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Post by mcharmed21 on Jan 9, 2005 19:04:10 GMT -5
But it wasn’t Leo at the door; it was Dan. When he greeted you, you managed to smile and greet him back and when he asked if he could talk to you for a second, you let him in.
“What’s up?” you asked.
“Jenny,” he replied. And after an uncomfortable pause, he just came out and asked you. “Did you tell her she could go see Dishwalla tonight?”<br>
“No, no!!” you cried, thinking about both the laws against letting minors in bars and the demon. “She can’t go!”<br>
“She said you said it was all right.”<br>
And you must have given her that idea, because you replied, “Well, I didn’t exactly tell her it wasn’t. But the things were happening kinda fast.”<br>
“Well, she’s in her room right now, picking out her clothes.”<br>
“Oh God!” you cried in fear. “Okay. I’ll go talk to her.”<br>
You turned to open the door and there stood Leo. He greeted you and you greeted him back, but not as enthusiastically as usual and without your normal kiss.
“Listen,” he said. “ I was hoping that we could,” but then he spot Dan and finished, “ uh... talk.”<br>
“Sure,” you replied, then began to introduce them. “ Leo, this is--”<br>
“--Dan Gordon!” cried Leo.
“Wait!” you cried in shock. “Tou know him?”<br>
“What? Are you kidding?” Leo wanted to know. “He used to play second base for the Mariners. He had an All-Star season going til he blew out his knee sliding into home.” He smiled at Dan. “I still think you were safe.”<br>
Dan grinned back. “So do I.”<br>
Leo stuck out his hand. “I’m Leo.”<br>
Dan shook Leo’s hand and grinned. “Nice meeting you.”<br>
“No, it’s not!” you declared, frustrated. You turned on Leo. “You follow baseball?”<br>
“Yeah!” he cried like any other American male who loves watching sports.
But that just made you angrier. “You have time for baseball, but you don’t have time to tell me
about you-know-what, before you-know-who shows up you-know-where?”<br>
All of those “you-know’s” made Dan uncomfortable. “Uh, listen,” he decided. “If you two need to talk or something, I can--” and he began to leave.
But you shook your head. “No, no, NO! We don’t need to talk. Leo stops by occasionally to fix things. Phoebe can show him around.” That was my cue, so I quickly walked to the door. Then you grabbed Dan by the arm. “C”mon! Let’s go talk to Jenny.”<br>
Dan looked back at Leo, “It was nice meeting you.”<br>
Leo agreed, but the tone of his voice told me, “Not really!” as you and Dan left.
I tried to comfort Leo. “She’s just a little upset.”<br>
He nodded. “Yeah. I don’t blame her,” and I knew he desperately wished he hadn’t put you and him into this situation, but also knew that he had to, in order for him and us to do our job, a problem that still continues to this day, a problem that I still wonder if the Elders exploit for their own agendas.
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Post by mcharmed21 on Jan 9, 2005 19:06:54 GMT -5
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ooohh..the tension that Piper must be feeling when Leo and Dan met was very palpable hehe and the fact that Leo knows Dan already adds a bit of humour into the scene. poor Piper hehe
keep it coming, esmeralda cant wait to read more
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True, having time to follow baseball but not to tell her about you-know-what is a little bit of a not-so-smart thing for Leo to do. But I always get a kick out of his first reaction to Dan. If not for their tug-of-war over Piper, they might have been friends!
Update soon!
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WOW, you two!! I can't believe that you've posted already! You truly are the best, most loyal readers anyone could possibly ask for! Thanks so much!!
I personally think Piper may have jumped the gun just a little. Obviously Dan must've hurt his knee awhile ago--he's not limping now!--so my guess is that Leo was his fan before he and Piper really start getting close. And Leo doesn't say whether he's still watching baseball right now or not. Just sounds like a typical male to me!! I think it's all part of the fact that she's already mad at him for using her club for the vanquish and this just adds to it!!
But you're right, Leo already knowing who Dan is definitely adds a little fun to the mix, and I also agree with you, SciFi, that if it weren't for the fight over Piper, that they probably could've been friends. In fact, a lot of viewers say they hated Dan. I never did, and this conversation was a lot of the reason. I also understood what he meant to Piper--a chance for a normal life, something she could never have with Leo. The difference, of course--she and Leo are soulmates and love *will* win out!!
Funny thing is that I'm going to a baseball game tonight and probably won't have a chance to post more and I've got to go to work *right now*! So you're probably going to have to wait for an update until tomorrow! Sorry!!!
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Awww. Well, have fun at the game!
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Post by mcharmed21 on Jan 9, 2005 19:07:24 GMT -5
A/N Tonight's Charmed wasn't one of my favorite shows, so I decided to post the next section anyway. Hope you enjoy it!
Later you told Prue and me about what happened up in Jenny's room. As Dan had told you, Jenny was busy picking out her clothes.
You tried to reason with her. “Jenny, the state can shut me down.”<br>
But that didn’t work very well. “How are they gonna find out? Are you gonna tell ’em? Coz I’m not gonna tell ’em. Do you like the red or denim?”<br>
“Jenny--,” Dan started.
She spun on him. “Yeah! Sure. Let’s hear from Uncle Dan. Who never in his life faked an I.D. or snuck into a bar. Who never did anything wrong. Ever.”<br>
“We’re talking about you,” he reminded her.
“No!” Jenny yelled back. “We’re talking about Piper, and she said I could go see the show.!
“I never said that,” you told her. “Jenny, I’m sorry, but I can’t let you in the club.”<br>
“Your man and dad, they put me in charge,” Dan reminded her.
“Right. Everybody’s in charge. But not me. Not ever. Why is that?” and she ran out as she began to cry.
“I’m sorry,” Dan apologized. “She’s just feeling, you know, a little--.”<br>
You supplied the word for him. “Betrayed. It’s okay. I know the feeling,” and my heart ached for you when you told us.
