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We look at each other
Wondering what the other is thinking
But we never say a thing
And these crimes between us grow deeper
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Piper's sisters were waiting eagerly when she got home from her meeting with Roy.
The minute she walked in the door, Prue pounced on her with, "So, what did he say?"
"He said he's going to recommend that I get the loan." she replied, setting her purse down on the table.
"Honey, that's great!" Phoebe exclaimed, as both girls pulled Piper into a tight group hug.
"Don't get too excited," Piper cautioned. "Roy doesn't have the final say. His bosses can still turn me down."
"They won't." Prue assured her.
"Hey, what did Dan think?" Phoebe interjected.
"I... didn't tell him yet." Piper said, looking guilty.
"He's the one who set this thing up, he's going to want to know." Prue pointed out.
"I know," Piper replied. "And I'll tell him. Tonight. Or tomorrow. Whichever."
Prue and Phoebe raised their eyebrows, but before either had a chance to comment, the phone rang. Piper dove for it.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Piper," came Dan's voice on the other end, "It's me. I figured you'd be home by now. Why don't you come over tonight, and tell me how the inspection went?"
"Sure," she agreed, looking at her sisters. "I'll come over."
"Great. Because, you know, it's so quiet and all, with Jenny at her friend Roxy's house for the night..." he said suggestively.
Piper laughed. "Jenny's sleeping over Roxy's? Sounds fun. For her, I mean." She giggled again. "I'll be there in a minute."
She hung up, and turned to face her sisters, who were looking quite amused.
"Now let me get this straight," Prue began, a huge grin on her face. "You want to go play with the boy next door? Will there be anyone there to chaperone? What time will you be home?"
Piper smiled back. "Well, Mommy, the answers to your questions are: Yes, no, and don't wait up."
"Have fun." Prue said as her sister got ready to leave.
"And don't do anything I wouldn't do!" Phoebe added.
Prue turned to her. "There are things you wouldn't do? And what, pray tell, would that be?"
Phoebe thought better of it, and, as Piper ran out the door, she called, "Don't do anything I would do!"
Piper waved them both off and ran across the lawn.
-x-
The next morning, Piper and Dan sat in the kitchen, eating their breakfast in an uncomfortable silence. Usually, they had no problem talking to each other, but today Piper seemed to be off on another planet. The truth was, she was thinking about Leo.
She hated herself. There she was, with a man who had been nothing but perfect for her, and she was thinking about someone else. She couldn't help it. She loved Dan, but she missed Leo.
"So," Dan said, drumming his fingers on the table. "It's great, about the loan."
"Yeah," she agreed absently.
He nodded, and they slipped back into silence. After a while, Piper pulled herself back to reality long enough to notice.
"Um, I should probably get going." she said awkwardly. "The mornings have been hell for Prue lately, and I should go make sure she's allright."
"Okay," he said, nodding. "I'll talk to you later."
She nodded, and rushed out the door. There was only one thing she could think of to do in order to save her relationship with Dan. Obviously, staying away from Leo wasn't the answer. She had to make herself stop thinking about him whenever she was with Dan. She had to do something, fast.
She had to call Leo.
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A/N: Chapter after next will be the long-awaited P/L scene. You can stop holding your breath, now.
~from the song "Ants Marching" by Dave Matthews Band~
We look at each other
Wondering what the other is thinking
But we never say a thing
And these crimes between us grow deeper
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Piper's sisters were waiting eagerly when she got home from her meeting with Roy.
The minute she walked in the door, Prue pounced on her with, "So, what did he say?"
"He said he's going to recommend that I get the loan." she replied, setting her purse down on the table.
"Honey, that's great!" Phoebe exclaimed, as both girls pulled Piper into a tight group hug.
"Don't get too excited," Piper cautioned. "Roy doesn't have the final say. His bosses can still turn me down."
"They won't." Prue assured her.
"Hey, what did Dan think?" Phoebe interjected.
"I... didn't tell him yet." Piper said, looking guilty.
"He's the one who set this thing up, he's going to want to know." Prue pointed out.
"I know," Piper replied. "And I'll tell him. Tonight. Or tomorrow. Whichever."
Prue and Phoebe raised their eyebrows, but before either had a chance to comment, the phone rang. Piper dove for it.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Piper," came Dan's voice on the other end, "It's me. I figured you'd be home by now. Why don't you come over tonight, and tell me how the inspection went?"
"Sure," she agreed, looking at her sisters. "I'll come over."
"Great. Because, you know, it's so quiet and all, with Jenny at her friend Roxy's house for the night..." he said suggestively.
Piper laughed. "Jenny's sleeping over Roxy's? Sounds fun. For her, I mean." She giggled again. "I'll be there in a minute."
She hung up, and turned to face her sisters, who were looking quite amused.
"Now let me get this straight," Prue began, a huge grin on her face. "You want to go play with the boy next door? Will there be anyone there to chaperone? What time will you be home?"
Piper smiled back. "Well, Mommy, the answers to your questions are: Yes, no, and don't wait up."
"Have fun." Prue said as her sister got ready to leave.
"And don't do anything I wouldn't do!" Phoebe added.
Prue turned to her. "There are things you wouldn't do? And what, pray tell, would that be?"
Phoebe thought better of it, and, as Piper ran out the door, she called, "Don't do anything I would do!"
Piper waved them both off and ran across the lawn.
-x-
The next morning, Piper and Dan sat in the kitchen, eating their breakfast in an uncomfortable silence. Usually, they had no problem talking to each other, but today Piper seemed to be off on another planet. The truth was, she was thinking about Leo.
She hated herself. There she was, with a man who had been nothing but perfect for her, and she was thinking about someone else. She couldn't help it. She loved Dan, but she missed Leo.
"So," Dan said, drumming his fingers on the table. "It's great, about the loan."
"Yeah," she agreed absently.
He nodded, and they slipped back into silence. After a while, Piper pulled herself back to reality long enough to notice.
"Um, I should probably get going." she said awkwardly. "The mornings have been hell for Prue lately, and I should go make sure she's allright."
"Okay," he said, nodding. "I'll talk to you later."
She nodded, and rushed out the door. There was only one thing she could think of to do in order to save her relationship with Dan. Obviously, staying away from Leo wasn't the answer. She had to make herself stop thinking about him whenever she was with Dan. She had to do something, fast.
She had to call Leo.
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A/N: Chapter after next will be the long-awaited P/L scene. You can stop holding your breath, now.
~from the song "Ants Marching" by Dave Matthews Band~