Post by mcharmed21 on Jan 3, 2005 20:15:07 GMT -5
This takes place around Season 2, "How to Make a Quilt out of Americans".
“Piper? Dan’s on the phone for you.” Phoebe Halliwell yelled to her older sister.
“I’m coming!” Piper Halliwell ran down the stairs and grabbed the phone from her sister. “Hello? Hi, Dan. Now? Um…I have to be at the club at 1:00. Why don’t you just meet me there? Okay, I’ll see you then.” She hung up the phone and sighed. “Why can’t I just tell him?” She grabbed her jacket and headed down to the club.
~*~*~
You're the kind of friend who always bends when I'm broken
Like remember when
You took my heart and put it back together again
~*~*~
Piper walked into the club an hour later.
“Hi, Leo.” Piper avoided his gaze. “I have to tell him. I need to tell him. He shouldn’t be left in the dark.”<br> “Piper? Are you okay?” Leo asked.
“Huh? Oh yeah, I’m fine.” She replied, “How’s inventory coming along?”
“Great. Everything is here.” Leo told her.
“Alright. Well, I’ll be in my office.” She said and walked away.
“Piper? Are you sure?” Leo called after her.
“Um, yeah.” She turned back to face him. “Actually, no, I’m not. Can I talk to you?”<br> “Sure. What’s up?” They both sat down at the bar.
“Okay, um, Leo?” Piper tried to find the right words. “I think I’m gunna break up with Dan.”<br> “What? Why?” He asked.
“Because I don’t love him…I love…you.” She answered looking down at her hands.
“Piper?” Leo looked at her and took her hands. “Piper, look at me and say it to me.”<br> “What?”<br> “Look directly into my eyes and say that.” He repeated.
“What? Leo?” Piper was confused.
“Piper, just do it.” Leo said.
“Okay…” She looked up into his eyes. “Leo…I…love you.”<br> “Thank you, Piper.” Leo smiled and gave her a hug.
“Piper? Are you here?” A voice yelled out.
“Oh no. Dan.” Piper recognized.
“What’s wrong?” Leo asked.
“I…he can’t see you. Go now.” Piper pushed him towards the door to the storage room. “Hi, Dan.”<br> “Hey.” He leaned over and kissed her.
“What are doing here? I thought we were meeting at 1?” Piper tried to direct his attention away from Leo.
“What is he still doing here?” Dan asked jealously.
“Dan, I told you. He’s just a friend. Come on. Why don’t you go home and get ready for later? All right? I’ll see you then.”<br> “Bye.” Dan turned and left the building.
“Leo, you can come out now.” Piper sighed.
“Just a friend? Piper? You just told me you loved me and now I’m just a friend?” Leo asked.
“Leo…I’m still with Dan. I need to break up with him before I can do anything. I’m sorry.” Piper told him.
“Alright. I understand.” Leo said, “It’s just…I’ve waited for this day ever since you started dating him.”<br> “I know...and I will. I promise. I need to go.” Piper told him. “I’ll be back later.” She walked out of the club.
“Piper? Dan’s on the phone for you.” Phoebe Halliwell yelled to her older sister.
“I’m coming!” Piper Halliwell ran down the stairs and grabbed the phone from her sister. “Hello? Hi, Dan. Now? Um…I have to be at the club at 1:00. Why don’t you just meet me there? Okay, I’ll see you then.” She hung up the phone and sighed. “Why can’t I just tell him?” She grabbed her jacket and headed down to the club.
~*~*~
You're the kind of friend who always bends when I'm broken
Like remember when
You took my heart and put it back together again
~*~*~
Piper walked into the club an hour later.
“Hi, Leo.” Piper avoided his gaze. “I have to tell him. I need to tell him. He shouldn’t be left in the dark.”<br> “Piper? Are you okay?” Leo asked.
“Huh? Oh yeah, I’m fine.” She replied, “How’s inventory coming along?”
“Great. Everything is here.” Leo told her.
“Alright. Well, I’ll be in my office.” She said and walked away.
“Piper? Are you sure?” Leo called after her.
“Um, yeah.” She turned back to face him. “Actually, no, I’m not. Can I talk to you?”<br> “Sure. What’s up?” They both sat down at the bar.
“Okay, um, Leo?” Piper tried to find the right words. “I think I’m gunna break up with Dan.”<br> “What? Why?” He asked.
“Because I don’t love him…I love…you.” She answered looking down at her hands.
“Piper?” Leo looked at her and took her hands. “Piper, look at me and say it to me.”<br> “What?”<br> “Look directly into my eyes and say that.” He repeated.
“What? Leo?” Piper was confused.
“Piper, just do it.” Leo said.
“Okay…” She looked up into his eyes. “Leo…I…love you.”<br> “Thank you, Piper.” Leo smiled and gave her a hug.
“Piper? Are you here?” A voice yelled out.
“Oh no. Dan.” Piper recognized.
“What’s wrong?” Leo asked.
“I…he can’t see you. Go now.” Piper pushed him towards the door to the storage room. “Hi, Dan.”<br> “Hey.” He leaned over and kissed her.
“What are doing here? I thought we were meeting at 1?” Piper tried to direct his attention away from Leo.
“What is he still doing here?” Dan asked jealously.
“Dan, I told you. He’s just a friend. Come on. Why don’t you go home and get ready for later? All right? I’ll see you then.”<br> “Bye.” Dan turned and left the building.
“Leo, you can come out now.” Piper sighed.
“Just a friend? Piper? You just told me you loved me and now I’m just a friend?” Leo asked.
“Leo…I’m still with Dan. I need to break up with him before I can do anything. I’m sorry.” Piper told him.
“Alright. I understand.” Leo said, “It’s just…I’ve waited for this day ever since you started dating him.”<br> “I know...and I will. I promise. I need to go.” Piper told him. “I’ll be back later.” She walked out of the club.