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Faster than a speeding light
She's flying
Trying to remember
Where it all began
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"I just don't know what to do." Piper sighed.
She and her sisters were sprawled around her room. She'd just finished telling them about her encounter with Leo a few days ago.
"You're going to have to choose, eventually." Phoebe said.
"I know." Piper replied. "It's just so hard. I love them both, or at least, I think I do."
Prue reached over to rub her shoulder. "Don't think about that right now. Just think short-term. What are you going to do now, today?"
Piper and Phoebe exchanged glances. It was obvious that whatever changes Bane had started in her, T.J. was completing. She'd began to rethink a lot of things lately, and her sisters weren't sure yet if it was good or bad.
"Today, I'm going to stay with Dan." Piper answered. "I feel like I owe that to him, to see where this thing goes. He's been so great to me, and I need to try and do the same for him."
Prue tilted her head. "And that's what you really want?"
Piper nodded. "For now? Yeah. I don't know, maybe I will go back to Leo someday, but for now, I have to try it with Dan."
"What about you?" Phoebe asked her oldest sister. "What do you really want?"
"What do you mean?" Prue asked, puzzled.
"What she means, is that we've noticed you've been going through some... changes.. lately, and we want to make it's for the best." Piper interjected.
"I'm fine." Prue told her sisters. "Actually... I'm better than fine. The past week has been so amazing. There's just so many things I never would have had the guts to do without T.J."
Piper raised her eyebrows. "Like what?"
Prue shrugged. "Like, taking a day off. Going out to a bar, playing pool. Doing something that doesn't involve the office."
"You've done stuff that doesn't involve the office before." Phoebe said.
"Yeah. After work." Prue pointed out. "My entire life, I've never given myself a break from responsibility. Now, I have, and it feels great. Don't give me those worried looks; I'm not planning on skipping work on a daily, or even weekly basis. But once in a while, it's nice to control my schedule instead of letting it control me."
Her sisters didn't respond. They had to admit, she had a point. Phoebe cleverly switched the topic.
"So, what new and interesting things were you two doing last night? You know, sometime before you came home at seven o'clock this morning, when you thought we were still asleep?"
Prue averted her eyes guiltily. "So I spent the night his house. Is that illegal?"
Piper leaned forward. "Well?"
Prue rolled her eyes at them. "What, you want details?"
"Yes!" Phoebe and Piper exclaimed in unison.
Prue got up, heading for the door. "I have to go. Yes, to the office. I told you guys you don't have to worry. Love you."
With that, she walked out, leaving her sisters gaping at the open door. The scrambled to their feet, but by the time they got downstairs, Prue was already gone.
Dan was waiting on the front porch when Piper opened the door.
"I was just about to ring the bell." he said cheerfully.
She smiled awkwardly. "What a coincidence."
She stepped aside, letting him in.
"Have you had lunch yet?" she asked, leading him to the kitchen.
"Actually, no." he replied, following her.
"Good. I'll make you something." Piper busied herself around the kitchen, putting together two elaborate sandwiches.
They sat down to eat. Dan didn't notice, but Piper didn't once look up at him. She couldn't. It hurt too much, knowing she'd have to choose between him and Leo.
"Hey, I know this is short notice," he began suddenly, "but if you aren't busy tonight, I have reservations at this restaurant. It's actually kindof a group thing, a friend of mine is in town, and I'd love to show you off."
Something about his tone made it seem imperative that she attend. Piper narrowed her eyes. "Who is this friend?"
He sighed, looking down. "I have the hardest time keeping things from you. Okay, he's a banker. I told him about the club, and he'd really like to help you get a loan."
She jumped up and hugged him. "A loan! So I can buy the club? Oh, baby, this is wonderful. Thank you, you are so amazing."
He pulled her onto his lap. "You are the amazing one. I never would have gotten him to agree to this if I wasn't sure you could pull it off. This is going to be the hottest club in San Fransisco."
She kissed him, thinking how silly it was that, barely a half-hour earlier, she'd been questioning whether or not she really loved him. He was so sweet, how could she not? Now if only she could figure out what that meant, for him and for Leo...
