We were sitting at Piper's funeral, everyone was wearing black. Jason was sitting there with Reyna who looked like she had a bad night. Frank and Hazel were there, Octavian even had the audacity to show up. Drew was there in the back and Lacy was too. It was interesting that they all showed, well Jason not so much. I know he felt guilty about it.

At the cemetery I watched as they lowered Piper's casket into the ground and Marleigh squeezed my hand. Over the past few days she's been really amazing. She's been there for me and tries to make me smile. It works and I know this is what Piper would have wanted.

After all the funeral processions were done Marleigh and I headed back to my Mustang. We had one more thing to do. We pulled into the park and went to the spot that Piper and I loved by the tree. I pulled out the box that contained the items Piper had given me that would remind me of our relationship. The box contained an old menu from the diner we worked at, a ticket for the movie we saw the night I kissed her, and a few other things. She was buried with the bracelet she had made for us as a sign of our friendship and I still wore mine.

I stuck them in the hole in the tree where no one ever looked and looked over at Marleigh who smiled. I held out my hand and she took it before we headed off to the car.