Inner Demons

Chapter 3 "More Than Friends"

A/N: Thanks bunches to everyone who reviewed! This story is turning out to be completely different than I planned it out to be, but I think I like it this way better though and after reading this chapter, I hope you do too. Here we go:

            After Leo talked to Piper, she started treating me a lot better, for at least a few days, but it's okay, I'm getting used to her now. I've lived with her and Phoebe for almost six months now, I still can't believe it's been that long, but I guess time flies when you're fighting demons, or being chewed out by your sisters every five minutes. Well, one sister, Phoebe is too busy to chew me out, she's almost too busy to even help Piper and me with the demons now, all she ever does is work and hang out with Cole at his penthouse. It's not like I have anything against Cole, really I don't, but I'd just like to see my sister once in a while, but I can't talk to her about anything even remotely Cole related or she'll get mad because she thinks I hate him. She doesn't even really have time for Piper anymore. It's the only thing Piper and I agree on; that Phoebe needs to come home more and spend time with us, without Cole.

            But just because we agree on that doesn't mean we're really becoming sisters, or even friends. Leo is my only friend around here now. No matter how busy he is with Piper or whitelighter stuff, he always has time to talk to me and make sure I'm okay. I don't know what I would do without him. And I listen to him too, when ever he needs to talk. Piper and him have been fighting so much lately, he says he doesn't feel like he can talk to her anymore, so he comes to me instead. It means a lot to me that Leo trusts me enough to tell me all of his problems. Piper's almost as mean to him as she is to me, all day long she's telling him that he's never around and that she's just as important as any of his other charges. Doesn't she realize that people's lives depend on him? Now that he's training me to be a whitelighter too I really understand what an important job it is, and how busy whitelighters really are.

            Ugh. I can hear Piper and Leo yelling at each other again. I just wish they'd shut up already, I'm so sick of them fighting. I hear Piper scream "fine!" and slam her door, a few minutes later Leo's knocking on mine. "Hey Paige" he says walking in and sitting down on my bed, he looks so tired. "Another fight?" I ask although I already know the answer. "Yeah, when don't Piper and I fight anymore?" Leo asks, "It seems like lately it's all we do." "Want to talk about it?" I ask. Leo shrugs, "There's not much to say, I leave to take care of my other charges and she gets mad, so we fight. Just like yesterday, and the day before" Leo answers "I just wish she could understand my work important to me" "I know it is" I tell him, "And Piper will come around to it in time, she never stays mad for long" Leo nods and looks over at me "Yeah, I guess you're right, Paige." He says and looks into my eyes "Thanks, you always make me feel better"

            His chocolate brown eyes look deeply into mine; searching, and suddenly I feel my breath catch in my throat. The way he's looking at me, like he's seeing me for the first time. Those eyes, his smile. "Your welcome, anytime" I reply suddenly self-conscious of his eyes on me, "I just feel like you get me" Leo says, never taking his eyes off mine "In a way that Piper hasn't in a while" "I…" I trail off, "I feel the same way with you" I tell him honestly, and he leans closer to me, and whispers in my ear "I like you, Paige"

            I pull back and tilt his head closer to mine "I like you too" I tell him breathlessly before our lips meet in a soft, gentle kiss. I close my eyes and lean into him realizing I've wanted this for a while now; Leo's arms encircle me and pull me closer to him. It feels so nice to be in his arms, so safe and I feel happier then I have in a long, long time.

            We pull away when we hear Piper walk down the hall "Leo? Where did you go? We still need to talk" Leo stands up quickly and a look of horror crosses his face as he realizes fully what he's just done. I immediately feel guilty; Leo's marriage is wrecked because of me. I am the worst sister in the world, I should have never let Leo kiss me, but at the same time I'm happy I did. Leo starts to orb out, then comes back in, and kisses me quickly "I have to go" he whispers, kissing me again and orbing out. A moment later I hear him in the hallway talking to Piper, "I'm sorry, the elders called" he tells her, and I smile. Not because he lied to her, I know that must be hard for him, but because I know he didn't think our kiss was a mistake and he's not going to tell Piper about it. I close my eyes and can still feel the soft caress of his lips against mine; I can't believe I'm in love with Piper's husband!

A/N: Please review. I hope you liked it, because Paige/Leo is one of my fave couples that never actually happened on the show.