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Post by ADAM BROOKS on Jul 20, 2017 18:34:39 GMT
 Adam couldn’t help but feel the shock continue to run up his arm, until Piper suddenly pulled her hand away. Adam wasn’t sure what happened, all knew he was he didn’t want her to pull away from him. Realising the dumbfound look on his face, he continued to stare until he could formulate the words in his head, “I’m sorry Piper, but could you feel that?” Adam asked bluntly. He needed to know if she felt the same, if he had done the same to her. Part of him hoped he had, and part of him hoped he hadn’t. Growing up with his parents Adam swore he would never end up in a relationship like his parents, but really he just avoided relationships in general.
Just when Adam had lost all hope, he looked at Piper who seemed to be blushing as she thanked him. Adam couldn’t help but feel a note of pride rising in his throat. If someone as beautiful as Piper could see past all the broken, damaged pieces that Adam was, maybe they could have something real. He knew it wouldn’t be easy, but he figured she was the type of girl who would be worth it. ‘Cut it out,’ a voice in his head said, he was acting like a girl with a crush, and that was unacceptable. This was not how Adam presented himself. Getting lost in his own head, he turned his attention back to Piper, beautiful, sweet Piper. Unsure how to respond to her, he gave her a shy smile before saying, “It’s honestly no problem.”
Hearing Piper made a joke about saying she could save a few for tomorrow and even next week made Adam laugh. He couldn’t help but want to touch her again, thinking of a non-obvious way to do so he decided to pretend punch her arm as she made her joke. This way he could play it off as just him being silly but it also have him another chance to test the waters and see if she wanted him to touch her. “What a surprise, next Thursday works for me! It’s a date” Adam said with a wink before looking up at the bank sign, ensuring they had walked to the correct bank.
Wondering how they lived so close to each other but never saw each other made Adam wonder what else was more or less the same with Piper. Hearing her say she was a ninja made Adam smiled. He had missed her sense of humor, she was funny but genuinely funny. She didn’t need to try, she had this natural aura about her that made her funny. “I knew it! So me a trick right now, or I’ll never believe you” Adam decided to be a brat, he hoped he wasn’t overstepping but it seemed to be so natural with Piper, that was what he was enjoying so much. He was excited to have the rest of the day with her.
Finishing up with the machine Adam turned back to Piper as he made his comment. Looking in her eyes and she told him she knew he had never meant to hurt her. He was so relieved to hear her say that, to hear that she didn’t blame him, that she didn’t hate him. For what he did, or how he did it. She knew he wasn’t perfect but seemed like she would be willing to stick around anyways, to get better, to make him better. ‘Leave it alone’ Adam heard in his head. He knew he was getting ahead of himself but he couldn’t help it. They had just spent the last year apart. He didn’t want to be apart from Piper, not now, not ever. Putting his hand on the small of her back as they began walking out of the bank, “It’s time to hit the grocery store, let’s head back to town square. I parked my car over there”
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Post by PIPER HART on Jul 21, 2017 2:27:52 GMT
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Piper wasn’t sure what Adam was referring to. She had gone through a lot of emotions in the last couple minutes, and hoped that she hadn’t done something wrong. “Feel what?” She asked confused. Maybe if he could specify what it was that she was supposed to be feeling or not feeling she could give him a better answer. Piper just hoped that it was something she could fix whatever it was. She didn’t want to lose out on one of the few friends she still had.
It had been a long time since anyway had been so openly nice to her, at least someone she had known from before. Most people she worked with only had a brief idea of her past. She was at least glad for that. It was the small mercies that made her life still bearable. Not that everything was entirely bad. Piper was beginning to realize that maybe she wasn’t completely alone in her recovery. ‘He is still a dealer.’ She reminded herself. Sometimes when Adam was being like this is was easy to look past his second job, and all the things that came with it. Things that if she allowed herself to once again engage in could be the end of all the progress she had made, and work she had put into rebuilding her life from the streaming wreck of garbage it had become. ‘Is he want you really want?’ She asked herself. ‘Are you willing to sacrifice everything you’ve done in the past year for a chance at some guy.’ Some guy who as far as she was aware had never even looked at her in a romantic way, at least not before rehab. But she couldn’t blame him. Piper had been a mess. She still was to be honest. Almost all of her remaining and new friends kept pushing her to go to therapy but she didn’t want to admit she needed even more help than she had already gotten. ‘Is he worth it?’ The scariest part was she didn’t know the answer. She knew what she was supposed to say, but she didn’t know what she felt.
