Disclaimer: You know what, I have told you all for 7 chapters that I don't own Charmed. Who says that I need to do it any longer? Oh, probably the site that lets me keep this story up. Dang it! Oh well, don't' own Charmed.

A/n: Now everyone is telling me that I have to put Trista in here! Sheesh! Give me a break ppl, I'm only human! Lol. Thanx too:

Coolcharmedchic: Thanks. Yes, he is a jerk. I'm working on the p/l. It is kinda surprising that they created a kid. OMG! That makes me feel so special that ur adding me to ur fav list! I will definitely read ur stories.

Jules713: THANKS!

OTHCharmedFreak: I'm working on it, I'm working on it. Oo, that makes me feel special too!

Chrissister/Melinda: Lol, I think every1 is worried about Trista. Yah, I'm not sure if I should put in magic or not.

I-Cant-Think-Of-A-Name-Lol: Thanx, I'm workin on it.

The next day, Piper still lay awake thinking about Leo. They had shared that kiss, and he was acting like it had never happened. 'Does he just think it was a thank you?' Piper asked herself. 'Because he should know that it's not.'

Tears started to fall from Piper's eyes. 'He should know how much I care about him. He should know that I spend every single freakin' day thinking about him, day and night. But, I don't think that he does. He only knows that I love Dan, which I don't think is even true anymore.'

There was a soft knock on the door. Piper pulled up her sheet and wiped at her eyes, being thankful that she hadn't been able to put on make-up. "Come in," Piper called, hoping her voice didn't sound like it was choked.

Carrie opened the door slowly and peeked into the room. "Piper, you up for some visitors?" Carrie asked softly. Before Piper could answer, Trista burst through the crack between her mother and the door. She jumped onto the bed and hugged Piper around the neck.

"Hey, sweetie," Piper said into Trista's ear. "Trista Elizabeth Houser, get back here this instant!" Carrie yelled as quietly as she could. "It's fine, Carrie. She just wanted to say hi." Piper reassured her. Trista looked at her mother and nodded. They all laughed.

"Trista, I know that what you saw the other day was scary, and now I'm in the hospital, but you need to talk to people. It's the only way they can catch that mean man and put him in jail. Then I'll be able to visit you without wondering if he will come back."

Trista started to open her mouth, ready to say something. But nothing came out of her mouth, and she held her hand over her throat like it hurt to talk. "Fight the hurt, Trista. I want to hear your beautiful voice again."

Again, Trista started to speak. She barely made out the word "I", but then her throat constricted and she stopped. Piper sighed and closed her eyes. "Do you want to talk, Trista? Piper asked. Trista nodded her head wildly.

"Let that be your inspiration. Think of all the happy things that you've done in the past couple years: meeting Carrie for the first time, learning how to ride your tricycle, playing the piano. Let the memories lead you to your voice."

"M-m-m-m..." Trista tried pushing the words out, but they wouldn't come. "Just try, honey, just try. I know you can do it." Piper encouraged. Just then, Leo walked into the room. "Who do you know can do it?" Leo asked.

"Hey, who are you?" Trista asked. She put a quizzical look on her face, and crossed her arms over her chest. Piper's jaw dropped open, and Carrie started crying silent tears of joy. Trista, suddenly figuring everything out, put a hand over her mouth.

"Um, what just happened?" Leo asked slowly, looking around at everyone's shocked face. "Leo, I think you just got Trista to talk." Piper answered, smiling brightly. Trista jumped off the bed and wrapped her arms around Leo's legs.

"Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!" Trista exclaimed. "Yous gots me to talk again!" Leo smiled and ruffled Trista's hair. "No problem." Leo laughed. He grabbed Trista under her arms and pulled her up to his hip, quickly noticing the resemblance in the green eyes and blonde hair.

Piper wanted to yell out the truth so badly. She wanted Leo to know that he had just gotten his own daughter to talk and now they could be a happy family. But Piper knew that now wasn't the right time. "Trista, come here for a second, sweetie." Piper called.

Trista wiggled out of Leo's grip and crawled back up on the bed. Carrie took her opportunity to give Leo a big hut and say thank you. "Now, Trista, this is another one of those secrets between me and you." Piper whispered in Trista's ear. Trista nodded excitedly.

"That man over there, that just got you to talk, is your daddy." Piper explained. Trista gasped, but Piper covered her mouth. "Like I said, you can't tell this to anybody, not even that man. He doesn't know that you're his daughter, and I don't want him to know."

"Okay, mommy, I promise I won't tell him." Trista thought for a second. "Can I tell Carrie?" "No, don't tell her either. This is just a secret between you and I." Trista nodded, planted a kiss on Piper's cheek, then ran to Carrie.

"Mommy, can we gos home now?" Trista asked, holding her hands up. "Sure, sweetie." Carrie answered, picking Trista up. "Say thank you again." "Tanks you!" Trista smiled. Leo laughed and tickled under Trista's chin. "Your welcome."

After saying thank you, Carrie and Trista left the room. Leo smiled, then sat down in a chair next to Piper's bed. "Okay, now can you tell me what that was all about?" Leo asked. Piper couldn't help but laugh, and Leo laughed with her.

