Disclaimer: I only own Elijah and Ian right now, since I made them up. Everything else belongs to the WB.
A/n: Wow, it had been way, way, way too long! But u can't totally blame me! I was on vacation all of spring break, then I had to do school stuff, and here we are now. Thanx too:
Meenyrocks: thanx! Yah, it took me forever to come up with that line, and I still had to change it!
Heather1021: who says he's going to find out? lol
Charmedchick4eva: of course I did!
What About Scout: yah, I like movies/books like that. Um…yah, that's just a little strange…
Goddess Rose: Thanx. So u kno, it's "obsessed".
CharmedLover1329: thanx
Charmed4life: yah, Rose is fine, don't worry.
Knowlee: I understand, I have to do it sometimes too. Thanx for at least putting a little in.
OTHCharmedHPFreak: its kind of a thing my friend got me into, they were just too boring
Powerof4: hm…I hope there wasn't.
Linn-LovesPiperLeo: thanx. Yah, feelings kept in are bad, but they make for a good story! Yah, Ian is ucky!
Piperleo4eva: yep, he's definitely a bastard. Thanx!
"A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous."
-Ingrid Bergman (i had to put it in)
The next morning Piper woke up very groggy and cranky. She looked around at her daughter sleeping in bed and realized she had fallen asleep in the rocking chair. Rose hadn't stopped throwing up until 2:30 that morning, and Piper had taken her chance to get a quick nap in.
Piper moaned and shifted positions. She didn't want to get out of the chair, even if it was hard and uncomfortable. Her dreams had run wild last night, always going back to Leo or something with Ian. She had barely had an hour of sleep between each dream.
"Mommy," Rose croaked. Piper was awake in a heartbeat. "Yes, angel," Piper answered, getting out of the chair and kneeling against Rose's bed. "Do I have to go to pwe-school today?" "Of course not, sweetie, you're still too sick."
"Okay," Rose rolled over and closed her eyes again. Piper stood up and stretched her hands high above her head. She made her way downstairs and picked up the phone before sitting at the counter. She dialed in 8 digits then lifted the phone to her ear.
"Hello?" Phoebe's voice questioned. "Stop it!" She giggled. "No, no…" Phoebe's laugh echoed into Piper's ear. "Phoebe, Phoebe!" Piper yelled. "Oh, Pipes, it's you!" Phoebe exclaimed. "No, Cole, stop it, please!"
"Pheebs, I know you want yet another kid…" Piper's voice was cut off by a pair of crying exploding into the earpiece. "Cole, go get the twins, please, I have to talk to my sister!" Piper heard a soft kiss before Phoebe finally calmed down.
"Okay, what did you need, sis?" Phoebe asked. "I need you to watch Rose for me. She came down with food poisoning, I think. I'll call the doctor and plan an appointment. I just need you to take her there then watch her while I go to work."
"Wait…"Phoebe started. "Yes, Andy got me a job doing a soap opera, and I have no time to watch my daughter. No, you can not bring Cole, as much as you two love each other, because you will not have your attention on Rose, and that will just make me even angrier."
"Jeez, ruin all my fun," Phoebe pouted after Piper took a deep breath. "Fine, I'll be over in twenty minutes, I promise. I have to feed the twins first." "If you're not here in 20, I'm going to get you two a divorce, personally!" Piper warned.
"I know, I know, bye." "Love ya," Piper hung up before Phoebe could get another word in. She hated rushing her sister through a phone conversation like that, but if she didn't she'd never get her to stop talking, and then she'd be late for work.
Piper started a pot of coffee then went back upstairs. "Rose, sweetie," Piper whispered. Rose moaned and rolled over to face her mother. "Aunt Phoebe is coming over to watch you while I go to work. I need you to be good, okay?" But Rose had already fallen asleep again.
Piper smiled sweetly at her daughter. She kissed the top of her forehead then stood and walked across the hall to her room. She changed into a new outfit then headed back downstairs. It was pointless to apply makeup because they were only going to put more on.
Once in the kitchen again, Piper grabbed a box of cereal and bowl, which was unusual for her, and sat down. The coffee finished just as Piper took the last bite of her cereal. Piper set the bowl in the sink and grabbed a mug out of the cupboard.
Piper was just getting off the phone with the doctor's office when the doorbell rang. She walked out into the hall and opened the front door. "Right on…" Piper started. "Leo?" "Yeah, sorry I'm unexpected." Leo said. He started to continue, but the sound of a car engine caught his attention.
Phoebe pulled into the driveway behind Leo's car and jumped out. "Oh my God, Leo Wyatt?" Phoebe shrieked. "Phoebe?" Leo questioned enthusiastically. Phoebe ran up the front steps and pulled Leo into a fierce hug.
