A/N: YAY! The Piper/Leo chapter is here. Everybody celebrate.
"Piper seriously, you look like a goddess." Sydney's compliment was accurate enough. Sydney had insisted that Piper buy and wear a knee length, low cut light purple dress which flaunted every one of her curves. And Sydney had styled Piper's hair in a half ponytail, the rest hanging down in curls.
Piper turned from the mirror and smiled, "Thanks for everything."
Sydney waved it off, "Don't mention it."
"No really," Piper insisted, "You've been a great friend to me these past two weeks. I've never had a friend like you before."
Sydney smiled, "Yeah, well, don't mention it."
Piper laughed, "You are the most humble person ever."
Sydney was going to say something but the doorbell rang, and Phoebe yelled up the stairs, "Piper! Loverboy's here!"
Piper made a face, "See you when I get home. You'll be fine, right?" Sydney was spending the night and had to hang out with the two remaining sisters for a few hours.
Sydney shook her head, "Don't worry about me, I have one ally here, I think." Piper nodded and ran from the room, "And don't came back early because of me!" Sydney yelled after her.
When she reached the bottom of the stairs, Piper gave Phoebe a nasty look for yelling "loverboy" in front of Leo. Phoebe returned to the look with her tongue stuck out and flounced off into the kitchen. Piper shook her head and turned to Leo, and smiled, "Hi."
"Hi," He said, caught in the same daze that had caught her. "Shall we go?"
She nodded, and followed him out of the house. She didn't notice that her two sisters and Sydney were watching her and Leo leave, faces pressed to the windows. The rise to the restaurant was silent for most part with the exception of a couple "How are you?" "I'm fine, you?" lines. The restaurant wasn't super fancy but it wasn't casual like a McDonald's either. After the waiter took their drink orders, Piper turned to face Leo. "This is ridiculous."
Leo nodded, "Yeah, I have a hundred things to say to you but I can't seem to find the words to say them"
Piper smiled, "Like what?"
"You look beautiful tonight," Leo said, almost immediately. Piper blushed and looked down at her menu. When she glanced up, she noticed he was still looking at her, "And I can't believe that I'm here with the most amazing woman in the world."
Piper mouthed a "wow" when she glanced down at her menu again. She hoped that it had gone unnoticed by Leo. She wasn't that lucky. He noticed but was too entranced by her beauty that he forgot to mention it. "That's sweet." She said, at last, looking up again.
"It's the truth," He answered, causing her to blush again.
She took a deep breath and let it out slowly. This entire evening so far was making her mind numb. She couldn't explain it. She didn't want to explain it. She wouldn't let herself try to find an explanation. "Leo, can I ask you something?"
He nodded, "Anything?"
"Did you lose a bet or something?" The question had been on her mind every since he had first started talking to her. In her last school, guys would pretend to flirt with her because they lost a bet.
"What?" He asked, shocked.
"Did you lose a bet?" She repeated, "Is that why you're going out with me?"
Leo stared at her for a moment, trying to comprehend what she had just asked him. Finally he found his voice, "I don't know what you're talking about with this nonsense about a bet or something but I do now that I wouldn't go out with you if I didn't really want to."
Piper's eyes misted, she could hear the compassion and truth in his voice. "Really?" She choked out.
"Really," He confirmed, reaching across the table and grabbing her hand. A shot of electricity shot through her nerves, instantly making her fully aware of exactly how he felt. She began to wander if you could fall in love with someone after one date and two weeks of flirting. Well, maybe it wasn't deep, passionate, meaningful love, but it was the start of something that would lead to the deep, passionate, meaningful love that you hear about and very few people experience.
Dinner was a lot easier after that. They began to loosen up, shaking the first date jitters and talk. They talked about everything, from her childhood to his, politics, places they've always wanted to visit, pets they'd had at one time, funny stories that were completely random but perfect to tell.
After dinner, they went about wandering the streets of downtown L.A. (A/N; I've never been to L.A., so the downtown area I'm basing off of Denver because I've been there. Hell, I live thirty miles from Denver). They window shopped literally, peering into shop windows and commenting on things in them.
Piper stopped, and gazed into a small Wicca store. For some reason that she couldn't explain, she had the urge to go in there. Things like herbs and Books of Shadows and charms littered the store window and Piper knew exactly what each herb did or how to use the charms. She forgot the urge to go inside the shop when Leo's hand slipped into hers. She leaned slightly into his arm, still staring into the store window.
"See something you like?" Leo asked, gently teasing her.
Smiling, she turned to face him, taking her eyes away from the window. "Well, one thing but I don't need to buy it," She answered, a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Oh, really," He returned to tease, taking a step towards her, closing the space between their bodies. She was instantly aware of how close he was and leaned into him. His hand went to her chin, tilting her head upwards so she had to face him. He leaned down and captured her lips with his. She couldn't have stopped him if she wanted to. His lips were so soft and gentle but firm and strong at the same time, if that makes any sense. But reasoning and logic go out the window when loves gets involved. (A/N: Grams is such a wise person, too bad she hates Chris. Very uncool!)
She wasn't sure who pulled back first, but she knew that she hadn't felt happier than she did in that moment in her entire life. Both stood there in a daze, completely entranced by the other. The moment was broken by her cell phone ringing.
Cringing, she reached into her purse and pulled out the offending object. Darling sister number one her caller ID read, and sighing she answered the phone, "Hello?"
"Piper? Where the hell are you? Do you realize what time it is?" Phoebe, it was Phoebe.
"No," Piper admitted.
"Well, I'll tell you, it is 10:34."
Piper frowned, "So?"
"So?" Phoebe echoed, "So that means get back here."
"Don't listen to her, Piper! She's just jealous!" Sydney yelled in the background.
"I am not!" Phoebe yelled at Sydney, then lowering her voice she added, "I'm serious, I'll tell Dad."
"Dad doesn't care and you know it." Piper argued. Looking up she gave Leo an "I'm sooo sorry" look. "Listen, Pheebs, I'll be there soon." And with that she hung up the phone. "My sister's throwing a fit and she's threatening me."
Leo just smiled, "It's okay, I understand."
Ten minutes later, he dropped her off in front of her house, promising to call her the next day. Piper watched his car disappear before going inside. "Phoebe!" She screamed the second she came inside the house.
Phoebe came out looking confused, "What?"
"How could you do that? You practically destroyed my date with Leo with your jealous phone call."
Phoebe looked even more confused, "What are you talking about? I didn't call you tonight."
"Yes, you did," Piper countered, pulling out her phone, showing Phoebe the caller list, "This is your cell phone's number isn't it?"
Phoebe took the phone and studied the number listed under darling sister number one, it was her cell phone number and that's what Phoebe had put her number under in Piper's phone instead of her own name. "Piper, I swear I didn't call you. My battery's dead."
It was Piper's turn to be confused, "It is?"
"Yes," Phoebe said, immediately, "It is. Has been for two days now."
Piper suddenly remembered Phoebe telling her that her cell phone battery had died two ago, "But then who called me?"
Phoebe shrugged, "I have no idea. Well goodnight." Phoebe headed up the stairs.
Still confused, Piper headed into the living room where Sydney was glued to the TV, "Did you hear Phoebe call me tonight?"
Sydney switched off the TV and turned towards Piper, "Ummm, no. But I did see a very entertaining and enlightening documentary on birds."
"Birds?" Piper laughed.
"Yes, birds," Sydney laughed as well. "They are very fascinating." Piper just laughed harder and plopped on the couch next to her, forgetting all about the weird phone call.
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