The Pioneers took the field once again. Graham ran to the mound along with Dashtin.
"Three outs," Dashtin said. She and Graham touched gloves before she ran back to her position.
"Three up and three down." Graham winked and smiled at Bailey.
The first batter struck out after five pitches. The second batter hit a ground ball past third that rolled over the foul line too late. She ran like her ass was on fire to cross first and slid into second before the third base player could field the ball. The next batter hit a ground ball that Dashtin caught and threw to first. Whitney caught the ball at first as the girl crossed the bag and the umpire called her safe saying Whitney's foot wasn't on the bag.
Coach Walker stormed out of the dugout. "That was a bullshit call. I could see her foot on the bag from here you blind bastard!"
"Come on, Linda. You're going to be tossed. We all know he can't see worth a shit," Coach Parker said.
Bailey let the nerves get to her and threw a few pitches that were definitely out of the strike zone and on a three and one count the next pitch was in the sweet spot curving into the batter as it neared the plate. The umpire called it a ball allowing the batter to take a base which loaded the bases.
Graham ran out to the mound. "They're playing dirty. Just pitch around this next one. She's a slap hitter that will probably strike out," she said before running back to the plate.
The girl slapped the first ball foul and swung for a strike on the second pitch. Graham called a screwball pitch and Bailey threw it perfectly. The batter stepped right into the pitch causing it to hit her. The umpire yelled for her to take the base which meant a runner came in scoring the winning run for the other team.
"She stepped over the plate! That's a fucked up call," Graham yelled at the umpire behind her. "Cheating pieces of shit!"
"You can bet we will be protesting this game you cheating son of a bitch," Coach Walker said to the umpire as she and Coach Parker pulled Graham out of his face before she hit the old blind toad.
The Pioneers lined up to shake the other team's hands respectfully and boarded the bus with their heads hung low.
"We played our hearts out today and the other team intentionally cheated and the head umpire was obviously biased. I'm as pissed as you all are, but there's not much we can do about it except move on and hopefully run them into the dirt in tomorrow's game," Coach Walker said.
"I don't know about you, but I'm beyond pissed," Dashtin said to Graham who was next to her staring out the window.
"I've never wanted to hit an umpire before," Graham said without turning her head.
"At first, I thought you did hit him when I saw both coaches running towards you," Whitney said.
"His blind ass would've been on the ground if I'd hit him," Graham said shaking her head. "That was just an all around shitty game."
"We'll get them tomorrow," Vanessa said. "I hope Bailey will be able to pitch. They wore her out."
"She will probably start so she can come back in, but Sarah will probably pitch tomorrow," Graham said.
"You two sure are getting chummy," Dashtin said.
Graham finally turned away from the window and looked at her best friend. "She's pitching better isn't she?"
"Yeah, actually she is. What did you do to her?" Whitney asked.
Graham's mind drifted to the numerous things she'd done to Bailey in the last twenty-four hours. "Nothing," she said. "We've been working together a lot on her pitching and it seems to be paying off. She has better ball control so less of her pitches are going wild."
Dashtin looked at Graham but didn't comment.
The bus pulled into the hotel and everyone piled out walking into the hotel without retrieving their gear from the bus. There really was no need since they had another game the next day anyway.
"Dinner is at seven," Coach Walker said in the lobby.
Graham boarded the same elevator with Whitney, Dashtin, Claudia, and Bailey.
"I personally think we should be allowed to order room service and a few alcoholic beverages after the day we've had," Whitney said.
"I agree," Dashtin said.
"We can't drink on the road and Coach Walker wants everyone together as a group for dinner," Graham said.
"I keep forgetting you're such a saint, Captain," Dashtin countered. "I expect you to be on time for dinner."
Graham rolled her eyes. "I bet I'm down there before you."
"I'll take that bet. How about whoever doesn't show up on time has to pay all of next month's rent," Dashtin said.
"You're on," Graham said shaking her hand.
The elevator doors opened and everyone disbursed to their rooms.
"What's with the rent bet?" Bailey asked as she and Graham walked into their room.
"We both hate losing so we bet on things. I usually win. Dashtin's had to wash the dishes for a month, do my laundry for a month, all kinds of other things. She insists on betting," Graham shrugged kicking off her shoes as she began removing her gritty uniform. She noticed Bailey watching her so she casually removed each piece until she was naked before turning and walking into the bathroom and starting the shower.
Bailey waited until the water was running before stripping her uniform and joining her.
"Oh no you don't," Graham said.
"Come on, we can shower faster this way."
"That's actually not true," Graham said watching Bailey shampoo her hair while she lathered herself with soap.
Graham was just about to turn the water off when Bailey pushed her back against the cool tile wall.
"I do believe I owe you something," Bailey said sliding her fingers between Graham's legs through the wetness she knew was there.
Graham groaned. It felt too good to stop her. She hoped the hot water didn't run out as Bailey ran her fingers back and forth then in circles over and over again while licking and sucking the slippery wet breasts in her face.
Graham bent her head to meet Bailey's mouth for a slow sensual kiss taking the time to nibble her bottom lip before licking.
