INT. MANOR
PIPER is sits on the bed in her room. She is going through boxes of Wyatt old clothes.
PAIGE enters.
PAIGE: What are you doing?
PIPER: Oh, just going through some of these clothes that Wyatt has outgrown. Seeing if I can salvage anything for the new baby.
She holds up a tiny white t-shirt that reads "I love my Aunty" in faded blue lettering.
PAIGE and PIPER: (in unison) Pheobe!
PAIGE: Ugh. Trash it!
Piper tosses the t-shirt in a trash bag that sits beside the bed.
PAIGE sits down on the corner of the bed and examines the "keeper" clothes that Piper has neatly folded. All adorable little outfits, but outfits clearly for a little boy only.
PAIGE: Well, this is a good idea, but what if you have a girl.
PIPER: Well, then these clothes will go to good will. But it doesn't hurt to be prepared.
PAIGE: (getting up) No it doesn't. So, have at it woman! (as she heads to the door) I have to get to work. Call me if you need anything?
PIPER: Will do.
PAIGE exits as Piper resumes her sorting. She pulls out a little white turtleneck, covered with ducks and smiles to herself as she remembers ---
FLASHBACK
PIPER is in Wyatt's room trying to find him something to wear as WYATT, still in his PJs, watches her happily from where he stands his crib.
CHRIS orbs in.
CHRIS: (annoyed) Where is everyone?
PIPER glances up at her moody whitelighter, and then back down at Wyatt's clothes before responding---
PIPER I don't know. It's not my day to watch them.
CHRIS: That's not funny. I'm serious. We have work to do?
PIPER: I'm not laughing. I know you are. And what else is new?
Chris looks at Piper who is holding up different outfits as she decides which one Wyatt will wear?
CHRIS: Are you even listening to me? What are you doing?
PIPER: What does it look like? I'm trying to get my son dressed. We have a play date at Uncle Darryl and Aunty Sheila's. (turning to Wyatt) Don't we buddy? Yes we do!
Chris rolls his eyes as Piper turns her attention back to Wyatt's outfit. She hold up the "ducky" shirt and a pair of blue corduroy overalls before nodding her head in approval and tossing them on the bed.
Chris wrinkles his nose in disgust.
CHRIS: You aren't going to make him wear that? Are you?
PIPER: (looking down at the outfit) What's wrong with it? I think it's cute. You don't like it?
CHRIS: (shaking his head) No.
Piper looks back at Wyatt who is now imitating Chris and shaking his head.
CHRIS: See! Wyatt doesn't like it either!
PIPER: Well fine mister fashion expert. You think you can do better?
She picks up a laundry basket of Wyatts clean clothes and puts it on the bed in front of Chris.
CHRIS: Anything is better than that.
He starts picking through the basket.
CHRIS: All right Wyatt. Let's see what we got here. Aha!
He picks out a pair of little faded blue jeans and tosses them on the bed.
PIPER, clearly amused, smiles and lets him continue.
CHRIS: And this---
He pulls out a faded yellow t-shirt and lays it down next to the jeans.
CHRIS: And to top it off---
He pulls out a little denim jacket, shakes it out and tosses it on top of the shirt. He looks to Piper for her approval.
CHRIS: Huh? Huh? Cute right?
Piper can't help but laugh. It hasn't escaped her attention that the outfit her young whitelighter just picked out is very similar to the outfit he himself is wearing.
PIPER: Oh, adorable.
CHRIS: Exactly! And now he doesn't look like his mommy dressed him.
PIPER: Chris. He's a year old! His mommy always dresses him.
CHRIS: I don't think Leo would have dressed him in that.
PIPER: (teasing him) You are probably right because like you, Leo doesn't have any taste.
She picks up the "ducky" shirt and tosses it at him.
PIPER: Now beat it!
Chris laughs as he orbs away.
INT. PIPER'S BEDROOM- PRESENT
PIPER looks at the "ducky" shirt in her hands and smiles. Then, looking down at her belly she says---
PIPER: You don't want this. Do you little guy?
She tosses the shirt into the garbage bag just as LEO enters the room.
LEO: Hey honey. What are you doing?
PIPER: Just going through some of Wyatt's old clothes. I figured we could use some of them for the new baby.
LEO: (taking a seat on the bed) Oh. Good idea.
Piper looks at him curiously.
PIPER: Huh.
LEO: What?
PIPER: Nothing. It's just---you are the third person today to ask me what I was doing but you're the ONLY ONE who didn't ask me what I would do with all this stuff if we had a girl.
