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Chapter 2

Several days had passed without incident. As usual the Elders could shed no new light on the information Cole had provided. So it was decided they would go about their daily routines, although keeping an alert eye open at all times.

For Piper and Leo, today meant shopping. Birthday shopping to be specific. Paige's birthday was only a few days away and Piper wanted to take advantage of the down time to pick out something perfect. This being Paige's first birthday with her new sisters it was important she get the right gift.

Leo loved his wife more than life itself and he enjoyed spending an uninterrupted day with her. However after the 14th or was it the 15th store he lost track hours ago, Piper was no closer to finding success. Leo considered himself a patient man, after all he was an angel, but he could feel the beginnings of frustration and fatigue set in. Doting husband that he was, he remained quiet and when asked his opinion on a particular choice, he would show support. Of course that meant nothing as Piper would find some small defect or problem with the selected item and on to the next store they went.

It was now late afternoon and Leo felt that if he saw the inside of one more store he would go insane. Such were his thoughts when Piper offered up a funky looking lapel broach. It's wild colors and undefined image, seemed perfect for the equally quirky Paige.

"What do you think?"

"It's perfect Piper. It's unique and Paige loves unique jewelry."

"I don't know……I think it's too big." As she turned to put it back, she caught her husband rolling his eyes. "What? What's with the look?"

Leo, hoping to avoid an encounter tried to cover. "Look? I didn't give a look."

"Oh yes you did mister. I saw you roll your eyes."

Realizing he would not get out of this he opted for honestly. "Piper, honey, I love you, but we've been shopping all day. You've considered at least twenty different gifts and rejected all of them."

"Yeah, well I want it to be perfect. This is my first birthday gift to Paige; I want it to be right. Is that so wrong?"

As her tone grew harsh Leo put up his hands in defense. "I'm just saying, maybe you're trying too hard."

"If you don't want to shop with me anymore then you should have just said so." She replied and made for the exit.

Watching her retreating back, Leo called out, "Piper, that's not it and you know it."

Moving quickly, she made it out the door and onto the sidewalk well before him. Standing there, angry, she did not notice the dark hair woman pass just behind her. All of a sudden she felt a sharp pain on her calf. She had been sporting a pair of tan capri trousers, leaving her legs exposed. Peering down she examined where she felt the pain. It felt as if she had been bitten by something but on closer inspection, there was nothing there. Odd she thought to herself.

As she stood up she watched Leo exited the building. A pretty young blond was coming into the store. Her head down as she searched for something in her purse. Not seeing Leo, she ran smack into him. The woman fell to the ground and the contents of her purse scattered in every direction.

"Are you okay?" Leo asked as he instantly went to her aid and offered his assistance.

"I'm fine, just not looking where I was going."

"Here, let me help you with all of this." He offered and began collecting all the fallen items.

Gazing up at him, she gave him a shy smile. "Thanks so much."

Piper, who stood several feet away, witnessed the whole event. She saw how Leo held the woman's hand and how gently he handed the gathered things back to her. The blond hussy then proceeded to give him a seductive smile leaving little doubt the woman wanted to do more than thank him. And Leo! Well he goes and gives her one of his killer smiles. The one that lights up his face and makes his eyes twinkle.

Oh yeah, he was flirting big time and the woman was eating it up. Piper could feel a wave of jealousy well up inside her. Felt it climb up her throat until she thought she would choke on it. She couldn't believe how Leo was acting. There you have it she thought. The relationship was too good to be true. Knew Leo would want to be with someone else. It was only a matter of time really.

Leo had helped the woman to her feet after everything had been put back in her purse. "Thanks again."

"No problem." He replied, then without another thought to the woman, he went to Piper. He stopped short at the angry expression stamped on her face. "Come on Piper, you're still not mad about the eye rolling are you? I didn't mean…"

"Didn't mean!" She hissed. "Please. You want her don't you."

"Huh?" Okay he was totally confused now. "What are you talking about?"

Her eyes narrowed. "You know exactly what I'm talking about. The blond, you want to be with her don't you?"

"Blond? What blond?" Then it hit him. "You mean the girl that bumped into me?"

"Bumped into you, please, you were all over her and giving her that smile. I know that smile. You were letting her know you were interested."

"What! Piper I don't know what's gotten into you. The woman bumped into me and I helped her. That's it!"

"I can't believe you're going to deny it."

Leo's own anger was starting to heat up at her outrageous claims. "Damn right I am. Listen, honey, let's go home and then we can clear this up privately." He said as he noticed they were starting to attract a crowd.

"There's nothing to clear up. I know what I saw Leo!" And with that, she swiveled on her heels and marched off in the direction of the car.

Leo, standing there stunned, watched helplessly as she hopped into the vehicle and hastily pulled out of the parking lot. He stood there a few more minutes completely baffled but determine to get to the bottom of this.

Since Leo could orb, he found a secluded spot and did just that, which put him at the manor well before his wife. He was hoping one of her sisters would be there and he could get some advice because he was definitely out of his league with this one. Unfortunately he arrive to an empty house. Seems he was on his own.

On the drive home, the intense jealousy, which had consumed her earlier, began to fade, until she couldn't remember why she had felt it in the first place. Entering the manor, she spotted Leo standing there unsure. "Piper, I…"

"No Leo, let me. I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me. One moment I was just upset with you, then I saw you with that woman and I got so jealous."

"Piper, I was just helping her, there was nothing else going on, I swear."

"I know. I think it was my insecurities coming out." When he gave her a questioning look, she went to the couch and sat down. He followed, sitting next to her waiting for her to continue.

"You know my track record with guys. It's not so good. I guess I'm afraid I'm going to loose you like I've lost so many others. Leo, I've never been good with guys until I met you."

When she gazed up at him with those dark brown eyes full of doubt, his heart ached. "Honey, I love you. I love you more than anything in this world, you know that."

Leaning her head on his shoulder, she nodded. "Yeah I do. Guess I just lost it for a minute. Probably too much shopping."

Leo grinned at her attempt at humor. "Yep, definitely too much shopping. You wanna make up?" He asked with a cheeky grin.

"Absolutely!" She rose to her feet, grabbed his hand and the two of them hurried up the steps. The loud sound of a door slamming reverberated throughout the house.