Whitelighters in Time
Author: blackroseangel69
Rating: pg-13
Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed et al. or Buffy et al. I'm just using them for my own creativity.
Feedback: Please?
Distribution: Only if you tell me where it's going
Note: Spoilers for season 6 if you haven't seen it yet.
*** Year: 2029
Willow turned over in bed, her eyes resting on the form that was lying next to her and she thought about her life up until that point, almost 24 years ago she died and was reborn as a whitelighter. Leo explained to her that her Wiccan powers were still intact and that she was special, different to other whitelighters in that case. He told her that there had been only a handful of others, he told her to go to a whitelighter meeting to meet others. Willow had forgotten her life in the beginning but as the time went by she began to remember her life before.
She checked on her old friends, happy to see that they were getting on with their lives. A year ago Leo had sent Willow to an underground meeting of whitelighters, they had been driven into hiding, fearing what would happen if they were discovered above ground with magic. Willow still couldn't believe the events that had taken place in the last few years; she should have recognized the signs years ago, the draw of the dark magic, the power. It was addictive but she realised too late and now 'he' was gone from them.
A year ago at the fateful whitelighter meeting she had met Chris, both were reeling from what had happened and found solace in each others company. A year later and they were still together, but they did not know how long it would last. 'He' was gaining power and there were fewer whitelighters around, Leo and the remaining elders did not know what to do, at least that's what Willow thought. Chris began talking and Willow sighed, things between Leo and Chris were strained and the tension between the two was enough to strangle someone.
Willow went to take a shower and when she walked back towards the bedroom she heard yelling, "No way! I'm not going to put her in danger"
"Chris it's the only way. We're confident that nothing will go wrong" Willow walked into the room to see Leo and Chris face to face.
"What's going on?" Willow looked to Chris for an answer,
"He" points at Leo, "Wants to send you back in time, why not me?" Chris glared at his father, "I can go instead. I don't want anything happening to her" Willow stepped forward and put her hand on Chris' arm.
"Why don't we go sit down and discuss what will actually be happening" Willow led Chris and Leo into the living room and sat them down, "Now what exactly is going on?" Leo turned to Willow,
"He's getting stronger, we all know this and the other elders have come to the conclusion that nothing we do in this time will stop him"
"So what? We go back in time and kill him? I didn't know you could be so heartless" Chris cut in,
"We go back and stop it ever happening in the first place" Willow understood what had to be done, "But why me? Why not Chris?"
"You have to understand that I'm going to be there, in the past and I don't think I'm going to trust Chris" Leo glanced at his son who was staring out into the darkness, a flicker of sadness crossed his face and Willow's heart went out to him, "Plus you know what to expect in San Francisco in 2005" Willow looked up in surprise,
"When would I get there?"
"Before the event but you cannot do anything to interfere" Leo looked at Chris, "Chris will just be born" Willow stood up and nodded,
"Alright, I'll do it" Chris looked at Willow in surprise and she held up her hand to keep Chris from talking, "I want too. Don't worry, you know I can handle myself, I can do this" Chris didn't look too happy but Willow had her resolve face on and Chris knew he couldn't do anything to stop her.
"So its agreed, you'll be leaving in 4 days" Leo turned to Chris, "I wont let anything happen to her" he said and then orbed out.
"Everything will be okay" Willow said as she walked over to Chris and kissed him on the lips. Chris pulled her down onto their couch and held her close to him. They looked out at the dark sky, "The world was a very different place in 2005" Willow's eyes glazing over remembering the past,
"You'll be able to do it" Chris reassured his girlfriend.
"Why do you have to be so wonderful all the time?" Willow questioned Chris as he looked at her disbelieving, "I mean it. You mean everything to me" Willow whispered, Chris looked down at Willow and smiled but in his heart he was worried that this trip would change things between them.
***
4 Days Later
Willow, Leo and Chris stood in the attic of the Halliwell Manor; Willow looked around in disgust at the museum he had turned it into, "Brings back old memories doesn't it" Willow said, more to herself than to anyone else. She turned back to Leo and Chris, "So are we going to get this started?"
Leo began drawing a symbol on the wall and Willow stepped in front of the symbol of the charmed ones. "I'll come after you if I can" Chris murmured and Willow's eyes flew up to meet his. Chris opened the piece of paper he was holding and began reciting, the book of shadows appeared in front of him. He opened it quickly and began to recite the spell, he hated what he was doing but he knew it had to be done.
