Teaser:

It was freezing out in the snow of Paris. It wasn't what she had wanted out of the night and to top it off she had been walking nearly all day and much into the evening and her stomach was begging for food. She decided she had enough of walking and sat down on the bench that was near her apartment.

Gurgle.

Guurrgglle.

Guuurrrgggllle.

Her stomach didn't seem to want to SHUT UP!

"Would you like a piece of gum?" The voice startled her and she quickly turned to see him standing next the bench. "What are you doing here?"

"Why don't you tell me Piper."

Piper tried to think of a reason, but all of hers were to hopeful and she knew better than to tell him. "I don't know Leo. Why are you here?"

~*~*~*~

I made a promise to myself
Locked it away deep down inside
Told my heart we'd wait it out
Swore we'd never compromise

~*~*~*~

Chapter 1

"Hello?"

"Piper where are you?"

"I'm at SFO, where are you?"

"Are you serious? I just called Dan and he told me that you were in New York for some seminar."

"You talked to Dan?"

"Yes. You're not back because..."

"Yes I'm back because..."

"Piper."

"Prue."

"You know I'm leaving for the weekend right?"

"Yes Prue I know. I still have my key and the manor belongs to me as well."

"Okay. Be careful Piper. I love you. See you soon."

"Bye Prue. Say hi to Andy for me."

Piper hung up the phone and looked around the airport. Nothing had really changed and Piper was grateful. Too much of her life had already changed and any more and she might bust. She put her phone back in her purse and took her luggage and left to find a cab.

~*~

Once back at the manor Piper started to relax. She had done something completely un-like her and she had been nervous. However the more she went through with her plan the more she felt better. She was putting things right. Righting old wrongs and the one person that counted more than any of them was graduating day after tomorrow.

She took her luggage up to her old bedroom and saw that it looked much like it did when she left it fifteen months ago. Good 'ole Prue though had kept the dust out and so it looked like she hadn't left it at all. Which made her want to cry. Everything had gone to Hell in a hand basket and it had taken her fifteen months of crying, anger, and self pitying to get herself to defy her pride and come back to San Francisco.

She still didn't have a master plan for when she saw him, but she knew that she was going in the right direction. The feeling in her gut told her so. Even if they couldn't get back together at least she could get some closure and peace out of the deal. It was then that she heard the phone ringing and went downstairs to answer it.

"Hello?"

"Piper is that you?"

"Phoebe? What are you doing?"

"Prue called me and told me that you were going to be in New York. I wanted to see when..."

"Oh well she called Dan and that is where he said I was going to be. I just had a stop in New York. I was on my way back home." She explained to her sister.

"Does this mean you are back for good?"

"No, it means that I have three months left in Paris and then I'll be home."

"Piper, are you back because..."

Was everyone going to keep asking her that?

"Yes."

"Be careful. I'll see you when you get back."

"Bye Phoebe."

She hung up the phone and took a deep breath. She needed to get out of the house.

~*~*~*~

End of Chapter 1