Later, at P3, as we began trolling the dance floor, looking for the manager, Prue wanted to be sure that I had the poisin pill. When I told her I was armed and dangerous, she spot Mr. Carlton, the manager, and told us to take our places. You walked up to him, greeting him. When he wanted to know if the band was already there, you told him, “Yep. They came in the back way. They’re right over there. Everything’s ready.”<br>
“Better be,” he declared as he walked away. “I don’t want any problems.”<br>
I heard you mutter, “That’s too bad.”<br>
So did Leo. “Talking to yourself again?” he asked.
You spun and glared. “What are you doing here?”<br>
“I’m watching over things. It’s what I do, remember?”<br>
“I remember when it didn’t use to be a job,” you replied.
That hurt him. “Look! This isn’t easy for me either, Piper, you know.”<br>
“Leo, I really can’t talk about this right now. Excuse me,” and you walked away, while I exchanged a “Sorry!” look with him, just as I began to head for Mr. Carlton myself, to start the next part of our plan.. Unfortunately it didn’t work the way we wanted it to, and Masselin now knew there were witches after him.
You were hoping that we could take care of him before Dishwalla began to play, but no such luck. Just as they did, Leo appeared behind you again.
“I wish you’d quit doing that,” you complained.
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Post by mcharmed21 on Jan 9, 2005 19:08:42 GMT -5
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ah Jenny Jenny Jenny- you remind me so much of me. hehehe seriously, i see myself in her character, being the irrational little teenager that i am hehe
the little lover's spat between Piper and Leo is so saddening. wish they'd just kiss and make up, but no no no, something just comes up one way or the other...tsktsk
anyway. please post more soon! i cant wait to read more!!!
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man esmeralda i've REALLY fallen behind!!!! Sorry I haven't responded lately.... i've been busy and havent' been reading any fan fics.... not even writing my own lately, if you can see . Its just with school finishing up I just come home and want to read 5-6 liners lol. But this week/weekend I'm going to get caught up and give a huge review for you !
By the way I did just now read part 7 or 8 i think and saw about Phoebe wanting piper and leo remembering what they said about working on their jobs not keeping them apart! Yeah totally agree!
And I also saw where you said that you've learned from the past and started posting shorter posts... which i must admit i enjoy reading more in all fan fics.... it make it easier to read more in one day... i remember reading ur first story and i had to read one post per day lol! But it was great! And can't wait to see what you've done in these recent updates!
Thanks, Oddball! As I've been saying all along, we all have lives outside of Charmed (how pathetic would we be if we didn't?), so when something else comes up, I at least understand when you can't come back to the Cafe right away. I kinda guessed that's what had happened when you didn't update your own story right away. But I'm very glad to hear I haven't lost you as a reader!! As you can see, i've got myself two very loyal fans, so when they post, I update!
I agree with you about Phoebe's line--in fact, I think with what's going on between Leo the Elder and Piper the Charmed One right now, it makes even more sense *now* than it did last summer when I originally wrote the story.
I'm also glad that you like the shorter updates. I do, too, for the same reason that you said.
Anyway, great to have you back!! Hope you enjoy these updates for The Devil's Music as much as Morality Bites!
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Oh, more pushing Leo away and bringing Dan closer. *sigh* But that's the way it had to be.
Great update. Bring us more!
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Red & SciFi, you two continue to amaze me with how quickly you read and respond! I won't be able to post another section, because I'm at work, not at home, but I will tonight.
LOL, Red, somehow I wasn't thinking of you as a teenager from your response to some responses to your own story. Thinking of you that way helps explain why you can write your story so well. Which is funny, because I usually don't like teen stories that much--generation gap; I'm too old for that--but I certainly like yours!!
Yeah, you're right, SciFi, about Piper pushing Dan away and bringing Leo closer, but you've got to admit--if she didn't, where would be the drama? The fact that she *does* end up with Leo after all of this is what makes their eventual marriage (the climax of my full story, Charmed by Love) so much better! That's why I've decided that, yes, Phoebe *would* tell Piper about this. And since we know that Leo eventually wins out, that makes this bearable for us!!
As I said, I'll post Part Fourteen when I get home. Thanks again for the great comments, and, Red, thanks for giving *me* some jumping emoticons!!
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Post by mcharmed21 on Jan 9, 2005 19:09:49 GMT -5
What’s happening?” Leo asked.
You sighed impatiently. “We’re on it, Leo. We’re just waiting for Carlton to do his thing.”<br>
But he was thinking about something else. “Look, you think I like this?” he asked.
You rolled your eyes. “Leo...”<br>
“Do you think I like not being with you?” he asked.
Now you spun on your heels, glaring at him. “Okay, can we cut the crap? I know what you have to do. I always have. The question is: What do you want? What do you wanna do? With me? With us? Do you ever think about that?”<br>
He smiled. “All the time.”<br>
“You ever want to discuss it with me?” you demanded.
“Yes!” he insisted. “It’s just the timing always seems--”.
As he spoke, you spot Andy’s old partner, Darryl Morris. You knew that wasn’t a good sign, since Prue had tried to head him off at the pass earlier. You sighed, as you finished Leo’s sentence.. “--seems to suck. Okay, hold that thought. Don’t let go. Just hold it,” and you ran to Prue.
Well, we somehow managed to vanquish the demon, free the girls (including Jenny, who got caught by Carlton and fed to the demon), and make a hero out of Darryl when he “caught the kidnapper”--Carlton.
Later, back at the Manor, Prue and I walked up to where you were sitting at your desk, typing on your computer. “Paying bills?” Prue asked.
You grinned. “Every last one. For this month, at least.”<br>
“Thanks to Leo,” I pointed out. You turned to give me your “evil eye”. I shrugged. “Well, technically if it wasn’t for him, you would’ve never landed Dishwalla.”<br>
“I suppose,” you admitted, as the doorbell rang. “I got it,” as you went to answer it (with me following, of course) and it was Leo.