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~from the song "Ray of Light" by Madonna~
Faster than a speeding light
She's flying
Trying to remember
Where it all began
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"I just don't know what to do." Piper sighed.
She and her sisters were sprawled around her room. She'd just finished telling them about her encounter with Leo a few days ago.
"You're going to have to choose, eventually." Phoebe said.
"I know." Piper replied. "It's just so hard. I love them both, or at least, I think I do."
Prue reached over to rub her shoulder. "Don't think about that right now. Just think short-term. What are you going to do now, today?"
Piper and Phoebe exchanged glances. It was obvious that whatever changes Bane had started in her, T.J. was completing. She'd began to rethink a lot of things lately, and her sisters weren't sure yet if it was good or bad.
"Today, I'm going to stay with Dan." Piper answered. "I feel like I owe that to him, to see where this thing goes. He's been so great to me, and I need to try and do the same for him."
Prue tilted her head. "And that's what you really want?"
Piper nodded. "For now? Yeah. I don't know, maybe I will go back to Leo someday, but for now, I have to try it with Dan."
"What about you?" Phoebe asked her oldest sister. "What do you really want?"
"What do you mean?" Prue asked, puzzled.
"What she means, is that we've noticed you've been going through some... changes.. lately, and we want to make it's for the best." Piper interjected.
"I'm fine." Prue told her sisters. "Actually... I'm better than fine. The past week has been so amazing. There's just so many things I never would have had the guts to do without T.J."
Piper raised her eyebrows. "Like what?"
Prue shrugged. "Like, taking a day off. Going out to a bar, playing pool. Doing something that doesn't involve the office."
"You've done stuff that doesn't involve the office before." Phoebe said.
"Yeah. After work." Prue pointed out. "My entire life, I've never given myself a break from responsibility. Now, I have, and it feels great. Don't give me those worried looks; I'm not planning on skipping work on a daily, or even weekly basis. But once in a while, it's nice to control my schedule instead of letting it control me."
Her sisters didn't respond. They had to admit, she had a point. Phoebe cleverly switched the topic.
"So, what new and interesting things were you two doing last night? You know, sometime before you came home at seven o'clock this morning, when you thought we were still asleep?"
Prue averted her eyes guiltily. "So I spent the night his house. Is that illegal?"
Piper leaned forward. "Well?"
Prue rolled her eyes at them. "What, you want details?"
"Yes!" Phoebe and Piper exclaimed in unison.
Prue got up, heading for the door. "I have to go. Yes, to the office. I told you guys you don't have to worry. Love you."
With that, she walked out, leaving her sisters gaping at the open door. The scrambled to their feet, but by the time they got downstairs, Prue was already gone.
Dan was waiting on the front porch when Piper opened the door.
"I was just about to ring the bell." he said cheerfully.
She smiled awkwardly. "What a coincidence."
She stepped aside, letting him in.
"Have you had lunch yet?" she asked, leading him to the kitchen.
"Actually, no." he replied, following her.
"Good. I'll make you something." Piper busied herself around the kitchen, putting together two elaborate sandwiches.
They sat down to eat. Dan didn't notice, but Piper didn't once look up at him. She couldn't. It hurt too much, knowing she'd have to choose between him and Leo.
"Hey, I know this is short notice," he began suddenly, "but if you aren't busy tonight, I have reservations at this restaurant. It's actually kindof a group thing, a friend of mine is in town, and I'd love to show you off."
Something about his tone made it seem imperative that she attend. Piper narrowed her eyes. "Who is this friend?"
He sighed, looking down. "I have the hardest time keeping things from you. Okay, he's a banker. I told him about the club, and he'd really like to help you get a loan."
She jumped up and hugged him. "A loan! So I can buy the club? Oh, baby, this is wonderful. Thank you, you are so amazing."
He pulled her onto his lap. "You are the amazing one. I never would have gotten him to agree to this if I wasn't sure you could pull it off. This is going to be the hottest club in San Fransisco."
She kissed him, thinking how silly it was that, barely a half-hour earlier, she'd been questioning whether or not she really loved him. He was so sweet, how could she not? Now if only she could figure out what that meant, for him and for Leo...
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~from the song "Ray of Light" by Madonna~