Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Charmed characters all belong to the WB and Co. I own Erin, Ally, Finley and Sam.

This is the last chapter of this fic but like I said in a previous chapter, I am working on another two and well…I just need to decide to continue with.

With A Little Help From Fate-Chapter 9-'When You Take Fate's Hand'

Leo could feel his heart beat reverberating from inside his ribcage. He kept opening and closing the book glimpsing at the words he had longed to find. He also kept taking glances at Sam who was staring aimlessly out the window of the taxi. 'Do you think we'll make it back in time?' Leo asked.

'Well if we don't then you'd better pray this Piper woman is single.' Sam joked. Leo simply rolled his eyes and shifted his position so he was staring aimlessly out the window.

Piper's eyes remained closed throughout the rest of the journey. The jerking movement of the taxi kept bringing her in and out of her contemplating thoughts. She rolled down the window to allow the cool breeze to hit her face. Her eyes slowly closed again and she imagined meeting Leo Wyatt. What if he was different? What if he was some sort of freak who wasn't who he said he was? Her eyes shot open. What if he was married? She sat up straight and looked down at the name again. Her fingers traced the outline of each letter and digit. She brushed a strand of her hair behind her ear and sighed. She hoped this was him.

'I'll go ahead.' Sam said as he clambered out of the taxi.

'Why?' Leo asked nervously.

'Incase there's something you don't want to see.' Sam said in a matter-of-fact voice.

'Oh. Yeah.' Leo nodded. The two began walking towards the house that Leo hoped belonged to Piper. Leo held the book close to his chest and kept his eyes fixated on the ground in front of him. His heart was beating faster than before and his hands were beginning to clam up. Sam, on the other hand, was as calm as a cucumber. He felt he had to be calm for his friend incase what they discovered wasn't what Leo was expecting. He took a few paces ahead of Leo and then looked back to him and gave him a smile. He felt Leo's eyes burn through him with every step he took towards the house. Out the corner of his eyes he saw a window with two figures in view. He turned his head slightly and widened his eyes. He turned on his heels and began walking back to Leo. Leo gave him a questioning look.

'Um…' Sam said. Leo began walking to the house but Sam held out his arm to prevent him from his actions. 'I don't think…' He said but was cut off by Leo pushing his arm out of the way. 'I really don't think you want to see the house.' He said and followed Leo. Leo ignored his friends protests and continued walking. Suddenly he felt a large something jump on his back and push him to the ground. He fell to the ground with a thud and the book flew from his hands. He gathered himself and got on his hands and knees, ready to attack whatever hit him. When he saw Sam staring at him a confused look appeared on his face.

'Like I said, I don't think you want to see the house.' Sam said and turned on his heels again but Leo grabbed his arm and pulled him with him. Leo blinked a few times and then began walking to the house. He saw the door in view and he let go of Sam's arm and turned to walk to the door. His eyes suddenly averted to the front window. He saw two figures in the front room moving in rhythm with one another's body. He felt his heart stop beating for a second and then reform to it's normal rhythm.

'Oh.' Leo mouthed. Sam looked to the ground and then began to walk away. He felt Leo following him and he turned.

'Sorry Leo.' He said. Leo sighed and turned around his eyes never looking back. His feet continued moving until he reached the end of the path and then he sat down on the edge of the sidewalk. He felt his heart break slightly. How could he be feeling this way about a woman he had met only once? He had never thought it possible but the moment he saw her name inside the book he felt his world come together. He felt Sam's hand land on his shoulder and he looked up to him.

'Thanks.' Piper as she paid the driver and got out of the car. She looked up at the large gates. Well he's not doing too bad for himself is he, she thought. She pressed the button on the speaker and waited for a reply.

'Yes?' A muffled voice replied.

'Hello, I'm looking for a Leo Wyatt.' Piper said thinking she looked rather odd talking to an invisible microphone on a wall.

'And who is this?' The voice asked.

'Uh…I just want to know if he is in.' Piper said. The person was unlikely to know who she was and thought they would think she was some freak trying to get their hands on Mr. Wyatt.

'Sorry, he's not in.' The voice said and Piper could hear the person mumble something incoherent.

'Uh,' What could she say to that? She thought for a moment and then asked. 'Well where is he?' She crossed her fingers in the hope that they would tell her.

'If you're here for the wedding you're a bit late but if you grab a taxi now you might make it in time for the I dos.'

Wedding? Piper began to panic and fidgeted with her fingers, 'Yeah, Yeah I'm late for the wedding. Where is it again?'

'Some wedding guest, you don't even know where you're going. It's at the Waldorf but like I said, you're a bit late.'

'Waldorf. Ok thanks!' Piper said and took off down the path to the road and flagged down another taxi. The taxi journey took no more than 10 minutes but it gave Piper to think about what she was going to do. This was his wedding day, could she just walk in during the middle of the ceremony and hope he recognized her? She brushed the thoughts away and just went with the 'walk in and wait' plan. She got out of the car, paid him and then made her way to the wedding.

'No stop the wedding!' She shouted as she opened the doors. She had decided to ditch the waiting part of her plan and go with walk in. She looked around to find that no one was in the room except for a cleaner who was beginning to clear up chairs.

'You here for the wedding?' He asked.

'Uh…yeah?' Piper answered unsure of where the conversation was going.

'You missed it.' He said and placed a chair on top of another chair.

Piper felt her heart shred to pieces. She had missed it. She had missed her chance.

'But don't worry. You'll get your present back.' The cleaner said as he smirked. 'We don't get this happing much here.'

'Pardon?' She asked barely above a whisper.

'The wedding. It never happened.' He said and took a seat.

'It didn't?' She asked smiling slightly but then put on a sad face. 'I'm sorry.'

She said and turned on her heels and left the room.

'Were you from the bride or the groom's side?' He asked as he turned around but all he saw was the door shutting.

Leo sighed as he sat down on the bench and wrapped his arms around himself. The winter air was beginning to hit New York and Leo wasn't prepared. He looked out to the out door ice rink and watched all the people laughing and joking and generally having a good time. He looked at them with envied eyes. He stood up and walked over to the ice rink and walked onto the ice and made his way to the center and sat down and put his arms under his head and lay back looking up to the stars. He put his hands in his pockets and felt something in one of them. He pulled it out and to his surprise it was the glove. A smile spread over his face and he held it close. He looked back to the stars and concentrated in on a set of stars that looked familiar. He realized they were Cassiopeia. He smiled and then he saw something falling towards him. He followed the object until it landed on his chest and realization hit him. It was the matching glove. The only person he could think that had it…He stood up and turned around and there she was. The moment he saw her he knew he had been waiting for this his whole life. She started to walk toward him, the movement of her hips playing with his emotions and senses. Her long hair flowing from side to side and her smile…well it was the smile he had longed to see for so long. When she stopped he realized she was in front of him. His emotions were a entanglement of thoughts and feelings. He looked into her eyes and saw they were filled with tears. He held out his hand and whispered 'Hi, I'm Leo.'

She reached out her hand and took it and looked into his eyes and saw forever. 'Hi, I'm Piper.' She looked to him and smiled and then he leant to her and their lips touched and Piper felt like she belonged. She felt his hand clasp hers and she knew what she had done had been right. They were right.

When you take fates hand…

Okies I'm done. Lol End off. So…what did ya think? Review please…And about the new story…gimme a few weeks! Lol Molly xXx Thanks so much for all the reviews. They really do spur you on to write more!