Charmed by Love 2--The Choice (Completed 8/16)

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A/N GOPHERS WON! GOPHERS WON!! I'm also glad I was able to include the funny parts, SciFi--I was *so* glad while watching and taping this episode to realize that I could. Here's *almost* the conclusion of "She's A Man, Baby, A Man" If I don't get a chance to post more (I might not), HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND, EVERYONE! GO, GOPHERS!!

Later "Manny" found out that a guy who Prue had dated, but who hadn't called back, hadn't called back because he didn't like her, but because he did and was afraid she'd say no. So "Manny" passed on that advice to you, telling you. "You know, men are just as afraid of being rejected as women are. Trust me. That's probably why Dan hasn't asked you out. He's afraid you'll say no."

But you didn't believe "him". "Like you'd know." Then you thought about it for a moment and asked, "Do you?"

"I'm a guy, aren't I?" and you had to agree.

Well, we managed to vanquished the Succubus--who was actually Darla the receptionist and who almost killed "Manny" until I used my connection to the Succubus to convince "Manny" that "he" wasn't attracted to her, which is what finally led to that fiery death I thought was going to be mine. No sooner was she gone, than "Manny" turned back into Prue.


Later, at P3, you and I grinned as Prue walked in wearing a very sexy outfit.

"Oh--well, well," I complimented, grinning. "And I thought the heat wave was over."

"Yeah, Prue," you agreed. "You look hot."

Prue grinned. "I'm just grateful to be back in heels."

"Let me see you walk," I asked with another grin and she gladly did. "Oh, yeah. You definitely have that walk down."

She grinned. "Well, we'll see if Alan agrees with that."

"Alan?" I asked. "I thought you thought he wasn't interested."

"Yeah, I was wrong. Just a little gender confusion."

You grinned. "Looks like you learned a few things about being a woman by being a man."

Prue nodded as she became serious. "Actually, I did. I mean, we're different, and I'm glad about that. But we're also similar in many ways. You know, we all feel the same emotions. It's just that if we don't communicate honestly, then we read between the lines and tend to get everything screwed up."

You nodded. "And sometimes it's just up to us to open the door first...take a chance."

Just then Dan walked into P3, looking around.

Prue grinned. "Oh, you finally called him, huh?"

You grinned back. "I got some good advice from the brother I never had. Excuse me."

Prue grinned. "You're welcome."

As you walked towards Dan, Prue asked, "So, what about you, Phoebs?"

I grinned, as I noticed Dr. Owen walking in. "Me? I actually have an appointment with a Doctor I've been dying to see. I'm still running a little bit hot."

Prue grinned. "I see that. He winked at you."

So I went to greet Dr. Owen, just as the Cranberries started to play. As we began to dance, I directed us so we would be near you and Dan, just as you told him, "Glad you could make it."

"Are you kidding?" he asked. "I'm just glad you called. Truth is I've been waiting to call you for some time now."

"Really?" you asked. "I never would have guessed."

"Well, I?m glad you called, Piper. I have to admit. I didn't think you would."

"Well, I wasn't going to at first," you admitted. "But then I met this really nice guy who encouraged me to go ahead."

"Yeah?" Dan asked. "Who is he? I wanna thank him."

You smiled over at Prue, who was now dancing with Alan. "Oh, no. I'll thank him."

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The beginnings of Piper and Dan. A sad thing for me, and a very sad thing for Leo, but it was necessary.

Great update!

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... its not leo but ooooh they were great together too! And for a second you should have seen my face with all of those question marks... my face had question marks written all over it... but finally i figured out what had happened and its all good now...... loved the past two updates.... and great job at still including how Piper should be with Leo by using Phoebe's "thoughts." .... but man if i was piper reading that part of the letter right there... i'd prolly go find dan and call him up lol.... keep em coming... and congrats on ur team winning! .... tonight our boys baseball team play in either sectionals or semi-finals for state!

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First, apologies for all of those earlier question marks. I posted really quickly yesterday morning and my computer must've acted up. I went back and edited--I'm glad you were able to read it despite that.

Yeah, I'm not positive whether Phoebe really truly would've included all of those good parts about Dan if she was truly writing this to Piper, but it's definitely part of the story that led her to Leo for good! If Dan hadn't been so wonderful at this part of the story, I don't think Piper would've been convinced that as a Charmed One, a guy who can accept that she *is* a Charmed One is better for her than one who can't. So I'm saying that that's what Phoebe's thinking. Besides, without this, there would be no "Charmed by Love 2--The Choice"'; we'd just go straight to "Charmed by Love 3--The Rutabaga" and I wouldn't have a trilogy!!!

Good luck to your team, Oddball!! Mine won again (WAY TO GO, GOPHERS!!!) and will play tonight for the tournament championship and the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and a chance at the College World Series --if it's not rained out!!! We're having *dreadful* weather here--hope all of you are having better! If it's rained out today, the games will be played at the Metrodome tomorrow. I hope not--I'm supposed to be at Dad's tomorrow and Monday--he wants company for Memorial Weekend, since it will be tough on him missing Mom. So I hope we somehow play (and win--because if we don't, we'd have to play again tomorrow anyway) tonight--GO, GOPHERS!!!!! I know Dad would understand, but I really want to be with him--but I really want to be with the Gophers, too!!! Oh, decisions, decisions--just like poor Piper!! Speaking of, here's Part Twenty-Two.