"Pipes, you didn't tell me Leo was in town!" Phoebe exclaimed as she pulled away, still brimming with excitement. "It slipped my mind," Piper muttered with a bored expression. "Me and Piper play opposite roles in the soap opera," Leo explained.
"Seriously?" Phoebe asked. "That is so awesome! We're you here to pick her up or something?" "Actually, that's what I was planning on doing." Leo answered. "Oh, Leo, you didn't have to do that," Piper said. "I could have gotten there by myself."
"It's no problem, really," Leo explained. "So, are you all still living together?" "No, I live with my husband just up the subdivision. I'm here to watch…" "My dog, who got sick." Piper interrupted suddenly. "I need her to take her to the vet."
"Oh, is that why you left so suddenly yesterday?" Leo questioned. "Yeah," Piper answered. "So, shall we be going?" "I…guess so," Leo said, still somewhat confused. "Rose's appointment is at 12:30, she's sleeping right now, don't feed her too much, cuz I know you like to, love you, bye!"
Phoebe stared at Piper in shock as Piper pulled Leo off the front porch and down to his car. Piper got in and slammed the door shut. She waved at Phoebe, who was still standing on the porch in awe. Leo got in and started the engine.
"Why were you so anxious to get out of there?" Leo asked as he pulled out onto the main street. "I just didn't want to be late, and…" Piper was at a loss for words. "And when Phoebe starts talking, you can't get her to stop," Leo finished.
"Exactly!" Piper agreed. They were in silence as they pulled out onto the highway and sped along with traffic. "Piper, why are you trying so hard to avoid me?" Leo asked. "Why in the world would I avoid you?" Piper questioned with a forced laugh.
"Ever since the audition, and that kiss, you've been really distant." Leo explained. Piper was quiet for a long time, thinking about what he had just said. "I guess you just bring back a lot of memories," Piper finally answered.
"Is that a bad thing?" Leo wondered. "Leo, I really don't want to talk about this right now!" Piper ordered. Leo pulled into the warehouse parking lot and killed the engine. Piper opened the door but Leo grabbed her arm and pulled her back into the car.
"Wh-?" Leo covered Piper's mouth with his, ending her sentence. Piper's stomach fluttered, and she deepened the kiss, but then her thoughts came back. "What the hell was that for?" Piper screeched before thrusting her legs out onto the pavement and slamming the door behind her.
Leo sighed and leaned back against his chair. I really thought she had changed, Leo thought sadly to himself. Finally he opened the door and got out of the car. Piper seemed to already be on the set, so he shut the door and headed inside.
As Leo's hand started to turn the doorknob to the set, he heard Piper shriek. He threw open the door and found Piper and a young, blonde haired woman staring at each other in amazement. "Jenny!" Piper screeched, pulling Jenny into a hug.
"I can't believe it's you, Pipes," Jenny exclaimed as she let herself out of the hug. "I haven't seen you in ages!" "I know!" Piper agreed. "Oh, Leo, I'm sure you remember Jenny from down the street." "Of course I do," Leo answered. "Hi, baby."
Jenny got up on her tiptoes and kissed Leo deeply. Piper's blinked a few times and her jaw dropped. "Wait, you…him…kiss…together…" Piper stuttered. Jenny held up her left hand and wiggled it. "Engaged," Jenny explained.
Leo put his hand around Jenny's waist. "We met up in Arizona when I went to college and fell in love, I guess," Leo explained. "Oh, it sounds so romantic when you say it!" Jenny cooed. She pulled Leo back into a kiss and set her left hand on Leo's cheek.
Piper resisted the urge to roll her eyes. There was never an end to the corny lines. "Well, I'm very happy for both of you," Piper said. She caught a look of hurt in Leo's eyes, but she dismissed it when Ian walked up and put his hand around Piper's waist.
"Hello, my beautiful wife," Ian greeted with a real New York accent. His lips softly caressed Piper's cheek. Piper started to wonder if Ian really had an Italian accent or not. "You two are married?" Jenny questioned. "Oh, that's so sweet!"
"We're not really married, Jen," Piper explained, pushing Ian's hand off of her. "We just play husband and wife on the show." Jenny looked rather upset at this comment. "Well, at least we can pretend to be married until the wedding," Leo put in.
"What?" Piper asked. "I talked to Elijah, and he agreed to let Jen play my wife." Leo explained. "I thought it would work out well." "Okay, all of you, stop with the chit-chat, it's time to get into makeup!" Elijah yelled. Piper walked away with mixed feelings in her head.
A/n: now I'm really making it complicated, huh? Don't worry, Dan will not be a part of this, because I couldn't even think of putting him in here. I just used Dan and Jenny's name( go back to ch.1 of the first story if u're confused) because they're used on the show. Plz review!