AN: Again, you guys amaze me. You review as much as you do, even though I'm pretty sure the way I'm writing this story sucks. None of this seems to be my best, I'm trying… I really am, but I can't get words to flow anymore… -sigh- good news for you guys, I have up to chapter 17 pre-written so far, so should be able to get back into it soon…
This one short, but important.
Just another thing, with all the ideas you guys had for what happened at the end the last chapter, one of you got it. I'm not saying who. But... yeah one of you guys is very clever. -nods-
He loosened his tie and shrugged off his jacket as soon as he walked through the door into the dark hallway. He kicked of his shoes and padded upstairs.
It was late.
He opened the door to Jake's room slowly and peeked in, there he was sleeping silently. Leo smiled a little and turned to check in on Taylor. She was fine too, again fast asleep; her right hand gripping hard onto a stuffed purple bear that Phoebe had bought her for Christmas last year. He leant down and kissed her forehead, breathing in her smell.
"Night princess…" He whispered as he shut the door quietly behind him.
He stared down the now lit hallway to his bedroom door. She was in there. His heart dropped just a little then. He just wished he could push past all the bad and get back to what they were like a few years ago. Hell, even what they were like a few months ago was better than this.
Anything was better than this.
They hardly looked at each other anymore. And it killed him a little more everyday.
Leo sighed and walked to the door, but he didn't go in straight away. He stood behind the door and listened carefully. He could hear her breathing, slowly and deep. She sounded so peaceful. He smiled a little before walking in.
The light from the hall streamed in from the open door, causing her to stir in her sleep. Leo stopped walking and looked at her. Not wanting her to be woken. She needed her sleep. He quickly shut the door and walked as quietly as he could to his drawers, next to his side of the bed.
"Leo…" She asked, her voice thick with sleep. He turned his head to look at her. Her long chocolate hair spread around her head; like a halo almost, her eyes were half closed and she was looking right back at him.
"Yeah…" He had stripped down to his boxer and pulled the covers up, sliding next to her. Feeling confident that he could do that for the first time in a long while.
At first he felt her stiffen next to him and he though about moving, but then she relaxed. Her body recognising his. She laid her head on his chest and he wrapped his left arm around her. This is the way it should always be.
"I love you." She whispered and a smile across his face. It had been way too long since she had said that to him. He told her loved her too and together they fell into a deep and happy sleep.
.xXx.
Leo was woken by the phone ringing. He started to get up when Piper pulled him down.
"Leave it." She whispered and he nodded, settling back down. But the phone kept on ringing. And when it cut of to the machine. It began to ring again. And again. And again. It was obviously important.
"I'll get it…" Piper mumbled and stood up, walking over to phone at the other end of the bedroom.
"Hello?" She answered. A second went by and then she spoke again, "What's wrong?" Leo sat up a little more and watched her as she face drained of all its colour, "Oh God…"
He right hand relaxed and the phone clattered to the floor.
"Piper…"
She followed it, falling to her knees. Leo shot out of bed and ran over to her, wrapping his arms around her small body.
"What's wrong honey… tell me…" He whispered in her ear as she cried into his chest.
AN: Yes, I know not my best but like I said, it's a pretty big one so far as plot development goes. Please review and I'll post chapter 8 quicker, which is going to be another flashback chapter.
