Disclaimer- Charmed belongs to the WB network and Spelling television. This story will not be used for any profit of any kind. It is strictly for entertainment only.

Title-The Wind Beneath My Wings (written in chapter format)

Rated- PG-13 (keep in mind that rating may change)

A/N- an A/U of Piper and Leo. Keep in mind P/L fans that their eternal lovers, so I don't think I can separate them for too long. *Wink-wink, spoiler!* Please review! Thanks a lot! Okay, okay, on with the story. ENJOY!

Chapter 1

It has been 5 years since Piper broke it off with Leo and married her husband, Tony. In which, she has a 4-year-old baby with.

Over the years that Piper spent with Tony, she learned that not everyone turns out to be what she thinks. Tony was definitely one of them. Piper didn't want to admit it in the beginning, but now it all seemed so clear to her that Tony was never the right one. She has deep regrets about him and she's only staying with him because Angie needs a father.

The days and weeks that Piper spent alone with her daughter, Leo would visit whenever he knew that Tony would be away. He was still her whitelighter after all. He had the right to visit her. Didn't he?

Tony hasn't been the exact father figure lately to his daughter. He'll work around the clock, never having time to play with his daughter or hold her for more then two minutes a day. It was pitiful, Piper knew.

She hated to see her daughter miss the love of a father, but good thing Leo's been around a lot lately to take care of Angie. It sure hadn't occurred to him that he fell in love with the child, but Piper noticed. She noticed a lot.

"Daddy! Daddy! Could you tie this for me?," Angie's voice rang out suddenly tugging on her father's arm. Tony was staring into the computer typing (working) and he hated to be interrupted. "Where's your mother?," Tony asked his daughter. "She's busy," Angie replied nagging at her father. "Would you stop it already?!," Tony yelled. Angie backed away sniffling like she was about to cry.

Approaching from the kitchen Piper asked, "Why are you yelling at her? Damn, Tony, I don't know what the hell is wrong with you but you better fix it fast." Tony snapped, "Don't you dare talk to me like that!" Piper asked, "Who the fuck do you think you are? That's your own daughter and you don't even much care! I can't make you care."

Tony tried to pull Angie into his arms, but she started to cry and walked to her mom. Tony exclaimed, "She's always crying when I hold her. What is it with her? I bet it's that guy you keep letting her see. Leo, is it?" Piper asked, "What are you trying to say? If you want to say that I'm cheating on you, you might as well say it right now. And she's crying because she doesn't know who you are. Your always yelling at her anyways. Of course she wouldn't know you."

"Then stop taking her to see that son of a B****! Your messing with her head. I'm her father, not him," Tony bellowed. Piper snapped, "He's a better father then you'll ever be!"

"I don't need this right now. I'm leaving!," Tony told her grabbing his stuff. "Good. That's what you do best, anyways," Piper flamed at him angrily.

Speechless, Tony stood there staring at her. Piper picked her daughter up and slammed the front door shut as she walked out. They were bound for the manor.

"Aunt Phoebe!," Angie exclaimed hugging her. "Hey, Angie!" Phoebe greeted picking her niece up. Piper smiled and said, "Hey, how are you?" Phoebe closed the door and said, "I should be asking you that question. You don't look so good. Are you okay?" Piper nodded and replied, "Some what. We just had an argument back there at the house, but I'm okay."

Piper heard voices in the living room and was about to ask who it was when Angie jumped down from Phoebe's arms and ran in.

"Hey, princess! How are you?," Leo asked when Angie hopped in his lap.

Piper said, "That's one thing we argued about." Phoebe asked, "the subject of Leo again? Ouch." Piper stated, "not only that, but he doesn't want me to let Angie see Leo anymore."

Phoebe looked into the living room where Leo and Angie were playing around and laughing. "It doesn't look like you can break them apart easily," Phoebe declared. Piper said, "Yeah, don't you think I know that. But Tony's my husband and I respect what he says and thinks." Phoebe suggested, "Let's go to the kitchen and talk."

Piper lingered for a minute standing outside the living room and looking in at Leo and Angie. They were always so happy and he always seemed to make Angie smile no matter what. Realizing that she has been standing there for a minute too long, Piper hurried to catch up with her sister.

Angie giggled as Leo tickled her belly. "You sure have a way with her," Cole stated simply. Leo said, "I treat her like my own." Cole's expression suddenly turned very concerned. "Leo, I know that you love Piper still. And I know that when you love her you have to love everything else about her. Maybe that's why you love Angie as much as your own, but it's time to move on. Don't you think?" Leo said, "I won't and will not move on until I have Piper again."

