"OVERHEARD" Part 3

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Briana has mastered the art of covering up and hiding most of her feelings and emotions from Tyler, especially after he told her that he didn't want to be in a relationship with her, but as she watched him sit on the couch across the room, struggling with unanswered questions, no doubt, she felt the need to tell him absolutely everything...

BRIANA : (getting up from the seat she was in, sits next to Tyler on the couch, places her hand on top of his) "Tyler..." (Tyler slowly looks at Briana, giving her his attention, Briana sighs a heavy sigh) "I was so in love with you, that when we started sleeping together, I thought that sealed the deal. It was the only time I've ever confused sex with love ---"
TYLER : "Briana ---"
BRIANA : "Wait...please. (goes on to say) "I thought that we would be together. That we were going to get married, and I would be the one to make you happy. When you told me you couldn't give me what I wanted and that you didn't want a relationship, that...(pause) really hurt to hear and deal with. Soon after, I found out that I was 3 weeks pregnant, and I didn't know what to do. I was scared. I was afraid that if I told you, you would think that I was lying, or just trying to keep you, so I didn't. And then I started stressing out over what I was going to do. I did contemplate keeping it or not because I started to think about how it would look if i was pregnant and not married. Bottom line, Tyler, I was scared, and it was fear that kept me from telling you, and I'm sorry that I didn't. I miscarried the second month into the pregnancy before I could even tell you, or make any decisions, or anything." (starts to cry, hangs her head)
TYLER : (turns to Briana, holding both her hands in one of his hands, and wiping the tears off of her face with his other) "Let me tell you something, Briana. Look at me. Look at me." (gently raises her chin up with his hand) "I love you."
(Briana shakes her head 'No' )
TYLER : "I do love you, Briana." (says firmly) "And I understand that I did not make it easy for you to tell me and I'm sorry for that. And I am so so sorry you lost the baby ---"
(Briana is overcome with tears and emotion because that's all she's ever really wanted to hear from Tyler during this trial, was for him to sympathize with her and comfort her. Briana allowed Tyler to hold her until she stopped crying)
BRIANA : (takes a deeps breath) "Thank you." (pause) "I'm glad we got a chance to talk; it allowed me to get this off of my chest and out of my spirit. I do feel a lot better.
TYLER : "That comment you made about confusing sex with me and love --- I don't just have sex with anybody."
BRIANA : "No, I know, but..." (long pause, Tyler waits for her to continue) "Everything happens for a reason, and I think I miscarried because, although we both want children, we aren't stable enough to raise one."
TYLER : "That's a lot of what I was trying to get you to understand...we both are crazy busy ---"
BRIANA : (shakes her head 'No') "I'm not talking about not being stable because we're busy. I'm talking about us not being stable together. Me and you. We love each other one day, hate each other the next day...at least with me anyway." (manages to smile that sweet little smile, that has always melted Tyler's heart) "Tyler, somedays, I can't get you off my mind and other days I can't stand your face!"
(both Tyler and Briana smile at each other, face to face with a brief pause)

(Tyler's point of view:) The moment I found out that Briana would have been the mother of my child, technically WAS the mother of my child for a precious month, my heart filled with so much love for her. Yes, I've told her that I loved her before, told her she would be my wife, knew yet denied she was the one for me, but never have I ever felt this particular way about her before. A sort of compulsive impulse to protect her. A need to take care of her for life, all because she carried my child. I wanted that feeling to last. I wanted to experience that feeling forever...but how?

After several moments of silence...

TYLER : "I love you."
BRIANA: "I love you, too."
TYLER : (looking into her eyes) "And know that I'll always love you."
BRIANA : (nods her head) "I'll always love you. But I finally understand why we can't be together..."
TYLER : "Never say never."(Briana smiles and rolls her eyes playfully, Tyler strokes her hair and the side of her face)
BRIANA : (feeling more and more vulnerable, says) "I'm gonna go."
TYLER : "You don't have to..."
BRIANA : "Yeah...how do I make a smooth exit after all that was said tonight?"
TYLER : "I guess you really can't." (slowly leans in to kiss Briana on the lips)

        To Be Continued...




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