Glancing at Leo, Chris finished the spell and there was a deadly silence before a supernatural wind swept up and a vortex appeared in the symbol on the wall in front of Willow. She took one last look at her love and mouthed, 'I love you' before she stepped into the vortex.
A single tear spilled over the edge of his eye and Chris wiped it away quickly. A scream could be heard in the distance and Leo's head whipped around to Chris, "He knows the book is gone. We should go" Chris nodded and they both orbed away from the Halliwell Manor.
*** 2005
Willow felt like she was being ripped away from the world she knew, the pain was swift and before she knew it, Willow landed in the attic of the Halliwell Manor only this time the room was furnished normally, not like a shrine and the real book of shadows was in residence. As she looked up she was met with three pairs of accusing eyes.
"Whoa, where'd you come from?" Piper asked and picked Chris up and held him close to her, "Are you evil?" Willow smiled, seeing that she had forgotten that Chris was a lot like his mother, she held up her hands,
"I'm not evil, I'm your new whitelighter" she said and then whispered a spell. Phoebe looked at her suspiciously before yelling,
"Leo!" the elder orbed down into the attic and looked around confused, "She says she's our new whitelighter. I didn't think we needed a new whitelighter, we've managed without one, just you and Paige for what is it? Two, three years?" Leo looked confused and then thoughtful, she knew he was talking to the other elders and with the spell future Leo had given her, her story would seem legitimate.
"Her story checks out. I wonder why the other elders didn't tell me they were assigning you a new whitelighter." Leo looked at his son, "How's he doing?" Reaching out he ran his fingers through the non-existent wisps of hair on Chris' head.
"He's fine" Piper turned to Willow, "I'm sorry, what was your name?"
"Uh, Willow" Paige stood up and walked over to Willow,
"Well why don't we get you settled in then?" she held out her arm and then led Willow out of the attic. As they were exiting the room a 3 year old came running into the room yelling "Dadda" the last thing Willow saw was Leo picking up a three year old Wyatt and spinning him around. "He doesn't get to see his kids that often" Paige explained, "When Wyatt was born he was about at least a little bit but Chris was just born and he hasn't been able to get home as often as he wants" Piper opened a door to a room, "This is the spare room. I figure you would want to stay close to us, being your new charges and all" Willow smiled and looked around the room,
"Thank you, really" Piper came walking down the stairs,
"Oh good, you showed her the room. I'll go get you some sheets" Piper walked to the linen closet and pulled out fresh linen, then walked into the room and began making up the bed. Willow smiled, she couldn't believe that they were being so nice, even the second time round. She still got that feeling of being is Buffy's house when she was younger and Joyce was still alive. Phoebe appeared in the doorway holding Chris,
"So how long have you been a whitelighter?" Willow thought about it...
"Twenty four years" Paige studied her,
"How old were you when... you know?" Piper looked at her sister in disbelief that she would ask that but Willow understood that she was just curious.
"Twenty four, but that was a long time ago for me" Willow walked over to the window and stared out at the blue sky. It had been so long since she had been able to look at a blue sky without having to look out for a drone 'he' had sent out after her.
She swore inwardly, she still felt like this was her fault, she should have stopped it when she had the chance, but that could change now. She could change something for the better, the world could turn out to be an okay place and she and Chris could live happily in the future.
Chris, Willow's heart seized up as she remembered his face just before she had left, she shocked look left on his face at her words. She had never spoken them before, in fear of what it would do to their relationship but the time had felt right. She only wished that she knew how he felt. Willow put her hand to the glass, "I love you" she said softly.
*** 2029
Chris stared out at the dark sky before him, the window framing it like a dark painting. I love you, those three words had shaken him to his core. She's never told him before and now he didn't know if he'd ever get to tell her he felt the same. It had only been an hour since she had left this world and he felt empty already.
"She'll be okay" came a soft voice from where Leo was standing in the corner of the room, "Maybe one day she'll become the daughter in law I know we both want her to be" Chris stared in shock at his fathers words as he orbed away, knowing they were true as he turned back and stared up at the sky once more.
*** 2005
"Hellooo Willow?" Willow snapped out of her daze and turned back to see Paige looking at her oddly, "Where'd you go? You were lost to us for a second there" Willow smiled in apology,
"I'm sorry, what did I miss?"