After you greeted each other, he tried thanking you for everything.
“Just doing my job,” you replied, an ironic smile on your face. “Do you wanna come in, sit down?”<br>
“I’d love to--.” he started.
And you finished. “--but you can’t. We got Jenny home safe. Dan doesn’t know she was at the club. But are you sure she won’t remember anything?”<br>
He grinned. “I took care of it with a little Hocus-Pocus.”<br>
But you weren’t impressed. “So you erase memories now?” you asked.
“No, I make pain go away. When I can.” Then he looked at you, his eyes begging for you to understand. “Sometimes, I can’t, no matter how hard I try.”<br>
You weren’t listening. “And Masselin’s other victims?”<br>
He smiled. “They’ll be fine. No memories of Masselin or Carlton,” and you smiled. Then he changed the subject. “Piper, did you mean what you said?”<br>
“When?” you asked.
“Couple of months ago, when I almost died and you saved my life. I left and you said... that you loved me,” he reminded you.
Yes, I thought, yes, you did! You still do! I know you do!
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Post by mcharmed21 on Jan 9, 2005 19:10:06 GMT -5
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hehe yep, im a teener, thanks for the complement
oh esmeralda! this last statement has left me wanting for more!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE update sooN!!! i wanna see how they turn out.. please please please post more!
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I'm sighing and getting a little misty in the eyes. But now I'm thinking of last night's eppy on TNT, where Leo got his wings clipped and said "May the best man win." That line makes me do this
And guess what else... your story makes me do this too!
Update soon!
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Thank you so very much both of you!!! I'm so glad that you both like it that much!!!
It's kinda cool that TNT is airing the episodes from Season 2 at the same time that I'm writing about them, even though they're getting way ahead of me! But I remember cheering when I heard Leo saying that he was going to fight for Piper. I sure wished he'd do that as an Elder!!!
Here's Part Fifteen; hope it lives up to your expectations, Red, since you didn't get to see the end of this eppi before.
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Post by mcharmed21 on Jan 9, 2005 19:11:55 GMT -5
“I thought you were gone,” you explained with a shrug.
“Well, sometimes I linger,” he explained with a smile. Then he became serious, urgent. “Did you mean it?”<br>
You had to admit it. “Yeah, I meant it.... You... you linger? you asked.
But he didn’t hear that part, he was too interested in the other. “What about now?”<br>
“I still mean it--” you admitted.
But he heard what I heard. “But--” he prompted.
“But we can’t keep doing this!” you exclaimed. “I can’t keep doing this. I feel like all I do is wait around for you to show up and then when you do, it’s just not quite right.”<br>
“Well, I’m just,” he started. Then he stopped and tried again. “I’m doing what I thought you wanted me to do, Piper. You’re the one who didn’t want me to clip my wings,” he reminded you.
You nodded. On this point you were both in total agreement. “And you shouldn’t. Not for me. But that doesn’t make it any easier for us.”<br>
“What are we gonna do?” he asked, hopelessness in his voice, breaking my heart.
“I don’t know, Leo.” and that shattered my own heart, as I'm sure it shattered his. Just then we heard that whitelighter tinkle. “Go,” you told him. “It’s OK. I understand.”<br>
He kissed you, saying, “I’ll see you,” and he orbed out.
You sighed sadly. Before I could run to hug you, you walked out onto the porch to pick up the paper. When you came back in, you had a smile on your face, looking a whole lot different than you had while talking with Leo, more relaxed, more calm. You looked happy for the first time in a long time.
“What happened outside?” I had to ask.
“Dan," and your voice caressed his name. "He was also picking up his paper. He smiled at me, so I smiled back,” and you looked dreamily at me. “He’s a nice guy.”<br>
“Yes, he is,” I agreed, “But so is Leo,” but you weren’t listening; you were drifting up the stairs, and all I could do was think, OH, OH! We’re in trouble now! remembering the heartache Prue went through when she fell in love with Andy, a guy who couldn't accept our secret, the way Leo could.
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Post by mcharmed21 on Jan 9, 2005 19:16:20 GMT -5
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OH, OH, indeed! If only Phoebe had convinced her never to give a second look at Dan! But alas, he had to be our dramatic tension.
Update soon!
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poor Piper and Leo..their latest conversation in your latest update absolutely broke my heart
please post more soon...i wanna know what happens next... tsk, why did Dan have to pick the paper the same time as Piper? hmm.the Universe works in mysterious ways...
please please please post more!!!
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Yeah, I agree with both of you. As Dick Martin used to say on Laugh-In (show from the '70's), that's what happens when the "fickle finger of fate" points at you! (I've always loved that line!)
Red, "Devil's Music" ended with Piper & Dan both getting their papers and smiling at each other--the Phoebe & Piper conversation was based on it. Did you miss this full season or just that eppi?
Unfortunately, I've got a ballgame tonight, a double-header on Saturday and a game on Sunday (GO, GOPHERS!! They're going against their archrivals, the Buckeyes, with the winner winning the Big Ten and getting to host the Big Tournament next week! If the Gophers win, I for sure won't be doing a lot of posting next week!! So you guys may be rooting for the Bucks!), so I don't know when I'll get a chance to post Part Sixteen. I will if I get the chance!!
Have a great weekend, everyone; "enjoy" the reruns!!
