Piper awoke at 8:37 the next morning to find the San Diego sunshine rolling in and her husband's arms around her. She smiled at their discarded clothes littering the floor and got out of bed without waking him. She found his shirt and her own panties, putting them on just to feel clothed before walking over to the phone to do something they had forgotten to do the night before, call her family and let them know that they had gotten there all right. She sat in bed next to his sleeping form and dialed the number. She heard three rings before Prue answered. "Hey Prue it's me." She whispered into the phone. On the other line Prue responded with, "What's up?" obviously surprised that she was calling, "I just wanted to let you guys know that we got here all right. We would have called last night but we were umm… busy." Prue laughed and asked, "How was it?" Piper grew a bit embarrassed and said, "Oh come on Prue! It's not like we've never had sex before." To which Prue responded, "Yeah but…" And Piper said, "It was great. So anything happen after we left?" Prue was telling her no when Piper hears Leo stir and find Piper's side of the bed empty. Prue heard Leo's voice saying her sister's name before Piper said goodbye. Leo saw Piper sitting semi- dressed on the opposite side of him and smiled. He put his arms around her waist and kissed her neck. She replied to this by saying, "You know, we're going to be here almost two weeks and we should eventually leave this room, unpack, eat." He looked into her eyes with a smile and said, "Not today. I'm only hungry for you!" And admitting defeat, she kissed him and fell back into bed.
By noon though they were starving, for food. They hadn't eaten since the day before and decided to get dressed and go downstairs for lunch. In her bag she found a pair of jeans and a blue tank top and he found a pair of jeans and gray top. When they were both showered and dressed they made their way to the hotel's restaurant. They were seated at a table for two and given menus. As they read their food choices, Piper rubbed her leg under the table against his. Meeting her eyes, he smiled and suddenly noticed the waiter. They ordered drinks and mulled over their menus. Eventually they ordered sandwiches and talked while they waited, holding hands on the table. He stared into her eyes as she spoke and watched the way that she moved her hair away from her face, the way that she gently stroked his hand with her finger and it all drove him crazy. They both ate as fast as they could and charged their meal to the room. She took his hand and guided him through the hotel to the elevator before she stopped. "We should go somewhere." She said to him, "how about back to the room." he suggested. She shook her head and led him towards the lobby he followed, confused. 'Where are we going?" he asked and she didn't answer just asked the valet to get their car.
As they waited for the valet Piper began to quiver with excitement. For the very first time she felt completely carefree and untamed. She had absolutely no plan for the next event in the sequence of her usually perfectly structured day. She wanted to do something that was as crazy and daring as she felt that moment. She was determined to find a way to make sure that neither she nor her husband would ever forget this day. And when the valet finally came she had a sudden inspiration and told a very confused Leo to wait for her in the car. So anxiously he waited for what seemed like forever as she spoke with the burly, tattooed, somewhat intimidating man and silently wondered if she had lost her mind. He had never seen such electric and intoxicating energy as he saw when she made her way to the driver's seat with an oddly satisfied smile. Astonished, he simply stared at her as she turned to him with a passionate and determined smile. She opened her mouth to speak and out came a sequence of words that he was sure would never come out of her mouth. "Come on baby! We are going to do something wild! Are you with me?" TO which he simply nodded hesitantly, knowing that he would do anything for her, but still afraid of what she may be planning. She laughed at his feeble acknowledgement of her words and said, "Well alright then! I know exactly what this honeymoon needs! Something to remind us of the amazing time we had in the sunnier part of California!" Smiling at her enthusiasm, he began to soak up her seductive energy and agreed more wholeheartedly. She was even more thrilled by his response and asked hungrily, "Are you ready to immortalize this day on your skin in ink? 'Cause that is what we're doin' and that is where we're goin' and honey it is going to be the most painfully extravagant thing that we have ever done! Are you with me babydoll?" She didn't have to wait long for a response and when he leaned across the seat to kiss her with the built up passion that had cultivated from the excitement of what they were planning she revved up the engine and they were off.
