Chapter 10

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More love, I can hear our hearts cryin'
More love, I know that's all we need
More love, to flow in between us
To take us and hold us and lift us above
If there's ever an answer
It's more love

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Leo awoke in the bed alone.  The sheets were rumpled and a small indention was in the pillow beside him.  So he hadn't dreamed any of it.  He looked at the clock, 8: 17 am.  Hmm... Guess it was time for a Piper hunt.

He got up and walked out of the bedroom.  He heard laughter and voices and looked back down at his boxer shorts and quickly went back to change. No sense and repeating a scene from years ago.  Well not exactly repeated.  He wasn't totally nude this time.

Re-dressed in his attire from yesterday he walked back out again and this time hit something.  "I'm sorry I was just looking for the restroom." Leo looked at him, "I'm sorry, you are?"  "Oh, I'm Cole Turner.  I'm here with Phoebe."

"Oh you're Cole.  It's nice to meet you.  My name is Leo and the bathroom is over there."  Leo pointed to the door.  "Thanks."

"Cole did you find.. Leo!" Phoebe exclaimed and ran up and gave him a hug.  "My God it's been nearly two years since I've seen you."

"Same here.  Is that the lawyer?"

"Yes."  she smiled.

Leo laughed, "Is Piper in the kitchen?"

"You know it."

Leo wandered into the kitchen/dinning room area.  "Leo!" Prue exclaimed.  "Hey Prue.  It's good to see you."  "It's very good to see you here." she shot back.  "Hello Leo." Andy greeted.

"Hello Andy.  How's it going?"

"Same stuff.  Just here to see the in-laws."

Piper remained silent in the kitchen and Leo strolled up to her putting his arms around her.  "Good morning." he whispered in her ear.  Piper smiled.  "Good morning."

"I was a little worried when you weren't there." he confessed.  She turned from the food and looked at him, "Well there was PERSISTENT KNOCKING on my door.  I couldn't very well IGNORE IT!"

"Piper if we had known that Leo was here with you we wouldn't have come."  Prue said.

"Speak for yourself." Phoebe replied.

The rest of the morning went on like that until the cab was called and Prue, Andy, Phoebe, and Cole all left leaving Leo and Piper alone.

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"All alone." Piper whispered.

"All alone." Leo echoed back.

Piper's back was to the door and Leo was facing her and holding her in his embrace.  They started laughing.  "Nervous?" he asked.  She nodded.  "It's just me." he said to her.

"I know, but that is what I'm nervous about.  I mean almost nineteen months without each other."

"Are you afraid that the memories are better than the real thing?"

"No.  Yes.. Yes I am."

"Well we'll never know unless we try it out."

"Are you sure?" she asked giving him an easy out.

"I'm sure."

"Okay, you go run the bath and I'll find some music."

Leo laughed and walked to the bathroom.  It had been a very long time since him and Piper had taken a bath with one another.  The first time they made love they were both nervous.  So he suggested they take a bath.  Get use to the idea and now it was an activity that both loved to do.  Since they had just slept again last night Leo knew that she was nervous.

Now as he turned the water off doubts started to plague him.  He hadn't had anyone except for the one night stand all those months ago and Piper had been here with Dan.  Could she have done this with Dan?  Did she still have feelings for him?

"Leo?"

Leo snapped back, "I'm sorry.  I must have zoned out."

She gave him a smile and started to strip her clothes away.  Her hair had gotten longer and looked like pure silk.  In the months that they had been separated Piper had grown even more beautiful.  "Your turn."

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"I've missed this." Piper murmured,  "I haven't had a bath like this since we split up." 

"Oh and what type of baths have you had?"

"Lonely ones."

He gave her a slanted kiss.  "I'm glad."

She could have gotten upset, but knew what he meant.  She snuggled into him and he wrapped his arms around her tighter. 

"So where do we go from here?" Piper wondered aloud.

"Well you're coming back home.  You'll take back over P3 and do whatever it is that you want to do.  I'll continue to be a doctor and we'll get married, have kids, and live happily ever after."

"Did you just say marry?"

"Yeah." he grinned at her, "Hold on a sec."

He reached out of the tub for his pants and grabbed something, "Piper Halliwell will you marry me?" He handed her the velvet box.

Piper was stunned.  She had not been expecting this.  She took the box and opened it.  A beautiful diamond flanked by two smaller ones in a platinum setting glowed back at her.

She picked it up and Leo took the box.  She continued to look at it, "Yes."

"What?"

"Yes.  Yes I'll marry you." Her face lighting up the room.

Leo's face beamed back and after he helped her slide it on her finger sealed the deal with a kiss.

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End of Chapter 10