Leo paced around the waiting room. He had orbed Piper directly to the hospital and because of her history she was whisked away from him before he even got a chance to assure that she would be fine. Truthfully he was glad because he feared that she wouldn't be or that the baby would be delivered now. At 23 weeks pregnant Leo was told the likelihood of the baby surviving if Piper went into full labour was not good. He hadn't been told anything else since than. It was the not knowing that was so difficult. He took a few minutes to phone Phoebe and Paige but they had not arrived yet. He sat down on the bench against the wall and closed his eyes 'Please just let her and the baby okay. We can't handle another lose.' The words repeated over and over again in his head until he heard someone calling his name.
"Leo, Leo." Paige and Phoebe were running down the hallway. "Oh my god Leo what happened?" Phoebe said throwing her arms around Leo in a big hug.
"I don't know. We were dancing and she … Her stomach just started hurting." Leo was on the edge of tears.
"They haven't you told anything?" Paige questioned. Leo shook his head.
"Piper is a fighter Leo. She will be okay." Phoebe hugged him again.
"But if we lose the …" He started to say but the doctor cam into the room and interrupted him.
"Excuse me Mr. Wyatt?"
"Yes, is she?"
"She will be fine."
"And the baby?"
"Doing well. Mrs. Halliwell was having something called Braxton Hicks Contractions. They are a fairly normal part of pregnancy. It is a little early for her to be having but because of her size I am not at all surprise. Truthfully I was shocked when I saw her to hear that she was only 23 weeks along."
"I know she has gained a lot more weight with this pregnancy." He took a deep calming breath relieved that she was okay.
"Yes, well on that note I took it upon myself to give her an ultrasound. Just to make sure that everything was developing correctly and to confirm that she wasn't farther along than she believed."
"And everything was okay?" Phoebe asked.
"Yes." The doctor said with a smile. "You are just going to be having a big baby. She is getting dressed than you can take her home."
"Can we see her?" Paige asked.
"Of course follow me." The doctor led them back to where Piper was. "Mrs. Halliwell, you have company."
"Leo."
"Oh thank god you are okay." He said pulling her into a tight hug.
"Mrs Halliwell I want you to take it easy. This is a common symptom of pregnancy. Generally, Braxton Hicks contractions happen a little later in the pregnancy but because the baby is on the big side she is enlarging the uterus more than normal. These don't usually cause pain like you had so I want you to be extra careful. If you have any other pain I want you to call me. Here is my card. My home number is back. Please don't hesitate to call anytime." He handed Piper the card and gave her a small smile.
"Wait doctor, did you say she?" Paige asked.
"Yes I was told that it was a girl and the ultrasound confirmed that fact, although it was not a very clear picture. You are free to go Mrs. Halliwell. Remember take it easy." He smiled at Piper again and left the room.
"Piper." Phoebe said in quirky voice.
"What?"
"That doctor was totally hitting on you." Paige said helping Piper from the bed. Leo nodded.
"He was not. He was just being nice."
"Sure he was, Piper. Let's get you home." Phoebe said with a little eyebrow lift.
"So much for our evening out? Can we do it again sometime?" Piper asked Leo. Leo wrapped his arm around her and supported her.
"We'll see." He replied with a smile and they headed for home.