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Dan asked you to dance, and soon all three of us were dancing with our new guys. And although again I found myself wishing that you were dancing with Leo, and knowing that we still had some rough waters ahead, I couldn’t help be glad that for a short time, we could all enjoy just being women!

However, you began to enjoy just being a woman a little too much. The very next day, I did some snooping out the window and what I saw made me call Prue at Buckland’s.

She wasn’t happy with the interruption. “Phoebe, we are televising this auction live. Can't it wait?”<br>
“No,” I replied. “Prue, Dan's truck just pulled up outside.”<br>
“Dan's truck?” she asked impatiently. “So?”<br>
“So, Piper is with him and they're kissing. And I'm not talking about 'thanks for lunch' peck-on-the-cheek kinda kiss. They mean business,” and I turned away disgusted.

“OK, what is the problem?” Prue asked. “They like each other; this is a good thing.”<br>
“No, I know, I'm just worried that she's moving too fast. Like she's too in a hurry to get involved with someone else. That’s not a Piper-kinda thing to do!”

“Look,” Prue insisted. “Piper's a big girl and really, I mean, it's none of our business. Right? Right!”<br>
I disagreed. “Isn't it sorta our business if it affects the Charmed Ones?”<br>
“OK, Phoebe, look,” cried Prue impatiently. “Piper can not just sit around for the rest of her life waiting for Leo. She's trying to move on. Besides, Dan's a great guy.”<br>
Just then I heard her director say, “OK, we're on in five, Miss Halliwell.”<br>
“Uh, gotta go,” Prue told me. “OK, bye,” and she hung up.

I hung up my own phone and then looked out the window and saw you and Dan walking towards the door.

I muttered to myself, “It's about freakin' time,” just as Leo orbed in, shocking the tar out of me. “Oh! Leo! Whatever happened to knocking?”<br>
“I'm sorry, Phoebe,” he apologized. “But there's no time. Where's Prue and Piper? We have to talk.”<br>
WHOOPS! “Uh, you know, now's not really a good time,” I tried to warn him. “OK, I know, how about you orb back in say an hour,OK? That would be great--bye, bye.”<br>
Leo shook his head. “I can't. The worst thing imaginable just happened.”<br>
At that moment, the door opened and you and Dan walked in, arm-in-arm, laughing. You guys spot Leo, and shock replaced the laughter, fast. Leo didn’t just look shocked; he looked like he now realized that he was wrong before--NOW the worst thing imaginable had just happened!

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Piper really did move fast! Oh, the look on Leo's face . . . ::sigh:: So sad. It really must have been the worst thing imaginable!

Another great update!

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What can I say.... I loved that update... i dunno there was something in it that just was sooo good about it! keep up the great work es.

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ooh..i am so sorry i wasnt able to post my reviews earlier, esmeralda. the darn modem broke and school had been so hectic...

but, i just the newest updates and WOW! like what ive said before, its just like watching the second season, only better i loved the way you wrote down Dan's profile on tape. and i agree with Scifi...poor Leo...

pls post more

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Very good!! I agree poor Leo!

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Thanks for all of your fantastic comments, people; I truly appreciate it!

Guess what!! MY GOPHERS WON!! MY GOPHERS WON!!! The 2004 University of Minnesota Golden Gopher baseball team won both the Big Ten Championship *and* the Big Ten Tournament Championship in the same year for the first time in school history!! They usually win one or the other but never both. And the championship game was against our archrivals, who won the tournament on our field for two years running! So it was pretty exciting and lots of fun!!

We have the baseball banquet tomorrow night, but after that I don't have too much on my plate, so hopefully I can be back to posting more often. Thanks, all, for your patience!!

Anywho, here's Part Twenty-Two.

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You marched Leo into the conservatory, while I was stuck with Dan. That was interesting, trying to talk with him, while also trying to listen to what you two were saying, but I managed. But so this won’t be as confusing for you as it was for me, I’ll first tell you what you and Leo said and then I’ll describe my conversation with Dan. I missed what you said at first, but then you said, “It's not that it isn't great to see you, Leo, because it is. But you can't just orb in whenever it's convenient.”<br>
I could hear the shrug in his voice. “It's never been a problem before.”<br>
“Yeah, well, things have changed.”<br>
“I can see that.”<br>
“Leo ...”<br>
“Sorry, wasn't fair. Where's Prue?”<br>
“At work.”<br>
“Fine. Then we'll have to start without her, and your friend Dan has to leave now.”<br>
“Oh, really? Why?”<br>
“Because you and your sisters have a very big problem. A magical problem. Look, this isn't personal, it's business.”<br>
“What else is new?”<br>
Meanwhile, Dan was asking me, “You know, that handyman guy sure does hang around here a lot.”<br>
My turn to shrug. “Well, it's an old house. Lots of things need fixing.”<br>
“Then why does Piper look so upset?” he wanted to know.