LEO: (pausing) Oh. Well, I guess I just figured you'd give them to good will or something.
Piper folds another tiny t-shirt and lays it in the "keeper" pile.
PIPER: So, what do think this time? A boy or a girl?
Leo looks down, wishing desperately that he could change the subject.
LEO: Oh, I don't know. As long as it has ten fingers and tens toes-I'll take whatever we get.
PIPER: Yeah. But, I was just thinking---I bet Wyatt would love a little brother.
LEO doesn't say anything so Piper continues.
PIPER: Every little boy wants a little brother. Right? I mean, he'd look up to Wyatt and Wyatt could teach him things. (laughing) Like how to conjure a dragon or blink the TV back to Bob the Builder whenever Mommy's trying to watch her soap opera. And they would be best friends. Just like me and my sisters.
LEO sits in silence. His heart breaking. What Piper was describing was the future he dreamed about for his boys. But he knew that unless he stopped the evil that Chris had warned him about, it was not going to be.
Piper notices the sadness in her husbands eyes.
PIPER: Did I say something wrong?
LEO : Of course not. (he strokes her cheek softly) I think Wyatt would love a little brother. We'll just have to wait and see.
Piper can sense that he is lying. She knows something is bothering him but decides not to push it. Not now.
He gives her a quick kiss on the cheek.
LEO: I gotta go. Elder stuff.
PIPER: Right. Love you.
As he orbs away---
LEO: Love you too.
THE NEXT DAY
INT. DEPARTMENT STORE - DAY
PIPER and PHEOBE are walking through the infant section of the store. Pheobe is overly excited about everything she sees.
PHEOBE: Oh, look at this! How cute!
She holds up a tiny purple jumper with matching beret.
PIPER: Cute! But I don't know. Something tells me we should be looking at little boy clothes.
PHEOBE: Oh my god! Did you have an ultra sound. Did you find out the sex of the baby!
PIPER: No. It's just a feeling.
PHEOBE: Oh. Well, I don't care what it is!
She bends over and starts talking to Piper's tummy. PHEOBE: Your aunty is going to spoil you rotten!
She reaches out and puts her hands on Piper's tummy and is immediately jolted with a premonition.
She sees the same toddler from the premonition she got when she touched Chris's jacket. Except this time she sees and hears much more.
The baby is seated in a highchair in the Halliwell kitchen and, like before, he is screaming in terror. She then hears Piper's frantic voice screaming for Wyatt. She sees an older child run over to the baby, wrap his arms around him, and a protective shield goes up--- protecting them both from whatever danger is present.
Pheobe quickly pulls her hands back.
PHEOBE: Oh my god!
PIPER: What? What's wrong.
Pheobe realizes she can't tell Piper what she saw, so she tries to cover.
PHOEBE: Uh, the baby! I think he kicked me!
PIPER: (raising an eyebrow) No he didn't.
PHEOBE: He didn't? Are you sure?
PIPER: Umm--- yeah. I think I would know. Besides, this little guy only kicks me when I'm trying to sleep!
PHEOBE: OH! Must have been me then. Maybe it was something I ate.
She looks at her watch.
PHEOBE: Oh my god. Is it 1:00 already? I totally forgot. I have to be back at the office for a 1:30 meeting with my editor. I gotta go! PIPER: But what about lunch?
PHOEBE: (backing toward the exit) I'm sorry sweety. We'll do it another time. I promise!
She turns and runs out before Piper can protest any more.
PIPER: (to herself) Hmm---That was weird.
INT. PHEOBE'S OFFICE BLDG. LATER
PHEOBE runs past her secretary on the way to her office.
PHEOBE: Hold my calls! Cancel my meeting! I have a lot of work to do. I don't want to be disturbed!
The secretary can't get a word in edgewise before PHEOBE enters her office and slams the door shut.
Leaning against the door she exhales deeply and tries to calm herself.
"It had to be a mistake" she thought to herself. She could not have possible seen what she thought she did.
Pheobe starts pacing around her office. Finally, careful not to be too loud, she calls for Leo.
PHEOBE: Leo! Leo!
LEO orbs in behind her.
LEO: What is it?
Pheobe jumps!
PHEOBE: Oh Leo! Thank god you're here!
LEO: What's wrong? Is it Piper?
PHOEBE: No, She's fine. (she takes a deep breath) I had another premonition.
LEO: Of?
PHEOBE: Of Chris.
LEO: (shaking his head) That's not possible. I took the jacket from you? What? Did you find something else? What were you touching?
Pheobe just stares at him a moment before informing him---
PHEOBE: Piper. I was touching Piper!
