Piper sighed as she walked down the stairs to P3. She saw her bartender,
Tony, stocking all the drinks on the bar. He waved at her when she came in.
She went into the back room and grabbed some cleaner and a cloth. She went
back out and started washing the tables.
Tony glanced over at Piper. Her usual cheerful, bubbly self was now miserable and lifeless. "Piper, is everything ok?" He asked.
Piper didn't look up at him. She just continued cleaning. "Yeah, everything is fine." She lied. The truth was that she felt like she was going to break down any moment. She couldn't stop thinking about what happened. Even though she wasn't conscious during it, she felt like she was through the whole thing.
"Are you sure? You don't seem fine." Tony said. He never knew Piper to be so upset. He hated seeing her like this.
"Yes! I'm fine! Now can I please finish cleaning this place before we have to open in four hours? We open at 8." She said yelling in an outburst. Tony put up his hands in defense and finished stocking the bar.
Tony went to the back to get extra cases of beer in case they ran out. After he left, Grams orbed in.
"Piper, my darling." Piper looked up and saw Grams.
"Grams!" Piper said running into her arms.
Grams rubbed her back. "I heard about what Leo did. I am sorry it happened."
"It's ok, Grams. It's not like it's your fault. You did nothing."
"Exactly. I did nothing. And because of that, Leo hurt you." She said filled with guilt. She knew Leo had been hurting Piper and never told the Elders. The Elders could have done something to stop Leo.
"No! Don't blame yourself. It's my fault. I should have divorced him when he first hit me." Piper said.
"How are you holding up, my dear?" She asked gently.
Piper remained quiet. She didn't wan to talk about it because it brought up to much pain.
Grams pulled her into a hug. "It's ok. You don't have to talk about it if you don't want."
Piper broke down. She collapsed to the floor. Tears were running down her face. "Why would he do this, Grams? What did I do?" She asked.
Grams pulled her into her arms. "I don't know. I can't answer you that. But what I can tell you is that you are strong enough to move on from this."
Piper leaned into her grandmother's embrace. Neither of them said anything. A few minutes later Piper pulled away. "Thanks, I just needed a good cry." She said.
Jingle. Jingle.
"The Elders are calling me. I am sorry but I must go now." Grams said remorsefully.
"It's ok. Go ahead. I need to get back to work anyway." Piper said and watched as Grams orbed out.
"Blessed be." She said as she orbed.
Tony walked back out a few minutes later. "I heard you talking to someone and I didn't want to intrude." He explained seeing the shocked look on her face. Piper thought he might have overheard their conversation and saw Grams orb. She breathed a sigh of relief when she knew he didn't know.
Piper wiped away her tears quickly. "Listen Tony, I need to go home." She lied. She needed to go somewhere where she could think. She decided on going to Golden Gate Park.
Tony nodded, saying he would finish cleaning up and he would open up for her. She felt bad leaving all this work on Tony but he said it was ok.
Piper drove to the park. She parked then got out. She took in the fresh air and the scenery. She walked around then found a bench and sat down. She sighed.
"Why does this have to happen to me? I found someone who I love so much, but I only found him because of Leo. Why does something horrible have to happen for something good to happen?" She asked out loud.
She suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder. She saw it was Leo. She jumped up and screamed.
"What are you doing here?" She asked fearfully.
"I'm not going to hurt you." He said truthfully.
"Like I believe you." She said sarcastically. "Leave me alone!"
"I just wanted to tell you that I am leaving. The Elders found out what I did. They took me off your watch. I am no longer your whitelighter." He said miserably.
"Yeah, but you're still my husband!" She said angrily.
"What?" He asked clueless. He didn't know what Piper was talking about.
"I'm still married to you. I want a divorce!" She said mustering up all her courage.
At The Manor
Phoebe was still in her room crying about her lost love. She lost Cole once and she was going to lose him again.
She didn't go back to work like Paige did. She stayed up in her room. Her heart was tearing apart. Her sister and ex-husband were together. The man she loved was in love with her sister.
At what was worse she couldn't tell anyone. She saw that Piper and Cole loved each other and she couldn't tear that apart. She needed to tell Cole how she felt though. She needed to know if he could love her back.
Deciding to go to Cole's, she changed into a black dress with black shoes. She fixed her hair so it was slightly curled and it was hanging down. (She never cut it short; it is the same as it was by Centennial Charmed.) She put her make-up on and then made her way to Cole's.
At The Penthouse
Cole was looking himself over in the mirror. He wanted to look good when he went to P3 tonight to see Piper. He then heard the doorbell ring. He ran over to it, thinking it might be Piper.
He opened with a smile on his face. His smile quickly faded when he saw Phoebe standing there. "Hello." He said with no emotion.
"Cole, I need to talk to you." She said. Her heart sank in her chest when she received the cold greeting from him.
"Ok. Talk." He said letting her into the penthouse.
Phoebe sighed to collect her courage. She pushed him against the wall and kissed him passionately.
Cole's eyes shot open and he pushed Phoebe away. "What the hell are you doing?" He asked touching his lips. He forgot what kissing Phoebe was like. He would be lying if he said he used to miss kissing her. But he loved Piper; all he wanted to do was kiss her.