"Spread your legs," Bailey said breaking the kiss.
Graham obeyed praying she didn't lose her balance and crash them both to the floor when Bailey pushed her fingers inside of her. She slid them in and back out again to rub more circles before dipping back inside deeper each time. Graham had one arm around Bailey's wet body and the other gripping the shower rail holding on for the ride.
Bailey ran her teeth over Graham's neck and down her chest to her breasts before kissing her way back up to Graham's mouth. She pulled her hand away when Graham began to tighten around her fingers.
"Don't stop," Graham said gasping through gritted teeth.
Dropping to her knees Bailey plunged her tongue inside of Graham sucking her into her mouth at the same time. Graham put her hand in Bailey's hair holding the back of her head as she rode her face until there was nothing left. Breathlessly, she pulled Bailey back up to her kissing her deeply. The taste of herself on Bailey mouth made her wet all over again.
"We have to get out of here before we freeze to death," Graham said realizing the water had gotten a lot cooler.
Bailey laughed and stepped out while Graham turned off the water. All of a sudden they heard banging on the door.
"Son of a bitch," Graham said.
She threw on clothes as fast as she could and towel dried her hair as much as possible before going to the door. Whitney and Vanessa were standing in the hallway with their hands on their hips.
"What's wrong?" Graham asked.
"We've been knocking for ten minutes. I even called you like three times. We were about to go get someone to open the door for us thinking you were dead," Vanessa said.
"I was in the shower," Graham said.
"I see you found her," Dashtin said walking towards them from her room down the hall.
"What's going on?" Bailey asked. She was standing behind Graham towel-drying her hair.
"Coach said we could order some pizzas
instead of having dinner here so we were checking to see who was in," Whitney said.
"Did you two shower together?" Vanessa asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Sure looks like it to me," Dashtin sneered.
"What?" Graham shook her head no. "I showered and as soon as I got out she got in and I guess I didn't hear you knocking while I was getting dressed."
"Where was she while you were showering?" Dashtin asked.
"On the phone," Bailey said. "I guess I didn't hear the knocking either."
"The pizzas will be here any minute. We ordered you one anyway," Dashtin said before turning and going back to her room.
Whitney shrugged and followed her.
"I'll call you when it's here. Answer your damn phone this time," Vanessa said.
Graham shut the door and smacked her forehead on it as Bailey laughed.
"It's not funny," Graham chided.
"Oh come on, Graham. Dashtin knows, she's not stupid."
"No one knows and they don't need to."
"Why keep it a secret? We're both adults. Unless, you lied to me about you and Dashtin," Bailey said.
Graham turned around to face her. "I've never lied to you. Dashtin and I are best friends that's all. She's pissed because she thinks you're a young straight kid that's going to play me."
"Well, she doesn't know me then," Bailey stepped closer to her. "What do you think?"
"Hell, I don't know anything anymore. I'm sleeping with an eighteen year old and sneaking around like I'm in high school."
"I'm nineteen and this is definitely not high school," Bailey growled and stormed over to the chair next to the window and sat down. Graham put her shoes on and left the room.
"Trouble in paradise?" Dashtin asked when she saw Graham walk into the lobby.
"Don't start, Dash," Graham said plopping down next to her on the couch.
"I know you're fucking her. I think it's a huge mistake."
"Can we agree to disagree on this?"
"So you're admitting it then?"
"Yes. Okay, yes we're sleeping together. I don't know where it's going. It just happened this weekend. I don't need you giving me shit about it," Graham ran her hands through her hair and sighed.
"I knew she was going to go after you,"
"Dash," Graham warned.
"Fine. Just don't get mad when I said I told you so."
"I don't say anything about the handfuls of girls that walk in and out of your life without you even knowing their names, so just this once cut me a little slack."
"I don't want to see you get hurt," Dashtin said.
"I'm a big girl, I can handle it," Graham said watching the pizza guy come through the doors with close to a dozen pizzas.
"Hey dude, over here," Dashtin yelled jumping up to pay him. Graham helped her carry the boxes.
"Do you think you can keep this a secret and be civilized around Bailey?"
"If she breaks your heart I'm going to tear her head off."
Graham raised an eyebrow.
"Okay," Dashtin sighed. "I'm not happy about it, but I'm a big girl too."
"Good, let's all pile in your room to eat. I don't want mine smelling like pizza."
"No you'd rather it..."
"Oh don't even go there," Graham laughed bumping shoulders with her.
Chapter 13
Graham was surprised to see most of the team when she walked into Dashtin and Whitney's room. Bailey and Claudia were sitting at the table by the window. Some girls were on the beds while others were in chairs they brought from their own rooms.
"We went down to the vending machine and got a pile of drinks while you were gone," Whitney said as she pointed at the bathroom where the soda cans and water bottles were in the sink on ice.
"Help yourselves," Dashtin said sitting the boxes on the dresser by the TV.
Every girl grabbed slice after slice eating carelessly until there was nothing left. Graham was sitting in a chair near one of the beds playing poker with Dashtin, Whitney, and Vanessa while some of the girls were watching a movie. Bailey walked across the room to the bathroom and Graham watched her out of the corner of her eye. It was hard not to watch her. The girl was beautiful and had the sexiest body Graham had ever seen. Dashtin kicked her in the shin raising her eyebrows when Graham turned towards her.
