The Other Side of Heaven
Part 3 - Baby Blues Come with Sweets
Author: IceAngel8
Disclaimer: "Charmed" characters belong to their respectful owners. I don't own them!
Feedback: Yup, you better send it! Come on, don't let me reduce to begging...
~ Part Three ~
Piper was sweating and very aggravated by the time they finally arrived at the clinic, with Eve driving as fast as humanly possible without getting any tickets, on the way. She ran inside to grab a wheel-cart while Paige made sure that Piper was breathing the way they'd practiced and also managing to stay calm the way Eve had instructed during the ride in the jeep.
"How can I be calm? I'm about to let a freaking nine-month-old baby out through my uterus! Hah, calm! Look at me, do I really look that calm to you?" Piper yanked Paige's hand until her sister was eye-to-eye with her.
"I know Piper, I know. But Eve has pain killers okay? Just think about Melinda and how much you want to see you're baby. And don't forget to breathe. Come on, breathe with me… one…two…" Paige's voice trailed off as she realized that her sister hadn't heard anything that she'd said.
"I just want my husband here, so call him! Now!"
"Leo, Leo, come on, we need you here!" Paige called, her eyes focused up towards the sky, expecting to see the familiar glow of Leo orbing down to them. But nothing happened, no blue-white sparkles shifted into the form of her sister's husband. "Leo, for Christ's sake, you're wife is about to give birth!"
Seconds later, fiery blue-white sparkles burst from the heavens, forming into Leo, who immediately hurried over to his angry wife and tried consoling with her. But Piper wouldn't listen to him.
"Where the hell were you, Leo?" Piper yelled, giving him no time for an explanation when Eve suddenly appeared with the wheel-cart.
Without hesitation, Leo hoisted his beloved up onto the cart and then along with Eve, hurried inside the medical clinic. Paige and Phoebe could only wait outside, because Eve's hut was too small to fit everyone and also because the two sisters knew that this was a special moment for Piper and Leo.
A few days later, the whole family was comfortably settled at home. Piper had given birth to Melinda promptly after being rushed into the small med clinic. There hadn't been any trouble with the birth; it had been a natural and speedy birth, because Piper's contractions had already been heavily underway. Eve, along with a tense Leo at her side supervising, had guided Piper through the difficult process until finally a tiny, but very healthy and adorable baby was placed into her mother's arms. Both mother and daughter had been very exhausted after the labor, and after hugs and kisses from Leo, Paige, and Phoebe, fell asleep.
Now, two days later, the new mother was quickly realizing that her daughter had a full set of lungs and definitely knew how to use them. Piper leaned against the closed bedroom door and sighed. Melinda had been crying for about ten minutes now, ever since she'd woken up from her mid-afternoon nap, and everything that Piper had done to make her stop hadn't worked. Piper was almost at her wit's end.
"Maybe you should give her a bottle, Piper." Paige said, coming up the stairs. She took in her sister's stressed expression. Piper's skin was pale and unhealthy, as if she hadn't eaten a proper meal in days, and her normally cheerful brown eyes looked unhappy.
"I fed her before she went to sleep. I don't think she's really hungry, Paige, but thanks for the suggestion." Piper managed a smile.
"Well, then, if my niece isn't hungry, I bet she's just crying for some attention. I'm going to go play with her for awhile, alright? You should go make yourself something to eat, Piper, you look like you've been too busy with Melinda and haven't eaten anything." Paige said, brushing past her sister and into the bedroom.
"Thanks, Paige. I mean it," Piper said, patting her youngest sibling on the shoulder.
"No problem, Piper. I'll come downstairs when I put her to sleep, okay?"
Piper laughed a genuine smile on her face, the first since the moment her daughter had been placed into her arms. "Well, I really hope so. So, you take care of my little angel and I'll bake you some fudge brownies as a thank-you."
"You don't have to, Piper." Paige said, but her smile said otherwise.
"Yeah, right, Paige, I see that look on you're face. You want those brownies and you know it, too!" Piper chuckled and with a final glance at her sister, headed downstairs to the kitchen to prepare Paige's brownies.
Paige quietly slipped into her Piper and Leo's bedroom and was instantly taken aback at how loudly and demandingly Melinda was crying. She quickly walked over to the crib and looked down at the tiny, yet very vocal, baby. Traces of her parents could already be seen on Melinda - she had Piper's chocolate brown eyes and her mouth while Leo's nose and cheekbones had been passed down.
"Aw, you're so beautiful, Lin." Paige murmured, although the baby was screaming her head off. Paige had immediately nicknamed the newest addition to the Halliwell family and it had stuck. "Come here, you little rascal."
Paige picked up her niece and cradled her in the crook of her arms. Melinda slowly became quiet, until she was silent in her aunt's arms. She looked up at Paige with her inquisitive baby eyes, sucking her thumb contentedly.
"You are the cutest baby I've seen in this entire city, Lin. But not only are you cute, you're way more special than other babies. You and I are alike - half White-lighter and half witch. Now that's a pretty special mix."
