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Chapter 15 - Thinking Over * Means a line used on the show. * ~*~*~*~ There are so many
thoughts in my head ~*~*~*~ "Piper? Leo?" Natalie asked. Extremely surprised to see not only her brother, but her sister-in-law. "Can we come in?" Piper asked. Natalie shook her head clearing her confusion, "I'm sorry. You've just surprised me is all. Please come in." she ushered them. "I've come here to apologize." Leo announced. "Leo you don't need to apologize. I should have told you all those years ago." Leo started to shake his head, but Natalie stopped him, "Leo let's just call this even." Brother and sister looked at one another for a good minute and then smiled. "Good. Now I hear congratulations are in order." she said turning to Piper. Piper smiled at her, "It's true." Natalie gave her a hug, "Guess my brother finally learned how to do it right huh?" she joked. Leo blushed and Piper laughed. "Oh he's always known." Piper replied which caused Leo to blush again as well as Natalie, "Okay that was more information than I would have liked." "Leo if all you wanted to do was apologize why didn't you just call?" "Because we thought it was time we hashed this all out. It is getting to be ridiculous and we end up looking like eight year olds instead of the grown ups we are." Piper answered. "I agree. I'll go get Grandmother Lillian." Natalie walked out of the living room and Piper went over to Leo. "Are you ready?" "To have this done and over with? Yeah I'm ready for that." He answered, "As for the actual confrontation, no." "How do you know it's going to be a confrontation?" "I don't." was his reply. They didn't have time to discuss it further for Lillian walked in with Natalie. "Leo, Piper." she acknowledged. "Why don't we go into the kitchen. Nathan is with Rick so that should give us some time." Natalie suggested and all agreed following her into the kitchen. They all sat around the table just looking at one another. Underneath the table Piper held on to Leo's hand. "Let's start with how this got out of hand." Piper suggested. Natalie and Lillian looked at one another. "I guess I can start." Natalie replied, "It wasn't something you specifically did Piper. It's just that Grandmother Lillian never really wanted Leo to be an actor. She wanted him to be a doctor, and when he went to Hollywood it scared us. He had always been there for us when we needed him and now he was gone. He was thinking about giving up after a couple of years and then he met you. Now he was spending all his time with you and your family." "So why didn't you come and visit me?" Leo asked. "We tried at the beginning, but you were filming all the time and Nathan had to go to school. Our schedules didn't work out. That's when it started to go sour." Natalie explained. "So what do we do about it?" Piper asked. "We set a time when we see each other once a month." Natalie suggested. "I like that." Piper said. "Grandmother?" Leo asked. Lillian cocked her head for a moment, "Forgive an old woman?" she asked. Leo laughed and got up to hug his grandmother, "And I'm sorry to you too Piper. It's seems so silly right now." Piper smiled at her, "It does, but the fact remains we didn't let it go too far and with the baby on the way I'm glad it has been resolved." Lillian did the unthinkable, she hugged Piper. Natalie and Leo stood back and watched in awe. "Close your mouth you two, I can be nice." Everyone laughed. ~*~ "Good morning beautiful." he whispered to her. Prue rolled over, "Good morning to you too." She gave him a kiss on the cheek, "Scared I'll run off after smelling your morning breath?" he joked. She swatted him, "Just for that I should make you smell it." Her threat was empty though because she got up and walked into the bathroom. "So what do we today?" he asked. "We start getting back to work. I've been out of commission for nearly three weeks now and it is killing me." "I meant about us." She stuck her head out of the bathroom, "What do you mean?" she asked over a mouthful of toothpaste. "I mean, will you marry me?" Prue stood there frozen. Marry? Didn't they just get together? Is this what she really wanted? "Wipe the deer-in-the-headlights look off your face Prue. I don't mean right now, I just mean that I want it to happen eventually." Prue started breathing again and went back to spit out the toothpaste. "You really want to get married?" she asked when she returned to the bed. "Yeah. I want us to be a family. You, me, and Paige. What could be better?" Prue didn't have an answer for that because right now there was nothing better. "I'll give you time to think it over, just know the proposal is out there." he told her. He gave her a kiss on the forehead then went into the bathroom. There was a knock on the door and Prue went to answer it. "Good morning sunshine." Phoebe greeted. "Mornin' Phoebe. What brings you in?" "Well Paige and I wanted to have a picnic today and we were wondering if her parents would like to join?" Phoebe scrunched her nose at the thought. Prue in domestic bliss. Prue cocked her head to one side, "We'll go." she told her youngest sister. "Good. We want to leave at noon." ~*~ Later that afternoon Phoebe, Prue, Andy, and Paige were all at the park. Andy took Paige to go play on the playground leaving Phoebe and Prue time to talk. "He what?" Phoebe exclaimed. "Asked me to marry him." Prue answered. "So what is the problem? Isn't this what you've always wanted? I mean, your still running your sister's lives, you have your own company that makes million's of dollars, you have a beautiful and wonderful little girl and the father, your love of a lifetime, has come back, declared he wants to have a life with Paige and you, and you don't know what you want to do?" "Well when you put it that way..." "Prue what's the real problem?" "It's just that I keep thinking back to Dad and Mom, and I don't want to wind up like that." "First off you and Andy are nothing like Mom and Dad. Second you've made a career doing what you love. Third if you really love Andy and you want the family you've always dreamed about then you are going to have to take a risk. Look at Leo and Piper." "You're right. I know you're right, I just need some time." "He said he would give it to you. Remember? You've got a great guy there and he loves you and Paige." "What would I do without you?" * "Oh suffer endlessly no doubt." * "Talking about guys. What about Cole?" "That's a good question, and I think I blew it with him. When I went back to LA we ended up having dinner and we were having a good time, but then something he said made me suspicious all of a sudden. I called him on it and he got defensive." "You know to trust your instincts don't you?" "Of course, but you know how it is. Anyway I followed him back. Apologized and told him I would still like him in Fort Worth." "I'm sure it will work out sweetie." Phoebe smiled at her and the two hugged, "Now we just need Piper back here." Phoebe said. "She'll be back soon." Prue assured her and then turned around as Paige called out to her." ~*~ "Hello?" "Hey Prue it's me Piper." "Hey Piper what's going on?" "Well we just got through talking with the producers and they're fine with the pregnancy. They're going to work it onto the show. Anyway I'm calling because we're too tired to fly back so we're just going to stay at one of our houses." "Alright. You will be back tomorrow right?" "Of course. Tell everyone we love them and we'll be back soon." "Love you too." Prue said and Piper listened as the phone call ended up. "Did you call your sisters?" Leo asked when he entered the bedroom. She nodded her head. It felt so good to be back in her own bed with no sisters around, no body guards or nieces. Just her and Leo. "So what do you think about what the producers said?" he asked as got into the bed beside her. She curled up on his side and sat and thought for a moment. "I don't know. It would give the fans what they've been wanting for four years now, but once it comes out the ratings will probably drop." "That's true, but I'm looking forward to the opportunity to do a love scene with you." "Why is that?" "Are you kidding? A chance to kiss you in public? To have it on tape for the rest of our lives, wouldn't miss that opportunity for anything." Piper laughed, "I haven't seen that smile in a while. I like it." "I like you." she whispered. "Just like?" he pretended to be wounded. She pouted out her lip to him, "Okay, you forced it out of me I love you." "I don't believe it. You are just going to have to prove it to me." "A challenge. I like it." She leaned over and kissed him. ~*~*~*~ End of Chapter 15 * "Thinking Over" by Dana Glover |
