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Tyler wasn't sure why but all day he had a gut feeling that something wasn't right and that something was going to happen. His day started out normally with both him and Phil having breakfast together and driving to work with the daily discussion of what they would do that night (some nights it would be just hanging out in their bedroom and watching TV/marathons of The Walking Dead or hockey games but some nights they would also go out to dinner or a movie) if it weren't a night where their company wasn't having a event/party. They kissed before going into work and promised to see each other at lunchtime...
Only, Phil hadn't met him at lunch. Tyler just shrugged it off and let it go, thinking that he was just working on a big project or in a meeting that was running a little late but this was when his gut feeling got worse. Sitting with his best friend and co-worker, Eva Marie, he listened to her talk about her upcoming wedding but didn't say anything.
Closer to the end of work, Tyler didn't hear anything from Phil. He started to get worried more and more as time went by, Tyler becoming scared when he got to his car and didn't see Phil waiting for him. He waited for at least ten minutes before calling Phil, which went straight to voicemail and decided to go home, telling himself that Phil had just went home early and was probably asleep.
The drive home felt long and Tyler couldn't stop thinking of the worst possibilities of what could have happened, but his mind kept telling himself that Phil had done this before - When he was way too tired, Phil would take the rest of the day off and go home to take a nap for a couple hours, wake up and make dinner or get ready for his and Tyler's date that night.
Arriving home an hour later after spending twenty five minutes in traffic, Tyler looked all over the apartment to find it empty. Now things were getting scary. Sighing, he sat on the bed and took his shoes off, trying to calm himself. He rubbed his eyes and tried to think of something else but that didn't work, until his eyes wondered over to the nightstand and saw piece of paper folded.
Grabbing it, he saw his name written in Phil's handwriting. This couldn't be good. Slowly unfolding it, his heart began to beat faster. He took a moment before reading the letter that looked like it was written in a hurry and re-read it two times.
No, it couldn't be.
In the letter Phil talked about how much he loved Tyler but he couldn't continue the relationship because close to five months ago, he had met someone else when he was at one of their conventions in New York; They started out as just friends but it just so happened to turn into more and he was sorry for hurting Tyler. Later in the letter Phil said for Tyler not to worry about anything, that by the time he'd be reading this, Phil would be gone. He apologized again and said he loved him before ending the letter.
Stunned, Tyler sat still and held the letter in his hand. Thinking about it now, yeah, Phil did say he had made friends with someone when he went to that convention (while Tyler had to stay home because he was sick) but never said who it was, feeling a chill go down his back. How could he not see it? Tyler got up and went into the bathroom, ripping the letter up in small pieces and threw it out.
The only question he had was why - Why did this have to end the way it did?
It wasn't until Seth walked out of the air-conditioned airport did he remember how hot it could get during the Summer in America, especially after spending a year in France. With the back of his hand, he wiped sweat off his forehead while he looked behind him to see Roman coming towards the door. Moving the luggage out of the way, a woman walking by before Roman came into his sight. Roman put his sunglasses on and found where Seth was, finding Seth's hand.
"Did Naomi say anything about traffic on the phone?" Seth wonders.
Roman shook his head, "No, but Naomi isn't going to be picking us up anymore, she's in Hawaii with Jimmy for the month so Sasha agreed to pick us up since she's staying in Pittsburgh for the week."
Seth just nodded his head, looking away and hoped he wasn't standing here all night. He didn't have a problem with Sasha, it's just... They haven't really gotten along with each other much of the time they spent together at the bar but they found themselves talking and making conversation when Roman was in the room. It seemed the only thing that could get them to talk was Roman.
"What, is there a problem?" Roman asks when he notices Seth looking uncomfortable.
He turned back to Roman, shrugging his shoulders. "It's nothing, Rome. I don't want it to spoil our first day back in America."
What was that supposed to mean? Did Seth not like Sasha? They had never said anything about it before. Roman was about to ask more about what he meant when the red car came up to where they were standing, the passenger side window being rolled down to reveal Sasha sitting in the drivers seat.
"Is there a Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns here?" She played around.
Roman laughed and waved at her, Sasha checking to see if it was safe to get out of her car through her mirror and quickly stepped out of the car, walking towards the couple and taking a suitcase. Seth watched her put the suitcase in the trunk, Roman walking over and helping her with the other luggage they had. She shut the trunk and hugged Roman tightly for a few minutes before they both pulled away, checking before getting back into the car, Roman turning around and waving for Seth to get in the car.
Seth and Roman decided to sit in the back while Sasha sat in the front alone, starting the car and turning down the music to talk to them. Roman was looking at Seth, who was staring out the window.
"How long are you guys planning to stay here for?" Sasha asks.
Roman smiled, "We've been talking about moving back here, actually. I've been thinking about opening up a restaurant of my own, but first I've got to go searching for the perfect building."
He noticed Sasha's eyes widen and she let out a squeal that caused Seth to look her way with a half smile.
"Really? That's amazing! Have you told anyone yet?" Sasha wonders.
"Nope, just you." Roman replied.
Roman found Seth's hand and held it tightly. Seth looked at Roman out of the corner of his eyes, Roman's eyes were lit up and he seemed excited to not only be back in America, but to start another chapter with Seth.