Later that day, when they returned to the hotel, both were certainly more tired and in a bit more pain but the small tattoos of one another's name on their lower backs were starting to heal along with the tiny pink rose next to hers and the small angel next to his. They ordered in that night from room service and felt love merge with passionate energy as Piper finally took Leo's advice and they spent the night week within the confines of their hotel room. But as the honeymoon drew to a close they both began to think more and more about what would face them when they returned home. They talked about the things that neither of them had wanted to face before. They both knew that they would need to move away from home and face the real world. And, more importantly, they both knew that whatever that real world was it was not going to be a honeymoon in San Diego. So they talked through their decisions and what needed to be discussed and realized that only two nights were left of their honeymoon. With such limited time they left the room for the first time in a week.
As the nighttime approached Piper got out of bed and dressed, forcing Leo to do the same. They made their way to the lobby and Piper once again called for the car, thanking the valet for recommending tattoo parlour. This time her energy seemed much more mellow and calm as they drove until hitting sand. She pulled a stolen hotel blanket from the car and lay it on the beach. She and Leo sat, as newlyweds, and watched the sun fall into the sea. Without words they observed the transition in the same comfortable silence that they depended on one another for. They simply watched together, one mass of body clinging together loosely. And as the sun reached its final stage of departure Piper whispered in Leo's ear her intentions of the unplanned excursion. "Leo," She began, "You dragged me to a beach for the sun's morning awakening and now I've brought you here to watch the same star in its ritual that ends the day. And do you want to know why? Because you showed me a day as it begun and now I have shown you how it ended. Because they are both beautiful and if the day can end as beautifully as it begins then maybe we can begin our lives together without fear that the end of them can pail in comparison to the beauty of when they began. But really all I wanted to say my darling is that I can't even comprehend how bea utiful life would be if I could grow old with you. I love you, Leo." Without another word he delicately place his lips on hers, placing his fingers through her soft brown locks. And as the sun disappeared completely they just kissed, unafraid of the newfound darkness or the approaching black of night. Because at the end of this day they had each other and as they quietly walked back to the car Leo gently whispered, "I love you too Piper, more then you will ever know.So they returned to the hotel once again and spent the next two days exploring the city that they had thus far abandoned. They scoured through the somewat limited attractions and found the souvenirs they had promised to people back home. But by the end they were all packed and on a flight home. Dissapointed, they left behind their honeymoon but neither of them could deny that they were happy to be on their back to family and home again. They arrived at the San Francisco Airport to find that both of thier families were there waiting. After a happy reunion they had to relay the important message of their new living arrangements. Though Prue offered to give up her room they had to face theit decision and decline her offer. They had decided to stay at Leo's house until they found a place and they told Prue this. Ignoring the news the family chose to celebrate the homecoming and all went back to the Halliwell Manner for a wondeful meal. They talked and they laughed and that night the couple left with Leo's parentsand spent the night in Leo's childhood bedroom. They both slept soundly and awoke the next morning to face reality.
By noon though they were starving, for food. They hadn't eaten since the day before and decided to get dressed and go downstairs for lunch. In her bag she found a pair of jeans and a blue tank top and he found a pair of jeans and gray top. When they were both showered and dressed they made their way to the hotel's restaurant. They were seated at a table for two and given menus. As they read their food choices, Piper rubbed her leg under the table against his. Meeting her eyes, he smiled and suddenly noticed the waiter. They ordered drinks and mulled over their menus. Eventually they ordered sandwiches and talked while they waited, holding hands on the table. He stared into her eyes as she spoke and watched the way that she moved her hair away from her face, the way that she gently stroked his hand with her finger and it all drove him crazy. They both ate as fast as they could and charged their meal to the room. She took his hand and guided him through the hotel to the elevator before she stopped. "We should go somewhere." She said to him, "how about back to the room." he suggested. She shook her head and led him towards the lobby he followed, confused. 'Where are we going?" he asked and she didn't answer just asked the valet to get their car.