“Because there are some things he can't fix the way she wants it.”<br>
He looked at his watch. “You know, I'm late for a job. If you could just have her call me--”<br>
Then I noticed something. “Oh-oh, oops,” and I wiped lipstick off his face. “Lipstick,” I explained.

He smiled, thanked me and opened the door. He began to walk out, then looked back, “Are Piper and Leo--?

But I reminded him, “You're late,” and he left, just as you walked back in the foyer, calling out, “Dan, wait.” But seeing that he was already gone, you shrugged. “Well, I wouldn't know where to begin anyway.”<br>
“Everything OK, sweetie?” I asked.

You shook your head. “Oh, no,” just as Leo walked back into the foyer..

“Come on, we gotta get going.”<br>
“Going?” I asked. “Where are we going?”<br>
“I'll explain on the way.”<br>
You shook your head. “No, Leo, you'll explain now. We're not going anywhere.”<br>

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This was one of the best parts of that episode. Felt bad for both Leo and Dan for reason.

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I feel bad for everyone -- Piper for being in that situation, Leo for coming upon the love of his life with another man, and Dan for not having a clue what's going on. Oh, and Phoebe, for being caught in the middle of it all!

Great update!

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You know what I'm just going to say ditto to what scifi just said b/c its EXACTLY how i feel about it! GREAT JOB ESMERALD!... as always

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Thanks for all the replies, everyone! Sorry I'm so late in updating, but remember my Gophers' victory in the Big Ten tournament? Well, most of the tournament was playing in the rain, and despite my using an umbrella, I think it's what caused the very bad cold I know find myself with. To top it off, we're doing inventory at work, and all the dust in the warehouse doesn't help one bit!! So I've came home exhausted and simply crashed. I'm pretty tired tonight, but I'm trying to stay awake long enough so I can update this and get a chance to read other stories and comment.

I'm glad I was able to bring out how tough that "pickle-in-the-middle" situation was for everyone--especially poor Phoebe!

Hopefully you also enjoy the next section as we introduce another guy into the picture. Anyone else remember Jack Sheridan? Well, here's Jack!

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So Leo explained about our latest problem. Do you remember Tuatha, Piper? I sure do! I felt like the Blair Witch Project had come to haunt us!! In case you don’t, here’s what I remember.

Two hundred years ago, a good witch turned evil, and started using her craft against innocents. Fortunately she was tricked in a cave and entombed. But unfortunately that very morning Tuatha escaped. Hearing that name, I knew why she’d gone bad. You didn’t think it was a big deal, because we’d just go find her and vanquish her. The problem is we couldn’t vanquish her, because she killed good witches. Instead, the only one who could was The Chosen One, a guy who was a normal person, except for the fact that he was born to use Tuatha's wand against her.

You wanted to know why Leo didn’t just go get him, but Leo said he needed us to protect him from Tuatha until the wand came to him, since lore had it that once the witch was free, the wand would find him. But if Tuatha found the wand first, she’d kill the Chosen One and then come after us for our power.

And wouldn’t you know it, at that exact moment, our big sister was in the midst of trying to buy that very same wand! Just as she told the owner that she’d be able to get five hundred dollars at auction for an item that cost only five dollars at a flee market, a cute guy walked up, saying, “Of course an item is only worth as much as some is willing to pay for it. Isn't that right?” He ended up being Jack Sheridan from Sheridan Internet auctions--”If you own it, we can sell it.”--who just wanted to be on the same stage as "the famouns Prue Halliwell of Buckland's". Well, he ended up giving Betty the owner one thousand dollars cash for the wand. But Prue wasn’t about to give up on a sale. She used her telekinesis to move the sheet of paper with Betty the seller’s number and got the wand herself!, but not before running into Tuatha herself!

Meanwhile, Leo helped us find this Chosen One, who ended up being a teenager named Kyle. We had a heckova time convincing him that he was truly someone special, someone meant to do great things. So since it didn’t seem like he was going to be able to get rid of Tuatha, we Charmed Ones decided we would. We checked the Book of Shadows, but there was nothing there about Tuatha or wands or Chosen Ones. But I did find a spell that did work--a scrying spell, the first time we used it. Scrying, of course, is what we witches use to magically find something or someone. And the crystal landed on the Lost Caves in Mura woods.

As we walked downstairs, we heard Leo still trying to teach Kyle how to use the wand, but Leo was being no Obiwan Kenobi to Kyle’s Luke Skywalker, as Kyle was quick to point out. As we walked into the room, I told him, “Leo, we found her.”<br>
“So, we’re gonna go pay her a little visit,” declared Prue.

“No!” cried Leo. “Wait! Don’t! Please!”<br>
You glared at him. “It’s nothing personal, Leo. It’s just business,” and we walked to the front door. Prue opened it and there stood a very cute blond guy.

Prue wasn’t impressed. “YOU!” she growled.

