Summary: She defeated Chase Collins, she's dating Reid Garwin, she's the daughter of a Charmed One and she's the next in line for the legacy. Did I forget to mention she's pregnant? Sequel to "Law of Three"
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters or anything from "The Covenant" and "Charmed", but I sorta own Laura, and any other characters I make up along the way…
"To Know,
To Will,
To Dare,
To Be Silent"
WORDS OF MAGUS
Chapter 1- A Christmas Present Given Too Soon
Laura Anna Halliwell sat on the seat below her window, staring out at the snowflakes as they slowly fell down from the sky. Her life was going well until an hour ago!
17 year-old Laura Anna Halliwell had a boyfriend, had just defeated somebody evil who everybody hated and was going to an elite Prep School across the nation from her home in San Francisco. Laura was already accepted to NYU in New York and she couldn't wait to go with her boyfriend Reid Garwin also!
Laura was also the daughter of Piper Halliwell and Leo Wyatt, she was the next generation of Charmed Ones also with her brothers Chris and Wyatt. Yeah, her life was good, until the damn doctor called her with the results for her tests. That's when Laura's life turned upside down. That's when Laura found out:
She was pregnant.
Laura sighed and continued to look out of the window, pulling her knees up and tucking up them under her chin, a tear slowly fell down her left cheek.
A hand touched Laura's back and she turned to see her Aunt Phoebe sitting down next to her.
"Hey, everything's going to be alright," Phoebe reassured.
"No, it's not. Mom hates me, Reid's still in shock, Chris and Wyatt are already planning on how they were going to spoil their new niece or nephew, and dad's already giving Reid talks. Plus, now I can't go to college!" Laura cried and a tear fell from her right eye.
"Look, your mother is just trying to get over the shock, she'll come around. Chris and Wyatt, well, I can't exactly give any sympathy on that one except you missed the part when Chris almost had Reid in a headlock. Reid, well, Reid's a nice guy, he'll make a great father once he completely looses that wiseass thing he has. Your father says he'll help anyway he can and college, don't colleges have those internet courses now?" Phoebe asked.
"Sure Aunt Phoebe, like I'll have enough time to study and raise a child," Laura replied coolly. Laura's Aunt Paige entered the room with her daughter Jill and sat down in front of Laura and Phoebe.
"Hey," Jill said and Laura looked up, "I think you just got the most surprising Christmas present ever!" Laura smiled.
"Thanks Jill for the laugh," Laura mumbled and Paige put her hand on Laura's knee.
"We'll support you all the way ok? You might want to go save the father to-be from Piper 'cause she's finally over it and she already drilling him on nursery colors." Laura laughed that time and got up, following everybody out and downstairs where Leo, Chris, Wyatt, Henry, and Cupid were comfortably sitting on the sofa and in chairs, all of them had beers in their hands and were watching the football game.
"Men…" Phoebe mumbled as Phoebe and Paige went to go sit with their husbands. Jill and Laura ventured towards the kitchen.
"Do you have Tyler's number?" Jill asked Laura.
"yeah, why?" Laura asked.
"'Cause, I want to call him and wish him a Merry Christmas!" Jill said.
"It's not Christmas yet Jill, what's the real reason you want to call him?" Laura asked as they crossed into the kitchen. Jill gave her look, "fine, I'll give it to you later!" Jill disappeared to go watch the game. Piper was cooking and Reid, to Laura's greatest surprise was helping. Reid was standing there, cutting tomatoes while Piper was stirring something in a pot. Reid slipped the knife through the tomato too fast and some juice went flying into his eye.
"crap!" Reid swore and started to bring his hand up to his eye but Laura was already there wiping it away with her finger and wiping her finger on a dish towel. "How are you feeling?" Reid asked.
"Alright," Laura turned to her mother, "mom, do you need help?" Piper looked at her daughter.
"Yes, could you start cutting up the scallions?" Piper asked and Laura nodded, walking to the counter, pulling out a knife and cutting the scallions laying on the cutting board. "You know, now I'm going to have to teach you how to cook."
"Why?" Both Laura and Reid asked as they cut their foods.
"Well, you two are going to be parents, you're going to need to know how to make something other an Mac and Cheese." Piper replied and both Reid and Laura smiled. "Laura, Reid, what are you guys going to do about college?"
"Mrs. Halliwell, I'm thinking of going to a community college instead of NYU," Reid replied.
"And I'm still thinking on that one," Laura supplied and she heard Reid groan, "Reid, what's the matter?"
"I'm going to have to tell the guys," Reid replied and Laura frowned. "Caleb's going to kick my as-butt!" Reid quickly corrected himself.
"Caleb as in the tall guy with short spiky dark hair that one of your friends? Why is he going to be mad?" Piper asked.
"Caleb is the leader of the Covenant, he's acts like everybody's father. When one of us screws up, he releases his wrath." Reid explained and Piper nodded.
"Everything is just about done, Reid toss those tomatoes into the salad and Laura, had me the bowl of scallions." Piper instructed and Reid and Laura what they were told. Piper dumped the bowl of scallions into a pot of cooking sauce. "Time to eat!" Piper yelled into the living room.
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"I just can't believe it," Reid said as he lay in Laura's bed waiting for her to come in bed.
"Can't believe what?" Laura asked as she continued to brush her hair.
"I'm going to be a father," Reid replied and leaned on the head board, thinking.
"Yeah well, this kid's going to be powerful," Laura said.
"Why do you say that?" Reid asked. Laura stopped brushing her hair and turned around to face Reid.
"Reid, this child is going to have a Sons of Ipswich as his father and a Charmed One as his mother, do you honestly think this kid isn't going to be powerful?" Laura asked and put her brush down.
"I'm trying to not think about that. Can we please go to sleep? This day has been one hell of one and since tomorrow's Christmas Eve and your mother has that party which the guys are coming too, I'm going to have to tell them, I'd like as much sleep as possible so I have energy to dodge the punch Caleb's going to throw at me." Reid explained and Laura smiled as she made her way across the room and got into bed next to Reid.
Reid put his arm around Laura's waist as she settled in, putting her head on his shoulder, "hey well, tomorrow's another day and I've got morning sickness so you ain't sleepin' for awhile from now," Laura replied and turned off the light.
"What's morning sickness?" Reid asked in the dark.
"Reid…" Laura groaned.
There was a long silence.
"I'm serious!"
How's that for a first chapter eh?! Here's the sequel and the party is going to be an interesting one. As I write this, I'm thinking of all the problems Laura and Reid are going to have with this kid (remembering the episodes with Piper being pregnant with Wyatt… power swapping and so much more!)
Please review and tell me what cha' think!!!