A/N: Hey guys! Thanks for all the wonderful reviews!! I love to know that people actually read my stories and enjoy them. Before we start this next chapter, which I know you are all anxious to read, I have a few questions I'd like answer for you guys.
~Uncreative, the whole "magic" issue has been pretty much eliminated from these stories. No, there is no story before Silent Worries Killer Tears, but you have given me a wonderful idea about possibly writing one in the future. I of course can't guarantee anything, but maybe.
~StrangGT, as for the time when Tyler will propose to Piper, you'll just have to wait and see. But I promise whatever happens, I'll make it enjoyable for all of you. = )
~Caryn, I promise there will be a lot more Tyler/Piper moments in the future. I'm just trying to meet other people's wishes of having some Paige/Glen and Phoebe/Cole moments. Besides, this is mainly a Piper story.
Okay I hope that helped clear up some things for you guys. And now on with the story!
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The gentle sunlight shone down on Piper's face. Peeling open her eyes she looked around. She saw nurses running around busily and impatient people sitting in uncomfortable chairs. On her lap lay Ben, sprawled out, and next to her sat Tyler, also asleep. Suddenly it came back to her, she was at the hospital. She had gotten here last night when Cole had frantically called her, telling her that Phoebe was in labor. Looking at the clock that hung above the nurses' station she realized that Phoebe had been in labor for about six or seven hours. She wished she could go see her, but at the moment it was impossible.
She carefully picked Ben up and placed him on the chair she had been sitting on. He mumbled a bit in his sleep but resumed to his state of slumber. Walking around for a few minutes, Piper tried to rid herself of the kinks in her body. She decided to go to the cafeteria and pick up some breakfast to take back for the boys.
Walking back proved to be a struggle. Between the cinnamon buns, the two coffees and the orange juice, Piper was positive that she'd end up dropping everything before she made it to their "little corner of the hospital." Thankfully Tyler was up by the time she got back and he gladly helped her the rest of the short distance.
Breakfast was quickly interrupted by the arrival of Paige and Glen.
"Hey! Piper! Tyler! Ben!" Paige yelled, hurriedly running up to them.
"Hey Paige." Piper said, embracing her sister in a hug.
"Did I miss anything?" Paige asked, out of breath.
"Nothing. We've been waiting here for hours with no word."
"Oh okay. Good. Glen and I drove up the coast so fast this morning. Ugh….I thought we were going to die!" Paige said, a hint of relief in her voice.
"Oh well don't worry. No need to rush now. Come….sit down." Piper said, motioning for the empty seat.
From the window Ben turned around and saw Paige.
"Auntie Paige!! You came!!" He yelled, running up to her.
"Yes I did. So are you a big brother yet?" Paige asked, knowing her nephew's answer would prove to be comical.
"Nooooo! The baby is taking tooooooooo long!!! I want it to come now!!" Ben complained, over-exaggerating.
"Well just give the baby some time; I'm sure it'll come soon." Paige said, trying to suppress her laughter.
"How about for the time being I show you some of the things Auntie Paige and I found on our camping trip." Glen said, rummaging through his knapsack.
"Cool!" said Ben, excited to see what surprises his Uncle Glen would show him this time.
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Meanwhile in the hospital room….
"Ah, it hurts!!!" Phoebe cried
"It's okay honey. Just breathe. You're going to be alright." Cole responded.
"Don't tell me to relax!!! You have no idea what it's like to be in this kind of pain!!!"
Just as Phoebe was yelling at Cole the doctor walked through the door.
"How about we take a look?" he said "Hmm….well it appears you're fully dilated. How about we get you ready and then we start pushing?"
"That'd be so great!" both Phoebe and Cole said at the same time.
After a few minutes Phoebe was ready to start pushing.
"Okay ready I'm going to say go and then I want you to start pushing. Cole, when Phoebe is pushing you count to ten. Once he's done you can relax Phoebe." The doctor explained.
Phoebe could just nod, already too tired to say much.
"Ready….go!"
Phoebe leaned forward and pushed.
"1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10" Cole slowly counted.
"And relax." The nurse said.
"Okay a few more times and the baby should be out. Ready….go!" the doctor said
Again they preformed the necessary steps. Phoebe's hand was now squeezing Cole's, the pain she felt being transmitted to him, through the intensity of her grip.
They continued pushing and counting for the next 20 minutes.
"Okay Phoebe, you're almost there, we've got the head out. Push a little more and we should have a baby!" the doctor yelled excitedly.
Phoebe pushed with all her might, her face turning red. There were a few moments of silence as Cole looked over to see if the baby was out. Phoebe, being able to see nothing, hoped that everything was alright.
"Cole…..baby, is everything alright?" she whispered, worried.
Cole did not need to answer for the next thing Phoebe heard was the joyful sound of a crying baby.
"Mr. and Mrs. Tuner say hello to your little baby……"
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Cole came running towards the waiting room, anxious to tell the family the good news and desperate to get back in there to make sure Phoebe and the baby were doing alright.
When everyone saw Cole, they all turned to hear what good news he would be bringing them. Piper, Tyler, Paige and Glen stood up and Ben went running into Cole's arms.
"Daddy! Daddy! Did the baby come?" Ben asked, excited.
"Yes it did!!" Cole said happily.
"Oh my God, that is so great, so what was it, a boy or a girl?" Paige asked
"Come on, follow me, I'll tell you all the details on the way." Cole said, leading them all towards the room Phoebe and the baby had been placed in.
