took a seat back in the chair by the wall. "no really since I am gone so much and only have a little off time. I guess I never really grew up. My mom lives in Georgia and has plenty of room so in the off season I migrate there."

"so I guess that leaves the door open for you to turn and walk away if you want." Cory laughed lightly. "but you have to admit it is pretty impressive that a guy who does what I do for a living still lives with his mom." Cory again laughed and looked up at Kali. Just then the door to the dressing room swings open and the rest of the crew comes tumbling out. Cory stands again. "well looks like my escorts are ready to take me home. "I hope this doesn't sound to crazy but we are staying at the hyatt right down the street and well if you don't have anything going on maybe you would like to stop by in a little while and have a drink at the bar?" the oldest of the group and crew chief yells. "come on rookie your fans will have to wait. If we don't get you home by 11 you will turn into a pumpkin. You know that." all the men laugh and start walking out. "well I guess I need to go. I am in room 1614 if you decide you are thirsty. If not I wi see you tomorrow. It was a pleasure meeting you Kali!" cory then turned and headed out with the other men.

 

[Kaligurl222]

Kali laughed, "I won't run just yet. It makes more sense than you paying on a house that you don't live in for half the year right?" they were just getting into te flow of conversation when te other three appeared. She laughed as they teased him. "aww Ernie come on, since when do you play the evil step mother?" she looked back at Cory, "I will see ya around I'm sure.... Get these old timers back so they can get to bed." she winked and headed back down the hallway.

Kali made it back to her apartment that was only five minutes away. She sat down on her couch and shook her head. She was nuts, a sexy guy invites her to his hotel and she goes home? She pushed up from the couch and went to her room. The hotel was a nicer hotel so she slipped from her game day clothes into a little black cocktail dress and a pair of heals. She nodded in satisfaction at what she saw. She left the apartment and headed tithe hotel. She made her way to the bar and didn't see him inside. She went to the bartender and asked him to dial his room number from the bars hotel phone. The phone rang as she held it to her war. It rang three times and she was ready to hang up..... "damn." she said.......

 

[Coryd2433]

Cory walked back to the hotel with the rest of the guys. Upon reaching they all said goodnight and headed to their private rooms. Cory laid around the room for a few minutes watching highlights from other games to see if any of his other co-workers got theirselves in trouble in another cities. After about 45 mins Cory looked at the phone and figured Kali had decided to not take him up on his offer. Taking off his suit Cory headed to the bathroom to grab another shower as he liked to soak even after taking one at the stadium.

When stepping out of the shower Cory jumped almost falling when he heard the phone ring. Trying to get to it as quick as possible and lucky that there was a phone in the bathroom Cory picked it up on the tail end of the third ring. Answering it almost frantically "hello" he said into the receiver. Cory waited with his mind racing wondering if it was Kali on the other end.

 

[Kaligurl222]

She was surprised when he did end up answering. "Well did your chaperones go to bed for the night? If so, and if you still want that drink I'm free now." se waited for his response. After he responded Kali said she would just wait for him in the bar. She hung up and te bartender smiled at her telling her, "he's a lucky guy." she laughed and sat on one of the barstools to wait for Cory to come down.

 

[Coryd2433]

Cory instantly recognized her voice as she softly said "I am open for that drink now." smiling Cory replied. "just stepped out of the shower I will be down in 5 mins. Don't go running off on me." Cory hung up and quickly threw on a pair of slacks and a dress shirt. Running his hands through his short dark hair and fixed it with his fingers.

Rushing to the elevator and down to the bar Cory walked in seeing her now amazing figure wearing a sexy little cock tail dress and a set of matching heels. In his mind Cory thought "oh my heavens I have struck gold!" walking up to the empty stool in the now almost vacant hotel bar Cory smiled as he tapped her on the shoulder. "excuse me mam. Is this seat taken?"

 

[Kaligurl222]

Kali smiled as she turned and saw him standing next to her. "well yes as a matter of fact it is." she turned her body o face him as he took a seat on the stool next to her. "I was hoping I wasn't waking you up or anything. I just got back home and started beating myself up for coming taking you up on your offer... Not a whole lot goes on in my life during baseball season.... Although I'm preaching to the choir on that aren't I?" she ran her fingers thru her long hair and couldn't avoid the butterflies she felt when she was around him. It was funny, she worke with pro athletes everyday and here she was sitting in a bar nervous!

