Piper turned over in her bed and looked over at the clock on her night
table. It read 7:30am.
"Oh shit!" yelled Piper as she fell out of bed. "Leo get up were late!"
"Why didn't you wake me up!" Leo said angrily. "Bitch you know I have to work"
Piper stood there with her mouth open. She couldn't believe what Leo just said to her. He never called her anything mean for all the years she known him.
"I have to work to you know?" said Piper getting angry to. "And I have a 3 year-old in there waiting for me to get her dressed feed her something and get her to preschool on time!"
Leo then did something that Piper will never forget. He crossed the room and smacked her across the face. Piper took a step back her hand up to her face. Tears started forming in her eyes and spilled over.
"Don't talk back to me ever again!" Leo said angrily as he orbed out.
Piper sat on the bed and looked straight ahead in complete shock. She stood there for so long that when she looked over at the clock again she would really have to hurry.
"Melinda come on get ready for school" Piper said as she entered the little girls' room trying hard not to cry again.
"Mommy are we late?" asked Melinda sitting up. "Are you hurt?"
"No honey mommy's not hurt" Piper said as she quickly got Melinda dressed and hurried her down the stairs.
"Your going to have toast today okay?" asked Piper as she hurried around the kitchen.
Melinda stuck out her lower lip. "But you promised pancakes member?"
"I know honey but I didn't realize how late it was" Piper replied as she got bread out of the pantry and put it in the toaster.
"I WANT PANCAKES!!" Melinda screamed as she jumped up and down.
Piper grabbed Melinda and yelled her up on the counter. "Listen. You are not having pancakes today. I'm sorry if you were all excited but you will have them another time!"
"Mommy..don't yell at me" Melinda said tears rolling down her cheeks.
Piper put her hand up to her mouth. She never yelled at Melinda before. She picked her up and held her close. "Oh my baby I'm so sorry"
"Its okay mommy I'm not hungry" Melinda said sliding off of Piper's grip and going into the front hall.
Leo orbed in then and grabbed Piper from behind. "Where do you think you are going?"
"Leo I'm just about to take Melinda to school and then go to the club to work on a couple of things" Piper said trembling.
"Your lying to me!" Leo said angrily as he pushed Piper against a counter. "Don't ever lie to me"
"I wasn't" Piper said starting to freak out.
"Okay baby I'm sorry" Leo said kissing Piper on the forehead. "See you at supper"
After Leo orbed out Piper didn't know what to do. She didn't even know that Melinda was in the hall watching the whole thing. Since she heard her daddy's voice she came running. Now she was trembling with fear.
Piper turned her head and saw Melinda standing there finally. "Sweetie were going on a trip come on"
~*~
"Mom where are we going?" asked Melinda when they were all in their car with their clothes.
"I don't know yet honey" Piper said as she started the engine and took off.
"But is it because of daddy?" asked Melinda when they were on the Golden Gate.
"Yeah honey" Piper said sighing.
All of a sudden Leo orbed into the passenger seat. "Going somewhere?"
"Yes Leo" Piper said. "Since you hit me"
"Bad daddy you hit mommy" Melinda said angrily.
"Honey mommy is lying. I would never hit her" Leo said in a sweet voice.
"Nu uh I saw it!" Melinda screamed. "Your bad just like Alex's daddy! Go away!"
Leo looked at his daughter for a minute. He stuck out his hand and was about to hit the little girl when Piper slapped his arm away.
"You touch her you asshole and your going to die" Piper said defensively.
Leo shook his head and orbed out once again.
"Wahhh!" Melinda cried. She was so scared. Her daddy didn't even try to hit her before. Why was he doing this now?
"Honey calm down. Were going to a hotel tonight okay?" asked Piper trying to cheer her up.
Melinda's cries drowned down. "A hotel? I like hotels"
The jeep pulled into a cheap motel about 10:00pm that night. Piper carried her exhausted daughter into the room and set her on the bed gently. For the first time Piper sat on the bed and cried. She cried for her daughter. She shouldn't have to go through this. She knew from the start what happened to him. It's the demon. Oh god why him? Piper picked up the phone then and dialed the familiar numbers of her sister.
