Can't Fight the Moonlight
By: Beth Diane
A/N: hey em, the baby's name is Melinda, not Wyatt (just thought you might want to know)
Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed, and the title is also the title of a song by Leanne Rimes.
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Chapter Four:
Paige put her arm around Phoebe's shoulders again to comfort her and this time Phoebe didn't knock it away. She was too tired and week to push it away, so instead she put her head on Paige's shoulder and allowed herself to be comforted.
"Phoebe, I know that whatever is bothering you must be really big, because you are practically in hysterics, and although I want you to tell me, you don't have to if it is too painful. Just know that I am here, and if you need to tell someone, please tell me because Piper is going through a lot with Melinda and all, and whatever it is, I will be there all the way." Paige said to Phoebe, giving her a reassuring hug, but Phoebe was asleep in her arms.
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Piper was still sitting on Melinda's bed, holding her baby, trying to get her to wake up, crying her eyes out, afraid that she might lose her baby girl.
Leo whispered to Scott that he should take Melinda so Leo could talk to Piper, and Scott nodded his head.
"Piper, honey, let Scott hold Melinda so I can talk to you." Leo said. Piper reluctantly gave Melinda to Scott, and stood up. She walked out the door with Leo, and down the hallway, walking past Paige and Phoebe, oblivious to them.
"Piper, I know that you are upset, and I am too, but you need to calm down a little. If Melinda wakes up and sees your face full of worry, she will get even more scared than she already is." Leo said to Piper, walking to their bedroom and sitting on the bed. Streams of silent tears slid down Piper's face.
"I know, and I try, but Leo! She is our baby girl! The baby we wanted for so long until we were convinced that she would never come. She came, Leo! And I don't want to lose her." Piper's sobs drowned out her words, as she cried on her bed, Leo's gentle arms there to comfort her, knowing that nothing could ever heal her if something did happen to Melinda.
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The minute Piper handed the baby into Scott's arms, tears sprung to his eyes. 'How could something so small and sweet be so sick and feverish?' Scott thought to himself. No one was in the room, so he let the tears flow freely. 'I feel so bad for this family.' Scott thought, 'It seems something is always wrong with everyone, if only I could stay and help.'
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Paige knew that she couldn't carry Phoebe by herself. She just wasn't strong enough, and if she tried to orb her into the bed, might be difficult. 'there is only one other possibility,' Paige thought, as she walked into Melinda's bedroom.
"Scott," Paige said, "Can you do me a huge favor?" Scott wiped his face to get rid of the tears, and Paige had to smile.
"Sure, what?" Scott replied, his face red from rubbing at it.
"Take Phoebe into her bedroom." Paige was going to explain, but he didn't need her to. He handed Melinda to her, and went into the hallway. He kneeled down on his knees and put his arms under Phoebe. Scott had one arm under her knees and one arm under her elbows. He lifted her up and carried Phoebe into her bedroom. He eased her into the bed and tucked the covers around her body.
"Was she crying?" Scott asked Paige as he walked into Melinda's bedroom.
"Why.?" Paige asked, trying to read his eyes.
"Because she has tearstained down her face and she seemed really upset when she ran out of the room with her hand over her face." Scott replied innocently.
"Yeah." Paige said. Scott looked at her, urging her to say more, and explain why, but she didn't. Paige looked down at Melinda and then sat down on the bed. Her shaking had calmed, but she still hadn't woken up.
"why?" Scott asked, but Paige just shrugged her shoulders.
"Do you have a thing for her?" Paige teased Scott, a man that she just met recently.
"Am I that readable?" Scott asked. Paige giggled and nodded her head.
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Piper and Leo sat still on the bed for about ten minutes. The only sound was Piper's random sniffle here and there. Leo rubbed Piper's shoulders and stood up.
"I think we should be getting back to Scott," He commented. Piper gave no response, but slowly stood up. Leo and Piper walked back to the bedroom, not sure what to expect, but worried about Melinda's condition. When they walked in, they saw Paige sitting on the bed holding Melinda.
"Hey." Paige said quietly, "Melinda stopped shaking, but she is hot. Maybe we should take her to a doctor." Piper glanced up at Leo, but he shook his head.
"Not for this. It is supernatural, no doubt." Leo said.
"But how do you know? Maybe it's something in her dreams? Maybe she is hallucinating from being sick?" Piper said, but her statements came out more as questions.
A/N: review if you like it.
