1 Life is a wonderful gift

In the meantime Prue and Phoebe had come to the hospital and were looking for their sister. They had gone to the emergency room but nobody could tell them where Leo and Piper were at the moment. The nurses there hadn't even heard of them.

"Phoebe, are you sure, that Piper did really call and it was not just a very realistic dream?" Prue, who was more than three years older than Piper and two more years older than Phoebe, slowly got impatient.

"You're asking that for the third time now. And for the third and last time: I am completely sure and I was fully awake. We just have to ask someone else!"

A doctor was running past them, he seemed to be in a great hurry, but this was of no matter to Phoebe and she caught him by his arm.

"Excuse me, have you heard of a patient called Leo Wyatt and his wife Piper?"

"Piper Wyatt? I think, I've heard this name. Um, not very tall? Long, dark hair?"

Phoebe glanced at Prue with an I-was-right-look and grinned. "Yes, exactly, that must be her. Where is she and her husband?"

"Sorry, I don't know where Mr. Wyatt is, but Mrs. Wyatt is giving birth at the moment and I must really go and see her. You know, I'm a doctor," he added sarcastically. Then he turned and left.

"Have you heard that?! The baby's coming! I'm so excited! Do you think, it's a boy or a girl?" Phoebe was very nervous. You could almost think, it was her own child.

"I don't know. Come on, let's go and have a look for her!"

They rushed to the information desk to get to know where the delivery room was. None of them thought about Leo anymore. The reason why they had come to the hospital was forgotten completely.



"The baby's been in great hurry" a doctor with a broad smile all over his face told them after Prue and Phoebe had reached the delivery room.

"How are they both? Are they okay? Is it a boy or a girl? How tall is it? How...?" Phoebe desperately wished she had more than one mouth to ask all her questions at once.

"Both are well, there's nothing to worry. The boy is sleeping - it was very exciting for him, everything's new" the doctor grinned, "and surely you can understand his mom is with him right now. You want to see them, don't you?"

"How can you ask? Of course! We've been waiting for this moment for almost nine months now!"

"OK, it's room no. 412. You have to take this direction", the young doctor pointed to the right, "and then take the next turn to the left. There is it, you'll find it...."

Easily, he had wanted to say. But the sisters had already left. ´The relation between them must be very close`, he thought, ´it´s always good to have some friends around you`. But then his cheerful smile turned slowly into a sad one. ´Why can't her husband be the same like them? Why isn't he at her side instead of her sisters? I cannot understand men like him!` He was almost angry now.



Of course, he couldn't know that Leo was fighting for his life at the moment, not very far away from his wife, being at her side with every thought - unable to do that physically.



Prue and Phoebe knocked at the door carefully since they didn't want to frighten the newly born boy and his mother. Silently they came in and looking round the corner they could see a very happy Piper sitting in her bed, with the boy sleeping in her arms.

"Hey, congratulations! How are you?" Prue asked in a low voice.

"Well, I'm great! I'm just great! Isn't he a cute one?" Piper was lifting the baby a bit to give her sisters a chance to look at him since he was almost entirely covered by a light blue blanket.

"Oh my God", Phoebe chuckled, "he's the sweetest thing I've ever seen on earth! What's his name?"

"I haven't given him one yet. It must be one Leo likes, too, thus I should to talk to him first..."

At mentioning Leo's name Prue shot a nervous glance to Phoebe. It seemed to say ´Sh... we've forgotten him completely.`

However, Piper didn't appear to have noticed that glimpse since she continued to speak: "Have you seen him in the meantime? How is he? I hope he's better now, he didn't feel too well when I had to leave."

After a moment of complete stillness, Prue finally began to speak: "Um, Piper, um, it's quite embarrassing to tell you this, but, um, you know, it's very exciting, when your sister's getting a baby and, um, ...."

Phoebe blurted out: "and we just forgot him."

"What?! What did you say? You forgot Leo?! Oh my God! He's the reason why you came here! I just don't understand you! OK, Phoebe, go and find a wheelchair! I want to see him right now. Prue, you help me with the boy!"

"Piper, you've just delivered a baby. You can't stand up now and just walk around..."

The young mother shot an angry glance at her. "You have to be quiet. YOU forgot my husband. And after all, I ordered Phoebe to get a wheelchair. What do you think it is for? The baby's still too small to win a race against the nurses!" Piper was in rage now. She just couldn't understand her sisters. Leo was be the last thing she'd forget!

Luckily, Phoebe came back just in time to stop the argument between her older sisters. She knew they shouldn't have forgotten Leo. It was ashaming, especially since she felt for him like for a real brother.





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