A/N: sorry, it took a long time before I could update… I was doing some stuff, but then, now I'm done! So the story continues… by the way, thanks for the reviews! Hope you keep them coming!

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Piper sat there, feeling empty. She looked around her and all that she could see was white. Clearly nothing surrounded her. She dropped her head on her hands and she started crying. Tears rolled down her cheeks until she felt someone raise her face and wipe her tears away. Piper opened her eyes to see who it was, only to find herself face to face with her husband. Leo. The love of her life, her son's father, the man who fought against all odds with her, and the man who was her life. Leo smiled at her and brushed away a piece of hair that was on Piper's forehead as she sat there, stunned at what she was seeing. Piper tried to fight away the fresh new wave of tears that tried to overcome her but she failed. Leo smiled at her and pulled her closer to him giving her a warm, tight soft hug, something Piper never wanted to end. Piper sank into his embrace and she buried her face in his chest and listened to his heart. And then, she cried.

"You're crying again," Leo said, as he lifted Piper's tear-stricken face closer to his, and wiped his wife's face with his thumb, "your head's gonna hurt if you keep doing that."

Piper looked up to him and forced a smile then said, "I must be dreaming. The Sandman must've doused me with too much dream dust." Piper put Leo's hands down and tried to turn away but Leo stopped her.

"You're asleep but you're not dreaming. Piper, don't turn away from me. I still love you and I always will."

"But that's not it Leo," Piper said as tears kept flowing down her face, "that's just not it. Trust me, I love you with all my heart and my soul, just like what I promised you when we were married. I love you just like the way I loved you when Wyatt came into our life. It's just that…"

"Piper, I'm so sorry I had to leave you. I can't live my life Up Here, just watching you and Wyatt and your sisters."

"Then why'd you leave us Leo? Why did you have to go?"

"Because I was meant to suffer for the love that we have. Piper, I love you so much that I accepted the suffering that comes with being with you. Even if that means I have to leave you. I have said this once before, being with you breaks the rules but not being with you breaks my heart. Piper…"

"I know that's true Leo. But it hurts me to know that our love has to keep us away. It hurts me so much but I try to be strong because I know this is what destiny wanted to happen. But it's not me who you hurt more Leo, not me or my sisters, it's our son."

"Piper…"
"Wyatt loves you so much Leo, no matter how young he may be. Every single day I hold him in my arms, I always see in his eyes the longing of seeing his dad again. I see you in his eyes and it hurts me to watch him fall asleep just like you do. We had Wyatt because we loved each other so much, and you can't deny that fact. I know you love him with all your heart, you watch over him and try to be the best father an angel could be, but what he needs now is love. Of being human to be the least because considering all the things that run in our family, human love is the least of what you could give him."

Piper started crying again and Leo held her close to him and whispered these in her ears, "Piper, I know that. And you do know that I want to be with you more than anything in this world. Have you realized how much I wanted to be back at home, back to where I met you? Have you ever wondered how much I missed you being in my arms, or Wyatt's cries no matter how loud it is? Have you ever thought that I was willing to give up everything, just to be by your side whenever you cooked or to be with your sisters joking with them even if I knew they just busted the man they thought was the love of their life? Piper, you are my life, along with our son and the Power of Three that was given to me when I became your Whitelighter. But I do not hold the power over what destiny wants to happen to us. You've said it yourself; it must be destiny that wanted this to happen. I can't run away from it no matter how much I wanted to. We don't have the power over that, only someone greater than we are. I promise you this, if I knew how to get out of here, I'd come back right away. But right now, I can't and you know that."

Piper felt herself fall deeper and deeper; much more likely it hurt her more when she cried. Arms that often comforted her were one of the things she missed the most, and right now she had them, and she sank into Leo's unwavering love for her. Piper looked up to him and saw Leo's face filled with tears as they cried together, side by side. Leo touched her face and kissed Piper, a kiss that was filled with so much love that it was hard for either of them to let go. Until finally…

Piper found herself waking up to a dream she never wanted to end.

"You're asleep but you're not dreaming. Piper…" Leo's voice echoed in Piper's head.

She didn't realize that she was sweating as she slept and that she was also crying. Piper felt someone stir beside her and she saw Wyatt cuddled beside her. Piper kissed her son and got up from bed, only to find herself looking at the picture where she and Leo shared their love together.