AN: Thanks for the reviews guys… as always; that's what I write for.

For all that were interested; Yes, I do speak/write/read Hebrew. My first language (; English is my third actually… I'm also fluent in Russian because of grandparents, but I can't read very well, or write for that matter. (Ok, who am I kidding…? I can't write at all. And I speak like crap). Other then those three I know the basic French from almost 4 years of school learning.

Alright……… bet that was insightful. I got a little carried away. So I'll stop now and let you read on……….

Enjoy!

Chapter 10

OoO More Problems With The Ex OoO

Her eyes were set on the mess the kitchen was in.

Two chairs were down; dirty plates that were probably set to be washed were now shattered into pieces on the floor. The door was wide open, and a plant ones standing by it was now laying on the floor.

She shook her head at the sight.

A police photographer was walking about, taking pictures of the crime scene.

It was now official- Leo had disappeared, most likely kidnapped.

"Any news?" Piper asked when she spotted Darryl.

"Nothing. We don't even know where to start…"

"Why not? Both Ronaldy and Tony are in town. Why can't to go investigate them? There are only so many options…" Piper argued.

"We can't just burst in and start questioning. It's a huge European bank owner and a very respectable lawyer we're talking about here… You would know."

"Yeah, but we're also talking about a disappearance of another very respectable lawyer, and a very… um… famous man." Piper didn't want to call Martini a criminal. "Doesn't that even it out?"

Darryl gave her an apologizing look.

The noise of the journalists getting in was heard from the front door.

"Excuse me." He brushed his hand against her shoulder and headed towards the mass.

"Alright, nothing to see here… Go back outside!" He was instructing, trying to make the photographers leave.

Piper sighed. Then someone spoke to her again.

"Had to see it myself to believe it."

Piper spun around at the scarily familiar voice, and saw the man she expected the least.

Tony.

"What are you doing here?" Was her natural reaction.

"Same thing you are…"

He looked around, squinting his eyes at thing.

"This better not be a set up." He said.

"Fuck you Tony. You came, you saw, now get the hell out." She said, crossing her arms in front of her.

He looked good; as always. His tie was freed a bit, but he still seemed as elegant as ever. She hated the bastard.

"Relax Piper; I'm only doing my job here. This whole fiasco is completely outrageous. Have you seen the news papers? This thing is all over the place. And that's only about Martini's story… wait till they write about Wyatt's disappearance…" He was smiling.

Piper turned away, determined to keep her temper in check.

That was when her cell rung.

"Excuse me." She said to Tony, but when his eyes didn't move from her she added; "Feel free to shoo away whenever." He didn't.

"Hello?" She said to the phone.

"Piper! Is it true what I heard? Wyatt was murdered?" That was her boss.

"Murdered? God, I hope no. Sir, as far as we know, he is just missing. It hasn't been very long either." She didn't know if it was her boss or herself that she was trying to convince.

"Well, I have news for you Piper. The first hearing is in two and a half weeks, and your client and partner are missing!" He raged.

"Thank you for the update, but I think that much I know. Look, they are doing all they can, Mark." Piper said.

"Did you hear that Ronaldy and your ex are in town? Did they take them for questioning yet?" He asked.

"Yes, I heard." She said, looking up at Tony who still stood next to her. "But no questioning has been done."

"Well, that figures. What about you? Do you need a place to stay at? Last thing I want is to loose my most valuable lawyer."

"Thank you, Mark, but I'll be staying with my family."

"And you sure there is no way you'll turn out missing there?"

"Sure."

"Good. I want you to keep working on this case… if you find a way to prove Martini is innocent, it won't matter if he's there or not. And then it will be twice as easy for the police to send investigators to check out Ronaldy and his secretary." Mark said.

"I know, I know." Piper said, sighing.

After a pause, Mark said;

"Listen, you take it easy. Let me know if you want me to assign someone else to do this. Maybe even me."

Piper smiled. Mark was her boss, but also a good old friend.

"Thanks, but I think I can handle this. I just might have a lead…" As she said it, Tony looked at her suspiciously.

"Do you mind?" She told him, and he walked to another side of the room with a chuckle.

"Something stinks with Ms. Larsanda's story, something that I spotted while listening to her interviews, and I think it just might be a good card to play on the jury."

"Good girl. Nail that secretary. You'll have to tell me all about it; I'll give you a call tomorrow morning; see if there is anything new, if I won't read it in the newspapers, that is."

"Deal."

"Alright. I'll talk to you tomorrow; hopefully we'll have Wyatt back by then." He said, hanging up.

"Hopefully…" Piper said it, and meant it in a way she herself didn't even realize.

"Sooooo… A lead?" That was Tony again.

"Tony," Piper started, turning back to him. "Read my lips; Fuck. Off. "

He put his hands up, and took a step back.

"Is he bothering you?" That was Andy.

"Yes." Piper said automatically.

Andy turned to Tony. Andy never liked Tony, not before or after they married, even though he used to be a good guy, those two were always on each other's nerves.

"Trudo… Long time no see."

"Yeah, well, I like it better that way. Now, I suggest you leave, because I can assure you that staying here too long will lure one of the investigators to take you for questioning."

Tony smiled, showing off his perfect teeth that looked even whiter against his tan Italian skin.

"I'm here on personal reasons." He said, looking back down to Piper.

His mouth opened to say more, but then he looked back to Andy.

"Do you mind?"

Andy looked to Piper, and she nodded.

"Let me know when you want me to give you a ride back." Andy said, and walked off to the other officers on the other end of the room.

"Tony, what are you trying to squeeze out here?" Piper asked, annoyed.

"I want to see her." He said simply.

