Regrets, a Piper and Leo story

[Betty]

This is one of my first stabs at a Charmed fan fiction. Le me know what you guys think. I have it in a few parts because I can't post all of it together.

Not only were Piper and Leo celebrating their anniversary, but they were celebrating the first birthday of their children, Melinda and Nathan. Their children were everything to them and they did everything to protect them. Though Piper and Leo showed no favortism to either one, Paige and Phoebe did. Melinda was the apple of Phoebe's eye while Nathan had his Aunt Paige wrapped around his finger. But Phoebe and Paige loved both dearly. Though Nathan showed no signs of being a magical child, Piper had to bind Melinda's powers. Mainly because they couldn't control them. Melinda had inheirited her mother and grandmother's power -- temporal stasis, or the power to freeze time. Melinda couldn't freeze Phoebe or Paige because they were witches, but everytime Leo watched her, he usually wound up frozen. So, he and Piper thought it best to bind them until she was old enough to control them. On the morning of the celebration, Piper and Leo had gotten up earlier than normal. They started getting the house ready.

Leo, "Hard to imagine, huh?"
Piper, "What is?"
Leo, "This day. A little over a year ago we were told that it'd be next to impossible to have a family and now we have 2 beautiful children."
Piper, "We should of known better when we were told that. And not to mention we've been married 3 years now."
Leo, "Seems pretty unbelievable, doesn't it?"
Piper, "Yes, it does."
Phoebe, 'Good morning."
Piper, "Morning. All ready for today?"
Phoebe, "I am. Are you guys?"
Leo, "I think we are." He then got a worried look on his face.
Piper, "No, not today of all days. Leo, tell them to get someone else."
Leo, "I'm sorry. But you know I can't ignore a call."
Piper, "I think today you can."
Leo, "I'll be back before anyone starts showing up." He orbed out.
Piper, "LEO!" She threw her hands up. "Oh, times like this I hate being married to a Whitelighter."
Phoebe, "He'll be back."

As time went on and people started showing up, Leo still wasn't back. Piper looked at Paige and Phoebe. "He'd better be here." She went over to talk to some people.
Paige, "Oh man, I hope Leo gets here."
Phoebe, "You're not the only one. You know, you'd think the elders would let him off today."
Paige, "You don't think they'd be that nice, do you?"
Phoebe, "One can dream."

[Betty]

As the party ended, Leo was still gone. He finally came back as Piper was cleaning up. "Piper?"
Piper, "You must have me confused with someone else's wife, who's husband was supposed to be home, oh let's see here...8 hours ago!"
Leo, "I'm sorry, I was with a charge who needed to go back in time."
Piper, "I see, well as long as you were with one of your charges, then I guess that makes everything better, now doesn't it?"
Leo, "Piper, you know how important my charges are."
Piper, "Yeah, I do. Especially since they seem to be a tad more important than your wife and children."
Leo, "Piper, that's not fair."
Piper, "Really? Not fair? Tell me what is fair then. You spend all day with one of your d**n charges and miss not only our anniversary but Nathan and Melinda's first birthday. Is that fair Leo? Is it fair that they come second in their daddy's life? The elders could have sent someone else, but no...you had to go."
Leo, "She's one of my charges."
Piper, "Do I look like I give a d**n, Leo?"
Leo, "I know you're upset."
Piper, "Upset? I am beyond upset and pissed off Leo."
Leo, "Okay, what stage are you at?"
Piper, "I'M HURT d**nT!"
Leo, "I know you are."
Piper, "No, I don't think yod do. Do you also knwo that Melinda finally tried walking today?"
Leo, "She did?" He said upset with himself more and more for not being at the party.
Piper, "Yes, she did. And like every other time, you weren't here. Come to think of it Leo, you haven't been here to help me raise them that much." She grabbed her purse and car keys.
Leo, "Where are you going?"
Piper, "Anywhere but here."
Leo, "What about Nathan and Melinda?"
Piper, "For once in this whole miserable marriage...FIGURE IT OUT!" She stormed out.
Leo, "Piper! Piper..." He followed after her and saw her drive off. "Great." He went back inside.
Phoebe, "Everything alright?"
Leo, "No, it's not. Like everyother time, I screwed this up. But why can't she understand that I have a job to do?"
Phoebe, "A job? Leo, you have 3 jobs right now -- Whitelighter, husband, and father."
Leo, "She knew my job when she married me."
Phoebe, "Missing the point here Leo."
Leo, "What point?"
Phoebe, "Leo, Piper married you, not your job."
Leo, "She never complained about it before."
Phoebe, "Before you didn't have Nathan and Melinda to worry about. Leo, look, I know she has me and Paige around. But there are times when she needs her husband instead and wants her husband instead."
Leo sat there, it finally started sinking in what Piper was trying to tell him earlier. "God, I wish I would have realized what I'm doing to her before now."
Phoebe, "Well, go after her. She's probably at P3. No telling what she's doing when she's upset and alone."

