Can I say something? OMG WHY DO THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THE LOGIN SITE? It was just fine how it was! And the new rating crap SUCKS! Who says We have to chose what AGE GROUPS should and shouldn't read OUR stories?

UGH!

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psychokitty3: You can't say you're not psycho if PSYCHO is in your name! lol!

anonymous: OoO! A "!" BIG DIFFERENCE! No, seriously, there IS a difference. Okay, you're off the hook. I know! I loved the last lines too! God, I am SOOOO good! lol

Paige Halliwell-Matthews: Don't worry about Brooke, I would never hurt her.

charmedchick4eva: Some other people said they loved the last lines too! I don't know how it came to me, I guess my sarcasm spills over into my writing...One of my charms...blessings...curses...you know!

Magical Princess: Interesting, huh? Wait until you read this!

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Piper Chris fan: I was thinking about doing a future glimpse, but I'm not sure yet.

Sorry if I left anybody out, I'm not sure if I did. I lost the reviews on my computer and whatever was saved came back up...

Piper walked up to Leo in the field. She had Brooke in her arms and was holding the little girl as tight as she possibly could without hurting her. Leo was sitting in the grass leaning against a lone tree. He was writing a letter.

"To Lily?" Piper asked quietly.

Leo looked up at Piper for a second. He nodded, said, "Yeah," and looked back at the letter."

Piper nodded. "What does it say?"

He sighed. "I'm not telling her about you, if that's what you mean."

"It's not."

Leo looked up at Piper once more and she nodded again.

"Okay. I won't ask."

He looked down at the letter again, finished writing it, and folded it up. He put the paper and pen in his pocket and sat still for a few seconds. He sighed and looked up at Piper, who was smiling at him.

"Hear that?" he asked, referring to the bombing in the distance.

She nodded.

"We're a day's travel away from that. That's how loud it is."

She nodded again and set Brooke down in the grass to crawl.

"We'll be in England next week."

Piper smiled brightly. "I'm glad."

He stood up. "You should be. I'm surprised you made it this far. Both of you."

She was still smiling when she hugged him. "Thank you," she whispered.

"For what?"

She pulled away. "For this…For being there for me…For taking care of me and Brooke…For being a soldier."

He kissed her and she didn't pull away.

Brooke made a noise when they broke the kiss, and Piper hugged Leo again. She let the side of her face press against Leo's chest as he held her and she smiled at Brooke, who was sitting in the grass and holding her hands up to Piper and Leo.

Piper gave a sigh.

There were people everywhere, civilians, soldiers, officers, families reuniting for the first time in months or even years. Piper held Brooke tight as she watched a British soldier with an Air Force patch on his uniform pick up a young girl of about three or four from his wife. He held the young girl up in the air and it looked as if he were about to cry.

Piper kissed Brooke's forehead and thanked God she made it. She looked up when Leo came up to her.

"Off you go."

Piper looked at him. "I wish you could come."

He sighed. "We've been through this."

"I know…I just wish…"

They'd talked about it already. Piper had already pleaded Leo to come with her. He refused. He really couldn't. The war wasn't over yet, and he wasn't wounded, so he couldn't leave. If he did it would be treason.

They'd also talked about Lily. When the war was over, Piper wanted to know who Leo would go home to.

"Lily," he'd said.

Then he thought about it and said, "I don't know."

The truth was that he really didn't know. He had an obligation to his wife, and he loved her so much. He'd dedicated his life to her. They grew up together, they spent so many years of their lives together. He loved her.

And he loved Piper. God, he loved Piper. If they had met in America, he would have married her right away. He would have taken her as his wife as soon as he saw her. He'd risked his life for her, brought her here to keep her and her niece safe. He would have died for her, jumped into the line of fire to save her life. He loved her more than life itself.

But he had to go back to Lily. She was his wife.

But Piper…She was the one. The only one.

He couldn't, though.

He had to, but he couldn't.

How would he even know how to find Piper when the war was over anyway? At least he knew exactly where Lily was. All he knew was that Piper was riding a ship to New York. He didn't know where she would end up and he didn't know how he would find her if he even survived the war.

If he even survived.

"Leo?" Piper's voice snapped him back to reality.

"Huh?"

"You…spaced out."

"…Oh."

There was an uncomfortable silence between them, the first in a long while. Leo watched the reuniting families, then his attention turned to a woman talking to a general, Leo's general. He was telling the woman that Scott Roberts, one of Leo's friends in their Infantry, was killed in battle two weeks earlier. Leo had to look away when the woman broke down crying. She knew that Scott and Leo had become friends from the letters Scott sent home.

"You should ask your sergeant," Piper said. "Ask him if you could…escort me to America. Then you and I could disappear. Forever."

"Piper…"

"Leo…Please."

He wasn't listening. His attention was caught by Scott's crying mother. Piper noticed and nodded for Leo to go over to her. He did, but with hesitation. Slowly, he moved passed the people to Scott's mother. She looked up at him.

"Who are you?" she said hoarsely.

"Ma'am, my name is Leo Wyatt, I was a friend of your son. We were in the same squad."

"Leo," she said. "You knew Scott?"

He nodded.

In a big sob, the woman hugged Leo tightly.

Piper watched from afar. She watched them talk for a few minutes, then Leo walked back over to her. He looked beaten.

Piper shifted Brooke in her arms, not wanting to put her down, for fear that the little girl would hobble away. Piper thought she had finally come to terms that Leo was not leaving with her. She thought that she finally understood why.

He needed to stay, to fight for his country. He needed to save lives so that mothers would not have to cry when their sons died. She thought she finally understood. She did understand.

But when he hugged her, she couldn't let go. She refused. When she finally pulled away, she found herself crying. He looked to be on the verge of tears, as well. There was no way he wanted her to leave. If there were any—any—way for him to go with her he would. Absolutely.

But he couldn't.

"You want some help?" he asked.

"Sure," she said, secretly hoping that the ship would leave the dock when he was onboard.

Instead, a young teenage boy came up and took the one bag Piper had.

The horn sounded.

Piper's eyes shot up to Leo's. She set Brooke on the ground and asked the teenager to watch her.

"Will I ever see you again?" Piper asked Leo.

He shrugged. "I would hope so."

"I won't forget you."

"I won't forget you."

They hugged again and shared a short kiss. When they pulled away, he stared into her eyes and kissed her again, a deeper kiss, full of more longing. When they pulled apart he pulled her to him to hold her.

She cried silently. She tried not to, but she couldn't help it.

"I love you," he whispered.

"I love you too," she sobbed.

"All passengers boarding!" a man yelled.

Piper got Brooke from the boy watching her and picked her up. "Say goodbye," she whispered.

Brooke waved her little arm. "Bye-bye."

Leo took the little girl from Piper and hugged her. Brooke, who didn't understand what was happening, looked up at Leo with big eyes. "Be good." He kissed her cheek and handed her back to Piper, who put her back on the ground.

Leo turned his attention to Piper once more. They were silent for a moment before he kissed her. He pulled away and kissed her forehead gently.

"I love you. I swear I will always love you," he told her.

"All passengers boarding!" a man yelled again.

Without saying a word, Piper turned away slowly, letting Leo's hands out of hers. She met up with the boy holding her bag and watching Brooke. They climbed aboard the ship. Brooke looked over Piper's shoulder and waved. Piper didn't look back until she was on the ship. Then she turned and gave a halfhearted wave to Leo. She mouthed some words.

"I love you."

"I died the next week."

Aww, how sad! Btw, that last line was Leo, in case you haven't realized that.

I think the next chapter will be the last! Don't forget to drop a review!