Jessica had pulled up on the street, not knowing exactly which apartment it was, so she just used the horn to signal she was outside. Piper was met by her concerned look as she entered the car and the two twin girls on the back seat who didn't know what was going on.

"Piper!" They both yelled cheerfully.
"Hey girls," she did her best to smile at them.

Jessica reached over and squeezed Piper's hand. She didn't say anything, that conversation could wait till later when the kids had gone to bed, but her eyes said it all. She was concerned but she was there. Piper just smiled at her and nodded in silent agreement.

That night when the house was finally quiet, Jessica popped open a bottle of wine and handed Piper a glass while they both sank down on the couch.

"What happened, Piper?" Jessica opened the conversation.
"Silas installed a camera in my room," Piper answered.
"That I know. Chris told me when he called. I mean with you and Roman," Jessica said.

Piper sighed and quickly emptied her glass. Jessica reached the bottle towards her so she could refill it.

"I don't even know where to start," Piper said. "Maybe the part where he said he loved me."
"That's a good part. How do you feel about that?" Jessica said.
"I don't know. Scared, happy, freaked out, weird. How am I supposed to feel? I've never had anyone love me before except for Dexter and he doesn't really count when it comes to boyfriends," Piper answered.
"I heard a happy in there so let's stick with that," Jessica giggled.

She raised her glass up and Piper did the same. The two women cheered each other before taking a sip each.

"What do you want? Look away from everything you think is right or wrong. Just feel. What do you want?" Jessica asked.

Piper closed her eyes and allowed herself to get in touch with her feelings.

"Him. I want him," she said lowly as tears filled her eyes.
"Why are you crying, sweetheart?" Jessica asked as she reached for Piper's hand.
"I think... no, I know that I love him. I just don't know how to tell him," Piper answered. "And I don't feel worthy of his love."
"I don't ever wanna hear you put yourself down like that. Look around you. My kids adore you and they're not easy to please. Chris and I love you. You just walked straight in here like you always belonged in our family. All the guys talk about how funny and charming you are. And Roman... If you knew half the things he say about you in the locker room. Chris does come home and tell me, you know," Jessica said and winked.
"Oh god, does everyone know about our sexlife?" Piper asked.
"No, I believe those parts are for Dean and Seth only," Jessica laughed. "He constantly tells the guys how much you mean to him and how he pictures the future with you. We've all known for a long time he's madly in love with you. You're just the last one to catch on."

Piper looked down at her glass as she slowly twirled it around between her fingers.

"You know what we should do?" Jessica suddenly asked with a big smile on her face.
"What?" Piper asked.
"I have an idea and I know you're gonna fight me but take the chance, Piper. Just jump right in, go for it. I promise you won't regret it," Jessica said.
"You gotta tell me first what it is," Piper said.

Roman followed Chris' car next day when they left the airport. He was anxious to see Piper again after Dean had told him what had gone down in her apartment. He had tried calling but her phone had been turned off all night. Chris had managed to get a hold of Jessica who assured him that Piper was fine and they were having a girl's night in. Roman could accept that. All he wanted was for Piper to feel safe and Jessica could do that.

"Baby?" Chris called out as they entered the house.
"Hey baby," she called back as she came walking into their point of view.

She walked over to kiss him. Roman looked the way she had come walking from, hoping Piper would follow, but no one came. Jessica pushed herself out of Chris' arms again and looked up at Roman.

"She's not here right now, Roman," she said.
"Where is she?" Roman asked.
"She went home," she answered.
"What? You sent her back to that place?" Chris looked shocked at his wife.
"No, I said she went home," she said and winked.
"And where is that?" Chris asked.

Jessica kept looking up at Roman and suddenly he got it. His face lit up in a smile as he turned around and ran out of the house without a word. It took everything in him not to drive faster than the speed limit. As he pulled into his driveway and saw her sitting up against his front door with the stuffed tiger in her arms and her belongings standing next to him, he almost screamed. He parked the car, jumped out of it and ran to her. She had barely made it to her feet before he was right in front of her, pulling her into his arms, just hugging her tight as if he was afraid she would run off again if he let go.

"I would have waited inside if I had a key," she said into his chest.
"You'll get a key," he laughed. "As soon as we get inside. There's a spare key in the kitchen. It's yours."

He released his strong hold on her, allowing her to breathe again, as he looked down at her.

"I can't believe you're actually here," he said and smiled.
"Neither can I," she said. "Someone kind of gave me a kick in the ass."
"Dean can work wonders sometimes," he chuckled.
"To be fair, he did promise me chocolate cookies. I'm leaving again if there isn't any," she said jokingly.
"Shit, I need to go shopping right away," he laughed.

She grabbed his shirt and pulled him down for a kiss.

"Later. And I'll go with you," she said.
"You wanna be seen public with me?" He asked.
"Well, starting with a supermarket. Not so sure about fancy restaurants or big events yet," she answered.
"I'll take it," he laughed. "But first let's get you inside."

He found the keys in his pocket and unlocked the door. He grabbed her bags and guitar and walked inside the house with her following behind. He put her stuff down on the ground and turned to look at her again.

"I'm gonna sound cheesy now, and I know how much you hate that, but welcome home," he said.
"As long as you don't say 'make love'. That's way too cheesy," she giggled.
"Oh, don't you worry about that, baby girl," he said lowly as he wrapped his arms around her and lifted her up to sit on the nearest table. "I'm still gonna fuck you like always. Long, deep, hard, fast... until you have no breath left to talk or even moan."

His fingers slid up her thighs, under her skirt, to hook her panties and work them down her legs.

"Guess I better hurry to say this before then," she said as she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him in for a kiss. "I love you, Roman."
"I love you too, baby girl," he said.
"Now fuck me," she giggled.
"You wish is my command," he said as he yanked her to the edge of the table.

He had never been more happy to be home five days straight. It all just felt so natural with her living in the house and even though she had times where her insecurity came through, he was always right by her side, ready to work through it together with her.

"Hey, our girl posted something new!" Chris yelled from the back of the bus.

Every man on the bus made their way down there before Chris pressed play on the video.

"My world has been turned upside down in such a short amount of time. There's a lot to tell but I don't wanna bother any of you with my problems. All you need to know is that I'm happy. I met a man and he does things to me that no other man has ever done, both in and out of bed."

She giggled and winked at her little perverted joke.

"Anyway, I know he's watching this video. He's at work while I'm posting and all he needs to know is that I love him. I love you, big dog!"

"I love you too, baby girl," Roman said as if she could hear him through the screen.
"Dude!" Dean laughed and slapped Roman's chest. "Big dog? You really made her call you that?"
"What? She loves doggy style so it kind of came naturally," Roman muttered low enough so only Dean could hear it.

They all watched the screen as she sat with her guitar and started singing Within Temptation's song "Faster". Roman felt a pull in his heart as he stood there, listening to the text, knowing she was singing to him.

"I can feel that you've mesmerized my heart
I feel so free
I'm alive, I'm breaking out
I won't give in, cause I'm proud of all my scars
And I can see I've been wasting too much time"