As they waited for the valet Piper began to quiver with excitement. For the very first time she felt completely carefree and untamed. She had absolutely no plan for the next event in the sequence of her usually perfectly structured day. She wanted to do something that was as crazy and daring as she felt that moment. She was determined to find a way to make sure that neither she nor her husband would ever forget this day. And when the valet finally came she had a sudden inspiration and told a very confused Leo to wait for her in the car. So anxiously he waited for what seemed like forever as she spoke with the burly, tattooed, somewhat intimidating man and silently wondered if she had lost her mind. He had never seen such electric and intoxicating energy as he saw when she made her way to the driver's seat with an oddly satisfied smile. Astonished, he simply stared at her as she turned to him with a passionate and determined smile. She opened her mouth to speak and out came a sequence of words that he was sure would never come out of her mouth. "Come on baby! We are going to do something wild! Are you with me?" TO which he simply nodded hesitantly, knowing that he would do anything for her, but still afraid of what she may be planning. She laughed at his feeble acknowledgement of her words and said, "Well alright then! I know exactly what this honeymoon needs! Something to remind us of the amazing time we had in the sunnier part of California!" Smiling at her enthusiasm, he began to soak up her seductive energy and agreed more wholeheartedly. She was even more thrilled by his response and asked hungrily, "Are you ready to immortalize this day on your skin in ink? 'Cause that is what we're doin' and that is where we're goin' and honey it is going to be the most painfully extravagant thing that we have ever done! Are you with me babydoll?" She didn't have to wait long for a response and when he leaned across the seat to kiss her with the built up passion that had cultivated from the excitement of what they were planning she revved up the engine and they were off.
Later that day, when they returned to the hotel, both were certainly more tired and in a bit more pain but the small tattoos of one another's name on their lower backs were starting to heal along with the tiny pink rose next to hers and the small angel next to his. They ordered in that night from room service and felt love merge with passionate energy as Piper finally took Leo's advice and they spent the night week within the confines of their hotel room. But as the honeymoon drew to a close they both began to think more and more about what would face them when they returned home. They talked about the things that neither of them had wanted to face before. They both knew that they would need to move away from home and face the real world. And, more importantly, they both knew that whatever that real world was it was not going to be a honeymoon in San Diego. So they talked through their decisions and what needed to be discussed and realized that only two nights were left of their honeymoon. With such limited time they left the room for the first time in a week.
As the nighttime approached Piper got out of bed and dressed, forcing Leo to do the same. They made their way to the lobby and Piper once again called for the car, thanking the valet for recommending tattoo parlour. This time her energy seemed much more mellow and calm as they drove until hitting sand. She pulled a stolen hotel blanket from the car and lay it on the beach. She and Leo sat, as newlyweds, and watched the sun fall into the sea. Without words they observed the transition in the same comfortable silence that they depended on one another for. They simply watched together, one mass of body clinging together loosely. And as the sun reached its final stage of departure Piper whispered in Leo's ear her intentions of the unplanned excursion. "Leo," She began, "You dragged me to a beach for the sun's morning awakening and now I've brought you here to watch the same star in its ritual that ends the day. And do you want to know why? Because you showed me a day as it begun and now I have shown you how it ended. Because they are both beautiful and if the day can end as beautifully as it begins then maybe we can begin our lives together without fear that the end of them can pail in comparison to the beauty of when they began. But really all I wanted to say my darling is that I can't even comprehend how bea utiful life would be if I could grow old with you. I love you, Leo." Without another word he delicately place his lips on hers, placing his fingers through her soft brown locks. And as the sun disappeared completely they just kissed, unafraid of the newfound darkness or the approaching black of night. Because at the end of this day they had each other and as they quietly walked back to the car Leo gently whispered, "I love you too Piper, more then you will ever know.So they returned to the hotel once again and spent the next two days exploring the city that they had thus far abandoned. They scoured through the somewat limited attractions and found the souvenirs they had promised to people back home. But by the end they were all packed and on a flight home. Dissapointed, they left behind their honeymoon but neither of them could deny that they were happy to be on their back to family and home again. They arrived at the San Francisco Airport to find that both of thier families were there waiting. After a happy reunion they had to relay the important message of their new living arrangements. Though Prue offered to give up her room they had to face theit decision and decline her offer. They had decided to stay at Leo's house until they found a place and they told Prue this. Ignoring the news the family chose to celebrate the homecoming and all went back to the Halliwell Manner for a wondeful meal. They talked and they laughed and that night the couple left with Leo's parentsand spent the night in Leo's childhood bedroom. They both slept soundly and awoke the next morning to face reality.