"See who…?"

"Our daughter."

Piper chuckled bitterly in response.

"Come on, who are you kidding? I'd never put up with this."

"Oh really?" He asked. He was already taking out a paper from his pocket.

"What the hell is this?" Piper asked as he gave it to her. But then she saw herself.

It was a document which allowed Tony to see their daughter, signed by the judge. She knew he would pull that card sooner or later, and the worst thing about it was that she could do nothing to stop it. He kept sending money, and regardless to weather she used it or not he automatically had his rights as a father to see the child.

"Why are you doing this?" She asked, sincerely.

"Because I want to see my daughter, why else?"

"But that's not the reason is it?" She asked with hatred in her voice. "You're doing this to tick me, aren't you? Well done then. Now why don't you just forget it?" Piper snapped, knowing well that he would not change his mind now.

"I don't think so, Pretzel." He smiled.

Piper wanted to slap him right then and there. 'Pretzel' is how he used to call her when they were still together.

"Don't call me that." She hissed, her voice just barely above a whisper.

Now that she was realizing how much she hated the man in front of her, she found herself thinking of Leo. And instead of seeing him as sly and competitive, Piper suddenly started seeing him with a silver light around him. He was nothing like her bastard ex.

She hated the sensation that tears were welling, and even more she hated the sudden look of sympathy she received from Tony. She knew it meant zip.

"Piper, I think I should take you home now." That was Andy again, who must have noticed the change of conversation.

"Good. I'm coming with." Tony said gladly.

"I'm sorry?" Andy asked, as if he's not sure he heard right.

"He's coming Andy. There's nothing we can do about it." Piper said bitterly, already crossing the room towards the way to the living room where the front door was.

Andy caught up with her, and Tony followed a few feet behind.

"What the hell is going on Piper? I'm not letting this jerk into my house." Andy declared. Piper and Brie were staying at Prue and Andy's for the time of being. The two were living in the manor.

"He has the judge's signature. He wants to see Brie."

They walked out of Leo's house, and before Andy could say anything else the reporters were all over them.

"Miss Halliwell!"

"Is the hearing delayed?"

"Are there any news about James Martini's location?"

"Mr. Granolas!"

Piper pushed through them, and looked back only to see Tony flashing them some smiles, though answering no questions just like she didn't.

Finally they were away from the mass and she got into Andy's car.

"I'll follow you guys behind." Tony said as if they cared, and slipped into his BMW.

Andy was starting the engine, and Piper leaned forward to put her face in her hands.

"Are you ok?"

She pushed herself back up and turned to him, forcing a smile.

"Not really." She admitted.

He gave her an apologizing look, stroked her hair once, and pulled the car out.

Half an hour later they pulled over by the manor.

Phoebe's car was there, and so was Grams's. Piper 'couldn't wait' to see their faces when they saw Tony with her.

He Parked by the pavement right behind them and got out at the same time. He was still smiling. Well, the hell with him.

He walked behind them as they climbed the steps to the front door of the manor, and waited behind them as Piper knocked on the locked door.

Phoebe was the one to open it.

"Piper! We saw you on TV not long ago walking out of Leo's… WOW. Please tell me I'm seeing wrong." She said, now with her eyes pierced on Tony.

"In the flesh…" He said.

"Piper?" Phoebe looked to her, but Piper avoided her stare.

"Let's just all come inside now." Andy said, moving the conversation inside.

By then Prue had also appeared from the living room and obviously had seen the man too.

"When the hell is the meaning of this?" She asked Piper, pointing to Tony without shame.

"Boy, are you Halliwells glad to see me or what?" He was enjoying it, the jerk.

"He is here to see Brianna." Piper said before anyone else could as anything.

"You've got to be kidding me!" That was Phoebe.

"She's not. Now, where is that little daughter of mine."

Piper could see the rage in Prue's eyes as he was saying it. She looked at Piper, as if asking 'how could you let this happen', but Piper just shook her head, defeated.

"Follow me." She said, and headed upstairs to one of the unoccupied rooms where they were keeping Brie for the time of being.

The girl was asleep, and looked everything but peaceful. Her breathing was clearly showing that she had a full nose.

"Well, look at you…" Tony was saying, leaning over and smiling at her daughter. Her daughter. Brie wasn't his. It was her little Pickle…

"Just makes this fast, will you?" Piper said. Brie was already stirring, waking up.

Tony seemed to ignore her remark.

"Do you mind? I'd appreciate some privacy. In fact, I have a right for it by law."

"Everything is by law with you Tony." He smiled again. "Just be careful with her." Piper said, and left the room, as painful as that was.

She left the door about four inches open, and leaned against the wall next to it, taking a shaky breath.

She hardly even noticed that Prue was now there too until she spoke.

"Andy told me he has the signed documents…" She said, walking closer.

"Yeah." Piper sighed.

"He's not going to try to… get custody over her when she grows… right?"

"No, he knows he's not going to get it." Piper said simply.

"Oh, honey…" Prue walked over to offer Piper a hug and she accepted it almost as if gracefully.

"This is all happening just one step too fast for me Prue… I don't know how I'm going to handle the case with Martini and… Leo, gone. I can't believe I've got Tony on my head now too.

Prue, I really hope Leo is ok, wherever he is..."

AN: I'm kind of stopping this mid chapter… but just because I want to leave some good parts for the next one.

You'll get to see a glimpse of what's going on with Leo… maybe even Martini. Keep yourself open minded… And please please REVIEW! I know I've said it before, but if anyone is interested I'm writing another story in parallel to this one with the same favorite characters, to if anyone cares to look just press on my profile and find it there (;

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