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Piper finished drying herself off and slipped on her satin bathrobe. She entered her room and picked up her hairbrush off of the vanity. Stroke, stroke, stroke. She stared absently at herself in the mirror as she brushed her hair. Leo hadn't been around hardly at all the past week. He had some issues with two of his charges and he was constantly orbing out. He had only orbed in the afternoon before to get a bite to eat and then quickly left again. Paige was pretty much avoiding her and Phoebe was pretty much absorbed with herself and her work. Right now nobody was home. Phoebe and Paige were early morning Saturday shopping. Piper hadn't wanted to go. Nothing fit her right anymore anyhow. To the casual viewer, she looked normal, maybe even like she just had a little tummy pooch but she felt huge. As children Piper had always been the smallest. Prue had her awesome curves. Phoebe had grown breasts very early, like Grams. Piper had been the late bloomer. She had a small frame and compared to Phoebe and Prue she looked like a little girl. Then Paige - she was endowed with both the hourglass figure and the big breasts. Piper hadn't really filled out until she was in her early twenties. She had gone from a shapeless size 0 to a nice 2-4. She had been able to borrow Phoebe's clothes and actually filled them out. She knew she was never going to have Paige's curves or Phoebe's breasts but she had been happy with her body. Now that she was pregnant her teenage insecurities were beginning to resurface. Only this time, for the first time in her life she felt really fat. Shopping would have merely reminded her that she was no longer a 2. Hell, she could barely fit into her 4s anymore. The only thing that comforted her was her increased breast size. She hadn't been prepared for the sudden pregnancy cleavage. Leo had definitely enjoyed the newfound breasts. Hell, Cole had too. She had opted to skip out on the shopping excursion. Especially since she knew that her sisters would try to get her into some maternity clothes. She had caved after the Mummy incident but she definitely preferred normal clothes do maternity ones.

She finished combing out her damp hair and began to ready herself to go to P3. The Counting Crows were playing that night and she had to go make sure everything was going smoothly. She reached into her jewelry box and pulled out a pair of small studs. She proceeded to put them in her ears. Suddenly she dropped one earring.

"Damnit." She muttered to no one in particular. She bent down to look for the lost earring and saw nothing. Before she knew it she was on her hands and knees scouring the floor.

"That's a nice look for you." Cole said with a smile. He had been standing there for a few moments watching her vainly look for the earring. He couldn't help but grin when he saw her. Piper looked up at him. She was on all fours. Her satin bathrobe was falling loosely on her front and he had an excellent view of her chest. Her hair was damp and falling around her shoulders. She gave him one of her classic stern Piper glares. She was furious. She didn't want to talk to him. He had tried to contact her many times over the past week. He'd sent her enormous amounts of flowers. "I'm sorry" notes. He shouldn't' be here. He had betrayed her. She couldn't take it anymore. She broke into giggles. She knew she looked ridiculous. Cole laughed as well. It warmed Piper's heart to hear his laughter. He rarely let his guard down to truly enjoy things.

"Come here you." He grinned and pulled her to her feet. Barefoot she didn't even come up to his chin. He pulled her close to him and gazed down at her lovingly. She smiled softly at him and politely extracted herself from his arms. She saw Cole's smile falter as she walked away from him.

"Cole. You shouldn't be here." She murmured softly.

"Piper. Please. Just hear me out." He said, almost begging.

She sighed deeply. She looked up at him and bit her lip. She crossed her arms over her chest protectively. She was considering it. She really was but then the reality of everything he did washed over her again and her face hardened. She closed her eyes and shook her head.

"Piper." He said, this time, a clear pleading tone, infecting his voice. "Please."

She sighed again, this time in resignation and he knew he could continue. He took a step closer to her and continued.

"Where is everyone?" he asked slightly wary.

"Leo's with charges and my sisters are shopping." She responded flatly.

He nodded and breathed deeply as if trying to muster the courage to go through with it. "Piper." He took a step towards her. She stiffened.

"I'm so sorry." He took another step and this time she visibly tightened her arms around herself.

"I love you more than you could ever know." She bit her lip harder.

"I … made a mistake." He inched closer to her.

"I've made many mistakes." He inhaled.

"I tend to do that a lot." Piper looked at him, her stony face slowly softening. He was so sincere.

"I know I screwed up. And I wish I could promise never to screw up again but I can't." Piper looked at him, concern overriding the anger in her face.

"I just … I can't let you go without you knowing how much I care. I couldn't bear knowing that you thought I used you." Piper lowered her eyes momentarily.

"I can't justify what I did. All I can say is that I actually thought I could win you over." At this, Piper frowned.

"Not to evil. Not necessarily. To me." He moved even closer to her. They were nearly touching. He could feel the warmth of her body just inches away from him.

