AN: Hey everybody! I know this took forever, and I'm sorry, but I was feeling uninspired and lazy and I wanted it to be just right. This chapter doesn't really flow as well as I would have wanted to (ahem), but maybe you'll like it!

"What does this mean?" Leo asked, swallowing.

Piper smiled at him. "I think you know." Piper leaned over and kissed him ardently. Leo moved his hands to her back as they stood together.

"Don't come to me because you're mad at him." Leo murmured against her lips.

"I'm not. I know I'm not."

Leo pulled back to look at her. There, in the firelight, he could see so many things he hadn't seen before. He saw hurt, but that was expected, arousal, readiness, truth. He would do it is she would. He kissed her again, moving his hands to her chest. He started to unbutton her shirt.

Hot temptations,

Sweet sensations,

Infiltrating through.

Sweet sensations,

Hot temptations,
Coming over you…

He couldn't help but look at the expanse of creamy skin that appeared with the undoing of each button. Piper grinned mischievously and took his hands in hers. She began kissing his palms, the fingertips, turning them over and kissing the backs.

Ah, so she was the teasing, sensual type. It was making him crazy. It was a simple connection of skin against skin, but it was just about the most erotic thing he'd ever felt. When Piper was finished, she started dragging him to the bedroom.

Gonna take it slow, babe,

Do it my way…

Piper and Leo started kissing again once they hit the top of the stairs. He unbuttoned the rest of the buttons and threw the shirt down, then undid her bra, sending it the way of the shirt. For a moment he just looked at her, exposed, open, just for him.

Keep your eyes on me.

Your reaction, to my action,

Is what I wanna see…

She pulled him in the bedroom. She wanted this, so, so, so, so much. He was like chocolate, she just couldn't get enough. The semidarkness of the room threw her for a loop or a minute, compared to the light of the living room. He yanked his shirt off and threw it to the ground.

Piper ran her hands over his chest, her hands roaming over the groves his muscles had in between. He moved her to the bed, where they toppled together. "Are you sure you want to do this?" Leo asked, finality in his voice. Piper nodded.

Rhythmic motion,

Raw emotion,

Infiltrating through.

Sweet sensations,

Hot temptations,

Coming over you.

-

Piper lay next to Leo in the semidarkness, ran still pounding the windows. She wanted to stay in this moment forever, their faces inches apart, nothing separating them under the blankets.

"Oh God." Leo said breathlessly. So this was what Dan got every night. Lucky bastard.

Piper smiled. "Now let's not be unreasonable. 'Queen' will do just fine." She heard his laugh, felt it reverberate in his chest. The thought crossed her mind to tell him. "What if I told you I had a secret?" she asked softly.

Leo sighed. "We all have dirty laundry, Piper."

Piper nodded. "Let me up."

Reluctantly, Leo let her go and watched as she crossed the room to the closet, throwing on her kimono and reaching onto the top shelf. Leo looked at the brief exposed parts of her and wanted her back next him. "Come back to bed." Leo said, rolling over to face her better.

Piper glanced at him. Every part of him. She swallowed. "I…Hold on." She came back to the bed with a wooden box in hand. She pulled a key out of the nightstand. Leo looked at the box curiously. Piper knew he wanted know what was in there. Hell, she hadn't looked at it in years. Finally, she opened the box. Leo watched as she sifted through letters sealed with a lipstick kiss, movie stubs, concert tickets, and other odds and ends. "Turn on the lamp." She ordered.

Leo reached over to Dan's lamp and flicked it on, casting the room in an orange haze. She handed him a small picture, image down. Leo looked to her for permission, he turned it over. Damn if he wasn't looking at himself a few years back. Finally it hit him. "Is this why you acted like that that first day?"

Piper nodded, pulling her legs up to her chin. "You look just like Adam. I was sort of at ends with myself. I…"

Leo blinked at her vacantly. Then, he pulled her to him for a kiss. After that, he held her to his chest, kissing the top of her head, running his hands over her shoulders. "It'll be okay, I promise. Sssh…"

-

The following afternoon, Piper sat on the couch, awaiting Leo's arrival. Suddenly, the door burst open.

"Piper!"

She sighed at the sound of Dan's voice. "Dan," she exclaimed, putting on a fake worried voice. "Where have you been? I was worried sick!" Yeah. Right.

Dan came in the room He looked halfway harried, but he smiled at the sight of her. "Piper, baby, I'm sorry."

Piper just sort of smiled at him. "Oh…So you decided to come home?"

He nodded, pulling her to him. He started kissing her collarbone, pressing himself against her.

"Dan—"

"Aww, come on, let's have a little makeup party. Tilt your head back."

Piper did as she was told. "Dan, please, I'm tired. Later, I promise."

He ignored her, hands moving down to the button on her jeans. "Just relax. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean fight with you last night."

Just then, they were interrupted by the door again. "Hey, I'm here—" Leo stopped short upon seeing into the living room. Dan turned around, looking annoyed.

"I'm here, Wyatt, I'll watch her today."

Leo licked his lips. "That's good. Piper needs her husband every now and then." He said with a smile. Yeah. Right.

Dan pushed Piper away. "What's that supposed to mean?"

Leo shook his head. "Nothing."

Dan started to advance on him anyway. "Dan!" Piper protested, one hand grabbing his arm, the other flinging upward for her necklace, but grabbing at air.

"Really?" Dan asked, shrugging Piper's hand away. "Is that right? What are you saying, I'm never here for her?"

Leo shook his head. "Whatever, Gordon. I'm gonna go." Leo slammed the door behind him. The married couple stood tensely for a minute.

"I really don't like that guy." Dan growled, turning to face his wife. Piper smiled weakly.

AN: This chapter wasn't very informative, but Piper and Leo did get together, so to speak, so that's a plus, right? Please review!