Maid For Beckett Catching The Baseball Legend’s Heart novel Chapter 121

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When I’m on the road, I take the bus with my team or take the same commercial flight with them. I enjoyed it, and I did have any reason not to, anyway. I won’t say that my life wasn’t luxurious, because it was. Being an athlete–celebrity has it perks, but when you’re a Maldini, you get four times the luxury that celebrities get.

The family has its private planes, luxury cars, five–star hotels, villas, everything you can imagine that’s synonymous with extravagance, the family has it, but I have decided to leave that behind for over fifteen years now. So entering the airpor a different hangar was a bit nostalgic. I didn’t have to go through security scans, and I didn’t need my bag weighed

The pilot and flight attendants were waiting for me to board the plane; wine was offered, and there were abundant food options for a two–hour flight.

It had been over a decade since I last boarded the family’s private plane. It was too empty, too pristine, too obnoxious fo someone who just wanted to see his girlfriend.

I made myself comfortable in the plush seat. I have the window seat all to myself, and I can even take a nap if I want to! one would bother me.

I have a baseball stress ball in my hand. I had been squeezing it since I heard the news from Luna.

Andi… oh, Andi,‘ I thought, squeezing the ball so hard I feared I might rip it to shreds. “Why didn’t you tell me about your Father?‘

I perused the file Luna sent me, and I instantly recognized him. This was the same man who acted all friendly with me ba at Jace’s Villa. We dined with him, drank wine, and I even invited him myself to watch my game, for fuck’s sake. I just dint with the devil, how ironic is that? No wonder Andi had nothing but an attitude throughout the entire dinner. She knew th

man.

Included in Luna’s file was a case report from six years ago. Two counts of attempted murder, physical abuse against Mati: Wilson. He should still be in prison, but he was paroled just a month ago. This smells all kinds of shady, so I will have my people verify how this man was out and terrorizing Andi.

ulie doesn’t have any idea that her daughter was trying to be the hero again and save them from her father’s claws. I don’t know whether I should be proud of Andi or be mad at her for risking her life like this.

I only have a snippet of what really happened, so I boarded the plane as soon as the game was over. I still have dirt in my Face and hands.

Luna told me to head straight to the estate. I frown when I read her message. Andi didn’t know that I was coming home now so it made my heart swell that she wanted to rest in my place.

It was eight in the morning, and it was already blisteringly hot outside. Jack was in the driveway when I parked the car, sitting on the back of their pickup truck, smoking cigarettes. He jumped down from the back of the truck. Jack stood five feet flat, and he looked like a kid beside the pickup.

“How is she?” I asked Jack as we walked towards the mansion.

“She’s in your room, resting, I think…” he murmured, the burnt tobacco from his cigarette wafting in the air as we reached

the door.

Luna was drinking coffee in the living room, browsing through the new print of GQ magazine. “Hey, boss,” she stood up and

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dropped the magazine on the couch.

“Luna,” I sighed, glad that she was on duty when Andi decided to ask for help.

I couldn’t be more grateful for Reed’s plan. If I had pulled them all away from protecting Andi, I don’t know what would have happened.

“How is she?” I repeated the question because, based on Jack’s tone, Luna was with Andi

“She’s a bit shaken, but she’s holding up okay Luna murmured, concerned with filtering her tone

“Is there any update with Reed and Dean?” 1 pressed, demanding to know what that old man was up to

Luna shook her head. “Nothing unusual. They’re monitoring his place now?

I nodded, “Keep me posted. And Jack?”

“Yes, boss?”

“Go to the county jail. See how that man was able to walk out of prison,” a grim look crossed my face. “Someone pulled a string, and I need to know who

Luna and Jack exchanged glances, but the latter nodded. “Will do, boss.”

“Luna, get back up from Cole. Tell him what happened and put guards around Andi’s house. Also, have someone follow Caleb and Julie,” I said sternly.

“Got it,” Luna pulled out her phone and went to work.

I jogged upstairs and went inside my room, finding Andi’s figure curled in the middle of my bed. Her breathing was even, but I knew her sleep wasn’t that deep. Not after what happened, no.

I closed the door behind me, chest growing tight as I took in my room. I had been living inside this mansion for over five years now, and I thought it was already perfect. But when Andi arrived, I realized that something was missing. It was this: someone waiting for me to get home, to have meals together. This is not the right moment to wallow over what was missing in my life, but life has a habit of knocking some sense into you when you least expect it.