Cole sighed, but he can understand the feeling of wanting someone back so desperately, it was unbearable. He's been through that with Phoebe many times, but now they were together and that was all that matters. Cole hoped that Leo could find the happiness again soon.

"Even if he doesn't want Angie to see Leo, your the mom. What do you think is best for Angie?," Phoebe asked. Piper replied, "Well, see, that's a question we all know the answer to. Then again, Phoebe. I don't know what to do. I don't want to break my little girl's heart. It's just one of those things you know?" Phoebe nodded and said, "Do what you think is the best or you and your family. After all that's what it comes down to at the end."

"Sorry, to interrupt you guys. Phoebe, honey, the baby's crying upstairs. Feeding time," Cole announced. Phoebe sighed and whined, "Does he ever stop, Cole? Please tell me he will, because my chest is starting to get very sore."

Piper giggled and Cole was on the verge of laughing, but Phoebe pointed a finger and warned, "Crack a smile and you are sleeping on the couch."

"I'm sorry, baby. See, I wish I could do it. Come on," Cole said sympathetically. Phoebe disappeared upstairs with Cole.

"Hey!," Leo greeted suddenly startling Piper. Piper felt all jumpy inside and lost the words to even speak right. "Uh...sorry. Did you say something?," Piper managed to say after awhile of staring.

"I said, hi," Leo repeated himself walking up to her and leaning on the counter next to her. "Oh, hey," Piper said nervously. She hadn't felt that way standing next to him since they first met. It was a bit overwhelming.

Before she could ask where Leo where Angie was. Leo said, "She's sleeping." Piper nodded and smiled a little bit. Piper found it completely hard to be next to him, not to mention talk to him. He was rather close and staring into her eyes a bit too much. The fact that she still loved him didn't help much either.

"How's everything at home?," Leo asked hating to use the word home. To him she wasn't really home unless she's with him. It was and always had been so hard for him to see her with someone else rather then him.

Truthfully, Piper answered, "It's not so good."

"So, I heard from Angie. Well, what's going on?," Leo asked concerned. Piper answered, "That's what I wanted to talk to you about."

Leo straightened out and stared at her knowing that he wasn't going to like what she was about to tell him. "Well, go on," he urged her.

Silence filled the room suddenly and Piper just couldn't find the words to tell him that he couldn't see Angie anymore.

"Yeah, you can tell me sometime today, Piper," Leo informed her. Piper sighed and replied, "I don't think you should see Angie anymore."

At that moment Leo's heart just seemed to stop beating all at once. It pained him to have to hear those words from her mouth.

"This isn't about Angie is it, Piper? It's all about Tony like it's always been. Why, Piper? Tell me that," Leo stated.

Piper simply said, "Because, Leo. He's my husband if your still having trouble letting that sink in. Angie's our child. Not yours. I respect what he says and thinks, so, that's why I think you shouldn't see Angie anymore."

Leo said, "I can't believe your doing this." Piper insisted, "Angie's confused, Leo." For a moment Leo didn't say anything to her, except stare. His eyes were beaming with anger, Piper could tell. He was probably the scariest he could get when he was like that.

"Angie wouldn't be confused about who her father was if he even loved her just a little," Leo snapped at her. "Leo, I'm sorry. I just want what's best for Angie," Piper stated. "Right. The best for Angie, I understand," Leo said.

"Don't do this, Leo," Piper told him. Leo protested, "I'm not doing anything! Your the one who isn't supposed to be doing this. I'm sorry, but Tony's an idiot." Piper stared at him shocked.

"I can't believe you don't see right through him. He only wants you as a s** toy. He doesn't love you, he doesn't even care for that matter. You give him everything, Piper. What do you get in return? Pain, tears, heartache. All of the above. Which is it, Piper? You know this is true, but your too ignorant to even admit it to yourself," Leo flamed at her.

"Your wrong!," Piper protested. "If you did care about me, you wouldn't have dared said what you did."

"No, it's because I love you that I said those things. Believe it or not, you needed to hear them," Leo told her.

"Just stay away from Angie," Piper said. "I hope you will soon realize what a big mistake you just made. Tell Angie I love her," Leo stated before orbing out.

Piper could only hope that she didn't make another big mistake in her life. Angie would soon learn that Leo will no longer be an importance in her life. How that would crush her, Piper thought miserably.

It was all for the best. Or was it?

TBC