PIPER'S POV:
"Hi, Mum," I greeted her as I opened the door to her the next morning "thanks for coming at such short notice. Jane had a free spot today and I didn't want to wait God knows how long for another appointment. Are you sure you're okay to have Eden because I can always take her with me?"
"Piper, take a breath," she replied, smiling at me warmly "I wouldn't have said yes if I wasn't able to have her. Where is she?"
"Tyler's just getting her dressed." I informed her "What do you have planned?"
"Paul and I are going to take her to the zoo, and then out for lunch. We thought we would so you and Tyler can do something for yourselves after your appointment." she admitted
"You didn't have to do that." I replied
"Didn't have to do what?" Tyler asked as he made his way through, Eden in his arms
"Mum and Paul are taking Eden to the zoo and then out for lunch so you and I can do something after I've seen Jane." I informed him
"Thanks, Terese," he replied "that's really lovely of you."
"It's not a problem." she assured us as she took Eden from him "Right, are we ready to go?"
I nodded my head and pressed my lips to Eden's forehead before handing Mum her bag… "There's nappies, bottles, wipes, a dummy, her teddy and two spare changes of clothes in there. That should be everything you need but if it isn't, call me."
"I'm sure we'll manage." she informed me "Are you going to wave goodbye to Mummy, Eden?"
I smiled warmly as Tyler wrapped his arm around my shoulder as Eden waved goodbye as she and Mum made their way out of the house before pulling away from Tyler, quickly collecting my things together…
"I'm gonna be late." I admitted
"Pipes, calm down," he replied "we've got plenty of time."
"We?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at me
"Yeah, we," he informed me "together as a team, remember?"
I smiled at him warmly… "Thank you."
TYLER'S POV:
"Piper, do you want to come through?" Jane asked as she showed her last patient out
"Pipes?" I questioned, placing my hand on her knee
"Hmm?" she inquired
"Jane's called you in." I informed her
"Right, sorry." she proclaimed as she rose to her feet "What are you doing?"
"Do you not want me in there?" I asked
"I do," she informed me "but I think it'd be better if it was just me and Jane. I can be more open when it's just the two of us."
"Okay." I replied "I'll be right out here if you need me."
PIPER'S POV:
"It's good to see you, Piper," Jane admitted as I walked into her office "would you like a tea or a coffee?"
"I'm good, thank you." I informed her
"Okay," she replied "so what's made you come back to see me after almost a year?"
I swallowed a lump in my throat… "I miscarried mine and Tyler's child."
"I'm sorry." she admitted
I smiled at her weakly… "And I don't think I'm coping."
"How so?" she questioned, raising an eyebrow at me
"Eden was crying, and I couldn't do anything to stop her. I tried, honestly I did, but I couldn't stop her." I replied "So I left her sobbing until my sister came home and comforted her."
"Right, and why do you think you couldn't comfort her?" she inquired
"I don't know." I admitted "I was hoping you'd have an answer to that."
"I'm a counsellor, Piper," she informed me "not a mind-reader. Have a think about it. Why do you think you couldn't comfort her?"
"Something stopped me." I replied "Something stopped me from comforting her."
"And what do you think that something was?" she asked
"My grief." I informed her "I feel disgusted with myself."
"Why?" she questioned
"I was able to carry and bring a rapist's baby into this world, but I wasn't able to bring mine and the man I love's baby into the world. My body rejected that baby." I replied
"It's normal for you to feel that way, but I believe in the saying everything happens for a reason." she informed me "There was a reason that you miscarried yours and Tyler's child, and even though you'll never know what that reason is, you can't let it stop you from being a Mum to Eden. You need to grieve, both you and Tyler do, but you also need to remember you're both parents to Eden too."
TYLER'S POV:
"How did it go?" I asked Piper as she made her way out of Jane's office
"Good." she replied "So what do you want to do for the rest of the day?"
"What do you want to do?" I questioned
"I asked you first." she informed me, smirking at me playfully
I reciprocated her smirk and pressed my lips to hers… "Why don't we head to the beach?"
"The beach, in the middle of winter?" she inquired "You're crazy!"
"It'll be romantic." I informed her "Snuggling up under a blanket watching the water and the world go by and forget about reality for a couple of hours, what do you say?"
"Okay." she replied
Piper's back seeing Jane, and it seems to be doing her good. Are things going to start getting better? Here's hoping…