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I thought about what Jeremy had said throughout the night.

He finished the drive to his place and we were surprised again. I had some kind of thought that his house would be similar to Rhys's, but surprisingly he pulled into a gated condominium complex.

”You live in a condo..?” Noah asked as he pulled into a two-car garage.

Jeremy nodded. ”Yep. It's only for now. I don't exactly have time to house shop during the season. Plus...” He paused. ”I don't want to move until Rose is ready.”

”Wow.” Noah's eyes went wide. ”Talking about living with your girlfriend so soon! Is that normal?”

Jeremy shrugged. ”I'm sure it's different for everyone. But, I know...that I'm serious about Rose.” He looked back at us. ”You guys better not say anything to her. I don't want to scare her off.”

Noah snorted.

”Sure.” I told him.

Jeremy got out of the car and came to the back to help me. Noah got out and carried our bag full of clothes.

”Has Rose stayed the night before?” Noah asked.

Jeremy didn't answer him and just led the way to the garage door. We followed, just a little more slowly thanks to my boot. His garage door open to a small staircase, going straight to the second floor. The stairs took us right to his living room, which only had a big, black leather couch, a recliner, and a giant screen tv. The kitchen-slash-dining-area was right next to it. He had two barstools by the kitchen counter. No tables or other chairs.

”This is what you call a bachelor pad.” Noah told me. ”No furniture but the basics. If that.” He looked at Jeremy. ”You just eat at the kitchen counter?”

Jeremy laughed self-consciously. ”Uhh, sometimes. I do a lot of my eating at the stadium or at nearby restaurants. If I do eat at home...I'll usually eat it in front of the tv.” He waved. ”Come on, I'll show you boys the guest room.”

”Is there even a bed?” Noah asked.

Jeremy rolled his eyes and started to walk down the hall. ”Yes, there's a bed. Big enough for you two to share.” He pointed at a closet. ”My washer and dryer are in there.” He pointed to a door on the left. ”That's a bedroom full of boxes. I haven't unpacked everything yet.”

”Bachelor.” Noah faked cough.

I laughed.

We came to a split in the hallway. He pointed to the right. ”That's the master bedroom, where I'll be sleeping.” He took us to the left and opened the door to reveal a king-sized bed taking up most of the floor space. ”This is the guest room. Just completed. Fresh sheets. New towels in the bathroom. It has shampoo, soap, and anything else you might need.”

”Looks good.” I told him.

Noah put our bag down inside the empty closet. ”Did you do it yourself or have help?”

”Are we going to see Rose tomorrow?” I asked.

He nodded. ”At lunch. I figured you guys wouldn't mind. Then after lunch, we'll visit Dr. Shanfield. Then go straight to the field so I can do my batting practice.”

”What about the morning? Didn't you say endurance training?” Noah asked.

Jeremy laughed. ”We'll just go to the gym in the complex. Run on the treadmill and lift a few weights. I still have a game to play.”

Noah sighed with relief.

The next morning, watching him run against Jeremy, I doubt he was still thankful. Jeremy and him were running on treadmills next to each other, and every time Jeremy upped his speed, he egged Noah on to do the same. What was supposed to be a run looked like a flat out sprint. Noah had to call it quits and got off, huffing and puffing.