Chapter 1
Prue couldn't help but worry about the state of her younger sister's life. Her boyfriend the supposed angel turned out to be a complete asshole. Sure to all the others he was a loving, caring man, who only had eyes for her sister, but she knew better. After all none of them witness the events that took place the night before like she had. Aside from his temper there was something else that was seriously wrong with the man that she just couldn't put her finger on. Knowing how sensitive her sister was she didn't want to make a big deal out of anything unless she had hardcore evidence and even then she wasn't sure if the woman would care given the fact that she pretended that the heinous act of the day before hadn't accrued. Prue was broken from her thoughts by the sound of someone knocking on her bedroom door.
"Come in" she shouted. Paige was the only person that she could talk freely with about her suspensions. "Hey there" the younger of the two spoke. "Hey yourself, what's going on?" Studying her face the girl responded "You're still thinking about Leo aren't you?" "Yeah I can't help it. There's just something seriously wrong with that guy and I'm not talking about what happened last night or the way that he's been treating Piper" "I know, what you mean. I have the same feeling, but we have to gather all the information before we say anything to Piper" "Say anything to me about what?" a voice came from the door way. Thinking quickly Prue responded "That Paige lost your favorite earrings" "Paige, Leo gave those to me!" "I know, I'm sorry. I'll buy you a new pair, I promise" "You better before he finds out." "Why are you afraid of what he might do to you?" Paige immediately shot her older sister a look that say don't go there. "What is that supposed to mean" Piper shot back sounding more angry than a little bit. "Don't play dumb with me Piper, I heard him slap you last night. What's wrong, did your little angel boy momentarily fall from grace?" "I told you that I slapped him, not the other way around!" the woman snapped back. "Really then why are you the one with the mark on your face?" By this point Paige had, had enough of the bickering siblings. "Listen guys we don't have time for this. The reservation is for 7:00 so we all need to take a breather and get ready to go" Piper nodded in agreement and left shutting the door hard behind her.
"I'm not going" Prue said flopping down on her bed. "Yes you are" "No I'm not. Paige can you believe her? If it was a demon or even a guy who got out of hand at a club Piper would kick his ass. I just don't understand what's so different when it comes to Leo" "I don't know Prue maybe she's telling the truth" "Paige I know what I saw" Not wanting to discuss the unnerving situation any further Paige reverted back to the pervious discussion. "Ok, well if you think that Leo is dangerous then come with us. That way you can keep an eye on Piper." "First of all I don't think that he's dangerous. I KNOW that he's dangerous. But you're right I'll go, even if it's just to watch Piper's back" "Great and no arguing with either one of them. Or I'll be forced to put you in the time out corner!" "HEY!" Prue yelled out as she playfully threw a pillow at her younger sister, causing the girl to use her orbing telekinesis to toss it back in the woman's direction. "With that settled I'm going to get ready and you should do the same" As the Paige reached the door Prue called to her "hey little lady this isn't over" The girl stuck her tongue out at her older sister before heading off. Leaving her sister alone to laugh at her childish display.
"Halliwell party of seven" the host called as he motioned to the group to follow his lead. As everyone took their seats Piper scanned the room anxiously awaiting the arrival of her fiancé, momentarily making eye contact with her older sister. Although she knew that the woman loved her and didn't want to see her hurt, she was rather annoyed at how horrible she was being to the love of her life. After all she had made the man angry the night before, so it wasn't his fault that he had lashed out the way he did. The thought of it made the woman caress the bruise that her lover had left on her face. The pain that was still there caused her to wince slightly. Even if she tried to explain it to her sister, she would never understand how much she loved him. And with that unconditional love came patience, understanding and forgiveness, which were all the things that her sister lacked.
A whole half hour had gone by, by the time Leo and his guest had arrived. "Finally! Where have you been?" An annoyed Piper asked. "I was busy" was the rather cold answer she received. "Hello everyone I would like you all to meet an old friend of mine, Cole Turner. Cole this is Paige, Phoebe her husband Justin, my lovely bride to be Pier and this is Prue" the man choked on the last name. Taking the woman's hand in his and planting a kiss o it, he looked straight into eyes "It's very nice to meet you Prue" he said with a smile before turning to the group "It's nice to meet all of you and I look forward to getting to know you all better" Prue couldn't help but smile at the handsome gentleman, even though her head screamed for her not to trust him, her heart said something different. Her smile grew wider as the man took the vacant seat next to her. "So Mr. Turner what is it that you do for a living?" "I'm a lawyer for Burns and Associates" the man replied. "Wow they're a multi billion dollar corporation, that's pretty impressive" Prue spoke "I'm glad you think so" She couldn't believe it a man who's gorgeous, polite and successful, it was almost too good to be true. If she only knew how right she was.
"How did you and Leo meet?" Phoebe questioned as she took a sip of champagne. "Well we actually grew up right next door to each other. So I've pretty much known him all my life" This puzzled the group, since they all knew that Leo was technically in his eighties. "So you're one too?" Paige asked making sure to be careful of her words hoping that Cole got her meaning. "No, I'm a different kind of … what you are. It's just that we don't age in the normal sort of way" Knowing that they couldn't continue the conversation in public, Justin quickly changed the subject. "I see, so is there a Mrs. Turner?" he finished shooting a look at his sister in law, who was now bright red. "No there isn't, but maybe I'll find a girl as good as Piper" "Oh stop trying to suck up" Paige spoke up jokingly.
As the night went on Leo couldn't be more pleased with himself. Not only did he get Prue off his back but he was able to slip the potion into Piper's drink without any one noticing. Now it was only a matter of time before he got exactly what he wanted. His rein as Source, the evil power of four on his side and Piper as his wife.