A/N: Quick side note* The rating of this fic has been changed
Time passed by after that night. It was now April of the new year, and things had changed around the Sweet household. Piper had been sort of living with them here and there, and Patricia had officially practically moved in. Eddie and Patricia had their room downstairs while Ben and Piper had theirs upstairs. Piper usually spent the weekends there, and a few days throughout the week. How many days each week varies, besides Friday through Sunday. She and Ben stayed upstairs most of the time, although they never really did anything but talk, play piano, and occasionally kiss.
The weather outside was ick, and not pleasant. It had rained earlier, and every thing outside had gotten wet; including the laundry that was on the clothes line. However, Piper seemed to be enjoying it. It was late in the day, early evening and Piper had her hands on the piano, playing away at it like you wouldn't believe. Ben quietly managed to sneak in through the door and come up behind her. Extending his arms out around her, he reached for her hands with his. Piper was so focused on the music that the sight and feel of his hands startled her. "You scared me," she huffed. Ben laughed, smiling. "What have you been up to?" she asked curiously, spinning around in her stool.
"Nothing much. I just came inside from checking the post. It's rainy out there." Piper nodded, giving a little chuckle.
"Perfect indoor weather," the girl stated. Ben recalled what she had said back a few months prior at the Christmas party they had.
"Speaking of which," he started, stepping behind her and wrapping his arms around her. "You know, this is perfect movie weather. It's relaxing, quiet, we have the house to ourselves... and not to forget cozy. And I do recall you saying you liked to watch movies on rainy days." The brunette female looked up and behind him as he was holding her. She flashed a smile toward him and giggled, real girly like.
"What would we watch?" Ben thought for a bit.
"What about Les Miserables?" Piper's face lit up.
"I'd like that, very much." Ben kissed her forehead and smiled. Patricia and Eddie weren't home, as they went out to meet up with a few friends for dinner or something.
"Then we shall watch." Ben stood, grabbing his laptop from his desk and the Les Mis DVD from the shelf, putting it in. Piper crawled up onto their bed, situating herself under the blankets. Ben climbed in after her, setting up the laptop so they both would be able to see it. He wrapped his arm around Piper as the girl rested her head on his shoulder and watched. After a while it got later, and Piper's head was now rested on Ben's chest, one arm across his abdomen hugging him. Ben looked down at her and could tell that she was sleepy. He paused the movie.
"Tired already?" Ben asked her. She sleepily nodded, yawning. Piper could hear the steady heart beat coming from her boyfriend's chest which made her smile. "We could go to bed if you want. Or we could just stay here like this. It's up to you." Piper looked up at her boyfriend and thought. The movie was almost over, but Piper wasn't sure if she wanted to finish.
"I'm happy doing anything if you're holding me," she sleepily mumbled. Piper had woken up early that day, and she had been doing a lot recently that tired her out. Ben wrapped his arms around her and snuggled her, kissing the top of her head. Piper's eyes fluttered open and closed, open and closed as she listened to his heart beat. It was making her sleepier, which she didn't at all mind.
"Go to sleep," he whispered to her, his lips brushing against her ear. The feeling gave her chills, but the good kind. Piper practically shuddered under the blankets.
"I'm not tired," she lied, her eyes closed this time. Ben laughed.
"Yes you are. Go to sleep, please Piper. I'm not going anywhere." Ben left a trail of light kisses down her neck before kissing her softly on the lips and whispering goodnight to her. Ben moved his laptop so that it was no longer on the bed with them and snuggled down in the blankets with Piper, smiling at the girl who was now sound asleep. Gently, he reached for her hand with his and stroked it with his thumb before settling down with her to go to bed as well. Neither of them woke until the morning.
In the morning, Piper moved in her sleep, her eyes fluttering open and her back arching slightly. Ben was woken up by her movement, and sleepily propped himself up on the the pillows. Piper rolled over to face him. "Good morning," he whispered in his sleepy voice. For some reason a guy's sleepy voice is usually always attractive, and it was, definitely. Piper smiled, closing her eyes again. Ben kissed her awake this time, which she didn't mind. "I think Eddie made breakfast," he added, able to smell it wafting upstairs. The two of them rolled out of bed with their bed heads and wrinkled clothes, heading downstairs to where breakfast was indeed being served.
"Oh, there you two are. We hadn't seen you last night, so we had no clue if you were even home, but we figured you'd turn up eventually," Eddie told them. Patricia rolled her eyes.
"He's half joking. We figured out you were in bed after, but we had thought you two might have left before we knew." Piper blushed at her sister's indirect hint at their assumptions. Ben didn't seem to get it, but when you had Patricia as a sister, you just got it. "Breakfast?" she offered them. All four of them sat down together and ate when the phone started ringing. It was Eddie's mother.
"Mom?" he answered. "Really? Well that's great news! Wait, hold on. Patricia," he called, blocking the phone. "My mom said she talked to the minister and they can do any night in June." June was when Patricia and Eddie decided they wanted to get married since thats when they finished the school year. They had planned on getting married in a hotel and just spending the night there with friends, then going out the next day.
"Okay great. Well what about the 21st? That's a Saturday." Eddie put the phone back to his ear.
