"Oh no," Mr Harris said carrying his daughter in to the living room. "I think mommy and auntie Piper have been drinking."
Cassy giggled.
Piper and Mrs Harris, Alison were sprawled together on the sofa in front of the tv both women laughing their heads off.
"Ali's been drinking, a little," Piper said. "But me, I'm just pregnant, Mr Harris."
"Please Piper, call me Martin."
"Mommy!" Cassy ran over to her mother.
"hello baby." Allison said beginning to cry at the end of Titanic. "have fun at work with daddy?"
"yes. I got to rip up lots of paper." Cassy said. "There was a cute boy there too."
"she was very helpful." Martin said. "She kept Dan entrained for me all morning."
"His hot." Cassy said.
Martin turned off the video.
"Sorry about that ladies." He said. "it's just far too disturbing seeing Piper laughing at all those poor people drowning."
Piper laughed as Cassy slipped on to her lap smiling.
"You'd like Dan." She told her. "His very cute. He likes base ball and he likes you too."
"Do you want to tell me exactly who this Dan character is little miss Cassandra Penelope Harris?" Piper asked.
"Um…" Martin looked very guilty. "Go wash up for dinner Cassy."
"Okay daddy." Cassy said. "Can Piper put me to be tonight? I want to finish our story tonight, see what happens."
"Oh me too." Piper said. "We might finish it tonight."
"I'm putting you to bed tonight Cass." Martin said.
"Really Mr Harris." Piper said. "I don't mind at all. I'd enjoy it. There's nothing good on tv any way tonight."
"Me and Piper are best friends." Cassy said.
"Want to choose baby names tonight?" Piper asked.
"Yhea!" Cassy said.
"Okay," Piper stood and stretched. "Now go wash up like daddy told you to."
Cassy went to do as she was told.
"Piper-" Martin began.
"Mr Harris I really would like to spend time with Cassy." Piper told her. "It's my job."
"Not tonight." Martin replied. "I am going to look after my daughter tonight by my self."
"You're going to look after Cassandra?" Alison asked, clearly amused by the idea.
"Deal with the battles of bed time?" Piper asked "On your own?"
"She's my little angle." Martin said.
"No she'll be your little demon when you make the first move to get her any where near her bed." Piper said.
"When was the last time you put her to bed on your own?" Ali asked.
Martin thought and shrugged.
"Never." She said.
"Well now's the perfect time for me to start." Martin said. "I've watched Piper put her to bed more times than I care to remember. She never gives you any trouble."
"I can't wait to see you try." Piper said.
"Well you, the both of you won't be here to see it," Martin said. "You two are going out."
"We are?" Piper asked.
"Yes you are." Martin said. "Clubbing."
Piper burst out laughing.
"Hello, under aged teen age kid here." Piper said. "And I'm pregnant."
"Yes you're 17 and Dan Gordon is 17. There's an under age club night tonight, the three of you have tickets you two are going to look after him for me and his farther talk business." Martin said. "You are going out, the both of you, and you are going to have fun. Piper Dan doesn't have to know you're pregnant. He could be a good friend to you."
"What?" Ali asked. "You want me to go to a teen age clubbing party?"
"Yes." Martin said. "You haven't had a night out since your mother was ill. So I'm going to sober you up with some black coffee and Piper is going to go get her self dressed up."
"What do you mean about Dan?" Piper asked. "Who is he?"
"His in high school." Martin said.
"You're setting me up?" Piper asked slightly taken a back.
"No, not really." Martin pulled his wife to her feet. "Dan's finding life pretty tough at the moment. His father has moved down here, away from Dan's mother and Dan was forced to move with him because his mom's ill. So I'm setting Dan up. Not you. It's one night of freedom Piper, before you get to bogged down in becoming a mother your self. Go out with Alison and have some fun with Dan. If you don't ever want to see him again you won't have too. I'll pay you, because you'll be working for the firm. Just forget about the baby for one night."
Piper wasn't sure she wanted to forget about her baby.
But it did sound fun to get out of the house for a while.
Alison was a fun woman to be around and Dan would give her some thing new to gossip about with her sisters and Cassy.
Instead of them all having baby on the brain.
It seamed to be the substitute for having Leo on the brain.
"Well-" She began.
"Dan's going to be starting at your old high school." He said now begging her. "You could introduce him to some people and then just lose him. You'll have fun."
"Okay." Piper said. "I've been dying to ware one of my new dresses out some where. It might actually be good to get out of the house for a while. Could I ask Prue to come?"
"She'll be a little busy." Alison said. "We asked her to come with Paris with us."
"She is very excited. We leave tomorrow after noon." Martin said. "Dan said he'll come keep you company after school while we're away if you want. He likes my little angle."
"So that's why Grams has asked me to sit for Phoebe and Paige while she's away because Prue will be gone is it alright for me to have them here for the week?"
"Yes, of course." Martin said. "We'll be away. They'll be good company for you."
"Thank you Mr Harris."
"No thank you Piper."
"Martin," Piper said as he turned to leave. "Thank you. I could do this with out you and Alison here."
"You're a lot stronger than you think Piper." He said. "You are doing this on your own strength."