Chapter 19 - "Surprise me."
(Three days passed)
"Damn, it's so hot and it's only 7am." Paige said. She was wearing a short red dress.
"Tell me about it, it's 45 degrees today." Phoebe wiped the sweat off her face. She was wearing a
top..well you might not be able to call it a top, it was more of a strip of material that showed
her stomach and she was wearing shorts.
"Who wears short shorts?" Piper came in singing.
"I wear short shorts." Phoebe sang back. Piper was wearing a silky tank top that was backless, it
had straps criss-crossing her back. She also had a frilly skirt that came down to her knees.
"Anyone going to work today?" Prue asked. She had a pink no sleeve work shirt and a knee
length black skirt.
"Yeah, just a second Prue." Piper said. All the sisters were going into town today. Piper and
Paige were going to throw a function again this morning and had to get there early so the food
would be fresh. Phoebe was going to see Cole, his case was closed and he had one it.
(Town)
"You're seriously going to go to work on a day like this?" Phoebe thought Prue was crazy.
"Yeah, i mean as much as i'd rather be at home, the museum is air conditioned so i'll be fine."
"Okay, it's your choice. I'm gonna go see Cole now, bye gals." Phoebe said and went off.
"Alright, well i'm gonna go now too." Prue turned to leave.
"Prue, are you okay?" Piper asked.
"Yeah of course i am, what makes you ask?"
"Well, you seemed a little down lately." Paige observed.
"Bane hasn't contacted me in days. This would be fine because were not serious or anything but he
said he was going to a friend for his birthday. You celebrate birthdays for ONE day, not a week."
"I'm sure he's okay." Piper reassured.
"Yeah, he's okay." Paige mimicked. Piper smiled.
"Okay, he better have not been lying to me. Nah, he's fine, i'm just being silly. We're not even
seeing each other so it doesn't matter. Bye, see you later." Prue said confidentely and left.
"Wow, she brushed him off pretty quickly." Paige noticed.
"A little too quickly." Piper reconfirmed.
(Piper's club a.k.a the town's function house)
Paige had set up all the tables and decorations while Piper had worked her butt off in the
kitchen with all the other cooks she had hired.
Paige was inside with the crew checking everything before the guests arrived. Piper was at
another store buying a bottle of champagne. She carried the bottle back to the function house
and she stopped at this empty barnyard which was wide open. It was facing away from the town and
you could see the empty plains through it.
Piper was staring out into space when she felt these strong arms wrap around her waist. Then the
guy started to kiss her neck. She knew who it was. "How did you find me here?"
"I knew you were going to be in town today so i thought i'd come bye." He smiled.
"How did you know that huh?" She smiled back.
"I called your house and Phoebe told me. I wanna show you something." He said as he was holding
her close.
Piper hugged him back. "What is it?"
"It's a surprise" he said in a low voice. She was looking over her shoulder and saw Paige.
Paige mouthed, "Don't worry, i'll handle the function."
"Are you sure?" Piper mouthed back.
"Yeah, i'll be fine, you go have fun." Paige said and laughed as she watched Piper try and talk
to her and play with Leo at the same time. Piper said "I love you" and waved behind Leo's back.
"You still here?" Leo said. Piper hadn't accepted his request yet.
"Yes i am. Surprise me." Piper said. Leo blindfolded her. "What's this for?" Piper said in a
cheeky tone.
"You'll see, when this comes off. Don't worry, i wont let you fall." Leo picked Piper up and put
her in the plane.
"Going for a ride are we sir?"
"Yes ma'am we are."
(Piper's club)
The function had started and was going well.
"Where is your sister???" Ginia barked at Paige.
"She, uh had a doctor's appointment." Paige made up...well it was kinda true in a sense *lol*.
"Really? Well she had the nerve to not tell me." Ginia spat.
"Yeah, um, it was unexpected, last mintue you know. She was supposed to have one earlier but the
doctor was booked, and he was free today so he had her come in." Paige lied.
"Oh. What's she in for, is she sick?" Ginia raised her nose to show her supirioity...which she
lacked in the Halliwells world.
"I'm not entirely sure but i think she's having a physical." *Damn Paige, you're good. Didn't
actually lie bout that part hehe.*
(Place Leo took Piper)
"Are we there yet?" Piper asked in a little kiddy voice.