To be continued
PIPER is sits on the bed in her room. She is going through boxes of Wyatt old clothes.
PAIGE enters.
PAIGE: What are you doing?
PIPER: Oh, just going through some of these clothes that Wyatt has outgrown. Seeing if I can salvage anything for the new baby.
She holds up a tiny white t-shirt that reads "I love my Aunty" in faded blue lettering.
PAIGE and PIPER: (in unison) Pheobe!
PAIGE: Ugh. Trash it!
Piper tosses the t-shirt in a trash bag that sits beside the bed.
PAIGE sits down on the corner of the bed and examines the "keeper" clothes that Piper has neatly folded. All adorable little outfits, but outfits clearly for a little boy only.
PAIGE: Well, this is a good idea, but what if you have a girl.
PIPER: Well, then these clothes will go to good will. But it doesn't hurt to be prepared.
PAIGE: (getting up) No it doesn't. So, have at it woman! (as she heads to the door) I have to get to work. Call me if you need anything?
PIPER: Will do.
PAIGE exits as Piper resumes her sorting. She pulls out a little white turtleneck, covered with ducks and smiles to herself as she remembers ---
FLASHBACK
PIPER is in Wyatt's room trying to find him something to wear as WYATT, still in his PJs, watches her happily from where he stands his crib.
CHRIS orbs in.
CHRIS: (annoyed) Where is everyone?
PIPER glances up at her moody whitelighter, and then back down at Wyatt's clothes before responding---
PIPER I don't know. It's not my day to watch them.
CHRIS: That's not funny. I'm serious. We have work to do?
PIPER: I'm not laughing. I know you are. And what else is new?
Chris looks at Piper who is holding up different outfits as she decides which one Wyatt will wear?
CHRIS: Are you even listening to me? What are you doing?
PIPER: What does it look like? I'm trying to get my son dressed. We have a play date at Uncle Darryl and Aunty Sheila's. (turning to Wyatt) Don't we buddy? Yes we do!
Chris rolls his eyes as Piper turns her attention back to Wyatt's outfit. She hold up the "ducky" shirt and a pair of blue corduroy overalls before nodding her head in approval and tossing them on the bed.
Chris wrinkles his nose in disgust.
CHRIS: You aren't going to make him wear that? Are you?
PIPER: (looking down at the outfit) What's wrong with it? I think it's cute. You don't like it?
CHRIS: (shaking his head) No.
Piper looks back at Wyatt who is now imitating Chris and shaking his head.
CHRIS: See! Wyatt doesn't like it either!
PIPER: Well fine mister fashion expert. You think you can do better?
She picks up a laundry basket of Wyatts clean clothes and puts it on the bed in front of Chris.
CHRIS: Anything is better than that.
He starts picking through the basket.
CHRIS: All right Wyatt. Let's see what we got here. Aha!
He picks out a pair of little faded blue jeans and tosses them on the bed.
PIPER, clearly amused, smiles and lets him continue.
CHRIS: And this---
He pulls out a faded yellow t-shirt and lays it down next to the jeans.
CHRIS: And to top it off---
He pulls out a little denim jacket, shakes it out and tosses it on top of the shirt. He looks to Piper for her approval.
CHRIS: Huh? Huh? Cute right?
Piper can't help but laugh. It hasn't escaped her attention that the outfit her young whitelighter just picked out is very similar to the outfit he himself is wearing.
PIPER: Oh, adorable.
CHRIS: Exactly! And now he doesn't look like his mommy dressed him.
PIPER: Chris. He's a year old! His mommy always dresses him.
CHRIS: I don't think Leo would have dressed him in that.
PIPER: (teasing him) You are probably right because like you, Leo doesn't have any taste.
She picks up the "ducky" shirt and tosses it at him.
PIPER: Now beat it!
Chris laughs as he orbs away.
INT. PIPER'S BEDROOM- PRESENT
PIPER looks at the "ducky" shirt in her hands and smiles. Then, looking down at her belly she says---
PIPER: You don't want this. Do you little guy?
She tosses the shirt into the garbage bag just as LEO enters the room.
LEO: Hey honey. What are you doing?
PIPER: Just going through some of Wyatt's old clothes. I figured we could use some of them for the new baby.
LEO: (taking a seat on the bed) Oh. Good idea.
Piper looks at him curiously.
PIPER: Huh.
LEO: What?
PIPER: Nothing. It's just---you are the third person today to ask me what I was doing but you're the ONLY ONE who didn't ask me what I would do with all this stuff if we had a girl.
LEO: (pausing) Oh. Well, I guess I just figured you'd give them to good will or something.