"Nothing much, Piper is feeding Chris and Phoebe has to go into work" Leo came downstairs with Wyatt and put him down,
"Tell Piper I had to go" Paige nodded and he orbed away. The two women walked downstairs and into the sun room, the news was playing on the TV showing the opening of a children's shelter by Wolfram and Hart. Willow knew that the event had taken place only weeks before her death.
"Its good work they've been doing in the last few years" Paige pointed out,
"Yes, Angel's done a great job: Paige raised her eyebrow at that comment but let it slide. Willow turned from the TV to Paige, "I'll be back later, I've got stuff to do" she orbed away and Paige was left standing there in confusion.
*LA*
Willow orbed into the lobby of Wolfram and Hart but disguising her appearance and scent with a spell, the combination of whitelighter and witch meant that Willow had become more powerful than when she had been 'alive'. "Hi, welcome to Wolfram and Hart, how can I help you?" a perky voice said and Willow turned around to see Harmony behind a desk.
Angel suddenly appeared and began talking to Harmony. Willow orbed away and Angel and Harmony were left looking at the spot she had been standing. "What was that?" Angel asked, clearly annoyed that someone could disappear like that. Wesley who had wandered in with a book in his hand stood there with his mouth hanging open. "And how did she get in and out?"
"That, if I'm not mistaken was a whitelighter" Angel looked confused and so Wesley elaborated, "A whitelighter is a very rare creature or so I'm told. They are guardians of witches and have their own powers. I can do some more research if you'd like" Angel looked at Wesley and nodded,
"You do that" he paused, "And find out why Willow doesn't seems to have one, she's a witch after all" Angel went to his office and closed the door while Wesley went off in search of information about whitelighters.
*** SAN FRANCISCO
Willow orbed into the Halliwell kitchen where Piper was cooking and Chris was sitting in his high chair. "Oh, you're back, Paige has gone on another temp job" Piper paused, thinking, "She really has gotten into that these past years. Anyway I think that she wanted to talk vanquishing potions with you" Willow nodded and then turned to Chris, she cooed and stroked his cheek, "He's gorgeous isn't he?" Willow smiled,
"Yes, I bet he's going to turn out to be a great guy" Willow smiled, baby Chris' eyes were exactly the same as the man she loved, although as a baby, Chris' eyes held much more innocence.
"So... you're a whitelighter? Do you know Leo well?" Piper busied herself wiping a bench trying not to seem interested. Willow smiled,
"Yeah you could say that. He really does still love you, he regrets not being able to be with his sons" Piper looked up at Willow's words. "And he understands that you cant accept him back into this house while he is still an elder and there is a high chance that he will hurt you like he did before" Piper's eyes filled with tears and Willow rushed forward to hug her charge,
"It wasn't supposed to be like this. We were supposed to be happy, together forever. Why did this have to happen?" Piper began sobbing and Willow stroked her hair comforting her.
"Some things are just meant to happen. We don't know why but they just do, sometimes its good, sometimes its bad and we have to live through it. One day there might be a chance to fix things, but in the mean time you just have to survive and enjoy life. Just don't forget what you had and it wasn't either of your choices that what happened, happened" Willow gave Piper another hug and Piper broke away and looked at Willow,
"You're good at this, you sound like you've had some experience in this area" Piper laughed slightly wiping the tears away,
"You could say that" Willow smiled, "Now I'm sure your son here doesn't like to see you crying" Willow said. Piper turned to look at her son,
"Come here baby, I love you, yes I do. Lets go see if that was your auntie Phoebe at the door, and where's your brother?" Piper turned in the doorway, "Thank you: and then she walked out of the kitchen.
Willow watched Piper with her two sons and sadness swept through her and she wondered if she would ever have children of her own. She had only just told Chris that she loved him and now they were separated by time, something that made their distance so much larger. "I wish you were here" she whispered into the air.
*** 2029
Chris turned over in their bed; he could have sworn he'd just heard her voice. "I miss you. I wish I could be there with you" Chris said to no one. Leo had told him he would have to wait to join Willow in the past that he was only allowed if things were really bad here.
She seemed so far away from him and Chris didn't know if he could go on without her. "Don't worry baby, I'll be with you soon" he whispered into the air.
