DISCLAMIER: I do not own the Charmed characters. This story is for entertainment purposes only, unless you don't like Piper with anyone other than Leo. LOL.

SET: Season Four. Piper & Leo are married, Phoebe & Cole are married. Cole's not evil (just sexy)

Piper couldn't believe the mess at P3. She swore to herself she was never going to throw another party.

There was leftover food laying all over the place, bottles and cans all over the floor. It was awful. Nobody had tried to clean up last night.

She sighed as she grabbed the trash can. This was going to take all day. She went into her office and turned the radio on, turning it up some.

As she made her way back out, she thought about calling her head bartender, Tony, and asking him to come in and help, but it wasn't fair to him. He had worked ten hours yesterday, helping to set the party up, and then running the bar through the whole event.

Piper had just finished picking up glass bottles, when she noticed blue lights in her office. She made her way back, and saw Leo waiting for her.

"Are you alone?" he asked, reaching to give her a hug.

"Yeah, why?" she said.

"I didn't want to orb in, just in case you had Tony here or something." Leo said, smiling at her.

"Oh, no, I decided to give Tony a break. Besides, I battle demons all the time, what's a little bit of trash?" Piper said.

"Wanna take a break?" Leo said, pulling her close.

"What did you have in mind?" Piper said.

"Well, we are alone. And you do have a couch in here." Leo said, giving her a sly smile.

He leaned to her and pressed his lips to hers before she could say anything. Piper felt her stomach tense up. There was no sparks. Not even a small one. Leo's kiss was causing her the butterflies in her stomach. Why couldn't she get the passion she had felt with Cole from Leo? Life would be easier.

Leo continued to kiss her, his hands reach down to pull on her shirt. He broke their kiss long enough to slip her shirt off, and then his mouth went for her once more.

Piper pushed gently on his chest. "Leo wait" she said against his mouth.

"What is it?" Leo said, his hands holding her arms.

"I can't right now. I have to get this mess cleaned up before we open. I don't have a moment to spare." Piper said, biting her lips. She didn't want to tell him that his passion wasn't being returned.

"Oh. Okay." Leo said, letting go of her. He ran his hands through his hair. This was getting to frustrating. Piper had been like this for months. When she had responded to him last night, and made love with a frenzy, he had thought she had gotten over whatever was going on, but today she was back to being frigid with him.

It's like she had no interest in being with him. She didn't even seem to enjoy kissing him anymore. What was going on with his wife? He watched her putting her shirt back on. He wanted to scream. He wanted ask her what was going on, and if she still loved him.

But he didn't, instead he smiled at her, kissed her cheek, said his goodbye, and orbed back to the manor. Why didn't he say something to her? Leo was unsure. What he was sure of, was that he was getting tired of his wife treating him like a brother.

Leo heard a sound behind him and turned to see Paige walking in the kitchen. "Hey Leo." she said, smiling as she sat her purse down. "Whats up?"

"Nothing Paige, nothing." Leo grumbled, making his way upstairs. What was he going to do? Did he want a wife who had not interest in him?

Paige stood in the kitchen, looking at Leo as he left. She could tell something was wrong. He seemed angry or hurt. Paige wondered if she should find out what was going on, or let it go.

"Where's Piper when you need her?" Paige asked herself, deciding to go up and knock on Leo's door. She hated seeing him upset. He was always the strong one. The brave one.

"Leo?" she said softly as she knocked. "Are you sure your okay?"

"Yeah Paige, I'm fine." Leo said, opening the door. He looked at Paige. She looked great, her blonde hair falling over her shoulders. He loved blonde hair. 'Stop it Leo' he told himself. 'Your just thinking this because your wife is denying you.'

Paige looked up at Leo, and saw an unusual look in his eyes. It made her feel funny. It was almost as if Leo was desiring her. Paige had given up fighting the crush she had on Leo a long time ago. Sometimes she felt bad that she liked Leo, it would crush Piper if she knew.

Could it be Leo liked her back? No, of course not. She's like his sister. Paige smiled. "Okay, well I'm here if you need me Leo." Paige said, smiling at him.

Leo watched Paige turn and walk away from this door. "Wait, Paige?" he said, even as he told himself to stop.

"Yes Leo?" she said, turning back around.

" I need you." he barely whispered.