*Mark is the same Mark from season 1's "Dead Man Dating." Enjoy :)

I looked at myself in the mirror and splashed water on my face. As soon as I left the meeting with the Elders, I orbed myself into my new house. Whitelighters didn't need houses, but I had convinced the Elders to let me occupy it, at least until the sisters trusted me. They agreed. So I moved into the empty house with my husband Mark, who was a fellow whitelighter. Oh my God. In all the excitement I had forgotten that I was married. I shouldn't be thinking about other men, but there was something about Leo that stirred up emotions inside of me that I haven't felt in a very long time.

Mark is a great guy and all, but lately we've sorta drifted apart. Because of our chargers and all of the rules, we were always fighting. We rarely had sex any more and most of the time when we did it was rushed or interrupted by somebody.

In the beginning we were in love. So in love, that the Elders allowed for us to get married-as long as we didn't ignore our charges. Secretly, we vowed to clip our wings and start a family and grow old together. Since I was technically dead, I wouldn't be able to have children unless I clipped my wings. Both Mark and I wanted children, but we also wanted our careers. We constantly fought about when we were going to clip our wings.

When I got assigned to the Charmed Ones, Both Mark and I knew that I wasn't going to clip my wings any time soon, which caused our relationship to begin to crumble. I don't think that he was resentful of my new assignment, but I think he hates that it has stopped any talk about us starting our family.

I continued to wash my face when I felt strong arms around my waist and soft kisses on my neck. I stood up and turned to face Mark. Even though I knew it was him, I was slightly disappointed when I saw him; I secretly wished he was Leo.

I was losing my mind. I had met Leo for a total of five minutes, but I haven't been able to get him off my mind. I was acting like some love-sick teenager, in love for the first time. I had a great guy, I didn't need any one else. Sure I may have not had the best relationship, but I knew that Mark still loved me and I still loved him. I looked up at my husband, flashed him a smile, and gave him a hug.

"Hey how was your day?" Mark asked as he looked at me, pulling away from our hug. "I met my new charges today. I'm going to lunch with them tomorrow." "Oh, okay." "You sound disappointed." "It's just that I was able to get the day off tomorrow and I wanted to spend it with you. I mean it's been along time since we hung out just the two of us." "I can reschedule. I really want to spend the day with you." "No it's okay. Your charges need to come first remember." I just nodded and I walked over to our bed. Mark followed me and we sat down.

We sat in silence for a couple of minutes. I sat there thinking about my failing marriage and I began to cry. Mark pulled me into his arms and I rested my head on his shoulder. "Piper, what's wrong?" "I'm sad because of us." "What do you mean?" "We're not the same couple any more. We're drifting apart." He sighed "I hoped that you wouldn't realize that." "How could I not? We haven't spent any time together in such a long time. And I can't even remember the last time we went on a date, let alone had sex." "I know. What do we do?" "I'm not sure."

He didn't reply so I looked up at him. He was crying too. I sat up and moved away from him. "Do you still want to be married to me?" "Of course I do Piper. You are the love of my life and I couldn't imagine my life without you in it. Do you still love me?" "Yes. So where do we go from here?" "I think that we need to spend more time together." "I'm canceling my lunch plans for tomorrow. Don't even try to stop me." I stood up and dialed Phoebe's number. We rescheduled for the following day. I sat back down on the bed.

"You're stubborn." Mark said once I was comfortable. I smiled and looked at him. "That's why you love me. Besides you already went through all of the trouble of getting the day off." He smiled and kissed me. "Thank you. I think we'll have fun." "Yes, we will. Do you want to start our date now? I mean tonight? I am very hungry and I could cook us some food and we could rent some movies then cuddle on the couch." "Yes, I would like that. I'll go to the video store now. Don't worry I'll get some romantic comedies because I know that they are your favorite." I smiled at him. "Thanks. I'll make your favorite meal, spaghetti and meatballs." He smiled back and kissed me once more before getting up from the bed.

I got up and as soon as I was sure that Mark had orbed away, I went down the stairs to the kitchen and started dinner. I put the water on the stove to boil and walked over to the window in the front of the house. I don't know why I felt the urge to walk over there, but I did. I looked out and, with my luck, saw Leo getting out of his car across the street. He didn't see me but all of the feelings that I had towards him came flooding back. I sighed and quickly turned away from the window and went back to cooking my dinner.

I finished dinner and put Leo in the back of my mind. I orbed upstairs and put on a black, form-fitting dress that I knew would drive Mark crazy. Good thing I had shaved that morning. I threw on some make-up and orbed back down. I heard Mark come in and set the movies on the couch. I set the table and lit a couple of candles. Mark entered the room. "Mmm smells good." Then he looked at me and I mean he looked at me. It was almost like he hadn't looked at me in years. I blushed and quickly sat down to the table. Getting my hint, Mark sat down too.

"Piper, you look stunning. Now I feel under-dressed. I need to go change." "No wait, I overdressed. You look fine. Besides the food will get cold." He agreed and we started to eat. We made small talk during dinner, but there was this awkwardness between us. We finished dinner and I got up to do the dishes. Mark came up behind me and warped his arms around my waist. He pulled me towards him. "You're so beautiful." He whispered in my ear. I continued to finish the dishes as he kissed my neck.

Once the dishes were finished I took his hand and lead him to the couch. I popped in the movie and Mark got a blanket for us to share. He sat down on the couch and I sat next to him before cuddling up against him. We watched the movie in silence, but I remained in his arms the entire time.

The movie ended and he offered to put in the other movie, but I shook my head. I was tired and wanted to go to sleep. He nodded and turned the TV off and followed me up the stairs. We had an agreement that we would always go to bed at the same time when we were at home together.

We got ready for bed in silence. Mark turned off the light and laid down next to me. I kissed him goodnight, but instead of the short kiss we usually shared, Mark held on to me and pulled me into a deeper, more passionate kiss. Knowing where this kiss was going, but not wanting to stop, I kissed him back. He got the hint and got on top of me. In a matter of seconds our clothes were off.

Seven minutes later, Mark rolled off of me, kissed me goodnight, and was asleep within seconds. I looked over at him remembering the times when we would cuddle and stay up talking all night after we had sex. Those were the days when Mark and I were really in love; that was before I got assigned to the Charmed Ones. I sighed. I looked up at the ceiling wondering how my life got to be this way. I stayed up another hour contemplating my life before finally falling asleep.