"The 21st," he repeated. There was a moment of silence before Eddie spoke again. "Great. Thanks mom. Love you too..." he added, less enthusiastically. Piper and Ben giggled as Eddie hung up the phone. He gave them a look and they stopped, trying not to laugh any more.
"Patricia, do you think Mum and Dad will come?" Piper asked, sipping her drink. Patricia shrugged.
"I think Mum will, but I don't know about Dad." There was a look in her eyes that showed the question and her answer bothered her, but she tried to hide it. Their mother liked Eddie, and Eddie's mom simply adored Patricia, which the redhead will be the first to admit, she doesn't understand. However it's certainly not a bad thing at all. Mr Williamson however, him and Patricia had never really gotten along. Piper was daddy's little girl in the family, so she had no idea if her father was going to come to her wedding. It didn't help that he never really showed approval of Eddie either. The girl shrugged it off. "If they come, they come. If not, that's their loss." Eddie stepped in, breaking the tension.
"We better go call and tell everyone we have a date then." Him and Patricia walked off, leaving Ben and Piper in the kitchen. Ben waited until they were out of hearing to say anything.
"Is there a reason your dad might not show up?" he sort of whispered.
"Him and Patricia really don't get along. Plus, we don't think he approves of Eddie. Our father's kind of strict." Ben rose an eyebrow.
"So what if he doesn't like me?" the boy asked, concerned. Piper smiled.
"He'll like you. I promise." Piper never considered herself as Daddy's princess, even though that's practically what she was. The only thing that didn't classify her as that was the fact that she didn't ask for all the attention, or even want it, really. She just got it.
"Well that's good," Ben said reassuringly. Ben wrapped his arms around Piper's waist from behind, kissing her on the cheek. "What do you want to do?" Ben whisper asked her. Piper shrugged.
"I kinda wanna play piano again," she confessed.
"Are you finally gonna finish my lesson?" he asked her. Piper shrugged.
"Maybe," the girl dragged out. "If you catch me first. Piper escaped from the boy's arms, running for upstairs before she could realize what she had said and started chasing after her. Piper laughed on the way up the stairs, not daring to look behind her although Ben was catching up rather quickly. Her hand reached the doorknob and flung the door open, Ben now right on her heels. The boy grabbed her by the waist, Piper letting out a shriek, and both of them collapsed backwards onto the bed. Ben had fallen purposely in a way so that Piper would have landed on him instead of the other way around. Gently, Piper pushed herself up, pinning Ben to the bed. Flipping her hair out of the way, she looked down at him and laughed. "Okay, so you caught me." Ben smirked, placing his hands on her side. There was a pause of silence in which the two probably would have kissed if Piper hadn't bounced off the bed and rush to her piano.
"Well that's just not fair," Ben told her, shaking his head. He pulled over another stool and sat beside her, watching her play. The way her hands danced across the keys was amazing, and made him want to learn even more. Piper pitied his interest and decided to teach him a few things.
"Put your hands here," Piper showed him. He did as she said, and with her guidance, he had actually played a song. His face lit with a smile which made Piper smile as well. They worked on piano for a while before Ben realized the time.
"Oh shoot, I have to go. I'm almost late for work. I'll see you later," Ben kissed her goodbye, grabbing his coat and heading out the door. A few minutes later, Patricia had come in and shut the door. Piper looked surprised, and confused.
"Oh, hey Patricia. What's up?" Patricia sat down on the bed and patted it for her sister to join her. Piper sat beside her twin. "Well?" Patricia turned to face her directly.
"What's up with you and Ben? Have you guys done anything yet?" Piper wasn't quite 100% sure what Patricia meant this time.
"What do you mean?" Patricia rolled her eyes sarcastically.
"Have you guys had sex yet?" Piper's eyes widened.
"That's a bit personal, don't you think?" Again with the eye rolling.
"I'll take that as a no. Well what are you guys waiting for?"
"We haven't even been for that long! We're not gonna just do it for the sake of doing it!"
"Why not? What if you wait too long, and then you guys are no good? Then what?"
"Patricia!" Piper gasped.
"I'm just saying it's possible! Eddie and I did it to get it out the way like two months after, and that was only because we couldn't do it before." Piper buried her face that was now bright red in her hands.
"I don't need to know this, Patricia."
"I'm just trying to help you. Are you planning on being a virgin for the rest of your life? Are you just never gonna have kids?" Piper was starting to get even more embarrassed.
"I don't want it to be awkward, okay? I don't want anything to go wrong. What if you're right? What if we do it and it doesn't work out? Then what? I really like him, Patricia," Piper whispered.
"Well if he's anything like Eddie..." Piper cut her off right there.
"Patricia!" Her sister shrugged.
"Sorry. Look, it's probably gonna be awkward however long you wait, but I'm telling you it's better to just get it over with. And I know you don't wanna hear it but I'm serious, if he's anything like Eddie..." she didn't have to say more for her sister to get the message. Patricia smirked, leaving her sister to ponder that. Flustered, Piper fell back on the bed, staring at the ceiling. Patricia was right, she hated to admit. But the fact simply was, Piper didn't know if she was ready.