Melinda gurgled as if in response and Paige smiled widely. "You're mommy is a witch, a Charmed One, and you're daddy is a White-lighter. He and mommy fell in love against all odds and you, you are their pride and joy. Except right now you're mother doesn't know what to do, Lin. I think you gave her a headache."
Paige set Melinda gently down onto the queen sized bed, and then lay down beside her. Melinda turned slightly to face her aunt, delighted and happy by her presence. All the crying she'd done seemed to have been forgotten, Paige thought, as her niece grabbed her fingers in a tight grip and kicked up her feet.
After a half and hour of playing, Melinda fell asleep again, sucking her pacifier peacefully. Paige had placed her back into the crib and thrown a blanket over her to keep away the chill of San Francisco's crisp weather. It was only the beginning of March and the heat filled days of spring and summer hadn't arrived yet.
"Hey, how are my brownies coming along, Piper?" Paige asked, coming into the kitchen with a bounce to her step.
Piper quirked her eyebrows. "You managed to put Lin to sleep?"
Paige nodded and waved her hand as if without a care. "Please, that child is so easy to charm, she was asleep almost instantly." she kidded.
"Haha, Paige. Then how come I haven't seen you around in thirty minutes?" Piper asked, joking with her sister. She shook her head in amazement. "What did you do? How'd she go to sleep so fast?"
Paige made herself comfortable on one of the bar stools that stood around the island counter. "All Melinda wanted was to play a little. I tickled her a bit, played hide-and-seek, and then read a story to her. She fell asleep half way through."
"Hmm. That's great, Paige. You really have a way with her,"
"Well, of course, Piper. I'm her aunt!"
Piper nodded, grinning, and went to take the brownies out of the oven. "Uh, Paige, can you get the whipped cream and strawberries from the fridge?"
Paige was up immediately, "I'm on it!" She said and hurried over to their refrigerator while Piper placed the freshly made, delicious smelling brownies on plates for them.
***
Okay, some of you mentioned that Piper's baby will be a boy on the show. I don't believe this to be true because of some reasons. One, in one of the past seasons (when Prue was still alive), the future was shown to the Charmed Ones and Piper had a daughter. Two, during this season, in an episode (I don't know the name), Paige and Phoebe called Piper's baby their "niece".
P.S. I really hope it's a girl because it'd be like continuing the Charmed legacy and to me, it just seems right for Piper and Leo to have a daughter. Well, I'm going to be wishing!
Part 3 - Baby Blues Come with Sweets
Author: IceAngel8
Disclaimer: "Charmed" characters belong to their respectful owners. I don't own them!
Feedback: Yup, you better send it! Come on, don't let me reduce to begging...
~ Part Three ~
Piper was sweating and very aggravated by the time they finally arrived at the clinic, with Eve driving as fast as humanly possible without getting any tickets, on the way. She ran inside to grab a wheel-cart while Paige made sure that Piper was breathing the way they'd practiced and also managing to stay calm the way Eve had instructed during the ride in the jeep.
"How can I be calm? I'm about to let a freaking nine-month-old baby out through my uterus! Hah, calm! Look at me, do I really look that calm to you?" Piper yanked Paige's hand until her sister was eye-to-eye with her.
"I know Piper, I know. But Eve has pain killers okay? Just think about Melinda and how much you want to see you're baby. And don't forget to breathe. Come on, breathe with me… one…two…" Paige's voice trailed off as she realized that her sister hadn't heard anything that she'd said.
"I just want my husband here, so call him! Now!"
"Leo, Leo, come on, we need you here!" Paige called, her eyes focused up towards the sky, expecting to see the familiar glow of Leo orbing down to them. But nothing happened, no blue-white sparkles shifted into the form of her sister's husband. "Leo, for Christ's sake, you're wife is about to give birth!"
Seconds later, fiery blue-white sparkles burst from the heavens, forming into Leo, who immediately hurried over to his angry wife and tried consoling with her. But Piper wouldn't listen to him.
"Where the hell were you, Leo?" Piper yelled, giving him no time for an explanation when Eve suddenly appeared with the wheel-cart.
Without hesitation, Leo hoisted his beloved up onto the cart and then along with Eve, hurried inside the medical clinic. Paige and Phoebe could only wait outside, because Eve's hut was too small to fit everyone and also because the two sisters knew that this was a special moment for Piper and Leo.
A few days later, the whole family was comfortably settled at home. Piper had given birth to Melinda promptly after being rushed into the small med clinic. There hadn't been any trouble with the birth; it had been a natural and speedy birth, because Piper's contractions had already been heavily underway. Eve, along with a tense Leo at her side supervising, had guided Piper through the difficult process until finally a tiny, but very healthy and adorable baby was placed into her mother's arms. Both mother and daughter had been very exhausted after the labor, and after hugs and kisses from Leo, Paige, and Phoebe, fell asleep.
