Part 3:
I sat there and mulled it around for a second.
"Well….I…..I think that as long as he makes you happy….he's a good guy." I stammered trying to smile but I knew that I couldn't possibly fake it…..well maybe for Phoebe I could…it meant a lot to her…Somehow I managed to and I thought that it was a miracle that I did.
"Awww…..thank you Piper….as long as your ok with it I know that I'm doing the right thing by going out with him….you don't know how much this means to me…you really don't." She smiled giving me a great big hug….getting back up and looking at me once more with a huge smile on her face she ran upstairs to get ready.
The door opened and Prue came walking into the foyer by me. She sat down across form me and leaned over folding her hands into her lap….she looked very serious and almost nervous to ask what she wanted to know….by the look on her face it looked like it was killing her.
"Um….Piper is it possible…and this is up to you…do you think that Andy and I could stay in tonight?!?"
I skimmed the page I was reading and placing my finger on the paragraph I asked " why is it up to me?!?"
"Well it's just that you would have had the manor all to yourself tonight and I was wondering if would bother you to have someone in here disturbing the quietness of the manor."
"Prue….between you and Phoebe always arguing I'm used to not living in a quiet house…and I have absolutely no problem with it....besides it's your house too…do you seriously think that I purposely wanted to be alone….I mean a little quite time is nice yes but not deafening silence for the whole weekend."
Prue rose up and thanked me….for some reason she didn't want to go out tonight which was weird but maybe they were just going to watch movies and I could join in….she began to walk away but quickly returned asking me one more question.
"Ah…Piper….what do you think about Andy?" she asked nervously
"What is it with you guys and my opinions about your boyfriends?" I whispered out loud
"What?!?"
"Oh nothing…." I shook my head to dismiss the thought. "I think that Andy is the nicest person that you've ever gone out with and I wouldn't mind having him in my family as a brother in law…now Grams on the other hand….but why are you asking me? Shouldn't you be asking one of your friends?"
"Yeah…but I don't live with my friends I live with my sisters who I love dearly!" She laughed
"Sure you do….really Andy is very nice Prue…and a good catch." I smiled as she walked away.
I began to read again and wanted to just get lost in the book….Ernest Hemmingway was such a great writer and I never thought it was possible for anyone to write like that…..I got up and sat in a chair and looked out of the window and I could see the square in the moonlight where the lines had been and across the square the trees shining in the moonlight, and the darkness of their shadows…. suddenly the doorbell rang.
I sat there quietly and waited for someone to go and get it….but no one did and the bell rang again.
I got up and lightly threw my book down on the couch rushing to the door. I looked into the hall mirror, smoothed out my hair a little but and opened up the door.
"Hello?"
"Hey sweetheart" The kind voice beamed. Prue came walking from the kitchen and picked up her pace grinning from ear to ear "Hey Andy….."
The familiar face stepped inside the house a little bit….I was still standing in the hall holding onto the door, the man now standing right next to me with a smile on his face.
"Oh….it's just…Leo.." Prue sighed annoyed as she walked away in a huff.
"Leo…wha…why are you here?!" I stammered
"Well then….if you don't want me here…."he smiled and began to walk out the door a ways backwards,
"NO!….I mean no….why wouldn't I want you here?"
" I was just kidding….do you wanted to go out to the truck and talk?" He asked pointing over his shoulder.
"Sure." I smiled in awe as he led me outside and shut the door behind us.
I knew that Phoebe and or Prue had to either be watching or listening in…and that's why Leo and I always go out to his truck to talk…he like me is shy and doesn't trust a lot of people.
We stood out on the porch for a few seconds just looking at each other…sort of like we were familiar with each other but couldn't think of each other's names.
Leo let out a sigh of relief and asked as he wrapped his arms tightly around me " So….how have you been?" I sighed an 'ok I guess' and rested my head on his shoulder knowing that I could stay like this forever. He slightly began to tighten his grip on me reaffirming that he missed me and didn't want to let me go…and I hugged back closing my eyes…and just started to melt.
