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I missed the last bus
I'll take the next train
I try, but you see
It's hard to explain
I said the right things
But act the wrong way
I like it right here
But I cannot stay
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The next day, as Piper was coming home from the grocery store, Dan stopped her in her yard.
"I'm going to ask you something, and I want a straigh answer." he began.
"Hello to you, too," she replied, looking confused.
"Why was your ex-boyfriend here yesterday?"
Piper's eyes narrowed at first, but suddenly had a flash of understanding. "Leo. You mean Leo."
"Yes, Leo." Dan said impatiently. "Are there any other exes hanging around that I should know about?"
"N-no." Piper stammered, surprised. She should have known that Dan would see Leo, given that they live next door to each other, but she just hadn't planned that far ahead.
"Well, what was he doing here?"
"He was having lunch." Piper responded, still shocked by Dan's sudden questioning. "We're friends now."
Dan's eyes narrowed. "It's not that I don't trust you, Piper, but I saw the way he looked at you. That's more than just friends. Why are you friends with him, anyway?"
"Because..." Piper paused. She didn't know, really. Finally, she said, "About two years ago, he saved Prue's life." She went on to explain about the car accident, and the comatose state her sister might not have come out of without him.
Dan still didn't understand. "He's a doctor, Piper. That's his job."
Piper sighed. "You've got female friends, right? I don't question you about them."
"I never dated any of them." he countered. "Just tell me. Do I need to be worried?"
She shook her head emphatically. "No. I've already had this discussion with him. I'm with you now. He knows that."
"Okay." Dan said. He kissed her cheek, and walked away. Piper picked up her packages, and hurried inside.
After she'd put away the groceries, Piper went upstairs to Phoebe's room. Her younger sister was studying for a Psychology test, but she took off her reading glasses and looked up when Piper knocked on the open door.
"Hey, honey, what's wrong?" Phoebe asked, seeing her sister's troubled expression.
"I just saw Dan." Piper replied, sitting down on the bed next to Phoebe and her books. "He's really freaked about the whole Leo thing."
"Mmm, can you blame him?" Phoebe asked.
Piper shook her head. "No, but... I just don't know what else to do."
Phoebe sat up. "Okay, maybe it's just because I've spent the past two hours with my head buried in this psych stuff, but I'm sensing there's more between you and Leo than friendship, and you're too scared to admit it. Have you considered that maybe Dan just isn't right for you?"
"And that Leo is?" Piper finished. "You know, you're getting to be just as bad as Prue with this psycho-analyzing stuff. Why can't you go do it on each other instead of practicing on me all the time?"
Phoebe laughed. "Because, sweetie, you're the most fun."
Piper glared at her. "Oh, go back to your books."
She left Phoebe and went into her own room. As much as she hated to admit it, she couldn't help wondering if her little sister was right...
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A/N: Two guesses at what the next chapter's going to be. But yeah. Review anyway. Make me do a happy dance.
~from the song "Hard to Explain" by The Strokes~
I missed the last bus
I'll take the next train
I try, but you see
It's hard to explain
I said the right things
But act the wrong way
I like it right here
But I cannot stay
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The next day, as Piper was coming home from the grocery store, Dan stopped her in her yard.
"I'm going to ask you something, and I want a straigh answer." he began.
"Hello to you, too," she replied, looking confused.
"Why was your ex-boyfriend here yesterday?"
Piper's eyes narrowed at first, but suddenly had a flash of understanding. "Leo. You mean Leo."
"Yes, Leo." Dan said impatiently. "Are there any other exes hanging around that I should know about?"
"N-no." Piper stammered, surprised. She should have known that Dan would see Leo, given that they live next door to each other, but she just hadn't planned that far ahead.
"Well, what was he doing here?"
"He was having lunch." Piper responded, still shocked by Dan's sudden questioning. "We're friends now."
Dan's eyes narrowed. "It's not that I don't trust you, Piper, but I saw the way he looked at you. That's more than just friends. Why are you friends with him, anyway?"
"Because..." Piper paused. She didn't know, really. Finally, she said, "About two years ago, he saved Prue's life." She went on to explain about the car accident, and the comatose state her sister might not have come out of without him.
Dan still didn't understand. "He's a doctor, Piper. That's his job."
Piper sighed. "You've got female friends, right? I don't question you about them."
"I never dated any of them." he countered. "Just tell me. Do I need to be worried?"
She shook her head emphatically. "No. I've already had this discussion with him. I'm with you now. He knows that."
"Okay." Dan said. He kissed her cheek, and walked away. Piper picked up her packages, and hurried inside.
After she'd put away the groceries, Piper went upstairs to Phoebe's room. Her younger sister was studying for a Psychology test, but she took off her reading glasses and looked up when Piper knocked on the open door.
"Hey, honey, what's wrong?" Phoebe asked, seeing her sister's troubled expression.
"I just saw Dan." Piper replied, sitting down on the bed next to Phoebe and her books. "He's really freaked about the whole Leo thing."
"Mmm, can you blame him?" Phoebe asked.
Piper shook her head. "No, but... I just don't know what else to do."
Phoebe sat up. "Okay, maybe it's just because I've spent the past two hours with my head buried in this psych stuff, but I'm sensing there's more between you and Leo than friendship, and you're too scared to admit it. Have you considered that maybe Dan just isn't right for you?"
"And that Leo is?" Piper finished. "You know, you're getting to be just as bad as Prue with this psycho-analyzing stuff. Why can't you go do it on each other instead of practicing on me all the time?"
Phoebe laughed. "Because, sweetie, you're the most fun."
Piper glared at her. "Oh, go back to your books."
She left Phoebe and went into her own room. As much as she hated to admit it, she couldn't help wondering if her little sister was right...
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A/N: Two guesses at what the next chapter's going to be. But yeah. Review anyway. Make me do a happy dance.
~from the song "Hard to Explain" by The Strokes~