My room was bathed in low morning light, the curtains from the balcony swaying with the soft wind. All I wanted to do was crawl into the bed and embrace Andi, but I stopped myself. I reeked of the baseball field, sweat and leather scent from the plane, so I went to the ensuite and took a quick shower. It was the fastest shower I had taken in my life.

Dressed in a fresh shirt and shorts, I crawled into the bed and went under the covers, sighing as I held Andi in my arms.

I couldn’t contain my happiness when I found out Andi was wearing my jersey under the sheets. She moaned and wiggled closer to me, turning onto her side, and her eyes slowly fluttered open.

“Beckett,” she murmured, voice raspy with sleep. “You’re here.”

“Hi,” I planted a kiss on her forehead and pulled her closer to me. I tucked her head under my chin and threw a leg over her petite ones. This was better than drinking beers with the guys after we won the game, so much better than five–star hotel

beds.

“I heard you’ve been a naughty girl while I was away,” I murmured in her hair, hoping to ease the tension in her shoulder. Her body trembled a little as she giggled.

“I’m sorry,” she muttered, her breath tickling the exposed skin of my chest.

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she pulled away a luule so the could look up at me, those big blue eyes laced with sleep made my heart melt. “Now?” she jented, as Eritement lit up in her eyes.

This was not the moodi expected her to be in after what happened with her father. Her grip on my waist tightened, and sh bat her lip teasingly

I poked the tip of her nose “Don’t look at me like that. Naughty girls deserve punishment, not reward”

She raised an cyclow. “Reward and punishment? We have those?”

We shouldn’t be teasing each other; hell, we should be having a meeting right now to figure out how to solve the problem with her father. But at least she’s not terribly shaken, right? “I’ll think about it,” I said. “Is there something you want to tell

1 had a glimpse of her situation from Luna’s report, but I have to hear it from Andi’s mouth. I want to get a sense of what she’s feeling, of how heavy this situation was in her family.

She sighed and broke free from my hold, lying on her back and blinking at the ceiling. I remained on my side, taking in he features. Her face was bare of makeup, and I could also see her naked expression.

“He was supposed to be in prison,” she started. “But they told me he’d been really good inside, so he was paroled.” There’s a storm of emotions that’s brewing in her thoughts. She’s gathering all her bearings, trying to understand what really happened,

“He’s supposed to be serving a twenty–year prison sentence,” she said with a bitter laugh. “He only did six, and now he’s bac ruining everything that we have.”

I reached for her cheeks, caressing them with the back of my hand. She offered me a soft smile, and the sadness in her eyes wrecked me.

“He hurt us, Beckett. He abused us, locked me in the basement, starved us, and he almost killed Mom,” she took in a sharp inhale. “And now he wants to do that again. How can they let him out? He hasn’t repented for his sins.”

“I will find out who helped me get out, Andi,” I assured her. “And we will put him behind bars again, along with the people who helped him.”

She swallowed hard, as if just talking about her father made breathing difficult. “He was inside our house,” she said. “He sent me photos of Mom in her bed. He threatened to hurt them if I didn’t give him what he wanted,” she slid a sorrowful gaze at me. “He knew about the black card, and he asked for money.”

My jaw clenched. “Is he the one who demanded I pull back the security in your house?”

She nodded a yes. “He asked me for five thousand dollars last week, that’s why that’s why I had to take a part–time job at Cole’s club,” she let out a bitter laugh. “I thought that was enough,” she couldn’t believe her own assumptions. “But he demanded twice this week. I didn’t know where to get the money. I was tempted to take it from your card”

‘Oh, Andi. Why didn’t you take it?‘ I thought, but I didn’t voice that, because I already knew the reason.

“I can’t take your money. I won’t take your money, Beckett,” she batted her eyelashes at me, like a kid waiting for praise for being such a good girl. “Not for him, so I went to the house and talked to Luna and Jack. They knew who I was, as you said.”

Andi was narrating her heartbreak, as if it were the first time she had done so.

“As I said, Andi, you can use that money. Its yours for your disposal,” I reminded her, my voice low and calm as though I was talking to a wounded animal. “But I’m glad you reached out to Luna and Jack. I will do everything to make sure you and

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