A/N: hey em, the baby's name is Melinda, not Wyatt (just thought you might want to know)
Disclaimer: I don't own Charmed, and the title is also the title of a song by Leanne Rimes.
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Chapter Four:
Paige put her arm around Phoebe's shoulders again to comfort her and this time Phoebe didn't knock it away. She was too tired and week to push it away, so instead she put her head on Paige's shoulder and allowed herself to be comforted.
"Phoebe, I know that whatever is bothering you must be really big, because you are practically in hysterics, and although I want you to tell me, you don't have to if it is too painful. Just know that I am here, and if you need to tell someone, please tell me because Piper is going through a lot with Melinda and all, and whatever it is, I will be there all the way." Paige said to Phoebe, giving her a reassuring hug, but Phoebe was asleep in her arms.
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Piper was still sitting on Melinda's bed, holding her baby, trying to get her to wake up, crying her eyes out, afraid that she might lose her baby girl.
Leo whispered to Scott that he should take Melinda so Leo could talk to Piper, and Scott nodded his head.
"Piper, honey, let Scott hold Melinda so I can talk to you." Leo said. Piper reluctantly gave Melinda to Scott, and stood up. She walked out the door with Leo, and down the hallway, walking past Paige and Phoebe, oblivious to them.
"Piper, I know that you are upset, and I am too, but you need to calm down a little. If Melinda wakes up and sees your face full of worry, she will get even more scared than she already is." Leo said to Piper, walking to their bedroom and sitting on the bed. Streams of silent tears slid down Piper's face.
"I know, and I try, but Leo! She is our baby girl! The baby we wanted for so long until we were convinced that she would never come. She came, Leo! And I don't want to lose her." Piper's sobs drowned out her words, as she cried on her bed, Leo's gentle arms there to comfort her, knowing that nothing could ever heal her if something did happen to Melinda.
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The minute Piper handed the baby into Scott's arms, tears sprung to his eyes. 'How could something so small and sweet be so sick and feverish?' Scott thought to himself. No one was in the room, so he let the tears flow freely. 'I feel so bad for this family.' Scott thought, 'It seems something is always wrong with everyone, if only I could stay and help.'
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Paige knew that she couldn't carry Phoebe by herself. She just wasn't strong enough, and if she tried to orb her into the bed, might be difficult. 'there is only one other possibility,' Paige thought, as she walked into Melinda's bedroom.
"Scott," Paige said, "Can you do me a huge favor?" Scott wiped his face to get rid of the tears, and Paige had to smile.
"Sure, what?" Scott replied, his face red from rubbing at it.
"Take Phoebe into her bedroom." Paige was going to explain, but he didn't need her to. He handed Melinda to her, and went into the hallway. He kneeled down on his knees and put his arms under Phoebe. Scott had one arm under her knees and one arm under her elbows. He lifted her up and carried Phoebe into her bedroom. He eased her into the bed and tucked the covers around her body.
"Was she crying?" Scott asked Paige as he walked into Melinda's bedroom.
"Why.?" Paige asked, trying to read his eyes.
"Because she has tearstained down her face and she seemed really upset when she ran out of the room with her hand over her face." Scott replied innocently.
"Yeah." Paige said. Scott looked at her, urging her to say more, and explain why, but she didn't. Paige looked down at Melinda and then sat down on the bed. Her shaking had calmed, but she still hadn't woken up.
"why?" Scott asked, but Paige just shrugged her shoulders.
"Do you have a thing for her?" Paige teased Scott, a man that she just met recently.
"Am I that readable?" Scott asked. Paige giggled and nodded her head.
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Piper and Leo sat still on the bed for about ten minutes. The only sound was Piper's random sniffle here and there. Leo rubbed Piper's shoulders and stood up.
"I think we should be getting back to Scott," He commented. Piper gave no response, but slowly stood up. Leo and Piper walked back to the bedroom, not sure what to expect, but worried about Melinda's condition. When they walked in, they saw Paige sitting on the bed holding Melinda.
"Hey." Paige said quietly, "Melinda stopped shaking, but she is hot. Maybe we should take her to a doctor." Piper glanced up at Leo, but he shook his head.
"Not for this. It is supernatural, no doubt." Leo said.
"But how do you know? Maybe it's something in her dreams? Maybe she is hallucinating from being sick?" Piper said, but her statements came out more as questions.
A/N: review if you like it.