TBC...
Author: blackroseangel69
Rating: pg-13
Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed et al. or Buffy et al. I'm just using them for my own creativity.
Feedback: Please?
Distribution: Only if you tell me where it's going
Note: Spoilers for season 6 if you haven't seen it yet.
*** Year: 2029
Willow turned over in bed, her eyes resting on the form that was lying next to her and she thought about her life up until that point, almost 24 years ago she died and was reborn as a whitelighter. Leo explained to her that her Wiccan powers were still intact and that she was special, different to other whitelighters in that case. He told her that there had been only a handful of others, he told her to go to a whitelighter meeting to meet others. Willow had forgotten her life in the beginning but as the time went by she began to remember her life before.
She checked on her old friends, happy to see that they were getting on with their lives. A year ago Leo had sent Willow to an underground meeting of whitelighters, they had been driven into hiding, fearing what would happen if they were discovered above ground with magic. Willow still couldn't believe the events that had taken place in the last few years; she should have recognized the signs years ago, the draw of the dark magic, the power. It was addictive but she realised too late and now 'he' was gone from them.
A year ago at the fateful whitelighter meeting she had met Chris, both were reeling from what had happened and found solace in each others company. A year later and they were still together, but they did not know how long it would last. 'He' was gaining power and there were fewer whitelighters around, Leo and the remaining elders did not know what to do, at least that's what Willow thought. Chris began talking and Willow sighed, things between Leo and Chris were strained and the tension between the two was enough to strangle someone.
Willow went to take a shower and when she walked back towards the bedroom she heard yelling, "No way! I'm not going to put her in danger"
"Chris it's the only way. We're confident that nothing will go wrong" Willow walked into the room to see Leo and Chris face to face.
"What's going on?" Willow looked to Chris for an answer,
"He" points at Leo, "Wants to send you back in time, why not me?" Chris glared at his father, "I can go instead. I don't want anything happening to her" Willow stepped forward and put her hand on Chris' arm.
"Why don't we go sit down and discuss what will actually be happening" Willow led Chris and Leo into the living room and sat them down, "Now what exactly is going on?" Leo turned to Willow,
"He's getting stronger, we all know this and the other elders have come to the conclusion that nothing we do in this time will stop him"
"So what? We go back in time and kill him? I didn't know you could be so heartless" Chris cut in,
"We go back and stop it ever happening in the first place" Willow understood what had to be done, "But why me? Why not Chris?"
"You have to understand that I'm going to be there, in the past and I don't think I'm going to trust Chris" Leo glanced at his son who was staring out into the darkness, a flicker of sadness crossed his face and Willow's heart went out to him, "Plus you know what to expect in San Francisco in 2005" Willow looked up in surprise,
"When would I get there?"
"Before the event but you cannot do anything to interfere" Leo looked at Chris, "Chris will just be born" Willow stood up and nodded,
"Alright, I'll do it" Chris looked at Willow in surprise and she held up her hand to keep Chris from talking, "I want too. Don't worry, you know I can handle myself, I can do this" Chris didn't look too happy but Willow had her resolve face on and Chris knew he couldn't do anything to stop her.
"So its agreed, you'll be leaving in 4 days" Leo turned to Chris, "I wont let anything happen to her" he said and then orbed out.
"Everything will be okay" Willow said as she walked over to Chris and kissed him on the lips. Chris pulled her down onto their couch and held her close to him. They looked out at the dark sky, "The world was a very different place in 2005" Willow's eyes glazing over remembering the past,
"You'll be able to do it" Chris reassured his girlfriend.
"Why do you have to be so wonderful all the time?" Willow questioned Chris as he looked at her disbelieving, "I mean it. You mean everything to me" Willow whispered, Chris looked down at Willow and smiled but in his heart he was worried that this trip would change things between them.
***
4 Days Later
Willow, Leo and Chris stood in the attic of the Halliwell Manor; Willow looked around in disgust at the museum he had turned it into, "Brings back old memories doesn't it" Willow said, more to herself than to anyone else. She turned back to Leo and Chris, "So are we going to get this started?"
Leo began drawing a symbol on the wall and Willow stepped in front of the symbol of the charmed ones. "I'll come after you if I can" Chris murmured and Willow's eyes flew up to meet his. Chris opened the piece of paper he was holding and began reciting, the book of shadows appeared in front of him. He opened it quickly and began to recite the spell, he hated what he was doing but he knew it had to be done.
