Chapter 7

Staring outside of the starry sky, Leo held onto Piper's hand. He had no idea how long he's been sitting there, but it didn't matter. They were at the hospital, for about two days now. She hadn't awoken since, but she was showing brain activity so she could wake up anytime.

Burying his head in his hands, Leo tried to come up with an easy way to say what he had to say when Piper wakes up. She was going to learn the truth sooner or later, he rather be the person to tell her more then anyone else. There were no words to explain to her what happened. It was just so hard. Leo paced the room listening to the constant beeping of the heart monitor.

Even just looking at her made him feel so horrible inside. Which is why Angie wasn't allowed to go anywhere near her mother at this time. She was taken care of by Phoebe and Paige. Leo wished he could heal the bruises on her body, but not until they got home. He knows that bruises can be healed but he'll never be able to heal the scar Tony inflicted on her emotionally.

Through watching her all this time, imagining what she's been through. Tears swelled up in his eyes, but he held it all back. Leo rubbed his eyes, the redness on his face clearly visible. One thing he knows for sure, he'll never let this Tony guy go when he gets his hands on him.

It was getting late, but Leo didn't want to go home. He knew Angie needed him, but he couldn't leave Piper's side. Picking up the phone, he dialed home. His daughter picked up.

"Hi, daddy! Is mommy okay?" Angie asked. Leo hesitated then answered quickly, "Yeah. She'll be fine. Don't worry. Look, sweetie, I won't be home tonight. So, you go to sleep on time, okay?" Angie replied disappointed, "Okay..." A moment of silence crept through the phone, Leo clutching the phone tight. "Good night, sweetheart. I have to go now," Leo stated. "Good night, daddy. I love you," Angie said hanging up shortly after.

Laying Piper's hand back on the bed underneath the cover, Leo stood up. His back was turned to her, so he didn't noticed she stirred.

Suddenly, Piper's eyes flickered opened. Catching sight of Leo not far from her bed, she reached out and barely brushed her fingers against his hand. Her stomach was band aid up tightly, making it impossible to move.

Leo felt a slight touch upon his hand and turned back around. His eyes fell on hers. They stared at each other for quite awhile.

"Hey," Leo greeted her smiling a bit sitting back down by her hospital bed. Piper stared at him without saying a word. He took her hand in his and held it gently smoothing out her skin with his finger. Inside Piper's heart jumped, she didn't know how she felt about him touching her so soon. He had the right, but she felt extremely uncomfortable. Gently, Piper pulled her hand away from his grip. The expression on his face pained her more then it did him.

"How are you feeling?" Leo asked softly. He really didn't want her to answer and she didn't. Piper only stared at him with a puzzled look. Touching her stomach she gazed at him for an explanation on whatever happened. Leo sighed knowing what she was asking him. "Answer me, please?" Piper asked faintly.

Looking at her, Leo's insides tied in knots. He couldn't tell her, it would be too much to bare. And Piper wasn't in the position to bare so much right now. What was he going to do? His hands were tied.

"Please tell me it's not true," Piper begged almost in tears. "I'm so sorry, Piper. There was just so many injuries to your stomach that we couldn't keep it," Leo explained. The sobbing from Piper was crucial. Leo tried to hug her, but she pushed him away. "Get away from me! I HATE you!!!" Piper shouted yanking off the needles that was stuck up in her veins. Leo backed away from her hurt and perplexed.

Hearing the commotion outside, the nurse came running in trying to stable a hysterical Piper. Pushing the emergency button on the wall, a few more nurses came in along with Piper's doctor. Leo was pushed out of the room. He stood outside watching the doctor inject a needle into her arm. Piper kicked and struggled for awhile until she was sedated.

"I strongly suggest that you stay away from her during this critical moment in her life. She's not very stable at this point. Why don't you go home and bring one of her sister up here. Maybe that would help her more," the doctor suggested. "Do what's best for her, Mr. Wyatt," the doctor stated before leaving.

Leo stared into the room deciding that he should leave her in the hands of her sisters care. She'll be better off that way, cause he was emotionally unstable to even think straight.

After putting Angie to sleep, Leo started to his room turning out all the lights. Grabbing a bottle of whiskey, Leo sat by his window drinking vigorously. Maybe if he gets drunk enough, the pain would fade away. He haven't seen Piper for nearly a week and he was going insane. Leo received news from Phoebe that Piper was released from the hospital two days ago.

That night he went through three bottles of whiskey before passing out on the floor. Angie found her father in the morning. When she shook him, he didn't wake up. Dialing the manor, Angie got in touch with her aunt.

The telephone rang twice before Phoebe picked up. "Hey, sweetie. What's wrong? Where's your father?" Phoebe asked. Piper was staring at her from the living room. Phoebe turned her back nearly whispering into the phone. When Phoebe hung up, she turned around to give Piper an explanation.

"That was Angie. Don't worry everything's fine, I'm just going to run over there for a minute or two. If you need anything Paige is home," Phoebe said. Piper announced, "I saw her leave for work." Phoebe sighed. "What's wrong with Leo?" Piper asked. "Nothing. I'll just run over there real quick. Will you be okay at home?" Phoebe asked hating to leave her home alone. Especially now, but Leo's not in very good condition. Piper nodded. The door slammed shut.

