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DISCLAIMER: I do not own Charmed, but I wish I did.
Morning came, and Piper was no longer alone in her bed. She turned on her side, coming face to face with her husband. She opened her eyes and smiled. Piper loved to watch Leo sleep, even though she hates when he does it to her. No even a few minutes later, Leo's eyes fluttered open to find Piper looking at him.
"Good morning, honey." he mumbled sleepily.
"Morning." she whispered.
Leo rolled over onto his back and stretched. Piper closed her eyes again and sighed. The next thing she knew, she was laying on Leo. He stroked the hair out of her face.
"What's wrong, baby?" he asked softly.
"Nothing." she shook her head. "I was just thinking about yesterday. I'm hoping that today won't start off like yesterday did."
Leo pulled her head up to his and kissed her slowly. Piper eagerly accepted it.
"I love you." he said. "Today is all about that. Just like everyday."
"I love you, too." she smiled.
She gently rolled over, pulling Leo on top of her. She buried her head in his shoulder, and held him tight.
"I thought you didn't want me on top of you?" Leo joked.
"I don't." her voice was muffled against his shoulder.
"Alright then." he started to move off of her.
"No." Piper protested and pulled him back.
"Make up your mind, woman!" he laughed.
"No!" Piper smiled and playfully pushed him away.
The two got ready for the day and proceeded downstairs hand-in-hand. They walked into the kitchen to find Phoebe eating a muffin.
"See? That's the behavior that shouldn't change." Phoebe smiled.
Piper smiled and blushed a little before pulling away from Leo to start cooking breakfast for the family. Prue came downstairs the same time Cole had shimmered in. The five members of the household sat down at the table and ate together.
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It was around noon, while Prue was at work and Phoebe was out with Cole, when the doorbell rang.
"Leo…" Piper mumbled walking backwards out of the kitchen. "I…have…to get…that."
Leo held Piper against him as he kissed her passionately. The couple had been in the kitchen preparing for lunch, when Piper turned around and accidentally bumped into Leo, causing him to drop the salad onto the floor. Piper burst into laughter. Leo laughed too, and picked up some of the lettuce off the floor, smiling mischievously at Piper. She dared him to throw it at her, which he did. The two erupted in a salad fight, which ended in a make-out session against the door that leads down to the basement.
The doorbell rang again as they walked towards the door, still connected at the lips. Whilst Piper, who was laughing, pulled away from Leo, who was smiling, she opened the door. All laughing died down once they saw who was standing at the door.
"Oh my God, Dan." Piper couldn't be more shocked.
"Hi, Piper." he smiled.
"Uh, what…are you doing here?" she asked. "I thought you moved."
"I did." Dan laughed. "I moved back, just down the block. I thought I'd come visit you."
"Well then. Come in." Piper smiled and stepped aside, bumping into Leo in the process.
Piper closed the door, then looked between her husband and her ex-boyfriend. Feeling the tension rise, she spoke out.
"Uh, Dan, you remember Leo, right?" Piper gestured towards Leo.
"Yeah, yeah." Dan stuck out his hand. "Nice to see you again."
"Likewise." Leo plastered a smile on his face as he shook Dan's hand.
"Well, we were making lunch, so why don't you join us. We can catch up." Piper suggested.
"Uh, sure." Dan smiled.
"Yeah, so why don't you go into the kitchen, and we'll be there in a minute." Leo said, placing a hand on Piper's arm.
Dan walked into the kitchen as Leo pulled Piper into the living room.
"Piper." Leo started.
"What?" Piper shrugged. "I can't exactly shoo him away, can I?"
"I don't like this." he folded his arms across his chest.
"Leo, It's just lunch. We're just going to talk. What's he gonna do? Kiss me in front of you?" she replied.
"Over my dead body!" Leo slightly shouted.
"Calm down! That's not gonna happen." Piper said, then smiled. "Besides, you're already dead."
"Ha ha." he said sarcastically.
"Come on, Leo." Piper placed her hands on his shoulders. "Give me a smile."
"No." he pouted like a child.
"Not even a little one?" she kissed his lips softly.
Leo smiled and pulled her closer to kiss her again.
"Before we get carried away." Piper laughed, then grabbed his hand, pulling him towards the kitchen.
"You guys were making lunch?" Dan asked as they walked into the kitchen.
They saw pieces of salad all over the kitchen.
"Oh, my. I totally forgot about this mess." Piper blushed.
"It's alright. We can just clean it up and go out to eat." Dan offered.
"No, you don't have to clean. You just sit there while I do it." Piper said, moving over to the mess.
Leo helped without being asked, since he was a part of it. Dan sat at the table and watched them. He watched as Piper would smile up at Leo occasionally and Leo would touch Piper affectionately on her shoulder, her back, her waist, and the back of her head as they passed each other while cleaning up the mess.
Soon, they were done cleaning, and the three were off to a nearby bistro. They were seated outside, enjoying the cool weather of November.
"So, Dan, how has it been over the past year?" Piper asked as their drinks were placed in front of them.
"Oh, nothing interesting. I've been working a lot. Never really have time for anything else." Dan smiled.
"Oh, still doing construction?" Piper took a sip of her soda.
"No, no. I found a more…fitting profession." Dan chuckled.
"Oh? What do you do?" Piper asked.
"Uh, you could say I do a lot of hunting. You know, I'm here and there." Dan smiled.
"Sounds really interesting." Piper laughed.
She looked over at Leo, who had not spoken a word since they left the Manor. He stared out into the light traffic that passed by the restaurant. He seemed distant.
"Piper?" Dan called her out of her thoughts.
"Huh?" she tore her eyes from Leo to look at Dan.
"I asked how you've been." he said.
