Chapter 4.2 – "Is Leo Anything Like Andy?"
"Well, I'm done here," Leo told her, "so why don't I go down and get the door?"
Piper nodded with a smile. "Thanks. I'll be down shortly."
Leo smiled and gave her a quick kiss before leaving the room and heading down the stairs. As he reached the bottom of the stairs, he could see the silhouettes of the three Matthewses. As he reached the foyer, he heard another knock on the door. "Coming." As he reached the door, he heard a sound behind him. He turned around and saw Piper heading down the stairs.
"Aren't you going to let them in?" Piper asked as she stopped on the stairs. She stepped out of the line of sight from the door. Just in case.
Leo turned the knob and opened the door. "Welcome back," he said as he stepped aside for the Matthewses to enter.
"Good morning," Paige replied with a smile. She wore a colorful top that some how looked artsy rather than crazy and matched perfectly with the knee-length dark floral skirt she had on. "I was thinking since you are now our whitelighter, I'd like to get a chance to know you. You can't be as finicky as Andy is."
Mary and John entered behind their daughter, John closing the daughter behind him, both of them laughing at their daughter's remarks.. As soon as the door was closed, Piper came back into view and began going down the stairs again.
"Piper?" Paige asked, causing Piper to stop near the bottom of the stairs.
"What?" Piper asked.
"I was wondering if you would mind if Dad and I took a look at your Book of Shadows. It amazes me that you have a Book for just your one family and it's still bigger than ours."
Piper laughed at that. "Sure, go ahead. I was actually about to start breakfast, but maybe Leo can show you." She looked at her husband in question and Leo nodded.
Paige grinned broadly. "Perfect, since I was hoping to get to know our new whitelighter, too." She paused and looked at Piper. "Say, you know them both. Is Leo anything like Andy?"
Piper blinked. The very thought was incredibly odd. With a straight face she replied. "No. They are both good men, but their personalities are nothing alike. They both believe in duty, but Leo will push the line for a good reason. We've often broken the Elders' rules if it meant helping an innocent or, well, being together," and she blushed.
"You're right," Paige agreed with a nod. "That's definitely a big difference. Andy always did what the Elders told him to do and never gave the orders a second thought. That's why I was so surprised when I found out that he had disobeyed the Elders to go be with Prue. It told me how close they must've been."
Piper nodded. "I watched him do that. It told me how much losing me and almost losing Phoebe must've hurt Prue. I wanted to go to both of them and let them know I was OK so badly, but Grams and Mom knew they needed that pain to get rid of Kernus."
Paige also nodded. "Like I needed my parents dead so I could. I'm just glad none of that was permanent." She reached out to hug her parents. "I know what it's like to have them back and I'm sure your sisters and husband feel the same way," and Leo nodded. "You don't mind me borrowing your husband for a little while then?"
"For a tour of my attic and a look at the Book?" Piper asked blandly. "No. Knock yourself out," and she smiled.
Leo lead the way back up to the attic with Paige and John following behind him.
When Mary chose to stay behind, Piper gave her a questioning look.