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Leo walked into his apartment, the dog, Taye, barking at his feet. Liz was sprawled out across the couch again, this time a bag of Oreos beside her.

"Hey, Muppy, you're out of popcorn."

Leo laughed a little. "Yeah, well, have you heard from John?"

"You mean, middle child John, who's out in Colorado?"

Leo chuckled, pulling out his cigarette and lighter. "The very same." He said taking a drag off of his cigarette.

"Well," Liz began, "he called about his and Jenny's nuptials."

"Oh. How is that going?" Leo asked, turning off the TV and crossing to the stereo.

"Fine, I was watching that!"

"It's my house, my TV."

Liz rolled her eyes. "Yuck. So, how are things going with the um…client?"

Leo sighed, slumping into the chair.

"Oh God." Liz said, "You did have sex with her."

"Is that all you think about?"

"Yes, so are you telling me you didn't?"

"No, I didn't, but we almost kissed, having a cake mix fight."

"Ugh, I don't wanna know."

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Piper fingered the pendant on her necklace nervously as she listened for Leo to come to the door. She had settled back on the couch, watching Jerry Springer. A few minutes later, she heard a door slam shut and a barking dog. She went to the door and from there, out to the porch where she saw Leo crossing the lawn with a large golden retriever, jumping up and down at his feet. She loved dogs.

"Aww!" she exclaimed, dropping to her knees in front the dog, not caring if her cargos were dirtied. "He's so cute, what's his name?"

Leo smiled. "Taye. He likes you."

Piper grinned as the dog tried to lick her face. "Aww, I like you too! Let's take him to the park!"

"My thoughts exactly." They hooked Taye to his leash.

"Oh wait!" Piper said, "Let me run inside and grab something." Piper dashed up the steps and back into the house. She ran to the kitchen, grabbed some baked chicken for Taye. She came out with her canvas bag and she, Leo and Taye started the walk to the park.

"How are things?" Leo asked lightly, once silence settled over them. He watched her hand fly up to the pedant on her necklace.

"Um, things are good you know…Dan, he um, gave this to me last night."

Leo laughed softly, so soft she almost missed it. "Well I assume it was a good night then."

Piper ducked her head embarrassedly. "I guess." What she didn't tell him was that he was the one running through her mind the whole time. Leo cocked his head at her curiously.

"You guess? I figured you had an excellent sex life from that smug smile Dan's always wearing."

"Don't talk about my husband like that." Piper said briskly, hand now fiddling with the chain as Taye barked at a passing squirrel.

"Your husband," he said, stressing the word with contempt, "is my boss and nothing else."

"Which should be enough to keep you from talking about him like that, especially to his wife."

"Who's a headcase in her own right." Leo spat angrily, holding tighter to Taye's leash, to keep him from going after a sparrow, not that he could catch it.

Piper remained silent, but her hand itched to reach out and slug him dead across his alluring jaw. After a tense moment Leo spoke.

"Shut up, Taye!" He snapped. Piper rolled her eyes and reached into the bag and gave him the chicken.

"You're gonna spoil him." Leo muttered sourly.

"Well, he's quiet now isn't he?" Piper said. By now they were at the entrance to the park. Piper led them in. They spent a good chunk of the afternoon playing with the dog, avoiding each other, until Taye fell asleep tied to a tree and Piper and Leo slumped tiredly onto a bench. Finally, they decided to talk to one another.

"I'm sorry." They said at once, both of them gazing out into the sunset.

"Don't be." Piper said, "I…It was my fault yesterday and I jumped all over you today."

"Yeah, but I had no right to call you a headcase. You…You've just got baggage, is all." Leo grinned at her.

Piper smiled back. "Right. Baggage. At least it's Prada." Both of them chuckled at her lame joke. Unwittingly, they leaned towards one another. Both of them could feel it coming, ears humming with anticipation, hearts jumping with longing. Finally, their lips met. Piper felt the surge immediately, his lips supple against her own, powerful, but gentle, caressing her softly. His tongue begged for entrance and upon gaining it, stalked in like it owned the place.

"Oh, Piper…" he said huskily, running his hands over her hair; to him it felt like velvet, or silk. Piper took her arms from around his neck and pulled away, if only for air, but didn't go back. "I'm…I shouldn't hav—"

She pressed her finger against his lips. "Do you mind if I take a nap?" She asked softly. Leo stared at her, then shook his head. Piper placed her head in his lap, closing her eyes. After moment, he could feel her breathing grow shallow and her chest rise and fall softly along with it. Slowly he put one hand in her hair, stroking it gently. Pensively, Leo stared out at the setting sun, wondering what exactly had happened.

AN: Very short chapter, I know, I'm sorry, but mucho PiperLeoness right? Thought so! Okay, for all you PiperLeo fans out there…Things get a lot more interesting…And soon, very soon, we learn about Piper's past! Please review!