-:-

The Wagners - Part VII

-:-

"Sorry it wasn't much of a romantic dinner with my Grandmother asking you all those questions," Piper said. It was night that day and Leo and Piper were in bed.

"Yeah she did kinda kill the mood. But hey that's Grandmothers always looking out for their Granddaughters."

Piper laughed, "You know after a nice dinner there is always that kiss goodbye."

"Oh sorry what was I thinking," Leo said as he leaned over and kissed her. "I have rule to never get involed with anyone from work."

"So do I," Piper said.

"So..."

"I quit!" Piper said grabbing Leo in for another kiss.

They started kissing and it started getting intense. Leo's hands traveled down Piper back and over her butt pushing her in, then Piper jumped, "Sorry did I do something wrong?" Leo asked.

"No, it's wasn't you Leo."

"You're having second thoughts?"

"No! Well yes. We haven't even had our first date here we are."

"You think this is wrong?"

"It's moraly wrong Leo."

"So you're telling me you want to but you won't because of morals?"

Piper sat on top of Leo, "I don't know. I guess we've dream about being together but then that wasn't us."

"It was us Piper, in our past lives."

Piper leaned over to Leo's face, "We have to be quite before my Grandmother hears us."

Leo laughed, "Some how I don't think that will stop her from finding out what we're doing."

-:-

It was the next morning and Leo and Piper were all dressed to come down for breakfast. "Is it possiable to love someone so much after one week," Leo asked Piper kissing her neck as she was brushing her hair.

"If you think about it we've always loved each other. We were born to love each other," Piper said putting her brush down.

Leo turned Piper around into his arms, "I love you," he said sealing it with a kiss that lead to a passionate one.

Then they heard someone clear their throat, "Paige!" Piper said breaking from their kiss.

"Yes. I just came to tell you breakfast is ready."

"O.K. Honey lets go," Piper teased Leo as she grabbed his hand taking him downstairs with her.

Leo and Piper came down to the dinning room to find Grams looking at something, "Leo, Piper this is a nice photo of both of you."

"Both of us?" Leo questioned as he went over to see what Grams was looking at.

"Who is the little girl in the picture?"

"Little girl?" Piper asked.

"It's Natalie," Leo told Piper, "Grams where did you find this?"

"It was with your jackets on the couch in the living room," Grams said taking th picture out of Leo's hands. "I'll put it in the living room so I can show everyone my Granddaughter and her Husband."

"I never brought that picture back with me," Leo said as he walked over to Piper and whipered in her ear.

"Neither did I," Piper said as they both took their seat at the dinning table.

Half way through breakfast someone knocked at the door, "I'll get that," Piper said.

"Hi," Piper said opening the door.

"Hi, my car broke... Emmaline?" The lady at the door said.

"Sorry?"

"No... I'm sorry, it's just you... My car broke down and I was wondering if I could use your phone?" Prue asked.

"Umm yeah sure it's in the living room," Piper said showing her the way.

"Piper darling, who is at the door?" Grams yelled.

"Nobody Grams, just a lady who needs to use the phone," Piper said.

After Prue was done calling AA she put the phone down and smiled at Piper. It was so uncanny, this women standing right in front of her looked like her sister, but her sister had been dead for 30 years. Then she noticed the picture Grams had placed on the table thinking it was Leo and Piper with Natalie. Prue walked over to it and picked it up, "Where did you get this?" She asked Piper.

"That, well that's..."

"Piper?" Leo said walking into the living room, "Honey what's taking so long?" Leo asked as he walked up next to Piper.

"Leo..." Piper started.

Prue then dropped the picture after seeing Leo, "O My God! It can't be."

"I'm sorry what?" Leo asked.

"She called me Emmaline," Piper told Leo.

"I'm sorry I have to go," Prue said taking off."

"No wait please!" Piper yelled running after her with Leo following.

They all met up on the pathway near the road, "What do you people what from me!" Prue snapped.

"You called my wife Emmaline. Why?" Leo asked.

"I did?" Prue said trying to deny it.

"Yes you did. When I opened the door you called me Emmaline when you saw me," Piper told Prue.

"We know who Emmaline Wagner is," Leo said.

