Tanner in The Center Boyxboy

NIGHT AT THE MILTONS.

"It's a park?" Tan question as Sven parks the car

"Basketball court" Sven corrects him. "I like to play basketball here sometimes but I haven't been in awhile. I thought maybe you and I can play for a little bit"

"You want me to play basketball? Sven, I can't even hold a ball longer than 30 seconds without it somehow falling through my hands, look at my hands!" He holds them out

Sven smiles "they're cute"

"They're small" he puts them down.

Sven gets out of the car and opens the back seat grabbing his ball, "come on Tan" he says to Tan who's still sitting in the car.

"I'm gonna embarrass you" Tan walks behind him

"There's no one else on the court so we're good"

"You're gonna regret those words."

They both walk on the court and Sven pulls Tan to where the hoop is, "how about we start with just some free throws that's pretty easy." He hands Tan the ball standing him a small distance away from the basket

"I don't know what that means"

Sven laughs "just make some shots Tan that's all it is."

"You seem to have forgotten all the after school days in your driveway, I was the worst at basketball then and I still am now."

"I remember" he smiles "you're not that bad anymore just try to align your hands with the basket"

"That's all gibberish to me but ok." Tan brings his hands up and throws the ball towards the basket, but the ball takes a left turn missing the basket completely.

"That's ok" Sven gets the ball "try again"

"Why don't you make the baskets like you always do, and I go stand over there and gawk at you like I always do." Tan tries to not embarrass himself any further

"That hurts I'm not a piece of meat, you know"

"You're not are you sure?" Tan jokes

Sven laughs about to answer but they hear "Beck! You're back?" They turn around to see a couple of boys walking towards them on the court.

"Hey guys" he goes to them and they excitedly stand around him "what's up RJ, Noah?" He greets them

"Where have you been Beck? you haven't played here in like a month" Noah asks

"Yeah basketball season, but it's done now so I'm gonna be around more"

"We heard you got creamed by Sunnydale" they make fun of him

"Oh yeah, my brother goes to Sunnydale he talks about that game a lot" RJ adds.

"Sunnydale was trash and they only won because they got lucky, any other day we could take those fools." Tan stands watching as he trash talks with the boys, Sven looks over at him "guys I want you to meet someone." Walking them over to Tan "RJ, Noah this is my friend Tan" he introduces them

"Hi" Tan greets

"Nice to meet you" they wave at Tan

"You too" Tan smiles "how do you know them, Sven?"

"I play here a lot with my friends, and some of the kids from the middle school down the street like to come here and play after school too."

"Beck is trash at basketball," RJ says and they laugh

"Excuse me I don't remember ever losing to you"

"Then play us" Noah challenge

"Get ready to lose" he replies then turns to Tan "can I? Do you mind?"