Ch.23
Leo stood there, staring at Piper, as she stood there, staring at him, holding Emily. She saw the roses in his hands and watched the smile fade from his face and his arms drop to his sides, along with the roses. She saw the hurt on his face, but looked at him confused. Then, she had caught on.
"Oh, wait, Leo. It's not wait it looks like," she quickly said. But, before she could say anything else, he turned around and walked out. He still held the roses in his hand. Piper stood there, tears in her eyes. She knew she had to stop him. She couldn't lose him again. Piper quickly, but carefully, put Emily into her bassinet, asked Jake to keep an eye on her, before she chased Leo out the door. "Leo!" she yelled, but he kept walking back to his car. "Leo! Please, let me explain," she said, as she stopped running and started crying. He stopped and turned around.
"You want to explain," he said. She nodded her head. "Ok, please, explain to me why you are in the house that we picked out together with another man," he said angrily. He then thought about something. "Oh, my god," he said, "that baby looked about 2 months old."
"She is," Piper replied, tears still falling.
"Piper, I was gone for 9 months exactly, searching for our daughters, and you were here," he said. She quickly caught onto what he was getting at. She loved him with all her heart and felt her heart breaking at this. He looked at her just one more time before turning around and walking away.
"Leo, wait," she said. He didn't stop this time. "She's your daughter!" Piper yelled. He stopped right where he was before turning around and stared, completely shocked.