AN: Hey everybody! I changed my name AGAIN! Sorry! But I'm sticking with this one, seriously! I hate to be or do one thing for too long (typical Gemini), so here we are! Thanks so much for your reviews! And for anybody waiting for it, I'm bringing back "The Reunion" soon! I promise I won't forget about it! With that out of the way...
Piper walked into her house at around 11 that night. She and Leo had gone out to dinner, and then talked for hours afterward, neither of the mentioning the kiss. She'd kissed Leo. She had kissed Leo Wyatt. It shouldn't have mattered who she kissed, it shouldn't have been anyone but her husband. But it felt so right…
"Piper, where have you been? I was worried sick!"
Piper looked up at her Dan. "Baby, I'm sorry, I was at the park and—"
"With Leo?" he asked sharply.
Piper narrowed her eyes at him. "You hired him Dan." Instantly, he'd ignited a flame of anger in her, just the way Leo ignited a flame of passion. "I'm not gonna fuck him just because he's there." She spun around and started up the stairs.
"God, Piper, I don't wanna fight with you!" He yelled, resting his hand across the dark wood banister.
"Then why do you make everything something it's not?" She screamed, whirling around, dark hair flying around her.
"Why do you freak out about it?"
"Dan, damn it! I'm not gonna keep playing mind games with you. I'm fucking sick of it!" He watched her storm off in the direction of the bedroom.
"Piper, don't be like that…" Dan sighed as he trotted up the stairs, two at a time.
The door slammed. "Fuck off!" Dan tried the knob. Thankfully, she hadn't locked it. He found her facing the window and the rain beyond it. With a sly smile he put his arms around her waist. He started to kiss her neck, pressing his groin against her behind. "Dan, you smell like a whore. Don't do that."
"Do what?" he asked. "And it's my client's perfume. Revolting woman." He added.
"You know what, I don't want to do that tonight." She pulled out an old standby. "I've got a headache."
"That's a load of shit and you know it." Dan muttered.
Piper tore away from him. "Look, I don't know what you think you're doing, but I said not tonight!"
"You know what, Piper," Dan stepped back, throwing his hands in the air. "fine! But when I walk out that door, I may not be back!"
"I don't care!" Piper shouted. He swore then turned around and she listened as he clomped down the stairs. "Ya dickhead!" She shouted, right before the door slammed.
Piper dropped limply onto the side of her bed, head in her hands. She fell back against the pillows. Oh God, she and Dan had just had one of the worst fights in their marriage, and it wasn't half as loud as the one they'd had last month. Her hand went to the pendant, but she quickly dropped it again. She listened for Lucille before remembering it was once again, her night off.
Piper sighed and fumbled around for a moment, before picking up the phone. She dialed Leo's number without hesitation. It wasn't until the phone kept ringing that she began to have hesitations. Her marriage was falling apart, and here she was calling the man she'd kissed, though it was just once, that afternoon. Before she could hang up a gruff voice answered.
"What?"
Piper practically melted at the sound of his voice, however harsh. "It's…Um, uh, Pi—Piper."
She could hear him try and pull himself together. "Oh, sorry. Uh, what's wrong?" he cleared his throat.
"Um…It'd be a bit…too…Damsel in Distressy of me to say that 'I need you', wouldn't it?" She could practically hear him smile.
"A little. I'll be over."
Piper smiled, despite the knot of expectation in her stomach. "Thanks. Bye."
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Piper sat on her porch wrapped in a honey colored crotched jacket, waiting for Leo to arrive. The rain pounded the earth around the porch, and she was grateful for the covering. She sort of felt like that Motel 6 commercial, "We'll leave the light on for you". She hated those commercials so much, it made her laugh.
Leo drove onto Piper's street with a mix of panic and patience. He knew why Piper had called him. Well, at least he thought he did. But "booty call" was a bit crude wasn't it? Leo shook his head as he pulled into her driveway. No, it had to be more than that. It just had to be, she had to feel it too.
Piper stood up as Leo approached. He looked so rugged and good. He had a bit of stubble on him, compacted from sleep, his black jeans clinging to all the right place, his gray tee accenting all of the right parts. She pulled him down for a kiss. She felt the same sensation of complete passion and something she either couldn't place, or didn't want to admit. Also, familiarity, but she couldn't help that. God, he felt so good, he was wet but she didn't care.
Leo pulled away, holding her by her elbows. "Wow. You really get down to business don't you?" He didn't ask where Dan was, he didn't want to know. This was him and Piper now.
Piper smiled what she hoped was seductively, and took his hand leading him into the house.
Come on closer,
I wanna show you,
What I'd like to do…
She shut the door behind him, locking it securely. "There, we're safe from demons, ghosts, all of those baddies." She said, going for a joke. And husbands.
Leo smiled. He'd immediately noticed the lights were dimmed, but he was usually there in the daytime. Another thing was the fire crackling in the fireplace. "Right."
"Why don't you sit down. Are you hungry?"
Leo grinned wider. "I could eat."
Piper smiled back, brushing her hair out of her face. "Good, I ordered plenty of Chinese."
You sit back now,
Just relax now,
I'll take care of you.
After a moment, Piper entered the room, a tray full of Chinese food in her hands. Leo's eyes quickly scanned over the feast, noticing egg drop soup, sweet and sour chicken, crab ragoon, rice and egg rolls. She put it on the coffee table and slid down, her back to the couch cushions. She picked up her fork and waited for him to slide down next to her.
"I got plenty of food." She said.
"I see that." Leo agreed.
"You have fabulous powers of deduction." She said, moving a hand over his thigh.
"Thanks." Unwittingly, Piper placed her hand on her necklace. Pensively, she stared at the fire, flames dancing, and offshoots in the forms of sparks. She seemed to blank out for a moment, between the wine she'd opened and the blaze. "We had a fight today." She deadpanned. Ah, so this was the reason she'd called him. She was desperate for love and affection. Leo felt a certain sense of bitterness.
Piper ran her fingertips over the diamond. "He thought…He thought that I was cheating on him. With you." She wasn't looking at him, hadn't been since the conversation started. "I… told him a wasn't. But…He pretended not to hear me or something. Just grabbed me and kissed me. He smelled like cheap perfume. He says it's a client's." He saw a flicker of emotion in her eye. He knew she didn't believe and briefly her hand let go of the pendant. But she began stroking it again. "He left. He said he might not come back. I told him to leave. I didn't….don't care."
Finally, her hand dropped into her lap. Leo put one hand in her hair in what he hoped was comforting way. He liked the sight of his hand against her hair like chocolate silk. He watched as she chocked out a sob. "Leo—I can't loose him!" she exclaimed, falling into his comforting arms. Leo spoke some soothing words and ran a hand through her hair.
When she pulled away, he had to know, he didn't want to ask, but he had to know. "Piper, you invited me here, dropped all these hints. Is this about your fight or is this more?" He gave her an intent look, pushing all of his meaning into his eyes. After a moment, Piper reached behind her. Leo watched, speechless, as she dropped the necklace onto the table.
AN: Oooo! Wonder what's gonna happen... -O Anyway, please review!