"Any minute now little one." Leo answered in a daddy tone.
*Wow, he has a good fatherly vibe coming from him. I don't want kids yet, i wanna fool around.
Where the hell is he taking me?* Piper was thinking.
*Almost there. She's doin the little kid voice...i don't want kids yet. I wanna fool around.* Leo
was thinking as well.
"We're here." Leo said as he started to land the plane. It hadn't been that long when they were
flying. Piper could feel the plane dive closer to the ground. It was kinda fun, flying blind-
folded and not knowing where she was going was very exciting for Piper.
The plane had landed and Leo came into the passenger room of his plane, 'The White Light'. He
guided Piper down the stairs and onto the ground. Piper felt the surface of the ground was very
soft under her sandals. She could smell sweet flower aroma as well.
"Okay, ready?" Leo grabbed the blindfold.
"As i'll ever be." Piper replied. Leo took the mask off and she was amazed. "Goodness Leo, this
place is beautiful!" She praised. They were at an old house that was a medium sized two-story.
The softness under her feet was the lush green grass that you wouldn't normally find in this
part of the Country. There were flowers all around the sides of the house and the trees were tall
and in bloom.
"Thank you. I take it you like it?"
"Yes, i love it. Leo, is this yours?" Piper looked him in the eye.
"Yeah. I bought the land many years ago from my uncle. I've tried to keep the plants growing in
my spare time in hope that one day i could move in here with somebody. The house...well it needs
some work." *Suddenly a tile fell off of the overhanging verandah above the front door* "Okay, it
needs a lot of work. But when it's done it's going to be perfect." Leo smiled.
"I bet it will." Piper smiled back. "Wait, you don't have time to actually live here?"
"Unfortunately no, not really. Being a Flying Doc. i don't have much time to myself..sometimes i
have whole weeks off but lately there's been a lot of people getting attacked." Leo looked down.
"I know, it's been pretty crazy hasn't it.. Don't look so sad." Piper put her hand in his.
"Sorry. It's just on one hand, it's having to work a lot and on the other hand, it's not being
able to spend time at home and spend time with you." Leo said and he squeezed her hand tight.
"Lets go inside."
Leo had given Piper the tour of his un-finished house. He was right, it did need work and it did
need more furniture in it. Otherwise Piper liked it. She didn't know he had anything like this in
his life. Now that she did, she didn't want to him to lose it, or her to lose him.
(Piper's club)
"Paige! Where is your sister?!" Ginia tried to yell under her breath but it came out more like an
extremely loud whisper.
"She's still with the doctor obviously!"
"Don't give me that cheek young woman. This is her club, not yours!" Ginia scoffed.
"Yeah and she gave me permission to run it while she is gone."
"She never told me that." She said while turning beetroot red.
"She doesn't have to, you don't own this place, you don't run it, so you have no say." Paige
stood up against the w..bitch ;P .
"Ogh! I have NO say?! I have half of these functions, I am her main customer - if it wasn't for
me, she wouldn't be having the success that she is!" Ginia was yelling this time. Everyone was
looking.
"No you're not. The people that attend the functions are the reasons why she's doing so well that
and she's a great host with lots of talent. Now if you'll excuse me, i have to go check those
great customers we have here today." and with that, Paige went to serve tables.
"Stupid young girl. You wait until your sister hears about this! She'll be surprised at you!"
Ginia yelled across the room. She was expecting everyone to be on her side but no one spoke. This ruffled her stuck up feathers
and she left the club. *Yup, i'm a suprising woman.* Paige thought to herself.
(Leo's not-lived-in-much-or-worked-on-much-yet house)
"Orrh, it's so god damn hot, even indoors." Leo said.
"I know, i'm so glad i didn't wear something less revealing than this." Piper looked at her
clothes. *Did that come out wrong?..nah*
"I'm glad you didn't either. You look great." Leo complimented. Piper blushed but it didn't show,
she was already flushed because of the heat. "There's a fan in the other room. I'll get you a
drink...oh damn."
"What's wrong?" Piper asked.
"I haven't been here in a week so i have no drinks and bugger all food." He smacked his head.
"It's okay, i see you have chocolate bavarian cheesecake in the freezer and there's champagne in
'The White Light'. Piper grinned.
"Oh you saw the name of the plane?" Piper nodded. "I don't know why i called it that. It just felt
right." said Leo Wyatt :D. "Hey, did you say champagne?"