"Hi!" a little voice said on the phone.
"Hey Gracie this is Auntie Piper can I talk to mommy please?" asked Piper.
"Moooooom!" yelled Grace. "Auntie Piper is on the phone!"
"Piper?" asked Phoebe when she came on a few minutes later.
"Phoebe" was all Piper could say before she burst into tears. "Phoebe I'm scared. He hit me. A demon possessed him. Please come get me"
"Oh my god Leo?" Phoebe said in a hushed voice. "Honey where are you?"
"I'm in Los Angeles. We've been traveling all night. I'm in Jim's motel number 7. Please come get me Phoebe" Piper said chocked up.
"Sweetie I'm coming right away stay there" Phoebe said before hanging up the phone.
Once Piper got Melinda in her pajamas and was settled she ran the water in the tub and got into it. The warm water soothed her and made her feel safe. She was just about dozing of when she thought she head something crash from the next room. She quickly put a towel around her and went into the room where Melinda was sleeping. The site Piper saw next she would never forget. Leo had picked up sleeping Melinda and held her close.
"You come one step near us and I will kill her" Leo said treating.
"No! Leo you can't do that please "Piper begged as she fell on her knees. "Don't take her from me. Melinda baby wake up honey!"
"Mommy?" asked Melinda as she lifted her head. "Mommy what's going on?"
"Leo your scaring here put her down!" Piper screamed.
"Daddy?" Melinda said as her lip trembled. "Daddy let me go to mommy"
"Honey you are staying with daddy for awhile. Mommy's been bad" Leo said.
Melinda struggled to get down. She kicked him and waved her arms around furiously. Leo though being how tough he was held onto his daughter with a tight grip.
"Leo please" Piper said. "She doesn't want to go with you!"
"Well she has no choice!" Leo said angrily.
"Mommy! No I wanna stay with mommy! Mommy come and get me!" Melinda cried tears running down her small rosy cheeks.
"Honey mommy loves you remember that" Piper said.
Leo looked around looking completely disgusted. "That's enough of that" That was the last thing he said before he orbed out with his daughter in his arms.
"Oh shit!" yelled Piper as she fell out of bed. "Leo get up were late!"
"Why didn't you wake me up!" Leo said angrily. "Bitch you know I have to work"
Piper stood there with her mouth open. She couldn't believe what Leo just said to her. He never called her anything mean for all the years she known him.
"I have to work to you know?" said Piper getting angry to. "And I have a 3 year-old in there waiting for me to get her dressed feed her something and get her to preschool on time!"
Leo then did something that Piper will never forget. He crossed the room and smacked her across the face. Piper took a step back her hand up to her face. Tears started forming in her eyes and spilled over.
"Don't talk back to me ever again!" Leo said angrily as he orbed out.
Piper sat on the bed and looked straight ahead in complete shock. She stood there for so long that when she looked over at the clock again she would really have to hurry.
"Melinda come on get ready for school" Piper said as she entered the little girls' room trying hard not to cry again.
"Mommy are we late?" asked Melinda sitting up. "Are you hurt?"
"No honey mommy's not hurt" Piper said as she quickly got Melinda dressed and hurried her down the stairs.
"Your going to have toast today okay?" asked Piper as she hurried around the kitchen.
Melinda stuck out her lower lip. "But you promised pancakes member?"
"I know honey but I didn't realize how late it was" Piper replied as she got bread out of the pantry and put it in the toaster.
"I WANT PANCAKES!!" Melinda screamed as she jumped up and down.
Piper grabbed Melinda and yelled her up on the counter. "Listen. You are not having pancakes today. I'm sorry if you were all excited but you will have them another time!"
"Mommy..don't yell at me" Melinda said tears rolling down her cheeks.
Piper put her hand up to her mouth. She never yelled at Melinda before. She picked her up and held her close. "Oh my baby I'm so sorry"
"Its okay mommy I'm not hungry" Melinda said sliding off of Piper's grip and going into the front hall.
Leo orbed in then and grabbed Piper from behind. "Where do you think you are going?"
"Leo I'm just about to take Melinda to school and then go to the club to work on a couple of things" Piper said trembling.
