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Summary: Piper is set to marry Dan Gordon in one week but she can't let go of her high school sweetheart, Leo Wyatt. The only problem is, Leo died almost 10 years ago.
A/N: This is an AU fic where there's Paige instead of Phoebe and Leo went to high school with Piper and her sisters. The prologue is just to explain a little about Piper and Leo's relationship. Most chapters will not be in Piper's point of view, I may switch around a bit.
Ages: Prue...25
Piper...24
Paige...23
Dan.....26
Andy...26
March 12, 1998
Piper Halliwell Gordon. That's my name, at least it will be one week from today. I'm supposed to marry Dan Gordon on March 19, 1998. I met him in college, before I was a witch, and we've been dating ever since, over 4 years. Maybe I should start out by telling you about myself. I was born Piper Marie Halliwell and am 24 years of age. I have two sisters, Prue (25 years old) and Paige, (23 years old). My mother, Patty, died when I was 6 years old and we were raised by my grandmother, Penny, or Grams as I like to call her. Grams died last fall and left our manor to me and my sisters. After her death, Paige unearthed a book in one of Grams' old trunks in the attic. The attic she spent 20 years telling us was locked. It turned out to be a book of witchcraft. Prue inherited the power of telekinesis, I the power of particle manipulation, and Paige premonition.
We've been witches for about six months now, and I've been engaged for eight. I met Dan my freshman year of college, he was a junior and I tutored him in a few courses. We've been friends since and dated for about 3 years, on and off. Dan has a bit of a jealousy problem and didn't like when I talked to other guys which usually resulted in "separations" of about a week at a time. I think it's sweet that he loves me that much, my sisters think I'm in over my head and should break it off for good. Don't get me wrong, they support me but I don't think they like Dan much. I don't care though, Dan is the love of my life, my soulmate, the man I want to spend the rest of my life with. I think.
See, in junior high and high school, I dated this boy named Leo Wyatt. He was a year older than me and we dated from 6th grade until 12th grade, 7th grade for him. We never actually broke up, he passed away the summer before I went to college. Leo and I dated constantly, and never broke up once. We were perfect for each other in every way. No one has ever made me feel like Leo did. He even had an apartment picked out for us and I had a promise ring from him. He told me that once we were both out of college and had steady incomes, we would get married and start a family. Only that never happened.
Leo was a volunteer firefighter and died in a fire, saving a woman. That was July, I met Dan in December of that year. I spent the entire summer in bed and almost refused to go to college. I only went because I wanted to at least finish some of the plans Leo and I made, for me to study biology in college and get a degree but ultimately open my own restaurant.
Leo and I were closer than close. He basically lived at my house, and we spent 6 out of 7 days together. He went to visit his Dad in San Diego on Saturdays. He slept in my room almost every night. I know what you're thinking, high school is too young to be having sex. That's what I thought too, I always thought I'd wait until marriage but I knew Leo would be the only man I ever made love to. I was 15 and he 16 our first time. Our relationship had lasted for more than 4 years and I knew I was ready. It was magic, my grandmother and sisters were at a family reunion in another town, I had chicken pox and had to stay home. Leo agreed to come take care of me since I was almost better. He had never had them before but that didn't matter to him, all that mattered was that he was with me. Leo never pressured me to have sex, after all, he was a virgin too. We weren't planning on it or anything, it just happened, and I'm glad it did. He was in the middle of feeding me soup when I kissed him passionately and things took off from there.
.....FLASHBACK....
A young Piper and Leo are sitting on the couch in front of the fire. Piper has red spots all over her face and is wrapped in a blanket. "Come on Piper, you have to eat some soup. I promised Grams I'd take care of you." Coaxed Leo.
"I'm not hungry. Besides, I don't want soup." Replied Piper.
"Oh yeah, then what do you want?"
"You!" Piper stated, leaning in to kiss him. She distracted her boyfriend with the kiss and took the bowl of soup out of his hand and placed it on the coffee table. The kiss began to heat up and soon Leo was shirtless, on top of Piper in her bedroom. "Are you sure you want to do this?" Leo asked Piper.
"Absolutely. You're the one, Leo."
"But this is your first time, and you're only 15. Don't you want to wait?"
