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Share Us
“Is that possible?”
“Yes. I will let you buy one percent of my shares. You will be the first African-American woman to own an MLB team. I want you to share this with me.”
“Yes,” I said right before he plunged into me.
The End
Epilogue
Samuel
**World Series**
“The Charlotte Starsare one strike away from becoming the winners of the Major League Baseball World Series,” the commentator said.
The entire stadium was on their feet holding a collective breath as the Stars’ closer pitched to the batter from the Saint Louis Cardinals. The Stars had made it again to the World Series, and this time it looked like they were going to win it all. They had a great season led by a young shortstop and Wesley as the President of Baseball Operations. He’d scoured the country and put together an unstoppable team.
I passed King to Averie because I didn’t know what I was going to do once our pitcher threw the last out. I wanted him to be safe. He was still a baby, but I felt proud that my firstborn son was here with me to witness history being made.
Averie never went into labor. Her labor had to be induced a week after her due date. The doctor said King was so comfortable he didn’t want to come out, but Averie was more than ready to have him. The strength she showed while giving birth to our son made me fall deeper in love with her. The whole family was at the hospital when King came into the world, all nine pounds of him. All of the women say he is the largest baby that’s ever been born in the family. He looked just like my father and me. He smiled a lot and ate even more. He was my pride and joy. I’d already asked Averie for another. She responded by rolling her eyes and twisting her mouth. She didn’t say no, though.
Theo didn’t have much of a choice when I offered him the money for the team. He did a lot of huffing and puffing, but he accepted the offer, and the other owners followed suit making the Charlotte Stars the first MLB team with all African-American owners and the first black female owner. The pitcher finally released the ball. The batter swung and missed! THE CHARLOTTE STARS WON THE WORLD SERIES! Everyone in the stands celebrated. I hugged and kissed Averie, then King. Making my way down to the field, I high-fived all my partners and family members. I held Averie’s hand as we stepped on the field to congratulate the players.
“We did it, baby!” she smiled. “We made history!”
“I knew we would together!”
