TYLER'S POV:
I left Piper's hospital room after she'd fallen asleep and closed the door behind me quietly, running my hands over my face and through my hair as I tried to digest the news we'd not long been given. Catching a glimpse of my wedding ring, I sighed and turned back to look at her through the blinds, making my way off down the corridor…
PIPER'S POV:
I awoke to find I was in the hospital room alone. Easing myself from the bed, I re-dressed and made my way out of the room, making my way to the lifts…
TYLER'S POV:
I walked back into Piper's room to find the bed empty. Setting our coffees down, I checked in the en-suite bathroom and then moved out into the corridor…
"Everything okay, Tyler?" Karl asked
"Have you seen Piper?" I questioned
He shook his head… "I was just coming in to check on her. The midwife explained the situation."
"She's disappeared." I informed him "She was sleeping when I left and now she's gone."
"Okay, calm down," he replied "she can't have gone far."
PIPER'S POV:
I arrived back on the street and made my way up Mum's driveway and into the house, shutting the door behind me…
"Paul, is that you?" her voice called "Piper, what are you doing here? I spoke to Paige and she said you'd been taken to the hospital. What's…? Oh, Piper."
She pulled me into her as I began to sob and I clung to her, not being able to stop the tears…
"What's happened?" she questioned as she pulled away from me "Why aren't you at the hospital?"
"The baby's gone." I informed her
She led me through to the living room and sat me down on the sofa… "Darling, you should be at the hospital."
I shook my head… "I'm fine."
"You may think you're fine but you're not." she replied "It's going to take some time for you to get your head around."
"What is there for me to get my head around?" I inquired "My baby's dead!"
"Piper…" she sighed
"What?" I asked "There's nothing more to it."
"I think we should get you back to the hospital." she admitted
"What more is there that they can do for me?" I questioned "My baby's gone."
"They can help you," she replied "you can talk to someone about how you're feeling."
"I'm talking to you." I informed her
"Someone who knows what to say, because as much as I want to be the one you talk to, I can't because I don't know how to help." she admitted
As I was about to reply, her phone rang. Rising to her feet, she moved into the kitchen…
"It's Tyler." she informed me
"Please don't tell him I'm here." I begged
"He'll be worrying himself to death about you, sweetheart." she replied
"I don't want to see him." I informed her
"Why?" she questioned
"He lied to me." I admitted
"What?" she asked
"He told me everything would be okay, and it wasn't. He lied. He promised me our baby would be okay and they weren't. They died." I replied
"Piper, you know why he did that." she informed me "He was trying to take your mind off it."
"And it worked." I admitted "I dreamed of the four of us; me, him, Eden and our little one. He was hoping it was a boy, and secretly so was I. Now that's gone…"
She moved back over to me and entwined her hand with mine… "You can try again, when the time is right."
I shook my head… "I can't go through this again."
"Sweetheart." she began
"No," I replied "I need to take a walk."
TYLER'S POV:
"Terese, hi," I greeted her as she answered my call "thanks for getting back to me."
"You're welcome." she replied "Piper was here and she told me what happened, I'm so sorry, Tyler."
"Thank you. Wait, she was?" I asked "Where did she go?"
"She just left." she informed me "But I think we both have a pretty good idea as to where she could be."
"Yeah." I replied "I'll call you when I find her."
PIPER'S POV:
I sat on the grass by Josh's grave, pulling at it and sighed heavily… "Eden would've been an amazing big sister. You should see her, Josh. She's kind, she's caring and she's loving. I can't believe Tyler and I are bringing up such an amazing little girl. Maybe I'm only destined to be a Mum of one."
I heard footsteps behind me and turned my head, seeing Tyler make his way towards me before sitting down by my side…
"Hey," I greeted him "how did you know I'd be here?"
"You always come here when you're sad." he replied
I pursed my lips together nervously… "Did I do something wrong?"
He shook his head… "This isn't your fault, Pipes."
"Isn't it?" I questioned "I lost our baby, Tyler. My body rejected our baby, yet I'm allowed to be a Mum to a child that was…"
"Don't you dare finish that sentence!" he proclaimed "Eden's mine and we both know it."
"She's not though, is she?" I inquired "She's not yours. Your name may be on a piece of paper but she's not your flesh and blood; she's not a part of both of us. This baby would've been, and for some reason my body didn't want that to happen, so maybe you and me aren't meant to have kids, so maybe you should go and leave me, and find someone you can have kids with."
"I'm not going anywhere." he informed me "I'm staying right here by your side because we've been through too much to just throw it all away. I'm not giving up on us now."
"I don't have any more fight left in me." I admitted
"Then I'll fight for both of us." he replied "Until you've got the strength to. But right now we need to get you back to the hospital."
I nodded my head and rose to my feet, smiling at Tyler weakly as I held my hand out to him. Taking a hold of my hand, he pulled me to him as he rose to his feet and pressed his lips to my forehead…
"I love you." he informed me
Are Tyler and Piper going to get through this?