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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Charmed characters, all belong to the WB and Co. I own Erin, Ally, Finley and Sam.
With A Little Help From Fate- Chapter 5 'What Ifs'
Leo lifted his coffee cup off the marble table and set the cup into the sink. He turned on his heel and lifted the old newspaper off the table and tossed it into the plastic bin bag. His wrist ached slightly. He had been up most of the night completing forms. That, along with many others, was a downside to his chosen career. His office had been coming down with paper work and he wanted to give it a clean once and for all. And also tidying up had taken his mind of a certain happening. He was getting married in 4 days. He wasn't looking forward to it. He loved Eryn, he was certain of that but there was something else. Something else was tugging at his heart and he couldn't get a grip of it to cut the strings. He felt like something was pulling him to somewhere else. He knew he had to sort it out before anything came of it.
Piper tugged her small case of the conveyer belt and towed it behind her and stopped in front of her friend. Ally was tapping her foot impatiently and had her hand on the handle of her case.
'Sorry, couldn't find my case.' Piper said smiling. From the glare she received from Ally she knew she hadn't found it funny.
'Piper, you left me standing here for 20 minutes on my own while you sauntered about looking for a red suitcase that I could of sworn I saw 4 times.'
'Sorry. I guess I couldn't spot it.' Piper said unconvincingly. Ally narrowed her sea-blue eyes at her. 'Ok ok so I was delaying but now I'm ready. So cab?' Ally sighed and smiled slightly.
'Fine.' They left the airport and Piper held her hand out for a taxi.
'Taxi!' A typical New York yellow taxi pulled up and the two women climbed in.
'Destination please.' The Indian taxi driver asked.
'Um….anywhere in New York!' Piper said and leaned back into the seat.
'Piper…' Ally shifted her eyes to Piper.
'That's not a destination lady.' The driver said with irritation dripping from his voice.
'Piper you didn't make reservations!' Ally said angrily. Piper looked to Ally. 'Ugh.' Ally groaned and opened the door, grabbed her case and began walking into the airport again.
'Ally wait!' Piper shouted from the car. 'Stay here.' She told the driver. She took her case and chased Ally inside. 'Wait! Allison wait!'
Ally stopped dead in her tracks at the sound of her full name. She drooped her head and folder her arms. 'What?' She answered coarsely.
'Please, just hear me out.' Piper said pleadingly. She walked to the nearest bench and sat down on the cold metallic seat. Ally took a seat beside her and looked to her for an explanation. 'Look, I don't really know what to say. I just had to come here. I mean I'm getting married in a week's time and all I think about his a guy I met a million and half hours ago. I don't even know what he looks like now, whether he's married with 2.4 children and a house in the country with a picket fence and a brown dog barking by the door.' She paused to look out the airport window and watched the people speeding past carrying cases and holding small children's hand to prevent them from racing across the road. 'It's just I had to come, I want to clear my mind of him. I want to find him to see if he's still the same guy.' She continued. Ally took her hand and caressed it with her thumb. 'I'll make it up to you. I'll buy you a big cake.' She gave her a small smile and Ally replied back with a smile.
'It'd better be a big one.' Ally grinned and stood up. 'Let's go!' She said and took Piper's hand and they walked back out to a taxi. They climbed in and smiled at one another.
'Where to?' The driver asked.
'The Waldorf I guess.' Piper said and they drove out of the airport into the city streets and into a world where Piper was unsure what would turn out like.
'Leo are you here!' Eryn's voice came from outside the door. 'I need help with the groceries.' Leo jumped in his sleep and opened one eye. 'Leo!' He heard her call his name again and sighed. He stood up and walked wearily to the front door. 'What took you so long? These are heavy.' He looked to Eryn's arms and she had 4 paper grocery bags in them, all filled to the brim. He took the nearest two of her and brought them to their large kitchen area.
'Did you buy the whole shop?' He joked.
'No just the essentials.' She said with no humour whatsoever. Leo looked to her and tilted his head. The sun had been shining through the small slit window and was now resting on her perfectly. Her hair shone and he could see her neatly highlighted hair which had been done especially for their wedding. He moved his eyes up and down her trim torso and he felt his breathing quicken. He moved over to her and wrapped his arms around her and began to nibble on her ear. Eryn closed her eyes and for a moment she knew she had the old Leo back. Recently he had been acting out of the ordinary. He had spent most of the past few nights in his office doing monotonous paperwork and she had barely seen him at all. She didn't know if it was because of the wedding coming soon or if it was something else. She leant back into his firm chest and he turned her around. He gently rubbed his nose on hers, imitating an Eskimo kiss. She giggled and then kissed him on the lips softly.
'Mmm.' Eryn mumbled.
'Eryn…' Leo breathed into her hair. He rubbed his fingers up and down her spine and she breathed heavily. She skilfully unbuttoned his pants with one hand. He ran his hand up the inside her shirt and unclasped her bra. She pulled her bra off and tossed it to the floor. They began to kiss again and made their way to their large bedroom. Eryn laid herself down on the bed and Leo climbed on top of her and made a trail of kisses from her shoulder to her stomach. And then they made love as if they were two beings united as one.
'Piper you ready?' Ally shouted into the bathroom.
'Yeah.' Piper shouted back. She clasped her hair back with a clip and slipped on her sandals. She walked out of the bathroom and Ally was wearing a small back dress with heals. They were going out for Ally's birthday to a restaurant Finley had recommended.
'I hope this cakes big Piper.' Ally joked and nudged Piper's chest.
'Well if it's not then you can hate me forever.' She smiled.
'Don't tempt me.' They make their way out of the hotel and down the block. Half an hour later they are seated at a small table which is lit with candles and a small dimmer light.
'Piper, I understand why you came here.' Ally said. 'And I want to meet this guy.' She smiled and Piper gave her a weak smile.
'I'm not so sure if I do now.' She answered back.
'I'm not sure I understand.' Ally said as she took a sip of her beverage.
'Well ever since I got here I can't help thinking that what happens if I see him and I…' She stopped. She looked down at her hands and twisted them a bit. 'What if…I fall for him or something?' She continued, her voice beginning to quaver a bit.
'Piper that wont happen. You love Finley now.' Ally said comfortingly.
'I know I do. I mean I love him so much, it's just that I can't help wondering what would have happened if he had of found me that night. Where would I be now? What would my life be like now?' Piper sighed at her list of her "what ifs". That's all they were. "What ifs"
Ok end of that chapter. It didn't really have a point, just a filler for the next chapter. I hope to have it up next weekend. Please review! Molly xXx