Leo had had a crap morning. Well, not more crap than usual, but certainly enough to complain about. Because he’d stayed up all night talking to Eloise, he slept right through his alarm, missed the bus, and was forced to call Piper to give him a ride. Not that there was anything wrong with Piper driving him-- in fact that would have been a great option for Leo’s daily routine had he and Piper’s relationship not taken a blow recently.
On the surface it was hard to tell that Piper was angry at him, but Leo had been by Piper’s side through bullies, boyfriends, and her father’s absence, and he knew when she was hurting; he’d just never been on the other side of it. He wasn’t sure what he’d done, but if Piper wasn’t going to talk to him about it, …show more content…
Provided he did manage to lay his little elf hands on a vehicle, it was very unlikely his boss had one with a working CD player available to loan out to him. Leo had been a little wary when Piper offered up her car for the trip. As easy as it was for her to charm her way out of situations at school, her dazzling smile and sparkling eyes hit a wall when it came to her father’s assistant, Jane, the primary handler of her personal affairs. Jane was a stone cold, rock hard, daunting lady-- void of all emotion. Getting Piper out of the house with her permission was almost impossible. Of course, she still managed to join their escapades by less orthodox methods. It was surprising that Jane had yet to have her windows barred. Not that she hadn’t threatened to.
Piper had gotten her father to override Jane’s decision for her to stay home this Spring Break, but it hadn’t stopped Jane from trying to ruin it. Despite the recent rift that had formed between them, Leo still felt his heart hurt for Piper’s situation. It wasn’t easy living without a parent around-- he should know. Leo was practically an expert on the absent parent thing, considering his mother was dead and his father was nothing but a distant memory of an old polaroid photograph his mother used to carry
On the surface it was hard to tell that Piper was angry at him, but Leo had been by Piper’s side through bullies, boyfriends, and her father’s absence, and he knew when she was hurting; he’d just never been on the other side of it. He wasn’t sure what he’d done, but if Piper wasn’t going to talk to him about it, …show more content…
Provided he did manage to lay his little elf hands on a vehicle, it was very unlikely his boss had one with a working CD player available to loan out to him. Leo had been a little wary when Piper offered up her car for the trip. As easy as it was for her to charm her way out of situations at school, her dazzling smile and sparkling eyes hit a wall when it came to her father’s assistant, Jane, the primary handler of her personal affairs. Jane was a stone cold, rock hard, daunting lady-- void of all emotion. Getting Piper out of the house with her permission was almost impossible. Of course, she still managed to join their escapades by less orthodox methods. It was surprising that Jane had yet to have her windows barred. Not that she hadn’t threatened to.
Piper had gotten her father to override Jane’s decision for her to stay home this Spring Break, but it hadn’t stopped Jane from trying to ruin it. Despite the recent rift that had formed between them, Leo still felt his heart hurt for Piper’s situation. It wasn’t easy living without a parent around-- he should know. Leo was practically an expert on the absent parent thing, considering his mother was dead and his father was nothing but a distant memory of an old polaroid photograph his mother used to carry