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Post by mcharmed21 on Jan 9, 2005 19:17:11 GMT -5
RedPhoenix Charmed Cafe Member Posts: 305 (5/21/04 8:34 pm) Reply Re: Charmed by Love 2--Part Fifteen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- i missed out on most of season 2 poor li'l me hehehe oddball7 Charmed Cafe Member Posts: 259 (5/22/04 1:10 am) Reply ezSupporter Re: Charmed by Love 2--Part Fifteen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHEW! I'm not behind at all (yes that was sarcastic lol)..... okay well Ez I just have to say that you are doing a FANTASTIC SUPERDUPER EXCELLENTE AWESOME JOB with this!!! "I'm lovin it" .... And now as I promised a HUGE review for my HUGE absence! *Just to let you know... I had two ie browsers open one opened to charmed by love and one opened to a reply page and as I read an update I would add my thoughts about it so they would all be here in one big review !!! Enjoy your games and update when you get a chance.... i can't wait to see what next episode you do!!! .... And as you'll read through my reviews.... i really don't remember this episode and so it was great.... so suspensful and just yes! i loved it!!! and I now know to watch out for the eppy "the devil's music" cause i have GOT to see it! Okay now I'll quit rambling since I have rambles for reach separate part! (couldn't resist ) Part Eight: ---- believe it or not Ez but I don't remember this episode  .... and I thought for sure that I'd seen them all.... oh well probably with just so many I just forgot ... but since i don't remember it I can't wait to see how Leo set Dishwalla up for Piper..... oh he's such a sweetheart ! Part Nine: a demon ..... oh i feel for piper.... and kind of feel for Leo.... i'm sure he had a good butt chewing for that move! .... but this line made me bust up laughing: Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “All this freeing and destroying--is this in between sets or during the encore?”<br>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...... oh Piper is great.... Just reading you re-tell this eppy makes me want to go back somewhere and watch this one right now!!!! It sounds so awesome! Man I don't know why I don't remember it Part Ten: man Ezmeralda.... right off the bat you had me on this one I loved this: Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “We have to talk,” declared Leo, using you two’s favorite line. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- oh and then i was shuddering along with phoebe and this gave me goosebumps: Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Trapped within the demon. The unfortunate ones kept alive, their souls tortured for the pleasure he gets from their suffering." I looked at you. “We’ve got to get them out of there.”<br>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Okay.... i'm hoping one of these recent updates I haven't gotten to yet have the girls doing like Phoebe said and kicking some demon @#$.... i love it when they do that . But it hurts seeing Leo and Piper fighting... but its kind of funny and hey sometimes things have to go downhill before they can start to go back up again.... and it did... for a short while.... thanks to them elders!!!! grrrr Part 11: Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “I’d rather just freeze him and kick him in the--" DING DONG! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- omgosh I started dying laughing after reading that but before that I felt so bad for Piper... she was so angry at Leo and they weren't together and oh it was just so sad ... but we had the hope now that she is mad at Leo then maybe she will start to realize that she is mad at him b/c she loves him and wants to be w/ him and not dan!!! oh my i totally forgot about: Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- But as Phoebe pointed out earlier, she *didn't* before they became witches or before Leo--she'd just hold it in. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Its so common to see Piper's temper its infamous now!!!! I completely forgot about her use to being conservative and holding things in..... but not any more though! lol Part 12: Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “--Dan Gordon!” cried Leo. “Wait!” you cried in shock. “Tou know him?”<br> “What? Are you kidding?” Leo wanted to know. “He used to play second base for the Mariners. He had an All-Star season going til he blew out his knee sliding into home.” He smiled at Dan. “I still think you were safe.”<br> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I knew that Dan played for the Mariners from the eppy w/ Bane (ooooh he's so hott!) but I don't remember Leo and Him having that meeting . Okay I'm really beginning to think that I missed this episode..... which one is it?  ..... I'm loving it just by your re-telling it and its killing me now that I don't remember watching it..... okay gotta go read some more... Part 13: Aaaaawwww poor Jenny..... i sooo feel for her getting the idea to get to go do something awesome and then not!.... And poor dan and piper having to stand there together neither one being Jenny's parent and try to not to make her feel betrayed... must of been tough! Great job re-telling that through phoebe by having Piper tell her and prue about it.... and ooooooh Leo and Piper ..... Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “I remember when it didn’t use to be a job,” you replied. That hurt him. “Look! This isn’t easy for me either, Piper, you know.”<br>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That brought tears to my eyes . Part 14: Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now you spun on your heels, glaring at him. “Okay, can we cut the crap? I know what you have to do. I always have. The question is: What do you want? What do you wanna do? With me? With us? Do you ever think about that?”<br> He smiled. “All the time.”<br>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh I could just see Leo saying that.... everytime he says it it just puts a smile on my face too! That line just brings out all of his love for Piper in one line. Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Then he changed the subject. “Piper, did you mean what you said?”<br> “When?” you asked. “Couple of months ago, when I almost died and you saved my life. I left and you said... that you loved me,” he reminded you. Yes, I thought, yes, you did! You still do! I know you do! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YES YES YES YES YOU DID PIPER OH I AGREE WITH YOU PHOEBE OH COME ON PIPER GET OVER THE NORMAL LIFE AND PLANT A BIG FAT KISS ON LEO NOW!!!! OOOOOOH PLEEEEASE!!! .... okay i think i'm better lol.... oh i was so jumping (just like that) when I read that and so agreeing with phoebe it was like i was thinking it while reading phoebe say it! hahaha if that makes any sense! oh great update... one more to catch up on..... hope its a goodin Part 15: oh such a great update es.... I was jumping up and down for joy.... actually sighing in happiness during this part: Quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I thought you were gone,” you explained with a shrug. “Well, sometimes I linger,” he explained with a smile. Then he became serious, urgent. “Did you mean it?”<br> You had to admit it. “Yeah, I meant it.... You... you linger? you asked. But he didn’t hear that part, he was too interested in the other. “What about now?”<br> “I still mean it--” you admitted. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And I had to "linger" there before going on because then it just made me sad . And a VERY nice touch with the Piper/Phoebeo conversation after the paper thing although I was on the verge of jumping up and down and saying "wipe that smile off your face piper you love leo not dan yeah sure he's good looking and nice but its leo you love so yeah quit smiling because leo the man of your life just orbed out!!!!! " Personally... i think the elders were behind the whole Piper and Dan retrieving their papers at the same time! Once again have fun at your games!!! And I can't wait to read more....hopefully I'm going to be able to start reading and reviewing this "re-run" of Piper and Leo's love more often! Just one more week of school |
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Post by mcharmed21 on Jan 9, 2005 19:17:51 GMT -5
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Well, I have a little less than a 1/2 hour before I have to head for the ballpark (Gophers won last night; all they have to do is sweep today's doubleheader and they're the champs!! GO, GOPHERS!!!!!), so I decided to do an update and check for others, but I never dreamed I'd find such a fantastic review!! And a *long* one!!! WOW, Oddball, that was fantastic!! Thank you *so* very much! Yep, that eppi is called "The Devil's Music," and you *do* have to try to see it; it's great, even if it made my heart ache for Leo! Piper, too, although she didn't know so at the time!!
