Cole sighed as he sat down in the chair. Piper would be home any second, and he had to talk to her. He wasn't looking forward to it though. He knew no matter what, she was going to be upset.
Last night at P3 had been great. Paige really seemed to like Shawn. Dale was a really nice guy, and Cole knew he would treat Phoebe well, and Piper was thrilled to be back at work. Only Cole had seemed off, and he spent all night laying awake trying to decide why. Today at work he figured it out.
He wanted to be Piper's husband. He wanted it more than he thought he did. Seeing Paige & Phoebe forming new loves, reminded him of how new and precious his and Piper's love was, and he had an overwhelming desire to marry her right then and there. But he couldn't, she had to divorce Leo first.
Which is why Cole was sitting here now, sweating bullets, drumming his fingers on the table. He was going to ask Piper to get the divorce. She was going to be upset, but he couldn't continue to date another man's wife, and he loved Piper.
Cole heard the front door open. "Cole?" she called out, coming in.
"In the kitchen" he called back to her.
Piper walked in the kitchen and set the bag she had in her arms down. "I had to stop and get eggs and lettuce, sorry I was running late." she said, putting her groceries away.
"Piper, can I talk to you?" Cole asked her.
Piper noticed how serious his face was. She sat down across from him. "Sure Cole."
Cole reached over and took her hand. "Piper. We are living together. We are going to be having a baby. I want to spend eternity with you. I think it's time you asked Leo for the breaking of handfast." Cole said.
Piper sighed. "I know, I've been thinking about that. I just am not looking forward to hurting him, and I think no matter how happy he is with Holly, this will hurt him. I'll be honest Cole. I love you, but this will hurt me some to."
"I understand." Cole said.
"Leo was my first love, I will always care about him, and making all of this official is painful." Piper said, wanting to explain.
"Piper, you don't have to explain it to me. I went through a divorce myself, I know what you mean. It's painful to both parties involved. I just want to be with you, no strings attached."
"I know Cole, I will talk to Leo tomorrow, I promise." Piper said.
"Your not upset with me?" Cole asked.
"No! Of course no. I'm surprised you haven't brought it up before this. I know it's awkward that I'm still married. You have been patient and understanding about all of this. " Piper said. "I will take care of it tomorrow.
Cole got up and walked over to her. He kissed her passionately. Cole bent down and placed a soft kiss on her stomach. "You know it's weird. It's only been two months since we got pregnant, but I already love this baby more than anything. I am counting the seconds until I see his or her beautiful smile.
Piper woke up the next morning feeling sick. She had to talk to Leo today. It wasn't fair to Cole and herself that she put this off, just to keep from hurting Leo. Who knows, maybe he wanted this breaking to, but is afraid to talk to her, for fear of hurting her. She was sure Holly didn't want Leo to be married anymore.
Piper sighed as she got out of bed. Cole was already up and in the shower. He overslept again, he should have been at work an hour ago. She giggled, he had a heck of a time with the alarm. He kept throwing energy balls at them when they went off and woke him up. They had already replaced the alarm clock six times since she had moved in.
After Cole had ate breakfast and left, she finished getting dressed and went down to her car. She was going to go to P3 to talk to Leo, that way he didn't feel intimated at the penthouse, and her sister's were at the manor, with big ears.
Piper turned the lights on in the club and locked the front door. The stock shipment wasn't due in for two more hours. That was enough time. "How am I going to ask?" she asked herself.
Piper sighed again. "Leo" she finally called out.
Leo heard Piper calling him. He followed her aura and orbed into P3. He looked around and noticed she was alone. Her hair was pulled back in a cute braid ,and she had on a pink sweater and black jeans. Her stomach had a small bump, where she was just barely showing.
"Piper, wow, you look amazing." he said.
"Thanks Leo. Look, maybe you better sit down, I want to get right to the point. This is hard enough." Piper said. She sat down at a table. Leo took the seat across from her.
What was she going to say? She was alone when she called him. Maybe she was done with Cole and wanted to give things with Leo another chance. He smiled inside. He was going to get his love back. He looked deep in her eyes, but only saw pain. She must be worried about the baby, and if he would be willing to adopt it.
"Leo…" she started.
"Yes Piper?" he said, his lips forming a small smile.
"Leo, I want to get a breaking of hand fast" she said quickly.
"What?" Leo said, he must have heard her wrong.
" I want a divorce Leo. I want a divorce." Piper said.