"I love you, Cole." She confessed.
"I love Piper now. I'm sorry but it's over between us."
Tony glanced over at Piper. Her usual cheerful, bubbly self was now miserable and lifeless. "Piper, is everything ok?" He asked.
Piper didn't look up at him. She just continued cleaning. "Yeah, everything is fine." She lied. The truth was that she felt like she was going to break down any moment. She couldn't stop thinking about what happened. Even though she wasn't conscious during it, she felt like she was through the whole thing.
"Are you sure? You don't seem fine." Tony said. He never knew Piper to be so upset. He hated seeing her like this.
"Yes! I'm fine! Now can I please finish cleaning this place before we have to open in four hours? We open at 8." She said yelling in an outburst. Tony put up his hands in defense and finished stocking the bar.
Tony went to the back to get extra cases of beer in case they ran out. After he left, Grams orbed in.
"Piper, my darling." Piper looked up and saw Grams.
"Grams!" Piper said running into her arms.
Grams rubbed her back. "I heard about what Leo did. I am sorry it happened."
"It's ok, Grams. It's not like it's your fault. You did nothing."
"Exactly. I did nothing. And because of that, Leo hurt you." She said filled with guilt. She knew Leo had been hurting Piper and never told the Elders. The Elders could have done something to stop Leo.
"No! Don't blame yourself. It's my fault. I should have divorced him when he first hit me." Piper said.
"How are you holding up, my dear?" She asked gently.
Piper remained quiet. She didn't wan to talk about it because it brought up to much pain.
Grams pulled her into a hug. "It's ok. You don't have to talk about it if you don't want."
Piper broke down. She collapsed to the floor. Tears were running down her face. "Why would he do this, Grams? What did I do?" She asked.
Grams pulled her into her arms. "I don't know. I can't answer you that. But what I can tell you is that you are strong enough to move on from this."
Piper leaned into her grandmother's embrace. Neither of them said anything. A few minutes later Piper pulled away. "Thanks, I just needed a good cry." She said.
Jingle. Jingle.
"The Elders are calling me. I am sorry but I must go now." Grams said remorsefully.
"It's ok. Go ahead. I need to get back to work anyway." Piper said and watched as Grams orbed out.
"Blessed be." She said as she orbed.
Tony walked back out a few minutes later. "I heard you talking to someone and I didn't want to intrude." He explained seeing the shocked look on her face. Piper thought he might have overheard their conversation and saw Grams orb. She breathed a sigh of relief when she knew he didn't know.
Piper wiped away her tears quickly. "Listen Tony, I need to go home." She lied. She needed to go somewhere where she could think. She decided on going to Golden Gate Park.
Tony nodded, saying he would finish cleaning up and he would open up for her. She felt bad leaving all this work on Tony but he said it was ok.
Piper drove to the park. She parked then got out. She took in the fresh air and the scenery. She walked around then found a bench and sat down. She sighed.
"Why does this have to happen to me? I found someone who I love so much, but I only found him because of Leo. Why does something horrible have to happen for something good to happen?" She asked out loud.
She suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder. She saw it was Leo. She jumped up and screamed.
"What are you doing here?" She asked fearfully.
"I'm not going to hurt you." He said truthfully.
"Like I believe you." She said sarcastically. "Leave me alone!"
"I just wanted to tell you that I am leaving. The Elders found out what I did. They took me off your watch. I am no longer your whitelighter." He said miserably.
"Yeah, but you're still my husband!" She said angrily.
"What?" He asked clueless. He didn't know what Piper was talking about.
"I'm still married to you. I want a divorce!" She said mustering up all her courage.
At The Manor
Phoebe was still in her room crying about her lost love. She lost Cole once and she was going to lose him again.
She didn't go back to work like Paige did. She stayed up in her room. Her heart was tearing apart. Her sister and ex-husband were together. The man she loved was in love with her sister.
At what was worse she couldn't tell anyone. She saw that Piper and Cole loved each other and she couldn't tear that apart. She needed to tell Cole how she felt though. She needed to know if he could love her back.
Deciding to go to Cole's, she changed into a black dress with black shoes. She fixed her hair so it was slightly curled and it was hanging down. (She never cut it short; it is the same as it was by Centennial Charmed.) She put her make-up on and then made her way to Cole's.
At The Penthouse
Cole was looking himself over in the mirror. He wanted to look good when he went to P3 tonight to see Piper. He then heard the doorbell ring. He ran over to it, thinking it might be Piper.
He opened with a smile on his face. His smile quickly faded when he saw Phoebe standing there. "Hello." He said with no emotion.
"Cole, I need to talk to you." She said. Her heart sank in her chest when she received the cold greeting from him.
"Ok. Talk." He said letting her into the penthouse.
Phoebe sighed to collect her courage. She pushed him against the wall and kissed him passionately.
Cole's eyes shot open and he pushed Phoebe away. "What the hell are you doing?" He asked touching his lips. He forgot what kissing Phoebe was like. He would be lying if he said he used to miss kissing her. But he loved Piper; all he wanted to do was kiss her.
"I love you, Cole." She confessed.
"I love Piper now. I'm sorry but it's over between us."