Piper left out a fake groan of pain as Adam punched her arm. “I think you broke it.” Piper didn’t remember Adam as being so physical. Not that she was complaining it had been a while since someone had touched her in a friendly manner like this. As he mentioned a date next Thursday she felt her heart leap into her throat. It couldn’t be a date. She wouldn’t allow it. Piper wasn’t even sure if she was ready for a relationship right now. That didn’t seem to stop her mind from racing at a mile a minute. She really like Adam and didn’t want to ruin this.
Whatever this was.
“Where should we go?” She joked trying to keep the tone light and friendly as to not show the inner panic she was feeling at the idea of a date. She just hoped that whatever they ended up doing wasn’t something to romantic or overly relationshippy. She wasn’t sure she was prepared for the stress that went with an actual date.
Piper laughed as Adam questioned her ninja status. “I can’t.” She told him as seriously as she could be. “If they find out I’ve taken to using my gifts to impress boys they will take away my ninja card.” She stopped herself from being more flirty. It seemed lately that flirting was her default way of dealing with emotions. A way of expressing something she wanted but didn't believe she deserved. She knew she shouldn't she wasn’t even sure if he liked her like that yet. Beside she knew that whatever happened between them could lead to disaster for the both of them. Piper had always been an over thinker but it situations like this it was an extreme nuisance. She wished she could just take things one day at a time like a normal person instead of reliving every possible meaning of every interaction over and over again just to see what the worse case scenario would be.
‘His hand is on my back.’ The thought just keep repeating itself as they left the bank. She tried not to overthink it but it was becoming harder and harder. ‘Maybe he likes you.’ She thought but quickly dismissed it. Piper had spent so many months previous to rehab waiting for him to have made any sort of move. Now that she was clean it appeared as if he was finally ready to make a movie. . “No.” She said as she moved away from Adam’s touch. “I’m sorry.” It was true. She felt terrible but she need to do this. “I really like you Adam. I’m just not sure this is the best thing. For either of us.” Piper could feel her eyes welling up with tears again. She felt like a baby unable to even go two hours without bursting into tears. She that her therapist from rehab would be proud of her. Putting her recovery before anything else, even her heart. "I understand if you don’t want to hang out with me anymore.”
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Post by ADAM BROOKS on Jul 21, 2017 11:10:48 GMT
Hearing Piper ask what he was referring to, made Adam feel embarrassed and threw him off his game. Unsure if he should answer honestly, Adam nervously raised his arm and put it on the back of his neck. This position showed off his biceps, they weren’t anything spectacular but they had definition to them. Feeling the heat of embarrassment begin crawling up his neck, Adam looked to the ground as he spoke. “It’s probably nothing, don’t worry about it.” He took a moment and stole a glance at Piper, he could tell she was confused, he didn’t blame her. She was trying to get better and here was Adam trying to get back into her life again. He almost felt like he was being selfish by trying to barge his way in there. He didn’t even know if she wanted to really be friends with him, catching up was great but if he never saw her again, would it be worth it?
As they continued to walk back to town square, Adam couldn’t help but laugh as Piper pretending her arm was broken. He felt like an idiot, he knew he had only touched her to see if the spark had come back, for some reason he felt like he needed to figure out whatever this was. ‘She doesn’t want you, you’re no good for her’ Adam knew the voice was right, with his part time job it could never work. At the end of the day he was still a dealer, and he liked it. This job had allowed him to afford living on his own at such a young age. He wasn’t ready, he couldn't give up that part of his life. Not yet. Pulling his attention back to Piper he watched her let out fake groans of pain. He couldn’t help but smile. “Should we stop at the hospital on the way?” He jokingly asked, he figured she would say no but it was still funny nonetheless. He wasn’t trying to flirt right now, just be genuine. After the slap feeling he received earlier, he decided today was not the time to flirt.
Hearing Piper ask where they should go next Thursday for their ‘date’ was refreshing. He was thankful she was able to at least joke about it, if she didn’t want to go. He could tell from her tone she was trying to keep the conversation light and friendly, he didn’t mind. He was joking when he mentioned the date portion of them hanging out again. “We could always go and grab a coffee, if you needed to talk about anything” Adam figured coffee was a good answer, it would give them a chance to get to know each other while being in a casual setting. All he was hoping to do was reconnect with Piper, so far he believed they were doing a good job. It felt like no time had passed between the two.