"I thought, I'd be fine. That our situation was enough. That I didn't need you full time." He shook his head and sighed.

"It sounds stupid but I couldn't … still can't bear the thought of losing you, of sharing you with someone else. I thought maybe, if I could win the house, the nexus you would come to me. We could be together. It's ridiculous, I know, but it made sense to me at the time. After the whole mummy thing, I felt like you were slipping away. That I would, for sure, lose you. It was just a matter of time." He paused at looked at her.

"When this started, it was fun." Piper pursed her lips. "Exciting." He chuckled sardonically.

"I was getting over Phoebe. You reminded me of her." Piper tensed noticeably. She didn't like where this was heading.

"Here I was, a miserable man and you were there. A beautiful woman, who bore a startling resemblance to my ex-wife. Not to mention you were great in bed." Piper frowned, uncomfortably.

"And to top it all off" he continued. "There were no strings attached. You were married, so I didn't have to worry about commitments and all that crap." Piper swallowed, tensely. She was incredibly uncomfortable and she was getting increasingly angry again, but he didn't' stop.

"It's every guys dream. Great sex with a beautiful woman without any obligations. It's everything I could have asked for." He paused and his voice was lower when he spoke again.

"I just … never expected to fall for you like I did." Piper's eyebrows furled.

"And I did. I fell so hard, Piper." His voice was laced with sad love.

"Cole." Piper murmured, shaking her head softly.

"No. Piper. Let me finish." Piper's eyes looked up at him, sad and filled with emotion.

"I love you so much. I never expected this to happen. I never wanted or dreamed this would happen. I've only ever loved three women in my life. You, Phoebe and my mother. You make my heart whole, baby." Piper's eyes glistened.

"And despite everything, I can't get you out of my mind and my heart. I see you and I want you. I want to be with you forever. And it hurts so much seeing you with Leo. It just tears me up. I know I have no right to be upset. I'm the asshole that's seeing his wife but I couldn't help feeling jealous. And all I wanted was to have you for myself. I just wanted you. It's selfish I know. To want to ruin your marriage. It definitely qualifies me as a bastard but that's all I wanted to do. Have you. Keep you. Love you."

"I know, it doesn't even begin to justify everything that I put you through, I just need you to know that I never meant to hurt you." He stopped, his eyes on the floor. His shoulders sagging.

"I love you." They stood motionless, eyes locked. He could see how torn she was. He took a step closer to her.

"I missed you." He whispered. He was inches away from her face. He gazed into her eyes. She was so beautiful and caring. He adored her. Here she was. In front of him. She was so fresh and smooth. She didn't have a drop of make-up on and she looked so stunning. Such a contrast from Phoebe who was always made up. It always shocked him how these two women, these sisters could be so different, yet he cared for them both. At his peak with Phoebe, she had been his world and now it was like that with Piper. She cocked her head to the side. He loved it when she did that. She smiled. She knew she should be mad. Every logical bone in her body told her not to give in this easily. He had done more that just betray her. He had tried to turn the nexus, the house evil.

"I missed you." She murmured. He knew she meant it. There was so much sincerity in her eyes. He leaned forward and gently laid a small, soft, gentle kiss on her lips. He pulled back and locked eyes with her. They sat there, silent for a few moments. Then he carefully cupped her face in his hands. She looked at his lips. They were full and soft and inviting. She leaned forward and brushed her lips against his. She breathed in his scent. He could hear her heartbeat. He glanced at her once more and pressed his lips against hers. Her eyes fluttered shut and she felt her senses compensate. Every nerve ending came alive as his lips crushed hers. He broke the kiss without losing contact. Gently he darted out his tongue, dragging it along her bottom lip. She could feel the tingling go through her entire body. She slipped her tongue out and licked his upper lip. In unison their lips met and he sucked her bottom lip languidly as she sucked seductively on his upper one. She tasted amazing. Their kiss continued. Slow and tender. Slowly he flicked his tongue into her mouth and she devoured it eagerly. Their kiss became more passionate and suddenly he pulled away. Piper's eyes flung open but the moment she saw the look on his face she broke into a sexy grin. He pulled his suit jacket off and let it drop to the floor. She noticed the shape of his muscles underneath his shirt. Her eyes wandered lower to his waistline and then she couldn't help but notice the bulge growing in his slacks. She looked up at him and sighed deeply. He traced her jaw line with his fingers. She put her hands on his chest. She loved feeling how hard and secure he was. She could feel his muscles underneath her palms. He lowered his head and kissed her neck behind her ear. It was her weak spot. She felt her stomach flutter. Her whole body was being ignited on fire. He continued to kiss and lick her sensitive skin periodically. She gripped his shirt and pulled on his tie, pulling his body closer to hers. He was driving her crazy. He was nibbling on her collar bone and had softly pushed her bathrobe off of one shoulder. She could feel her nipples tighten as he approached ever so slightly lower on her chest. Suddenly, she pulled away. Now it was Cole's turn to look on in shock. She grinned again and sat up straight, pulling her bathrobe back over her shoulder. She gripped his hips with her knees and pulled him close. Then she lowered her hands and took a hold of his waistline. Nimbly, she teased the belt buckle open, and pulled it out completely. She looked up at him. He was entranced. There was hunger in his eyes. She sexily flung the belt to the floor. He grinned and leaned forward urgently for a deep lengthy kiss. She wrapped her legs around him as his hands roamed her back and front voraciously.


