THREE
"Should we leave the room?" asked Phoebe.
"No, that won't be necessary," said Justin. "This is a
metaphysical examination, not a physical one."
He sat down next to Piper. Then he reached out with one hand
and held it over Piper's abdomen. He made some circular motions over
her abdomen as he concentrated.
"Just as I suspected," he said.
"What?" asked Piper nervously. "It there a problem? Is
something wrong with her?"
""She's perfectly healthy," said Justin, smiling again. "In
fact, she's healthier than most fetuses at this stage of development.
Having a White Lighter for a father has some advantages."
"Thank God," said Piper.
"There is just one very minor thing," said Justin. "Her magical
electrolytes are a bit low. Nothing at all to be concerned with, I
assure you. It's not even as bad as a mortal with the sniffles. And
I'm sure it will correct itself within a few weeks."
"So she's in no danger?" asked Phoebe.
"Not in the least," said Justin. He held out his hand and a
piece of paper appeared in his palm. "Now, this is a recipe for a
potion that will insure it's corrected almost immediately. While I'm
sure it will clear up on it's own, I don't like to take any chances."
He handed the paper to Piper.
"It won't be dangerous for her at all?" asked Piper.
"As safe as mothers' milk," said Justin. "But you could have a
very minor adverse reaction to it. It's not the least bit dangerous.
But you never know how an adult is going to react to a child's
medication. I'd like to stick around for a bit to make sure you don't
have a reaction to it. At most you might experience some nausea or a
headache or some dizziness. It will be temporary, but it's nothing
dangerous or severe."
"You're sure?" asked Piper.
"You have my word," said Justin. "As I said, my only concerns
are you and the baby."
"Okay," said Piper. "There's nothing in this recipe that's
dangerous. And it shouldn't take long to prepare it."
"I'll help," said Paige.
"Fine," said Justin. "If it's okay, I'll just wait in the
living room until you're finished."
"I think I'll go to bed early," said Phoebe. "I'm kind of
bushed."
"Okay, sweetie," said Piper. "Sweet dreams."
Phoebe went upstairs while Leo and Justin went into the living
room. Piper and Paige began working on the potion.
"I didn't know there were such things as metaphysical doctors,"
said Paige.
"Neither did I," said Piper. "But it does kind of make sense.
Magic can be unpredictable, you know that. I guess it makes sense
that an unborn child of magical nature could be affected by it."
"Well, I'm sure Leo wouldn't do anything to put the baby in
danger," said Paige. "He says Justin is okay, so I guess we can trust
him."
"Believe me," said Piper, "Leo is just as concerned for this
baby as I am. If he had any doubts at all, Justin would be here."
"I wonder why he was worried how you'd react to this?"
questioned Paige.
"It was probably THEIR idea," said Piper, indicating the Elders.
"He knows how I feel about THEIR suggestions."
As Piper and Paige talked in the kitchen, Phoebe was getting
ready for bed. She suddenly found herself very thirsty. She decided
that a quick drink before bed was a good idea. Since they had a
guest, she put on her robe and went downstairs. Just as she was about
to descend the stairs, she stopped short when she heard Leo and Justin
talking in the living room.
"We should know soon," said Justin.
"I hope so," said Leo. "I hate doing this. I've never kept
anything from Piper before."
"There's no choice," said Justin. "The Councils' rules on this
are very clear."
Phoebe couldn't believe what she was hearing. Leo was keeping a
secret from Piper. And from the sound of things, it was no small
secret.
"Should we leave the room?" asked Phoebe.
"No, that won't be necessary," said Justin. "This is a
metaphysical examination, not a physical one."
He sat down next to Piper. Then he reached out with one hand
and held it over Piper's abdomen. He made some circular motions over
her abdomen as he concentrated.
"Just as I suspected," he said.
"What?" asked Piper nervously. "It there a problem? Is
something wrong with her?"
""She's perfectly healthy," said Justin, smiling again. "In
fact, she's healthier than most fetuses at this stage of development.
Having a White Lighter for a father has some advantages."
"Thank God," said Piper.
"There is just one very minor thing," said Justin. "Her magical
electrolytes are a bit low. Nothing at all to be concerned with, I
assure you. It's not even as bad as a mortal with the sniffles. And
I'm sure it will correct itself within a few weeks."
"So she's in no danger?" asked Phoebe.
"Not in the least," said Justin. He held out his hand and a
piece of paper appeared in his palm. "Now, this is a recipe for a
potion that will insure it's corrected almost immediately. While I'm
sure it will clear up on it's own, I don't like to take any chances."
He handed the paper to Piper.
"It won't be dangerous for her at all?" asked Piper.
"As safe as mothers' milk," said Justin. "But you could have a
very minor adverse reaction to it. It's not the least bit dangerous.
But you never know how an adult is going to react to a child's
medication. I'd like to stick around for a bit to make sure you don't
have a reaction to it. At most you might experience some nausea or a
headache or some dizziness. It will be temporary, but it's nothing
dangerous or severe."
"You're sure?" asked Piper.
"You have my word," said Justin. "As I said, my only concerns
are you and the baby."
"Okay," said Piper. "There's nothing in this recipe that's
dangerous. And it shouldn't take long to prepare it."
"I'll help," said Paige.
"Fine," said Justin. "If it's okay, I'll just wait in the
living room until you're finished."
"I think I'll go to bed early," said Phoebe. "I'm kind of
bushed."
"Okay, sweetie," said Piper. "Sweet dreams."
Phoebe went upstairs while Leo and Justin went into the living
room. Piper and Paige began working on the potion.
"I didn't know there were such things as metaphysical doctors,"
said Paige.
"Neither did I," said Piper. "But it does kind of make sense.
Magic can be unpredictable, you know that. I guess it makes sense
that an unborn child of magical nature could be affected by it."
"Well, I'm sure Leo wouldn't do anything to put the baby in
danger," said Paige. "He says Justin is okay, so I guess we can trust
him."
"Believe me," said Piper, "Leo is just as concerned for this
baby as I am. If he had any doubts at all, Justin would be here."
"I wonder why he was worried how you'd react to this?"
questioned Paige.
"It was probably THEIR idea," said Piper, indicating the Elders.
"He knows how I feel about THEIR suggestions."
As Piper and Paige talked in the kitchen, Phoebe was getting
ready for bed. She suddenly found herself very thirsty. She decided
that a quick drink before bed was a good idea. Since they had a
guest, she put on her robe and went downstairs. Just as she was about
to descend the stairs, she stopped short when she heard Leo and Justin
talking in the living room.
"We should know soon," said Justin.
"I hope so," said Leo. "I hate doing this. I've never kept
anything from Piper before."
"There's no choice," said Justin. "The Councils' rules on this
are very clear."
Phoebe couldn't believe what she was hearing. Leo was keeping a
secret from Piper. And from the sound of things, it was no small
secret.