Piper folds another tiny t-shirt and lays it in the "keeper" pile.
PIPER: So, what do think this time? A boy or a girl?
Leo looks down, wishing desperately that he could change the subject.
LEO: Oh, I don't know. As long as it has ten fingers and tens toes-I'll take whatever we get.
PIPER: Yeah. But, I was just thinking---I bet Wyatt would love a little brother.
LEO doesn't say anything so Piper continues.
PIPER: Every little boy wants a little brother. Right? I mean, he'd look up to Wyatt and Wyatt could teach him things. (laughing) Like how to conjure a dragon or blink the TV back to Bob the Builder whenever Mommy's trying to watch her soap opera. And they would be best friends. Just like me and my sisters.
LEO sits in silence. His heart breaking. What Piper was describing was the future he dreamed about for his boys. But he knew that unless he stopped the evil that Chris had warned him about, it was not going to be.
Piper notices the sadness in her husbands eyes.
PIPER: Did I say something wrong?
LEO : Of course not. (he strokes her cheek softly) I think Wyatt would love a little brother. We'll just have to wait and see.
Piper can sense that he is lying. She knows something is bothering him but decides not to push it. Not now.
He gives her a quick kiss on the cheek.
LEO: I gotta go. Elder stuff.
PIPER: Right. Love you.
As he orbs away---
LEO: Love you too.
THE NEXT DAY
INT. DEPARTMENT STORE - DAY
PIPER and PHEOBE are walking through the infant section of the store. Pheobe is overly excited about everything she sees.
PHEOBE: Oh, look at this! How cute!
She holds up a tiny purple jumper with matching beret.
PIPER: Cute! But I don't know. Something tells me we should be looking at little boy clothes.
PHEOBE: Oh my god! Did you have an ultra sound. Did you find out the sex of the baby!
PIPER: No. It's just a feeling.
PHEOBE: Oh. Well, I don't care what it is!
She bends over and starts talking to Piper's tummy. PHEOBE: Your aunty is going to spoil you rotten!
She reaches out and puts her hands on Piper's tummy and is immediately jolted with a premonition.
She sees the same toddler from the premonition she got when she touched Chris's jacket. Except this time she sees and hears much more.
The baby is seated in a highchair in the Halliwell kitchen and, like before, he is screaming in terror. She then hears Piper's frantic voice screaming for Wyatt. She sees an older child run over to the baby, wrap his arms around him, and a protective shield goes up--- protecting them both from whatever danger is present.
Pheobe quickly pulls her hands back.
PHEOBE: Oh my god!
PIPER: What? What's wrong.
Pheobe realizes she can't tell Piper what she saw, so she tries to cover.
PHOEBE: Uh, the baby! I think he kicked me!
PIPER: (raising an eyebrow) No he didn't.
PHEOBE: He didn't? Are you sure?
PIPER: Umm--- yeah. I think I would know. Besides, this little guy only kicks me when I'm trying to sleep!
PHEOBE: OH! Must have been me then. Maybe it was something I ate.
She looks at her watch.
PHEOBE: Oh my god. Is it 1:00 already? I totally forgot. I have to be back at the office for a 1:30 meeting with my editor. I gotta go! PIPER: But what about lunch?
PHOEBE: (backing toward the exit) I'm sorry sweety. We'll do it another time. I promise!
She turns and runs out before Piper can protest any more.
PIPER: (to herself) Hmm---That was weird.
INT. PHEOBE'S OFFICE BLDG. LATER
PHEOBE runs past her secretary on the way to her office.
PHEOBE: Hold my calls! Cancel my meeting! I have a lot of work to do. I don't want to be disturbed!
The secretary can't get a word in edgewise before PHEOBE enters her office and slams the door shut.
Leaning against the door she exhales deeply and tries to calm herself.
"It had to be a mistake" she thought to herself. She could not have possible seen what she thought she did.
Pheobe starts pacing around her office. Finally, careful not to be too loud, she calls for Leo.
PHEOBE: Leo! Leo!
LEO orbs in behind her.
LEO: What is it?
Pheobe jumps!
PHEOBE: Oh Leo! Thank god you're here!
LEO: What's wrong? Is it Piper?
PHOEBE: No, She's fine. (she takes a deep breath) I had another premonition.
LEO: Of?
PHEOBE: Of Chris.
LEO: (shaking his head) That's not possible. I took the jacket from you? What? Did you find something else? What were you touching?
Pheobe just stares at him a moment before informing him---
PHEOBE: Piper. I was touching Piper!
To be continued