"So come on, talk!!" Piper said, exasperated.
Standing before the door of the room Cole stopped, loving the expression of exasperation and excitement on everyone's faces.
"Guys, I'd like you to meet the newest member of our family….Jade Audrey Turner." Cole said, opening the door.
In the large hospital room bed sat Phoebe, a small pink bundle in her arms. Ben, too excited to wait, ran into the room and jumped onto Phoebe's bed, causing Jade to cry.
"Ben!" Cole yelled, "What did we say were the rules once the baby came?"
"Cole, relax, he's just excited that's all. Right baby?" Phoebe said
"Yea! Yea!"
"Come here Ben," Phoebe said, "I want you to meet your new baby sister Jade."
Leaning over Phoebe's shoulder Ben looked down at the little baby girl squirming in his mother's arms.
"She's so tiny." He whispered, remembering he had to be quiet around the baby.
Soon everyone else joined Ben in marveling at the new baby. There were plenty of "ooh" and "ah" and "oh how adorable". After a while Jade had fallen asleep and Phoebe herself was fighting to stay awake. Cole, also wanting to get some rest and knowing that Phoebe really needed it suggested that everyone go home and rest; Phoebe would be home tomorrow afternoon anyway.
"Are you sure you don't want us to stay? Just a little longer…." Paige whined, not wanting to leave the baby.
"Come on honey. We've had a long weekend, what with camping and then the arrival of Jade. I think Cole's right, we should all go and get some rest."
"Alright….." Paige reluctantly agreed.
Taking their belongings they hugged and kissed everyone goodbye and told them that they would all see them tomorrow afternoon at the Manor for Jade's little arrival party.
Piper and Tyler also began to get their things and bit farewell to everyone. They were just about to head out the door when Cole stopped them.
"You guys, could you do us a huge favor and take Ben with you for the night. He really shouldn't be here and it'll be super hectic tomorrow if we have to be worrying about him making mischief as we leave the hospital."
"Oh, it's alright. We love to have him over." Tyler said.
"Thanks you guys, I promise we'll make it up to you guys."
Taking Ben's hand Piper led the way to the car with Tyler not too far behind.
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"Okay now you go to bed. Tomorrow Jade will come home and you can spend ALL the time you want with her. Okay?"
"Okay Auntie Piper. 'Night. Love you."
"Love you too buddy." Piper said, leaning down and planting a kiss of Ben's forehead.
Tonight Ben was to sleep in the master bedroom with Piper, while Tyler slept in the guest bedroom. This was because Ben was too scared to sleep alone in a strange house. Piper was okay with doing that for tonight, but she knew she was going to miss Tyler's protective arms snuggling up against her.
Walking out into the kitchen she saw him fixing two sandwiches. Coming up behind him she began to kiss his ear lobe.
"Hey you." He said, turning around and embracing her in a passionate kiss.
"What are you up to?" she asked
"I thought we could use a little food. We haven't been able to have a proper meal in awhile."
"True." Piper said, arranging some table cloths and glasses on top of the glass table in the living room. Tyler and she did not believe in eating in the dining room. They enjoyed their "intimate company" too much, so eating on the floor, where they could both snuggle up to each other, was perfect for them.
For a little while they ate, not many words exchanged between the two of them. Then Tyler began to talk about Jade.
"She's so cute. God I love kids….I wish I had some of my own."
"Yea, kids are the greatest thing in the world. I'd love to have more." Piper said quietly.
Tyler didn't know what to say. He knew he had made a mistake by bringing up the subject of children, but at the moment it had seemed okay.
"I can still remember the feeling of holding the baby in your arms. There's this great feeling of love that overcomes your soul. Time stops, all you see is you husband and your baby. It's marvelous." Piper said, tears streaming down her face. "Watching them grow up is magnificent. They go through so many "firsts" that there isn't enough film, let alone time to capture it all. Sometimes I'd miss things while I was at work and Leo would call me and tell me what happened. At least that was the case with Melinda…." Piper was now hysterical. Tyler placed his arm around her shoulders, hushing her. But her crying would not seize.
"It's going to be okay Piper….you don't have to think about that anymore."
"But I do Tyler! I do! I think about it all the time!! I loved my kids, but once Fae came around I just lost a bit of interest. So what if I missed something, I had seen it before, it wasn't that big a deal. And then before I knew it they were teenagers and I had to go to the morgue and collect their bloody bodies." Piper sobbed. "I never expected anything like that to happen and I took it all for granted. If I could only have one more day with them….."
"But now you have a new life. You have me and I love you more than anything in the world. You have your nephew and your new niece who love you to death. You have your sisters who care about you so much they'd die for you. You have your brother in laws, who although have no real blood connection to you, still love you like family. You have all that Piper, why would you need to go back in time? Why would you need to see them again? So you could forget about what you have now? You're super lucky. You were lucky to have them and now you're lucky to have us."
"But…."
"But what Piper! Tell me, I want to help you. I want you to find peace, so tell me, how can I help you?"
She didn't say anything. She had no idea what could make everything alright. So she just stayed in his arms, crying.
Hours passed, few words were exchanged during this time. There was just love, flowing from one being to another. Eventually Tyler sent Piper to bed and he went to the guest bedroom. He lay awake for a while after, thinking about what Piper had said. He began to wonder whether he should continue with his plan of starting a life with Piper. Maybe he should just forget that it could ever work. Piper wasn't ready to let go of the past so how would she be able to dive into the future.
A/N: What do you think? Review and let me know.