Unexpected (Tyler Herro/ Miami Heat)

Twenty Three

Tyler was the last to walk in the plane and it would be the first time seeing Duncan after he had just broken up with Arlie.

The whole team went silent seeing Tyler walk in.

Jimmy looked back and forth between Tyler and Duncan.

"When are we taking off?" Tyler asked.

"Probably in like 20 minutes..." Jimmy said still looking back and forth between the two.

"Can we talk outside?" Tyler asked Duncan.

"Yeah sure." Duncan stood up and followed Tyler out of the plane.

"Let's not have any problems." Tyler said meaning every word.

"I didn't want any." Duncan said.

"It's just been tough on all of us. But we need to put it aside, we gotta be there for our team. And beside the whole situation...I don't wanna loose you as my brother." Tyler laughed.

"I couldn't agree more, but how are you two doing?"

"We kinda broke up. But it's alright. I'd rather be civil with her so we can give our kid the best life possible. How are you and her doing?"

"I mean, I didn't want to get more involved so I tried to keep a distance," he laughed, "but I think we're good."

"And besides, I don't think us fighting would be any help for her."

"True, she's been through a lot the past couple days."

"I feel bad now that you said that."

"Why?"

"She shouldn't be going through all this...it's not healthy."

"Yeah I get it, but I never wanted to have problems with you."

"Yeah me neither. I just wanted it to be known that I'm still cool with you."

"Alright good..."

They got cut off.

"Y'all doing alright out there?" Jimmy asked from the plane door.

"Damn bro you ruined a moment!" Derrick yelled at him.

"Just checking in. I don't want no bitch fight." Jimmy told Derrick.

"Man both y'all shut up!" Bam said.

"Shut up bitch." Derrick joked.

"Stop acting like children!" Udonis called out.

"They are children!" Meyers said.

"Man everyone shut up! Let them finish their moment!" Kendrick said.

"Everyone shut the hell up!" James ordered.

None of the guys saw Tyler and Duncan coming back in the plane.

"See what you all did?" Goran said.

"Oh shit look Derrick! Look at what you did." Jimmy sat back down.

"Mhm right. What Derrick did." Goran rolled his eyes.

•

Arlie was cleaning around her apartment when someone knocked at her door. She walked over and opened it to reveal Jess.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Arlie asked in shock.

"Thought I'd come visit my pregnant sister."

The hugged and Arlie let her in.

"So how's everything going?" Jess asked not knowing anything that has happened between Tyler and Duncan.

Tyler hasn't even told PJ nor his parents.

"Good, baby's healthy." Arlie said trying to drift from the Tyler subject.

"Well I'm glad you're good for now. I can't hold in my pee anymore. I peed the bed the other night. My ankles are swollen, my feet have doubled in size, my fingers became sausages, and I'm fat."

"Well if it makes you feel any better my fingers are getting pretty swollen too."

"And what about sickness?"

"Getting a lot better. Before I couldn't hold shit in."

"It starts to get better after a bit. Usually in your second trimester you shouldn't be sick at all anymore."

"I really hope so, I can't do it anymore."

"Your ass better have a boy. I want my son to have someone to be with."

"What happens if it's a girl?"

"I mean I'll still be happy but I want my son to kick your sons ass in basketball."

"Even if it's a girl she's gonna be a pure bucket."

"Bucket my ass."

"How?"

"It would be different if it was Duncan's kid. He's shooting like crazy. Wanna know what's funny?"

"What?"

"I really truly believed that you and Duncan were going to last."

"Why...Why's that?"

"It was just something about the way he was with you. PJ was and is never like that with me. Duncan loved you. It was so fucking obvious."

"What about Tyler?"

"Tyler was different. More you then him actually. I've never seen you that happy in my life...it was like watching you with dad. You smile always shone the brightest with him just like how it does with Ty."

"You really think that?"

"Oh hell yeah. Duncan was great but there's just something about Tyler."

"Yeah there really is."

"I have to pee." She got up and rushed into the bathroom.

Was Jess right?

What was is about Tyler that made Arlie so happy. But what was it about Duncan that made her feel so good.

"Can Is so you something?" Jess asked sitting back down.

"What?"

"Why did you and Duncan break up?"

"He was barely here because elf the Two way contract. I just couldn't stop wondering what he was doing on the days where we couldn't talk. I was in high school, he could've had anyone out there so why would he want to be with me?"

"You were insecure."

"Hell yeah. I would see these girls throwing themselves at him when I couldn't...what was I supposed to do?"

"But then how come you don't feel that way towards Tyler?"

She had a point, why didn't she feel this way towards Tyler. Was it because she was more afraid of loosing Duncan than Tyler?

"I don't know..." Arlie said.

"Why were you more afraid of loosing Duncan?"

"I...I don't know."

She didn't know. Not a single clue as to why she felt that way. Could it be Duncan was her first real relationship?

"Have you ever felt that way with PJ?" Arlie asked.

"Hell yeah! Especially now. Why would he want to fuck a girl who's always complaining and looks like she swallowed a watermelon? But we're still together."

"Yeah I guess."