Chapter 798 - V3 ch33 (1/2)

Saturday morning, Noah and I went on a morning jog. Dave joined in, giving Noah some competition. The two went to the backyard to do some bullpen work while I went through our old ab workout. If Zeke was here, he'd be proud at us for putting in extra work on our day off. Out of season too.

Kyle woke up late, but was quick to join in on the workout. He warmed himself up with a short run and some more elaborate stretching before pulling me into playing catch with him. Once he was ready, Dave willing got off the fake mound and let him throw some pitches to Noah.

Dave waved at me. ”Let's go in and prepare lunch.”

I followed obediently despite not knowing how I could even help him. With Mom and Dad working most weekends, we were left on our own for lunches. Dave really did the most out of all of us. Whether that's from Zeke's talk a couple months ago or from the fact that he ate the most, it's hard to tell.

Dave decided on meatball sandwiches and a salad to go with it. My only job was to supervise the meatballs in marinara sauce, occasionally stirring it on the stove. Dave got the rolls out, cut them in half, and placed cheese inside. Then he worked on the salad.

After lunch, Dave took us to the cages while Kyle waited at home to be picked up by Marie.

Sunday followed a similar pattern. Sunday dinner, the boys talked about plans for thanksgiving break like how Zeke was coming back home and the grandparents will be visiting.

Dad looked at me. ”Do you still want to do another laser treatment? Dr. Griffiths office has an opening that Monday at the start of your break.”

I nodded right away.

”Doesn't that mean Jake won't be able to do anything most of the break?” Noah asked.

Dad glanced my way. ”I think Jake understands that.”

I looked at Noah. ”It's better for me to do it now when I can. Once the season starts...there'll be no time. And I really...really want to do it.”

Noah looked guilty. ”Oh, right. Well, we can do things at home too. Zeke will be home and I can do the morning runs with him. Then we can just have movie marathons. With Gramma and Grampa coming, we'll have a full house again. You won't be bored.”

I wasn't worried about being bored. ”You can still catch for the twins. I'll watch.”

”Hey, does this mean you'll be willing to learn how to swim next summer?” Dave asked.

I shrugged. I tugged the end of my t-shirt. ”It depends...on how they look.”

”It doesn't matter how they look.” Dad corrected me. ”It'll depend on how you'll feel.”

”I would feel more comfortable if you learn how to swim, Jake.” Mom spoke up. ”Every time you're at Alisha's, there's a small chance of you falling in. Although, their pool isn't that deep, I still think swimming is a good skill to have. You don't have to be great at it. There's also full body swimsuits you can wear too.”

”I think those are meant for the ocean, Mom.” Kyle laughed. ”Jake would stand out even more if he wore that to Alisha's.”

Mom gave him a look.