Summary- No magic. PiperLeo story- majorly! Piper has a daughter, Georgia, via Dan her abusive husband. She seeks help from a doctor and gets more than just painkillers.

Leo Wyatt was 33 years old and was THE best doctor at San Francisco Memorial Hospital. He didn't blurt it out or show off but he had a good life-style; big house, lots of money, friends, family but there was one thing missing. As cheesy as it sounds, the one thing missing in his life was love. He went from one meaningless relationship to the next and had one-night-stands in between. He was getting bored of it. It wasn't that he was a player or a person who was known for getting around, but there was always that excuse that it didn't feel right in every relationship he'd ever been in.

He was on his last shift of the week and he had half an hour to go until he was able to crash and sleep for at least three days. He picked up a chart from the reception and looked over the profile of the person in curtain 1.

32-year-old female, neck pain, fell down the stairs.

"How many times have I heard that before?" Leo thought as heslipped throughthe curtain to see the back of his patient and what looked to be her child sleeping peacefully on the bed beside her.

"Good morning, I'm Leo Wyatt and I'll be your doctor today. What can I help you with?" he said in a soft, caring voice so as not to frighten either of the two people in the room. They both looked pretty shaken up. His patient turned around to face her doctor and all he could do was draw in a sharp breath.

Leo was looking into a set of the most beautiful eyes he'd ever seen. In fact, he was looking at the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. Her long, wavy, dark brown hair was cascading over her shoulders and down her back, and her pained and forceful smile didn't detract anything from her gorgeous lips. But, no matter how much he was drawn to her looks, she was his patient and he needed to be professional.

"Hi, actually, it's nothing. It was just some aches this morning that have gone now. Don't worry about it," she stammered as she stood up, knowing that if Dan ever found out she was at the hospital she would be in trouble.

"Don't be scared, I won't tell anyone you're here and I won't leave you with any evidence of you being at a hospital, ok? I know what's going on and I'm not going to judge you for not leaving him" Leo soothed. He knew she was a victim of yet another drunk and violent partner. This drunk had to be an absolute ass to hurt such a wonderful woman.

She couldn't believe it. He just answered all her doubts going through her mind in one. And he'd just met her. "OK," she answered. She carefully sat back on the bed and winced as a bruise grazed the metal bar.

"Alright Mrs. Gordon can I…"

"Please, call me Piper, I can't stand the sound of that name anymore," she had given up the act of "I've fallen down the stairs" purely because there was something in Dr Wyatt's eyes that naturally made her trust him. Actually, there was something about him in general that was very appealing to Piper, maybe his gorgeous, ruffled hair, or his bright eyes staring intently at her that made her want to break down and cry in his arms. She wanted this whole thing to be over before it hurt her little girl. Georgia was the only reason she stayed with Dan; without him she had no money to feed and clothe her baby.

"Piper, where does it hurt?"

"Where do I start?"

She didn't want nor need his pitying eyes on her, she was too strong to be sucked into something like that. She simply needed his help before 5 tonight when Dan got home.

"How about we start with your neck?" Leo answered Piper's previous question.

Piper swung her long hair over one shoulder in order to reveal her red and bruised neck. Leo bent slightly down to take a look and reached his hands up to feel for any major bumps or pains that could effect her. She felt his warm, soft hands on her neck and began to close her eyes as she relaxed and he started a massaging sensation. He got to the back of her neck and she suddenly flinched and coiled with pain.

"Sorry. Well, it doesn't seem anything is broken but I can give you some mild painkillers to help unless you want a brace," Leo summarized.

"No, that's fine, otherwise… you know?" Piper said, reminding Leo that she had to go back to a violent husband.

Usually Leo gave these types of victims an emergency bag with contact details of shelters but as he looked at the beautiful little girl on the bed and into the eyes of the woman that actually made his heart skip a beat, he felt he needed to do more. He wanted to do more. But what could he do? She was defensive and who could blame her?

"Thanks Dr Wyatt, I have to get home soon so, how long will it take to get the pills?"

"Please, call me Leo and no longer than five minutes. I'll get them myself for you now. Look, if you are ever in any kind of emergency, then don't hesitate to ring me at any time. Here's my number," he offered a card to her and she took it with her hand.

"Thanks, again!" She replied. Although she usually had to keep up a forced smile, for the first time in a long while she was in the presence of someone she felt comfortable enough to let her guard down and she'd only known him for the whole of 10 minutes.

Leo looked into those eyes again and saw them starting to well. He felt the enormous urge to wrap her petite frame in his arms and keep her safe for the rest of time. He fought the urge and gently sat down next to Piper so as not to wake the little girl.

"What am I going to do? With Georgia? With everything?" she started to cry as she looked at the angel sleeping. She slowly lent backwards until her back reached his chest and he couldn't stand it anymore. He delicately put a hand on her shoulder and she twisted round so her head was resting in the crook of his neck and she cried. She was weak and tired and she cried in the arms of what she could have sworn was a man sent from God.

Should I continue? should I not? Appreciate any comments so please review. Exxx