CHAPTER 1
Piper Halliwell was sitting in the rocking chair in the boy's room cradling little Christopher when there came a knock on the door.
"Come in." Piper said as the door opened and Phoebe walked in. "Phoebe is something wrong?" Piper asked a little worried.
"No nothing's wrong, just that you have a interview at P3 in half and hour and you still in your P.J.'s." Phoebe pointed out.
"Oh my god I totally forgot about it. Since Chris died I just find comfort in holding him." Piper said as she rocked back and forth looking down at the small child that she was holding. Chris had come back from the future to save his family and what did he get in return death.
"I understand Piper, but me and Paige are doing all the work and we could really use your help." Phoebe said.
"Okay then I'll get dressed and put Chris to bed and then come down." Piper said as she stood up and walked over to the bassinet and placed Chris down and covered him with a blanket. They hadn't seen a lot of Leo lately; they figured that he just needed some time by himself. Phoebe turned around and walked out of the room.
Paige was busy in the kitchen trying to get Wyatt to eat his breakfast when Phoebe walked in with her purse swung over her shoulder. Paige looked up as she walked in, a small smile on her face.
"So how did it go?" Paige said as she took Wyatt out of his highchair and put him on the floor so he could play with his toys.
"She's getting up to say the least. I'm really starting to get worried. Ever since Chris died she seems distant. Plus Leo's never around anymore. I think that he thinks it's his fault when it isn't" Phoebe said as she put her purse on the kitchen table and sat down.
"I know what you mean. Since Gideon was vanquished by Leo, Piper well she's always upstairs with Chris." Paige said as she grabbed a cup and poured some coffee into it and sat down with Phoebe as they watched Wyatt play on the floor. "She has another son as well if she hasn't forgotten."
"I know." Phoebe said. "Well I have to get to work or Elise will have my neck and then we won't have any money."
"Alright then good luck." Paige said as she watched Phoebe leave and then turned around and saw that Wyatt was still sitting on the floor happily playing with his toys. "Looks like it's just you and me today kido."
"Paige have you seen my cell phone?" Piper said as she walked into the living room putting in one of her earrings.
"Piper your up and going to work!" Paige said surprised.
"Uh yeah. Phoebe said that you guys needed me to go to work plus if I don't go into work soon P3 is going to be ruined and have a bad rep." Piper said. She poured her self a cup of coffee and set it down on the counter and bent down and picked up Wyatt. "Hey there little guy. What's up?" Piper said happily.
"Piper are you alright. I mean you've been up in your room for the last couple of months?" Paige asked.
"I know that Chris, well big Chris would want me to get on with my life and not live like I was living locked up in my room all the time. So I'm going to work just like any other day." Piper said as she sat Wyatt back down and went over to her coffee cup and took a sip.
"Well that's good. Now maybe I can have a little more time off of babysitting duty." Paige thought.
"Paige would you mind taking Wyatt and Chris to magic school later. I know that you've kind have been stuck on babysitting duty for the last few weeks." Piper said. "Thanks. Well I gotta go see ya at five."
"Bye." Was all Paige said as she watched Piper walk out of the kitchen. "Yes." Paige cheered silently.
Once she heard the front door open and then close she picked Wyatt up and walked upstairs to the boys room to get Chris and take them to magic school. She opened the door and walked in and set Wyatt on the floor and walked over to the bassinet and lifted baby Chris out and then took Wyatt's hand and orbed away to school. She was finally free to do what she wanted.
Piper drove to P3 and unlocked the door and walked down the stairs to the actual club. The place was a mess and she had an interview in less then half an hour. "Great now they were going to think that she was someone that didn't care about the shape of her club." She thought.
"Okay Piper think how can you clean this up in less then half an hour." Piper said. "I know how about a clean up spell." It was in the book of shadows now she just had to remember it. "Got it." Piper said triumphantly.
"Clean this mess up really quick so that the mess is hidden from my view." Piper chanted. In a flash of bright light the club was just how she liked it. "Good now I just have to wait."
"Piper Halliwell?" Someone asked from the stairs.
Piper turned around and saw a well-dressed woman in her late forties a brief case was in her left hand. She hoped that she hadn't seen that. "Yes I'm Piper Halliwell." Piper answered.
"Well I'm Linda O'Hara I'm here to give you your interview for the Business Women of the Year."
"Uh sure would you like to have a seat at the bar and we can begin." Piper said standing up and shaking hands with Linda. Linda came over and had a seat at the bar as Piper walked behind it. "Can I get you something to drink?" Piper asked.
"Uh a soda would be fine." Linda said.
"Sure not a problem." Piper replied as she went to the cooler under the counter and took out a soda. She placed a can of soda on the counter and came around and sat at the bar beside Linda.
"So where should we begin." Linda said.
Leo was in the Underworld vanquishing demon after demon hoping that he would keep his children safe. Piper had been calling him for the last two months but he couldn't face her not yet, he just wasn't ready. The elders had been calling him but he was ignoring them to. He knew that they would just be asking questions about Gideon and Zolof's death.
All of a sudden blue and white lights filled the dark cave that Leo had been in waiting for whatever demon lived here. "Leo!!!"
Leo spun around and saw Paige standing here. "Paige what in the hell are you doing here?" Leo said.
"Come to talk some sense into you. Piper is worried sick about you, and Wyatt and Chris are missing there father which is you if you haven't forgotten." Paige said walking towards him.
"I can't." Leo said turning away.
"You can't what. Can't face Piper and your sons?" Paige yelled. "For god's sake Leo get the hell over it. Chris's death wasn't your fault." Paige said continuing to yell. Once Leo didn't turn around Paige orbed out.
Piper walked into the house and threw her jacket onto the bench that was by the door and set her purse on the table in the foyer. "Hello anyone home?" Piper called as she walked into the living room and then into the kitchen. "That's weird no ones here. Phoebe's at work and Paige well since she got the day of is probably out shopping." Piper thought.
"Hey Piper." Paige said as she came down the stairs and walked into the kitchen.
"Paige I thought that you would be out shopping?" Piper said.
"I had some other business to attend to." Paige said a little to quickly. She didn't want to tell Piper that she had talked to Leo. It would probably just upset her, but Leo needed to get over it and fast. What if one of them got hurt.
"Paige what were you up to?" Piper asked.
"Do you really want to know." Paige asked hoping that Piper would say no.
"Yes I do now what were you up to." Piper asked again.
"Okay I found Leo and talked to him." Paige said shutting her eyes hoping that Piper wouldn't blow her up. Once Piper didn't say anything Paige opened one of her eyes and saw Piper looking at her like she was mad.
"You talked to Leo and you didn't tell anyone. Paige what did he say I can't keep going on like this. I need him here for the kids and for… me." Piper said tears starting to roll down her cheeks.
Paige walked around the island that was in the kitchen and walked over to Piper and gave her a hug. "I'm sorry Piper I didn't know that. You've been so… well distant from me and Phoebe lately we didn't know how to help." Paige said.
"I know Paige. It's not your fault." Piper said. From in the living room came the sound of orbing. "Who is it?" Piper asked as she wiped her tears and walked into the living room with Paige behind her.