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.
SET: Season Four. Piper & Leo are married, Phoebe & Cole are married. Cole's not evil (just sexy)
Authors Note: Sorry about the delay in updating. I just bought a new car this week, so it has been really hectic. I only updated one chapter, but I will do a bigger update this weekend! Thanks!
Cole rolled over. He was fighting having to wake up. He wanted to slip back into his dreams. He had the most wonderful dream going. He was married to Piper in his dream, not Phoebe. She had just come home and told him that she was pregnant when he woke up.
He looked over at the clock. It was almost noon. Cole sat up fast, he couldn't believe he had slept in that late. He looked down and discovered he was still wearing the clothes he had on last night.
Cole thought of Piper. She was going to have an awful hangover when she woke up. He got out of bed and stepped out in the hallway. The manor was silent. Paige, Leo and Phoebe must not have come home yet.
Cole walked to Piper's door. He could hear her groaning. He continued down to the bathroom. After taking a quick shower, Cole poured a tall glass of water and grabbed the bottle of Tylenol.
He walked back to Piper's door and knocked softly. He heard her groaning in response, and he opened the door.
She was sitting up in bed, holding her head with both hands. Her eyes were bloodshot. Her long brown hair was hanging around her face.
"Are you okay?" Cole asked in a quiet voice.
"I don't think so. How much did I drink?" Piper mumbled.
"Enough." Cole said with a smile. He handed her the water and two Tylenol. "Drink" he said.
As Piper swallowed the pills, Cole went to her closet. He opened the door and pulled out the first shirt he could grab, tossing it to her. "Put that on Piper." he said.
Piper looked down and saw she was only in her bra and skirt. She looked back up at him with a horrified expression on her face. "Oh god Cole, I thought that was all a dream." Piper said, remembering last night.
"Don't worry about it. You were drunk." Cole said.
"I'm so sorry, I was ju…" before Piper could say anything else, her face turned white and her mouth scrunched up.
Cole realized what was about to happen. He leaned down and picked her up, carrying her to the bathroom quickly.
Piper began to throw up as soon as Cole sat her down. She knelt over the toilet, ridding herself of the leftover alcohol in her system, tears were running down her face.
Cole knelt down beside her and lifter her hair back from her face. He held it back with one hand, and with his other hand he rubbed her back.
When Piper was done he helped her stand up, and gave her some more water. She guzzled it quickly.
"Drinking is no fun." Piper said.
"I know, are you okay?" Cole asked her.
Piper nodded. Cole grabbed her arm softly, and helped her back to the bedroom. She sat down on her bed and looked up at him.
"Cole why are you being so nice to me? You held my hair when I threw up, you brought me Tylenol, after I threw myself on you and then pushed you away last night, why?" Piper asked him.
"Because I care about you. I love you. I understand last night, it was the alcohol, not you. I'm not upset Piper." Cole said gently.
Piper looked up at him. She could get lost in those blue eyes. She broke away from his gaze quickly.
" I need to brush my teeth and take a shower." Piper said, standing up.
"I'm going to go make some coffee, you'll want some." Cole said, starting for her door.
"Cole?" Piper said as he walked out.
Cole turned around to face her, "Yes?"
"Thank you." Piper said.
"Your welcome." Cole said, leaving the room. He softly shut the door behind. Him.
"I love you too." Piper whispered to the closed door. She loved him, but would never act on it. She could never betray her sister and husband like that.
Piper felt much better after her shower. She fixed her hair up in a ponytail and put on her favorite purple sweater.
When she was done, Piper followed her nose down to the coffee. She walked in the room to find Cole sitting at the table, sipping coffee.
"Feeling better?" he asked as she walked in.
"Yes, lots." Piper said, pouring a big cup of coffee. Piper studied him as she sipped the hot liquid. She had kissed him again last night. She licked her lips slowly, wishing she could still taste him. She remembered taking his hands and running them up her body. She felt trails of fire where he had touched her.
It wasn't fair. She loved him. He was going to be leaving soon. He was leaving Phoebe, and that meant he was leaving the manor, and worse, leaving her.
Piper felt sick at that thought. She didn't want him to leave her.
"We need to go get your car today Piper. I didn't want to drive home last night, so I just shimmered you home, the car's at P3." Cole said, interrupting her thoughts.
"Okay. Yeah, we should do that." Piper said. She looked down at what she had on. She was wearing black jeans and the purple sweater, that was good enough, she didn't need to change.
"Do you want to go now?" Piper said.
"Sure. Let me go get some better clothes on" Cole stood up and poured his coffee out, making his way upstairs.
Piper followed him upstairs, going into the bathroom. She brushed her teeth again, and checked her reflection in the mirror.
"You look beautiful." Cole said, coming up behind her.
She locked eyes with him in the mirror, not daring to turn around. She watched him walk up closer and closer, until he was standing behind her. "Ready to go?" he whispered in her ear.
Piper nodded. Cole put his arms around her waist and shimmered them to P3. When they shimmered into the office, Piper walked quickly away from him, she knew if she didn't, she would end up making a big mistake.
"Are you going to shimmer back, or do you want to drive back with me?" Piper asked him as she grabbed her car keys off of her desk.
"I'll ride back. There's nothing to do at the manor." Cole shrugged, making his way outside.
Piper followed him out to her car, opening the door. She stopped and looked at him over the room of the car.
"Cole, I'm sorry." she said.
"For what Piper?" Cole asked.
"Because I can't do what you want. I can't betray Leo and Phoebe just so I can be happier." Piper said, fighting tears. "Leo would never hurt me, I can't do that to him."
"Stop Piper. It will be over soon. I'll be gone, and you'll forget about me. You'll have your husband and you family." Cole said, sitting down in the car.
The drive back to the manor was a quiet one. Piper wanted to beg him not to leave, but she knew it wasn't fair. She couldn't ask him to give up his life, and stay with a unfaithful wife, just to be near her, when she would never be with him in the way he wanted her to be.
She parked in front of the manor and turned the engine off. Cole didn't rush to get out of the car, and Piper didn't either. She wasn't sure what to say though.
"Are you really going to leave?" she finally choked out.
"I don't want to leave you Piper, but I can't stay with Phoebe anymore." Cole answered.
Piper nodded. "I understand." They both sat in the car, looking down at the floor, lost in their thoughts.
Meanwhile, in the manor, Paige and Leo orbed in together. They orbed into the living room. Leo had Paige wrapped up in his arms.
"Do you think anyone's home?" Paige asked him.
"I told you already no. I orbed back and checked a few moments ago. I wouldn't orb in here holding you if I thought someone would see. We are alone." Leo told her, leaning down and kissing her neck.
"Well then, what do you say we have a little more fun before they get home?" Paige said giggling, as Leo pushed her back on the couch and took her shirt off.
Piper finally opened her car door. "Guess we better go inside, can't sit out here all day." she said, still staring at the floor.
"Yeah." Cole said, stepping out of the car.
Piper got out and followed him up the walk to the front porch.
"Piper." Cole said, stopping her from opening the door.
She looked up at him. "Yes?"
"I am sorry I have to leave, I just can' t be near you and not have you." he said.
"I understand Cole." Piper said, opening the door. She heard giggling and moaning. Would Phoebe be dumb enough to bring her boyfriend home? Piper shook her head. This was too much. She stepped in the living room with Cole right behind her.