"How do you know who Emmaline is?" Prue asked the couple.

"We just do." Piper told her.

"How do you know who Emmaline Wagner is?" Leo asked.

"Emmaline was my younger sister."

"Prudance?" Piper asked.

"How do you know who I am?"

"We know quite a bit about the Wagners and I guess you know why," Leo said.

"Are you both from San Francsico?" Prue asked.

"I was raised here, but we're both from LA. We're here visiting famliy," Piper replied.

"Is that all?" Prue questioned.

"Yes," Piper lied.

"Then how did you end up with a picture of my niece and my sister with her Husband?"

"We don't know how it go here," Leo said.

"You don't know?"

"We kinda paid a visit to your sister's house and some how the picture..." Piper started.

"We don't know how but this morning Piper's Grandmother found the picture in the living room with our jackets," Leo finished.

"You know I could have you arrested for trespassing," Prue said.

Piper and Leo looked at each other, "Well the gardener seem to be still at work," Piper said.

"The gardener? You mean Dan Gordon?"

"Yes. He's still keeping the gardens of the house." Leo told Prue.

"What do you mean?"

"Well the house is abandoned but Dan Gordon still looks after the gardens, my wife's Grandmother told us. Wait you don't know?" Leo asked.

"No. I haven't been back to that house since Michael and Emmaline died," Prue said as a couple of tears escaped her eyes.

"We know some man killed your sister," Piper told her.

"A man?"

"Yes it was a male who was in love with her."

"How do you know?" Prue asked Piper.

"Piper's been having dreams of what we believe were Emmaline's life," Leo said.

"Did you see who killed Emmaline?"

"No I didn't, but I can't tell you it wasn't her husband, he loved her very much," Piper told Prue.

"Lots of people thought it was Michael, they believed that was the reason why he committed suicide."

"Do you believe that?" Piper asked.

"No. See I knew Emmaline and Michael and they couldn't live without each other. Michael committed suicide because he couldn't live without Emmaline."

"Piper! Leo! Who's your friend?" Grams yelled from the door steps."

"Grams," Piper said to Leo and she held on to him.

"Could we meet you later, say this afternoon?" Leo asked Prue

"Why?"

"We just want to talk to you. We know some things that might help find who just killed your sister and with your help we might."

"Why now? Why after 30 years?" Prue said.

"I don't know, I keep have these dreams of Emmaline's death. Maybe they are to help us find a killer," Piper said.

"Here is our number," Leo said handing Prue a card.

"Please do call us," Piper said then Leo and Piper went back inside.

-:-

Prue stood in front of the house she hadn't come back to in 30 years. Leo and Piper were right, they house was abandoned but the gardens were still kept. She walked through the front gardens, they were full of red roses, Emmaline loved red roses because Michael was the first man to have given her red roses.

"I saw her with my own two eyes Dan," Phoebe was in the back with Dan talking to him while he was spraying the roses at the back.

"You saw Emmaline?" Dan asked.

"Yes Dan... And Michael," Phoebe said to herself."

"Hey! Hi, what are you guys doing here?" Prue said as she came to the back.

"Prue, Hi!" Phoebe said to her older sister.

"Dan I see you still kept the gardens... Why?" Prue asked.

"Because Emmaline will come back one day."

"Dan Emmaline is dead. Remember she died 30 years ago," Prue told him.

"No, Emmaline is coming back," he said.

"I have to go now I'll see you both later," Phoebe said.

"Yes. I better leave too," Prue said and then she left. She walked out the front gate and looked at the house from the path. She pulled out Leo and Piper's number and looked at it, "Some things are better kept in the past," she said and then left.

-:-

"She didn't call us," Piper said to Leo as they lay in bed together.

"Maybe she doesn't want to open up old wounds."

"Doesn't she want to know who killed her sister!" Piper said angry as she sat up.

"Honey we don't know for sure if we will find a killer," Leo said as he sat up with Piper.

"But still Leo."

"Maybe we weren't here to find a killer," Leo placing his hand on Piper's thigh and rubbing it.

"What are you talking about?"

"Maybe this was faith's way of getting us together."

Piper looked at Leo amd smiled. "Maybe it is," she said as she leaned over and kissed him welcoming the night.