He grinned winningly. “ Ah, thrilled to see me, I see. You know, this is a really nice house, Prue. Buckland’s obviously pays better than I thought. I may accept their offer to join them after all.”<br>
“What do you want and how did you find me?” Prue asked, still mad.

He shrugged. “I followed your scent. That musk. Cartier, right? Now, that is a classy perfume, though I’m hardly surprised. Can I have my wand back please? See, Betty never called, and I couldn’t contact her because her address mysteriously fell out of my pocket somehow. You wouldn’t know anything about that, now would you?”<br>
Prue glared. “You’re blaming me for something that you lost? Isn’t that a little juvenile? I mean what’s next? A shoving match under the jungle gym or war over juice cups?”<br>
You poked her. “Prue, we really need to get going.!

“The wand is mine, Prue, and you know it! All is fair in love and war!”<br>
As if on cue, who should appear behind this stranger than Dan. “Piper?” he asked, glaring at the new guy. You greeted him, just as Leo walked into the foyer, begging you to wait.

Now Dan glared at Leo. “Is he still here?”<br>
Leo shrugged, a devilish look on his angelic face. “Never left. actually,” he said, a bit smugly.

The cute blond guy hadn’t given up on Prue yet. “Prue, I’m kinda in a hurry here, so if I could just get my wand--”<br>

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oh esmeralda i'm so sorry to hear about the rain & dust but thanks 4 updating.....


Jack Sheridan? I remember him.... in fact I am a fan of the actor... he's just so great! and good-looking lol. I wish they would have kept him & Prue together for a little longer..... oh and Leo's response and facial expression when Dan showed up.... classic... great job capturing that es.




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I kinda liked Jack, too. He was just so arrogant!

And Leo's response to Dan is so great!

I hope you feel better soon!

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Thanks, you two! I'm feeling a little better but not much. My cold has turned into a cougher and is driving me nuts! So it's drink a lot of fluids, glug the cough syrup and get lots of rest for Esmeralda!

Oh, some news for you about my Gophers. They played in the NCAA Regionals last night. Their ace, Glenn Perkins, pitched, but they went against a team that they've faced a number of times the past few years (I think the NCAA does it to the Gophers on purpose--they always pull that on them), so they knew what to do against Perk, and the Gophers ended up losing 7-2 to break Perk's 8-game winning streak! And today they have to face the #1 seed in the bracket, Arizona State, who got clobbered yesterday by the #4 seed, 15-5. And they saved their ace for *this* game, thinking their #2 pitcher could take care of a #4 seed. WRONG!!! That's the mistake Ohio State made and although it helped the Gophers in the Big Ten tourney, it's going to hurt them in this one. I'm hoping that Jay or Moldy, whoever pitches for the Gophers, has the game of his life!! If the Gophers lose, they're out of the tourney. If they win, they play the winner of the #2-#4 seed tonight, then they'd have to play the loser of that game and the winner of that game--twice--tomorrow in order to take the Regionals. Somehow, I don't think that's going to happen!! Oh, well.

I thought Jack was a great 'tweener for Prue. Like Cupid will later say, she has fun with him; he makes her laugh. But his lack of integrity would always make him a friend, not a boyfriend. And how can Prue let the world revolve around him, as he wants, when she knows it revolves around her??!! But he's closer to what I thought the writers should've thrown at Phoebe after Cole was vanquished or Piper after Leo was promoted, as compared to getting hot and heavy right off the bat, which to me diminished the love that those two sets of soulmates share(d).

Anyway, here's Part Twenty-Five. Then I'm off to my dad's, so, everyone, have a great weekend!

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Despite both guys being cute (well, all three counting Leo), I’d had it with both of them, because we really had to try and find Tuatha. So Little Sister took over. “You know what? Dan, Piper will call you back later. You, whoever you are--sorry, no wand. Leo, keep working with Kyle, just in case. Us, out the back door, out the back door!” and we did just that.

But as we left, I heard Dan ask Leo, “Don’t you have some other house to repair?” and Leo reply, “No,” and I thought, man, are we in trouble now, if these two guys decide to get in a pissing contest over Piper!


Well, we found Tuatha in the caves, but weren’t able to vanquish her before she vanished in a most spectacular way, which I thought was pretty cool, even though you two didn’t.

When we got back to the Manor, Leo was still working with Kyle. Somehow something didn’t go right and one of the conservatory windows crashed just as we walked in.

“What was that crash?” I asked. “What happened in here?”<br>
Leo shrugged. “A little training, that’s all.”<br>
“That’s all?” Prue asked, getting mad. “Do you have any idea how much that’s gonna cost to fix?”<br>
You glared at him. “Well, I know who’s gonna be fixing it. Leo, what if somebody saw you?”<br>
Leo glared back. “Someone like neighbor Dan?” Then he noticed a cut on your forehead, either caused by the glass or Tuatha. “Hey, you’re bleeding!”<br>
You shrugged. “It’s nothing.”<br>
Well, we managed to help Kyle defeat Tuatha thanks to a courage potion that was really just water. But before he did, Tuatha attacked all of us, even Leo. Once Tuatha was gone you cried out his name and helped him to a chair saying, “You’re hurt.”<br>
He shook his head. “I’m OK.”<br>
Prue, who was attacked with a sleep spell and was still asleep on the floor, made some little noises and rolled over.

