A/N: Another chapter!! Yay!! And I didn't take too long this time!! I'm so proud of myself. Hehe.
To everyone who has brought up the subject of Tyler and Piper having kids don't worry in time this will happen. In fact I'm actually thinking about making another story (sort of making this a trilogy) and in the final story having Piper and Tyler have kids. But this is just a thought, so don't mark my words or anything.
For now just enjoy this chapter!!
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Opening his eyes Tyler looked around, a bit disoriented. He couldn't understand why he was on the floor, instead of in his bed with Piper. And then his eyes fell on the dining room table. The half eaten cheesecakes, the dirty plates piled up, the red stain on the carpet. Wait a second Tyler thought, where was the broken wine glass that had caused that red stain on the carpet?
Getting up Tyler looked at the digital clock over the stove, it read 3:52. He must have fallen asleep while he sat next to the door, waiting for Piper to come out. However if the wine glass was no longer on the floor, that must have meant Piper had come out of the bedroom some time while Tyler slept.
Turning back towards the door he carefully opened it, hoping it wouldn't creak and wake up Piper, if she was asleep, which Tyler hoped she was.
Sure enough, as he crept into the room he found Piper, sprawled on the bed, asleep. An empty bottle of Jack Daniels was in her hand and crumbled tissues adorned the area around the bed. Tyler felt his heart sink to the floor as he stared at the picture before him. He could not believe he had thought so long about proposing to her. He had thought she would reject him and in fact there was nothing more that she wanted in life than to be his wife.
Moving over to her still form he stared into her face for a few minutes. Tear streaks stained her gentle face, her once soft hazel hair was a tangled mess. Even the wildflowers Tyler had smelt hours ago were replaced by the foul odor of strong liquor. A tear fell down Tyler's face and he quickly wiped it away.
Carefully, so as not to wake her, Tyler slid the empty bottle out of her hands. She began to mumble and Tyler held his breath, but instead of waking, she turned her head and fell back asleep. Next Tyler picked up every last tissue off the floor. Each one felt as wet as the next and Tyler knew Piper must have cried herself to sleep. Taking the bottle and the tissues he went back to the kitchen and disposed of them.
As he made his way back to the bedroom he thought of what to do. Should he just leave, in order to bring peace to Piper, his true love? Or should he fight for her, because he knew that without her he was no one?
He couldn't do it. He couldn't decide. So he went for a constructive medium. Walking into the bedroom he grabbed a few shirts, pants, underwear and socks. Taking them to the living room he grabbed the duffel bag that he had in the living room closet and haphazardly threw all the contents inside. Then going over to his desk he grabbed a piece of paper and a pen. Quickly he scribbled something on the piece of paper and took it over to the kitchen counter, placing it right beside the coffee maker, a place he was positive Piper would go to tomorrow morning. Then from inside his coat pocket he removed the engagement ring and placed it on top of the piece of paper.
Standing back, with the duffel in hand, Tyler looked at his house, which he would leave for the time being. He wanted to remember it, remember the good memories that had been shared between Piper and he in this very place. And when he was satisfied with the memories that came to mind his eyes stopped in front of the slightly ajar oak door. Where inside lay asleep the only person who ever made him feel truly alive, truly happy. He silently blew a kiss towards the door, somehow hoping Piper had felt it in her dreams. And right before the tears began to come down his face, he opened the front door and left.
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I love you with all my heart and soul. Take time to think about the memories we shared. I'll be back in three to four days, hopefully by then you will know whether you want to be with me or not. But just remember, I want nothing more than to see you happy.
Love, Tyler
P.S: I thought you might want this. I was planning on the perfect moment to give it to you, but I guess that moment may never come.
That was all he wrote. That and the engagement ring was all he left Piper when she woke up this morning.
Stumbling out of bed with her head pounding she marched over to the coffee maker to find the note and ring placed neatly beside it.
Now here she was, almost an hour later, reading the note again for what had to be the twentieth time. She just couldn't believe he left. Although, she sort of wanted him to leave last night, but this morning…she just wasn't sure. Her heart told her that Tyler was special, that she should try. But her head spoke differently to her; told her that Tyler had not proposed, that he didn't really love her.
Piper was lost, confused and….late!! She had told Phoebe that she would be at the house at 9:00 sharp, and now almost two hours later she was sure Phoebe would flip. Running into the shower she bathed as fast as she could and then went to put on her dress. But where was it? It wasn't in her closet.