-:-

That night Prue was over at her niece's house. "So how have you been Auntie Prue?" Natalie asked as both of them where in the living room drinking tea.

"I'm fine sweetheart. And how is Wagner Oil going these days?"

"It's as good as it can get."

"You know your father built that empire and said when he got older his children where going to run it. He wasn't into the whole having sons to run the family business, he also wanted his daughters to run the business too."

"You've told me that so many times but I never get sick of hearing it. Just like you tell me I was my parent's love child."

Prue laughed, "You were. That's one story I'll never get sick of telling you."

"Tell me again Aunt Prue."

"You mean how your parents met?"

"Yes. I want to hear it again. You know how you put it, my father knocked my mother up."

Prue laughed at her niece, "Well your mother had just finished high school. She was 17..."

"Oh come on Emmaline, there will be guys from collage there too,' Prue told her younger sister trying to get her to come to a party with her.

"And what would collage boys see in me?" Emmaline asked.

"Lots Emmaline, I'll even introduce you to some friends."

"O.K. I'm coming but only because you're making me and I know you only want me to come with so Mom and Dad think I'll tell them if you're there with Andy."

"But you'll cover for me right Sis?" Prue asked.

"You own me big time Prue."

"I'll never forget it Sis."

"Stop calling me that."

"What Sis? Sis."

"Arr stop it Sis," Emmaline joked.

-:-

Emmaline and Prue had arrived at a swing 60s party, "The boys here are all grown up," Emmaline said to her sister.

"Yes Emmaline they are collage boys... well I should say men. Hey there's Andy."

"You better not leave me alone here Prue, I know nobody here."

"Don't worry, Andy brought a friend with him to keep you company."

"What I don't need so guy to keep me company!"

"Don't worry you just have to talk, that's all."

"Did I mention you own me BIG time?"

"About 50 times."

"Because you do!"

"Prue hi!" Andy said walking up to the two sisters, "Piper I'm glad you could make it."

Piper put on a fake smile. "So honey where is this friend of yours?"

"Oh John couldn't make it. Listen I'll be right back Andy said taking off to a group of people. "Michael I need your help!" Andy asked one of the men who was talking to a female, they seem pretty chummy.

"What? What is it? I was just getting some were with Alice Baker." Michael said.

"Could you do that some other time? I'm in a jam here."

"But that's Alice Baker!" Michael said.

"I'll own you big time."

"What is it?"

"Prue is here but she's here with her sister."

"And Andy?"

"Prue and I want to sneak out for a bit. You know..."

"And you want me to baby sit her sister?" Michael asked a bit mad.

"She's not a baby, she 17 going onto 18."

"And Alice Baker is 18 with a nice set of boobs."

"Just this once... Please?"

"You own me big time Andy!"

...

"So you go to parties often?" Michael asked Emmaline as he handed her a drink.

"I'm sorry what?" Emmaline asked over the loud music of The Monkees.

"Do you go to parties often?'

"I'm sorry what was it you just say?"

Michael moved closer to Emmaline, "Do you want to go outside?"

"Outside?" Emmaline asked a but scared.

"Yeah outside, just to talk."

"O.K." Emmaline said as Michael took her hand and lead her outside.

They took a seat on the side of the foot path with a bottle of beer each, "I was asking if you when to parties often?"

"Oh, well no. This is kinda my first one. What about you?"

"I go to quite a few," Michael said drink his beer, "Drink up."

"Beer isn't really my thing."

"Oh sorry. if you want I can get you something else?"

"No that's fine."

"Well there is no use in letting this fine beer go to waste," Michael said taking the bottle out of Emmaline's hand. "So where's your boyfriend?" Michael asked.

"I don't have one."

"Oh what happened?" Michael asked trying to create some kind of conversation.

"I've never had a boyfriend," Emmaline said a bit embarrassed.

"Oh."

"What about you? Do you have a girlfriend?"

"If I did I wouldn't be here looking for sex."

"Sex? You mean people come to these parties looking for sex?"

"Yeah, well not all of them. So you've never been kissed by a guy?" Michael asked.

"No," Emmaline said looking they another way.

