AN: Okay guys, this is it!
foureverCharmed: That seems to be the general group attitude! Thanks!
piperfairy: Seriously, they sort of do need to thank Dan, huh? Yeah, how can Dan be mad about them when he was cheating for a year? Ass… Thanks for the review!
halli-halliwell: Thanks!
Charmed4life: Thank you!
b.a.b.i.b.l.u.b.l.i.s.s: Yeah, but you can be engaged to one person and still marry another.
anonymous!: I love your opinions! I know, it was fast but hey, when you're in love everything goes fast!
charmedchick4eva: Thank you! Who doesn't love Dan being jail? Insert evil cackle here.
patricia: Thank you! I don't want the story to end either, but in all honesty, I think it's time for it to come to a close, you know? Anywho, I do try to add a element of drama to all my stories (in case you hadn't noticed, lol) so I try to balance it out with PiperLeoness.
Magical Princess: Thanks!
Perty in Pink: Thank you!
What About Scout: Yeah, I wanted to give her a chance to be like "What? Be with you? Like, permanently" so…yeah. Sure you can be invited! You are herby cordially invited to the wedding of Leo Wyatt and Piper Halliwell. Happy? Oh, "Waiting" wasn't the one…But I liked it anyway! Can't wait for your next fic! Oh, and update "Payback" ! (Did I review the latest chappy yet?)
Alyssa Halliwell: does ridiculous danceDan's in jail, Dan's in jail, Dan's in jail (To the tune of "The Wicked Witch Is Dead" or whatever that song's called)! Thank you for your reviews!
Kay everybody, I love ya'll! By the way (said this before and I'll say it again) I'm working on 3 new stories! (2 will be on here, the other will be a Fictionpress story) 3 count 'em, 3! The two that are gonna be on here will be PiperLeo of course, and one will be magical and one AU! Whew! Kay, on with the chapter!
"I met a new man. His name is Leo." Piper paused, looking down at her hands sadly. "He's nice, you'd like him." Piper sniffed as tears stained her cheeks. "He takes care of me, just like you did." Roughly and hour ago, Piper had decided it was time. She should have done this all those years ago. Especially after everyone thought it was disrespectful that she hadn't. "I…Cheated on Dan with him."
She traced her hand over his picture. "You'd be disappointed. You always believed that marriage was an honorable thing. That's what you told me. But, I'm going to do the right thing this time. I'm super surprised Dan gave me a divorce. I told him her could have the house and everything, I want to start a new life with Leo…A better one." She rolled her brand new wedding band over her finger. "I wouldn't dream of cheating on Leo."
She stopped again, dropping her hands loosely in her lap. "I love him. And in a different way than I loved Dan. He's in jail now, Dan I mean." She ran her hand lightly over the green grass beside the tree. "Leo and I are going to have a little girl." Piper smiled. "We're going to name her Leona Piper Adam Wyatt. I always thought boy's names on girl were cute." Piper looked at her hands again. "I think we'll be okay parents. You always said I'd make a great mom one day…And I said you'd make a great dad, you remember that?"
Something shifted in Piper's mind. More tears joined the old and the soft spring breeze did nothing to squelch the guilt inside her. "Adam, I'm so sorry! I should have been more careful! We weren't paying attention, I should have been quicker to grab the wheel…I should have come to see you years ago!"
Piper dropped her head as her sobs grew stronger and tears dotted her jeans. "I'm so sorry! Just…Just…Just let me know that it's alright. Just let me know if you forgive me." Piper head the car door open then shut and after a moment, Leo was at her side.
"Piper, it's okay." He held her for a moment, looking at the picture of Adam Reynolds sitting on the ground. It was sort of uncanny the way the only two men she'd ever really loved looked so much alike. Suddenly, Leo knew just what to say to her. "He says you're stuck, Piper."
She looked up at him, face contorted with confusion. "What the hell are you talking about?"
"He says you're stuck, babe. He forgives you. You just have to forgive yourself."
Hey, don't write yourself yet.
It's only in your head you feel left out,
And looked down on.
Just try your best, try everything you can,
And don't you worry what they tell themselves,
When you're away…
Piper looked up at Leo for a moment, then turned to look at Adam's picture, before turning to look at her husband again. Could he really have forgiven her? Had his soudl moved on? It was all her fault, she should have done better, been faster…
"Sweetheart, I promise it's okay. Don't you hear him?"
It just takes some time,
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride,
Everything, everything will be just fine,
Everything, everything will be alright.
Piper shook her head. "No, am I missing something important?"
Leo shrugged. "He's just telling you that you can't go on holding all this guilt on yourself. You've got to come to peace with it."
Hey, you know they're all the same,
You know you're doing better on your own,
So don't buy in.
Live right now and just be yourself,
It doesn't matter if it's good enough for someone else.
Leo stood up and Piper stood with him. She fell into his arms and sobbed. Why couldn't she hear it? Why wasn't he telling her? She didn't need Leo as some kind of medium. Why couldn't he tell her?
Just do your best, do everything you can.
Don't you worry what the bitter hearts are gonna say.
Suddenly, Piper lifted her head. It was if a great wave had suddenly come and washed away her sadness, renewing her strength. She knelt in front of Adam's picture. "Is it really okay? Do you really forgive me?" Of course, there was no physical answer, but Piper knew it was true. Piper turned to kiss her husband. Everything would be better form here on out.
Piper Wyatt, once Halliwell-Gordon, had been stuck. She'd been stuck between a rock and a hard place. She was bound to live a life she didn't want, with a guilt she didn't need. In a matter of months, she'd found a new love, a new life, a new happiness. They turned and walked to the car, and they climbed in, wordless. But most of all she'd found peace.
It just takes some time,
Little girl, you're in the middle of the ride,
Everything, everything will be just fine,
Everything, everything will be alright.
She was free.
AN: bursts into stupid sappy tearsWow, that was sad! I guess. Anywho, that song was "The Middle" or "In The Middle" (I've heard it both ways) by Jimmy Eat World. You can hear this song at SmasHitsUsa too. Well, I love ya'll and I'm writing the next chapter to "The Reunion" now! TTFN! Ta-ta for now!