James made a pouty face as Piper explained to him why she wouldn’t be doing a ninja trick for him. He noticed a different tone coming from her, one he almost liked. ‘Is she flirting with me?’ Adam thought to himself for a moment, he could feel his confidence beginning to grow again. This was what Adam was good at, casual dating. He could do this, he could flirt with her and make sure it’s not serious. “I’m extremely disappointed but I do understand” Adam said with a laugh. “ I just wish I was a super cool ninja like you.”
The confidence that was building a moment ago completely shattered when Piper told Adam she didn’t think this was the best thing for either of them. He began feeling his ego crush and bruise the moment the words finished coming from her mouth. Adam wasn’t sure how he was going to respond, he didn’t want to. Looking down at her, he couldn’t blame her. He knew exactly why she had done it, it was a shame that was all. “Piper, I don’t want to stop hanging out with you. Sure, I think you’re hella hot and I’m not sure if this would work or not. I suck at relationships, I don’t like them” Adam rubbed his hand on the back of his neck. He usually didn’t show this side of himself. He didn’t like feeling so vulnerable.
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Post by PIPER HART on Jul 21, 2017 17:38:14 GMT
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Piper watched as Adam stretched his arms by putting them behind his neck. He slight muscles showing through. She didn’t remember him having those arm muscles before. Apparently she didn’t remember a lot about Adam, like how safe he made her feel, and how open she could be with him. ‘It doesn’t seem like nothing.’ She thought to herself. Adam’s reaction to her question appeared to be one of embarrassment. She hated that she had made him feel embarrassed about anything. Piper really like him and wanted to make sure that he was enjoying their time together. It had been a long time since she had had such an easy and comfortable conversation with someone. She disliked the idea that Adam wasn’t feeling the same. “Okay.” She said quietly. She didn’t want to push the issue and cause even more problems.
“Well I’m sure the hospital is out of our way.” She told him with a laugh cradling her arm to her chest in a fake pain. “I’ll just learn to live with the pain.” She told him as dramatically as she could. Being able to focus on this joke that was running between them helped to ease the earlier awkwardness of Adam’s question and embarrassment. It proved to her that they could still be friends without any other pressures.
“Coffee?” She asked the feeling of impending doom returning. Piper felt as if she was stuck between two equally unpleasant choices. Continue and see where whatever this was goes with Adam and possibly destroy both their lives, or cut Adam out of her life for good. She didn’t like either of those. She wanted to find a way to keep him in her life without the possibility of her relapsing. “Sounds good.” She lied. Piper just hoped that path she had decided to go down wasn’t one that would lead to flames and ruin.
“Well it takes years of practice, and focus.” She told him with a smirk. “Not everyone has what it takes. Luckily you’re in the presence of the greatest ninja in all of Brighton." Finishing her sentence she took a bow. Piper had always been dramatic, but being able to fake the self confidence that she hadn’t felt in a long time felt good. She felt like as long as she was talking to Adam she could take on the world.
Piper was relieved that he still wanted to hang out with her. “Oh thank god.” She admitted with a laugh. The pressure of anything romantic was no off the table. ‘For now.’ Piper knew that her feelings wouldn’t go away immediately but she knew this was for the best. She needed to put herself and her recovery first. At least for now. One day maybe they could actually try and see where this road took them. Piper just hoped that Adam would still want her. She had been crushing on him for years and the idea that she was throwing away what she had always wanted with no guarantee of ever being able to get it back was killing her. ‘You did the right thing.’ She knew it was true, but it didn’t make her feel any better.
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Post by ADAM BROOKS on Jul 23, 2017 19:55:33 GMT
Adam watched as Piper seemed to change her tone, he could tell she was seeing right through him. He wanted to be more open with her, to tell her what he felt between them. He knew it wasn’t the time, besides what did he think was going to happen? He was ashamed he had been so quick to think she would be interested, not only in him but in a relationship in general. She was trying to describe how much of a mess her life had been since leaving school, since leaving rehab. How everyone was treating her differently, and Adam was thinking with his small head. He couldn’t help but feel like he was trying to make her feel something that wasn’t there. He decided to shake it off, Adam doesn’t like feeling gross, he doesn’t like feeling repercussions to his actions.