 

[Coryd2433]

"preaching to the choir, congregation and the preacher all in one!" Cory laughed as he watched her run her hands through her beautiful dark hair. "I can't remember the last time I had a drink with someone other than those three angry old men I have to travel around with." Cory laughed and then ordered a whiskey on the rocks.

"but i am surprised to hear you have no social life. I mean the way you looked in those stretch pants today. And now in this dress. You must have men offering to take you out all the time." Cory said hoPing he wasn't coming on to strong. Sipping the drink once it was set down he could feel his nerves still rumbling. He would of never in his right mind thought this pretty brunette would have ever showed up.

 

[Kaligurl222]

She laughed and shook her head, "let's just say the offers I get are in no way from guy I would ever go anywhere alone with." she smiled and blushed a little at his comment about how she looked in her pants and the dress. "I'm sure you say that to all the trainers huh?" she teased knowing most trainers were in their 40's and male.

 

[Coryd2433]

Cory laughed as she referred to telling all the trainers his compliment. "of course I do. It's one thing to see a sexy lady in yoga pants buy a old man in khakis and most of them with a fanny pack. That will drive a young man wild!" Cory laughed out loyd as he said this. Taking his glass he took another sip.

"so the offers you get you wouldn't go anywhere alone with?" a sly little smirk crossed his face. "is that implying you would go somewhere alone with me? I mean othe than in a public setting?" with Cory not drinking very often it seemed the whiskey was not only making Cory more relaxed but a little more confident as well.

 

[Kaligurl222]

Kali laughed when he commented about the other trainers. When he talked about her other offers se laughed and smiled at him, "well I'm kinda taking it a step at a time right now.,. But you did get me this far didn't you?" she winked at him playfully as she sipped her vodka cranberry.

 

[Coryd2433]

"I guess I did." Cory smiled as he watched her place her lips around her straw and suck the red drink into her perfectly painted lips. "so tell me Kali. A pretty lady like yourself that works all the time. You know what it is like to live in hotels and goes days even weeks with no sense of time or location. Are you like me? Sometimes you just get lonely. Wish you had someone that you could just call to talk? Or even better. Sometimes your paths cross and you can just get lost with them?"

Cory wasnt trying to be depressing he was trying to tell her how much he was attracted to her without just coming out and being up front about it. He didn't know if this would work or not but being out of the dating game for so long now this was the only game Cory had.

 

[Kaligurl222]

Kali smiled and nodded. "of course I know those feelings. I can't even have a pet bc I am not home enough to be fair. But there are a lot of nights where I would like to have someone to talk to, besides myself that is..... Or those mornings where I roll over and would love to have someone there to curl up next to." she blushed a little. That wasn't something she had intended them talking about. The bartender approached and let them know that the bar would be closing and she looked back at Cory, "looks like the parties over huh?"

 

[Coryd2433]

Cory listened as she talked. As she ended her statement the bartender walked up telling them it was closing time. Kali mentioned "party over." Cory looked at her "I guess so. But we do have a night game tomorrow night and I do have a room upstairs. What do you say one more before you go?" Cory looked at Kali with a playful grin.

"if you are thinking what I am thinking I would hate to run off good company? Besides to be honest this is the best night I have had in a long time!" Cory smiled at her again. "I am working the plate tomorrow so it might not be in your best interest to tell me no tonight?" Cory chuckled as he took the last drink of his whiskey and set the glass down.

 

[Kaligurl222]

Kali laughed, "oh it's like that huh? Well I gotta look outdoor my team don't I?" she laughed as she finished her drink. "did you learn this move from those old men you travel with?" she teased. "I suppose one more drink would be nice." she smiled as she stood up from her stool. "plus I don't think I'm quite ready to walk away from you yet." she winked at him playfully.

 

[Coryd2433]

Cory chuckled as she mentioned "the old men." as she stood Cory got a look at how good that dress really did look on her. "what those old farts? They don't know anything about anything. Although they think they know everything." Cory looked at the bartender. "just put that tab on my room sir." Cory then turned and looked at Kali. "well then shall we go."

Placing his hand in the small of her back as they leave the bar he grins looking at her. "you know other than the fact that if you walked away from me would mean you leaving. Cory leaned his head back playfully looking at her backside and ass. I don't know if watching you walk away would be all bad!" Cory laughed playfully as they stepped on the elevator.