"Mommy where's daddy?" asked Melinda in between sobs. "Mommy get daddy for
me!"
Piper fell to the ground and put her hands to her face. She started sobbing. What did I do? I killed my husband. I'm not supposed to do that. I'm a Charmed One. I'm not supposed to kill innocents.
"Piper honey" Phoebe said as she knelt down beside Piper her own tears coming down her cheeks.
"No!" Piper snapped as she cried. "This wasn't suppose to happen"
Phoebe put her arms around Piper's shoulder and was surprised when Piper slapped them away. She tried again and this time she got Piper collapsing into her comforting arms.
"Phoebe this has to be a mistake" Piper sobbed.
"Shh honey we'll find out something" Phoebe said hoping in her mind that they would.
~*~
"Piper's pregnant again!" asked Leo both surprised and excited.
"Yes Leo" Prue said in a calming voice.
"I already made my choice" Leo said his back turned to Prue. "I want my baby to live. I can stay up here"
"Leo" Prue started to say.
Leo turned around. "All Piper ever wanted was to have a whole bunch of kids running around the house. She will get that now"
"Honey she wanted that with you though" Prue pointed out.
"I already made my decision" Leo said getting frustrated. "Is there any chance I get to tell Piper myself?"
Prue nodded. "But you have to go now. Remember Leo this will be the last time you will be able to talk to Piper for a long time"
Leo nodded. He wasn't ready for this. Of course he wasn't ready. He died around 2 hours ago and he had to tell his wife that she was carrying another baby and that he wouldn't be around to raise it with her. Leo materialized into blue lights and faded out.
~*~
Piper and Melinda were asleep in each other's arms in Phoebe's bedroom. Their eyes were bloodshot and cheeks were tearstained. Piper woke up finally feeling like she slept forever. She got the familiar feeling that Leo was in the room. She shook her head. That can't happen.
"Honey?" asked Leo as he stepped closer to Piper.
Piper gasped. She was right. He was right behind her. "Leo?"
Leo held out his arms and Piper ran into them. She buried her face into his chest and cried. After a while the crying slowed down and Piper was able to talk.
"I knew you would come back" Piper said smiling.
"Honey I came to say goodbye and to tell you something" Leo said sadly trying to hold back his own tears.
"No!" Piper snapped. "You can't leave me Leo!"
"Piper listen. You're pregnant. The elders said only one of us can live. I choose the baby. Honey you will do fine. I will miss you always but you will be fine" Leo said. By then tears were streaming down his face.
Piper clenched up her fists and shook her head. "Leo no. Please Leo you can't do this to me. You stay with me. I can't do this alone"
"Honey you will do just fine I promise you that" Leo said before turning his head as if he heard something. "Piper I have to go now listen to me for a minute"
Piper stood very still. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. After all they'd been through the last couple of days and he has to leave me. Tears were sliding down her cheeks very slowly. She tried to wipe them away with no success.
"Piper I will always love you. I have to do this. For our baby. Please honey you have to understand. Do this for our baby" Leo said softly.
"But but" Piper stammered tears filling up in her eyes again. "I want you"
Leo held his arms out to Piper once more. "Come here my girl"
Piper stood still and shook her head. She was angry. She was angry at Leo for leaving her. He was not supposed to do that. He was his husband. It was bad enough when Prue left her and now Leo. This cannot be happening. Leo sighed he went over to Piper and hugged her despite her struggles of getting free.
"Honey please don't get mad" Leo said. "I have to go now. Give Melinda all my love and to the baby"
Piper nodded. What else could she do. Her cries turned into uncontroablly sobs as she put her hands up to her mouth to try to stop them. Leo went over to sleeping Melinda and gently stroked some of her hair away from her face. He kissed he forehead. He then turned to Piper and blew a kiss at her one more time before orbing out.
"No!" Piper screamed finally. "Leo come back!"
"Mommy?" asked Melinda crying. "Mommy daddy's not coming back"
Piper looked at her daughter she was right. Leo was not coming back and she was going to have to live with that. She walked over to the bed and went under the covers. She didn't want Leo gone but she couldn't orb him out of there and bring him down to her. This was going to take awhile but she would get better. Piper watched her daughter until she fell asleep again. She then put her hand on her stomach. She smiled. Everything was going to be fine someday.