It was two thirty in morning according to the clock in the club but on Seth's phone it said it was eight in the morning, telling himself that maybe he should change the time on his phone right now so he went to the settings and reset it, filling out what time it was. He put the cigarette he was smoking in the ashtray, his phone down and took a shot of vodka and slammed the shot glass back down on the counter.
Looking around the familiar club and the four people at the tables drinking and watching Dolph Ziggler take his shirt off. He wouldn't admit it, but he did in fact miss this club.
"Anything botherin' ya, kid?" Someone asked.
Turning his attention back to the bar area, Seth saw one of the bartenders that he missed the most because of how funny he was although he made fun of America a lot of the time, Wade Barrett. Wade had taken a job here when he got a shoulder injury a few years back while wrestling and needed the money but he couldn't leave, he had made too many good friends.
"It's good to see you back," Wade said, "Is Roman here with ya?"
"No, he's back at the hotel asleep. I just wanted to get out and maybe come back to see what was going on in the club nowadays." Seth replied.
Wade shrugged his shoulders and let out a laugh, "Not much although Mr. McMahon has been thinking about moving the club over to an empty building down in town, apparently there is a bigger building there and he thinks more people will come here. We've been losing business since that liquor store opened up a few months back."
Seth shook his head, "I'm sorry, man. Maybe you guys will do better down there."
Seth picked up the cigarette and put it up to his lips, inhaling the smoke and then bent it in the ashtray. Wade refilled the shot glass and put the bottle back, standing in front of Seth still.
"Still smoking? Last time we talked you said you were thinking about quitting."
He nods his head, downing the vodka and gave Wade the shot glass, watching him just put it in the box of dirty dishes to clean later. Behind them, the music stopped and they heard clapping which must have meant Dolph was done with his set.
"Yeah, I was. Roman asked me to shortly after we went moved to France but I haven't been able to yet." Seth explained.
Someone sat down next to Seth and Wade was already making his way across the bar, already fixing up this guys drink. Out of the corner of his eye, Seth saw that bleach blonde hair that only him and Dolph Ziggler had. He was wearing a pair of jeans with a jersey for the LA Kings, Seth now remembering how much he loved that team.
"Where you've been the last year?" Dolph asked.
Wade came back with his drink and handed it over to Dolph, who thanked him before Wade excused himself and went into the back, Seth looking back at Dolph.
"I moved to Amiens, France with Roman Reigns, you know him? It's quite a beautiful place, actually." Seth said.
"Wasn't Roman Reigns one of the strippers when I started working here?" He wonders.
"Yeah, he was." Seth said, grabbing his phone to see he had a text message from Naomi asking him how the flight was and if both him and Roman were fine. Sending a quick message back telling her that everything was fine and that he was kind of tired, he looked back up to Dolph. "And don't even tell me that Vince has a policy that employees shouldn't have a relationship with the employees, I already know that."
Dolph put his glass down on the counter and laughed, cocking his head to the side. "I wasn't going to say that, Seth. What I was going to ask was if he knew that we slept together that one time."
"He does, I told him when we were first started dating."
Dolph pat him on his shoulder as he stood up, "At least you're being honest with him, that's always important in a relationship."
Roman groaned when he heard a phone ringing loudly next to him on the night stand, opening his eyes and saw that Seth's side of the bed was empty, reaching for the phone. Not bothering to check who it was, Roman answered it and put it up to his phone when he turned on the lamp to see the other bed empty and the clock read it was almost three in the morning.
"Hello?" Roman said in a groggy voice. He could hear the other person on the phone sniffling but he wasn't sure who it was, checking his phone real quick to see who it was and saw it was Seth's brother, Tyler. Was he okay? "Tyler? Are you okay?"
"Um, yeah, I am." Tyler lied, letting out a chuckle, "I just saw this movie and it left me a little upset, it's about this guy who's partner leaves him unexpectedly one day for another person. It almost felt like I was feeling the emotions," He continued. "... So, are you guys back in Delaware yet? I know you guys were flying out but I wasn't sure if it was yesterday or today."
Roman rubbed his forehead and sat up, leaning against the back board. "Yeah, we flew out yesterday. We're staying in a hotel in Delaware right now, but we're going to get an apartment soon, why?"
"No reason, I took a few days off work and I was thinking about visiting you guys." He admitted.
Roman nodded his head, "That's a good idea, Tyler. I'll talk to Seth and maybe we can get everything set up so you can visit us. I'll call you tomorrow, okay?"
"Sounds good to me," Tyler agreed.
Roman knew something was bothering Tyler but he didn't want to pressure him into telling him anything he didn't want to, "Are you sure everything is okay, Tyler?"
Tyler was silent on the other side, Roman looking at the clock again and wondered where Seth could have been at this time. "I'm fine, Roman. Get some sleep, goodnight."
"Goodnight, Tyler. I'll see you soon." Roman said.
When Tyler hung up on the phone, Roman put the phone back and turned the lamp off, rolling over and closing his eyes again, falling asleep quickly. He heard a door opening and shutting, knowing it was Seth coming back from where he was, but he didn't bother to question or talk to him right now. He'd tell him about Tyler tomorrow.
Hey everyone! The last week or two I've been having an idea for a sequel for Double Vision so here is a preview of the (possible) sequel of Double Vision! I hope you guys like this and let me know what you guys think!
As always, thank you for taking the time out to read my stories. It means so much to me.
Love, Ryan (Lizzie).
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