"Yeah, remember i had bought some just before you found me. You picked it up before you blind-
folded me i think."
"That's right, i did too. Silly me, I did put it in the plane. I'll be right back." Leo said,
then he kissed her on the cheek before running outside.
Piper was left inside, she stared around the room. *This house is gonna look so awesome when it's
done..and i can't wait to visit :P *
"I'm back." Leo had the champagne in one hand. He was a little sweaty because it was a scorcher
that day. "Somehow, it's still cold too. Shall i serve it?"
"Yes please. I'll get some bavarian for us too. Hey, you mentioned a fan in the other room?"
Leo poured them a glass of champagne each and Piper had cut up the cake. "Yeah, we'll have to eat
in the bedroom...beacause the fan is in there of course." He nervous laughed at himself. That
almost came out wrong.
"okay, lead the way Wyatt."
"Follow me Halliwell."
(Cole's house)
"Wow Phoebe, you said you were gonna congratulate me on the win but i didn't expect that." Cole
smiled as he peaked out from under his bed sheets.
Phoebe appeared from under them as he said that. "Hehe, i'm full of surprises and that just then
was amazing."
(Museum)
"Prue, you've been working harder than everyone else here has in the last week. I think we all
deserve some time off, starting tomorrow."
"But, it's okay i can..."
"No, i insist. Besides, it's not that busy around here now like it was a few weeks ago." Prue's
boss flashed a smile. Prue hadn't realised it before, but her boss was really handsome, not to
mention nice.
"Alright, if you insist." Prue couldn't believe she had just accepted his offer. "Come visit me."
"Are you serious?" Prue's boss Colby Jones wasn't expecting that.
"Umm." Prue didn't know whether to joke or really mean it.
Colby looked at her. "Of course you are, you're always serious."
"I am not! i can, you just don't know me well enough."
"True that. Well i guess i'll find out more about you when i come see you." Mr. Jones said and
then walked off mysteriously.
Prue went to get her stuff and head home. *What am i doing? ..it's okay, you've invited him over
as a friend. Besides our friendships have been diminishing lately.* Prue smiled as she calmed
down and headed out the door.
(Three days passed)
"Damn, it's so hot and it's only 7am." Paige said. She was wearing a short red dress.
"Tell me about it, it's 45 degrees today." Phoebe wiped the sweat off her face. She was wearing a
top..well you might not be able to call it a top, it was more of a strip of material that showed
her stomach and she was wearing shorts.
"Who wears short shorts?" Piper came in singing.
"I wear short shorts." Phoebe sang back. Piper was wearing a silky tank top that was backless, it
had straps criss-crossing her back. She also had a frilly skirt that came down to her knees.
"Anyone going to work today?" Prue asked. She had a pink no sleeve work shirt and a knee
length black skirt.
"Yeah, just a second Prue." Piper said. All the sisters were going into town today. Piper and
Paige were going to throw a function again this morning and had to get there early so the food
would be fresh. Phoebe was going to see Cole, his case was closed and he had one it.
(Town)
"You're seriously going to go to work on a day like this?" Phoebe thought Prue was crazy.
"Yeah, i mean as much as i'd rather be at home, the museum is air conditioned so i'll be fine."
"Okay, it's your choice. I'm gonna go see Cole now, bye gals." Phoebe said and went off.
"Alright, well i'm gonna go now too." Prue turned to leave.
"Prue, are you okay?" Piper asked.
"Yeah of course i am, what makes you ask?"
"Well, you seemed a little down lately." Paige observed.
"Bane hasn't contacted me in days. This would be fine because were not serious or anything but he
said he was going to a friend for his birthday. You celebrate birthdays for ONE day, not a week."
"I'm sure he's okay." Piper reassured.
"Yeah, he's okay." Paige mimicked. Piper smiled.
"Okay, he better have not been lying to me. Nah, he's fine, i'm just being silly. We're not even
seeing each other so it doesn't matter. Bye, see you later." Prue said confidentely and left.
"Wow, she brushed him off pretty quickly." Paige noticed.
"A little too quickly." Piper reconfirmed.
(Piper's club a.k.a the town's function house)
Paige had set up all the tables and decorations while Piper had worked her butt off in the
kitchen with all the other cooks she had hired.