"It's your first time too, and you just turned 16, not much older than me. Now shut up and kiss me if you wanna get lucky."
"I love you."
"I love you-" Leo cut Piper off with a deep kiss.....
.....END FLASHBACK....
That was almost ten years ago, but I remember it like yesterday. That was Friday night, and we had two days of bliss together without interruption. I never told Dan about that night, Dan still thinks I'm a virgin. The only person I ever told was Prue, my closest friend besides Leo. Prue was angry with me at first. She kept yelling about using protection. She didn't have to give me a lecture, I had been on the pill for a month already. Leo and I talked about sex a few times and once I felt I was ready, we both went down to the local clinic together to talk about necessary precautions. After I explained that to my big sister, she calmed down, and told me how happy she was. Prue was dating Andy for a year at that point and I knew they already had sex, Prue and I told each other everything. On some level I think she was always jealous of the relationship Leo and I had. Sure her and Andy were in love, but not like Leo and I.
The May before Leo died, Prue gave birth to a baby boy, she may have been the most popular, but I was the smartest. Her and Andy didn't always use birth control. Andy and Leo had become best friends over the years and they named their baby after him, Wyatt Halliwell Trudeau, and asked Leo and I to be the Godparents. Of course we accepted but Leo died before the christening. I fell apart and couldn't make it to the Christening. I'm still Wyatt's Godmother but it's painful to be around him, to call his name. Even to this day, the 8 year old still reminds me of the man I continue to hang on to. I should probably tell you that Andy and Prue have been married for four years.
I should be fixating on Dan but I just can't. Ever since I received my powers, all I can think about is Leo. It's taken me most of the 6 years since his death to get over him, and this isn't helping. I guess I should tell you that I've had thoughts about calling off the wedding. A lot of thoughts. I just don't know what to tell Dan, I mean, "Sorry Dan, I'm in love with my dead ex-boyfriend", isn't the best reason. Besides, I like Dan a lot. He's a great guy and hasn't really hurt me. I shouldn't say that, he did once. He cheated on me. It was the 5th anniversary of Leo's death and I was very upset and cancelled our date for that evening. I hadn't really told Dan much about Leo so naturally, I made up an excuse. Dan knew I was lying and thought I was cheating on him. I told you he was jealous. He yelled at me for what seemed like an eternity, I was in tears. Finally, he hung up the phone and I didn't hear from him for about a week.
Partially because I went to be with my sisters for a while, they were the only ones that could understand a fraction of the pain I was feeling. Leo was like a brother to them after all, and every year for about three days, (the day before, the day of, and the day after) we all come back to the manor and they help to comfort me. The day I was supposed to leave, I checked my messages. There was one, from Dan. He was drunk and I could hear loud music in the background. "Piper, I know you're sleeping with some other guy right now so I wanted to call and tell you I'm leaving this nightclub with a chick. A hott chick, definitely hotter than you. We're going to have sex all night long. So how do you like being cheated on?".
I cried for days. It was so hard for me to be in a relationship with a typical guy, Leo was that perfect. Dan did sleep with some girl named Nina, they now share custody of a one year old girl. Her name is Nina Stevenson, her mother isn't that bright and a bit narcissistic. Nina will be my step daughter after the wedding.
I know what you're thinking, how could you still be with him?? I really don't know, I guess I've just been telling myself that he's a typical guy and all guys are like him. As the wedding gets closer, I realize more and more that he's not "just a typical guy" and I shouldn't marry him. The only problem is, I love him. Dan Gordon occupies the little bit of my heart that isn't already taken by Leo and my sisters. I've talked to Prue and Paige numerous times about my doubts. They both say the same thing, "Dan doesn't deserve you." I just don't know what to do anymore.
I wish Leo were here. I miss him so much. So much it hurts. I haven't slept in weeks because all I think about is him. I just can't shake the thought that maybe there's a way to contact him now that I'm a witch. I've never looked in the Book of Shadows for a spell to contact the dead, partially because I don't know what I would do if I got my hopes up, only to find he couldn't be contacted.
Looking back on my relationship with Dan, I know in my heart, I can't marry him. I'll have to talk to him tomorrow about it. I hope he understands, I don't want to hurt him but I can't marry him when my heart doesn't belong solely to him. I just can't.