He always had this effect on me and trust me I loved it. My heart pounded so much that I thought he could feel it whenever we hugged. My knees began to go out and I felt like I was just floating. Everything was absolutely perfect and the horrible things that happened today were completely erased. My life at this point was totally perfect and I couldn't possibly ask for more. I slowly began to drift down and we both gently let go. My heart just screamed please just don't let me go…but I knew I had to tear myself away…he looked down at me and smiled leading the way to the truck.
We both climbed in but he was more successful than I was….I sort of stumbled and managed to pull myself in and just laughed. "I didn't remember it being so hard last time to climb in."
"Oh….that's because I added another inch lift to the truck…but the real key is to grunt while pulling yourself in…I swear that it works."
I giggled and looked at his eyes. "Well I'll have to try that next time then huh…." Oh Piper what are you doing….don't look into those eyes…whatever you do….I willed myself but it was no use…they were such a beautiful shade of blue I couldn't help myself. He laughed at what I said and I quickly looked out the windshield and back at him.
We sat there in total silence while he played with his stirring wheel and I looked at my feet. 'Well isn't this familiar….well at least I now know that I need to clean my shoes…' I thought.
"So…..anything going on with you?!?" He asked curiously
"Nope not really….Prue and Phoebe got into another fight." I sighed " oh you know the same old story…they probably couldn't get along even if their lives depended on it."
Leo just laughed and asked " So…did Prue want you to help?" he had already knew the answer but he wanted to know if it was true.
"Yep….but when doesn't she." I complained….going a little too far, but Leo totally understood.
"Piper….you have to stand up for yourself….don't let Prue or Phoebe walk all over you." He admonished gently.
"But you let some of the guys walk all over you…." I told him and quickly apologized.
"I know…I know…but that's all going to change…."
"Well at least one of us can stand up for ourselves." I smiled and he knew that it was true…it would take me a while before I could ever stand up for myself…
"Yeah…but I'll help you." He promised
We both smiled at each other as Andy pulled up behind us. He came up to the passenger window by me and knocked on it profusely until I looked at him. I looked out the window at him totally dumbfounded and then I looked back at Leo….all I could hear was Andy yelling " Piper you get out of there right now!"
I sat there and mulled it around for a second.
"Well….I…..I think that as long as he makes you happy….he's a good guy." I stammered trying to smile but I knew that I couldn't possibly fake it…..well maybe for Phoebe I could…it meant a lot to her…Somehow I managed to and I thought that it was a miracle that I did.
"Awww…..thank you Piper….as long as your ok with it I know that I'm doing the right thing by going out with him….you don't know how much this means to me…you really don't." She smiled giving me a great big hug….getting back up and looking at me once more with a huge smile on her face she ran upstairs to get ready.
The door opened and Prue came walking into the foyer by me. She sat down across form me and leaned over folding her hands into her lap….she looked very serious and almost nervous to ask what she wanted to know….by the look on her face it looked like it was killing her.
"Um….Piper is it possible…and this is up to you…do you think that Andy and I could stay in tonight?!?"
I skimmed the page I was reading and placing my finger on the paragraph I asked " why is it up to me?!?"
"Well it's just that you would have had the manor all to yourself tonight and I was wondering if would bother you to have someone in here disturbing the quietness of the manor."
"Prue….between you and Phoebe always arguing I'm used to not living in a quiet house…and I have absolutely no problem with it....besides it's your house too…do you seriously think that I purposely wanted to be alone….I mean a little quite time is nice yes but not deafening silence for the whole weekend."
Prue rose up and thanked me….for some reason she didn't want to go out tonight which was weird but maybe they were just going to watch movies and I could join in….she began to walk away but quickly returned asking me one more question.
"Ah…Piper….what do you think about Andy?" she asked nervously
"What is it with you guys and my opinions about your boyfriends?" I whispered out loud
"What?!?"
"Oh nothing…." I shook my head to dismiss the thought. "I think that Andy is the nicest person that you've ever gone out with and I wouldn't mind having him in my family as a brother in law…now Grams on the other hand….but why are you asking me? Shouldn't you be asking one of your friends?"
"Yeah…but I don't live with my friends I live with my sisters who I love dearly!" She laughed
"Sure you do….really Andy is very nice Prue…and a good catch." I smiled as she walked away.
