Let Live (An Austin Carlile Love Story)

I'm Gonna Make a Comeback

Just another little chapter for ya because I'm an insomniac and can't manage to make myself go to sleep even though I have to be up in 4 hours :P

Tyler's P.O.V:

It had been 12 days since Austin and I started......well, whatever in the world this was. We weren't "together" technically, but we weren't not together. Complicated? You bet you're ass.....

Whatever it was at this point I was okay with it. We were taking things slow, getting to fully know each other before we dove into a full-fledged relationship; I agreed that this would be for the best, especially after everything with Kody, and all that had gone on with my crazy-ass.

We hadn't told anyone about the kiss at the park that day. I wasn't ready for anyone to make a big deal out of it. Honestly, I was afraid of ruining this.... and that was the last thing I wanted.

How have I been as of late? I'm a work in progress to say the least, but I'm getting there. I've been feeling a lot better about myself and my life; I'm just trying to take it day by day. I still hadn't spilled the beans to my brother or Alan about Kody or about my visit with my mother. I hadn't quite gained the courage for that, yet.

I had been funneling all of my anxiety, sadness, anger, all that stuff into music, my art, and my newest outlet: working out. I had never been one who enjoyed excercise.....at all. But I found it to be good for me; it was helping to lower my stress level quite a bit making me a little more pleasant to be around. I was on my 3rd day of the Insanity Workout, and it was kicking my butt! In a good way!

I was in the middle of my workout in the living room, sweat literally pouring from my body. I had stripped down to my sports bra and shorts to illeviate some of the heat, but it still wasn't enough. I was currently on the floor doing my millionth set of push ups when I heard the front door open and 3 very distinct voices chattering away as they entered the living room. I didn't allow my gaze to leave the TV; I only had 3 sets left and I wasn't going to let them distract me now.

"Are you doing pushups?" Alan asked, his voice amused.

"Trying to. Quit talking!" I choked out as I continued to push my body up and down on the floor.

"Why would anyone ever want to do that?" Alan asked no one in particular, Josh scoffing at him as they all continued to watch me. I finished my push ups and paused the dvd, collapsing onto the soft carpet out of breath. I managed to pull myself off of the floor and to my feet, grabbing for my water bottle and chugging the rest of it quickly. "You're sister is weird, dude." Alan stated. "One week she's ignoring us all and doing her creepy art in the basement and now she's......exercising......voluntarily." Alan pretended to shudder at the thought of excercising, and I flipped him off as I downed the rest of my water.

"Dude, shut your mouth!" Josh hollered at him and smacked his head before the two of them walked off to the basement to play their stupid video games, leaving Austin and I alone. I bent over, putting my hands on my knees trying to regain my breath.

"That shit's harder than I thought it would be! Do you have any idea how long it's been since I've done a push up?" I whined as I stood back up straight and looked at Austin. He smiled widely at me, eyeing me strangely. "What?" I questioned, giving him the same look he was giving me.

"Nothin. I just might have missed you a little bit." He smirked at me and I smiled back.

"I saw you yesterday, ya goof!" I laughed and he did the same.

"So?" He smirked again and shrugged his shoulders. I bit at my bottom lip.

"Well I might have missed you too. Just a little bit though. Like a teeny, tiny bit!" I squinted my eyes goofily at him and held my fingers up and close together as I showed him how "little" I had missed him. He put his hand dramtically over his chest.