-X-

Alex fell back on their bed, gasping to catch her breath. She ran her fingers through her hair, chest heaving as she stared up at the ceiling, smiling and chuckling softly. "Good god." She whispered. She turned her head and looked over at Piper, who was leaning on her elbow, grinning at the dark haired woman. "Or should I say goddess." She murmured.

Piper smiled, leaning in to capture Alex's lips with her own. Alex moaned softly as Piper pulled away. She licked her lips and shook her head. She rolled over onto her stomach, still watching Piper, although the image of her blonde haired wife was a little blurry, she could still imagine her face perfectly. Piper grinned and drew closer. She let her hand rest on the smooth back of the raven haired woman, tracing little circles up and down her spine.

Alex sighed softly and shook her head. "Piper," she whispered. "I need to talk to you about something." She said.

Piper's face grew confused. "What is it?" she murmured.

Alex shook her head and sat up, pulling herself to the edge of the bed. She put her head in her hands and shook her head. Piper could see that she was trying to hide silent sobs, but her body shook softly each time she tried to hide it. Piper pulled herself next to Alex, pulling her hands away from her face and lacing their fingers together.

"Alex," Piper whispered worriedly. "What is it? Whatever it is, we can handle it. We'll do it together. We're a family." She said. She bit her lower lip and wiped away Alex's tears with her thumb. She swallowed hard and turned Alex's face towards her. "What is it?"

Alex took a deep breath and sniffed, looking at Piper. She could see how worried she was, how scared she was for her. Alex began to question if she should tell her, but it was too late. She had to tell her now. She couldn't put it off any longer. She took another deep breath and licked her lips. "Piper, I-" she stopped sharply, and then nodded. "Piper, I – I have an aneurysm." She looked back up at Piper, whose face had become the true picture of shock and fear at the same time.

Piper shook her head. "Wh-how? When?" she said, dropping Alex's hands. Her mouth opened and closed over and over, trying to find the words, but her mind couldn't come up with anything.

Alex sighed softly, looking down at her empty hands that rested in her lap. She drew her upper lip between her teeth and shook her head, taking in a few shaky breaths before explaining. "I – I went to go see a doctor, one day when you were with the babies. When I supposed to be getting food, that time I said that it took longer than expected to get there."

Piper nodded. She remembered. It was three weeks before the wedding and she had asked Alex to go get them a pizza, but she seemed to be taking forever. When she had gotten back, she had made up some lame excuse. 'Traffic.' Was what she had said. Piper hadn't fully believed her, but she didn't question her either. She managed to push it in the back of her mind and forgot about it.

Alex licked her lips again and shook her head. "I was actually at the doctors. I kept having terrible headaches, and sometimes my vision was blurry or double. I was scared, but I didn't want you to worry." She whispered. She looked back up at Piper and took another shaky breath. "They did a CT scan, and I got the results two days before the wedding. They found an aneurysm in the right frontal lobe of my brain." She whispered.

Piper shook her head. She looked scared, but an entirely different emotion had appeared on her face. She looked angry. "Why didn't you tell me?" she said, pulling away.

Alex shook her head. She could see that Piper wasn't dealing with the news well, and Alex knew that she shouldn't have told her while they were on their honeymoon. She should have told her right away when she had made the appointment to see the doctor, but she had been scared. She didn't want to admit that anything was wrong with her. She wanted to see their daughters grow up, and have their own families. She didn't want to have the chance of that being ruined. "I was scared." Alex said quietly. "I thought that you might leave me if something was wrong." She said honestly.

Piper shook her head angrily. "God Alex!" she said suddenly, standing up and beginning to pace the room. She pulled on a robe and placed her hand on her forehead, facing her wife. "You can't be serious right now! We just got married, and you didn't think that you could tell me this?" she hissed. She shook her head, running her hands through her hair. She sighed and sat down next to Alex again, taking the taller woman's hands in her own again.

"Alex, we are married!" Piper said. "You can't keep things from me anymore." She looked up at Alex, who had tears falling from her eyes again. She brushed Alex's hair out of her face, wiping away her tears again. "But I am not going anywhere." She said firmly.

Alex looked up at Piper and nodded. "Okay." She whispered. She shook her head again and sobbed softly, holding her head in her hands again.

Piper bit her lip again and leaned back, pulling Alex against her chest as they laid back on the bed.

-X-

Six months later:

Alex and Piper kissed their daughters goodnight, turning out the light in their room and closing the door softly. Piper sighed gently and shook her head. "We should really get them in their separate rooms soon." She said. Alex nodded, seeming pre-occupied. Piper took Alex by the hand and led her into their room. She closed the door behind them and took Alex's face in her hands. "Worried?" she whispered.

Alex nodded gently, gazing into Piper's eyes. "What if something goes wrong?" she murmured.

Piper shook her head. "Nothing is going to go wrong." She assured her wife. "They said that it is a simple operation." She said.

Alex rubbed her forehead. "But this thing, it's genetic." She said. "It's what killed my mom. What if they take out this one, and another one takes its place?" she asked.

Piper shrugged. "We'll make sure that we go to the doctors often, and get you tested. I promise you." She said.

Alex sighed softly and nodded. She pulled Piper against her, hugging her tightly. Piper kissed her wife's cheek and hugged her tightly. Piper pulled away after a while and walked across the room, turning on their stereo softly. She pulled Alex close to her again, spinning her around and wrapping her arms around Alex's neck.

Alex rested her head on Piper's shoulder, wrapping her arms around her waist and sighing softly. Piper let her head rest against Alex's, swaying softly to the music that flowed through the speakers. They danced together for hours, until the CD stopped playing. They laid down together on their bed, and Alex took Piper's hands in her own.

"Piper, if something happens to me-"

Piper cut her off. "Nothing is going to happen." She insisted.

Alex shook her head. "If." She murmured. "If something does, I want you to take the money out of our account, take the girls, and make sure to get somewhere safe. Just in case." She whispered.

Piper shook her head. "Nothing is going to happen." She said again. "And even if something did, I couldn't leave. If something happened, you are going to be buried here. I can't leave you. Not again." She whispered.

Alex shook her head. "You have to. That will be the only way I could keep you safe. The last thing I could do to keep you safe. To keep our family safe." She said firmly. "You have to promise me." She whispered.

Piper shook her head, tears coming to her eyes. She kept shaking her head, until finally, she nodded. "I promise." She whispered. "If something happens, I will get our daughters somewhere safe." She said.

Alex nodded. "Thank you." She whispered. She kissed Piper quickly, before pulling her against her chest and laying back on their bed. She kissed the top of Piper's head before they both fell into an uneasy sleep the night before Alex's surgery.

-X-

Alex and Piper had said their long goodbyes to Skylar and Jamie right before they left. Nicky and Morello were staying with the girls while Alex was having her surgery. Piper had insisted on staying at the hospital for the entire time, even though Alex had tried to convince her to come home after Alex went into surgery. But Piper would hear of it. Nicky and Morello assured them that they would take great care of the twins.

They waved goodbye to Nicky, Morello and the twins from the car as they drove away to head to the hospital. Piper took Alex's hand and interlaced their fingers, giving Alex's hand a gentle squeeze as they headed towards the hospital. "Everything will be alright." She whispered to the raven haired woman.

Alex nodded. "I know." She whispered.

-X-


Opinions? I was really iffy on taking it this direction, but I actually think it turns out rather well. But I need some feedback from you guys. You've been oddly quiet lately! Thanks guys!

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