Then she felt a hand on her shoulder, she turned around to come face to face with Michael and he kissed her, things started to get intense and then Emmaline pulled away, "I'm sorry," Michael said. Emmaline got up to join the rest of the party leaving Michael alone on the side of the road.

-:-

Two Months later.

Emmaline had started collage, she was study to become a teacher since she loved children so much. It was Thursday night and her new friends had invited her to a party. "So Emmaline most of the guys here are looking for a good time," her new friend Jessie told her.

"Good time?" Emmaline questioned.

"You know sex. Don't tell me you haven't had sex before?" Emmaline said nothing. "Girl we need to get you laid."

"Laid?"

"You know de-flowered."

"I'm not so sure about that Jessie."

"Come on just pick a guy."

"Emmaline hi," Michael said as he walked up to the girls.

"Michael, hi."

"He's a winner Emmaline go for it and I heard he's good too," Jessie whispered in Emmaline's ear and left her with Michael.

"So I didn't think parties were your thing?" Michael asked.

"They aren't I just meet some new friends and they dragged me along."

"Do you want a drink?" Michael asked.

"Yeah, sure."

"No beer, you don't like beer."

"Yes that right," Emmaline said laughing. As Michael left Emmaline though about what her friend Jessie told her, everyone was doing it and she kind of knew Michael.

...

It was back at Michael's apartment that night, the couple where out of breath as Michael lay himself next Emmaline trying to catch his breath.

"What are you doing?" Emmaline thought to herself. "You've only meet this guy a couple of times and now look what you've do!" Emmaline wanted to cry, she never pictured her first time like this. She pictured her first time with the man she loved.

"Are you O.K.?" Michael asked.

"I have to leave," Emmaline said.

Michael had noticed a couple of tears run down Emmaline's cheek, He knew it was her first time but he thought she wanted it which was why he went through with it.

"Do you want a ride home?" Michael asked as Emmaline took the sheet off the bed and wrapped it around her, she gathered her clothes and went to the bathroom. She noticed there was blood on the sheet and she noticed blood on herself. "Could this get more embarrassing!?!" she thought.

She got out of the bathroom dressed. "Are you O.K?" Michael asked.

"Yes. You're going to have to change your sheets," Emmaline told Michael.

"I know... I'll give you a ride home Emmaline."

"No I'm fine I can get home myself. I have to go," Emmaline said leaving.

-:-

It was the next day Emmaline was under a tree reading when a voice said "Hi."

"Michael what are you doing here?" Emmaline asked.

"I was wondering what was up with you?"

"Me?"

"Yeah last night you left my place in tears."

"I didn't," Emmaline said trying to deny it.

"I saw them Emmaline."

"Can we not talking about this please. Last night was a mistake and I prefer to leave last night with last night."

"O.K. I'm sorry."

"Michael it wasn't your fault. I'm sorry I just didn't want it to be like this."

"I understand."

"I have to go now. I guess I'll see you around."

"Yeah you will."

-:-

Two weeks had gone, Michael and Emmaline's paths crossed but they didn't talk to each other much unless they needed to. It was another Saturday night, another party and another girl in Michael's bed... Well just about...

"I'm sorry I can't do this?" Michael said to the girl in his bed.

"What did you say?"

"I just can't. Listen I have to go," Michael said getting out of bed and grabbing his clothes. "Do you need some money to catch a cab home?"

The lady got out of Michael's bed pick up her clothes, "I'll be fine," She said walking into the bathroom and slamming the door.

-:-

"Emmaline!" Michael yelled on the front lawn of Emmaline's home.

Emmaline was in bed reading when she heard her name through the rain. She opened her bedroom window to see Michael out there. "What Do You Think You're Doing!" Emmaline yelled trying not to wake her parents up.

"Come down here!"

"No!"

"Please!" Michael asked in the rain.

Emmaline shut her bedroom window, minutes later she ran out in the rain to meet Michael, "Michael what are you doing here?" Emmaline asked.

"I need to talk to you Emmaline."

"Now it's raining, couldn't it wait until tomorrow?"

Michael looked up at Emmaline's bedroom window there was a tree leading up to it. "I'll climb up the tree and meet you in your bedroom."

"There are people in the house Michael."

"I'll be quite."