Now, two days later, the new mother was quickly realizing that her daughter had a full set of lungs and definitely knew how to use them. Piper leaned against the closed bedroom door and sighed. Melinda had been crying for about ten minutes now, ever since she'd woken up from her mid-afternoon nap, and everything that Piper had done to make her stop hadn't worked. Piper was almost at her wit's end.
"Maybe you should give her a bottle, Piper." Paige said, coming up the stairs. She took in her sister's stressed expression. Piper's skin was pale and unhealthy, as if she hadn't eaten a proper meal in days, and her normally cheerful brown eyes looked unhappy.
"I fed her before she went to sleep. I don't think she's really hungry, Paige, but thanks for the suggestion." Piper managed a smile.
"Well, then, if my niece isn't hungry, I bet she's just crying for some attention. I'm going to go play with her for awhile, alright? You should go make yourself something to eat, Piper, you look like you've been too busy with Melinda and haven't eaten anything." Paige said, brushing past her sister and into the bedroom.
"Thanks, Paige. I mean it," Piper said, patting her youngest sibling on the shoulder.
"No problem, Piper. I'll come downstairs when I put her to sleep, okay?"
Piper laughed a genuine smile on her face, the first since the moment her daughter had been placed into her arms. "Well, I really hope so. So, you take care of my little angel and I'll bake you some fudge brownies as a thank-you."
"You don't have to, Piper." Paige said, but her smile said otherwise.
"Yeah, right, Paige, I see that look on you're face. You want those brownies and you know it, too!" Piper chuckled and with a final glance at her sister, headed downstairs to the kitchen to prepare Paige's brownies.
Paige quietly slipped into her Piper and Leo's bedroom and was instantly taken aback at how loudly and demandingly Melinda was crying. She quickly walked over to the crib and looked down at the tiny, yet very vocal, baby. Traces of her parents could already be seen on Melinda - she had Piper's chocolate brown eyes and her mouth while Leo's nose and cheekbones had been passed down.
"Aw, you're so beautiful, Lin." Paige murmured, although the baby was screaming her head off. Paige had immediately nicknamed the newest addition to the Halliwell family and it had stuck. "Come here, you little rascal."
Paige picked up her niece and cradled her in the crook of her arms. Melinda slowly became quiet, until she was silent in her aunt's arms. She looked up at Paige with her inquisitive baby eyes, sucking her thumb contentedly.
"You are the cutest baby I've seen in this entire city, Lin. But not only are you cute, you're way more special than other babies. You and I are alike - half White-lighter and half witch. Now that's a pretty special mix."
Melinda gurgled as if in response and Paige smiled widely. "You're mommy is a witch, a Charmed One, and you're daddy is a White-lighter. He and mommy fell in love against all odds and you, you are their pride and joy. Except right now you're mother doesn't know what to do, Lin. I think you gave her a headache."
Paige set Melinda gently down onto the queen sized bed, and then lay down beside her. Melinda turned slightly to face her aunt, delighted and happy by her presence. All the crying she'd done seemed to have been forgotten, Paige thought, as her niece grabbed her fingers in a tight grip and kicked up her feet.
After a half and hour of playing, Melinda fell asleep again, sucking her pacifier peacefully. Paige had placed her back into the crib and thrown a blanket over her to keep away the chill of San Francisco's crisp weather. It was only the beginning of March and the heat filled days of spring and summer hadn't arrived yet.
"Hey, how are my brownies coming along, Piper?" Paige asked, coming into the kitchen with a bounce to her step.
Piper quirked her eyebrows. "You managed to put Lin to sleep?"
Paige nodded and waved her hand as if without a care. "Please, that child is so easy to charm, she was asleep almost instantly." she kidded.
"Haha, Paige. Then how come I haven't seen you around in thirty minutes?" Piper asked, joking with her sister. She shook her head in amazement. "What did you do? How'd she go to sleep so fast?"
Paige made herself comfortable on one of the bar stools that stood around the island counter. "All Melinda wanted was to play a little. I tickled her a bit, played hide-and-seek, and then read a story to her. She fell asleep half way through."
"Hmm. That's great, Paige. You really have a way with her,"
"Well, of course, Piper. I'm her aunt!"
Piper nodded, grinning, and went to take the brownies out of the oven. "Uh, Paige, can you get the whipped cream and strawberries from the fridge?"
Paige was up immediately, "I'm on it!" She said and hurried over to their refrigerator while Piper placed the freshly made, delicious smelling brownies on plates for them.
***
Okay, some of you mentioned that Piper's baby will be a boy on the show. I don't believe this to be true because of some reasons. One, in one of the past seasons (when Prue was still alive), the future was shown to the Charmed Ones and Piper had a daughter. Two, during this season, in an episode (I don't know the name), Paige and Phoebe called Piper's baby their "niece".
P.S. I really hope it's a girl because it'd be like continuing the Charmed legacy and to me, it just seems right for Piper and Leo to have a daughter. Well, I'm going to be wishing!