I know I wasn't the person you needed me to be before, but I can be if you'll let me.

She swore this time around she'd listen to her instincts, and right now they told her to be careful. She'd had to fight hard for everything she had, and risking everything for a little fun didn't seem wise.

Baseball was a safe bet. Baseball also didn't have a girlfriend. Then again, baseball didn't have big brown eyes or show a little hint of cleavage under its uniforms. Decisions, decisions.

Why did the two most important things in her life have to require her attention at exactly the same time?

Needing and getting don't always go together.