Piper felt her heart break into a million tiny fragments as she heard the story pour from Chris's lips. More accurately yelled from his lips. She was going to leave her sons? She was killed by Wyatt? Her firstborn son? Why? What had she done to piss him off enough for him to – At this she shook her head to clear the thought. She would not become the kind of woman who sat around wondering what the hell she had done wrong. No sir. She is Piper Halliwell damn it. Faggedaboudit. Not happening. She didn't do it when her marriage fell apart and she wouldn't do it now. Her mind switched to a different subject. She was the most important person in the world to her son? That knowledge made her feel like the chicken she had made for dinner had turned into a rock and was permanently lodged in her gut though it went by a different name now. Guilt. Although the thought that she meant that much to her child did fill her with warmth.

"What'cha doin'?" Leo suddenly whispered in her ear, making her jump.

"God, don't sneak up on a person like that Leo. What are you doing here anyway?" She huffed at him. He held Wyatt up and remarked dryly,

"I thought I would get him back here in time for his party. Is that a problem?" Piper yanked him downstairs as she told him,

"No, smartass. Are you staying for your son's party?" He rolled his eyes.

"You mean for my son's first birthday party? I don't know let- "

"Maybe you should check with the Elders. After all you wouldn't want to miss a party for your son." Chris interrupted sarcastically as he walked into the kitchen followed by his aunts and his mother's ghost, who promptly whacked him on the back of the head.

"Ow! That hurt!" He mock-cried. She glared back at him and said briskly,

"Didn't I ever tell you to respect your elders?" He seemed to ponder this for a moment.

"No. You said to screw with their plans as much as possible." Ghost Piper rolled her eyes.

"I said respect your elders, not the Elders. Now don't you give me mouth young man."

"Yes ma'am." Chris said, saluting her, earning him another whack on the head. He sat down on one of the bar stools near the island and pretended to pout while protesting,

"Child abuse! Child abuse!" and rubbing his head. Leo cocked an eyebrow at his wife, who just shrugged and asked,

"But you can- " but was interrupted by a Darklighter dark orbing in. He sneered as he raised his crossbow first aiming at Paige, who dived out of the way, tackling Chris as she went down. The Darklighter merely changed his target to Chris and was just about to shoot the arrow when Piper's ghost stepped in front of Chris.

"I'd reconsider shooting that arrow if I were you." She said, tone even.

"Well, then I guess it's a good thing I'm not." He replied and started to aim at Leo when Chris moved out from behind the ghost, spread his arms wide open, and said,

"You want to kill me? Be my guest and put me out of my misery."

"No!" said Piper so sharply everyone, including the Darklighter, turned to look at her. When the Darklighter started toward her and Leo, her hands flew out and she blew him up, causing smoke to billow around them. Yet when it cleared Piper and Leo were gone.