Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed or any of it's characters, any others that are not in charmed on the other hand are mine. But this story does happen to be mine and my own idea.

© Charmed-Phoebe03

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Must Be Love … Chapter 2 (New Job)

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-5 YEARS LATER-

The sun was shining though the window of Piper's flat as she dressed for work times and luck had certainly turned itself around for her. She had been on cloud nine for the last 10 years as soon as she left High School for College everything had turned around, she had been happy for starters, she had gotten her first boyfriend as well as everything else that entails and she had gotten her college degree too, which was an added bonus she thought to herself with a laugh. And now she was a manager in a successful restaurant, sure she had wanted to be a chef but you need to build up to the things you want in life, and she was more likely to get to that dream now, the was now way she could become a chef from a bank assistant that was for sure. Sure it had held up well while she was in college but times change, and she had changed a lot with it she hadn't been a gullible school girl for ten years and she wasn't going to start now. And this job was just the beginning of it all, in about a year she would be a chef and then she would be looking for something a little different mainly in the form o a hunky piece of man, but at the moment she was picky all she really cared about at the moment was this job and the opportunities it would bring her and who knows she might even reach her goal quicker then she thought, she thought with a giggle maybe! After all you never know. She thought as she picked out a pin-strip just above the knee skirt with a nice crimson, silk strap top matched with a pair of Gucci heels with a buckle she got from Prue for her birthday, very thoughtful. God these next two weeks were going to be very busy, today she was starting work at Quake, tonight she was going on a date with Dan, tomorrow she was doing all of her dry cleaning, Thursday she was going shopping, Sunday she was going back to the manor for Sunday dinner with Grams and Phoebe, Prue was going to join them later and the next Saturday she was going to dare she say it her High school Reunion after all it was 10 years wasn't it! She had to admit from the minute she had left Baker High not only had she dreaded the reunion but she had never wanted to return in the first place but with all of what had happened in the years that had passed she was confident she'd be able to show them just what she had done with her life, she was going to kick ass! She continued with a laugh. Brushing though her glossy brown hair she looked in the mirror, not bad she decided glancing at her reflection in the looking-glass. Putting on some lip-gloss as she glanced into the mirror she applied some eye-liner and mascara to her chestnut eyes. She did not look bad at all! God sometimes she even surprised herself she thought with a chuckle, god if she felt this good all day then she'd be great, not only would she have a new job but a new attitude too hey you never know she might even like the idea of the school reunion! … someday! Hah! 'RRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG' hearing the phone she went up to get it 'RRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG' 'RRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGG' tripping over the phone line she scrambled the receiver up to her ear.

"Er Hello" she kneeling next to the phone table.

"Hi Piper, it's me Josie" Piper smiled when she heard her best friend's voice.

"Hi how are you?"

"I'm fine, but I just wanted to quickly call you to say good luck apparently the district manager is coming down to Quake cus of some problems … and to see if the new managers good enough of course"

"Very funny" she said with a laugh

"Oh yeah I forgot you were the new manager" she replied with a giggle "no not really I remember, I'm just pulling your leg"

"don't worry I know" Piper said "I'm sorry but I've got to head on out otherwise I'll be late"

"No worries, call you later … bye"

"bye"

Putting the receiver back down she clambered to her feet, and grabbing her purse she made her way out of the door. So the district manager was coming was she? Piper hoped she liked her she needed to do a good job otherwise she would never get her dream. This job meant so much she had to make a good impression and that she didn't get fired was even more important what kind of person would employ someone that got fired from a job that involves social skills, management skills and cookery, well no job worth while to her maybe a factory job but that wasn't what she wanted she wanted to be a chef and this was going to be the first step to it all, and hopefully it would be the start of beautiful opportunities, lots of different options and variety, that's what she wanted, the opportunity to be the best of the best and in the same she'd one day like to own the best too. One day. But they day would have to wait for now, for now she had to get the best references and the best details for her CV. As she walked closer she noticed Jenni's car in the car park, Jenni had been the previous manager of Quake she was a nice person she had met her at her interview, she was more then happy to offer Piper the job. But would the district manager be as happy? God she could only hope so, she needed this more then ever. As she walked closer Jenni greeted her with a cuddle.

"Hi, how are you?" she said as they broke away from the hug.

"Oh I'm fine, but I did hear that the district manager was coming today, am I right?"

"Yeah you are, oh it was suppose to be a surprise to see how you were under pressure, but then again if you act surprised you might get away with it I have confidence you good enough so I have no problem you knowing"

"Oh thank you Jenni"

"Oh that's perfectly okay, look the DM isn't here yet why don't you familiarise yourself with everything then and I'll call you when the DM gets here, your badge is behind the desk"

"Okay thanks"

Walking behind the counter Piper saw her name tag with the label 'Manager' next to it, she suddenly felt pride sweep over her body, this was great she was a real manager and everything! Pinning it to her top she went through the double doors of the kitchen, the restaurant wasn't open yet so the kitchen was empty, besides a few pots and pans. Now this was her element the kitchen, the palace to every chef, their holy temple the whole lot. This was going to be great, excellent. The kitchen was so quite and clean that was a very good thing. God she was picking at everything, but then again she loved every bit of it. Just then the doors swing open and in came Jenni, and smiled.

"The DM's here and wants to meet you" She said with a grin.

"Okay" Piper said as she followed Jenni into the main counter.

The lights had been turned on now and was light and it looked a lot more beautiful. The spot lights went well with the colours of the room, she could imagining it all, wringing here all of it.

"Miss Halliwell I believe"

Turning around she saw a tall blonde male, with the bluest eyes, was this the DM, god she had assumed it was a woman, god what was up with her? But she had to admit he did look familiar, but where had she seen him before?

"I'm the District Manager, Leo Wyatt"

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