Maid For Beckett Catching The Baseball Legend’s Heart novel Chapter 161

Chapter 161

Chapter 161

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This wasn’t the first time I had seen a table set to impress the diner. I used to work part–time for a catering service whene clients were the wealthiest people in Hawthorne Bay. But this was the first time that a restaurant–quality set table was stead for me. This is one more thing that I would add to the list of why Beckett Hale makes my heart come to life.

The linen was white with a gold accent, and then the spotless wineglass caught the candle lights. In the middle of the cable was a vase with one stem of a rose, the same red rose that was in my bouquet.

Beckett pulled out my chair for me, and as I sank in, I once again took in everything around me. The endless field, the diamond, and the empty bleachers surrounding us right now.

Even down to the smallest detail, Beckett made sure this night was perfect.

He was filling the wine glasses with Pinot Noir; he asked. “Everything okay?”

That pulled my gaze from wandering around and dropped onto my date. “Yeah… yeah. Everything is perfect.”

He let out a nervous chuckle. And Beckett was never nervous. “You had me worried for a second there. He handed me a glass of wine.

“Hm?” I had to make sure because Beckett Hale was worried about a date? That’s not something he would be worried about, right? That just sounds wrong. Hell, he pitches in front of tens of thousands of people for a living. And plays against the best teams in the world.

“Don’t sound like that,” he said, meeting my gaze, the candlelight casting soft light on his already beautiful face,

I raised an eyebrow because I didn’t understand what he was saying.

“Romance is not really my thing,” he admitted. “I wanted this night to be perfect. I even asked Lila to help me with some things.”

A server appeared in my periphery. He was coming from the other side of the field, a silver tray in his hands. It would take him about three minutes to reach us while carrying that tray without tripping on the soft grass.

“This wasn’t our first date,” I reminded him. “And all of them were perfect.”

“Perfect, yes, but I end up ruining everything, always,” he admitted, sipping his wine languidly. His Adam’s apple bobbed up and down, and that small twitch in his lips was the only evidence he exhibited of this worry‘ he’s talking about.

I had to hold my reply because the server was now within earshot. He was young, and his smile was faltering as he starest Beckett Hale. His eyes were practically sparkling with excitement, mesmerized by my date, and he couldn’t even form his words properly as he greeted us and set down our appetizer. Then, as he walked away with the tray, he almost tripped over

his own feet.

Becken watched the server, confused, then he shrugged it off and urged us to start our dinner.

Before I did so, I stared at him and said, “There’s no way you can ruin this night for me, Becket Belgie being with what made it perfect in the first place.”

He paused, his eyes sparkling, and the smile that stretched his lips was as bright as the midday sun. After that loosened up, and we talked about his historical two–way baseball career, his sister, and when wo reached desert

our conversation took a more serious turn

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*No promises. And I blinked at him, surprised. “I do stupid things, and five messed up a lot of things between us already.” he pulled in a heavy breath. “But I can promise you this. I will try to be a bettes man every day for you”

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