I began to read again and wanted to just get lost in the book….Ernest Hemmingway was such a great writer and I never thought it was possible for anyone to write like that…..I got up and sat in a chair and looked out of the window and I could see the square in the moonlight where the lines had been and across the square the trees shining in the moonlight, and the darkness of their shadows…. suddenly the doorbell rang.
I sat there quietly and waited for someone to go and get it….but no one did and the bell rang again.
I got up and lightly threw my book down on the couch rushing to the door. I looked into the hall mirror, smoothed out my hair a little but and opened up the door.
"Hello?"
"Hey sweetheart" The kind voice beamed. Prue came walking from the kitchen and picked up her pace grinning from ear to ear "Hey Andy….."
The familiar face stepped inside the house a little bit….I was still standing in the hall holding onto the door, the man now standing right next to me with a smile on his face.
"Oh….it's just…Leo.." Prue sighed annoyed as she walked away in a huff.
"Leo…wha…why are you here?!" I stammered
"Well then….if you don't want me here…."he smiled and began to walk out the door a ways backwards,
"NO!….I mean no….why wouldn't I want you here?"
" I was just kidding….do you wanted to go out to the truck and talk?" He asked pointing over his shoulder.
"Sure." I smiled in awe as he led me outside and shut the door behind us.
I knew that Phoebe and or Prue had to either be watching or listening in…and that's why Leo and I always go out to his truck to talk…he like me is shy and doesn't trust a lot of people.
We stood out on the porch for a few seconds just looking at each other…sort of like we were familiar with each other but couldn't think of each other's names.
Leo let out a sigh of relief and asked as he wrapped his arms tightly around me " So….how have you been?" I sighed an 'ok I guess' and rested my head on his shoulder knowing that I could stay like this forever. He slightly began to tighten his grip on me reaffirming that he missed me and didn't want to let me go…and I hugged back closing my eyes…and just started to melt.
He always had this effect on me and trust me I loved it. My heart pounded so much that I thought he could feel it whenever we hugged. My knees began to go out and I felt like I was just floating. Everything was absolutely perfect and the horrible things that happened today were completely erased. My life at this point was totally perfect and I couldn't possibly ask for more. I slowly began to drift down and we both gently let go. My heart just screamed please just don't let me go…but I knew I had to tear myself away…he looked down at me and smiled leading the way to the truck.
We both climbed in but he was more successful than I was….I sort of stumbled and managed to pull myself in and just laughed. "I didn't remember it being so hard last time to climb in."
"Oh….that's because I added another inch lift to the truck…but the real key is to grunt while pulling yourself in…I swear that it works."
I giggled and looked at his eyes. "Well I'll have to try that next time then huh…." Oh Piper what are you doing….don't look into those eyes…whatever you do….I willed myself but it was no use…they were such a beautiful shade of blue I couldn't help myself. He laughed at what I said and I quickly looked out the windshield and back at him.
We sat there in total silence while he played with his stirring wheel and I looked at my feet. 'Well isn't this familiar….well at least I now know that I need to clean my shoes…' I thought.
"So…..anything going on with you?!?" He asked curiously
"Nope not really….Prue and Phoebe got into another fight." I sighed " oh you know the same old story…they probably couldn't get along even if their lives depended on it."
Leo just laughed and asked " So…did Prue want you to help?" he had already knew the answer but he wanted to know if it was true.
"Yep….but when doesn't she." I complained….going a little too far, but Leo totally understood.
"Piper….you have to stand up for yourself….don't let Prue or Phoebe walk all over you." He admonished gently.
"But you let some of the guys walk all over you…." I told him and quickly apologized.
"I know…I know…but that's all going to change…."
"Well at least one of us can stand up for ourselves." I smiled and he knew that it was true…it would take me a while before I could ever stand up for myself…
"Yeah…but I'll help you." He promised
We both smiled at each other as Andy pulled up behind us. He came up to the passenger window by me and knocked on it profusely until I looked at him. I looked out the window at him totally dumbfounded and then I looked back at Leo….all I could hear was Andy yelling " Piper you get out of there right now!"