Lovers? Chapter 8: Time To Grow, a charmed fanfic

AN: Ok, I know I'm evil, but can I keep them apart for long? Ok, so this chapter is set only a few days after the last one. Leo is due to leave in 3 days.

heather1021: Aw, thanks! That's what I would've done, or I don't know if I would've been able to resist Brian Krause's eyes, or his smile, or you anything about him, yah he was SoOoOoOo wrong to not tell her!

Halli-halliwell: what has she done! There won't be much more drama but some good old romance! Thanks!

I-Can't-Think-Of-A-Name-Lol: I know, I didn't wanna do it!

nicole812us: I know, poor Piper! She's always getting her heart broken in the series as well! It just aint fair! Thank you!

Notanothernonamer: I had to do it:'( but it HAD to happen!

Last night I tried but I couldn't sleep
Thoughts of you were in my head
I was lonely and I needed you next to me
Life is harder since you left
I never meant to do you wrong
And now all is said and done
I hope you won't be gone too long…No

Leo missed her. There was no two ways that he could put it. He missed her, so much. Worse than he had when he first moved to New York. He had needed her then, he needed her even more intensely now. It had only been 4 days but he was losing the will to live. The only thing that had kept him going was the tingle of her kiss, which he was desperately clinging onto. He thought of her all the time, he couldn't sleep, or work. He had barely eaten. Everything he did reminded him of her. Jess wasn't helping either. She phoned him at least two or three times a day. She was really concerned about him and that made it worse. He felt guilty. He had cheated on her. That was a fact. Something he swore that he'd never do to anyone. He knew what it felt like. When he had seen Piper kissing Greg that night he had felt so broken. He never wanted to do that to Jess. But he had, and what made it worse, she didn't even know….

God, he missed Piper.

XoXoX P/L 4eva! XoXoX-

Where do I go
What do I do
I can't deny I still feel something
And girl, I wish you could say you feel the same
You've broken the bond
I gotta move on
But how do I end this lonely feeling?
You've gone, I'm here, alone
I guess it's time to grow

Piper really missed Leo. She couldn't believe that she had ended it, but to save herself the heartbreak in 3 days time, she had to. She had to end in then. It would've been worse if she had left it. Leo was leaving her…again. She had buried herself in work for the last 4 days. Her sisters and Ashley were getting worried. She didn't eat much and there were dark circles under her eyes. She was a zombie as Phoebe had put it. She was right. She was. It was just like the first time… only worse. This time her feelings were a whole lot stronger. This time she missed him a whole lot more. This time she felt a whole lot worse.

Ashley, this hadn't been fair on him. She spent the day with him, pretending to love him when all she could think about was Leo. He didn't know. He didn't know that she had cheated on him. But what she so much worse, she had cheated on him with her ex, not only that but she had fallen in love as well. But not with Ashley. She likedhim but Leo…he was something else. There were no words to describe how strongly she felt for him.

God, she missed Leo.

XoXoX P/L 4eva! XoXoX-

I try to speak, but my words never catch the air
Like you never knew I was there
Take me back to the days when you really cared
Can we make love re-appear?
I can't go on the roads too long
And now all is said and done
I can't go forward if my heart's still where I'm coming from

"What?" Leo yelled in disbelief down the phone to his boss.

"You're coming back tomorrow. 2 days early."

"Sir…"

"Leo, you made enough fuss about going down there in the first place and now you don't want to leave!"

"No, it's not that.."

"well then, stop complaining. Your flight leave at 4 o'clock.

Damn. He had to tell her. She may've ended it, but she deserved to know. She still had to know. He would have to tell her tonight. Shit, this was going to be hard.

XoXoX P/L 4eva! XoXoX-

Piper just stared at Leo in utter disbelief. He was leaving tomorrow! He thought she still had a couple of days left to get over him, but no.

"Why?" she managed to choke out, trying hard as she could not to cry

"My boss said that all my work I had to do was done." Leo couldn't look at her, it was too hard.

"Oh."

And then they stood there in an awkward silence. After a while Leo looked up and saw that she was silently crying. He beautiful brown eyes that he loved so much were flowing over with tears and he couldn't take it. He stepped towards her. She saw him do this and stepped back, eyeing him warily. That hurt him. He would never hurt her. Not ever! He shook his head, it didn't bare thinking about. He took another step. This time she didn't step back. He took another and another until his face was level with hers. He looked into her eyes. That's when he lost it again. Her eyes were his weakness. SHE was his weakness. He leaned in….

XoXoX P/L 4eva! XoXoX-

Crying time is over
I know I can't control her feelings
If she won't return, then I guess I'll be a man
and move on

She didn't pull back. She kissed him back. He grabbed her waist and pulled her closer into him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him more.

Wait, she thought, what am I doing? He's abandoning me tomorrow I can't do this. She pulled back and left Leo standing there looking totally confused.

"What was that Piper?" he asked, voice husky with emotion

"I don't know."

"Why did you pull away?"

"I can't do this again Leo. You're leaving me tomorrow and I can't Leo."

Leo looked at the woman he loved. She was right but then why did this; them being apart feel so wrong? Tears fell freely now. He had to say it, he had to say goodbye.

"Goodbye Piper. Be happy. Please, for me." Leo said, turned and walked away. I love you he thought as tears fell down his cheeks. This was harder than the first time.

Piper just stood at the doorway and sobbed her heart out. How could she be happy without Leo? I love you she thought as the tear flowed from her brown eyes.

XoXoX P/L 4eva! XoXoX-

Time to grow / And move on
Make life better than it was before
Time to grow and move on
Make love better than I did before (repeat)

Though you've gone / And I'm here, alone
I guess it's time to grow

AN: Don't worry, it's not the last chapter! Please review and I'll update! That song was Time To Grow by Lemar.