This chapter is about Piper saying good-bye to Tony, so it's really short. The next one would be much longer, hopefully.
Chapter 6
As soon as Piper read what was inside the envelope, she knew she had to turn things right. She didn't want to go back to Tony, but it was the only way to cut loose from him. It couldn't hurt to say good-bye to him for good.
Grabbing the car keys, Piper raced to their home and left Angie at the manor. After all this was over, she was free to start a whole new life.
Opening the front door to what was left of their home, Piper stepped through. It was quiet, too quiet. The emptiness of the home gave Piper an uneasy feeling.
Walking to the kitchen, Piper saw Tony's back settled in a chair looking over the divorce papers. Slowly, she made her way over to him. Tony looked at her, his complexion worried and anxious. He looked so harmless and hurt, but Piper wasn't going to be fooled again like she had always been.
"Piper, please tell me this is a joke," he stated staring at the stack of papers in front of him. Piper shook her head and said, "It's not a joke. It's really over between us. I have nothing to hold onto anymore. Apparently, neither do you." Tony stared at her hoping she would say anything but that.
"No, this can't be. I know I did horrible things. Please, give our family another chance?," Tony pleaded. Piper asked, "What family?! We have no family, Tony. This was just a nightmare. One that I need to wake up from. I can't live like this, I won't live like this. Not anymore. I don't know why I put up with you up until now. Maybe because I thought you could change. Or maybe I thought you love me--"
"I do love you," Tony interrupted. "No, you don't," Piper protested. "Stop lying to yourself. Enough is enough. I had it with you. I'm leaving, for good," Piper stated.
As she started to walk out the door, Tony asked, "What about our daughter?"
Piper turned back and answered, "We don't have a daughter. I have a daughter."
"Are you saying that Angie isn't..." Tony's voice trailed off in a stunned expression. "I thought she was too, until the DNA results came in. Here's a copy of the DNA test. I'll see you in court..." Piper was about to finish when Tony grabbed her.
"No, your mine! You'll always be mine!" Tony shouted. "I'm not yours. Not anymore," Piper stated coldly blowing up their big wedding photo near by. Tony dropped his hands and backed away in shock. "Good-bye, Tony," Piper said.
Leaving Tony stunned, confused and full of regrets of the past. Piper left that hell hole as a brand new person.
The only trouble on her mind was telling Leo the news. She's been so nervous about it. Was he going to be mad? Happy? Disappointed? She truly didn't know the answer. But that was a problem for another day. Perhaps tomorrow, a week from then, or maybe even a month...