"I could have just orbed the car." Paige said, frustrated. She and Phoebe walked into the living room with only two small bags of items. Their shopping trip had been a bust. They had stopped at a tiny boutique on the way to the embarcadero and then Paige's car had refused to start and to make matters worse, Paige didn't have AAA. Phoebe, who had dated a mechanic, had tried to fix it but that hadn't turned out either so they had left the car parked there and inconspicuously orbed home. Now they were grumpy and tired and wanted some lunch.

"Right, Paige. You could have orbed the car out of the freaking parking lot. That wouldn't have been inconspicuous at all." Phoebe rolled her eyes.

"We could have pushed it behind the store first." Paige replied absently, as she walked towards the kitchen. Phoebe followed her. "Anyhow, Leo will be able to fix it right?"

"If he's ever around long enough to." Phoebe answered. "I don't think fixing bugs are really high up on the Elder's priority list."

"Well, I mean, he is a handyman right?" Paige asked as she opened up the fridge.

"Yeah, but that was his cover, you know, back when he was trying to seduce Piper." Phoebe replied with a smirk. "You should just call a tow truck before it gets stolen."

"I will." Paige replied as she poured herself a tall glass of milk.

"You know what?" Phoebe added. "I think Piper knows a guy who's worked on her car before." Phoebe grabbed an apple and headed out of the kitchen and upstairs.


Piper moaned as Cole caressed her bare breast. They were lying on the small sofa in Piper's bedroom. Piper had her hands above her head. Cole was on top of her holding her wrists with his right hand while he caressed her with his left. He kissed and nibbled her body as she writhed beneath him. He was rock hard with desire for her. He slid his hand up her thigh. She bent her knee and raised her hips to meet him. He squeezed her butt and gently stroked the inside of her thigh. Piper arched her back and groaned against him. Suddenly, he stiffened. Piper snapped her head to side. There had been a noise.

"Cole!" Phoebe screamed. She was standing in the doorway. She couldn't believe her eyes. She knew Cole was evil but she had never thought he'd stoop so low. He was trying to rape her sister. Her poor, pregnant sister! She shrieked again and flew across the room at Cole. He was caught off guard. Phoebe flew at him with her fists and beat him wildly.

"Get off her!" She yelled as she tried to pull him off of her sister. Cole was dumbfounded and quickly slipped off the couch and stood with his hands in the air backing away from Phoebe. Piper, shocked, pulled her bathrobe nervously around her and managed to move into a sitting position.

"You sick! Sick! Bastard!" Phoebe wailed as she continued to hit him.


Paige heard commotion and screaming from upstairs and instantly feared a demon attack. She ran up the stairs and down the hall. What she found shocked her. Piper, pale and scared-looking was sitting on the couch protectively holding her sheer bathrobe to herself. Phoebe on the other hand was screaming semi-coherently and flailing wildly at a half-dressed Cole. It took a moment for the scene in front of her to fully register. She took in the suit coat and belt on the floor and Cole's unbuttoned shirt and Piper's nearly dressed form. Caught. They had finally been caught. She rushed to Phoebe and pulled her away from Cole who was standing helplessly allowing her to beat him.

"Phoebe!" She yelled. Phoebe fought her wildly still attempting to hit Cole. He looked like a deer in the headlights. Paige held on to her trying to calm her down. Finally, she placed herself in between Phoebe and Cole. Phoebe was still fuming. She was flushed with anger. Paige stood there, one arm extended towards Phoebe, keeping her at bay. She saw a stunned Piper, shakily stand up behind her. Paige locked eyes with her. At that instant Piper understood. Paige knew. She had known for a while now. Phoebe noticed the contact and turned around.

"Oh Piper!" She wailed and flung her arms around her sister. Piper's eyes widened as Phoebe embraced her. Guilt washed over her and she stiffened. She gently pushed Phoebe away and trembling, ever so slightly, she stepped towards Cole. She looked into his eyes and saw such intense sadness. She inhaled deeply. He put his hand on her shoulder and collecting her courage she turned around to face her sisters.


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