Glancing at Leo, Chris finished the spell and there was a deadly silence before a supernatural wind swept up and a vortex appeared in the symbol on the wall in front of Willow. She took one last look at her love and mouthed, 'I love you' before she stepped into the vortex.
A single tear spilled over the edge of his eye and Chris wiped it away quickly. A scream could be heard in the distance and Leo's head whipped around to Chris, "He knows the book is gone. We should go" Chris nodded and they both orbed away from the Halliwell Manor.
*** 2005
Willow felt like she was being ripped away from the world she knew, the pain was swift and before she knew it, Willow landed in the attic of the Halliwell Manor only this time the room was furnished normally, not like a shrine and the real book of shadows was in residence. As she looked up she was met with three pairs of accusing eyes.
"Whoa, where'd you come from?" Piper asked and picked Chris up and held him close to her, "Are you evil?" Willow smiled, seeing that she had forgotten that Chris was a lot like his mother, she held up her hands,
"I'm not evil, I'm your new whitelighter" she said and then whispered a spell. Phoebe looked at her suspiciously before yelling,
"Leo!" the elder orbed down into the attic and looked around confused, "She says she's our new whitelighter. I didn't think we needed a new whitelighter, we've managed without one, just you and Paige for what is it? Two, three years?" Leo looked confused and then thoughtful, she knew he was talking to the other elders and with the spell future Leo had given her, her story would seem legitimate.
"Her story checks out. I wonder why the other elders didn't tell me they were assigning you a new whitelighter." Leo looked at his son, "How's he doing?" Reaching out he ran his fingers through the non-existent wisps of hair on Chris' head.
"He's fine" Piper turned to Willow, "I'm sorry, what was your name?"
"Uh, Willow" Paige stood up and walked over to Willow,
"Well why don't we get you settled in then?" she held out her arm and then led Willow out of the attic. As they were exiting the room a 3 year old came running into the room yelling "Dadda" the last thing Willow saw was Leo picking up a three year old Wyatt and spinning him around. "He doesn't get to see his kids that often" Paige explained, "When Wyatt was born he was about at least a little bit but Chris was just born and he hasn't been able to get home as often as he wants" Piper opened a door to a room, "This is the spare room. I figure you would want to stay close to us, being your new charges and all" Willow smiled and looked around the room,
"Thank you, really" Piper came walking down the stairs,
"Oh good, you showed her the room. I'll go get you some sheets" Piper walked to the linen closet and pulled out fresh linen, then walked into the room and began making up the bed. Willow smiled, she couldn't believe that they were being so nice, even the second time round. She still got that feeling of being is Buffy's house when she was younger and Joyce was still alive. Phoebe appeared in the doorway holding Chris,
"So how long have you been a whitelighter?" Willow thought about it...
"Twenty four years" Paige studied her,
"How old were you when... you know?" Piper looked at her sister in disbelief that she would ask that but Willow understood that she was just curious.
"Twenty four, but that was a long time ago for me" Willow walked over to the window and stared out at the blue sky. It had been so long since she had been able to look at a blue sky without having to look out for a drone 'he' had sent out after her.
She swore inwardly, she still felt like this was her fault, she should have stopped it when she had the chance, but that could change now. She could change something for the better, the world could turn out to be an okay place and she and Chris could live happily in the future.
Chris, Willow's heart seized up as she remembered his face just before she had left, she shocked look left on his face at her words. She had never spoken them before, in fear of what it would do to their relationship but the time had felt right. She only wished that she knew how he felt. Willow put her hand to the glass, "I love you" she said softly.
*** 2029
Chris stared out at the dark sky before him, the window framing it like a dark painting. I love you, those three words had shaken him to his core. She's never told him before and now he didn't know if he'd ever get to tell her he felt the same. It had only been an hour since she had left this world and he felt empty already.
"She'll be okay" came a soft voice from where Leo was standing in the corner of the room, "Maybe one day she'll become the daughter in law I know we both want her to be" Chris stared in shock at his fathers words as he orbed away, knowing they were true as he turned back and stared up at the sky once more.
*** 2005
"Hellooo Willow?" Willow snapped out of her daze and turned back to see Paige looking at her oddly, "Where'd you go? You were lost to us for a second there" Willow smiled in apology,
"I'm sorry, what did I miss?"
