Chapter Twenty Four

As Piper sat listening to Will speak she thought what a wonderful night it had been so far. Apart from the moment that had passed between them earlier, the conversation had been easy and the drinks had gone down very well.

Piper also found herself comparing Will to Dale, things had never been this easy with Dale. He was always awkward and stilted and made her feel like she was the problem. He would never have taken her for a few drinks just the two of them. He believed their relationship was best kept to the confines of his place or hers. 

Dale also hated her socialising in general, and would make life difficult for her if she decided to see her friends after work. He was very protective or as she later realised, controlling. It had taken her a long time to see him for the man he truly was, and it was one event in particular that finally opened her eyes.

But that was something Piper still wasn't ready to revisit.

She should've known that somethin