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And now I tell you openly
You have my heart so don't hurt me
You're what I couldn't find
A totally amazing mind
So understanding and so kind
You're everything to me
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Leo opened the door to his dark apartment, and turned the light on. He led Piper inside, motioning for her to sit down on the couch. They were being as quiet as possible, so as not to wake Leo's neighbors. It was late; they'd just gotten back from Quake, where'd they'd gone with Prue, Phoebe, and Andy to celebrate Prue's new job. The others had gone back to the manor to call it a night, but Piper and Leo had elected to go to his apartment instead.
Piper looked around. She'd been there before, but she'd never stayed long. Tonight was going to be different. She knew it, had known it from the moment Leo had slipped his hand into hers and whispered, "Why don't you stay at my place tonight?"
"Leo?" she called.
He emerged from the bathroom door. He'd taken his shirt off, and Piper noticed for the first time his perfectly toned muscles. Automatically, she walked toward him.
He grabbed her, and carried her into the bedroom. He placed her on the bed gently, then lay down on top of her, kissing her fervently.
They were both a bit nervous at first, but that soon gave way to excitement. They wanted each other, and for the moment that was all that mattered.
This was it. After months of waiting, they were finally ready.
-x-
Piper and Leo woke up at the same time the next morning. Suddenly, they were both extremely self-conscious.
"Should I... should I make you breakfast?" Leo offered.
Piper smiled at the gesture, but knowing full well he couldn't cook anything more than a bowl of cold cereal, shook her head. "That's okay, honey, I'll do it. What do you want? Scrambled eggs sound good?"
"That sounds perfect." Leo answered.
Piper got up and, clad in one of Leo's flannel shirts which was way too big on her, padded lightly into the kitchen.
Leo stayed in bed a while, then crept out after her. He stood in the doorway to the kitchen, silently watching her move. When breakfast was ready, she turned to call him, and was surprised to see him already there.
"Not fair, sneaking in without telling me." she said.
"I couldn't help it," he shrugged, sitting down at the table. "You're so mesmerizing, I couldn't speak."
Piper went over to him, and let him pull her onto his lap. "That better not be just some line..." she warned.
He shook his head, and kissed her. "You know me better than that."
"Hmm." Piper murmered concedingly as Leo kissed her again. She pulled away and looked over her shoulder at the stove. "Oh, it's going to burn." she said, trying to get up.
Leo pulled her back down. "So?"
"Don't you want breakfast?" Piper asked.
He smiled. "I'd rather have you."
Piper leaned in for one more kiss, then got up and ran over to the stove. She scooped the eggs onto a single plate, and grabbed two forks. She set the plate down on the table, handed Leo a fork, and they both dug in.
A few minutes later, Piper paused, noticing Leo wasn't eating. "What's wrong?" she asked hesitantly.
Leo shrugged. "Nothing. I just like watching you eat."
"Watching me eat?" she repeated.
He nodded. "It's cute. You're cute."
Piper put down her fork, blushing. Leo caught her hand in mid-air.
"Keep eating. Like I said, I like watching you."
Piper picked up her fork again. "Fine. But only if you match me bite for bite."
Laughing, Leo started eating. They finished their meal, then crawled back into bed. It was Saturday, and neither of them was working. They had the whole day to themselves, and they planned on making the most of it.
Piper curled up close to him, and lay her headon his chest. He intwined his fingers with hers, and, kissing her head, whispered the three little words Piper never tired of hearing.
"I love you."
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A/N: Ask, and ye shall receive. Eventually. I know, I know, I really need to do more P/L. Don't worry. You won't have to worry about the Prue/Andy bit for much longer. After that.. well... we'll see...
~from the song "Dreams" by The Cranberries~
And now I tell you openly
You have my heart so don't hurt me
You're what I couldn't find
A totally amazing mind
So understanding and so kind
You're everything to me
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Leo opened the door to his dark apartment, and turned the light on. He led Piper inside, motioning for her to sit down on the couch. They were being as quiet as possible, so as not to wake Leo's neighbors. It was late; they'd just gotten back from Quake, where'd they'd gone with Prue, Phoebe, and Andy to celebrate Prue's new job. The others had gone back to the manor to call it a night, but Piper and Leo had elected to go to his apartment instead.
Piper looked around. She'd been there before, but she'd never stayed long. Tonight was going to be different. She knew it, had known it from the moment Leo had slipped his hand into hers and whispered, "Why don't you stay at my place tonight?"
"Leo?" she called.
He emerged from the bathroom door. He'd taken his shirt off, and Piper noticed for the first time his perfectly toned muscles. Automatically, she walked toward him.
He grabbed her, and carried her into the bedroom. He placed her on the bed gently, then lay down on top of her, kissing her fervently.
They were both a bit nervous at first, but that soon gave way to excitement. They wanted each other, and for the moment that was all that mattered.
This was it. After months of waiting, they were finally ready.
-x-
Piper and Leo woke up at the same time the next morning. Suddenly, they were both extremely self-conscious.
"Should I... should I make you breakfast?" Leo offered.
Piper smiled at the gesture, but knowing full well he couldn't cook anything more than a bowl of cold cereal, shook her head. "That's okay, honey, I'll do it. What do you want? Scrambled eggs sound good?"
"That sounds perfect." Leo answered.
Piper got up and, clad in one of Leo's flannel shirts which was way too big on her, padded lightly into the kitchen.
Leo stayed in bed a while, then crept out after her. He stood in the doorway to the kitchen, silently watching her move. When breakfast was ready, she turned to call him, and was surprised to see him already there.
"Not fair, sneaking in without telling me." she said.
"I couldn't help it," he shrugged, sitting down at the table. "You're so mesmerizing, I couldn't speak."
Piper went over to him, and let him pull her onto his lap. "That better not be just some line..." she warned.
He shook his head, and kissed her. "You know me better than that."
"Hmm." Piper murmered concedingly as Leo kissed her again. She pulled away and looked over her shoulder at the stove. "Oh, it's going to burn." she said, trying to get up.
Leo pulled her back down. "So?"
"Don't you want breakfast?" Piper asked.
He smiled. "I'd rather have you."
Piper leaned in for one more kiss, then got up and ran over to the stove. She scooped the eggs onto a single plate, and grabbed two forks. She set the plate down on the table, handed Leo a fork, and they both dug in.
A few minutes later, Piper paused, noticing Leo wasn't eating. "What's wrong?" she asked hesitantly.
Leo shrugged. "Nothing. I just like watching you eat."
"Watching me eat?" she repeated.
He nodded. "It's cute. You're cute."
Piper put down her fork, blushing. Leo caught her hand in mid-air.
"Keep eating. Like I said, I like watching you."
Piper picked up her fork again. "Fine. But only if you match me bite for bite."
Laughing, Leo started eating. They finished their meal, then crawled back into bed. It was Saturday, and neither of them was working. They had the whole day to themselves, and they planned on making the most of it.
Piper curled up close to him, and lay her headon his chest. He intwined his fingers with hers, and, kissing her head, whispered the three little words Piper never tired of hearing.
"I love you."
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A/N: Ask, and ye shall receive. Eventually. I know, I know, I really need to do more P/L. Don't worry. You won't have to worry about the Prue/Andy bit for much longer. After that.. well... we'll see...
~from the song "Dreams" by The Cranberries~