Discoveries While Shopping
A/N: Here's the new chapter.
The next morning, everyone woke up early. Piper had the day off work and decided that she would do some shopping for her little niece. Phoebe would be going with her. Paige had college and Prue had work.
"Hey Pheebs, ready to go?" Piper asked, dressed in jeans and a red t-shirt. Her younger sister nodded, grabbing their cell phones and and jackets. Piper was carrying Jessica's carrier. The two left the house, locked up, and got into the Kia. They drove off to Wal-Mart, chatting happily. Phoebe noticed that her older sister kept fiddling with her cell phone.
Twenty minutes later, the two were walking around with two carts. Piper pulled Phoebe over to the infants section. Phoebe went to get bottles and diaper things. Piper, on the other hand went over to the clothes section. She began to browse through the 0-3 month section, pulling out things and putting them in her cart. A few moments into this, her cell phone rang. She checked the caller ID and smiled a little bit. She began a long conversation that finished just as Phoebe was coming back over. Piper snuck a peek into her cart. She saw 6 more bottles, three more bibs, 5 packs of wipes, and 5 packs of diapers. She had also grabbed a small brown teddy bear, setting it in her daughter's carrier. Phoebe looked in Piper's cart and raised an eyebrow.
"Got enough stuff there?" she asked in a teasing voice. In the cart, there were 2 packs of 3 onsies, 2 pairs of socks, 2 pairs of shoes, a jacket, and three outfits. Piper blushed a little.
"She's my first niece, therefore I get to spoil her," she defended in a pretend snobby tone. Phoebe burst out laughing and turned to a little display that held gift bags and little things. A smile crossed her lips. She began to grab a bag and a few other things.
"Whatcha doin' Pheebs?" her sister asked. The darker brunette smiled at her, grabbing a few things and walking to the furniture area.
"Making Alex a baby bag for Eryn. I didn't get her anything before I moved," she replied, looking at a baby swing and bouncer set. They were pink with flower designs on them. Piper pulled the boxes off the shelf and put them under the cart. They moved along, putting blankets and a Moses basket in the cart. Phoebe put a blue baby bath tub and some toiletries in her cart. Piper surveyed what they had. She smiled with satisfaction.
"Now that the baby is taken care of, I suggest we shop for mommy," she cooed to Jessica before moving over to the clothes. She made her younger sister try on lots of clothes before settling on 3 pairs of jeans, 2 pairs of sweats, 5 shirts, a hoodie, and a light jacket. She also made her younger sister pick out a new comforter and bed set. They made their way to check out. They rang up the items and made their way out to the car. They packed everything in and headed home.
By the time they arrived at the Manor, Paige was outside waiting on them. She had finished classes early. She discreetly orbed everything inside, smiling happily at what they bought. They sat down to put everything together. This was the sight that Prue walked in on. She sighed and shook her head, prompting her younger siblings to laugh. Jessie was sleeping in her carrier. Piper got up to make dinner. Leo and Andy orbed in, and the older Halliwell sisters dragged their respective boys off. Piper whispered in her husband's ear, prompting him to smile and kiss her passionately. She broke the kiss off and went into the kitchen, and soon delicious smells began to waft into the living room.
About an hour later, the family of 6 sat down to a dinner of chicken alfredo, texas style toast, and salad. Prue, Phoebe, and Paige were drinking iced tea, Piper and Andy were drinking water, and Leo was drinking an orange soda. As they ate, Piper and Leo kept exchanging smiles. Paige finally had enough.
"What's with the creepy smiles?" she asked, looking at Piper intensely. Piper and Leo stood up, smiling happily at their family.
"Piper and I just found out that there will another Halliwell in around 6 months," Leo announced proudly. Everyone was silent for a moment, before jumping up to give congratulations. Piper threatened to blow up anyone who touched her stomach. That just made everyone laugh. Piper stood there smiling happily with one hand resting lightly on her still flat stomach.
"So that was what that phone call was about," Phoebe said, thinking back to the store. She had come in on the tail-end of the conversation. Piper nodded to her younger sister. Paige and Prue did the dishes while Phoebe made the bag for Alex. She had Paige orb it over to Alex's house.
In New York, Alex was resting on her couch while Olivia played with Eryn. She was a little startled when a pink bag orbed into her room and settled on her table. She opened the bag and began to pull out the things that were in it. There was a pack of pink, white, and yellow onsies, a pair of light blue socks, a pink outfit that said 'Aunt Phoebe loves me!', and a little white teddy bear with purple eyes. There was a note inside congratulating Alex on having Eryn and saying that she was welcome over anytime to the Hallwell manor. Alex smiled and replied to Phoebe via telepathy. The two women and the baby settled down to relax.
In San Francisco, Prue was helping Phoebe make up her bed. Phoebe was a little distant. She sighed and sat on her bed, making Prue sit with her. The brunette bit her lip.
"His name was Jacob Smith. I don't remember what he looked like," she said. Prue looked at her in concern and wrapped her in a hug. The two fell asleep like that, waking up when Jessie began to cry 2 and a half hours later.
A/N: Ok. You need to vote on the gender of Piper's baby(s).
