Page 135 of The End of Me


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Derek: Have I mentioned therapy? YOU NEED THERAPY.

Piper: Several times. I tried it again, but they can’t help me until I’m ready to admit he’s dead.

Derek: And why do you need to date?

Piper: The letter I just read said I have to.

Derek: How many letters are left?

Piper: Three.

Derek: Open all of them and get this over with.

Piper: You sound like my cousins.

Derek: Can we all take a moment to acknowledge that everyone agrees he’s dead?

Piper: I’m not going to discuss that. I need a date.

Derek: Where are you meeting the lucky guy that’ll sweep you off your feet?

Piper: I don’t know. The dog park?

Derek: You’re not using our puppy-kid to score a date.

Piper: Do you want to go out with me?

Derek: Nope.

Piper: I promise you’ll have fun.

Derek: You’re not using me for this scheme. Let me know when you’re ready to let go of him, and I’ll do it.

Piper: You shouldn’t wait for me.

Derek: I’ll start my profile online.

Piper: You could date your partner, Finn.

Derek: Finn has more issues than you. Listen, I want to do this. Date and even start something real with you. We can’t until you understand that Archer is gone. Has he been around the subway?

Piper: Nope. That stopped after you started picking me up.

Derek: If you ever feel him again, let me know, and I’ll have a friend of mine search the surveillance cameras.

Piper: You’ll help me look for him.

Derek: Yep, I’ll bring him to you.

Piper: I wish… Are you ever going to stop working for the security company?

Derek: No. I like what I do.

Piper: I don’t think we’ll ever be on the same page.

Derek: This, being friends, might be a bad idea.

Piper: Why do you think that?

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