AN: I am SO so sorry about the delay… I actually had it written yesterday but I didn't have time to reread it and make some last corrections, and didn't want to post a chapter with lots of typos. So thanks for the patience.
Now, as for some things in your reviews; Sorry I didn't write much about what was going on in the council meeting, I know realize I could have expended that some… next time I guess.
And about the people thinking that Ben and Piper were just both out to kill each other, you say; But he came after she was pushed? Well, who's to prove that? It all pretty much happened over night, so it's not like everyone in town knows exact details.
I'm glad you guys like the Piper & Maggie bonding I had going on last chapter… You won't see any of her in this one, but I think you'll be more interested in what's going to happen when you read this (but next chapter I think there'll be plenty of Maggie).
Enjoy!
Chapter 13
OoO Outbursts OoO
"You sure you're going to be able to hold yourself in there?" Rob asked Leo as they were standing by the door leading into the Tucker's house.
"What makes you think I won't? Come on Rob, I'm the sheriff between us, I know what I'm doing."
"I don't know Leo, you sounded a little too… angered back in the car."
"I am angered. Now, let's do this because I'm going to Piper's later."
"But we just came from there?" Rob pointed out.
"Yes, we were checking the house for any other possible set ups. And by the way, I still think they should move out of there for a while." Leo said.
"Well, they don't want to, and you know how the Halliwells are. Besides, we've spent hours there checking their house this morning and there was nothing. Nothing."
"Correction; I spent three hours checking the house, you spent three hours checking Phoebe's room." Leo said.
Rob smiled seductively. "Fuck you Leo; you've been mugging Piper every night."
"Ah, but that's because I'm a charmer. A town boy. George." Leo said, only to see the confused look on Rob's face.
"Forget it. Come on, let's go in and get this over with."
And as Leo said that, the door in front of them opened and Harriet's figure appeared.
"Well, good morning Leo, Rob. Can I help you darlings?"
"Morning Harriet. We actually came over to have a little conversation with Frank." Rob took over.
"Oh, well, he's right here, follow me." Harriet said, leading them into the house.
"Frank, Leo's here to see you!" Harriet called to her husband.
Frank appeared from the office; his face not even slightly amused to see the two officers.
"Leo."
"Frank."
Then silence.
"We came here to confront you that you appear to be our main suspect in the murder last week, and even further then that." Rob started.
Frank didn't even flinch. It had to be him.
"Further you say? What's it going to be now- I pushed your bitch into the river?" Frank mocked.
"Frank! What on earth is wrong with you?!" Harriet snapped at her husband angrily –which wasn't anything new. The couple was always arguing none stop. Just like Leo's mother and father when he was alive. "Sweet heaven" it was.
"Stay out of this Harriet. Weren't you just leaving?" He asked her, thought never looking at his wife.
"Not anymore! From the looks of it I'll have to stay here and chaperone you children." She answered angrily.
"You did something with the fuels, didn't you? You fucking bastard." Leo said, not willing to listen to the couple's arising argument.
"What the fuck are you talking about?" Frank pulled a confused face.
I'm gonna hit him, I swear I will, Leo thought.
"At the Halliwell house, you were there and messed with the electricity, didn't you?" Leo asked, getting closer to the disgusting man in front of him.
"You need to lower your voice." Frank said blankly.
"And you pushed her into the river that night, didn't you?" Leo continued.
"Leo, please, where are those accusations coming from?" Harriet's voice came.
"What's going on?" Mar asked as she walked into the room.
"The sheriff-soon-to-be-retired is accusing your father here of a murder." Frank answered.
"Leo?" Mar said.
"Stay out of this. I want to hear your fucking confession Frank. I'm not leaving here until you do."
"You are crazy if you think I'm going to confess to a murder." Frank chuckled.
That was when Leo burst and couldn't hold himself anymore.
His hand reached out for Frank's neck and he crashed the man against the wall behind him.
"You shitty idiot! If you want to get back at me, do it! Don't be a fucking coward and go to try and kill a girl! I don't give a shit about Ben, and you'll sit your years for him, but I will NOT let you mess with Piper." Leo was squeezing, and Frank was turning blue.
"Oh god!" Harried panicked.
"Let him go Leo." Rob warned.
"Fuck you." Leo muttered back.
"I'll blow your leg off." Rob said, and Leo heard him taking out his gun.
"I will kill you with my own hands if you try anything like this again. You hear me? I will personally come here and kill your fucking ass!!" Leo yelled.
"Let him GO!" Rob repeated, and Leo finally released Frank, letting him drop to the floor, fighting for breath.
"Is this true dad?!" Mar asked her father, agony forming in her eyes.
"Let's go." Rob said, grabbing Leo by his arm.
"Sorry you had to see that." Leo muttered to Harriet, who nodded, still shocked, and the two policemen walked out of the house.
Leo set in the car for a few moments in silence, trying to calm his nerves.
"Thanks for that." He finally said.
"I learned from the best." Rob encouraged.
"I'd have killed him you know."
"I know. I'd have let you if the circumstances were different." Rob admitted. "To the Halliwells?"
"No. There is too much work to be done. To the river. We've got to fight some signs of Ben there. After all, Frank threw him in –then took him out."
--OoO--
That night, the sisters decided to open the club a bit early, neither wanting to stay at the house too long.
