Hey I'm glad you people like it. I was trying something new with this story.

I still have a long way to go though :) Well I hope you enjoy this chapter ;)

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Chapter Nine

Breakfast was done and Leo was alone in the study. "Your not going to work today are you?" A voice said, Leo looked up to see his beautiful wife.

"It depends."

"It depends what?" Piper asked as she walked up to him.

Leo wrapped his arms around Piper's waist and pulled her in to his chest, "It depends on what you have to give me in exchange."

Piper look up at Leo and smiled "Me," she said qutiely.

"I think I should give up working," Leo said as he kissed her.

"Leo," Milla's voice said from behind.

"What does she want?" Piper thought.

"Milla, how may I help you?" Leo asked.

"Just confirming for the town ball, if you were coming?" Milla asked.

"I just have to asked Piper."

"Ask Piper what?" Piper asked.

"Town ball is in a couple of nights. I was wondering if you wanted to go with me?"

"With you, sure," Piper said as she kissed him in front of Milla.

"I will be there so book me for two people," Leo said.

The ball came, Leo and Piper were there arm in arm. Piper met a lot of people that night, she was introduced as the King's wife, Queen Piper. It wasn't the queen bit she liked it was Leo's wife that she liked, she was his wife and it didn't matter to her if he had everything or nothing, just as long as she was his wife, because she loved him and he loved her.

Leo and Piper had just finished dancing together and were heading off the dance floor. "Leo, I believe we have not had a dance," Milla said from behind, "May I," she asked.

"Sure," Leo said and took her hand

"I believe this dance is mine my sister-in-law" Daniel said as he walked from behind Piper.

Piper turned around to see Daniel's face and was scared, she hated Daniel's guts. She had no idea what to do, she didn't what to make a scene.

"You have to wait in line buddy," a voice told Daniel.

"Andy" Piper said, happy they he had come to her rescue.

"Hi Piper, you promised me the next dances."

"I believe I did."

"Daniel, since my husband is dancing with his sister-in-law why do we not dance?" Prue said with a evil smile. Daniel didn't like the look of Prue's smile but he didn't really want to make a scene so he danced with Prue.

As Piper dance with Andy and Leo dance with Milla, Piper couldn't help but steal looks of her husband, little did she know he was doing the same thing.

The night came to an end and Piper enjoyed herself with her sister there, Daniel didn't bother her at all because he would have had her big sister to deal with and Daniel knew not to play games with Prue from previous run inn's from the past.

Piper and Leo had just come home, they thought the night was still young and decided to take a walk in the garden. "That was fun," Piper said, her and Leo walked arm in arm as Piper rested he head on his shouder.

"It was, was it not."

"Leo."

"Umm."

"I want to tell you something?"

"What is it honey?"

Piper stopped and faced her husband, "It is about your brother."

"What about Daniel?"

Piper took a deep breath "It just I over heard a conversation the other day of Daniel's, he is up to something."

"I know that."

"You do? What about Milla. Them two seem pretty close."

Leo looked at his wife, "Maybe I should or should not tell you this. I do not know?"

"Should tell me what Leo?"

Leo walked over to the bench and sat down "Come here," Leo said. Piper walked up to him and he pulled Piper in his laps. "Sally told me you were asking about Milla."

"She did?"

Yes. Milla and I grew up together."

"Sally told me you were childhood friends, but then grew apart."

"Well yes and no."

"What are you talking about?"

"When Milla and I were teenagers, I liked her a lot. I wanted to make her my wife, I was in love with her. She lead me to believe she loved me too, but she only loved me knowing she would become queen one day. I went on years believing we were soul mates."

"Soul mates?"

"Yeah it was so rubbish I picked up in a book I read. She was my first kiss, my first love," Leo paused at looked at Piper, "And the first women I slept with."

"You slept with her!" Piper said has she go off Leo's laps.

"Piper when your young you do things, because you want to know," Leo said as he grabbed her hand.

"Really! Why is it I save myself for marriage?"

"Piper I know you did and I understand your angry."

"Oh I am beyond that Leo."

"Honey just listen. Milla was my girlfriend for about a couple of years, but she also had her share of other boyfriends through those years we were together. My friends told me about them, but I just refused to belive them. Until I saw it with my own eyes. Milla never knew I found out. I always made excuses of having to go out of town and then we just drifted apart and Milla was history. We are still friends but that is all."

"And you brother?"

"Daniel and Milla are also good friends. When I and Milla were seeing each other she grew very fond of Daniel as a friend. But Daniel was always the wild child out of all of us. He has very expensive taste in women. When father died Daniel inherited his share and wasted it all on women. He wanted more and knew if he was married and had children he would get more. Couple days before his marriage to you one of his weathly lady friends dropped by and he took off with her."

"So you married me because Daniel had taken off. You were cleaning up your brother's mess."

"Well yes, but things did not turn out that way. When I was with Milla I thought I loved her but I was wrong."

"I do not understand."

"I did not really know what love was until I fell in love with you. What I fetl for Milla is nothing compared to what I feet for Piper. There you were a young lady I knew nothing about and I never knew we going to fall in love. The first time we made love different from the other times before with Milla, because I loved you with all my heart, with you is were I belong. The soul mate I thought Milla was, was not her, it was you Piper."

By now tears ran down Piper's cheek "Hey, why are you crying?" Leo asked.

Piper melted into her husband's arms, "I can not believe she did that to you."

"You are crying tears for me?"

Piper looked up at at her husband, "Leo, to know that someone caused you so much pain, brings me pain too. Call it stupid but it is the way I feel."

"Honey, I would not call it stupid. I call it love," Leo said as he kiss her "Knowing that you love me as erased all that pain my life."

Piper smiled at Leo, Leo smiled back at Piper and wiped her tears, he lifted her up in his arms, "Lets go to bed," he said.

"Are we really going to bed?" Piper question with a questioning look.

Leo laughed "Oh yes my dear, after we have a little fun."

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