You didn’t even notice; you were still worried about Leo. “Let me get you some ice,” you offered..

He smiled, but shook his head again. “Really, I’m fine.”<br>
“Are you getting even?” you asked, a slight smile in your voice as you remembered your cut.

Once more he shook his head. “No, just finally getting it. What you deserve. A normal life, or at least as normal a life as you can get, which means a normal relationship, which I can’t give you.”

He smiled wryly. “I guess we know now why witches and whitelighters aren’t supposed to fall in love, huh.?” and he orbed out, and I felt like I was going to cry. You looked a little upset, but not very, and that hurt me worse.

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That was good ES, i guess i will have to go and read your first charmed for love!! Its really good. Update sooon!

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Opps I read them out of order, darn!

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Sniff, sniff. Terrific update, Esmeralda. He was willing to give up so much for her to have a normal life.

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Hey, C2008! Glad to have you part of my audience, small as it is! Hope you enjoy it as much as they seem to. I see you commented on CBL1-The Beginning. I'll have to read what you thought.

Yeah, SciFi, there's a number of times when Leo tells Piper good-bye in this story and each one makes me snuffle harder, thinking about how much he must love her in order to let her live her life. What hurt me in this one (as I made Phoebs hurt), was the fact that Piper didn't seem to be that upset. I truly thought that she had chosen Dan!!

I just wish I could believe that Leo still does love Piper that much and that she still loves him just as much. I want to, but with the current crop of scriptwriters, it's so very hard to tell for sure!!

Anyway, here's Part Twenty-Six:

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Later, at P3, we were walking down the steps. You were asking Prue, ”What are you going to tell that guy, what did you say his name was?”<br>
“Jack. Jack Sheridan.”<br>
“Well, what are you going to tell Jack about what happened to the poor lady who owned the wand?” since Tuatha had killed her before Prue could grab the wand.

“Well, what can I tell him?” Prue asked. “Look, I called him because I just wanna get rid of this thing, that’s all.” since the wand’s crystal broke once its purpose was fulfilled.

I grinned. “Are you sure it’s just not an excuse to see him again?”<br>
“Phoebe, don’t be ridiculous!” Prue declared. “This is business, it’s not personal.”<br>
“Where have I heard that before?” I muttered.

Just then you spot Dan. Grinning, you told us, :” Oh, got a date, gotta go!” and ran off to greet him..

“Well, for what it’s worth, I think Jack is pretty cute,” I told Prue.

“Yeah, well, he’s a jerk,” Prue declared. She spun in a circle. “How do I look?”<br>
“Fab.” I replied, because she looked dressed to kill!

She smiled, “Thanks,” then walked towards Jack who was at the bar. Although I was curious about how that conversation would go, I was more curious about what you’d say to Dan, so I drifted towards the booths, where you were leading him towards one that had a champagne dinner already set up. You looked absolutely beautiful and I could tell Dan thought so, too.

“Thanks for coming,” you told him as you both sat down. “I hope late, late dinner is OK with you.”<br>
“Look, I’m gonna make this easier for you,” he told you. “I know that you and that handyman, Leon…”

“Leo,” you corrected.

“Right, Leo. I know you guys were more than just friends. I’m not dumb. I mean, he’s always around the house. Around you.”<br>
You came right out and told him. “Dan, it’s over,” and Dan looked ready to cry. “Oh, no, I don’t mean you and me, I meant him and me. That’s why I wanted to see you tonight. I didn’t want there to be any more confusion.”<br>
“Are you sure?” he asked.

You smiled, as you leaned towards him, “Yeah, I’m sure,” and the kiss you two exchanged told me that you definitely were--it was both sweeter and hotter than the one you’d exchanged in his truck! I could only hope that he would be just as sure and his kiss just as hot and just as sweet once he knew that we were Charmed!

Then, just a couple weeks later some very strange things started happening--not witchly stuff, but guy stuff, as we began to wonder if just maybe the two newest guys in our lives, Dan Gordon and Jack Sheridan, weren’t quite what we thought they were.

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Oh, I wish Phoebe had stuck her nose farther into Piper's business then! Great update, even if it does make me sad!

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Hi, SciFi!

I must admit, you have me a bit confused. I'm thinking I have Phoebe sticking her nose quite a bit into Piper's business! In fact, if this was truly a younger sister writing all of this to an older one, I think after the older one found out how snoopy Little Sister had been, Little Sister would've been a goner!!! I know if either of my two younger sisters had ever pulled that...!!!

Or do you think maybe Piper & Dan did a little more than just eat breakfast??!! Hmm, fascinating thought!!! How long do you think Phoebs would've keep snooping??!!!

At any rate, just for you, SciFi, here's part Twenty-Seven. See if you can figure out which episode I'm novellizing *this* time!!