Paige was inside with the crew checking everything before the guests arrived. Piper was at
another store buying a bottle of champagne. She carried the bottle back to the function house
and she stopped at this empty barnyard which was wide open. It was facing away from the town and
you could see the empty plains through it.
Piper was staring out into space when she felt these strong arms wrap around her waist. Then the
guy started to kiss her neck. She knew who it was. "How did you find me here?"
"I knew you were going to be in town today so i thought i'd come bye." He smiled.
"How did you know that huh?" She smiled back.
"I called your house and Phoebe told me. I wanna show you something." He said as he was holding
her close.
Piper hugged him back. "What is it?"
"It's a surprise" he said in a low voice. She was looking over her shoulder and saw Paige.
Paige mouthed, "Don't worry, i'll handle the function."
"Are you sure?" Piper mouthed back.
"Yeah, i'll be fine, you go have fun." Paige said and laughed as she watched Piper try and talk
to her and play with Leo at the same time. Piper said "I love you" and waved behind Leo's back.
"You still here?" Leo said. Piper hadn't accepted his request yet.
"Yes i am. Surprise me." Piper said. Leo blindfolded her. "What's this for?" Piper said in a
cheeky tone.
"You'll see, when this comes off. Don't worry, i wont let you fall." Leo picked Piper up and put
her in the plane.
"Going for a ride are we sir?"
"Yes ma'am we are."
(Piper's club)
The function had started and was going well.
"Where is your sister???" Ginia barked at Paige.
"She, uh had a doctor's appointment." Paige made up...well it was kinda true in a sense *lol*.
"Really? Well she had the nerve to not tell me." Ginia spat.
"Yeah, um, it was unexpected, last mintue you know. She was supposed to have one earlier but the
doctor was booked, and he was free today so he had her come in." Paige lied.
"Oh. What's she in for, is she sick?" Ginia raised her nose to show her supirioity...which she
lacked in the Halliwells world.
"I'm not entirely sure but i think she's having a physical." *Damn Paige, you're good. Didn't
actually lie bout that part hehe.*
(Place Leo took Piper)
"Are we there yet?" Piper asked in a little kiddy voice.
"Any minute now little one." Leo answered in a daddy tone.
*Wow, he has a good fatherly vibe coming from him. I don't want kids yet, i wanna fool around.
Where the hell is he taking me?* Piper was thinking.
*Almost there. She's doin the little kid voice...i don't want kids yet. I wanna fool around.* Leo
was thinking as well.
"We're here." Leo said as he started to land the plane. It hadn't been that long when they were
flying. Piper could feel the plane dive closer to the ground. It was kinda fun, flying blind-
folded and not knowing where she was going was very exciting for Piper.
The plane had landed and Leo came into the passenger room of his plane, 'The White Light'. He
guided Piper down the stairs and onto the ground. Piper felt the surface of the ground was very
soft under her sandals. She could smell sweet flower aroma as well.
"Okay, ready?" Leo grabbed the blindfold.
"As i'll ever be." Piper replied. Leo took the mask off and she was amazed. "Goodness Leo, this
place is beautiful!" She praised. They were at an old house that was a medium sized two-story.
The softness under her feet was the lush green grass that you wouldn't normally find in this
part of the Country. There were flowers all around the sides of the house and the trees were tall
and in bloom.
"Thank you. I take it you like it?"
"Yes, i love it. Leo, is this yours?" Piper looked him in the eye.
"Yeah. I bought the land many years ago from my uncle. I've tried to keep the plants growing in
my spare time in hope that one day i could move in here with somebody. The house...well it needs
some work." *Suddenly a tile fell off of the overhanging verandah above the front door* "Okay, it
needs a lot of work. But when it's done it's going to be perfect." Leo smiled.
"I bet it will." Piper smiled back. "Wait, you don't have time to actually live here?"
"Unfortunately no, not really. Being a Flying Doc. i don't have much time to myself..sometimes i
have whole weeks off but lately there's been a lot of people getting attacked." Leo looked down.
"I know, it's been pretty crazy hasn't it.. Don't look so sad." Piper put her hand in his.
"Sorry. It's just on one hand, it's having to work a lot and on the other hand, it's not being
able to spend time at home and spend time with you." Leo said and he squeezed her hand tight.
"Lets go inside."
