Piper and King Leonardo

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The next morning Piper was in her garden Sally offer to help and they were planting white Roses until Leo came

"Piper your home" Leo said

Piper turned around to see Leo "About last night I am sorry I lost track of time" Leo looked at Piper then Sally, he took Piper's hand and they walked away from Sally so he could talk to her. Sally understood Leo wanted to have a moment with his wife and guessed pretty much what he was going to say

"That is all right Piper. It is just I was a little worried about you that is all"

"You were?" Piper asked surprised

"Well I am you husband it is my job too" Leo said

The smile on Piper's face faded "Well I will let you finished your work and I will attended mine" Leo said as he walked off "By the way nice pick, white Roses" Leo said and then he was gone

Piper was angry "That is it I have had it with these white Rose. I am planting something else!" Piper said as she went back to her garden

"As you wish" Sally said

"No that is all right Sally I will do it myself. You do not have to waste your time on me"

"I never said I was Piper"

Nothing came out of Piper she was angry and just wanted to pull Leo's white Roses out of her garden

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It was late that night and Leo was in the study reading until Sally interrupted him

"Sally. What can I do for you?" Leo asked

"Answer a couple of questions"

"All right ask away"

"Today I was helping your wife in the garden and she was planting white Roses because you like them"

"She was?" Leo asked

"Yes. But when you paid her a little visit, she was mad at you all of a sudden and pulled out everyone of the Roses that we planted"

"Why did she do that?"

"What did you say to her?" Sally asked

"I just told her I was worried about her and she was surprised, and then I said it was my job to, I am her husband"

"I think she likes you Leo and not as a friend or anything, as her husband and lover"

"Piper? She has not paid any interest in me since we got married"

"Leo she is a young women, on some level the little girl in side her is scared of you"

"Why? I have not done anything to make her think that"

"Leo she is women and your a man. But give her sometime and you' will see I am right. You know she can be very stubborn if she want too"

Leo smiled at Sally "Goodnight" Sally said as she left

"Good night Sally" Leo yelled

"I did not know adding nutmeg to tomato soup was so nice" Piper said to Sally as she has been helping her all day in the kitchen

"Well adding cinnamon to apple pie is something I would have never thought of" Sally said

"Ma does it all the time" Piper said

"Your good with your hands Piper"

"I loved helping Ma in the kitchen"

"Well that is my work done and it is only the afternoon. I think I will finish the dishes" Sally said

"I will do that. It seems like I have not done them in a very long time"

"No Piper it is my job"

"But you helped me with my garden the other day" Piper said

"And you have help me all day in the kitchen. I am getting paid for my services"

"Well working with you is more than enough for me" Piper said

That brought a smile to Sally's face "All right how about we do the dishes together. Then I will have to find something else to do"

"Well you could rest" Piper said

"I could do with one" Sally whisper

After the dishes were done Piper was on the balcony she saw Leo was back and went down to see him. She came down to see Leo was going some where

"Leo" Piper called as she got downstairs

"Piper" Leo said

Piper walked up to Leo "Are you going some where?" She asked

"Well yes, Jason Brakes and his wife called me over for afternoon tea"

"Is it business?"

"No just afternoon tea"

"Do you want company?" Piper asked

Leo smiled at Piper "Sure"

Leo and Piper were at the Brakes house. They sat next to each other drinking tea with the Brakes as they were chit chatting. Piper was quite she didn't have any idea what to say to these people

"Piper, Mrs. Brake just had a baby girl" Leo said so she didn't fell left out

"Oh really, you look very healthy for a women who has just had a baby" Piper said

"Thank you" Emma Brakes said "What about you two?" Emma asked

Piper looked at Leo not knowing what to say "We decided we do not want babies right now?" Leo said, then they heard the baby cry

"Your baby is cry are you going to check on her?" Piper asked

"No Rosie can get her"

"But what if she is hungry" Piper asked

"Roise can feed her. Rosie!" Emma yelled

"Yes Madam" A young lady said

"Could you go and see what is wrong with the baby" Emma said, this made Piper a little angry

Leo and Piper had got home and had dinner. Piper asked Leo to come outside and see her garden. The were walking down the garden arm in arm until Piper brought up what had happened that afternoon

"I can not believe women like that are allowed to have babies" Piper told Leo

"Piper that is not really any of our business"

"But she could at least show her child some love"

"All children are raised like that"

"They are not" Piper protested "I was never raised like that or my sisters" Piper paused for a while and looked at Leo "Is that how you were raised?" Piper asked

"Pretty much. Hey here is your garden. What happened to the white Roses"

"I got rid of them"

"Why?" Leo asked

"Because I like Poppies better"

"But you could have kept some"

"I did not want to"

"Why did you plant them in the first place" Leo asked knowing the answer

"Because... Because you liked them"

Leo smiled "Well I guess it is the thought that count. It is getting cold we better get inside" Leo said to Piper

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It was the next day, Leo was working in the study and Piper was making her way down to see him when she over heard him talking to someone

"So brother dear I heard you married my bride" Daniel said

"What the hell are you doing here?" Leo asked

"I just came to see if it was true that you married that Halliwell girl"

"I do not know what the hell you were thinking. First you asked for her hand in marriage and then you take off two days before your getting married with another women" Leo spat at his brother

"And you come along and be the good brother you are and marry her. What did you girlfriend Milla have to say about this?"

This shocked Piper, Leo married her because of his brother and he had a girlfriend, By now tears ran down her cheeks, she took off for her room

"Daniel are you here for any reason?" Leo asked

"No. I willl just head to my room. Maybe later I will visit my sister-in- law" Daniel said

"You stay away from her" Leo yelled

"Playing the protective husband brother dear" Daniel said as he walked out

"Leo your carriage is waiting" A man said

"I will just get my wife" Leo said. Leo had made plans to take the rest of the day off so him and Piper could spend it together. He liked Piper and wanted to get to know her a bit more, he wanted to know has his wife and for her to know him as her husband

Leo made his way to Piper's room and knocked on the door but no answer came. He opened the door and went in side "Piper" Leo said then dogged a pillow that was thrown at him

"Piper, what is wrong?" Leo asked as he saw Piper on her bed with her face in her pillow. He went over and sat next to her. He stroked her hair and moved it from her face

"Get Away From Me!" Piper yelled as she sat up and moved to the top of her bed

Leo saw Piper red eyes full of tears "Piper what is wrong?" Leo asked

"I said get away from me" Piper go off her bed and walked over to the window she looked outside, she saw her garden

Leo looked at Piper who had her back turned to him and then he left

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TBC