[mcharmed21]

This is another one of those situations where I was kinda out of the loop through most of it, since I was volunteering at a convalescent home and running into a supernatural situation with a guy and his father who had information that demons wanted. But you and Prue told me all about it later on, so I’m going to tell it as if I did actually know what was going on--which you two should've told me right away!

It started in your bedroom, where you were putting clothes into an overnight bag. Suddenly Prue ran in, crying out, “Oh, oh, oh! Piper! I think Jack's a warlock!”<br>
“Who?” you asked.

“Jack,” she replied. “Uh, Jack Sheridan. The internet-auction guy I met, remember? I went to go get coffee--he was standing in front of me; and then I went straight to the newsstand and, WHAM! he was right there, reading a magazine!"

You stared at her in shock. “So he went from one place to another in a blink of an eye?! So, you think he blinked?!?”<br>
“Well, yeah, that's what warlocks do, right?” Prue demanded, then asked. “Where's Phoebe?”<br>
“She's volunteering at the convalescent hospital,” you reminded her.

“Great,” muttered Prue, since by now she had finally admitted that since I studied the Book more than you two did, I knew more about what was in it than you two. “Wait! You have to know if there's a warlock test."

“How would I know?” you asked in surprise.

Prue shrugged. “I mean, well, you are a warlock magnet.”<br>
You sighed in frustration. “Am I never gonna live Jeremy down? You know, you had that Rex and Hannah thing at work.”<br>
She shrugged again. “OK, fine. You get them in your love life; I've got them at the water cooler.”

Then she noticed something. “What's up with the suitcase?”<br>
You smiled happily. “A little overnighter. Dan's friend is getting married in Tahowan. Dan invited me to come along.”<br>
Prue stared in shock. “In the same hotel-, in the same bed-type of thing?”<br>
Your turn to shrug as you said primly, “That is yet to be decided.”<br>
Prue looked into your bag. “Oh, so then this is just ...Tennis?” as she pulled a very sexy, very sheer nightgown out of your bag and waved it in front of you.

“Give it!” you cried, and she handed it back. “Thank you.”<br>
“I mean, you did test him though, right?” Prue asked. “You know that he's not a warlock?”<br>
You looked at her as if she’d lost her mind and told her firmly, “Dan is not a warlock. No cats have hissed at him; he has not blinked,;he has not tried to kill me or my sisters and steal our powers, which you know is a key indicator.”<br>
“I need the Book Of Shadows,” Prue decided as she grabbed your nightgown and ran out of your room, giggling. You cried out and began to run after her, but just then the doorbell rang, so you decided to go get it. It was Dan.

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oh dan.....
please post more soon.i love it

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esmeralda: im so sorry, i wasnt able to post any comments or read your updates since this is the first time in two weeks that ive been able to have access to the Internet...

but here're my comments: as always, great work! i love the way that i can feel what the characters you've written are feeling, and i love the way that you've described them!!! please post more soon!!



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Awesome handle on the sisterly connection! This next eppy will be so much be fun!

Oh, and before, I meant that I wished that whole season that someone other than Leo would point out the difficulties of telling Dan they were charmed -- I know Piper would get royally POed, especially because it's something she already knows, but I was rooting for Leo so much, I didn't care. But you are right; she had to figure this one out on her own.

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WOW!! Three reviews already!! I can't believe it! so very much all of you!! I especially liked hearing from you, I Luv Drew; I wasn't sure if a Chris-fan would find a story that's about his parents, not him, interesting.

I agree with you SciFi; it's too bad that both Prue & Phoebe seem to be more in the lines of "let her learn for herself" than to try to push for Leo, but it's hard to say what an argument like that could've done to the Power of Three!!

I'm at work, so I can't update, but I will as soon as I get home. Thanks again so much, everyone!!

[mcharmed21]

You smiled happily at Dan, “Hello, you.”<br>
He smiled back. “Hi, um, I was wondering if maybe we could get an early start. You know, miss traffic, get there quicker so we have enough time to ...”<br>
“Relax?” you suggested.

He grinned. “Relax is a good word,” and you both laughed. “Any chance you could be ready in an hour?”<br>
You smiled ecstatically. “Yes, every chance.”<br>
But just then Kit, our cat, walked by. She immediately growled and hissed at Dan. Dan looked at her strangely. “I wonder what her problem is?”<br>
You stared at both Kit and Dan in shock. “I gotta go now. Bye.” and you closed the door before running to the bottom of the stairs to yell up, “Prue, did you find that warlock test yet?”<br>
She called for you to come up to the attic. There, she looked up in frustration and told you, “Nineteen warlock-specific death spells and not one test.”<br>
Now you were getting scared. “What if it’s a conspiracy? Jack and Dan working together, sweet-talking us, and the whole time they’re figuring out how to kill us.”<br>
Prue shook her head. “OK, now you’re being paranoid.”<br>
“Well, how can we not?” you asked. “With warlocks and demons coming out of the woodwork all the time, it’s a wonder we trust anybody.”<br>
“We don’t,” Prue put in firmly as she turned the page. “Here it is!”<br>
You joined her at the Book. But it wasn’t a warlock test; it was a spell. “To Hear Secret Thoughts?” you asked in confusion.