Piper fell to the ground and put her hands to her face. She started sobbing. What did I do? I killed my husband. I'm not supposed to do that. I'm a Charmed One. I'm not supposed to kill innocents.
"Piper honey" Phoebe said as she knelt down beside Piper her own tears coming down her cheeks.
"No!" Piper snapped as she cried. "This wasn't suppose to happen"
Phoebe put her arms around Piper's shoulder and was surprised when Piper slapped them away. She tried again and this time she got Piper collapsing into her comforting arms.
"Phoebe this has to be a mistake" Piper sobbed.
"Shh honey we'll find out something" Phoebe said hoping in her mind that they would.
~*~
"Piper's pregnant again!" asked Leo both surprised and excited.
"Yes Leo" Prue said in a calming voice.
"I already made my choice" Leo said his back turned to Prue. "I want my baby to live. I can stay up here"
"Leo" Prue started to say.
Leo turned around. "All Piper ever wanted was to have a whole bunch of kids running around the house. She will get that now"
"Honey she wanted that with you though" Prue pointed out.
"I already made my decision" Leo said getting frustrated. "Is there any chance I get to tell Piper myself?"
Prue nodded. "But you have to go now. Remember Leo this will be the last time you will be able to talk to Piper for a long time"
Leo nodded. He wasn't ready for this. Of course he wasn't ready. He died around 2 hours ago and he had to tell his wife that she was carrying another baby and that he wouldn't be around to raise it with her. Leo materialized into blue lights and faded out.
~*~
Piper and Melinda were asleep in each other's arms in Phoebe's bedroom. Their eyes were bloodshot and cheeks were tearstained. Piper woke up finally feeling like she slept forever. She got the familiar feeling that Leo was in the room. She shook her head. That can't happen.
"Honey?" asked Leo as he stepped closer to Piper.
Piper gasped. She was right. He was right behind her. "Leo?"
Leo held out his arms and Piper ran into them. She buried her face into his chest and cried. After a while the crying slowed down and Piper was able to talk.
"I knew you would come back" Piper said smiling.
"Honey I came to say goodbye and to tell you something" Leo said sadly trying to hold back his own tears.
"No!" Piper snapped. "You can't leave me Leo!"
"Piper listen. You're pregnant. The elders said only one of us can live. I choose the baby. Honey you will do fine. I will miss you always but you will be fine" Leo said. By then tears were streaming down his face.
Piper clenched up her fists and shook her head. "Leo no. Please Leo you can't do this to me. You stay with me. I can't do this alone"
"Honey you will do just fine I promise you that" Leo said before turning his head as if he heard something. "Piper I have to go now listen to me for a minute"
Piper stood very still. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. After all they'd been through the last couple of days and he has to leave me. Tears were sliding down her cheeks very slowly. She tried to wipe them away with no success.
"Piper I will always love you. I have to do this. For our baby. Please honey you have to understand. Do this for our baby" Leo said softly.
"But but" Piper stammered tears filling up in her eyes again. "I want you"
Leo held his arms out to Piper once more. "Come here my girl"
Piper stood still and shook her head. She was angry. She was angry at Leo for leaving her. He was not supposed to do that. He was his husband. It was bad enough when Prue left her and now Leo. This cannot be happening. Leo sighed he went over to Piper and hugged her despite her struggles of getting free.
"Honey please don't get mad" Leo said. "I have to go now. Give Melinda all my love and to the baby"
Piper nodded. What else could she do. Her cries turned into uncontroablly sobs as she put her hands up to her mouth to try to stop them. Leo went over to sleeping Melinda and gently stroked some of her hair away from her face. He kissed he forehead. He then turned to Piper and blew a kiss at her one more time before orbing out.
"No!" Piper screamed finally. "Leo come back!"
"Mommy?" asked Melinda crying. "Mommy daddy's not coming back"
Piper looked at her daughter she was right. Leo was not coming back and she was going to have to live with that. She walked over to the bed and went under the covers. She didn't want Leo gone but she couldn't orb him out of there and bring him down to her. This was going to take awhile but she would get better. Piper watched her daughter until she fell asleep again. She then put her hand on her stomach. She smiled. Everything was going to be fine someday.