AN: Like I promised, this chapter has some fluff, there isn't that much of it, but I think it's pretty strong fluff if you know what I mean. Lol, thanks for reviewing, don't forget to tell me what you think about this chapter.
Chapter 18
OoO Hidden Cameras OoO
He was tired, worn out, and knew he won't get to bed sooner then midnight that evening.
Leo has been up since four in the morning from two days ago because just when he got to bed that night he got a 'nice' phone call from Darryl about Nathan's found body.
He discovered no clues what so ever on his body or anywhere near it, the killer was defiantly a pro.
And Leo suspected he knew exactly who it was; 'Big Man'.
Why would he do it, was still a mystery to Leo, but he was determined to find out.
At a little before noon, Leo was on his way to pick up Piper to the police station.
He wasn't able to convince the local police to leave her alone, probably because she was practically their only lead.
He decided not to argue too much, seeing as they were giving him the case instead of having one of their detectives do it. It was helpful to have someone from the FBI office call them for him.
He wasn't sure where Piper and he were standing after the last few days. The previous day they seemed to be getting closer, but he wasn't sure it really counted seeing as she was crying and he was trying to cheer her up.
When he saw her by her building, already waiting for him, his first thought was;
'I don't have to climb to the sixth floor!!'
But when he pulled over he was also relieved to see that she didn't look pale with black bags underneath her eyes like she was yesterday.
She looked more determined, stronger, a lot like the Piper he first met. Although, she still looked somewhat un-sure and confused.
"Hey, hop in." He instructed, and she was in the car after a few moments.
Out of reflex, he found himself leaning forward and placing a quick kiss on her lips.
Surprisingly, she hardly even noticed.
"Don't worry, they have nothing against you. It's just something they have to do; I'll make sure they make it short." He reassured her.
"Thanks." She said, and he pulled the car back on the road.
They wouldn't make it short. Piper had to sit there, and answer their damn questions for over three hours.
"How long have you been dating?"
"Did you have a sexual relationship?"
"Did you ever fight?"
"Disagreed on something?"
"Had problems with his family?"
"Violent?"
"Did your relationship with him hurt your job as his secretary?"
"Did he fire you or did you leave on your own?"
"Was he angry?"
"Were you?"
When questions started repeating themselves Leo wanted to smack those shitty officers.
"I think that's enough questions Snidecor, I'll take it from here." Leo told one of the officers, motioning Piper to get up.
"Let us do our job Wyatt." Snidecor said, making the effort of pulling up his overweight body.
"You did already. I'm taking over this case, remember? And since you seem to be running out of questions, and have no other suspects it's time you let me handle this."
"Oh, and you have a lead, Wyatt?" Snidecor asked, annoyed.
"I believe I do." Leo said, as Piper started rising from her chair.
"And who would that be, smartass?"
"Can't tell, old friend. Too confidential." Leo said, heading out of the room with Piper.
Snidecor just frowned, and called; "Have a nice day, Miss Halliwell!" But she and Leo were already out of the room.
"That sure was short." Piper muttered, obviously she didn't enjoy the session any more then he did.
"Sorry about that, you didn't get too lucky with Snidecor, he doesn't like me much, and uses every opportunity to bash me."
"Have some past you two?"
"Don't ask." He said, as they were getting into his car.
"You look tired." She said before he had time to start his car.
"I am. It's ok; I'm used to no sleep."
"You want me to drive?" She asked.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine."
"Well, I worry. I'm driving." She announced, and before he had time to protest she was walked out of the car and heading to the driver's seat.
He figured she had a history with car accidents, or should he say 'Accidents'. So he obeyed and moved.
"Where to?" She asked after starting the car.
"My place." He tried desperately.
But she didn't say anything, and the next thing he knew she was parking the car by his house.
"Unbelievable." He mumbled.
"What?"
"You."
Once in the house, Leo went to the kitchen and got them both some drinks.
He was suddenly everything but tired, now that he had a woman waiting for him in the living room.
But it wasn't just a woman. It was a woman he loved.
He knew that in a few hours he will have to get back to reality and go to work to continue on the case, not to talk about Nathan's murder... He was swamped with work, but all he could think about was Piper.
---OoO---
Sitting in his living room, she wasn't sure she was doing the right thing.
Was this just a fling? Was she there just to escape all the mess that occurs in her life?
But it felt like much more then a fling. He told her he loved her, and he wasn't even drunk.
When he came back into the room she lost her thoughts.
He looked sleepy, yet made her want to kiss him to death.
