PIPER'S POV:
"Is it safe to come in?" Mark asked as the front door opened later that evening as Tyler and I sat watching TV, the two of us snuggled up on the sofa
"Yeah." I replied as I rose to my feet "Look, I'm sorry."
"What're you sorry for?" he questioned as he shut the door behind him and Paige
"For making you guys feel uncomfortable in your own home." I informed him "That shouldn't be the case."
"You think we felt uncomfortable?" he inquired
"So you didn't feel forced to go out for dinner?" I asked "And what about just now? You shouldn't have to be asking things like that. From now on, if Tyler and I have a disagreement or we're arguing, we'll try to keep it as low key as possible to avoid any awkwardness."
"Piper, all couples fight." he replied "If anything, it's healthy, albeit a little awkward. But all relationships are going to have some sort of drama. That comment was simply a joke."
I smiled at him weakly… "Okay."
"Okay, so, who's hungry?" he questioned
"Haven't you guys just got back from dinner?" Tyler asked
"We tried a new place in Eden Hills and it was terrible so we're starving and were thinking of getting Chinese. You guys wanna join us?" he inquired
"I'm in. What about you, Pipes?" he questioned, raising an eyebrow at me as I turned my head at him
"No thanks." I replied as I moved to sit back down next to him "Just the idea of Chinese makes me wanna throw up…"
He smiled at me weakly as he pressed his lips to my forehead, wrapping his arm around my shoulder as I snuggled into his side again…
TYLER'S POV:
"Where do you think you're going?" I asked Piper as I pulled her closer to me as she tried to move out of my embrace the next morning
"Eden's starting to wake up." she informed me "I'm gonna get her before she screams the house down."
"I'll go." I replied, pressing my lips to the skin of her shoulder before climbing out of bed
Moving around to Piper's side of the bed, I saw that Eden was lying awake, kicking her feet and talking to herself. Smiling at her warmly, taking her into my arms as she stood up and held onto the side of her cot, I made my way back over to the bed, settling her between us…
"You three are my world, you know that, right?" I questioned
"Where did that come from?" Piper inquired as she turned onto her side to face me
"I just wanted you to know." I informed her
She smiled at me warmly and leant over Eden, pressing her lips to mine… "I love you."
"I love you too." I mirrored "Which is why I'm gonna go to the bank today…"
"Why?" she questioned
"And see how I can get started on getting a mortgage sorted." I informed her
"Tyler…" she began
"We can't live here forever, and just think how squashed it's going to be once this one comes along," I replied, reaching out and placing my hand on her stomach "and we're already cramped as it is. It'll be alright for the first few months while he or she's in a Moses basket, but then what? We need to think logically about this; we need to find a place of our own."
She smiled at me warmly… "But buying somewhere; can we, can you afford it?"
"If I work some things around I think I can make it work." I informed her
"How about we just rent for the time being then?" she suggested "Until we've got a bit more money saved and I'm able to contribute more. I don't want you to feel responsible for everything…"
"You guys are my responsibility." I admitted "I want to look after you and take care of you."
"And you do," she replied "but you shouldn't have to be responsible for everything. We're a team, aren't we? That's what we've always said, so until I can start working more hours, I want us to either stay put or rent, and then buy a house together when we can both afford it."
"Are you sure?" I asked
She nodded her head… "I'm sure."
"Okay, then that's what we'll do." I informed her
"Thank you." she replied
Piper and Tyler have started to discuss their future and have made a few decisions…