PIPER'S POV

There was a banging on the front door as I was in the shower.
"Uggggghhhh." I moaned. Why now? Seriously, why right now? Maybe if I just ignore them, they'll go away.
I tilted my head back and closed my eyes. I listened to the water hit the shower wall and go down the drain. I just wanted to be alone with myself. Showering is so peaceful to me, and this shower was amazing...but the banging hasn't stopped and I'm getting pissed.
"PIPER!" A heard a woman's voice yell and the banging continue. I shut off the shower, wrapped myself in my robe, and opened the front door.
"What, Leanna?" I asked, annoyed with my sister's banging.
"I didn't know you were in the shower." She said.
"Well, I was. What's up?"
"I just wanted to see my dear, loving sister." She pushed past me, entering my studio. I sighed and slammed the door shut after she got inside. I knew what this was about.
She sat on the couch. "Sit by me." She cried.
"I'm going to get dressed. Now, why are you here? You only bang like that when something is important."
My back was turned, but she sighed loud enough so that I would know she was sighing. "Well, once Jacob and I got back from our HoneyMoon, which was great thanks for asking, and Vic came to visit. He said that Tony went to hang out with you one day and came to practice upset and bitter. What did you do to him, Piper?"
"I didn't do anything. He was the one that stormed out."
"No, that doesn't seem right. I know Tony, and I know he would-"
"Well, you know me and he did. He said he didn't want a friend-with-benefits and left. Point blank, end of story."
"You two had sex?" She asked, stunned.
I turned around, now dressed, to face my sister. "Yes, we had sex and it was amazing. Tony was amazing. He's an awesome dude, I really liked him." I said.
"You like him?" She asked.
"Well, I enjoy his company."
She smiled really big. "Piper, you like Tony!"
I stood there with a disgusted look on my face. "No I don't. I thought I did, but then the feeling came and got scared away by my stupid love hating white blood cells. He stormed out and ruined any chance of us being us. So, that's all."
Leanna sighed. "Piper, when are you ever going to get over it and ignore that feeling?"
That stung. That stung bad. How could she say something like that to me? I felt my eyes start to fill with tears, but I shoved the feeling back down. "Leanna, we went through that thing together, okay? We were effected by it together. We dealt with it together. You can not sit here and tell me to get over this feeling, I'm 22. The feeling has been in me for too long. You went through this too, how can you say to get over it?"
"Because I'm no afraid to love because of it. I think you need to give Tony a chance and open up to him about this. I'm sure once he understands why you shut him out, he'll be okay."
I sighed, still trying to hold back the tears. "Leanna, I can't."
She pressed her lips together in a straight white line. "Okay, okay. But at least come hang out with me and Jacob tonight. We really did miss you a lot." She said.
"Yeah, I can do that."
Leanna walked over and took me into her arms for a hug. This was one of the only times I felt safe, in my sister's arms. Nobody knew how much I adore her, she's my best friend.
"I love you, Grumps." She said.
"I love you too." I replied. And she's probably the only person in the world I can ever say that too.

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