Red, in one way I'm sorry you didn't get a chance to see this season, but in another way I'm selfishly glad because it means everything I'm writing will be new for you!!
Hope you enjoy the next update, which is based on the eppi, "She's a Man, Baby, A Man," another one of my favorite eppis, even tho my favorite part (Prue as a man--keep in mind that Prue *is* my favorite Charmed One!) is kinda glossed over here, because it's not that much about the Leo-Piper-Dan triangle, but there *is* some interesting pieces!!
So here's Part Sixteen
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Post by mcharmed21 on Jan 9, 2005 19:18:18 GMT -5
And I was right, as thing grew stronger and stronger between you and Dan, but you couldn’t find a way to tell him about our secret, something that kept popping up between the two of you.
This especially began to be true just a couple weeks later when we ran into a different sort of demon, a demon that used my premonition power to psychically connect with me, so for a short while, I actually thought that I was a murderer! I almost panicked when I remembered what I had done in the future. Had I somehow made the wrong decision yet again?
Neither you or Prue believed that. You thought that maybe my powers were growing; maybe I could get premonitions in my sleep now. Prue thought that maybe I was just psychically linked to the demon on its wavelength or something. But I was afraid that I might be the killer.
Prue shook that aside, still thinking along her lines. The only other thing connecting the victims was that they all went to the same dating service, Fine Romance, so Prue thought that I was psychically connected to the demon, maybe I went to the dating service, touch some of the tapes of the potential suspects and see if I’d can get a psychic flash. You thought it was worth a shot, while you’d stay home and search the Book of Shadows.
I thought you were both nuts. I had just told you two that maybe I was some kind of man-killing demon and you wanted me to go to the bachelor central?! But when Prue pointed out that we had to do something or otherwise someone else would die that night, I had to agree.
Once we got to Fine Romances and met Darla, the receptionist, we told her that Prue wanted to sign up, since that would keep her busy while I looked around. As I did, I ran into a guy, and as I did I had a premonition--this guy, Owen Grant, dying the same way the others had! I ran back to where Prue was trying to convince Darla that she did not have man troubles (although at that point, she most definitely did, totally confused whether she was giving guys the right signal) and told her we were out of there.
When we got back to the Manor, we saw you staring out the window. When I asked you whether you’d found anything in the Book, you had no idea what we were talking out,
“Or were you too busy looking at something else?” Prue wanted to know as we walked towards you and the window.
You blushed, but admittted that you were looking and we should see what you found. At that point, we joined you at the window. There was Dan washing his car, looking very sexy as he did so.
“Oh, I see what you found, all right!.” Prue declared, admiringly. “Great tan, nice body!” and I had to agree.
You glared at us then went back to the Book of Shadows, which was sitting on the table. You read from it, "When a witch renounces all human emotions and makes a pact with darkness to protect herself from heartbreak, she becomes a Succubus... a sexual predator."
“Let me see that,” as I joined you by the Book and read aloud. “She seeks out powerful men who become helpless against her magic, then feeds on their testosterone with her razor-sharp tongue." I looked at the two of you, “So, this monster is an evil sexually-charged witch?”<br>
“Yeah, but it’s not you, Phoebe,” Prue assured me. “Because you didn’t make a pact with Darkness, right?”<br>
“And as far as we know, you don’t have a razor-sharp tongue,” you pointed out, ”Here’s a spell to attract the Succubus and destroy it with fire.”<br>
I stared at you, still thinking of what we saw in the future. "A flaming death for yours truly? I don’t think so!”
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OH esmeralda I definitely remember this episode it was great. And I remember Piper watching Dan... oh i loved reading it now as much as I did watching it! Great scene. And phoebe's line about being destroyed by fire again, classic! I tell you I honestly think that you purposefully write in all the hilarious and great lines of every episode just so i'll start dying laughing all though i'm sad inside b/c its during Piper and Leo's struggle!
Enjoy your game and update again!
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im so glad that i missed out on season 2 too!!! this is, imho, better than the tv eppies! hehe wow, a sexually charged witch, YEAH BABY! groovy! wonder if she'd met austin powers lately? hehehe
omG, please post more soon, i wanna see how they vanquish this little biyatch of a demon, and i could actually picture dan in my head washing his car hahaha
post more soon please!!!!!!!!!
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I wish I could read this right now, but I'm heading out the door to church...I just wanted to bump it up top to remind myself to read when I come back later!
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Okay, I'm back! I so loved this eppy -- yeah, it's too bad the details of the Prue plot won't fit in so well with the L/P/D struggle, because that was totally hilarious!
Anyway, back to Piper and Dan -- I still think the Elders had something to do with this gorgeous guy moving in next door just at the same time that they decided to keep Leo super busy -- GRRRR to the Elders!
Update as soon as you can, Gopher fan!
