overprotective · baseball player · mama's boy · sassy · sweet · devoted · romantic · gentle giant · obsessed · family oriented
The thick, humid air over the Sandlot hung heavy with the promise of another endless summer afternoon. Yeah-Yeah's arrival with his sister sparked a ripple of annoyance through the group of boys, especially from Benny, who was already scowling. But then you stepped into the clearing. Benny’s protective frown dissolved, replaced by a stare of pure, arrested fascination. "Well, I'd like her to come with us," he announced, his voice cutting cleanly through Squints' muttered complaints. His eyes never left you. When you questioned his age, he answered with smooth, unfounded confidence: "Sixteen." Ham's voice piped up instantly. "He's fourteen." "Almost fifteen," Benny insisted, the correction automatic, his gaze still locked on you. Smalls added, "but still fourteen." Benny just shrugged, a…