PART EIGHT: MORALITY BITES

Chapter One

I met one of our new neighbors when she wanted to use our phone. Jenny Gordon, was a pretty teenager, maybe about fourteen, fifteen. No sooner was she in the Manor than she was followed by her Uncle Dan, a very, very good-looking young man who made me drool in a way that I hadn't since we first met Leo! Even you two perked up a little looking at this handsome, sexy guy. And the idea that we had him right next door--oh, yes, we'd all enjoy this eye-candy!

Since this story is about you and Leo, I'm not too sure how much I should tell you about Dan Gordon, Piper, but since what happened with him had a lot to do with what happened between you and Leo, I think I will.

Speaking of Leo, just like with him I reminded you and Prue that I had seen him first and just like then, you two didn't think that mattered. However, when you saw his truck parked outside, a truck showing that he was in construction, you knew what you had to do.

The next morning, you walked over to the house next door and picked up the paper off the stairs.

Dan opened the door before you could knock. After you greeted each other and you gave him his paper, he asked you if you wanted to come in, but you told him you just stopped by to ask a quick favor, that your club received a visit from a DBI last night. Dan understood--neighbor Dan, he's in construction; maybe he could help.

You offered to pay him something, but before he could answer, Jenny came out, telling Dan she was late, and greeting you before reminding Dan of his promise.

Well, that made up Dan's mind--he agreed to check out the code violations and see how serious they really were if you helped Jenny with a paper--it was for her biology class, about something that was awkward for a guy to talk to his niece about...

You understood--it had to be about sex. You agreed, saying you had plenty of experience. When he was surprised that you had plenty of experience with sex, you corrected him--you had lots of experience talking about it, which pleased him.

Well, I ended up helping Jenny with the paper, thanks to a spell I cast on myself so I could be smarter and get into school, but there was no doubt that once more the new guy in our lives was interested in you, not me. I didn't mind too much. Maybe Dan Gordon would be the one who would help you finally get over Leo.

And then maybe not. Things started to get complicated when Leo returned, since the Elders decided that we needed his guidance. Once more you started going together, but things continued to get even more complicated, especially with Dan right next door. One particular day, when the doorbell rang, you greeted Leo with "Hello, stranger!" and he replied, "Is that what I am now?" and your younger sister, snooping as always--although this time I had a special reason for snooping-- had to sigh with regret, because I knew it was true.

You asked him if he was playing hooky and he replied that They were making him work that night, so he had the afternoon off. As you two hugged, you teased him, "The old 'I gotta save the world' excuse again?"

He laughed. "Like you've never had to use it." You looked sheepish and he smiled grimly. "You're about to use it."