AN: Thank you for the reviews!!!! Magical Princess, I hope you don't mind me using Manda, I just really liked it and thought it was perfect for that character. I have story suggestion for you to read. I think you should try Shesweet's "Future Possibilities", I know I enjoyed it. Thanks for all the reviews on the 5th chapter, I really enjoyed writing it -----winks---- Anyway, I hope you like this one!!!
"I'm sorry I'm late, I got caught up with Leo." Piper said as she slid in the booth across from the black clad Manda.
Manda smiled. "How'd you guys meet, anyhow?"
"I told you, I met him looking for Jimmy."
At the mention of the man's name, Manda's lips tightened and she picked up her menu.
"I hear Shelly's still really sad about Jimmy skipping town." Piper continued.
"Yeah, you know he cheated on her with one of his ex's."
"Seriously?" Piper asked, relived at how easy this was.
"Yeah, the first one who died."
Again, that lighting-quick register of information.
"Poor Shelly." Piper said genuinely.
Just then the miserable looking red-head walked into the restaurant. "Speak of the devil." Piper murmured under her breath, "Hey, Shell, why don't you come join us?"
Manda looked at her with incredulous eyes, but smiled when Shelly slid into the booth next to Piper.
"Let's change the subject, shall we?" Manda said.
"Good idea." Piper agreed.
"You know who I've got my eye on…" Manda teased.
"Who, who?" Piper asked, actually getting into the gossip of old friends.
"I have to admit, I think that Kelly is pretty cute."
"Really?" Piper asked.
"Yeah, but I don't think he has his eye on me, if you know what I mean." Manda said, leaning over the table to nudge Piper.
Piper rolled her eyes. "Shut up, Manda, he doesn't like me!"
"I think he does." Both the blonde and the brunette looked up, completely forgetting that they'd invited Shelly. "I really think he does." And with that, Shelly got up and left.
Manda looked at her leave with sad eyes. "Poor, poor Shel. You know she's never been quite right. She was in a mental institution when she was 12 up until she was 14. After her parents died, you know."
"No, I don't." Piper replied.
Manda sighed. "It's really not my place to say, but, her father cheated on her mom, her mom flipped out and tried to kill him with her bare hands, she did but at the same time he shot her."
Piper raised her eyebrows. "Poor, poor Shelly…"
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"Shut up." Piper threw a pillow at Kelly's head. She was sprawled across his couch, her feet in his lap.
"What? Alls I'm sayin' is that—"
"Shut up!!" She cried playfully, throwing a second pillow.
"That's it!" he growled in his sexy English accent. He jumped on top of her and began tickling her.
Leo watched the whole scene with a touch of jealousy. Why did he have to feel so attached? He'd had sex before with no emotional attachment, so why was this cop any different? But she was different nonetheless…
"Hey Kel, you macking on my girl?" Leo asked, supposedly off-handed.
Kelly smiled, but his eyes didn't agree. "Nah, just being friendly."
"You could get a little friendlier with me." Manda piped up.
Kelly looked at her curiously, but quickly returned his attention back to the TV. A few minutes later, the phone rang.
"I'll get it, it is my house." Kelly said, getting up and exiting to the empty couch.
"Well now that my footstool is gone," Piper joked, "I'll go to the bathroom." With that, she slid off the couch and walked to what was assumed to be the bathroom. But Piper ducked into Kelly's bedroom.
She'd been in there multiple times before, being coaxed, but there was no way, he just was too womanizing. Piper picked up the phone and put the receiver to her ear.
"No Mrs. Thompson, I haven't seen Jimmy, nobody has." Mrs. Thompson? Jimmy's mom?
"Well, I'm scared for my son!! Somebody probably sent you to kill him!"
"Mrs. Thompson, as hard up as I am, I wouldn't off Jimmy for money!!" he said angrily.
Kelly's down and out?
"Well, you've done worse things Kel—"
"Goodbye, Mrs. Thompson." There was a click. Piper quickly moved from the room and back to the living room, all before Kelly returned.
Hum, Mrs. Thompson thinks Kelly had something to do with it, Kelly's hard up from money, all of Jimmy's exs were dying and Jimmy's skipped town. But how did it all fit…
AN: So, do you guys want to give it a guess? Please do!!! I really want to know what you guys think!!! Don't I always? Okay guys, I really want your guesses. Please review and guess!!!