Leo had given Piper the tour of his un-finished house. He was right, it did need work and it did
need more furniture in it. Otherwise Piper liked it. She didn't know he had anything like this in
his life. Now that she did, she didn't want to him to lose it, or her to lose him.
(Piper's club)
"Paige! Where is your sister?!" Ginia tried to yell under her breath but it came out more like an
extremely loud whisper.
"She's still with the doctor obviously!"
"Don't give me that cheek young woman. This is her club, not yours!" Ginia scoffed.
"Yeah and she gave me permission to run it while she is gone."
"She never told me that." She said while turning beetroot red.
"She doesn't have to, you don't own this place, you don't run it, so you have no say." Paige
stood up against the w..bitch ;P .
"Ogh! I have NO say?! I have half of these functions, I am her main customer - if it wasn't for
me, she wouldn't be having the success that she is!" Ginia was yelling this time. Everyone was
looking.
"No you're not. The people that attend the functions are the reasons why she's doing so well that
and she's a great host with lots of talent. Now if you'll excuse me, i have to go check those
great customers we have here today." and with that, Paige went to serve tables.
"Stupid young girl. You wait until your sister hears about this! She'll be surprised at you!"
Ginia yelled across the room. She was expecting everyone to be on her side but no one spoke. This ruffled her stuck up feathers
and she left the club. *Yup, i'm a suprising woman.* Paige thought to herself.
(Leo's not-lived-in-much-or-worked-on-much-yet house)
"Orrh, it's so god damn hot, even indoors." Leo said.
"I know, i'm so glad i didn't wear something less revealing than this." Piper looked at her
clothes. *Did that come out wrong?..nah*
"I'm glad you didn't either. You look great." Leo complimented. Piper blushed but it didn't show,
she was already flushed because of the heat. "There's a fan in the other room. I'll get you a
drink...oh damn."
"What's wrong?" Piper asked.
"I haven't been here in a week so i have no drinks and bugger all food." He smacked his head.
"It's okay, i see you have chocolate bavarian cheesecake in the freezer and there's champagne in
'The White Light'. Piper grinned.
"Oh you saw the name of the plane?" Piper nodded. "I don't know why i called it that. It just felt
right." said Leo Wyatt :D. "Hey, did you say champagne?"
"Yeah, remember i had bought some just before you found me. You picked it up before you blind-
folded me i think."
"That's right, i did too. Silly me, I did put it in the plane. I'll be right back." Leo said,
then he kissed her on the cheek before running outside.
Piper was left inside, she stared around the room. *This house is gonna look so awesome when it's
done..and i can't wait to visit :P *
"I'm back." Leo had the champagne in one hand. He was a little sweaty because it was a scorcher
that day. "Somehow, it's still cold too. Shall i serve it?"
"Yes please. I'll get some bavarian for us too. Hey, you mentioned a fan in the other room?"
Leo poured them a glass of champagne each and Piper had cut up the cake. "Yeah, we'll have to eat
in the bedroom...beacause the fan is in there of course." He nervous laughed at himself. That
almost came out wrong.
"okay, lead the way Wyatt."
"Follow me Halliwell."
(Cole's house)
"Wow Phoebe, you said you were gonna congratulate me on the win but i didn't expect that." Cole
smiled as he peaked out from under his bed sheets.
Phoebe appeared from under them as he said that. "Hehe, i'm full of surprises and that just then
was amazing."
(Museum)
"Prue, you've been working harder than everyone else here has in the last week. I think we all
deserve some time off, starting tomorrow."
"But, it's okay i can..."
"No, i insist. Besides, it's not that busy around here now like it was a few weeks ago." Prue's
boss flashed a smile. Prue hadn't realised it before, but her boss was really handsome, not to
mention nice.
"Alright, if you insist." Prue couldn't believe she had just accepted his offer. "Come visit me."
"Are you serious?" Prue's boss Colby Jones wasn't expecting that.
"Umm." Prue didn't know whether to joke or really mean it.
Colby looked at her. "Of course you are, you're always serious."
"I am not! i can, you just don't know me well enough."
"True that. Well i guess i'll find out more about you when i come see you." Mr. Jones said and
then walked off mysteriously.
Prue went to get her stuff and head home. *What am i doing? ..it's okay, you've invited him over
as a friend. Besides our friendships have been diminishing lately.* Prue smiled as she calmed
down and headed out the door.