Piper was at P3, working on finishing off a bottle of Jack Daniels. She looked up when she heard a familiar voice. "Are you closed?"
Piper, "Dan?"
Dan, "Yeah, it's me. Care for some company?"
Piper, "Actually I could use some."
Dan, "Well, let's get rid of your friend here." He set the bottle aside. "What's eating at you?"
Piper, "This whole miserable, rotten existance known as marriage."
Dan, "Uh-oh. Something happen between you and Wyatt?"
Piper, "Yeah, you could say that."
Dan, "Care to talk about it?"
Piper, "Not in particular."
Dan, "Last I heard you have 2 children now?"
Piper, "Yep. A boy and a girl, twins."
Dan, "Wow. Seems like you've gone through a lot since we last saw each other."
Piper, "I keep looking at you and I keep asking myself, what if."
Dan, "You're not the only one. So, let's find out."
Leo arrived at P3 to listen to Piper and Dan, he felt an urge to barge in there and throw Dan out, but he knew Piper had to figure it out on her own.
Dan leaned over to kiss Piper, but she pulled away. "What's wrong?"
Piper, "I can't."
Dan, "Why not?"
Piper, "Because I love Leo and Leo only. I'm mad at him, but I'm not ready to throw my marriage away just for a few stolen moments with you Dan."
Dan, "A few? They don't have to be a few."
Piper, "I'm sorry."
Dan, "No, I'm sorry. Because he's gonna keep hurting you and when you finally get fed up with him, call me." He got up and left.
Leo, "Are we calm enough to talk this over?"
Piper, "Yeah, now I am. I'm sorry for what I said to you earlier."
Leo, "No, I deserved all of it. It took Phoebe to finally make me see what I'm doing to you."
Piper looked up at Leo, with tears in her eyes. "I can't raise them alone."
Leo, "And you won't have to, not anymore. I'm going to tell the elders to give me some extended time off."
Piper, "What about your charges?"
Leo, "My wife and children are more important. I promise you that I'm going to be around a lot more from this point on." He held Piper as she finally let everything out.
Piper, "Thank you Leo."
Leo, "No, thank you for finally telling me the things I needed to hear."

THE END

[Pruesdaughter]

nice story and the past where she said im way past upset im u know what offed that was on the first ep. in the 4th season ;D

[Angel4Charmed3]

Yeah I really like the story too. I cried at the end when Piper was crying and said to Leo, "I can't raise them alone." I thought that was so sad.



Ciao,

:-*Leah

[PiperLeoP3]

yeah that was a good story maybe you should write more fanfics too

[Angel4Charmed3]

[glow=violet,2,300]I have 2 fans fics. Don't remember where I posted them though. And I'm still working on the second one. Although the second one is at my site, you can find it in the aige section. It's the 'Paige's Website' thread.




Ciao,

:-*Leah [/glow]

[~Liz~]

great story i love the storys posted. i think everybodys are great.

[Mercy]

yea..epecially urs....

[melhalliwell]

great story!!!!! :s13:

[Mercy]

have you read liz's yet??

[Holly's Shadow]

I really like the fanfic! It was great.

[Mercy]

i like evrybodies fan fics..u guys are so creative!!

[Kristin]

Great story. Sorry I haven't been here in awhile. I have been busy at Shannen's.

[Mercy]

Yea i fugures that cause your like always on that..LOL

[Hollyfreak]

it is a fantasic story ;D