Prue nodded. “Yeah, we can hear Jack and Dan’s thoughts just long enough to confirm or deny our suspicions.”<br>
You nodded. “No personal gain.”<br>
She also nodded in satisfaction. “Purely for protection,” so she found and lit two white candles. “OK.” and you both read the spell:

"As flame lights shadow,
As truth ends fear,
Open locked thoughts
To my mind’s willing ear,
May the smoke from this candle
Into everywhere creep,
Bring innermost voices
To my mind in speech."

And at that moment, Prue heard you think, *Hey, she’s wearing my lipstick!* so she stared at you in shock. “What? I can’t borrow your lipstick?”<br>
“I didn’t say that, Prue,” you cried. “I thought it.”<br>
At that moment, you heard her thoughts: *Whatever, just learn to share!* and you cried out, “I heard that! This could be dangerous.” And you were right!

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wowie!!!!!!!! great update!!! so the two sisters really cast that spell??? what will they hear from dan and jack??? wait, is jack prue's boyfriend from Buckland? the one played by Lochlyn Munroe?

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Hey, Red!!

Good to see you back again! Sorry to realize that I somehow missed out on reading some updates on your story--I plan on fixing that problem as soon as I'm done updating mine!!

Thanks for the great review; glad you enjoyed this section, even if you're the only one!!!

Yep, you're absolutely right! Jack Sheridan *is* Prue's boyfriend from Buckland's (he started as an internet-auction and later got a job at Buckland's--just so he could work with Prue.) and *is* the guy played by Lochlyn Munroe. Num! Num! Num! Even if Prue was right and he *was* a jerk! But what a cute jerk!!

Yep, the girls sure did cast that spell! So you want to find out what they heard Dan and Jack think? Well, first you'll have to hear what they hear *Phoebs* think!!! And just for you, here's Part Twenty-Nine!

[mcharmed21]

Just then I ran into the attic, thinking about my own problems. *Stay calm, calm down. Book of Shadows, needles and warlocks, and Eric’s in trouble, find out who, find out what.*

“The hospital hottie?” you asked.

I looked at you in shock, “What?!”<br>
Prue quickly covered for you. “Uh, how’s Eric? Did you see him today?”<br>
Then I noticed something else. “Why are you guys looking at the Book of Shadows?”<br>
“Jack blinked,” Prue explained.

You nodded. “And Kit hissed at Dan.”<br>
Prue continued. “Right, and we think that they may be warlocks, so we were looking for a test so we could test them.”<br>
I shook my head. “Hello! Paranoid!”<br>
“We are not!” you cried, insulted.

And Prue finished your sentence. “Uh, able to find a spell in the Book of Shadows.”<br>
I shrugged. “Well, just prick him. Warlocks don’t bleed, so if there’s no blood you’ve got your answer.”<br>
So you thought at Prue, *Who knew?*

And she thought back, *Phoebe did. The spell, don’t tell her.*

So you asked, *Shouldn’t we reverse it?*

And she replied, *Not until we really…*

During all of this, I was watching the two of you as first your expression changed and then Prue’s did, back and forths. “Are you two OK?” I asked.

You tried diversionary tactics. “So how’s Eric? Has he asked you out yet?”<br>
It worked. I shook my head, concerned again. “No, but he’s in trouble. I had a premonition today. A demon or warlock, maybe, with a needle thingy on his finger and he was sticking it into Eric’s head. So, I came home to see what we were up against. You guys go deal with Jack and Dan, and I’ll go look on the Internet. I’ll tell you if I find anything,” and I headed for my room and my laptop.

Meanwhile, Prue thought at you, *Great, we’re surrounded by warlocks.*

But you were busy thinking, *Yeah, next time get your own damn lipstick.*

“I heard that!” Prue cried out.

You grinned at her. “I love you!”<br>
And she glared back, thinking at you, *Bite me!* and again you grinned.

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I haven't been able to find time until now to check up on my fav stories, but here I am, back to say great updates. I did wonder how Phoebe would know what they were thinking during their silent conversation, but then I realized they could have told her at a later date. I do love how you write the Prue and Piper moment here -- so funny!

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Ooooooooh esmeralda i apologize for not reviewing sooner... but first of all I just now read Part 25 along with the others and the end of it with Leo telling Piper bye just about made me cry ..... great job with it!

And now reading this new episode I'm about to die in laughter. I loved this episode when i watched it on tnt and just reading it again is making me laugh just as much. You truly do have a nack for taking these episodes and re-writing them in a little bit of a different point of view or however you explain what exactly you have done you're doing an outstanding job with it!

And oh boy i can't quit laughing at this episode please do post more!



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Hi, SciFi & Oddball!!

Good to have you both back in my audience; I'll admit I was starting to pout!!

Oh, yes, SciFi, I *had* to find a way for Phoebs to be able to talk about Prue's & Piper's thoughts, so I was very glad when everyone accepted their telling Phoebs all about Morality Bites later on, since I knew that meant they could accept them doing it for this and a couple of the later eppis. I'm glad that's working out.

