PIPER'S POV:
"How are you, Piper?" Jane asked "What's on your mind?"
"Tyler and I aren't talking." I admitted
"Why?" she questioned
"I took your advice and kept my distance from him and wasn't honest with him about it," I informed her "and when I tried to make peace with him, he said he thinks it's best if we do keep our distance until I work out how I feel."
"How does he feel?" she inquired
"He says he doesn't feel the way he used to, not anymore." I replied
"Do you believe him?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at me
"He's got no reason to lie, so…" I sighed
"If it's possible, I'd like you to bring him in with you tomorrow." she admitted
"What? Why?" I inquired
"I'd just like to have a chat to him, that's all." she replied "If he doesn't want to come then that's okay, but just ask…"
TYLER'S POV:
"What happened to keeping our distance?" I asked Piper as I opened the door to her
"I'm only here to ask you a question and if you say no then I'll go." she replied
"Okay, what's going on?" I questioned
"Jane wants you to come to my next session with me tomorrow." she informed me "Will you?"
"Why does she want me there?" I inquired
"She says she just wants to chat to you," she replied "so, will you come?"
I nodded my head… "What time's your session?"
PIPER'S POV:
I met Tyler at the garage as arranged and waited by his car as he closed up. Making his way over to the car, he smiled at me and I climbed into the passenger seat, him driving off…
"I'm sorry I've had to drag you away from work," I admitted as he drove "if I'd have thought, I would've rearranged with Jane for when you finished for the day."
"It's okay." he assured me "It's not as if we're gonna be gone the whole afternoon. It's only an hour."
I smiled at him weakly… "I hate this."
"Hate what?" he questioned
"This." I replied, sighing heavily as I spoke "We're friends, or at least we're meant to be and we're barely talking, and we can barely look at each other. I just want things to go back to the way they were!"
"They can't though, can they?" he asked "Not until you figure out how you feel…"
"Does it really matter what I feel?" I inquired "I just know I want you in my life, friend or not."
TYLER'S POV:
Jane called Piper and I into her office and shut the door behind us as we both took a seat. Taking a seat at her desk, she smiled at us both warmly…
"How are you both?" she asked
"Okay." I replied
"Speak for yourself." Piper whispered
"Are you okay, Piper?" Jane questioned
"Not really." she admitted
"What's the matter?" she inquired
"Nothing. I'm fine. So, Tyler's here like you asked, shall we get on with the session?" she suggested
"The reason I asked you here today, Tyler, is because I wanted to ask you both a question." Jane admitted "Piper, how do you feel about Tyler?"
"What?" Piper questioned
"How do you feel about Tyler?" she asked
I glanced at Piper and saw her swallow a lump in her throat…
"I don't…" she began "I don't. I can't put into words how I feel…"
"Can I tell you how I feel about Piper?" I questioned
"Of course." Jane replied "Go ahead."
I smiled warmly at Piper… "Piper's the only person that's ever wanted me for who I am and she's not tried to change me, but in the process of being her friend, she's made me a better person. When she told me she liked me, I was scared, not because I didn't like her too and thought that I'd lose a friend, but because I was scared of what people would think. I'd already been "warned off" by her Mum, so I had to push her away and in the end, I did lose her as a friend. I feel guilty about the way I treated her and I hate myself for it, but I can't turn back time even though I wish I could, but if we were to become more than friends, I'd feel as though I was taking advantage of her."
Jane smiled warmly at me… "That's lovely, Tyler. Thank you. Piper?"
"Yeah?" she inquired
"Can you put into words how you feel about Tyler yet?" she asked
"He's my best friend." she admitted "He's the only one who really gets me and what I value, and it kills me that we're not as close as we used to be because of all this drama and unresolved tension, and it kills me that I'm the cause of it because I don't know how I really feel."
"It seems to me as though you both have very similar feelings for each other, but you're just afraid to admit them. Why is that?" Jane questioned, raising an eyebrow as she glanced between us
PIPER'S POV:
"We need to try and work this out." I informed Tyler as we made our way to the car park
"How do you suggest we do that?" he asked
"I don't know." I admitted "But we can't keep doing this and going around in circles."
He nodded his head in agreement… "Do you think we should sit down and talk things out?"
"Yeah, that'd probably be for the best." I replied
What will be said when Piper and Tyler sit down to talk?