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YES!!!!! GOPHERS ARE BIG TEN CHAMPIONS!!!! WAY TO GO, GOPHERS!!!!! GOPHERS HAVE *THREE-PEAT* AS CHAMPS!!! Now if they can just win that dagnab Big Ten tournament... (Ohio State, our archrivals, have won it ON OUR FIELD the last two years, so that's pretty irritiating), I'll *really* be one happy girl!! To top it off, I got to go watch the Timberwolves beat up on the Lakers last night, so it was a great weekend for Esmeralda!!
Anyway, down, girl, down, back to the story!! I'm going to try to post each morning, but I probably won't get much chance to answer back your comments. Don't think I don't read and appreciate them; real life is going to get in the way for awhile!! Ditto for reading and replying to your stories. I'll definitely be reading, but my responses may be shorter than usual!!
Anyway, here's Part Seventeen!!
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Post by mcharmed21 on Jan 9, 2005 19:27:47 GMT -5
“Well, we have to catch this thing, right?” Prue pointed out. “So, what if I cast a spell to attract it, and if it turns out to be you who’s attracted to me, then Piper will freeze the room and we’ll go from there? Fair enough?” and I had to agreed.
So we ran up to the attic. Prue drew on the floor with chalk the symbol for male, while you and I set candles around it in the shape of a pentagram, then lit them. Prue sat in the middle of it with the Book Of Shadows and cast her spell:
"By the forces of heaven and hell,
Draw to us this woman fell,
Rend from her foul desire,
That she may perish as a moth of fire".
Fire shot straight into the air around the pentagram, but then it vanished as quickly as it had appeared, and both you and I still stood there. “See?” you asked. “I knew it wasn’t you.”<br>
I was ecstatic. “I didn’t burn! I’m OK!”<br>
But we heard a deep voice, saying, “I’m not!” and when we turned back to the pentagram, there stood Prue. But she no longer looked like herself--she looked just like a man, and remembering that deep voice, we knew we now had a new problem.
This became even more clear when you pointed out that there was no reversal spell, so it was apparent that Prue wouldn’t change back until she, I mean, he, I mean, well, you know what I mean, until Prue attracted the Succubus, an idea Prue didn’t like one bit! You thought our best way of capturing the Succubus was for Prue to sign up for the dating service like the rest of the guys. That convinced Prue more than ever that this was not a good idea. So you pointed out that Prue didn’t have to actually date anyone, just make herself, I mean, himself, I mean, well, you know, make whoever or whatever she now was available. Then I pointed out that the sooner we trapped the Succubus, the sooner Prue would become a woman again, and that convinced Prue to try.
Soon we were trying to teach Prue how to be more like a man.
“OK, confidence,” you instructed. “The walk, the talk, the handshake. It’s all about confidence.”<br>
“Sports,” I reminded. “Men like sports.”<br>
“And sincerity,” you added. “That’s the key.”<br>
“But what really makes a man is the clothes he wears, the car he drives and the money he earns,” I added. Prue glared at me. “Well, that’s according to Cosmo!”<br>
Prue glared harder. “OK, helping, you’re supposed to be helping!”<br>
I shrugged. “OK. Let’s work on your walk.”<br>
You nodded. “All you have to do is visualize a man that you admire and then you emulate him. You know, the walk will follow.”<br>
Prue thought about that. “A man that I admire.” Prue thought about it a little longer, then nodded. “All right. I got that,” and Prue started to walk across the hall, doing OK until she, I mean, he, no, I really do mean she, because she did a girlie turn at the end..
You stared at her. “The man you admire is Richard Simmons?” you asked in shock and I had to laugh.
Just then the doorbell rang. “OK, I’ll get Morris’ files,” I said. “I’ll try to put together a list of attributes the Succubus is attracted to. You two get the door.”<br>
That shocked Prue. “WHAT?” she cried.
I nodded. “Well, think of it as a practice run for the dating service. Oh, oh, I know. Tom Hanks...Yeah, everybody loves Tom Hanks. Think of him.”<br>
Prue nodded. “Tom Hanks.”<br>
I nodded. “Everybody loves him,” as I headed towards the back door. But when I heard you cry, “DAN!”, I had to run back to my favorite snooping spot behind the conservatory door. Sure enough, it was Dan at the door.
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I'm dying here!
That was perfect, Esmeralda. I love that you were able to get some of the Prue thing in, and so wonderfully. I laughed for a full minute at the Richard Simmons thing!
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that was so funny!!!!!!! Prue turning into a man?!?! LOL!!!
as always, magnificent worK! its just like watching the episode, only reading your story is much much better!
pls post more soon!!!
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oh great job es!!! I loved the richard simmons part. And I loved how you were able to include Prue turning into man and all the funny convo that goes with it into this without completely straying from the purpose... because who showed up at the door YEP DAN!!!!!
By The Way just watched the eppy today where Bane returns and needs there help and yadda yadda and he's soo cute.. i wish they would have done more with him and prue. But it showed the mariners vs. the angels.... yeah great! I'm hoping you definately do that episode in your story since what Piper says at the end would be the decision point!
UPDATE SOON!!! and congrats on getting to go to the timberwolves vs. lakers game..... i wish i could go to a nba game but yeah dont see that happening anytime soon. And I'm glad that your team won.... it always makes the games so much funner to watch!
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Oh, you guys are absolutely fantastic!!
I remember when I was first writing this for my friends, I really wanted to add some of the parts of Prue as a man into it and was *so* thrilled when I was watching and taping that episode on TNT, and they had that conversation between Prue and Dan, so I knew I could add it! What did you think of Phoebe's confusion over what gender to call her sister? I had fun with that!!
Oh, I agree with you, Oddball--I also wish they could've done more with Prue & Bane! That's why I'm glad CharmedFan12 had them together in her Unbearable Consequences story. I'm sure that if Prue hadn't died, they would've had more fun with it.
Oh, I had lots of fun at the Wolves game, but right now, I'm a lot more interested in how my Gopher baseball team does!!! GO, GOPHERS!!!
