Chapter 3: Home Again

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Wow so here's the third chapter .... Thanks to everyone for the reviews! I Don't really know what else to say so I'll just get on with it!

Piper walked up the steps to her grandmother's Victorian San Francisco Manor she could see lights on in the living room and the flashing pictures on the television and the silhouettes of her two sisters. She couldn't wait to see their faces so without delay, she walked in the door and called out her family's names

"Prue? Phoebe? Grams?" She heard the footsteps of three people running towards her and straight away she could feel herself being engulfed in the big hug that always greeted her. She was already happy at meeting Leo and had thought about him during the entire cab journey home. But for now all she wanted to do was catch up with her sisters and swap all of their stories as sisters did.

"Welcome home Darling" came grams voice "you must be starving after that long flight of yours. Why don't the three of you take a seat and I'll whip you up some of your favorite food"

"Ok Grams that sounds great. Thanks. "She responded. Grams' food was always delicious. She knew just how to cure and empty stomach in the best ways.

After dinner, the three girls sat in the living room area stuffed from eating too much. It had been a long time since they had been able to do this. They chatted for ages about everything in their lives, the way sisters should. They spoke of boyfriends, clothes, the hottest bands or actors of the moment. Just normal girly stuff.

Even though all three girls were so different they got along great. Sometimes Piper didn't see where she fitted in with the family. Other then their long dark hair and with the exception of Prue, the deep dark brown eyes. Prue was 19 and very pretty studying History in college. Although Piper had never really understood this, Prue had always been interested in antiques and their backgrounds. Phoebe was 14. She had just finished middle school and would be starting high school next semester. Phoebe had always been a bit of a wild child and rebelled against anything that stood in her way. This was probably just her way of dealing with adolescence without a mother around to help her through.

Some how, the conversation seemed to drift towards career and the future and Piper was telling her dream life for about the millionth time, if not more.

"Wow so I'm gonna be the poor relative huh?" Phoebe joked when Piper had finished.

"Oh don't be silly," Prue said trying to comfort her younger sister.

"No it's true, you're both the big shots going to college with all the big dreams and I'll probably be working at the counter in McDonalds"

"Well McDonalds is good. You'll be helping people, people need to eat" Piper started to say but was interrupted by Phoebe's vision of the future.

"Yeah. You'll invite me over for thanksgiving dinner out of pity and you'll all be sitting there with your rich husbands having some intellectual conversation while I'm there with my builder boyfriend. You'll be all ' Did you see that charity ball for the children's foundation last night, very moving' and I'll be ' Went to Wal- mart yesterday, bought a new toaster for $4.99'

Everyone was laughing uncontrollably; Phoebe had always been the funny one. She always had some witty, sarcastic comment up her sleeves.

Just then the phone rang. Phoebe got up to answer it leaving Piper and Prue to recover from all their laughter like the old times when they would laugh so much it would give them a stomach ache.

"Pipey, it's for you. Wow she must be popular, she's only been back here an hour and already she's getting phone calls."

Phoebe returned to the couch and sat down next to Prue while Piper went to pick up the phone.

"Hello?" she said confused. She had absolutely no idea of who would be phoning her.

"Uh. Hi" It was Leo. "I hope you don't mind me calling" he said down the receiver.

"No not at all. Though I am curious as to how you got this number. I mean I never gave it to you did I? She asked still confused.

"Well no technically I guess not, but I had to talk to you again and I didn't know how to ask incase you said no but I saw it on your luggage and couldn't help myself" Leo ranted all in one go.

"That's ok. I forgive you." Piper said calmly hoping that Leo would get the message that it was ok to call but yet also trying not to sound as excited as she really was.

"Really? That's uh that's great! 'Cause uh I uh kinda wanted to ask you something." Leo said nervously stuttering.

"You did?" Piper asked blushing and turning away from her sisters' view. She hoped the question was what she was expecting.

"Yeah, I did." Leo continued. "Well, I was wondering, well hoping, that maybe you'd like to go out with me sometime?"

Piper was in shock and didn't reply. This was what she was hoping he would ask. 'Why couldn't she answer?' She thought. Her mouth had gone dry and her words got caught in her throat.

Leo took her silence as a bad sign and started rambling again.

"I mean I know that we've only just met and I don't know you that well but that's why I asked, I wanna get to know you better Piper. We clicked you cant deny that connection between us, I know you felt it too"

"I'd love to" Piper choked cutting off Leo

"That's great" Leo replied almost speechless. "How does a movie and dinner sound?" He asked eagerly.

"Sounds like a plan" Piper said giving her approval to the idea.

"Okay. So? Tomorrow pick you up at eightish?"

"Yeah fine. I I'm at 1329 Prescott and Pine. You know it?" She asked hoping the answer was yes. She was too happy for explanations.

"Sure that's just around the corner. So I'll see you then." He said before disconnecting.

"I look forward to it!" She said replacing the receiver and lingering a moment before walking back to her sisters with a huge smile from ear to ear she knew there were going to be a lot of questions from them on this one but she was ecstatic and on this occasion even her sisters couldn't bring her down.

She went and sat on the couch opposite Prue and Phoebe awaiting the Spanish inquisition but it never came. Instead they both just looked at her waiting for her to dish the dirt. Finally Prue couldn't wait anymore.

"So. Who was on the phone? Phoebe said it was a guy." She asked, doing the big sisterly interrogation that always followed dates or invitations.

"Yes it was. So" Piper answered as calmly as she could when on the inside she felt as though she was going to burst waiting for tomorrow night.

"SO? Come on we're waiting!" Phoebe demanded.

"Ok. Yes okay it was a guy guy" in sister language this meant a potential boyfriend guy. "His name's Leo. I met him on the plane and he was really sweet. We're going out tomorrow." She had answered all of their usual questions in one go. Now all she had to do was wait for the reaction.

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