A/N: Here's the next chapter please review! It's my first story.

Chapter 3: ChocolateTorte and Torture

"Hey Dan, you're Just in time, dinner's ready, thanks," Phoebe said, taking the bottle of wine he had brought. As they walked through the house, Phoebe explained Prue's death and introduced Dan to Paige. After they talked for a while, Piper walked in. Dan looked at her and lost his breath.

"Piper, hi you look great," he said, getting up to give her a hug.

"Thanks, it's good to see you, but I have to tell you…"Piper was about to explain about her marrying Leo, when he walked in.

"Hello Dan, it's been a while," Leo stated stiffly.

"Yes, it has," Dan replied, "Umm, not to be rude, but why are you here?"

Piper started to explain, "Yea well, I was just getting to that, you see a few months after you and I broke up, we," she motioned to herself and Leo, "got engaged."

"Oh wow, I had no idea you were ever that serious," he replied, honestly shocked by the news. How could this be, they weren't in love, at least that was what he got himself to believe.

Piper took offense to his comment. "Yes well, we've been married for about five years and..." she was cut off by a cry from Chris, she smiled, "and that is Chris, our son." Dan coughed and nearly spit out his wine, and Leo tried unsuccessfully to stifle a snicker.

"Son? As in you two have a kid?"

"Two," Leo said, "Christopher Perry Halliwell-Wyatt is almost one, and Wyatt Matthew Halliwell is three."

"Wow, you guys must be happy," Dan said, trying to direct his statement towards Leo, but Piper answered him.

"Yes, we really are, we're finally where we've been trying to get." That caught Dan off guard, he had been hoping that maybe Piper wasn't truly as happy as Leo had portrayed.

"So, what's for dinner?" Paige asked, desperately trying to change the subject.

"Baked chicken cordon blu' with mixed vegetables, garlic bread, and a surprise for dessert," Piper said, sounding kind of proud.

"Wow, sounds amazing!" Dan smiled as Piper did the same, there was no way he would let any husband or kids get in his way.

"I think it's ready, let's go into the dining room." Dinner was filled with catching up, and stories, but no more talks of the happy family. Even Leo, who had been happy to rub it in Dan's face earlier, stayed away from the subject of his marriage and home life. When everyone else was in the living room, waiting for dessert, Dan went into the kitchen to help Piper with what turned out to be chocolate torte.

"Piper, you know I never stopped loving you," Dan said into her ear, as he went behind her and slipped his arms around her waist.

"Dan, I'm sorry, but I did, and I love my husband," Piper half yelled, removing his hands from her body.

"Come on Piper admit it, you could never be as happy with him as you would be with me, you want me!" he was yelling now, loud enough for the people in the living room to hear. Leo came running in, just in time to see Dan grab Piper and violently kiss her, while she tried to push him off of her.

"Dan what are you doing? I told you I love Leo, I love our boys, and I don't think I ever loved you!" she was yelling now too. It was then that Leo jumped on Dan, ripping him off of Piper.

"Baby, are you okay?" he asked worriedly, but she didn't even have time to answer him when Dan started talking.

"What?' She had really snapped Dan back to reality, "what do you mean, I-I thought you loved us both at the time and th-that was why it was so h-hard to choose," he was stuttering now, out of anger and sheer disbelief.

"I never thought I would have to tell you this, but after we broke up, I realized I never had loved you as much as I thought I did, yes, I was happy with you, and you were so sweet to me, but I never was in love with you." Dan was fuming now, and Leo protectively took a step forward, putting himself in between Piper and Dan. It was a good thing too, because now Dan was pissed.

"You bitch! I hate you, I wish I never wasted part of my life with you!" Leo couldn't stand it anymore. He gently nudged Piper further from him and closer to the counter, then whirled around and punched Dan square in the jaw. Dan stumbled back a few steps, then his eyes flickered for a moment, and he lunged at Leo. Unfortunately for him, Leo was stronger and bigger, and more focused on protecting his wife. But after just a few punches, Piper started grabbing Leo by the back, yelling at both him and Dan. This forced Leo to stand up and brush himself off.

"You haven't seen the last of me!" Dan yelled as he scrambled towards the door.

If only they knew….

A/N: I told you it would get exciting! The next chapter will be Dan returning. I wonder what will happen… Please review so I know SOMEONE is reading! I'm very nervous, this is my first fic!