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This is my first story. Also english is not my first language so if there should be any mistakes I apologize in advance, I did the best I can. I hope you enjoy reading my story.

Chapter 1: No one wants a boring boyfriend

[Piper: Can we meet at the Liquid Temptation?]

[Polly: What is wrong?]

[Piper: I need a drink, maybe more than one. And I need to talk to you.]

[Polly: okay. I can be there in 15 mins.]

[Piper: Thanks, Pol.]

Piper put down her phone. This was not how she had planned everything. Why did this have to happen today? Confused she headed towards the bar. Maybe, if she was there before Polly she could have a few minutes more to figure out, what to tell her. Still the thoughts in her mind weren't slowing down, rather picking up speed. She really hadn't been prepared for this.

As she walked into the bar she looked for a quieter place where she and Polly could talk. About her fucked up day and how everything went wrong.

There weren't many visitors there that evening, but it wasn't empty. As it was Sunday evening most people probably stayed home preparing for work the next day.

The bar had a rather rustic feeling to it. In the background rock music was playing and the whole bar gave away a rockstar-feeling.

Polly walked in a few minutes later, looked around and spotted Piper, who had already ordered her first drink.

„You couldn't have waited for me with your first drink?" Polly tried to tease walking up to her and sitting down next to her. Seeing the look on Piper's face she immediately thought, it might not have been the best idea to start the evening like that.

„Hi to you too. And no. No way that could wait. I really need that." Piper said.

"Sorry. What's up? You look exhausted and confused." Polly stated.

"I, umm…, broke up with Larry." Piper said shortly.

"Oh"

"Oh? Is that all you have to say to that?" Piper was getting frustrated.

They were interrupted by the waitress coming to ask what Polly was having. Polly ordered herself a Long Island Iced Tea and went to reply to Piper.

"No. But I want to hear from you why? I thought you two were happy?"

"I just can't be with him anymore. He is a nice guy. I know that. But I'm not happy with 'nice' anymore. It's getting boring. And I want more, you know? I realized, that if I don't do anything now, I mean, get out there, have fun and adventures, I won't do it anytime later. So I guess now was the point. I don't want to end up as an old person wondering what could have been. My 2.5 kids will be out the house, Larry is going to be the same 'nice' guy as he always has been, and I am standing there not satisfied with my life at all, boring myself to death. That is not the future I want to look forward to."

"And that's why you don't want a future with Larry anymore? Right now it rather sounds like you want to convince yourself that you did the right thing. You two have been together for such a long time. You really want to give that up so easily?"

"Yes. It is the right thing to do. I don't want to be stuck in a life that I don't enjoy."

"Have you talked to Larry about changing things before you ended your relationship of 5 years? He might be up for it. I know after a while with the same partner it might get quieter, you know the most things about each other, the mystery from the beginning is gone and you adjust to each other. But that doesn't mean you have to throw it away!" Polly tried.

Polly's drink arrived, and Piper waited for the waitress to leave before going on with their conversation. Before going on she asked the waitress for another Margarita. "My first is almost empty already. Thanks." She added.

"If you like him so much, why don't you go over and have a drink with him? He's single now, you know. Whose friend are you, Polly?" This was not the reaction Piper had wanted. All she wanted was for Polly to be on her side, tell her that everything was going to be fine and she didn't have to worry. Basically, to be her friend. Which she was supposed to be.

"I just want to make sure you are sure about this." Polly said looking at her friend in slight worry.

"I am sure this is what I need to do right now. He is not the one I want to spend the rest of my life with." Piper told her without looking at her friend.

Polly noticed that Piper couldn't really look at her and wondered if there was more to it. So she asked: "Is that all there is to it? Why exactly now?"

Piper cursed in her thought. Of course, she couldn't keep anything from Polly, she just knew her too well.

"He obviously had a nice evening planned, a romantic date. And I thought finally something new and different. Not like the dates he planned before and which were all the same. So I was positively surprised. We ate at that fancy restaurant and had a great time. I must admit I had thought about ending the relationship before, but somehow didn't do it before today. Maybe I waited for something to change or – I don't know. Today - with the date he had planned - I thought it might work out, things will change, not be the same old things anymore. He, umm, he proposed to me." Polly's eyes went wide. "And I was speechless. I didn't feel excited. You're supposed to feel excited, if that's the right thing to do, right?" Piper didn't wait for an answer. "I realized, that this whole evening was different and planned to be special for the proposal. After that it would just go back to the good old average restaurant visit and a movie on the couch kind of dates. I just couldn't do that. So I told him no and that I can't be with him anymore, because I don't love him enough to be his wife or even girlfriend anymore." she finished.

Polly didn't say anything for a while. Piper was starting to ask her if everything was alright when Polly started to speak: "That is quite a story. I didn't know he was asking you. I didn't know you were not happy with your relationship anymore. But I'm here for you. If that is your decision I will be there and support you." Polly moved closer to Piper and hugged her.

A quiet "Thank you" was all Piper said.

They went on and talked for a while. Larry or the events of the day didn't come up again. It was getting later, and both women prepared to leave and go home.

"Are you prepared for tomorrow? All packed?" Polly asked Piper.

"Prepared – yes and no. Packed – not at all." Piper replied.

"What means yes and no?" Polly looked worried.

"That means, I am prepared, but it wasn't enough I had to end my relationship today, my car broke and as I'm not in the city for the next days I don't have time to bring it to a garage." Piper said annoyed.

Why did everything happen at the same day. All she had wanted was to have a nice and quiet Sunday before she had to go to Washington DC for a workshop for the next three days.

"Oh damn. You really had an exciting Sunday." Polly said. Piper just shot her a glance and Polly added: "Okay, not exciting in the positive meaning! Wow, do you want to borrow my car? I don't really need it for the next few days."

"No thanks, I already found a train that goes directly so I don't have to change trains. It's about 3h and leaves very early, but I'll be there in time. I'll have to get up early but I can sleep on the train, or read. I'll see. I also won't have to worry about traffic. So I'm good. But you could really help me, if you got my car to a garage. Could you do that in the next few days before I get back?"

"Yeah, shouldn't be a problem. How early is that? And from where do the trains leave?" Polly asked.

"Thanks, Pol. I have to be at the workshop-place at 10am. The train leaves around 6.30. I'm gonna look into that when I get back home. I hoped I find one from Grand Central, as it's closer to my place, but the train leaves from Penn Station."

"Okay, text me, if you need anything, like a ride to the station." Polly offered.

"Thanks, I'll just get an uber or a cab. But thanks for offering. Would you really get up at that time just to give me a ride?" Piper asked slightly amused.

"Yeah, you are my best friend. I would totally do that for you. Because I believe you would do the same thing for me if I needed it and I could go back to bed after that. I'd just go to Popi's a little later than usual." Polly smirked.

"Thanks, and yeah, I would. But right now, I gotta leave. I got a suitcase to pack!" With that, Piper got up, said goodbye to Polly and went home.

"Being friends with that girl never gets boring." Polly mumbled to herself when she left the bar to go home.