She freezes Dan and glares at Leo.
"Did you know about this?"
Leo orbs out.
"I'll get you later!"
She unfreezes Dan, who looks around frantically.
"Wh…where did Leo go?"
"Don't worry about Leo. You have to worry for your life!"
Dan gets up and tries to run away, but Piper grabs his shirt collar and pushes him against the wall.
"Why? Why would you do this to me!"
"B…because you were easy."
She releases his collar and kicks him in the stomach, causing him to fall to the ground.
"If I were you I'd stay out of my way."
Piper leaves and slams the door behind her as she leaves. She walks back to the Manor and runs up to her room, where Prue and Phoebe are talking. She dives into her own bed face down to try to hide her tears. Then a slammed door and Grams yelling can be heard from downstairs.
"Piper! Get these books off of my floor!"
Prue and Phoebe run downstairs and pick up Piper's books. Grams looks at them oddly.
"No, put those back! They're Piper's books and she can clean them up."
Prue looks up at Grams.
"She can't. she's…"
Phoebe comes up with a quick lie.
"Sleeping. Sound asleep up in her and Prue's room."
"Well then, wake her up! She needs to learn to pick up after herself."
Grams starts heading up the stairs, when Prue grabs her arm, stopping her.
"The truth is, she and Dan just broke up."
"Oh dear. I should…"
"No, Grams, I think she just needs to be alone right now."
She nods, and walks into the kitchen.
Leo orbs into the living room at his apartment, where Andy is sitting on the couch reading the newspaper.
"Oh shit. I really messed things up."
Andy looks up.
"What did you do?"
"Dan screwed Piper, and she found out that's the only reason he was dating her, and that I knew the whole time."
"Ok, so now she's pissed. She's always pissed."
"No, this time it's different."
"How?"
"He really hurt her. And I could have stopped it from happening if I had just told her."
Andy sees the worried look in his eyes.
"You like her."
"What? No I don't. she's my charge. I can't like her."
"Mom was your dad's charge, wasn't she?"
"That's not the point."
"Isn't it? Admit it. You like her."
"No, she's like a sister to me."
"No, Prue is like a sister to you. Piper is…"
"Nothing. Just drop it."
"Fine."
Andy goes back to reading the newspaper and Leo sits down next to him.
"I don't like her, do I?"
Andy drops the paper to his lap.
"Get over it and go talk to her."
"I can't. she's either too mad and she'll blow me to pieces, or she will be in tears."
"Well then she needs to be comforted. Go."
"But…"
"Leo, as cliché as this sounds, what does your heart tell you to do?"
Leo takes a deep sigh and orbs away. Andy pulls the paper back up and smiles smugly.
"I knew he liked her."
Leo orbs into Piper's room, and finds her crying into her pillow. He sits down next to her and gently rubs her back. She turns around and wipes the tears from her cheeks as she sits up to face him.
"Leo, what are you…"
"I'm sorry Piper. I should have told you his intentions from the beginning."
"But you did. The first time Dan asked me out, you came up to me and told me to be careful."
"Yeah, but I still should have told you."
"No, it's not your fault he's a lying sack of scum."
More tears start to cascade down Piper's cheeks, and Leo reaches over and pulls her into a hug.
"I'm so sorry he did this to you."
Piper starts sobbing into his comforting chest as he embraces her tightly. After a few minutes, Leo pulls away and wipes the tears from her cheeks.
"There are so many guys out there who would love to have a girl like you. And wouldn't take advantage of you like Dan."
"Who? No one wants me. He was the closest thing to a boyfriend I've ever had."
Leo wants so badly to tell her how he feels, that he could be the perfect guy for her and would treat her so much better than she ever could have dreamt, but he knows it's too soon for her to dive into another relationship.
"You never know if you have a secret admirer."
"Me? Have a secret admirer? No one like me would have a secret admirer."
"Don't be so sure. You never know."
Piper smiles slightly.
"Thanks for the pep talk Leo, but I really just need to be alone right now."
"Oh, ok. No problem. I'll just be an orb away if you need me."
He orbs away and Piper lays beck down on her bed, but this time staring up at the ceiling.
"Secret admirer. Yeah right."
Prue walks into the room.
"Are you really that naïve? Or is it just the sudden depression that's completely shutting down you senses."
Piper looks over at her.
"How long have you been standing out in the hall?"
"Since Leo orbed in. He likes you."
"Don't be ridiculous. He's just a good friend. Like a brother."
"No, Andy would be a brother to you, Leo would be…"
"My white-lighter."
"So? Sam was mom's white-lighter and look what happened! They gave us another baby sister."
"That's not the point."
"Yes it is, and you know it."
"Prue, just get over it. He doesn't like me."
"Fine, stay in denial."
Prue walks over and sits down next to Piper.
"You should give him a chance."
"Prue!"
"Piper, he's a guardian angel! What's the worst he can do? If he does anything the Elders will clip his wings, and he loves being our white-lighter too much for that to happen."
"That's my point. Leo was born from the love of a white-lighter and a mortal. He never met his father. Paige barely sees Sam anymore. White-lighters fall in love and it never works out."
"But he's not just a white-lighter. He's half human."
"Just drop it!"
Prue pauses for a moment and analyzes the look in Piper's eyes.
"You like him."
"No I don't."
"Yes you do."
"I don't know who I like anymore."
"Fine! I give up. I hope that you'll eventually come around. You too would make a nice couple."
She walks over and lays down on her own bed. Piper looks at her curiously.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm going to Andy's."
"Don't you need to drive there?"
"No, he's known we are witches since we were in preschool. He accepts that magic is a part of my life, and his, now, too."
She closes her eyes and gasps as she astrals to Andy's and Leo's apartment.
A/N: I find myself writing a couple chapters at a time, so expect a chapter every day, or at least every other day. And I'm sure you all know why Prue is going to talk to Andy…if not, it's to talk about Piper and Leo.