Meetings

A WEEK Later:

Piper, Phoebe and Paige where all watching T.V in the living room. Their Grams was out on a date, and Prue had swapped her Saturday shift for that night at the museum. So she was now getting ready for work.

They sat each in their own worlds; Phoebe was sulking as Grams had grounded her for that weekend, as she had been caught skipping class again.

Paige was trying to cam down her hair down frantically with her hands, as she was waiting for Richard to come and pick her up, they were going to the pictures together.

While Piper had agreed to stay in and keep an eye on Phoebe to make sure that she stayed grounded, although she wouldn't be alone she had asked Dan to come over, which he was more than glad to do.

He had been extremely attentive to Piper since the Friday, when she had, been so busy to see him, and he had felt like she was hiding something from him. The truth was he had become afraid of loosing her, although to what he didn't know.

"Has anyone seen my leather jacket? " Prue asked as she stepped into the room, "cause I need it for tomorrow…. I have a date."

This straight away caught her sisters attention, "Who?" Paige asked, to her Prue was kind of a role model. She was smart, beautiful, seemed to always get nice lads, and well just was great, she was everything Paige ever wanted to be even if she wouldn't admit to ever being that girlie.

"Well, that doesn't matter… I just need my jacket…. So has anyone seen It?" they all remained quiet, they each knew Phoebe had borrowed it last, and worn it to Cole's party although were it had gone after that was a mystery.

"Well if you do just put it on my bed, okay?" they each nodded, before saying their goodbyes and she left.

As soon as they had head her car pull away, Phoebe stood up. "Where do you think you're going?" Piper asked in a motherly tone.

"I've gotta get Prue's jacket…. I kinda left it at Cole's." she mumbled.

"But you can't leave the house, you know the rules." Piper said all though knowing Phoebe would rather face Grams than Prue.

"Yer but, I gotta get it. I mean she'll…. She'll kill me!" Phoebe tried to say.

"Look…." Piper started to think, she couldn't let Phoebe leave but she couldn't let Prue kill her. "Paige you stay here and well keep a eye on Phoebe, I'll go and get it."

"But what about Richard?" she asked in protest.

"I wont be long and well Dan will be her just ask him to take over when he gets here…. ok?"

"Yer" Paige sounded reluctantly, as Piper grabbed her coat.

"I wont be long," she cried before walking out into the cold.

She walked quickly, although she didn't mind the walk in the glorious cold, which seemed refreshing. It was only that Dan would be waiting for her that increased her speed. Dan had been so nice lately always there, carrying books, saving seats, doing jobs for her. It had almost suffocated her, but she knew he was just being nice, so didn't say anything.

She turned another corner and was soon in Cole's street.

She rang the bell, and waited, not really sure of what to say. Cole's Mum and Dad would be back now and most likely, wouldn't know about the party.

The door slowly opened and a little girl stood in its way. "Hi Sophie, is your brother in?" Piper asked the little girl, who nodded and beckoned her in. Piper stepped into the grand house, and found her self in a hallway, filled with light and fancy decorations.

Then a woman stepped in to the room, as Sophie closed the door behind them. "Who is it Soph…. Ahhhhhh Piper." The women sad as her eyes meet with Piper. She quickly walked over and hugged her tightly.

"Hay Mrs. Turner." Piper replied as she let go, allowing her to breath again.

"Now Piper, how many times have I told you please call me Liz." Piper smiled. As 'Liz,' shouted to her husband, "Ben Piper's hear." Suddenly a man appeared who looked like the older version of Cole, and to quickly walked over and to hugged her.

Before Piper knew what was happening she was being dragged into the kitchen, 'to have a cuppa.' Bye 'Liz.' She sat down like she had been told while 'Liz,' filled the kettle.

"You know I really just need to talk to Cole…. I was only meant to be a minute." She tried to reason, failing badly.

"Now, now Piper just a few minutes for a quick chat, hay." Piper couldn't ague the women had a thing, you just couldn't say no to her.

"So how are you?" Liz asked, as she handed over some tea before sitting down herself.

"Alright," Piper replied unconvincingly.

"I saw that lad of yours yesterday, you know you really could do better. I mean you could have anyone and you go and pick him."

"He makes me happy… most of the time." Piper said trying to defend her boyfriend.

"Most of the time?" Liz said questioning. "You know if it's not all the time, its not good enough."

Piper quickly 'downed' the rest of her tea, "Really Mrs…. Liz I've got to be going I'm meant to be at home, Dan's waiting and."

"I know love, just think about it," she said pulling her into another hug, before finnaly letting her go to Cole.

The two women then stepped back into the hallway, where Liz shouted for Cole before leaving Piper. Cole quickly ran down the stairs, "Piper!" he yelled as he saw her.

"Hay, look Phoebe didn't leave her jacket here did she?"

"Oh yer that's who it is…. I'll just get it," he said before disappearing upstairs.

A few seconds later, she could once again hear steps coming down the stairs. "Hay that was quick…. Leo?" suddenly he stopped dead on the stairs, there she was.