That Friday Piper and Polly took a long lunch to go shopping. Piper has been missing Alex a lot. They haven't even had time for any phone sex since that first night. They talk when they can, but Alex has been so busy and tired the past few days it just hasn't happened. Piper hasn't even gotten herself off on her own, as she's been busy herself. And with missing Alex she just hasn't been in the mood.
Polly noticed the change in Piper's affect and insisted they go shopping. Polly has been more supportive of Piper the past month than she was at first regarding Piper's breakup with Larry. She tried to understand that Piper wasn't happy, and she really does want her best friend to be happy. Despite her and Polly being in a good place, Piper hasn't broken the news to Polly about the girlfriend thing. In fact, Polly doesn't even know Alex exists. She knows that Piper fooled around a bit with some women in college, but that's the extent of her awareness on Piper's involvement with women. Now that Piper is fully committed to Alex though, she feels like she has to finally tell Polly. She hopes that at some point during their shopping trip she works up the courage.
Polly and Piper are currently taking a break from their shopping to get some coffee. Polly has a handful of bags, but all Piper has bought so far is a new pair of jeans. She's excited about them though because they make her butt look incredible. Even Polly was impressed. So Piper knows Alex will be VERY pleased. The thought makes her smile.
"So Pipe, Pete has this friend coming over tomorrow." Polly says.
"Oh, cool. That's fun" Piper responds, oblivious to Polly's intentions.
"You should come over and meet him tomorrow night." Polly says casually.
"Oh yeah, sure." Piper agrees, still not knowing where Polly is going with this.
"He's an engineer. And really cute. He's vegan and does a bunch of charity bike rides" Polly smiles.
"Wait what? Pol, are you trying to set me up with this guy?" Piper asks, finally realizing her friend's intentions.
"Duh. He'll be great for you."
Piper realizes that this is the best chance she's going to get. And she really has to do it now, because she can't deal with Polly trying to get her together with some guy.
"Well actually Pol, I was planning to tell you this today anyway. But I'm sort of already seeing someone" Piper reveals.
"Really? How serious is it?" Polly asks.
"We're in a relationship. Committed, exclusive, all that." Piper smiles.
"Wow. I had no idea." Polly says with a sad look.
"I know, and I'm sorry Pol. I wanted to tell you. But you liked Larry so much and I just didn't know how."
"I get it. I just want to hear about your life! And I want you to be happy, Pipe. So who's the lucky guy?"
"Well, that's the thing. It's not a guy." Piper says, waiting for her friend's reaction.
"What? You mean it's a woman?" Polly asks with a pretty surprised face.
"Yeah. I mean, you know I hooked up with a few girls in college. And then I met Alex and it just clicked. It's so good with her Pol. I really like her."
"When did you meet her?" Polly asks.
Piper was expecting this question, and had already made the decision to stretch the truth a bit. Fixing the timeline would be best for Polly. She's still friends with Larry, so telling her that Piper cheated on him wouldn't serve any good purpose.
"Like a week or two after I broke up with Larry. But we took it slow. Just talking at first, then we went on dates, then this past weekend we made it official." Piper says with a wide grin. She still feels so lucky to be with Alex.
