Piper Hallilwell Wyatt stood at the counter in the kitchen. She quickly
peeled off the skin of an apple. A 3 year old leaning against her leg was
waiting patiently for her treat.
"Here you go baby" Piper said as she handed the little girl the apple.
"Thanx Mommy" said the 3 year as she walked over to the kitchen table. Trying despertly to get into her booster seat.
Piper smiled at her daughter. She had long thin brown hair. Her green eyes just liked her dads. She was wearing nothing but her underwear since it was extremely hot outside that day.
"Want mommy to help you?" asked Piper softly bending down to her size and wrapping her arms around the young girls waist.
The little girl nodded a yes. Piper scooped her up and gently placed her in it. Pulling her fruit juice closer to her so she could reach.
"Mom were home" yelled a familiar voice filling the whole house.
"In the kitchen" Piper yelled back as she put the peelings in the garbage.
"Mom look" exclaimed a girl around 7 years old as she and another girl walked into the room. She also had brown hair but brown eyes.
"Wow good job Patyne!" said Piper as she saw the A+ at the top of her daughter's page.
Piper looked at her eldest daughter. "How was school?" she asked.
"Meh it was okay" said the 14 year old grabbing some chips from the cupboard.
"Did you get your test results back?" asked Piper picking up Adeline from her booster seat and setting her on her hip.
Melinda ignored the question and went to the fridge. She pulled out some milk and drank out of the carton.
"Don't do that" said Piper grabbing the carton from her. "I asked you a question"
Melinda sighed. "Yeah I did"
Piper gave her a look that plainly meant "Well.."
"I passed" she said softly looking down at the ground.
"That's great" said Piper with a big grin. She noticed her daughters reaction and stopped smiling. "Whats wrong?"
"I passed..by one mark" replied Melinda. She tucked some of her brown hair behind her ear. Her hazel eyes darted anywhere but her mom.
Piper looked at her for a minute before setting her baby down on the ground.
"Patyne you and Adeline go watch some cartoons in the living room." Piper said looking at her daughters.
"Okay" said Patyne taking Addy by the hand and leading her out of the room.
"Sit down" orderd Piper.
Melinda did as she was told. She knew that she was in for it now and she didn't want to make it any worse than it already was.
"What is this Mel?" asked Piper. "The fourth one you almost failed!"
Melinda nodded looking at her hands.
"Look at me when I'm talking to you" Piper snapped.
Mel looked up at her mom. She looked angry than she ever been.
"No talking on the phone and no internet until those grades get pulled up" said Piper rubbing her forehead.
"But that's not fair!" exclaimed Melinda standing up quickly.
"Don't start with me" said Piper narrowing her eyes. She gave her the look she always gave the girls when they were in trouble.
Melinda shook her head as she walked out of the room with a huff. When she got top of the stairs her dad Leo orbed in.
"Hey whats wrong?" asked Leo seeing his daughter walking off like that.
"Why don't you asked your wife!" said Melinda a little bit to loudly.
"I don't have to tell him anything Melinda Grace Wyatt. You tell him" Piper yelled from the kitchen.
"Never mind then" Melinda said before walking towards her bedroom. The door slammed behind her.
Leo grimced as he heard the door slammed. He walked down the stairs and started making his way into the kitchen. He didn't get very far before Patyne and Addy spotted him.
"Daddy!" they both screamed as they tackled him with a big hug.
Leo laughed. "And how is Princess Addy?" he said picking her up.
"Good! Me and mommy went to the zoo and saw lions" she said before imitating one.
"Wow you're the best lion ever" said Leo before setting her down and picking up his 7 year old.
"How is my baby girl?" asked Leo. Leo and Patyne had a very special relationship together.
"Good. I got a A+ on my math test today!" said Patyne smiling widely.
Leo pretended to look comepletly shocked. "Well your teacher is gonna have to give you 5th graders work pretty soon"
Patyne giggled. "I hope so this work is to easy."
Leo smiled. He gave her a kiss on the cheek before putting her down and heading to the kitchen.
"Hello my princess" said Leo wrapping his arms around Pipers waist.
Piper smiled before turning around and facing him. She kissed him gently and gave him a big hug.
"Can I ask you a question?" asked Leo when they were sitting down at the kitchen table with coffee.
"Sure"
"Whats with Melinda?"
Piper sighed at that and looked around before looking into Leo's eyes.
"She almost failed another test and I gave her hell for it. I told her no phone or internet until the grades pull up. You don't think I was to harsh was I?"
"No" said Leo quickly. "Shes been doing this for awhile"
"Lets hope this stops" ~*~
Later on that evening Piper was tucking in Patyne and Adeline.
"Goodnight my girl" Piper said to Adeline as she kissed her on the forehead.
"Night mommy" said Adeline half asleep. Her thumb in her mouth.
Piper went over to Patyne next and gently took the book that was in her hands.
"Hey I wasn't done!" exclaimed Patyne.
"You can finish it in the morning" said Piper putting the book on the shelf.
"Mom?" asked Patyne as Piper was taking the hair out of her face.
"Mhhm?"
"Don't be so hard on Mel" she said before turning over and falling asleep.
Piper shook her head and walking out of the room. Taking one last look at her girls before shutting of the light.
Around 12 that night Piper and Leo were getting into bed.
"Know what Patyne said to me tonite?" asked Piper as she snuggled closer to Leo.
"What?" asked Leo placing a kiss on the top of her head.
"She told me not to be so hard on Mel"
"You did the right thing. Don't worry about it" he said before turning off the lamp beside the bed.
