Declaimer: I don't own Charmed.
Chapter Forty
"Are you mad?" Piper asked Leo as they lay in bed together for the first time in a long time.
"About what?" Leo asked sitting up.
"Well me keeping all that stuff from you for a start."
"Oh you mean the fact that you've got kids, offers of more power coming out of your ears and a sico ex-fiancée. Then that you ran off for six weeks and brought three more clubs."
"Yhea, all that stuff."
"You know, I've told you this before, and I'm going to keep on telling you until you believe me. I love you Piper. None of that stuff maters to me. You could have thousands of kids and millions of sico exs and I would still love you just as much as I do now. As much as I've always loved you. Your daughters, and I'm including Cat in that statement, are amazing, they're a big part of you. Why should I be mad at you for loving them? Just like keeping them a secret for Prue. Your sister. All the other stuff comes as baggage. That's all it is. Every one has a past. This is just yours. You've got your future now. Our future. You, me, Cat, Kattie, Jessie, Beca, Wyatt, our new baby, your sisters and who ever else happens to be around."
"Do you mean it?"
"Of course I do. All I want is for you to be my wife again. The sooner the better."
"Soon like next week soon or soon like as soon as I've had our baby and hopefully snapped back soon?"
"I'm thinking like tomorrow soon." He wrapped his arms tightly around her. "What ca think?"
"No, that's so not possible." She replied backing away from him. "One, that is just way too soon. Two, it's moving day tomorrow and three, there is no way I'd be able to fit into my wedding dress."
"Your being paranoid." He said. "It will fit you like a glove."
"A very tight glove. It'll never work. No matter what you say. But I don't want to wait until after I have our baby. How about in three weeks time?"
"Really?"
She nodded.
"Sounds perfect."
"Have you told the rest of the elders about me being pregnant yet?"
"No, not just yet. I want to keep it between us for now. But I'll tell them soon. If that's alright with you."
"Of course it is. I want every one to know about our baby. Even them."
"Hey," He protested. "I'm one of them."
"No you're not. You're going to be my husband again. Not one of them." She cuddled into the crook of his arm. "One of us."
"So did you miss me?"
"I've missed you every day since you became a stupid elder. I've missed you cuddling me, kissing me, hugging me and us being close. But this is what I've missed most of all."
"What?"
"This," She smiled. "Snuggled up in be together and just talking. No matter how bad my day has been, no matter how crap I feel about my self, just by y being here with you and talking like this always makes me feel better."
"I've missed you too." He loved the feeling he got from holding her in his arms. "Especially when you were away over the last six weeks. You weren't here full stop. It was tutor for me." He thought for a moment then changed his mind. "Actually it was worse when you were here. Not being able to hold you, kiss you, touch you, cuddle you, watch you while you were sleeping, and comfort you when you were upset. When I knew you were sat in here crying. Feeling hurt and confused. Not being able to react to all those subtle little signals you send out. Most of the time all I wanted to do was hold you and tell you every thing was going to be alright."
"That is so sweet honey." She said totally melting for him. "I love you."
"I love you too."
