Tyler's POV
It's been two weeks since I invited Zara to join me in LA. Although I still didn't have a response, I opted to avoid pushing for one. Every time she said no, I would come up with a way to rephrase the question and ask it again. I have since apologized to her for it. It was selfish on my part admittedly.
We haven't told anyone around us the news yet. We were still trying to figure out how we were gonna go about it. The only factors that made me hesitate were the risk of the news going public and Zara's uncertainty. Nothing put fear in my heart more than her changing her mind. I don't want to experience that pain again. If she were to do it again, I'm not sure I could see her in the same way.
My thoughts were interrupted by a balled up napkin being tossed directly in my face. I was so zoned out I forgot that I had went to Lionel's place to chill and this was not "chilling".
Lionel: What's wrong with you? I've been talking to my self for the last four minutes.
Tyler: (shakes his head) I got a bunch of shit going on.
Lionel: (chuckles) You need to stop doing so much, nigga. I know that you're trying to make sure that you don't ever end up back in Ladera but you don't have to dig yourself an early grave doing it.
Tyler: (sighs) I know but I just REALLY can't end up back there. I would feel like I failed everybody.
Lionel: T. We would still fuck with you if you "fell off". Nobody in our circle is here because of the fame. We're here because you're our friend and a damn good one. We're gonna continue to stick beside you. So chill out with all that extra shit. It's cool but you're obviously stressing yourself out with all these pots you got your hands in.
Tyler: You're not entirely right but you're not wrong either.
Lionel: (snickers) I'm not right? What do you mean I'm not right? I'm more right than all y'all niggas 100% of the time.
Tyler: (chuckles) Hey if that's how you feel then get your shit off.
Suddenly my phone started to vibrate in my pocket. I pulled it out and seen Zara's name on the screen.
Tyler: (stands up) I gotta take this real quick.
Lionel: (nods) Alright.
I walked out of the living room and onto the patio outside then answered.
Tyler: Are you okay?
Zara: Yes I'm okay. I promise. I called because I have an answer for you.
Tyler: Okay...
Zara: I spent two weeks contemplating it and I don't want to be alone during my pregnancy. Moments like this should be shared together so...I'm coming to Cali.
Tyler: (smiles) You for real?
Zara: Yeah, T. I'm for real. I'll come to Cali and then we can roadtrip back to Florida. I'm already in the process of making arrangements with my team as far as operations while I'm gone.
Tyler: As stoked as I am about this, I wanna make sure that you're okay. I know th-
Zara: I made this decision because it's what I want, Tyler. I didn't do it because you pressured or manipulated me. I am determined to make this work to the fullest extent possible. So I don't have to spend my pregnancy alone, we get counseling and work on our relationship, I get to be near our friends again and I get my medical team. That seems like a beneficial arrangement to me.
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