By ten, Piper has already drunk three Vodka and Died Coke mixed martinis, regardless of her sisters telling her it might be enough.
She felt tired, and there was nothing like her favorite very bad mix of drinks, which Leo always called 'Dog Pee'.
All the crew was in that night and the sisters allowed themselves to have a few drinks in their special table.
So as drunk as she was, she had no idea the next sentence that came out of her mouth would cause the mess it did.
"I'm telling Leo we moved the body." Piper announced after her forth drink.
"What?? Are you insane? No you won't." Phoebe said.
"I've made a decision Phoebe. I'm telling him. I can't lie anymore. And it's not fair."
"But it's fair to me? What about your sisters, remember them?" Phoebe continued, still sounding shocked.
"Oh, shut up Phoebe. It's all about me me me with you…" Piper said, slipping of her refilled martini.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Phoebe asked.
"Please, stop putting up your little sweet face. You two crave attention."
"Excuse me?!" Paige, who didn't interfere until then said.
"Look, I'm telling him, and that's that." Piper said, gulping a huge slip of the mouth burning liquid.
"How can you be so egoistic?" Phoebe asked with disbelieve, attracting some attention from the people around.
"Oh, so you want to talk egoistic? Let me tell you egoistic; the two of you are two thirteen year olds trapped in an adult's body, running to your big sister to rescue you when you screw up." Piper said, chuckling.
She knew she was drunk, but getting all that off of herself was making her feel better with each word.
"I can't believe you're saying this…" Paige said, rising from her seat.
"Well, believe it sister. Reality is difficult, isn't it?" Piper was saying while looking into her 'Dog Pee' drink.
"What the hell came over you?! I understand you might be a bit drunk, but is that what you really think of us?" Phoebe asked, joining her younger sister.
"Precisely. And you know what? Leo was right when he told me you guys were two careless women who only think of themselves. You almost completely depend on me, and when I look away you're already practically walking into the mud." Piper said, finally slipping the last traces of Dog Pee.
"How can you say that?! We're your sisters!" One of them exclaimed, and Piper realized she was completely out of it. Yet still- she was going to speak her mind, whatever it took.
"Shut the fuck up already, just admit it; Look at you Phoebe. If I wouldn't have been there, you would have been sitting in jail for the next eight years. And Paige; you'd be living in the cheapest apartment you could find, no job, nothing. That's where you were about a year ago if you don't remember. Until I came and made you move back home. But does anyone say thank you? Does anyone appreciate me? EVER?" Piper waved her hands in frustration, and grabbed whatever Phoebe was drinking from across the table, pouring it into herself.
She hardly even noticed all the people that now had their full attention on the sisters.
"How can you be so damn mean to your sisters, Piper?!" Phoebe yelled, tears streaming down her face.
"Get those damn puppy eyes out of my face. I'm sick and tired of being both of yours mop. Go get yourself a new cleaning lady." Piper said, throwing what was left of Phoebe's vermouth mixed martini to the floor and made her way towards the way out.
She stumbled a couple of times, and even fell once, but finally she was out of P3 and started walking along the street in fast temp.
She was mad. No, not mad- Furious.
The lights on the streets were the only thing she was seeing, all the rest was just black and gray mixed with tears.
The light that was suddenly coming towards her was overwhelming.
When she realized it was not one, but two lights, she put one and one together and realized it was a car.
What the hell was a car doing in the middle of the road??
But before she had time to think if over, she heard the loud screaming breaks and covered her eyes with her hands, afraid to see what might have happened next.
Yet the car stopped just in time, only touching Piper enough to make her lean on the front of the car so she wouldn't fall backwards.
--OoO--
Leo was pressing on the breaks as hard as he could, and when he saw that the messy figure on the road didn't fall but only leaned her palms on the front of his car, he thanked god.
He ran out of his car to check on whoever it was, and as soon as he saw the long brown hair and smelled the aroma of the lavender shampoo he knew who it was.
"Piper?!"
He grabbed her gently from behind and turned her to him.
A smell of heavy alcohol was coming from her mouth.
"You're drunk."
"Oh really? Because I didn't notice!" She spat, and pushed him away from her.
"What happened?" He asked, ignoring her behavior.
She finally looked up at him and stared for some time, until she leaned into his chest and stayed there.
He wrapped his arms around her, feeling her desperate need for comfort, and realized it wasn't just that she was drunk, something happened.
"You want me to take you home?"
"Nnnooo…" She moaned. "Ny sistas will be the…"
"Your sisters will be there? Did you have a fight?"
She nodded.
"You want me to take you to my place?" He offered, and took it as a yes when she didn't say anything.
He helped her into his car and took her to his place.
Leo decided it was better to delay the conversation he was planning to have with her about Ben's murder until tomorrow, and when they reached his house he half carried her to his room and let her curl into a ball and fall asleep immediately.
After the signs he found at the Halliwell's house's back yard which looked like someone dragged something towards the house directly from the edge of the river, Leo didn't know what to think.
But for then he decided to let her rest and talk to her about it as soon as she'd be calm in the morning.
AN: So you get the name? 'Outburst'? Because they both went wonky? Anyway, don't forget to tell me what you think, and also I'd like to let you guys know that this is all leading to great events in the climax. You'll recognize it when it comes, and believe me that even after it I won't stop surprising you.