Oddball, as we've all said, we've all found each of Leo's good-byes sad, but I think the one from Part Twenty-Five and the one coming up (P3 H2O comes after They're Everywhere) are the saddest, not counting the very first one and the very last one--when he leaves after OMG--these are the four that truly made me cry.

But I'm also glad that I somehow wrote these eppis so you could laugh at them just like when you watched the show. I'm not sure if it's how I wrote them or just because it reminds you of the show (that's what they do to me), but whatever, I'm glad you're enjoying them.

I'm at work again, so I'll post Part Thirty (WOW!), when I get home. Thanks again for the kind comments!!

[mcharmed21]

Well, Prue had a chance to check out Jack that afternoon. When she reached Buckland’s, she called and asked him to come right over. After giving him a bad time about the bright shirt he’d worn to work, she heard him think, *Feisty, feisty.* Then when she wanted to verify that he handled the verification of some of the bronzes in an internet auction, he thought, *Be careful, she suspects,* before saying out loud, “Yeah, of course.”<br>
Oh, oh, she thought--and we thought when she later told us--does he think I suspect that he's a demon? Aloud, she said, “Well, I need some bronzes checked out. “Who did your validation?”<br>
“Validation?” he asked, as if he had no idea what she was talking about.

Prue stared at him impatiently. “You do have people’s collections validated, don’t you?”<br>
To her shock, she heard him think, *Mostly I put people in graves or incinerate them.* before he said aloud, “Oh, yeah. It was Walt Potarg at Berkley School and Design. He was the best,” before she again heard his thoughts: *If she finds out that I’m lying, she’s gonna die,” Then aloud he said, “Well, you know what? I’m a little late, gotta go. Good to see you again,” and off he went.

Prue glared at the closed door. “You’re dying first!”<br>

Meanwhile,back at the Manor, Dan had come back to the door. “You ready?” he asked you.

“Um, can you come in?” you asked. He shrugged, but followed you in and you closed the door behind him.

He immediately realized that something was wrong. “Where’s your suitcase?”<br>
“Upstairs,” you told him.

“I see,” he said, disappointed, but then you heard him think. *Uh-oh, cold feet; she’s backing out. It’s OK, don’t push it, don’t push it.*

“Look,” you told him, “Don’t move.” And to be sure he didn’t, you froze him. “OK, um, this is gonna hurt me a lot more than it gonna hurt you,” and you pricked his arm with a needle.

Just then I came running down the stairs. “Piper, we have to get to Eric.” Then I saw the shock on your face. “What’s the matter, honey?”<br>
You pointed at Dan. “He didn’t bleed! He’s not bleeding! There’s no blood! There’s nothing!”<br>
I looked at you, thinking, *Paranoid!* as I said aloud, “Yeah, of course, he’s not bleeding,” and at your look, I pointed out, “He’s frozen.”<br>
“Yeah, right. OK go back upstairs, so he doesn’t see you when he unfreezes.”<br>
I nodded and turned and ran back upstairs. No sooner was I back in my room than Dan must’ve unfroze, because I heard him yell “OW!” as his arm must’ve began bleeding. “What the hell was that?” and I grinned to myself, even though I'll now admit that part of me was hoping that just maybe Dan would turn out to be a demon, since then we would’ve had to vanquish him, opening the way for you to get back together with Leo. But I couldn't help being happy for you that Dan wasn't.

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Oh I have to say that I think that this episode was one of my definite favorites! And Prue talking to Jack oh boy... I can't wait till you explain what REALLY happened! But I won't say anything just in case some people HAVEN'T seen the episode! But I have to say its a good one! And I laughed once again just as I did when watching it on T.V. when Piper said "He isn't bleeding" and Phoebe was like "He's still frozen." That was great! And you're conclusion at the end of Phoebe wishing Dan was maybe a warlock so they could vanquish him and Piper would get back to Leo.... nice touch

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esmeralda- i am so sorry i wasnt able to post my review sooner! *Red mentally kicking own butt for not posting sooner* homework and modem bad!!! grr. anyway, i am enjoying these latest posts, since ive watched a couple of episodes with Lochlyn Munroe in them, and yummy!! hehe..

ooohh..the plot thickens...is Jack and Dan really warlocks?? i know that Dan isnt, but im not entirely sure about Jack... is he a warlock??? oohh...

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I love the misreading of "Jack's" intentions! And Pheobe coming up with all the obvious answers is great. Terrific update!

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Oh, thank you so much all 3 of you!!! Your reviews were fantastic!! (that's one for each of you!). I'm so glad you're enjoying this one as much as I enjoyed writing it, coz it was definitely fun!! And thanks to those who saw the episode for not giving it away!!

Red, I really got a kick out of you thinking back at me!! Thanks to whoever it was who first posted a story using asterisks for thoughts; it's truly coming in handy in this story--I didn't use them in the original and it confused my readers, so as soon as I saw that tale, I thought, YES!!

Anyway, here's a thought back at all of you: *I LOVE MY READERS!!!! ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY REVIEW!!!*

Hope you enjoy this next section, too!!