Summary: Piper is set to marry Dan Gordon in one week but she can't let go of her high school sweetheart, Leo Wyatt. The only problem is, Leo died almost 10 years ago.
A/N: This is an AU fic where there's Paige instead of Phoebe and Leo went to high school with Piper and her sisters. The prologue is just to explain a little about Piper and Leo's relationship. Most chapters will not be in Piper's point of view, I may switch around a bit.
Ages: Prue...25
Piper...24
Paige...23
Dan.....26
Andy...26
March 12, 1998
Piper Halliwell Gordon. That's my name, at least it will be one week from today. I'm supposed to marry Dan Gordon on March 19, 1998. I met him in college, before I was a witch, and we've been dating ever since, over 4 years. Maybe I should start out by telling you about myself. I was born Piper Marie Halliwell and am 24 years of age. I have two sisters, Prue (25 years old) and Paige, (23 years old). My mother, Patty, died when I was 6 years old and we were raised by my grandmother, Penny, or Grams as I like to call her. Grams died last fall and left our manor to me and my sisters. After her death, Paige unearthed a book in one of Grams' old trunks in the attic. The attic she spent 20 years telling us was locked. It turned out to be a book of witchcraft. Prue inherited the power of telekinesis, I the power of particle manipulation, and Paige premonition.
We've been witches for about six months now, and I've been engaged for eight. I met Dan my freshman year of college, he was a junior and I tutored him in a few courses. We've been friends since and dated for about 3 years, on and off. Dan has a bit of a jealousy problem and didn't like when I talked to other guys which usually resulted in "separations" of about a week at a time. I think it's sweet that he loves me that much, my sisters think I'm in over my head and should break it off for good. Don't get me wrong, they support me but I don't think they like Dan much. I don't care though, Dan is the love of my life, my soulmate, the man I want to spend the rest of my life with. I think.
See, in junior high and high school, I dated this boy named Leo Wyatt. He was a year older than me and we dated from 6th grade until 12th grade, 7th grade for him. We never actually broke up, he passed away the summer before I went to college. Leo and I dated constantly, and never broke up once. We were perfect for each other in every way. No one has ever made me feel like Leo did. He even had an apartment picked out for us and I had a promise ring from him. He told me that once we were both out of college and had steady incomes, we would get married and start a family. Only that never happened.
Leo was a volunteer firefighter and died in a fire, saving a woman. That was July, I met Dan in December of that year. I spent the entire summer in bed and almost refused to go to college. I only went because I wanted to at least finish some of the plans Leo and I made, for me to study biology in college and get a degree but ultimately open my own restaurant.
Leo and I were closer than close. He basically lived at my house, and we spent 6 out of 7 days together. He went to visit his Dad in San Diego on Saturdays. He slept in my room almost every night. I know what you're thinking, high school is too young to be having sex. That's what I thought too, I always thought I'd wait until marriage but I knew Leo would be the only man I ever made love to. I was 15 and he 16 our first time. Our relationship had lasted for more than 4 years and I knew I was ready. It was magic, my grandmother and sisters were at a family reunion in another town, I had chicken pox and had to stay home. Leo agreed to come take care of me since I was almost better. He had never had them before but that didn't matter to him, all that mattered was that he was with me. Leo never pressured me to have sex, after all, he was a virgin too. We weren't planning on it or anything, it just happened, and I'm glad it did. He was in the middle of feeding me soup when I kissed him passionately and things took off from there.
.....FLASHBACK....
A young Piper and Leo are sitting on the couch in front of the fire. Piper has red spots all over her face and is wrapped in a blanket. "Come on Piper, you have to eat some soup. I promised Grams I'd take care of you." Coaxed Leo.
"I'm not hungry. Besides, I don't want soup." Replied Piper.
"Oh yeah, then what do you want?"
"You!" Piper stated, leaning in to kiss him. She distracted her boyfriend with the kiss and took the bowl of soup out of his hand and placed it on the coffee table. The kiss began to heat up and soon Leo was shirtless, on top of Piper in her bedroom. "Are you sure you want to do this?" Leo asked Piper.
"Absolutely. You're the one, Leo."
"But this is your first time, and you're only 15. Don't you want to wait?"
