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Chapter Eighteen

"I will get it Prue!" Phoebe yelled as she went to answer the door at her sister's house.

"Good morning Mrs. Trudeau, my name is Cole Turner," Cole said to Phoebe, as it was him knocking at the door.

"Sorry you have mistaken. I am not Mrs. Trudeau, I am her younger sister."

"Please forgive me Miss?"

"Halliwell. Phoebe Halliwell, I will get my sister."

"Yes may I help you," Prue asked Cole at the door.

"Mrs. Trudeau, My name is Cole Turner and I wish to talk with your husband."

"I am sorry Mr. Turner but me and my husband have some matters to attend. Maybe if you come by later."

"I am sure I can do that."

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"Now I will have everything I have wanted!" Daniel said.

"I knew it was you! You did something to Leo!" Milla yelled at Daniel.

"I do not know what your a talking about."

"Daniel!"

"Look Milla I did not do anything to my brother, it is just luck playing into my hands."

"I know you did Daniel! You bastard!"

"That is not very lady like Milla."

Daniel walked into the living room to find Piper's family and his family there. They were all present for the reading of King Leo's will. It had been two weeks, everyone believed he was dead.

"Daniel my son." Uncle Devon said.

"Uncle Devon."

"Well is looks like you will be in charge now when you become Matthew's guardian."

"Yes I will. Poor little boy, he is only three years old and has lost both his mother and father."

"Would everyone please be seated."

"Mr. Turner what are you doing here?" Phoebe asked Cole.

"Miss. Halliwell. I am here on behalf of my firm to read the King's will."

"Oh," Phoebe said and then took a seat.

"Well good morning everyone. I am Cole Turner, I am here to read King Leonardo Wyatt's will," Cole said as he pulled out a piece of paper. Cole knew that it had to be someone from Leo's family that pulled the gun on him, he also knew what was in Leo's will which is why he was more the willing to do the reading of the will for his firm. "...........and the King would still take on the care of the Halliwell family. What he owns will all go to his son Matthew Angus (LOL - that was MacGyver's first name too, now you know why he only used his surname MacGyver) Wyatt who will sometime in the future become king. As for Matthew Angus Wyatt's guardians, King Leo as named Mr. & Mrs. Trudeau as Matthew Angus Wyatt's guardians."

"What!" Daniel yelled from his seat as he stood up. Everyone else was shocked in the room thinking Daniel with have been Matthew's guardian.

"It say it right here, that his Sister and Brother-in-law are to become Matthew's guardians when he passed on. The will is dated from six months ago so it is very new," Cole told Daniel.

Mean while back with Leo and Piper, "It is time for a nap little girl," Piper told Melinda.

"What is my little girl doing?" Leo asked as he entered the room.

"She going to be taking a nap and you should be in bed, your wound has not healed yet." Melinda began to cry because she didn't want to nap. Leo walked over to the crib and pick Melinda up and she stopped crying. Leo had spent most of his time with his daughter, they grew a fast and strong bond with each other.

"I feel fine Piper," Leo said.

"Sure, Sure. Well look I am going to start dinner and then after that I will check your wound," Piper said and then left. Leo stayed in the room with Melinda, things had not changed, Piper still couldn't remember anything. To Leo it was a lot like when they first married, two strangers who were married to each other, only this time they had children.

"Leo what are you doing here?" Piper asked. Leo had managed to get Melinda to nap and came downstairs to help Piper.

"I came to see if you wanted help?"

"I am finished. I will check your wound now," Piper said. She made her way upstairs and Leo followed.

"Well it seems to be getting better," Piper said as she put a new dressing on Leo's wound. Leo said nothing. "Leo is something wrong?" Piper asked.

"It is nothing."

"Leo."

"It is just... It pains me to be so close to you but not able to be close to you Piper."

Piper stay quite for a while. "I am sorry," she said.

Leo lay down on the bed, "Do not be sorry Piper, it is not your fault."

Piper laid herself next to Leo facing him, "Will you tell me what it was like before, when we were married?"

Leo looked at Piper and smiled, "We were very happy, we were madly in love with each other," Leo laughed

"And Matthew, our son?"

"Matthew is three years old now. He was a surprise, just like Melinda is I guess." Piper laughed.

"What about my family."

"Your family, their is you mother and you have three sisters Prudence who is married to my good friend Andy and they have a little girl called Anita. Then it is you who is married to me, then Phoebe and Paige who live at home with your mother."

"And my father?"

"Your father left your mother before Paige was born."

"Ma ma," Melinda yelled as she ran into the room.

"Hey what are you doing up, I just put you down for a nap," Leo said as he lifted Melinda onto the bed.

"She has your eyes," Piper said as she looked at Melinda and Leo with their green eyes looking back at her. "Mel, do you not think you have your Daddy's eyes," Piper told her daughter. This was the first time Piper had referred to Leo as Melinda's father.

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