"That's Trista and she's our..." Piper had to silence herself. The words were ready to burst from her mouth, but she wasn't ready to say them yet. "She's my friend Carrie's daughter." Piper lied quickly. "That's where I was when you came to save me."

"But I didn't see her." Leo reminded. "Yeah, I told her to go hide in her room." Piper paused, knowing she had to say everything. "Dan was drunk enough that he wanted to kill her too, and after almost plunging a knife into her, I told her to run to her room. Apparently she hasn't been able to talk since."

"So now I've saved both of you." Leo said with a smile. Piper smiled back, and her eyes locked into Leo's. They held their gaze for a minute, then Leo coughed and looked away. "Leo, I think that we need to talk about what's happening between us." Piper said.

"What's there to talk about?" Leo asked, starting to stand up. "You're going to marry Dan, plain and simple. Besides, I need to..." "No, Leo about when I kissed you, and you kissed me back." Leo sat back down and put his head in his hands.

"Piper, I don't know what I was thinking. It was just...instinct. Somebody kisses me, and I kiss them back." Leo said. "Leo, I know it's more than that." Piper put in. "We both have feelings for each other, and you and I know it."

Leo stood up in his chair and started pacing. "But you're with Dan now. You'll get married and have kids, move away from the city, and be happy. I get that." "Actually, Leo, I don't think you do." Piper said. "You hope that because Dan hurt me, I don't want to be with him anymore."

There was complete silence in the room. Leo looked into Piper's eyes once again, and saw something in her eyes. He could tell she was telling the truth. He wanted to be with her, longed to hold her in his arms once again.

Piper tried moving her legs to stand up, but pain seared through them. Even after a week, she was still sore from the knife that Dan had sliced through her leg. "I know that you want me. I saw it in your eyes when we kissed. You still love me, like...like I think that I love you."

Leo's mouth gaped open, and he stared at Piper. Piper looked down at her sheets. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that. It's just...so hard, being engaged to one person and loving someone completely different."

"Piper, you don't have to be sorry." Leo said, sitting back down on the chair and taking Piper's hand. "Dan is going to be in jail for a while. We can be together, try and make this work. Then, if he gets out, we can figure things out then. Just give us a chance."

"I want to, Leo, more than ever! Life was almost perfect when I was with you. But now Dan..." "Is back!" Dan exclaimed, leaning on the doorframe. Piper and Leo stared at Dan. Leo squeezed Piper's hand, and stood up in front of her.

"Leave her alone." Leo yelled. "Now, why would I want to stay away from my wife to be?" Dan asked, his words slurring together. "Leo, leave him alone, he's drunk again." Piper whispered. "Just leave him to me." Leo explained.

Dan took a step into the room, and Leo's body tensed. Dan laughed, and looked out into the hallway. Then he ran at Leo swinging his fists. Leo let go of Piper's hand and blocked one of Dan's punches. He tripped Dan, then sat on his stomach and punched him in the face continuously.

"Stop it!" Piper screamed, avoiding the pain as she sat up. Dan swung his leg up and hit Leo in the back of the head. Leo fell onto his side, and Dan pushed him onto his back. He punched him twice, once in the stomach and once in the face.

Piper closed her eyes and looked away as Leo tried to fight back. Dan was powerful, though, and in a good position compared to Leo. He held Leo down with his hands as Leo kicked and tried pushing Dan away from him.

"You'll never beat me, Wyatt. Piper loves me way more that she'll ever love you, and you know it. And you know that you can never win this fight, because you don't know how to fight. Face it, Leo, I've won this game fair and square."

Leo struggled as Dan taunted him. Leo kicked his leg up, hitting Dan square in the nut. Dan grunted and took a step back, glaring furiously at Leo. Leo started to get up, but Dan kicked him in the chest, pushing him back to the ground

"I'll be back, love." Dan smiled, looking at Piper. He leaned over and kissed Piper hard on the lips. Piper pretended to enjoy herself, even though she knew she wasn't. Then Dan smiled, looked down at Leo, and walked across his stomach before exiting the room.

Leo groaned and rolled onto his side, clutching his stomach, as Dan closed the door. Piper slid her feet from under the covers to over the edge of the mattress, then slowly set them down on the floor and put all of her weight on them.

"Don't get up." Leo croaked. "You're going to hurt yourself more." "No matter what you say, I'm going to get up." Piper said, holding out her hand. Leo grasped it, and slowly pulled himself to his feet, trying hard not to pull Piper down to the floor.

Just as Leo had steadied himself on his feet, Piper started feeling lightheaded. She swayed from side to side, then teetered towards the ground. Leo reached out and grabbed Piper around the chest then held her tight against him.

Leo swung Piper's legs up into his arms and laid her down on the bed. Piper smiled gratefully. Leo smiled back, and started to walk towards the door. "Wait!" Piper croaked. Leo turned around. "Stay with me tonight." Piper pleaded.

Leo nodded, and climbed into the bed behind Piper, wrapping his arm around her waist. Piper nestled herself against Leo's chest, and laid her head down on the pillow. Leo kissed the top of Piper's head, said a silent 'I love you', then closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.

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