"Nothing much, Piper is feeding Chris and Phoebe has to go into work" Leo came downstairs with Wyatt and put him down,
"Tell Piper I had to go" Paige nodded and he orbed away. The two women walked downstairs and into the sun room, the news was playing on the TV showing the opening of a children's shelter by Wolfram and Hart. Willow knew that the event had taken place only weeks before her death.
"Its good work they've been doing in the last few years" Paige pointed out,
"Yes, Angel's done a great job: Paige raised her eyebrow at that comment but let it slide. Willow turned from the TV to Paige, "I'll be back later, I've got stuff to do" she orbed away and Paige was left standing there in confusion.
*LA*
Willow orbed into the lobby of Wolfram and Hart but disguising her appearance and scent with a spell, the combination of whitelighter and witch meant that Willow had become more powerful than when she had been 'alive'. "Hi, welcome to Wolfram and Hart, how can I help you?" a perky voice said and Willow turned around to see Harmony behind a desk.
Angel suddenly appeared and began talking to Harmony. Willow orbed away and Angel and Harmony were left looking at the spot she had been standing. "What was that?" Angel asked, clearly annoyed that someone could disappear like that. Wesley who had wandered in with a book in his hand stood there with his mouth hanging open. "And how did she get in and out?"
"That, if I'm not mistaken was a whitelighter" Angel looked confused and so Wesley elaborated, "A whitelighter is a very rare creature or so I'm told. They are guardians of witches and have their own powers. I can do some more research if you'd like" Angel looked at Wesley and nodded,
"You do that" he paused, "And find out why Willow doesn't seems to have one, she's a witch after all" Angel went to his office and closed the door while Wesley went off in search of information about whitelighters.
*** SAN FRANCISCO
Willow orbed into the Halliwell kitchen where Piper was cooking and Chris was sitting in his high chair. "Oh, you're back, Paige has gone on another temp job" Piper paused, thinking, "She really has gotten into that these past years. Anyway I think that she wanted to talk vanquishing potions with you" Willow nodded and then turned to Chris, she cooed and stroked his cheek, "He's gorgeous isn't he?" Willow smiled,
"Yes, I bet he's going to turn out to be a great guy" Willow smiled, baby Chris' eyes were exactly the same as the man she loved, although as a baby, Chris' eyes held much more innocence.
"So... you're a whitelighter? Do you know Leo well?" Piper busied herself wiping a bench trying not to seem interested. Willow smiled,
"Yeah you could say that. He really does still love you, he regrets not being able to be with his sons" Piper looked up at Willow's words. "And he understands that you cant accept him back into this house while he is still an elder and there is a high chance that he will hurt you like he did before" Piper's eyes filled with tears and Willow rushed forward to hug her charge,
"It wasn't supposed to be like this. We were supposed to be happy, together forever. Why did this have to happen?" Piper began sobbing and Willow stroked her hair comforting her.
"Some things are just meant to happen. We don't know why but they just do, sometimes its good, sometimes its bad and we have to live through it. One day there might be a chance to fix things, but in the mean time you just have to survive and enjoy life. Just don't forget what you had and it wasn't either of your choices that what happened, happened" Willow gave Piper another hug and Piper broke away and looked at Willow,
"You're good at this, you sound like you've had some experience in this area" Piper laughed slightly wiping the tears away,
"You could say that" Willow smiled, "Now I'm sure your son here doesn't like to see you crying" Willow said. Piper turned to look at her son,
"Come here baby, I love you, yes I do. Lets go see if that was your auntie Phoebe at the door, and where's your brother?" Piper turned in the doorway, "Thank you: and then she walked out of the kitchen.
Willow watched Piper with her two sons and sadness swept through her and she wondered if she would ever have children of her own. She had only just told Chris that she loved him and now they were separated by time, something that made their distance so much larger. "I wish you were here" she whispered into the air.
*** 2029
Chris turned over in their bed; he could have sworn he'd just heard her voice. "I miss you. I wish I could be there with you" Chris said to no one. Leo had told him he would have to wait to join Willow in the past that he was only allowed if things were really bad here.
She seemed so far away from him and Chris didn't know if he could go on without her. "Don't worry baby, I'll be with you soon" he whispered into the air.
TBC...