I wasn't really planning on posting until tomorrow morning, but you three are so fantastic that I'm going to post Part Eighteen! Hope you enjoy it!
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Post by mcharmed21 on Jan 9, 2005 19:31:12 GMT -5
“Hi,” he greeted you two. “I didn’t mean to interrupt but my freezer broke and I wanted to see if I could get some ice from you,” he looked at Prue. “uh, you guys.”<br>
I bit my lip so I wouldn’t laugh, wondering how you guys would explain THIS one! You’re the one who tried. “Uh, oh, Dan, this is... this is... this is Manny. Manny Hanks. He’s my... uh... he’s my friend,” and I silently congratulated you.
Dan put out his hand towards “Manny”. “Well, it’s nice to meet you,” and shook “his” hand.
Suddenly I screamed. “Piper, come in here, quick!”<br>
“OK, coming,” you yelled to me, then turned to Dan. “I’ll be right back with that ice.”<br>
“Manny” grabbed you, “Oh, wait, no,” “he” whispered desperately, so you whispered back, “He’s a good man. Learn from him.”<br>
As you headed towards me, I heard Dan ask, “Have we met before? You look familiar,” and “Manny” shrugged. “So, have you known the sisters long?” Dan asked.
“I’m, uh, the brother they never had,” “Manny” replied, and I had to cheer through my fear.
“What happened?” you asked as you walked into the conservatory, blocking my view of the two “men”.
“Oh, I just... I had one of those hot flashes, the Succubus visions. Piper, I think I really am psychically connected to that thing. I see what she sees, feel what she feels. I felt excited.”<br>
“Excited happy or excited aroused?” you asked, as you walked into the kitchen, me following..
I sighed in frustration. “Piper, she’s in heat, OK? And so am I.” Just then I got another flash. “It just happened again! I saw egg sacs. Oh, my God! I think she’s pregnant or ready to hatch.”<br>
“You mean, there’s gonna be a whole brood of them killing men?” as you took ice from the freezer.
I nodded, “Unless we stop her, I think that’s exactly her plan,” and we headed back towards the foyer.
As we did, we heard Dan ask, “So, Piper isn’t seeing anyone?”<br>
“Manny” shook “his” head. “No, not really,” although I wished that wasn’t true.
“So Piper IS seeing someone?” Dan probed.
“No, not really,” “Manny” repeated. Then Prue came through. “God. I would just hate to see her with a guy who, oh, let’s say on the third date just runs away. Don’t you just hate men like that?”<br>
Dan stared at “him” in shock. “I don’t know any men like that.”<br>
You and I glanced at each other, daring each other not to laugh, wondering how “Manny” would get out of that one.
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This scence is just hallarious. I like the last lines about daring eachother not to laugh and all.
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HAHAHA i'm wondering how "Manny" will get out of that one!!! That conversation with "Manny" and Dan is just a classic.... you're doing a great job with it. And YES i did love you trying to have phoebe figure out which sex to call Prue... that was great! Two thumbs up for this update:
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I love that part, and how she...he... whatever... was imitating Dan's every move. Classic!
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Loving it, loving it loving it!!!! each post is a masterpiece! especially this one and the previous post! they both got me laughing! hahahaha
pls post more!
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Thank you, all of you!!! I'm so glad that I'm able to bring forth the humor in the show that I loved so much!!
Any Leo fan (like me), may not care for the next couple of parts too much, but here it is anyway. Time for Dan to have his chance with Piper!!
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Post by mcharmed21 on Jan 9, 2005 19:45:34 GMT -5
“Uh, how about those ‘Niners?” "he" asked, referring, of course, to San Francisco’s pro football team, the 49ers, and I silently both laughed and cheered.
I would’ve stayed in the hallway to watch Prue continue to squirm as Manny, but you walked right in and handed the ice towards Dan. He thanked you and then you told him, “Oh, you’re welcome. OK, bye. Take care. Tell Jenny we said "hi", OK?,” and he took the hint and left.
“So?” I asked “Manny.”<br>
“I tried copying Dan’s moves,” “he” told us.
“And so?” you asked.
“He” sighed. “We’re in big trouble--huge,” but when I told “him” what I had seen, we knew that “he” had no choice. So we went back to Fine Romance and “Manny” did “his” videotape. Jan, the salesperson helping “him” thought it was fantastic--that “he” was really in touch with “his” feminine side, and “Manny” could only mutter, “You have no idea.”<br>
Meanwhile, you and I were trying to get Darla the receptionist to help us find Owen Grant, whom we now learned was Dr. Owen Grant. Darla thought we should join for $3,500 and view his tape.
You thought otherwise as you froze the room. While I was getting Dr. Owen’s file, I noticed another one. Much as I wanted him out of your life, I couldn’t stop being curious. I held it up towards you. “I do not believe it.”<br>
“What?” you asked.
“Looks like neighbor Dan signed up, too. Interested?” and you smiled, so I handed you the file, while hanging onto Dr. Owen’s file myself. I looked at the tape in my hand, worried. “Do you think the Succubus already got Owen? I mean, what if we’re too late?”<br>
You were looking at the file in your own hands. “You would have had a psychic flash if we were and since you haven’t, we’re not.”<br>
Just then Dr. Owen walked out. “Oh!” I cried. “There he is. Hey, you know, maybe I should take him back to the Manor to keep him safe.”<br>
You looked at me as if I was nuts. “You and him? At the Manor? Alone?” remembering how excited my connection with the Succubus was making me.
I shrugged. “Well, I’m just gonna talk to him”<br>
“Well, we can just talk to him here,” you insisted. “I’m gonna go back to the video area and, uh, check up on Prue.”<br>
I nodded, so you walked in back, while I headed for Dr. Owen.
But you weren’t really looking for Prue, I mean, "Manny", I mean, Prue. No, you were looking for an empty video-viewing room. Later, when everything was OK again, you told Prue and me what you saw.