It wasn't much of a surprise when fifteen minutes later his body was pressing hers against the sofa, his mouth never leaving hers, his hands muffling through her hair like it was his.
His fingertips were cold against the warm skin of her back, which made her shiver, and want him more and more.
Suddenly she felt that she was loosing balance, and realized they fell of the couch.
They both let out a moan as they hit the floor.
"Ah. Are you ok?" He asked.
"Yes, I landed on something soft."
"That would be me." He said, and his mouth found her neck again where he left off.
They got up slowly, almost as one, and headed for his bedroom.
The couple collapsed on his bed in unison, so close to each other she could smell the sweetness of his skin, the aroma of his aftershave.
---OoO---
When he opened his eyes he felt himself tangled between various sheets. It took him a few moments to find the petite worm body lying next to him.
Moving her closer, he ran his hand through her hair.
It was about seven, he thought to himself, but the sun hasn't set down yet, there was still an orange lightning shining though the window on her bare skin.
He moved his palm along her shoulder, and felt luckier then he did in a long while.
She was so hard to get, yet so easy to love.
He wasn't sure if she was asleep or just laying there next to him, but he knew she was torturing him.
He was supposed to be in his office, working his butt off like the rest of them probably were, but he couldn't bring himself to leave this bed.
When his cell rand Piper jumped.
"What happened??" She asked, her eyes barely open.
He smiled.
"It's just my cell." He told her, and reached for it.
"Wyatt here."
"Where the hell are you?" Darryl's voice came.
"Why? Where am I supposed to be?"
"At the FBI down town! That's where I am now. They want to talk to you." Darryl said.
"Damn. I'll be there in an hour." Leo said, and put the cell away.
"I have to go." He informed Piper.
"I figured that. Can you drop me off at the office?"
"Why? I told you, you can take a few days off."
"Nah, I'm getting board at my apartment. Besides, I have some stuff Mr. Girdy and Ms. Dobbs asked me to do." She said.
"Talking about Dobbs... You two are not very hot for each other, ha?"
"Reality check Leo, we never were." She said, pushing herself up from the bed they were both curled on, ruining the perfect moment...
---OoO---
It was unbelievably hard to leave that bad, but she tried not to show it.
After her dropped her off by Wyatt Investigations, she headed strait to her desk where she got herself busy with work, trying not to think about Leo, or worry about the whole Nathan situation.
After the questioning she's been through and the few horrible pictures of his body she was 'entitled' to see, she couldn't help but feel overwhelmed.
Ms. Dobbs was doing something in her office, so Piper was grateful not to bump into that witch.
"Hey Piper. Did you come here with Leo?" James asked.
"I think he left for the FBI offices." She told him.
"Oh yeah, that. Listen, if you're not busy with anything else, could you go down to the basement and see if you can find files about a tripled murders of two men and a young woman, somewhere between December of 2001 and January of 2002. Look for something about Big Man." He told her.
"Sure. I'll get right on it." Piper said, getting up, happy to have something that would keep her busy and useful.
"Thanks. Let me know if you fight anything."
She could tell no one has been to the basement for at lease the past two years by the look of it.
She slowly opened the door with the key James left her, and walked into the huge room, filled with files for the most, and some very old computers.
She started walking through the long cabinets, looking for the date James instructed her to look under.
It was about fifteen minutes later, that she reached a door in the end of one of the rows of cabinets.
At first it seemed to be locked, but finally she opened it with some extra effort.
It was dark, and out of reflex her hand tried to reach for a light.
It was of a great surprise when the lights suddenly when on, and with them dozens of small televisions.
Surprised, she walked closer to try and indicate what the TV's were showing, but the first thing that caught her might was the fresh unfinished sandwich on one of the tables.
Someone has been there not long ago, yesterday if not that very day.
Piper finally concentrated on the cameras, and slowly started recognizing the placed they were filming.
Mr. Girdy's office, where he was typing away on his computer. Next was James's office, which was empty.... Leo's office, her desk, the hall, the elevator...
That made no sense. A detectives room is not allowed to have a camera in, it was confidential stuff.
Then it struck her.
Leo's house was on there two, his bed where they have just had sex a few hours ago, the sheets still all crumpled. His dining room, office, living room... it was all filmed.
The biggest surprise hit her when she saw Ronald, her dog, running across in one of the cameras.
Her apartment! It was videoed!
She started feeling the panic in her thought, and started seeing the basement was too stuffed, and was desperate to get out of there, her lungs were closing and she needed air.
She had to talk to Leo, fast.