"Are you sure?" asked Piper putting her head on his chest.
"Positive"
"Here you go baby" Piper said as she handed the little girl the apple.
"Thanx Mommy" said the 3 year as she walked over to the kitchen table. Trying despertly to get into her booster seat.
Piper smiled at her daughter. She had long thin brown hair. Her green eyes just liked her dads. She was wearing nothing but her underwear since it was extremely hot outside that day.
"Want mommy to help you?" asked Piper softly bending down to her size and wrapping her arms around the young girls waist.
The little girl nodded a yes. Piper scooped her up and gently placed her in it. Pulling her fruit juice closer to her so she could reach.
"Mom were home" yelled a familiar voice filling the whole house.
"In the kitchen" Piper yelled back as she put the peelings in the garbage.
"Mom look" exclaimed a girl around 7 years old as she and another girl walked into the room. She also had brown hair but brown eyes.
"Wow good job Patyne!" said Piper as she saw the A+ at the top of her daughter's page.
Piper looked at her eldest daughter. "How was school?" she asked.
"Meh it was okay" said the 14 year old grabbing some chips from the cupboard.
"Did you get your test results back?" asked Piper picking up Adeline from her booster seat and setting her on her hip.
Melinda ignored the question and went to the fridge. She pulled out some milk and drank out of the carton.
"Don't do that" said Piper grabbing the carton from her. "I asked you a question"
Melinda sighed. "Yeah I did"
Piper gave her a look that plainly meant "Well.."
"I passed" she said softly looking down at the ground.
"That's great" said Piper with a big grin. She noticed her daughters reaction and stopped smiling. "Whats wrong?"
"I passed..by one mark" replied Melinda. She tucked some of her brown hair behind her ear. Her hazel eyes darted anywhere but her mom.
Piper looked at her for a minute before setting her baby down on the ground.
"Patyne you and Adeline go watch some cartoons in the living room." Piper said looking at her daughters.
"Okay" said Patyne taking Addy by the hand and leading her out of the room.
"Sit down" orderd Piper.
Melinda did as she was told. She knew that she was in for it now and she didn't want to make it any worse than it already was.
"What is this Mel?" asked Piper. "The fourth one you almost failed!"
Melinda nodded looking at her hands.
"Look at me when I'm talking to you" Piper snapped.
Mel looked up at her mom. She looked angry than she ever been.
"No talking on the phone and no internet until those grades get pulled up" said Piper rubbing her forehead.
"But that's not fair!" exclaimed Melinda standing up quickly.
"Don't start with me" said Piper narrowing her eyes. She gave her the look she always gave the girls when they were in trouble.
Melinda shook her head as she walked out of the room with a huff. When she got top of the stairs her dad Leo orbed in.
"Hey whats wrong?" asked Leo seeing his daughter walking off like that.
"Why don't you asked your wife!" said Melinda a little bit to loudly.
"I don't have to tell him anything Melinda Grace Wyatt. You tell him" Piper yelled from the kitchen.
"Never mind then" Melinda said before walking towards her bedroom. The door slammed behind her.
Leo grimced as he heard the door slammed. He walked down the stairs and started making his way into the kitchen. He didn't get very far before Patyne and Addy spotted him.
"Daddy!" they both screamed as they tackled him with a big hug.
Leo laughed. "And how is Princess Addy?" he said picking her up.
"Good! Me and mommy went to the zoo and saw lions" she said before imitating one.
"Wow you're the best lion ever" said Leo before setting her down and picking up his 7 year old.
"How is my baby girl?" asked Leo. Leo and Patyne had a very special relationship together.
"Good. I got a A+ on my math test today!" said Patyne smiling widely.
Leo pretended to look comepletly shocked. "Well your teacher is gonna have to give you 5th graders work pretty soon"
Patyne giggled. "I hope so this work is to easy."
Leo smiled. He gave her a kiss on the cheek before putting her down and heading to the kitchen.
"Hello my princess" said Leo wrapping his arms around Pipers waist.
Piper smiled before turning around and facing him. She kissed him gently and gave him a big hug.
"Can I ask you a question?" asked Leo when they were sitting down at the kitchen table with coffee.
"Sure"
"Whats with Melinda?"
Piper sighed at that and looked around before looking into Leo's eyes.
"She almost failed another test and I gave her hell for it. I told her no phone or internet until the grades pull up. You don't think I was to harsh was I?"
"No" said Leo quickly. "Shes been doing this for awhile"
"Lets hope this stops" ~*~
Later on that evening Piper was tucking in Patyne and Adeline.
"Goodnight my girl" Piper said to Adeline as she kissed her on the forehead.
"Night mommy" said Adeline half asleep. Her thumb in her mouth.
Piper went over to Patyne next and gently took the book that was in her hands.
"Hey I wasn't done!" exclaimed Patyne.
"You can finish it in the morning" said Piper putting the book on the shelf.
"Mom?" asked Patyne as Piper was taking the hair out of her face.
"Mhhm?"
"Don't be so hard on Mel" she said before turning over and falling asleep.
Piper shook her head and walking out of the room. Taking one last look at her girls before shutting of the light.
Around 12 that night Piper and Leo were getting into bed.
"Know what Patyne said to me tonite?" asked Piper as she snuggled closer to Leo.
"What?" asked Leo placing a kiss on the top of her head.
"She told me not to be so hard on Mel"
"You did the right thing. Don't worry about it" he said before turning off the lamp beside the bed.
"Are you sure?" asked Piper putting her head on his chest.
"Positive"