A/N: Took out the part about death in the summary because I changed my mind on the person who dies.

*Chicken Pox*

Piper glanced at her watch. 'Okay it's been half an hour. What's taking so long?'

'Piper, Melinda took twenty four hours.' Leo reminded her. 'So I think you should cut Paige a little slack.'

Piper grumbled, but devoted her attentions to Melinda instead, who was flicking a magazine page back and forward. 'Don't do that sweetie.' Piper told her. 'You'll rip it.' She added.

Melinda frowned, and waved her hands at Piper. Piper continued to look at her. Leo looked at Piper and frowned.

'Why isn't Piper moving?' He asked his daughter sternly. Melinda shrugged innocently.

'Melinda unfreeze Piper right now.' Leo hissed, glancing around at the people in the hospital wearily. 'No magic in public, remember?'

'Fine.' Melinda said stubbornly, and waved her hands at Piper, who blinked.

'Hey,' Piper began. 'What just-'

A nurse suddenly came rushing down the hall, accompanied by Glen. 'She had the baby!' Glen called. He looked positively radiant.

'Well? Boy or girl?' Piper cried, jumping to her feet. Melinda toppled over, but Grace and Wyatt managed to catch her.

'Sorry Mellie.' Piper said, picking up her daughter.

'Girl!' Glen said breathlessly. 'She's adorable, brown-black hair.'

'Name?' Phoebe prompted him, as she grabbed Grace's hand and began walking briskly down the hallway with Glen and the nurse.

Piper carrying Melinda, Leo, Prue and Andy guiding Wyatt also followed behind them.

'Serena.' Glen said proudly, eyes shining.

'That's an adorable name!' Prue, Phoebe and Piper all cried. 'Where's Paige?'

'Right here, she's been moved to another room.' Glen said, and opened the door. 'Paige, everyone's here to see you.'

Paige looked up and waved. 'Hi guys!!!'

'Where's the baby?' Melinda asked. 'I'm not the youngest anymore.' She added proudly to Piper.

'Of our family you are.' Piper pointed out. Melinda frowned, and sighed.

'She's coming. She's in perfect health, and no. birth problems.' Paige added, lowering her voice. 'No freaky white lighter stuff with the orbs either, it was perfectly normal.'

Prue let out a breath she hadn't realised she'd been holding. 'Thank god. Though it might be a little different for me.'

'Oh, oh, oh!' Paige exclaimed, as a nurse brought in a baby with dark hair, wrapped in a soft pink blanket.

'Oh great, another girl.' Wyatt muttered.

Andy, Leo and Glen all gave Wyatt sympathetic, understanding looks. 'There'll be another boy around soon, don't worry about it.' Andy reassured him.

'Let me see!' Melinda cried from Piper's arms. 'I want to see!!!!'

Piper put Melinda down on the bed, and she scrambled up to the baby in Paige's arms. 'Hi baby!' Melinda crooned. 'I'm Mellie!'

'Her name is Serena.' Whispered Paige to Melinda, who hadn't been listening to Glen when they'd rushed down the corridor.

Melinda giggled. 'Can I hold her?'

Paige nodded. 'You lean against me first, in case she's too heavy, okay?' Melinda nodded, and did as she was told. Her face lit up like a Christmas tree when Serena was lowered into her arms.

'I'll take care of you.' Melinda announced.

Phoebe looked at Grace, who was looking shy. 'Come on Gracie.' Phoebe urged her. Grace reluctantly climbed onto the hospital bed, and looked at the little baby in her cousin's arms.

'Hi there.'

* *

Things settled down once Paige and Serena had been at home again for a few days. Serena slept in the nursery. Once her eyes had opened it was revealed that they were a beautiful clear blue.

'Mom?' Wyatt asked Piper, as he appeared in the kitchen.

'What is it sweetie? Kind of busy right now.' Piper told him, as she spooned out cookie mixture onto a baking tray. 'I'm making your favourite.'

'Mom I don't feel well.' Wyatt told her. Piper looked at him.

'Yeah, you don't look so good either.' Piper agreed, and felt his forehead. 'You're burning up. Anything else?'

'I have a bit of a sniffle.' Wyatt said, frowning. 'And I found some weird stuff on my tummy.'

'What kind of weird stuff?' Piper asked suspiciously. 'Wyatt you haven't been playing with caterpillars again have you?'

'No. They're like. spots.' Wyatt said, lifting his shirt. Piper's eyes widened.

'Oh no.' She groaned. 'The chicken pox!'

'What's that?' Wyatt asked innocently, as Piper wiped her hands of the cookie dough and flour.

'To make a long story short, you're going to be very, very itchy for the next few days.' Piper told him, as she led him upstairs to his bedroom.

Wyatt used to share with Melinda, but the room wasn't big enough for both of them, and they had more bedrooms anyway. Melinda had been a little afraid of being alone at first, but then warmed up to the idea. Since the Halliwells had extended the house, they still had four extra bedrooms, so there wasn't anything to worry about.

'Oh. Do I have to go to school?' Wyatt asked.

'Nope. You're contagious. I'm going to call Leo. Consult him on whitelighter chicken pox, before I call the doctor.' Piper said, as she fluffed his pillows for him. 'Now you change into your pyjamas, then get into bed, okay?'

Wyatt nodded. 'Alright.' He agreed.

Piper stepped out into the hall. 'LEO!' She called. Leo appeared in a flurry of orbs.

'What's up Piper?' He asked, pecking her on the cheek.

'Wyatt has the chicken pox. Should I be worried? Can you heal the pox or anything?' Piper asked. Leo shook his head.

'Personal gain Piper! We're only supposed to use magic to fight evil! It wouldn't be fair if I healed Wyatt of the chicken pox, as much as I want to.'

'But you heal us if we get hurt.' Piper pointed out.

'But you usually get hurt if you're fighting a demon. I'm sorry, Piper, but I can't. Everything should go smoothly though, and it should be safe to call a doctor.'

Downstairs there was a shout. 'MOMMY!'