TYLER'S POV:
"Tyler, what are you doing here?" Brad's voice asked, snapping me from my trance as I stared into my glass
"You know, don't you?" I questioned as I lifted my head
He nodded his head as he took a seat opposite me… "Terese phoned me; asked me and Lauren to look out for Piper. Why aren't you at home with her?"
"I wanted to give her some space." I informed him
"Why?" he inquired "You need to be together at a time like this."
"She's pushing me away." I admitted "And I hate myself because there's nothing I can say or do to make her feel better."
"You don't have to say or do anything," he replied "just show her you're there for her."
"I can't. I promised her I'd fight for us both, but I don't think I can." I informed him
"You have to, Tyler. You have to be strong for her." he admitted
"What if I'm sick of being strong?" I asked "I was strong for her through the court case and having Eden, and now she's lost our baby, not just hers. Why do I have to be strong?"
"Because you're Piper's rock." he informed me "And when she's got enough fight in her to be strong, she'll be strong for you. You just have to give it time."
"I was going to be a Dad. Piper miscarried our child. I can't just give it time." I replied
"Where're you going?" he questioned
PIPER'S POV:
"I'm gonna call Mark." Paige informed me
"Why?" I inquired
"To ask him to keep a look out for Tyler." she replied "He should be back by now."
"Knowing him he's probably out getting drunk." I sighed "Leave him to it…"
"You don't mean that, Piper." she sighed
"Don't I?" I questioned "I know what I said earlier but I need him here, Paige, but where is he?"
"Why don't you phone him?" she suggested
"I shouldn't have to." I informed her "I'm gonna go and bath Eden."
TYLER'S POV:
"There you are!" Paige proclaimed as I walked into the house "Where've you been?"
"Walking." I informed her "What's going on?"
"Piper needs you." she replied
"Where is she?" I asked
"Bathing Eden." she informed me "Go and be with her, Tyler."
PIPER'S POV:
I turned my head as I watched Eden splash about in the bath, watching as Tyler moved over to the side of the bath and pressed his lips to Eden's forehead, a smile appearing on his face as she held a duck up at him, him taking it from her before squirting her, a laugh escaping her lips…
"Hey." he greeted me
"Hey," I mirrored "where've you been?"
He rose to his feet and dried his hands before coming to crouch down in front of me… "I was out walking, thinking about what your Dad said."
"You spoke to my Dad?" I inquired
"Yeah." he replied
"What did he say?" I questioned
"He said I needed to be strong for you." he informed me "And I'm sorry but I can't."
"I'd never expect you to be strong for me, Tyler." I admitted "We lost our baby. I wanted, I needed you here today, why did you leave?"
"Karl said…" he began
"You spoke to Karl?" I asked
"Earlier, when we were leaving the hospital." he informed me "He said that I needed to give you time and space to digest everything that had happened, so that's what I did."
"Haven't you worked out by now that what I need to get through is you?" I inquired "Tyler, you've got me through some of the hardest times of my life and I know I was trying to push you away when I said you should go and be with someone else who can give you a child, but you didn't walk away, and together I know we can get through this. We just have to take every day as it comes and work together, no matter how hard it gets."
He nodded his head in agreement, entwining his hands with mine… "Then that's what we'll do."
"Okay." I replied "We can do this, can't we?"
He rested his forehead against mine… "I'm not saying it'll be easy but we're better as a team. When I married you, I married you for the good times and the bad. I love you, Pipes. We just need to try."
I smiled at him weakly, stroking my thumbs over his knuckles in unison… "I love you too."
Sobbed whilst writing this – God, what is wrong with me?