Looking around it suddenly hit her. She had dropped it on the floor when Tyler had surprised her yesterday. Running to the dining room she found the dress, exactly as she had left it on the floor the night before. Picking it up a shiver went down her spine. Did she really want to wear this? Did she want to have the memory of Tyler following her around all day? Yes, her heart said. No, her head said. But this time Piper wanted to follow her heart and not her head, carefully she picked up the dress and ran into the bedroom to put it on.
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"Piper you should have seen Phoebe. She was dying. It was so funny. She ran around the house like a chicken without a head. And the really hilarious thing is that she never even bothered to call you to find out where you were. Speaking of that, where were you?" Paige said, sitting at one of the various tables in the small hall that Phoebe and Cole had rented for Jade's special day.
"I….I over slept." Piper said, somewhat truthfully.
"You overslept? Why…were you drunk or something?" Paige asked sarcastically. However when she saw Piper's face she immediately changed her attitude. "Oh my God! You were!! You were drunk! How did that happen?"
"Well remember how I told you that Tyler was away on business?"
"Yea…?"
"Well he really didn't. He…umm…he left."
"He what? Why? What happened?" Paige asked shocked.
"I….umm…." Piper started. Looking around she noticed all the people that were in listen distance from her and decided she didn't want to tell Paige just now. "Never mind, I can't talk about this here."
"Alright fine…let's go to the bathroom." Paige said, grabbing Piper by the hand and leading her to the bathroom.
Thirty minutes and many tears later Piper had finished retelling Paige the horrors of last night.
"And you still were able to get out of bed this morning and come here? I would have told Phoebe I came down with a stomach virus that I didn't want the kids to get and stayed home."
"I should have, but you guys are my sisters, I love you guys. I'd do anything for you." Piper responded
"Well how about you go home? You look like you need to get out of here." Paige said, gently lifting Piper up from the sofa in the bathroom.
"I'm fine Paige. Let's just go out there before Phoebe thinks we bailed."
"Alright…whatever you want."
Walking back to the dining hall Piper held her breath. For some reason she felt as if everyone was looking at her, as if they all knew the problems she was having with Tyler. Maybe Paige was right; she just had to bail.
"Paige…maybe you are right. I just, I gotta go." Piper said, running out of the hall.
Paige just stood there watching as Piper ran out, the blue material of her dress swaying behind her. She said a silent prayer as Piper crashed through the doors, hoping that everything would work out between Tyler and her.
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Piper pulled the jeep up to the coffee shop on the corner. She didn't really know why she was here until she saw the building across the street. It was Tyler's office. And this coffee shop was where Tyler and she had their first date.
The smell of coffee beans filled the air as Piper walked up to the counter. Ordering a coffee, milk no sugar she sat down to wait for her order to be done. Looking outside the window she stared at the office building, her mind drifting off to memories of the past. This was what Tyler wanted her to do, remember the past, so she would do just that. She would remember and who knew, maybe she'd finally make up her mind about what to do.
As she stared out the window she saw a few people step out of the building, all patients she thought. Some of them began to make their way over to the coffee shop. Piper, however couldn't make them out because of the lack of sun. That was odd she thought, was it supposed to rain today? Looking down at her watch she realized that it was in fact 5 o'clock, closing time. Her heart stopped as she began to think that possibly one of these people could be Tyler.
"Ma'am…your coffee." A young waiter said as he placed a large cup in front of Piper, blocking her view of the door.
Piper tried to get him to leave quicker, tried to move her head to look at the door, but she got no luck. The people had already entered and were in line ordering. The waiter left and Piper was sure that she would be able to see who they were, until the waiter went to grab another order that was up, now blocking her view of the line. Cursing under her breath, Piper wished that she could see if it was Tyler. She just wanted to see his face one more time. She wasn't sure why, but she wanted to. She wasn't really sure if she wanted to be with him anymore, but seeing him could change all that.
Piper laughed a bit, she couldn't believe she was acting so childish. Here she was saying she hated Tyler yet she wished with all her might that he would be the man that had walked into the coffee shop.
Suddenly she heard a voice and she stopped everything. Listening carefully she shivered. She recognized that voice all right; it was Tyler's.
A/N: What did ya think? A pretty long chapter huh. More to come soon!!! Please review and let me know what you thought. I love to hear your opinions!!