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When I first saw you I already knew
There was something inside of you
Something I thought that I would never find
Angel of mine
I look at you, looking at me
Now I know why they say the best things are free
I'm gonna love you boy you are so fine
Angel of mine
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The wedding reception lasted well into the evening. There was music to dance to and toasts being made, and Piper couldn't remember the last time she'd felt this happy. Even Victor refrained from giving his new son-in-law a hard time, instead choosing to relax and celebrate with his daughter. A wonderful time was had by all.
Finally, as the party started to break up, Lillian pulled her grandson aside. "Leo, there's something I've been waiting all night to give you. I wanted to wait for the right time, and this seems to be it." With that, she took a long, slender red velvet box from her purse.
"Gram, what is it?" he asked, eyeing the box curiously.
"This is a very special piece of jewelry," she told him. "Your grandfather gave it to me, and it had been in his family for generations. I want you to give it Piper. She's really special, Leo."
"I know," he assured her, glancing across the room at his bride. "I know."
"Make sure she knows it," Lily insisted, handing him the box.
Leo nodded. "I will," he promised. He kissed his grandmother's cheek, then slipped the box into his pocket and went over to join his new wife. It was time for them to leave.
-x-
Piper awoke the next morning wrapped in the arms of her husband, in the honeymoon suite in one of France's finest hotels. She smiled at him, wondering how long he'd been awake and watching her.
"Good morning, Mrs. Halliwell-Wyatt," he said, kissing the top of her head.
"Good morning yourself, wonderful new husband of mine," she returned, giggling.
He kissed her again, on the lips this time. "Come here," he beckoned, getting up. "I want to show you something." She slipped out of bed, pulling a soft hotel bathrobe over her silky white nightgown, and followed him over to the balconey. Without going out, he stood behind her with his hands on her shoulders. "You ready?" he asked, whispering into her ear. She nodded. "Open the curtains," he instructed. She pulled them back, and gasped.
"Leo, that view," she exclaimed, looking out over the Seine river. The water was glistening in the morning sun. "It's so breathtaking."
"Yeah," he said, burying his face in her hair, "Look closer."
Her eyes dropped down to the balconey floor, where there was a beautiful arrangement of red roses. In front of them sat a red velvet jewelry box. Anxiously, she opened the sliding door and knelt down to pick it up. He knelt down behind her, and reached his arms around to open it for her. Inside was one of the most beautiful ruby necklaces she'd ever seen.
"It's gorgeous," she breathed, leaning against him.
He took it out of the box and fastened it around her neck. "It looks even better when you're wearing it."
She turned and put her arms around him. "Leo, I love it. Thank you. It's perfect."
"You deserve perfect," he replied, kissing her. "And I'm not the only one who knows it. My grandmother gave me that necklace at our reception to give to you. It's been in our family for ages, so I guess that makes it something of a good luck charm, not that we need it. I think we've got plenty of good luck on our own. We have to, otherwise we wouldn't have found each other."
She nodded, fingering the charm. "I can't believe Lily would give us something so special. How do we thank her?"
"I think," he said, picking her up playfully, "The way to do that is by caring for each other. If the necklace is supposed to symbolize our love, then I'd say we should do our best to live up to it, right?"
Piper giggled, nodding in agreement as he took her inside and placed her down gently on the bed. She pulled him down next to her, and kissed him, thinking that she didn't really need the necklace. He'd already made her the luckiest person in the world.
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A/N: Sorry for the long time between updates. Lately, school's left me too drained to attempt much writing. Review, and I'll try and get the next chapter done ASAP.
~from the song "Angel of Mine" by Monica~
When I first saw you I already knew
There was something inside of you
Something I thought that I would never find
Angel of mine
I look at you, looking at me
Now I know why they say the best things are free
I'm gonna love you boy you are so fine
Angel of mine
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The wedding reception lasted well into the evening. There was music to dance to and toasts being made, and Piper couldn't remember the last time she'd felt this happy. Even Victor refrained from giving his new son-in-law a hard time, instead choosing to relax and celebrate with his daughter. A wonderful time was had by all.
Finally, as the party started to break up, Lillian pulled her grandson aside. "Leo, there's something I've been waiting all night to give you. I wanted to wait for the right time, and this seems to be it." With that, she took a long, slender red velvet box from her purse.
"Gram, what is it?" he asked, eyeing the box curiously.
"This is a very special piece of jewelry," she told him. "Your grandfather gave it to me, and it had been in his family for generations. I want you to give it Piper. She's really special, Leo."
"I know," he assured her, glancing across the room at his bride. "I know."
"Make sure she knows it," Lily insisted, handing him the box.
Leo nodded. "I will," he promised. He kissed his grandmother's cheek, then slipped the box into his pocket and went over to join his new wife. It was time for them to leave.
-x-
Piper awoke the next morning wrapped in the arms of her husband, in the honeymoon suite in one of France's finest hotels. She smiled at him, wondering how long he'd been awake and watching her.
"Good morning, Mrs. Halliwell-Wyatt," he said, kissing the top of her head.
"Good morning yourself, wonderful new husband of mine," she returned, giggling.
He kissed her again, on the lips this time. "Come here," he beckoned, getting up. "I want to show you something." She slipped out of bed, pulling a soft hotel bathrobe over her silky white nightgown, and followed him over to the balconey. Without going out, he stood behind her with his hands on her shoulders. "You ready?" he asked, whispering into her ear. She nodded. "Open the curtains," he instructed. She pulled them back, and gasped.
"Leo, that view," she exclaimed, looking out over the Seine river. The water was glistening in the morning sun. "It's so breathtaking."
"Yeah," he said, burying his face in her hair, "Look closer."
Her eyes dropped down to the balconey floor, where there was a beautiful arrangement of red roses. In front of them sat a red velvet jewelry box. Anxiously, she opened the sliding door and knelt down to pick it up. He knelt down behind her, and reached his arms around to open it for her. Inside was one of the most beautiful ruby necklaces she'd ever seen.
"It's gorgeous," she breathed, leaning against him.
He took it out of the box and fastened it around her neck. "It looks even better when you're wearing it."
She turned and put her arms around him. "Leo, I love it. Thank you. It's perfect."
"You deserve perfect," he replied, kissing her. "And I'm not the only one who knows it. My grandmother gave me that necklace at our reception to give to you. It's been in our family for ages, so I guess that makes it something of a good luck charm, not that we need it. I think we've got plenty of good luck on our own. We have to, otherwise we wouldn't have found each other."
She nodded, fingering the charm. "I can't believe Lily would give us something so special. How do we thank her?"
"I think," he said, picking her up playfully, "The way to do that is by caring for each other. If the necklace is supposed to symbolize our love, then I'd say we should do our best to live up to it, right?"
Piper giggled, nodding in agreement as he took her inside and placed her down gently on the bed. She pulled him down next to her, and kissed him, thinking that she didn't really need the necklace. He'd already made her the luckiest person in the world.
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A/N: Sorry for the long time between updates. Lately, school's left me too drained to attempt much writing. Review, and I'll try and get the next chapter done ASAP.
~from the song "Angel of Mine" by Monica~