"I think I'm going to bow out, ladies. I need my beauty sleep," Graham said.
"You're just leaving because we're taking all of your money," Whitney teased.
"Well, that's true too. I guess I'm off my game tonight." Graham was use to winning when they had their usual poker nights. She said goodnight and walked back to her room.
Graham kicked her shoes off, tossed her bra on top of her open suitcase, and opened her laptop. She really needed to be working on her research. Her thesis wasn't going to write itself. But, her mind kept wandering back to Bailey. She managed to read a few pages of documentation before putting the computer away. She scrolled through the handful of channels until she found something worth watching and settled into her bed.
Bailey was surprised to see Graham fast asleep when she walked in. She quietly brushed her teeth and changed clothes before slipping into her own bed.
~
The next morning Graham woke up tossing and turning trying to shake off the fuzziness of the bad dream she was having. The sun was shining through the slats of the window blinds. Graham kicked the covers off and stretched. That's when she noticed Bailey curled into a small bundle asleep in the middle of the bed next to her. She sat on the edge of her bed watching Bailey sleep. She looked so young and innocent with her eyes closed and her wavy dark hair spread over the pillow behind her.
"Take a picture it'll last longer," Bailey said with a sleepy southern drawl.
Graham shrieked jumping off the bed like something just bit her. "You scared the hell out of me," she said when she finally realized Bailey was actually awake and not some poltergeist.
"Serves you right." Bailey kicked the covers off and sat up.
Graham walked over to the edge of Bailey's bed and sat down next to her.
"I told Dashtin."
"That makes sense."
"What do you mean?" Graham asked.
"She kept giving me these looks all night, especially after you left. She hates me and I think it's funny."
"Bailey, she doesn't hate you. She's looking out for me."
"What does she think I'm going to do to you?"
Graham shrugged. There was no reason to dredge up the past. "I've told you before. She thinks you're a straight girl playing games."
"She doesn't know me from Adam so that's bullshit," Bailey growled and moved to get off the bed but Graham grabbed her arm pulling her back.
"I like you when you're feisty," Graham said pulling Bailey down on top of her.
Bailey grinned, rolling her eyes as she gave in kissing her passionately. Graham parted her legs settling Bailey between them so she could roll her over easily.
"Oh no you don't," Bailey said pinning Graham's arms above her head and maneuvering so that she was straddling her. She rubbed her hips slowly back and forth over Graham's, teasing her with soft kisses pulling away before the kiss could go deeper.
"Are you trying to drive me crazy?" Graham said.
"You already do that to me. I'm just returning the favor," Bailey whispered in her ear.
Bailey's smaller body was strong, but no match for Graham. She jerked her hips rolling Bailey onto her back. Bailey was taken off guard as Graham reached down between them sliding her fingers into Bailey's panties through her wetness and directly inside of her.
Bailey's breath hitched and she jerked before spreading her legs further settling her hips into a rhythm matching each thrust of Graham's fingers. Graham pulled her fingers away sitting up at the same time. She put her wet fingers over Bailey's mouth and smiled when she tried to speak. Bailey snaked her tongue out licking the fingers before she moved them away pulling Bailey's shirt over her head and her wet
panties down her legs. Bailey mirrored her taking Graham's clothes off.
Without saying a word Graham laid Bailey back down. She licked and kissed her stomach and breasts moving back to her lips before sliding her fingers back inside.
"You feel so good inside of me," Bailey panted in her ear as Graham kissed her neck. She pushed her hips down as hard as she could on Graham's hand.
Graham quickened the pace thrusting her fingers fast and hard. Bailey moaned loudly digging her short nails into Graham's back as Graham licked her breasts sucking her nipples.
"Oh shit," Bailey said loudly when her phone went off.
Graham raised an eyebrow and lifted her head.
"We have to be at breakfast in ten minutes."
"Should I be worried you set your alarm that late?"
"Graham!"
Graham grinned. "You better come then," she said slowing her strokes as she pressed her thumb in the wet folds massaging Bailey's clit with every thrust of her fingers.
Bailey kissed her, moaning into her mouth panting with every movement of Graham's fingers. She wrapped her legs around Graham arching her back and squeezing hard as her body began to release the tension building deep inside.
Graham felt the muscles tighten around her fingers and the warm wet liquid flowed into her palm as Bailey panted heavily riding the waves of orgasm. She reached down pushing Graham's hand away when she couldn't take it anymore.
~
There was no time for a shower as Bailey and Graham whore-bathed and dressed quickly. They ran down to the elevator willing it to go faster. They walked into the dining room with less than a minute to spare with all eyes on them. Graham's short hair was normally messy and sticking out so it didn't look all that much different and Bailey's was a tangled mess held back in a ponytail.
"Yeah, that's not obvious," Dashtin said rolling her eyes. Graham ignored her as she and Bailey got in line at the breakfast bar.
"We slept in," Graham said when Whitney looked at her with a raised eyebrow.
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