Emmaline went back inside quietly in hope she didn't wake her parents up. She didn't know why the hell she was doing this. She reach her room and turned the lights on, she locked her door and opened the window to let Michael in. "Make sure you be quite," Emmaline said to Michael. Then she noticed Michael trying not to look at her. She look down to notice the nitie she had on was see through from the rain and she had nothing on under her nitie. She quickly grabbed her robe and put it on. "What was is you wanted to tell me?" Emmaline asked.

"I don't know how to say this... Since that night we, well you know. I haven't stop thinking about you Emmaline. I'm, I'm with those other girls, and It's not... Well it's nothing... I feel nothing but when I was with you ... I don't know... Emmaline I'm in love with you."

Emmaline stood there saying nothing, she didn't know what to say. She turned to Michael and then kissed him, anf then kissed him again. Things started to heat up and Emmaline lead Michael to her bed. "Are you sure about this?" Michael asked.

"Yes, but we have to be quite or my parents might hear us."

Michael laughed and kissed Emmaline, they removed each others wet clothes and this time made love to each other.

-:-

Four months had gone by and Emmaline and Michael were in love and were happy, but that was about to change...

"You're what!" Emmaline's father yelled at her.

"Emmaline sweetheart what do you mean your pregnant, you're not even married yet," her mother said.

"GET OUT!" her father yelled.

"What?" Emmaline said in shock.

"You heard me Emmaline! As from now on you're not my daughter."

"Daddy please. I didn't want this to happen."

"Well you should have thought about this before you had sex with some guy! I'm sure he can look after you now! Or did you not know who he father is?"

Prue and Phoebe were listening from the stairs.

"I'll pack my things and leave," Emmaline said in tears.

"Emmaline," her mother said.

"Let her go. She has made her bed and now she must lie in it," her father said and then he left the room.

Emmaline packed her things. She was leaving when Prue came to see her, "Emmaline I've called Andy, he said Michael is coming back from New York right now."

"Does he know?"

"Andy told Michael you're pregnant and he trying to get here as soon as he can. Andy should be here soon to take you to Michael's place."

"Thank Prue."

"Don't worry I'll come over tomorrow to visit you Sis."

"I love you," Emmaline said as she hugged her sister.

"I love you too. And mom said to give you this," Prue said handing Emmaline some money.

"Money what for?"

"She said... You might need it if you... Want to have a abortion." Emmaline said nothing. "Just take it Emmaline, even if you don't abort this pregnancy you're going to need it for other things."

Emmaline took the money, then Andy arrived at their door step. Andy came back to take that last of Emmaline's things. "Andy, make sure she's safe," Prue told her boyfriend.

"I will," Andy said kissing her forehead and then she left.

-:-

"You know you shouldn't be working Emmaline."

"Michael I'm fine."

"Emmaline you're pregnant and you're about to give birth in a couple of months."

"Michael you know as well as I do I need this job or we will be out on the street."

"I'm getting another job Emmaline."

"Michael you already work part-time."

"I'm leaving collage because I don't want you working."

"Michael you can't leave. I know we're not ready for a baby Michael but we are having one. and you need to stay in college so when you get out you can get a better job. You don't have to do this"

"But it's not good for you and the baby for you to be working like this. It's my decision. I love you Emmaline."

"Michael it will only be like this for a while, then we will be back on our feet and can move out of this dump we call home."

Michael laughed, he walked over to Emmaline and placed his hand on her round belly, "You need to rest Emmaline," he told her taking her into him arms...

"...And then well you know Natalie how your father became sucessful and he put your mother through collage. Even thought you mother stayed home after to raise you she planed to start teaching when you started school. Well then she found out she was pregnant again. Then your parents had planed on have more children but that was never going to happen," Prue finished.

"If they were still alive today they would have been old and grey, Dad would have been still running Wagner Oil," Natalie said.

"No I think he would have given it to his children by now. His excuse to spend more time with you mother." Natalie laughed. "You know your parents are Soul Mates, they were born to love each other."

"You think they were reborn just to find each other?" Natalie asked.

"I know they have."

"What Aunt Prue?"

"Nothing honey, all I'm saying is in every life time they find each other and fall in love."

-:-