A/N: I don't own charmed.
Two weeks had passed since Laura's birthday party. Piper and Leo were finally back to work, and to kick off being back at work, the restaurant was holding a charity benefit. It was going to be a dinner dance.
Piper was feeding the baby on the couch of the living room.
" Leo!" she called out.
" Yeah." Leo said, walking into the room.
" I need you to take Laura to her dance class." She said. " Please." She added.
For about a week now, they had been arguing. Piper thought Leo should be around more, instead of at the restaurant constantly. That was just the start, that wasn't her problem anymore. There was the stress of the benefit after diving right back into work. Thank god all that needed to be done was the shipment orders tomorrow, and everything would be done, or else she would have a nervous breakdown.
" Alright." He said, not wanting to start an argument.
" Oh, and there's a grocery list on the fringe. Could you go shopping for me while Laura's at dance?"
" Why do I get the feeling that you don't want me around?" he said, suspiciously.
" Leo, please." She said irritably. " I am feeding the baby, I can't go."
" Alright." He said. " Just, lets talk when I get back."
Piper sighed. She loved him, but she needed to have the house to herself and the baby to clear her head. He was around more now, to her request, but every married couple needs a break now and then.
Stress was on her nerves, not really him.
He took the list from the kitchen, and left.
Leo had just dropped Laura off at her dance class. He was now at the grocery store. One sole thing ran in his mind. He didn't know what was bothering his wife. He loved her so much, and all he wanted to do was make up and for her to be happy.
Piper loved Leo so much, and she wanted to talk to him, but stress was taking over. Everything was so time consuming, that she felt like they never had time for each other. Their fights were never because of each other; it would just be one small thing to set it off, like the stove malfunctioning, or the baby's rash.
Leo got home an hour later to find Piper unloading the dishwasher.
" Where's Laura?" she asked, as he walked into the kitchen.
" In her room." Leo told her. She had gone up as soon as they got home. " The baby sleeping?"
Piper nodded, as she closed the dishwasher.
" Want to talk?" he said.
Piper sighed, and sat down at the kitchen table.
" There's nothing to talk about." She said. The truth was, was that they did need to talk. About them, and the stresses making them argue.
" Come on, Piper." He said, impatiently, sitting next to her. " You need to tell me what is bothering you."
Just then, Tyler started to cry from upstairs.
Piper stood up, and left the room to take care of their son.
Leo tilted his head into his hands, and sighed. There was defiantly something else bothering her.
Piper was at the restaurant, the next day, figuring out placement of chairs, tables, and other things for that night's benefit. Leo was at home watching the kids. Phoebe was going to watch them that night, so that Piper and Leo could be at the restaurant.
" Where do you want this, Mrs. Wyatt?" a beefy deliveryman asked, coming in with three large boxes. It was the wine, beer, and mineral water.
" Over there." She said, pointing to the bar.
The man brought the boxes over to the bar.
Piper got him three and a half hours later. She got home to a quiet house, which made it even more wonderful to be home. She walked into the kitchen, and to the refrigerator. After she got a bottle of water, she looked at the calendar posted against the front of the refrigerator. The date circled in green was one week from that day. Inside the box read
' Our anniversary'. They were a week away from being married for a year, their first anniversary, and they didn't even have anything planned. Not that she knew of anyway.
She sighed, and turned around to face Leo.
" Thinking the same thing?" he asked.
She nodded. He crossed the room, and they sat down at the kitchen together.
" Ready to talk?" he asked.
" Where are the kids?" she asked.
" Napping." He told her.
" It's just…." She started. She felt like crying, but she wouldn't.
" It's what, sweetheart?" he said softly, caressing her face with his hand.
She looked into his eyes, and immediately felt comfort.
" Leo, it's not you." She said, as the forbidden tears welled up in her eyes.
" I just feel so overstressed, and I feel like the spark that was between us isn't there anymore. I just love you so much, that when we don't spend time as 'us' I feel sad, and stress doesn't help."
" Oh, honey." He whispered, and took her into his arms from her position next to him. " Why didn't you talk to me about this sooner?"
" Things got in the way." She said. A tear rolled down her cheek. " I love our kids, and you, and I feel like we don't get enough time together as 'Piper and Leo'"
He whipped away her tears, and kissed her.
Piper took his hands into hers, when they pulled apart, and hugged him once more.
" I love you honey." He said.
" I love you, too," she said
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