556 V2 ch28 (2/2)

It was no longer a secret that Jeremy was my brother. It seemed like the world knew, but with Rhys, he didn't make a big deal out of it. His dad used to be a pro as well, and even now he was a coach for a professional team.

”Oh so you don't want to sit behind the dugout??” Rhys grinned, knowing that he had Noah.

Sure enough, Noah dropped the haughty attitude and cozied up to Rhys. ”I was just joking! Ha. Hah. No matter what jersey you wear, I love you like a brother.”

Rhys laughed and gave his head a pat. ”I know. Now, lets get going. These seats might not be all-you-can-eat, but my dad said he'd give us some vouchers for the food.”

”Behind the visitors dugout?” Dave wanted to clarify.

Rhys nodded. ”Yea, so there'll be quite a few Giants fans.” He looked at Noah. ”You better not get us in trouble with that mouth of yours.”

Noah pretended to zip his lips and throw away the key.

I smiled, knowing that it wouldn't be possible for him to keep silent. Especially if the A's does something good.

Dave looked to me. ”Did you tell Jeremy you were coming to the game tonight?”

I shook my head.

”Why not?”

I shrugged. ”I forgot my phone.”

The guys laughed, but it was true. I wasn't used to carrying a phone around so it slipped my mind when Dave sent me to change into my A's gear.

”We'll be close enough to the field so maybe we can get his attention that way.” Rhys suggested. ”He would have to be doing autographs or warming up though. Otherwise he might be staying in the clubhouse or something.”

I nodded. Jeremy has known beforehand when I was coming so he was always prepared. This time it was left up to chance.

With everyone ready, we got in the car and hit the road. Rhys took the front passenger seat to help Zeke with navigation, pushing Dave to the way back, behind me and Noah. The ride wasn't long, but getting into the stadium parking lot took up more time than normal. Zeke found a spot to park and we piled out.

There was a different kind of buzz in the air compared to the other games we went to. This time there was a lot of away team jerseys. It was almost an even mix...like the Giants could equally be the home team. Which made sense. Noah had informed me that the Giants stadium was only 11 miles away.

We got in with the tickets that Rhys had passed out. Unlike the two previous times, we didn't go to the field. Instead we walked to our seats behind the visitors dugout along the first baseline. Our tickets were constantly checked by the ushers to make sure we were allowed to be here.

Rhys led the way down the steps and then in the first row behind the dugout, he turned down the row and stopped after the fifth seat. He looked back at us. ”Okay, this is it. These five seats.”

Noah was the first to yell. ”This is amazing! We get to sit here all game??”

They were impressive seats. You could see the players expressions in the infield. The foul territory was big, but that didn't mean anything to me. This was like standing on the grassy area, watching batting practice.

Speaking of that reminded me to look for Jeremy. As my eyes scanned the home dugout, I felt a tug on my shirt. I looked at Noah with a raised eyebrow, wondering why he was tugging on my clothes.

He pointed towards the left field foul line, where some players were warming up. I spotted the familiar back of Jeremy. I squinted. He was talking to some people in the stands right next to the field. They seemed pretty chummy.

”Isn't that Jack..?” Noah whispered.

I froze. One of the people did look like Jack. Uncle Jack. There was four other people with him. Probably his family. Wife, two daughters, and one son. Jeremy's family too. The one he spent most of his life with.

I watched closely, examining their interactions. The girls looked to be young teens, while the boy was definitely in high school, maybe even college. No, wait, I don't think he's in college yet. The group all laughed at something that was said. Even Jeremy. I don't know if it was because I was so far away, but he looked happy. Not awkward at all. Carefree.