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How do you do it?
Make me feel like I do
How do you do it?
It's better than I ever knew
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They made it home, and each changed into dry clothes before meeting downstairs in the living room. They built a fire to warm up, and then they had their first real, open conversation as sisters.
By the time Darryl came to pick up Mikey and Kali an hour later, they'd really started to scratch the surface of all the underlying issues that had ignited their huge fight. They decided to give it a rest for the night, in order to let everyone have time to think now that the immediate problems were solved. Paige went up to her room, Prue took Aviva and went ot the office to finish up the paperwork she'd left, and Phoebe called the date she'd had to cancel on and arranged to meet him for dinner instead. Leo, who'd been watching the kids while the sisters worked through their issues, decided to go to P3 with Piper to take her mind off the day's events.
By the time they left, it had stopped raining. It was a bit damper than most November nights, but still cool out. Piper shivered.
"You want me to turn the heat up?" Leo offered, reaching over to the dashboard temperature controls.
"No, that's okay," she stopped him. "I like it a little chilly."
"Then at least put on my jacket at the next red light," he said. "I don't want you getting sick."
She smiled at his concern, but insisted she was fine. They spent the rest of the drive in comfortable silence, each just glad to be alone with the other.
Inside the club, they found a disaster waiting to happen. The place was packed, and several staff members had called out sick. Piper soon found herself having to run between Leo and whatever little emergencies popped up. Her calmest moment came when she had to cut the new South American fruit she'd imported via the connections of one of P3's staff members. It was there that Leo found her, and although she was technically working, they finally got a moment to themselves.
"I thought you had tonight off," he reminded her.
She sighed. "I know. Let me just finish slicing these, and then I promise, no more work."
He leaned in to kiss her, but she suddenly pulled back.
"Ow," she exclaimed, rubbing her shoulder.
"What's wrong?" he asked immedeately.
"I don't know," she replied, still rubbing. "It feels like something pricked me, or bit me or something."
Leo switched into doctor-mode with, "Let me take a look at it."
She shook her head. "No, it's fine. It was probably just a mosquito or something."
"All right," he said, "Then at least let me help you finish."
"No need," she responded, standing up. "I think we've got enough here to last at least until the rush is over. Come on, now it's our turn." She led him out to the dance floor.
For the rest of the evening, Piper's attention was directed soley to Leo. They left the club about an hour before closing time, preferring the comfort of his apartment to the noise at P3. They didn't want to be bothered by the crowd. All they wanted was to be alone. Finally, for the first time in days, they were.
Later that night, Piper curled up to Leo in bed. His arms were wrapped around her, although he was half asleep, and she was staring at him lovingly. "What?" he asked, yawning.
"Nothing," she replied, smiling at him. "I was just wondering if this night could have been any more perfect."
He smiled back, and they both knew they answer. It couldn't.
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A/N: I know, this is the first big P/L chapter in a while, but I promise, more is on the way, really soon. In the meantime, how'd I do with this one?
~from the song "Stellar" by Incubus~
How do you do it?
Make me feel like I do
How do you do it?
It's better than I ever knew
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They made it home, and each changed into dry clothes before meeting downstairs in the living room. They built a fire to warm up, and then they had their first real, open conversation as sisters.
By the time Darryl came to pick up Mikey and Kali an hour later, they'd really started to scratch the surface of all the underlying issues that had ignited their huge fight. They decided to give it a rest for the night, in order to let everyone have time to think now that the immediate problems were solved. Paige went up to her room, Prue took Aviva and went ot the office to finish up the paperwork she'd left, and Phoebe called the date she'd had to cancel on and arranged to meet him for dinner instead. Leo, who'd been watching the kids while the sisters worked through their issues, decided to go to P3 with Piper to take her mind off the day's events.
By the time they left, it had stopped raining. It was a bit damper than most November nights, but still cool out. Piper shivered.
"You want me to turn the heat up?" Leo offered, reaching over to the dashboard temperature controls.
"No, that's okay," she stopped him. "I like it a little chilly."
"Then at least put on my jacket at the next red light," he said. "I don't want you getting sick."
She smiled at his concern, but insisted she was fine. They spent the rest of the drive in comfortable silence, each just glad to be alone with the other.
Inside the club, they found a disaster waiting to happen. The place was packed, and several staff members had called out sick. Piper soon found herself having to run between Leo and whatever little emergencies popped up. Her calmest moment came when she had to cut the new South American fruit she'd imported via the connections of one of P3's staff members. It was there that Leo found her, and although she was technically working, they finally got a moment to themselves.
"I thought you had tonight off," he reminded her.
She sighed. "I know. Let me just finish slicing these, and then I promise, no more work."
He leaned in to kiss her, but she suddenly pulled back.
"Ow," she exclaimed, rubbing her shoulder.
"What's wrong?" he asked immedeately.
"I don't know," she replied, still rubbing. "It feels like something pricked me, or bit me or something."
Leo switched into doctor-mode with, "Let me take a look at it."
She shook her head. "No, it's fine. It was probably just a mosquito or something."
"All right," he said, "Then at least let me help you finish."
"No need," she responded, standing up. "I think we've got enough here to last at least until the rush is over. Come on, now it's our turn." She led him out to the dance floor.
For the rest of the evening, Piper's attention was directed soley to Leo. They left the club about an hour before closing time, preferring the comfort of his apartment to the noise at P3. They didn't want to be bothered by the crowd. All they wanted was to be alone. Finally, for the first time in days, they were.
Later that night, Piper curled up to Leo in bed. His arms were wrapped around her, although he was half asleep, and she was staring at him lovingly. "What?" he asked, yawning.
"Nothing," she replied, smiling at him. "I was just wondering if this night could have been any more perfect."
He smiled back, and they both knew they answer. It couldn't.
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A/N: I know, this is the first big P/L chapter in a while, but I promise, more is on the way, really soon. In the meantime, how'd I do with this one?
~from the song "Stellar" by Incubus~