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I can't say I blame you
But I wish that I could
I'm sick of writing every
Song about you
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Piper picked up the cordless phone in the kitchen, and tossed it from hand to hand, debating whether or not to go through with this.
"Hey, sweetie, when did you get home?" Phoebe greeted, sitting down at the table next to her sister.
"Just now." Piper replied. "Where's Prue?"
"Upstairs bathroom. For the last half-hour." Phoebe replied.
"I'm right here." Prue said weakly from the doorway. Pulling her robe tight around her, she came in and put her head on Piper's shoulder.
Piper stroked Prue's hair comfortingly. "How do you feel, sweetheart?"
"Like hell." Prue replied.
Piper kissed the top of her head, and Phoebe reached over to rub her shoulder.
Prue noticed the phone in Piper's hands. "Who are you calling, honey?"
Piper shrugged. "Nobody."
Prue sat up, narrowing her eyes. "Okay, I might as well try this whole parenting thing out on you. Now I'm guessing you didn't pick up the phone just to play with it. You picked it up to call someone, but at the last minute you decided not to. How am I doing so far?"
Piper nodded.
"Okay, then," Prue said, "Do you want to tell us who you were going to call? Because you know, I'm only a few weeks along, so my instincts aren't that strong yet."
Piper buried her face in arms. "Leo." she mumbled.
"What was that?" Prue asked.
Piper picked her head up. "Leo. I was going to call Leo."
Prue and Phoebe exchanged glances.
"Honey, is there something going on with Dan?" Phoebe asked. "I mean, are you two fighting, or-"
"No," Piper answered. "Dan is perfect. I love Dan. But I keep thinking about Leo, and I don't know why, so I thought that if I just call him, maybe we could be friends, because obviously shutting him out isn't working, and if I can see Leo on a platonic level, then I'll be able to concentrate on being with Dan."
"Okay, sweetie, breathe." Phoebe instructed.
"Sorry, I was ranting, wasn't I?" Piper asked.
"Just a little." Prue told her.
"Do you think I should call him?"
"If you want to." Phoebe replied carefully.
"If you think it'll make things better with Dan." Prue added. She paused. "Do you want to make things better with Dan? Or do you want to be with Leo?"
Piper shrugged helplessly. "I don't know. I just... for now, I want to make it work with Dan."
"For now." Prue repeated.
"Call him." Phoebe suggested.
Piper nodded. She took a deep breath, and started dialing.
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A/N: I know my chapters have been getting shorter lately. Sorry about that, it'll pick up again soon.
~from the song "Head Club" by Taking Back Sunday~
I can't say I blame you
But I wish that I could
I'm sick of writing every
Song about you
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Piper picked up the cordless phone in the kitchen, and tossed it from hand to hand, debating whether or not to go through with this.
"Hey, sweetie, when did you get home?" Phoebe greeted, sitting down at the table next to her sister.
"Just now." Piper replied. "Where's Prue?"
"Upstairs bathroom. For the last half-hour." Phoebe replied.
"I'm right here." Prue said weakly from the doorway. Pulling her robe tight around her, she came in and put her head on Piper's shoulder.
Piper stroked Prue's hair comfortingly. "How do you feel, sweetheart?"
"Like hell." Prue replied.
Piper kissed the top of her head, and Phoebe reached over to rub her shoulder.
Prue noticed the phone in Piper's hands. "Who are you calling, honey?"
Piper shrugged. "Nobody."
Prue sat up, narrowing her eyes. "Okay, I might as well try this whole parenting thing out on you. Now I'm guessing you didn't pick up the phone just to play with it. You picked it up to call someone, but at the last minute you decided not to. How am I doing so far?"
Piper nodded.
"Okay, then," Prue said, "Do you want to tell us who you were going to call? Because you know, I'm only a few weeks along, so my instincts aren't that strong yet."
Piper buried her face in arms. "Leo." she mumbled.
"What was that?" Prue asked.
Piper picked her head up. "Leo. I was going to call Leo."
Prue and Phoebe exchanged glances.
"Honey, is there something going on with Dan?" Phoebe asked. "I mean, are you two fighting, or-"
"No," Piper answered. "Dan is perfect. I love Dan. But I keep thinking about Leo, and I don't know why, so I thought that if I just call him, maybe we could be friends, because obviously shutting him out isn't working, and if I can see Leo on a platonic level, then I'll be able to concentrate on being with Dan."
"Okay, sweetie, breathe." Phoebe instructed.
"Sorry, I was ranting, wasn't I?" Piper asked.
"Just a little." Prue told her.
"Do you think I should call him?"
"If you want to." Phoebe replied carefully.
"If you think it'll make things better with Dan." Prue added. She paused. "Do you want to make things better with Dan? Or do you want to be with Leo?"
Piper shrugged helplessly. "I don't know. I just... for now, I want to make it work with Dan."
"For now." Prue repeated.
"Call him." Phoebe suggested.
Piper nodded. She took a deep breath, and started dialing.
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A/N: I know my chapters have been getting shorter lately. Sorry about that, it'll pick up again soon.
~from the song "Head Club" by Taking Back Sunday~