"Your lying to me!" Leo said angrily as he pushed Piper against a counter. "Don't ever lie to me"
"I wasn't" Piper said starting to freak out.
"Okay baby I'm sorry" Leo said kissing Piper on the forehead. "See you at supper"
After Leo orbed out Piper didn't know what to do. She didn't even know that Melinda was in the hall watching the whole thing. Since she heard her daddy's voice she came running. Now she was trembling with fear.
Piper turned her head and saw Melinda standing there finally. "Sweetie were going on a trip come on"
~*~
"Mom where are we going?" asked Melinda when they were all in their car with their clothes.
"I don't know yet honey" Piper said as she started the engine and took off.
"But is it because of daddy?" asked Melinda when they were on the Golden Gate.
"Yeah honey" Piper said sighing.
All of a sudden Leo orbed into the passenger seat. "Going somewhere?"
"Yes Leo" Piper said. "Since you hit me"
"Bad daddy you hit mommy" Melinda said angrily.
"Honey mommy is lying. I would never hit her" Leo said in a sweet voice.
"Nu uh I saw it!" Melinda screamed. "Your bad just like Alex's daddy! Go away!"
Leo looked at his daughter for a minute. He stuck out his hand and was about to hit the little girl when Piper slapped his arm away.
"You touch her you asshole and your going to die" Piper said defensively.
Leo shook his head and orbed out once again.
"Wahhh!" Melinda cried. She was so scared. Her daddy didn't even try to hit her before. Why was he doing this now?
"Honey calm down. Were going to a hotel tonight okay?" asked Piper trying to cheer her up.
Melinda's cries drowned down. "A hotel? I like hotels"
The jeep pulled into a cheap motel about 10:00pm that night. Piper carried her exhausted daughter into the room and set her on the bed gently. For the first time Piper sat on the bed and cried. She cried for her daughter. She shouldn't have to go through this. She knew from the start what happened to him. It's the demon. Oh god why him? Piper picked up the phone then and dialed the familiar numbers of her sister.
"Hi!" a little voice said on the phone.
"Hey Gracie this is Auntie Piper can I talk to mommy please?" asked Piper.
"Moooooom!" yelled Grace. "Auntie Piper is on the phone!"
"Piper?" asked Phoebe when she came on a few minutes later.
"Phoebe" was all Piper could say before she burst into tears. "Phoebe I'm scared. He hit me. A demon possessed him. Please come get me"
"Oh my god Leo?" Phoebe said in a hushed voice. "Honey where are you?"
"I'm in Los Angeles. We've been traveling all night. I'm in Jim's motel number 7. Please come get me Phoebe" Piper said chocked up.
"Sweetie I'm coming right away stay there" Phoebe said before hanging up the phone.
Once Piper got Melinda in her pajamas and was settled she ran the water in the tub and got into it. The warm water soothed her and made her feel safe. She was just about dozing of when she thought she head something crash from the next room. She quickly put a towel around her and went into the room where Melinda was sleeping. The site Piper saw next she would never forget. Leo had picked up sleeping Melinda and held her close.
"You come one step near us and I will kill her" Leo said treating.
"No! Leo you can't do that please "Piper begged as she fell on her knees. "Don't take her from me. Melinda baby wake up honey!"
"Mommy?" asked Melinda as she lifted her head. "Mommy what's going on?"
"Leo your scaring here put her down!" Piper screamed.
"Daddy?" Melinda said as her lip trembled. "Daddy let me go to mommy"
"Honey you are staying with daddy for awhile. Mommy's been bad" Leo said.
Melinda struggled to get down. She kicked him and waved her arms around furiously. Leo though being how tough he was held onto his daughter with a tight grip.
"Leo please" Piper said. "She doesn't want to go with you!"
"Well she has no choice!" Leo said angrily.
"Mommy! No I wanna stay with mommy! Mommy come and get me!" Melinda cried tears running down her small rosy cheeks.
"Honey mommy loves you remember that" Piper said.
Leo looked around looking completely disgusted. "That's enough of that" That was the last thing he said before he orbed out with his daughter in his arms.