Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Charmed characters all belong to the WB and Co.
I know it's been ages hasn't it? I am so ashamed, but I have had exams these last two weeks and life is hectic at the moment but I managed to sit and type up this chapter. It's not great but I tried.
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'You wont have to ask if I still care, cause as the time turns the page, my love wont age at all'
- ' I Swear' All 4 One
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As Time Goes By – Chapter 6It was her.
It was.
He looked into her eyes and knew straight away. It really was her. He swore he stopped breathing for a few seconds. He couldn't take his eyes from hers and it seemed she couldn't do the same.
She kept telling herself to look away. To turn around and go back to work but it was easier said that done. When she looked into those eyes she felt her pulse begin to quicken and she could feel her hands clam. After all these years they still had affect on her. She finally looked away. She didn't move her eyes too far though. She averted her eyes to his left hand. She noticed he didn't have a wedding ring. Why had she done that, she thought to herself.
He looked as she averted her eyes and felt a slight disappointment that she hadn't kept looking at him. The feeling left him and then he felt the familiar feeling again. The feeling he had missed so much. He moved his eyes up and down her torso.
'Mr. Wyatt…' A voice from behind Leo said slowly. It took Leo a few moments to register what had just been said and then he turned around to face the man he had came in with.
'Would you like me to order for you?' David asked. Leo simply nodded and then turned back to see her but she had gone. He looked around the diner to find any trace of her but she has disappeared. He continued looking around but sighed when he knew he wouldn't find her by standing there. He moved to the counter where David has gone.
'Yeah can I have a cheese burger and fries and uh….yeah another one of those.' David asked and winked his eye at the waiter who simply rolled her eyes at him. Leo smirked slightly. He then took a seat beside him and held his head in his hands and sighed. 'What happened back there?' David asked as he shifted in his seat to face Leo.
Leo looked up suddenly. 'Huh?' he asked and then rubbed his face with his hand. 'Long story.'
'We have a long time.'
Leo looked to him and stared into his eyes. He didn't want to tell him who she was. That was his own personal business and he hardly knew the man. But he felt it all falling out of his mouth and he couldn't stop it. He continued with the story, when he had first met Piper, when they had their son and then when he left. When he mentioned he had just upped and left David's eyes widened slightly.
'You just left?' He asked astounded.
Leo hung his head in shame and then nodded. 'Yeah.' He looked up and David was looking at him with furrowed brows.
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She watched him from the safety of the window in the kitchen door.
It was him.
What was he doing here? Why had he come back? Questions ran through her mind. Questions she couldn't answer.
She clasped together her trembling hands and breathed in and out to regain composure. She turned around so her back was against the door and pushed a strand of hair behind her ear. She couldn't resist. She turned around again to watch him. She couldn't help but notice that he had not changed. He still had the same hairstyle; slightly long with short side burns. She continued pointing out any continuities in him she could find until she felt a tap on her shoulder.
'That him?' The voice asked. Piper turned around swiftly to find her co-worker looking out the small window at Leo also.
'Yeah.' Piper replied softly.
'He's much better looking than you described him.' Laura quipped. Piper simply stared at her. 'I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sound…' she stopped, realising she didn't know what to say.
'It's ok. He'll be going again soon.'
Going back to his life, she added silently to herself.
'Yeah, you're right. Well, you better get back to your work.' Laura said and turned on her heels to return to work. Piper watched her and then took one last glance at Leo and then headed back to work.
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'Well, we had better get going. We don't want to be late.' David said as he wiped the remnants of his burger from his face with the napkin.
'Ok.' Leo said as he drank down the last of his drink and then stood up from his seat. He looked around the diner, in search of just one last glimpse of her. His eyes circled the area and then stopped when he came across her. She was wiping down a counter. Her loose ponytail was falling over her shoulders and her apron was slipping. 'I'll be back in a second. Got to go to the restroom.' David nodded in agreement and walked out to the limo.
Leo walked up behind her. He reached out and pulled up her apron. He felt her tense up and then turn around with speed. He saw she was about to chastise whoever it was who had touched her but instead she widened her eyes in shock.
'Uh, excuse me.' She whispered and tried to get past him but he held up his arm to stop her. She gasped slightly. 'Please.' She said quietly.
'Piper.' With that one word she felt the tears well up. She shut her eyes to block out the view of him, but she could feel his presence taking over her.
'Let me go.' She said once again, building up strength with every word. Leo pulled his arm back and she tried to walk away except this time he took her arm and pulled him into her. He looked down into her eyes and she looked up into his. They both knew what was coming and neither of them wanted to stop it. He leant into her expectant lips and touched them softly with his. He parted and then looked to her face, her eyes closed and her face glowing. He leant in for one last time and kissed her again, this time harder yet with the gentleness only a lover could achieve. She kissed him back, letting his tongue enter her mouth to achieve the most of this precious moment. A moment she had been waiting so long for.
They parted after what seemed an eternity of mere seconds. Piper's eyes remained closed as she let her head fall. Leo traced the outline of her face with his hand then and caressed her cheek with his thumb. After a few moments he turned and left leaving Piper standing in the middle of the Diner, eyes all on her.
End….of chapter. I know it was a bit rushed but I couldn't think what to put. I know more than likely Leo wouldn't walk have kissed her straight out as it would have been rushing, but it works. Please review. xXx