'What did I do now? What did I do to Leo?' Piper asked herself starting upstairs. 'It'll be easier if I didn't exist.' Piper said to herself pulling out a needle from her drawer and a bottle with some type of liquid in it. Taking more then needed, Piper injected the needle into her arm.

Slapping Leo's face, Phoebe woke him up from his drunkenness. Leo shield his eyes from the sun's glare. "Wake up!" Phoebe yelled. "Get the hell away from me," Leo said pushing her off. "I know your suffering as well as Piper," Phoebe said. Leo asked, "Piper? How is she?" Phoebe replied, "She's fine. But would she be happy to see you like this? Do you think you doing this could help her feel better? Come on, Leo. Pull yourself together." Leo rubbed his temples. Phoebe added, "Piper needs your help. I want you to drop by the manor tonight with Angie. She'll be happy to see you guys."

"How am I supposed to see her? I'm not worth seeing. I'm useless. Get it?! Useless!" Leo yelled. "Our own baby I couldn't even save. Piper would've done anything to keep that baby alive. And what did I do? I signed the damn papers, and they took it away. What kind of husband am I, Phoebe?" Leo asked in regret. Phoebe fell silent. "I would've done the same thing if the decision was up to me," Phoebe said. "But it wasn't," Leo snapped. "You did the right thing, Leo. This wasn't your fault. You can't blame this on yourself. You did the best you could. Maybe you guys weren't meant to have the baby," Phoebe explained. "Whatever it was, you have to fight through this. You can do it. I believe in you," Phoebe added.

"Your right. I have to do this for Piper's sake. I'm going to take a shower," Leo said.

Phoebe's cell phone rang. "Hello? Paige? What's wrong?" Phoebe asked alarmed. Paige voice came in urgency, "Where are you?! I'm at the hospital right now. Piper overdose on heroin." Phoebe shouted into the phone, "She what?!" Paige said, "Just get down here!" Paige hung up.

"What's wrong?" Leo asked concerned. Phoebe sighed and answered, "Piper overdosed on heroin." "What?!" Leo said shocked. Phoebe stated, "I'll meet you down there at the hospital."

All of this was getting too complicated. Leo took a quick shower and drove down to the hospital after dropping Angie at the babysitter.

Again, Leo found himself sitting by Piper's bedside waiting until she woke up. This time around he wasn't going to be mister nice guy. Especially when Piper's trying to kill her own self. That didn't make any sense to him. Piper really is making it harder then it really has to be.

Leo knows that she's hurting, but she's taking it way too far. Piper didn't realized the people she was hurting around her. Ending her life might end her pain, but not the pain of others around her. What pisses him off the most, is why didn't she think about Angie? Was she willing to leave her own daughter behind too?

Suddenly, Piper stirred awake. "Where am I?" Piper asked him. Leo glared at her upset. Piper asked, "Why you save me?" Leo replied, "I didn't."

"Hell, if you don't care to live. Then why should I care if you do or don't?" Leo asked harshly. Piper asked hurt, "You don't love me anymore, do you?" Leo replied, "How do I love someone who doesn't even love their own self?" Piper looked away ashamed of what she did. "You want to die, Piper? Let's go," Leo stated orbing her out.

Piper gasps as the winds almost knocked her off balance then she would have fell more then

5, 000 feet off the building. Piper knew exactly where she was, on top of the hospital building. She clutched onto Leo's shirt burying her face into his chest, clearly afraid to look down. Leo pried her away from him and got off the top of the wall. "You wanted to die, Piper. Here's a faster way. Jump," Leo insisted staring at her teary eyes.

'Why is he doing this to me?' Piper thought holding her eyes shut. Her hands were sweaty with fear. If she moved an inch, the wind could determine her fate.

"Jump, Piper. I thought you wanted to die. Leave me and Angie behind. Isn't that what you wanted? Isn't it?!" Leo shouted.

Tears rolled down her cheek as she stared out at the city. The whooshing of the wind bombarded her ears.

"If you believe death can ease your pain, then jump. There's no use of sticking around here if you really don't want to live anymore," Leo stated. Piper staggered towards the edge a little bit ready to jump.

"Mommy? What are you doing?" came Angie's terrified voice. Obviously, the little girl had orbed there. Piper suddenly steady herself when she heard Angie's voice behind her. Leo warned, "Angie. Stay where you are, honey."

Looking back at Piper, Leo stared at her. "Were you really going to leave our daughter behind? Look at her, Piper. She's perfect. What more could you ask for?" Leo questioned.

"Mommy, your not going to jump are you? Your not going to leave me and daddy, right? Mommy, answer me," Angie begged.

A big gust of wind blew the opposite way, forcing Piper to become unbalance and slip off the edge.

"MOMMY!!!" Angie shrieked in terror. Leo's hand gripped hers tightly just in time. "Don't let go of me," Piper said staring up at him. Leo said, "I won't. Hold on."

TBC

BTW- Piper's still dangling off the side of the building.