Later that day Piper has just put Chris down and walks back into her room.
There is a tentative knock at the door.
Leo enters warily. He looks tired and broken. They gaze at each other.
"You're back! Have you healed Phoebe?"
Leo looks surprised at her calm welcome, "Yes, she wasn't hurt it was just a sleep that the Elders induced to.." He stops, Piper doesn't seem curious and this isn't what he wants to talk about. "I hear you got my letter"
She crosses the room quickly, showing him the picture in from her hand, knowing what he is feeling and not wanting him to suffer any longer than he has too "Its Ok Leo, he's OK"
Confused Leo takes the picture "What's this, were did you get it?"
"From you"
"Piper, I didn't give you this. I never got to the future."
"I know. I did"
He looks up at her, realisation dawning, hope and admiration filling his eyes.
"Really, this is him, did you see him? See Wyatt?"
"No. That stick in the mud, rule following, ex husband of mine wouldn't let me"
As Leo's face starts to fall, she puts her hand up to his cheek and says "Hey, he promised me that they were both fine, happy. Good." She lets the words sink in "and you know what Leo, I trust him completely. I always have"
He smiles at her and they share a moment before he looks away guiltily, the moment broken.
"So how did it go with the Elders' council?"
Confused, Leo asks, "Did Phoebe tell you?"
"No you did. I have to tell you Leo, your future self is a lot more chatty"
"They said killing an Elder was beyond the Pale, my behaviour and actions where totally inappropriate"
"Wow! As bad as inappropriate?" he smiles, taken off guard.
"Hey, inappropriate is pretty much as bad as it gets up there"
"Really? They want to try my world. So have they kicked you off their cloud? Do we get you back?"
There is a pause before he reluctantly admits
"No. I quote 'my feat of restoring the cosmic balance and saving the two worlds, justifies my continued position as a righteous Elder, a Guardian of..' oh, what does it matter"
He looks at her heartbroken "I am so sorry Piper, I..."
He is interrupted as she grabs his face and kisses him. Surprised, he pulls back. "Piper, what are you doing?"
"Sorry Leo, I couldn't let you finish that sentence"
"But Piper" She kisses him again, this time a little longer.
"Piper this is" She kisses him again, this time he responds and it is some time before they break off.
He smiles at her and says "Piper, what are you doing?"
"I am being very persuasive and fighting dirty, apparently it's the only thing that will work with someone as pig-headed as you"
Leo looks confused, not sure how to begin the subject again, not sure that he wants too. Piper takes the picture from his hand and points to the pair of them dancing in the background. "Don't blame me, blame him – it's his advice"
Leo scrutinised the picture, not daring to believe what he sees. "That's us"
"Yep"
"Together"
"Yep"
"In the future"
"Yep"
"And future me said we should stay together now?"
"Yep again"
He stares at the picture some more until she snatches it out of his hands. "Hey! that's enough. I was only pointing that out as a last resort. I am not sure that showing you pictures of old, fat me is the best way to make you stay."
Leo just pulls her into his arms saying, "you look beautiful, you always do".
"Does that mean that you are going to stay, 'cos I had only just got started on my dirty fighting technique"
"Well I was about to surrender completely, but now I am thinking that I probably need some more persuasion, a lot more persuasion. I will have you know that I am a very tough nut to crack"
She smiles and pulls him towards the bed, "Well I had better get started right away then"
Leo enters warily. He looks tired and broken. They gaze at each other.
"You're back! Have you healed Phoebe?"
Leo looks surprised at her calm welcome, "Yes, she wasn't hurt it was just a sleep that the Elders induced to.." He stops, Piper doesn't seem curious and this isn't what he wants to talk about. "I hear you got my letter"
She crosses the room quickly, showing him the picture in from her hand, knowing what he is feeling and not wanting him to suffer any longer than he has too "Its Ok Leo, he's OK"
Confused Leo takes the picture "What's this, were did you get it?"
"From you"
"Piper, I didn't give you this. I never got to the future."
"I know. I did"
He looks up at her, realisation dawning, hope and admiration filling his eyes.
"Really, this is him, did you see him? See Wyatt?"
"No. That stick in the mud, rule following, ex husband of mine wouldn't let me"
As Leo's face starts to fall, she puts her hand up to his cheek and says "Hey, he promised me that they were both fine, happy. Good." She lets the words sink in "and you know what Leo, I trust him completely. I always have"
He smiles at her and they share a moment before he looks away guiltily, the moment broken.
"So how did it go with the Elders' council?"
Confused, Leo asks, "Did Phoebe tell you?"
"No you did. I have to tell you Leo, your future self is a lot more chatty"
"They said killing an Elder was beyond the Pale, my behaviour and actions where totally inappropriate"
"Wow! As bad as inappropriate?" he smiles, taken off guard.
"Hey, inappropriate is pretty much as bad as it gets up there"
"Really? They want to try my world. So have they kicked you off their cloud? Do we get you back?"
There is a pause before he reluctantly admits
"No. I quote 'my feat of restoring the cosmic balance and saving the two worlds, justifies my continued position as a righteous Elder, a Guardian of..' oh, what does it matter"
He looks at her heartbroken "I am so sorry Piper, I..."
He is interrupted as she grabs his face and kisses him. Surprised, he pulls back. "Piper, what are you doing?"
"Sorry Leo, I couldn't let you finish that sentence"
"But Piper" She kisses him again, this time a little longer.
"Piper this is" She kisses him again, this time he responds and it is some time before they break off.
He smiles at her and says "Piper, what are you doing?"
"I am being very persuasive and fighting dirty, apparently it's the only thing that will work with someone as pig-headed as you"
Leo looks confused, not sure how to begin the subject again, not sure that he wants too. Piper takes the picture from his hand and points to the pair of them dancing in the background. "Don't blame me, blame him – it's his advice"
Leo scrutinised the picture, not daring to believe what he sees. "That's us"
"Yep"
"Together"
"Yep"
"In the future"
"Yep"
"And future me said we should stay together now?"
"Yep again"
He stares at the picture some more until she snatches it out of his hands. "Hey! that's enough. I was only pointing that out as a last resort. I am not sure that showing you pictures of old, fat me is the best way to make you stay."
Leo just pulls her into his arms saying, "you look beautiful, you always do".
"Does that mean that you are going to stay, 'cos I had only just got started on my dirty fighting technique"
"Well I was about to surrender completely, but now I am thinking that I probably need some more persuasion, a lot more persuasion. I will have you know that I am a very tough nut to crack"
She smiles and pulls him towards the bed, "Well I had better get started right away then"