“Do I need to amputate your arm?” Adam joked as she continued to play along with the idea that he broke her arm. “Or do I need to kiss it better?” Adam winked, just playing. He wasn’t prepared to actually kiss her arm better, not that he wouldn’t do it if she asked him to. Adam was a joker, he always had been. It was part of his easygoing charm, his ‘stoner’ personality. Adam decided to keep his distance while he walked beside Piper.
Hearing Piper ask him about going for coffee next Thursday made Adam’s heart flutter. He knew he shouldn’t be thinking about that, he knew Piper was better off without him. Yet here he was, being asked to go out for coffee. He felt amazing, like he was walking on cloud nine. He didn’t even care what was going to happen on Thursday, he just wanted to see her again. “I work that night, but I’d love to grab a coffee Thursday morning” Adam said trying to keep as normal as possible. He felt a lump swell up in his throat, as if showing his nerves. He was determined not to let Piper know what he was feeling.
Talking about Piper about being a ninja was just the break the conversation needed. It was nice to have a lighthearted topic to joke about, it reminded him of a simpler time. When they could just hang out on a Tuesday night and there would be nothing weird about it. They could stay up talking for hours, about tv shows, movies, politics. “It’s a good thing I’m not a ninja then, I have neither practice or focus” Adam joked as he raised his shoulders and hands in the air, forming an ‘I don’t know’ stance. Adam began bowing his head down towards the ground with his hands as Piper said she was the greatest ninja in all of Brighton. He couldn’t help but laugh,she made him laugh, he missed her sense of humor. He was glad she didn’t lose her humour.
“I miss being your friend” Adam said keeping his eye on the ground. Kicking a pebble with his foot he looked up at Piper, waiting to hear her reaction.
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Post by PIPER HART on Jul 28, 2017 21:02:43 GMT
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Piper was worried when Adam let the conversation drop, but she was more than happy to move onto something else. The idea of her having done something to make him uncomfortable haunted her. All that Piper wanted right now was friends. She was desperately lonely and having someone there that she could talk to. Someone that could understand her, and be there for her without the romantic pressure. That’s what she need right now. What she wanted couldn’t get in the way of that. No matter how much she liked Adam.
Piper cradled her ‘broken’ arm to her chest. She was shocked when Adam asked her if he needed to kiss it better. Freezing in place she tried her best to recover. As much as she wanted Adam to kiss her. Any part of her, she knew that she shouldn’t allow it. She dropped her arm from her chest. “Apparently no further action is required.” She told him with a laugh, waving her arm around dramatically to show off how her arm was now better. “It’s a miracle.” Having awkwardly changed the subject away from Adam’s lips, she moved to continue walking.
She was beginning to wonder if meeting for coffee was going to be a good thing. “Thursday morning works for me.” She told him forcing a smile on her face. As much as she wanted to see Adam again, and to actually be able to catch up, she just didn’t want him to think of this as a date. Just two friends who haven’t seen each other in a year and a half. All because Piper had to go and get herself a drug addiction. Adam’s second job didn’t help uncomplicate matters either. She just hoped that despite everything, including being around Adam again, she could still stay out of that world. ‘Just don’t let yourself to crash and burn….again.’ She made herself promise. No matter what she couldn’t go back to that.
Piper couldn’t help but laugh as Adam bowed down before her. “Worship me.” It might not have been the best thing to say considering the feelings that had been dancing between the two of them. Piper hoped that Adam would only see it as a joke like it was intended as. No matter how flirty it might have come across. “Don’t sell yourself short,” She told him, “I’m sure if you put your mind to it. You too could be a master ninja.” Piper hated how often Adam let himself fall back into his ‘stoner’ personality. If he tried she was sure that he could take over the world. If only he could see that.
“Oh.” She said trying not to burst into tears. Piper hadn’t even thought how hard this must have been for him. For her to disappear like that, and now to find out she had been back for months already and she hadn’t told him. They had been close before her stay in rehab. Close enough that Piper had considered telling him how she felt, before her therapists helped her realize how unhealthy their relationship would be. “I missed you too.” It was true. There wasn’t a lot of people who still supported her during that last few months before she went away, but she could have always counted on Adam for anything. “You’re a good guy.”
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