It started with Dan saying, “I’m sorry.. I-I-I just--I can’t do this”.
“Oh, come on,” you heard Jan, the same salesperson who helped “Manny” tell him. “Your sister paid for this, Mr. Gordon. You can do it,” and I decided Jenny’s mom must be a pretty cool person to do that for her brother.
But Dan didn’t think so. “Oh--this just isn’t me.”<br>
“Give it a try,” Jan cajoled. “Just speak from your heart. What are you looking for in a woman?”
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oooooh i remembered this part so well... and I know that you are a really big leo fan and I would never want it to be anybody but Piper and Leo but I have to admit that this scene is just so sweet and touching! Oh boy how Piper ever finally chose between those two... but of course she followed her heart in the end... but still that would be a tough choice if one of them wasn't your soulmate!
Great job Es..... i loved teh "his" "he" "his" "he" lol
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this latest update is so fun! i loved the Prue, wait MAnny, i mean Prue part...hahaha so funny
please update soon!!!
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Too funny! Loved the confusion on what to call Prue, as well.
I liked these early glimpses of Dan's character, too, and if he had stayed this sweet, Piper's choice would have been a lot less clear-cut...I'll leave it at that, since I don't want to spoil it too much for those who didn't get to see this season.
Please keep more coming!!!
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My baseball tournament starts this afternoon, so I won't get much chance to respond to your responses, but know I'm reading them and enjoying them!! Ditto for your own stories!! I'm with SciFi--this is when *I* actually thought Dan might be the right guy for Piper--I fell in love with him!! Glad you're enjoying Phoebe's confusion on what to call her sister-brother-sister; it was one of the parts I enjoyed most writing! I hope to post sections in the morning; don't know how much more chance I'll get!! Have a great week, all!!
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Well, I fell asleep when I got home from the games at 8 (there were only two games, with the Gophers not playing until tomorrow, but I like to scope out the competition, besides getting to sit with a bunch of Gophers--num! num! num!! Great eye-candy and nice guys!! They'll play the third game tomorrow night, which will start at 7, so I have *no* idea what time I'll get home) and woke up, wide awake, so I decided to come into the Cafe, update this story and check out some others, since I'll probably end up sleeping in tomorrow morning. Enjoy Section TWENTY!!
GO, GOPHERS!!
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Post by mcharmed21 on Jan 9, 2005 19:48:10 GMT -5
And you remembered what Dan said, word-for-word. “What do I look for? I don’t know. I’m old-fashioned, I guess. I look for the girl-next-door. Someone with a good heart, good personality, and looks to match. The kind of girl that ... when I leave for work in the morning... I wait just ... a little bit ... till she leaves for work too. Just to catch a glimpse of that long dark hair, that great smile, hoping that maybe, one day ... she’ll notice that I’m watching her. Then she’ll smile back at me,” and Prue and I couldn’t help smile, although I was just a little bit disappointed--I was hoping something in the tape would help you decide that he wasn’t the right guy for you, and you’d fix things with Leo.
Yes, Piper, if things were different, if you weren’t a Charmed One, maybe he would’ve been perfect for you, but you are and he wasn’t! But the fact that he could’ve been the man for you came through even stronger when “Manny” took care of the problem of how to keep Dr. Owen safe at a mixer by getting in a fight with him, landing both of them in jail until Morris let you go, while keeping Dr. Owen in protective custody. That, knocking him out cold, was so opposite of the way either Dan or Leo would’ve handled it.
And then the next day, “Manny” told us, “All right, I got a plan. The dating service called. Turns out my video broke some kind of house record. 20 hits this morning. One of them might to be Succubus. So I lined up dates with all of them.”<br>
“What?” you asked, surprised.
“He” nodded. “Yep! At your club. Starting at 6.”<br>
You shook your had. “Oh, no, no, no, no. Not tonight. The Cranberries are coming in for a sound check before the benefit tomorrow. I can’t risk scaring them away.”<br>
“Manny” shrugged. “That’s no problem. I’ll just nail the Succubus before they get there.”<br>
That just got you mad. “Oh, you’re gonna nail her, are you? Oh, so this whole man thing, this sorta short-circuits the old ‘maybe I should consult my sisters’ wiring, now, doesn’t it? Just step right in and take over?”<br>
I nodded. “Didn’t start happening until she sucker-punched Dr. Owen.”<br>
“Manny” shrugged again. “You had a problem, I fixed it.”<br>
That got me mad. “Oh, you bet your butt, you did. You nearly broke his jaw!”<br>
And “he” shrugged again. “I saved his life.” “He” glared at me. “Look, you’re the one who told me I had to practice being a man, right? So I acted on instinct. And, to tell you the truth, the moment that I hit him, I felt powerful and strong. Like somehow that made me a man.”<br>
That got you mad. “You wanna know how to be a real man? Look at Dan. Honest, kind, good heart. The type of guy who would risk being late to work just to make you smile. Not some bully who walks around thinking one punch is gonna change anything,” and you marched out, and again I found myself thinking that, hey, Leo’s that type of guy, too. And, Piper, I’ll admit that I found myself wishing that if you decided that Dan was the guy for you that Leo would decide he was the guy for me--even though I knew that was impossible--he never looked at another girl the same way as he looked at you whenever you were in the room!
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Who wouldn't hope Leo was the guy for them -- he's an angel!!!
Again, I love that you're able to get the funniest moments of the Prue plot to fit into this.
I had to smile at Dan's description of the perfect woman -- looks like he was crushing on Piper a long time before she thought about him. Poor guy.
Good luck to the Gophers, even if they do keep you busy!
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.... and I thought for sure that I'd seen them all.... oh well probably with just so many I just forgot ... but since i don't remember it I can't wait to see how Leo set Dishwalla up for Piper..... oh he's such a sweetheart !
..... I'm loving it just by your re-telling it and its killing me now that I don't remember watching it..... okay gotta go read some more...