The waiter came up with their orders and placed them in front of them.
"Oh, uh. Pretty much the same thing since the last time I've seen you." Piper smiled, taking a bite out of her food. "I still own the club, still cook, still live with my sisters, still with Leo. The club is doing great. I'm the only one who cooks in the house, so there's no choice in that one. But, Prue became a professional photographer. Phoebe went back to college."
Dan nodded his head as he took a sip of his drink.
"And Leo and I got married." Piper smiled placing her left hand on top of Leo's right.
Dan choked on his drink a little. His eyes widened in shock. Dan looked down at Piper's hand, and there rested an engagement ring and wedding band.
"M-married?" he stuttered.
"Yeah." she smiled.
"Oh, then congratulations." he smiled a fake smile.
Piper noticed this and frowned in confusion.
"Aren't you happy for me?" she asked.
"Yeah, of course." he smiled.
Leo continued to push his food around in his plate in silence while Dan and Piper rambled on about stuff he wasn't even listening to. To him, sitting there was awkward. He had nothing to say, and with Dan being there, it was so uncomfortable. To his discomfort, Dan started talking about old memories he shared with Piper. Leo finally couldn't take it anymore and excused himself from the table. Piper watched as he hastily walked inside the restaurant.
"It wasn't smart to do that, Dan." Piper stood up from the table.
Dan watched as Piper went inside as well, with a blank look on his face. Piper walked quickly and spotted Leo right before he walked into the restroom. She practically ran to him before he could, and collided with him. Leo stumbled backwards a little, but caught his balance. Piper would have fallen over if Leo had not helped her stand up.
"Please, don't be angry with me. I'm really sorry about Dan. I didn't think he would mention the time I was with him. I thought he would be a little more respectful. I'm so sorry. I-" Piper was interrupted.
"Shh." Leo stroked the hair out of her face and caressed her cheek. "It's okay, baby. I'm not mad at you. I shouldn't even be mad at all. You're allowed to be friends with whoever you want."
"I would understand if you a little mad. I know how jealous you get when a guy comes around, especially Dan." Piper smiled, snaking her arms around his waist.
"Yeah, yeah." he kissed her head. "Let's go finish lunch and go home, okay?"
"Whatever you want, honey." she smiled.
They walked back to their table holding hands. Dan stood up when they reached him.
"Piper, I'm really sorry. I wasn't thinking." Dan apologized. "Leo, I didn't mean to upset you."
"It's okay." Piper smiled slightly. "Isn't it, Leo?"
"Yeah. It's alright." Leo said.
"Good, good." Dan smiled. "Well, I hate to cut lunch short, but I gotta run. I have business to attend to. I hope to see you around."
"Oh, okay. Well, I'll see you around, then." Piper smiled.
Dan put a twenty on the table and left. Leo and Piper watched him leave, then turned to each other.
"Home?" Piper asked, right before Leo looked skyward. "Or not."
"Sorry, sweetie. I'll see you at home." he stated sadly.
"At least walk me to my car?" she held his hand tighter.
"Sure." he smiled.
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When Piper arrived home, Cole and Phoebe were in the living room watching TV. Piper walked into the living room and plopped herself on the chair across from them.
"What's wrong, honey?" Phoebe asked.
"You would not believe who came by today." Piper sighed.
"Dad? Darryl? Any inspectors?" Phoebe guessed.
"Oh, no. They would have been easier to deal with." Piper said.
"Who was it?" Phoebe asked anxiously.
"Dan." Piper got up and walked out of the living room.
"What!" Phoebe jumped up and followed her sister into the kitchen.
"Yeah." Piper opened the fridge and pulled out a bottle of water. "He just showed up."
"What did Leo say?" Phoebe asked as Piper took a sip of water.
"Well, he was mad about it even though he swears he's not. I know him. I know how much he hates Dan." Piper replied.
"So, what happened?" Phoebe asked.
"Let's see. Leo and I were making lunch, well, messing around trying to make lunch, then the doorbell rang, so we went to answer it. Dan was standing there and asked to catch up. So, since we had no lunch, we went out to eat. It was sort of awkward being with my husband and ex-boyfriend at the same time like that. So, anyway, Dan had to leave early and Leo got called away." Piper sat at the island with Phoebe. "So I came home."
"Wow. That's a lot." Phoebe laughed. "Do you think Dan has a motive?"
"Why would he have a motive? I'm with Leo. And even if he did, no one, not even Dan could come between my husband and me." Piper said.
"You have such a fun love life." Phoebe laughed.
"Oh, yes. I love the fact that my ex-lover has come back to recapture my heart while I'm married to another guy. I sure hope Dan succeeds." Piper joked.
"Well, at least you'll get it good in bed." Phoebe raised her hands in mock surrender.
"Hey!" Piper slapped her sister's arm. "Leo is doing just fine in that department."
"I'm just messing with ya!" Phoebe smiled. "But really. Who's better?"
"Phoebe! I'm not gonna tell you!" Piper laughed.
"Come on! Was it a big sacrifice giving up Dan?" Phoebe asked, propping her head up with her hands.
Piper looked at Phoebe for a second, then broke out into grin.
"You really want to know?" Piper asked.
"Yes!" Phoebe smiled.
"Okay. Dan was amazing in bed. He knows how to get the job done. It was incredible." Piper replied.
"So, Dan is the better pleaser?" Phoebe's eyes widened in shock.
"Yeah? Is he?" a voice came from the kitchen doorway.
The girls jumped and looked towards the door. There stood Leo with his arms folded over his chest and a furious look on his face. Phoebe looked between the two, then down at the island counter. Piper just continued to stare at her husband, completely embarrassed and shocked that Leo heard her.
"Leo…" was all she could say.
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