A/N:I don't own charmed. If I did, these scenes would have really happened.

This scene is based on the events between Trial By Magic and Lost and Bound. I tried my best to come up with a creative way to show how Piper and Leo got to not speaking to each other by Lost and Bound. I hope I did it justice. Hope you enjoy.

" I can't believe how well you fixed that door," Piper commented, as she and her husband, Leo, crawled into bed the night of the never ending day. What had seemed like a relief, proving an innocent man innocent, had turned into just the climax of the situation. There had still been a demon to contend with , like always. But in the end, everything turned out okay. Like most times, anyway. And through the damage, her lovely husband was there to fix what had been destroyed--this time the front door. She really was lucky to have a such a handyman for a husband, " Thanks, honey."

" No problem," he said, as he pulled on pajama pants to sleep in, " Hey how many times do you think we've had to replace stained glass over the past three and a half years?"

Piper laughed, " Too many to count," she said, " Stained glass isn't cheap you know?"

Leo grinned, and slid into bed next to his wife, " I know," he said, pulling the covers on top of him, " You know what else isn't cheap?"

Piper rolled her eyes. He was going to try and have that conversation with her again.

" I know that's a segue" Piper said, " But, I'm not ready to make a decision, and you know that."

" I know, honey," he pulled himself closer to her, wrapping an arm around her waist, " But, I almost feel like you think you're going to be alone with this. Because you aren't. I'm here, and I will be. I really want to have a baby."

" I do too, maybe just not right now. Its not even that I feel alone," she said, " I just feel like it isn't safe to have a baby when we live dangerous lives like we do. Imagine if we had a baby with the situation today. We wouldn't be able to protect it."

" I know it seems like that," Leo said, "But we can do this. We can protect our baby."

Piper sighed, " What also worries me, is the powers she's is going to have," she admitted, " I mean, Paige has got a grip on her powers, but…"

" I was thinking we'd bind her powers," Leo said.

Piper frowned, " Why would we do that?" she asked. Bind her child's powers. Why would he even suggest that. No. She wouldn't do that. She spent twenty years not knowing she was a witch, and she had had to scramble to learn everything just as being a witch became dangerous for her to handle. She spent those years being someone she wasn't destined to be, somewhat like a fraud. There was no way she'd let her daughter---as far away in the future she was---have a life like that.

" Well, Piper," he said, " Your grandmother bound your powers, and I think you were a lot safer. Plus she'll be living in a non-magical world. Think of the secrets she'll be forced to keep. I don't want her to have to deal with that burden."

" Who said magic was a burden?" Piper sat up, suddenly not as tired as she had been before, " Leo this is insane. I will not lie to my child."

" I didn't say lie to her," Leo pointed out, " I said I wanted to keep her away from the harm that comes with having powers."

" I can't believe you're even suggesting this," Piper sunk down into the bed, and turned her back towards him, " I want her to be who she is. And you of all people, who tried to convince me that my power to blow things up was a gift, doesn't want our child to have the gift of magic."

" All I said was suggest we bind her powers until she's old enough to learn how to use them properly." Leo said, " I didn't think it would be that big of a deal."

" Well it is," Piper pulled the comforter closer to her, so it was covering her whole body, " I'm really tired, and I really don't feel like discussing this right now."

" Fine," Leo said, shocked at her complete unwillingness to hear why he wanted to do this.

The next day, Piper woke up, a sick feeling in her stomach. She didn't know why until she remembered the conversation she had with her husband the night before. More like argument. Most would say she shouldn't get upset over his suggestion, but no one would understand why she didn't even want to discuss that. For the past twenty or so years not knowing she was a witch. Somehow she thought if she had known all along, and been taught how to control her powers at a young age, getting a new power wouldn't have fazed her. It would make her feel much more able to guide a child who has powers they don't understand yet. Plus it took way too long to catch up to learn about witchcraft. And even if they bound her powers, and told her about everything and taught her…she would feel powerless to everything around her. She couldn't let that happen. Up until last night, she didn't even know when she would be ready to have a baby, and she was worrying about this.

After getting dressed, she went down to the kitchen. Phoebe was already down there making coffee.

" You look like you didn't get much sleep," she commented, as Piper trudged in, and dropped herself onto a chair at the center island.

" I don't think I did," Piper admitted, putting her elbows on the island so she could rest her chin in her hands, " Leo and I got into an argument last night."

" About what?" Phoebe asked, pouring herself a cup, while looking over at Piper. When she was done with her cup, she poured her sister a cup, and brought them over to where she was sitting.

" Thanks," Piper said, graciously taking the cup.

" Where is Leo anyway?" she asked, leaning her head against her palm.

Piper shrugged, " Probably with a charge," she said, " We got into an argument about the baby."

Phoebe's head shot up straight, " Are you pregnant?" she cried.

Piper shook her head, " No, I'm not," she said, and he sister calmed down, " Leo and I just don't see eye to eye on the fundamentals about the child we have yet to conceive, that I don't even know when I'm going to be ready to have."

" What did you argue about, honey?"

" Nothing, its just…"

But Piper got cut off by her husband orbing into the room.

" Hi," he said, as soon as the white and blue lights disappeared, " Sorry I had to leave so early. A charge was in trouble."

" That's okay," Piper said, in a low voice, " I actually have to get to the store early, so I'll see you later."

She pushed herself off of the chair, and made her way out of the room. She shouldn't have been surprised, when Leo followed her.

" Wait, I think we should continue talking about what we were talking about last night," he put a hand on her shoulder, and she stopped walking. She turned towards him.

" Fine, then talk," she said, " But I'm not about to change my opinion."

He led her into the living room so they could sit down , " I just want our daughter to be safe, is all," he said, " And I think binding her powers will keep her safe."

" And binding her powers may not do that," Piper pointed out, " What if a demon attacks and she gets hurt in the cross fire, because she's powerless?"

" That wouldn't happen." he insisted, " We won't let it,"

" A lot of things that we didn't think would happen," Piper said, trying to be patient,

" Happened. There's nothing that could have changed that. Binding her powers won't change that."

" Magic is a lot to worry about," Leo said, " But if we bound her powers, then that would be a lot less she'd have to worry about dealing with."

" I can't keep having this conversation." Piper said, angrily, " I still have to go to the store, and I'm sure you have a charge to help."

A/N: Please review. I'd really like to see what you for reading. I'll get the next one up as soon as its written.

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