"It's your first time too, and you just turned 16, not much older than me. Now shut up and kiss me if you wanna get lucky."
"I love you."
"I love you-" Leo cut Piper off with a deep kiss.....
.....END FLASHBACK....
That was almost ten years ago, but I remember it like yesterday. That was Friday night, and we had two days of bliss together without interruption. I never told Dan about that night, Dan still thinks I'm a virgin. The only person I ever told was Prue, my closest friend besides Leo. Prue was angry with me at first. She kept yelling about using protection. She didn't have to give me a lecture, I had been on the pill for a month already. Leo and I talked about sex a few times and once I felt I was ready, we both went down to the local clinic together to talk about necessary precautions. After I explained that to my big sister, she calmed down, and told me how happy she was. Prue was dating Andy for a year at that point and I knew they already had sex, Prue and I told each other everything. On some level I think she was always jealous of the relationship Leo and I had. Sure her and Andy were in love, but not like Leo and I.
The May before Leo died, Prue gave birth to a baby boy, she may have been the most popular, but I was the smartest. Her and Andy didn't always use birth control. Andy and Leo had become best friends over the years and they named their baby after him, Wyatt Halliwell Trudeau, and asked Leo and I to be the Godparents. Of course we accepted but Leo died before the christening. I fell apart and couldn't make it to the Christening. I'm still Wyatt's Godmother but it's painful to be around him, to call his name. Even to this day, the 8 year old still reminds me of the man I continue to hang on to. I should probably tell you that Andy and Prue have been married for four years.
I should be fixating on Dan but I just can't. Ever since I received my powers, all I can think about is Leo. It's taken me most of the 6 years since his death to get over him, and this isn't helping. I guess I should tell you that I've had thoughts about calling off the wedding. A lot of thoughts. I just don't know what to tell Dan, I mean, "Sorry Dan, I'm in love with my dead ex-boyfriend", isn't the best reason. Besides, I like Dan a lot. He's a great guy and hasn't really hurt me. I shouldn't say that, he did once. He cheated on me. It was the 5th anniversary of Leo's death and I was very upset and cancelled our date for that evening. I hadn't really told Dan much about Leo so naturally, I made up an excuse. Dan knew I was lying and thought I was cheating on him. I told you he was jealous. He yelled at me for what seemed like an eternity, I was in tears. Finally, he hung up the phone and I didn't hear from him for about a week.
Partially because I went to be with my sisters for a while, they were the only ones that could understand a fraction of the pain I was feeling. Leo was like a brother to them after all, and every year for about three days, (the day before, the day of, and the day after) we all come back to the manor and they help to comfort me. The day I was supposed to leave, I checked my messages. There was one, from Dan. He was drunk and I could hear loud music in the background. "Piper, I know you're sleeping with some other guy right now so I wanted to call and tell you I'm leaving this nightclub with a chick. A hott chick, definitely hotter than you. We're going to have sex all night long. So how do you like being cheated on?".
I cried for days. It was so hard for me to be in a relationship with a typical guy, Leo was that perfect. Dan did sleep with some girl named Nina, they now share custody of a one year old girl. Her name is Nina Stevenson, her mother isn't that bright and a bit narcissistic. Nina will be my step daughter after the wedding.
I know what you're thinking, how could you still be with him?? I really don't know, I guess I've just been telling myself that he's a typical guy and all guys are like him. As the wedding gets closer, I realize more and more that he's not "just a typical guy" and I shouldn't marry him. The only problem is, I love him. Dan Gordon occupies the little bit of my heart that isn't already taken by Leo and my sisters. I've talked to Prue and Paige numerous times about my doubts. They both say the same thing, "Dan doesn't deserve you." I just don't know what to do anymore.
I wish Leo were here. I miss him so much. So much it hurts. I haven't slept in weeks because all I think about is him. I just can't shake the thought that maybe there's a way to contact him now that I'm a witch. I've never looked in the Book of Shadows for a spell to contact the dead, partially because I don't know what I would do if I got my hopes up, only to find he couldn't be contacted.
Looking back on my relationship with Dan, I know in my heart, I can't marry him. I'll have to talk to him tomorrow about it. I hope he understands, I don't want to hurt him but I can't marry him when my heart doesn't belong solely to him. I just can't.
