Author's Note: *sigh* Coming to an end. This is the second to last chapter,
but I promise, I will write a sequel.
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Lizzie wakes up and finds herself still in Ryan's arms. She carefully gets up, so that she does not wake him up. She walks into the kitchen and finds Piper making coffee.
"You making regular or decaf?"
"Regular. You want some?"
"Please?"
Piper poured some into two mugs and sat down next to Lizzie.
"Do we have our powers back yet?"
"Yea, we got them back at midnight."
"Are Dad and Wyatt home yet?"
"Wyatt's asleep, but your dad had to go to some Elder meeting, or something. How are you holding up?"
Lizzie takes a sip of her coffee and looks back into the conservatory at her sleeping white-lighter.
"I'm ok, considering I almost lost him last night. Did you see what I did last night?"
"Yea, so did Phoebe."
"How could I... I mean where did..."
"I know."
"But..."
Lizzie takes another sip of her coffee, hoping it would calm her nerves so she could finish her sentence.
"It hurt so much, the thought of losing him. I couldn't bear to think of it, and then... I healed him."
"I know, I almost lost your father to a dark-lighter."
Lizzie smiles.
"You two have been together for a long time, haven't you."
"Yea, we've been married for twenty-seven years, but we've known each other longer."
Lizzie hears the familiar chime of someone orbing. She turns around and sees that Ryan's gone. Piper sees the disappointed look on her daughter's face.
"Don't worry, he'll be back."
"I know, but I still worry about him."
Piper smiles.
"You really do love him, don't you."
"Honestly, I think I do."
"You think? Sweetheart, there's no ifs, ands, or buts about it. You either love him or you don't."
"I love him."
Piper has a wide grin on her face.
"Awww, my baby's in love!"
Lizzie rolls her eyes.
"Mother, don't start."
"Don't call me mother, it makes me sound old, like I'm a grams."
"Oh, so you'd rather I call you Mommy?"
"Yes!"
Both of them are laughing, and then Chris comes walking into the kitchen.
"What are you two... never mind. I don't even want to know"
He walks over to the cabinet and pulls out some 'Captain Crunch' cereal.
"Maybe Chris should start calling you Mommy."
Chris looks over at the two laughing women, shakes his head, and turns his attention back to making his breakfast. A little cat comes running into the room, jumps on Lizzie's lap, and starts purring.
"Oh, poor Missy. In all of the commotion that's been going on around here, I've forgotten to feed you."
Lizzie takes Missy, sets her on the ground, and walks over to get out the cat food. Missy follows Lizzie so close that she almost trips over the cat.
"Oh, my! Someone's really hungry!"
Wyatt walks into the kitchen.
"Who, Chris or the cat?"
Both Chris and Lizzie glare at Wyatt.
"You know, her name isn't 'The Cat'!"
"Sorry, didn't know 'Missy' even cared what I called her!"
Piper snaps back at him before Lizzie has a chance.
"I seem to remember a little boy who wouldn't leave the room unless 'Kiddy' followed."
Lizzie stares at Wyatt in interest.
"Kiddy?"
"I was only three. I couldn't pronounce 'kitty'."
Lizzie turns to Piper, expecting a story.
"Wyatt was coming into his powers, and I called up my old familiar because she wanted to pick out a familiar just for Wyatt."
"You called a cat?"
"No, she had helped so many witches that she was promoted to human so she could train familiars. Anyway, she gave Wyatt this yellow cat with light brown stripes, and he called him 'Kiddy'. He had Kiddy up until he was about ten and he had control of his powers"
Chris and Lizzie star laughing when Leo suddenly orbs in with a serious look on his face.
"Lizzie, you need to come with me."
Lizzie's smile turns to a frown.
"Dad, what's wrong?"
"Come with me."
He holds out his hand. Lizzie nervously takes it and they orb out. Wyatt and Chris look at Piper.
"Don't look at me. I don't know what's wrong."
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Lizzie wakes up and finds herself still in Ryan's arms. She carefully gets up, so that she does not wake him up. She walks into the kitchen and finds Piper making coffee.
"You making regular or decaf?"
"Regular. You want some?"
"Please?"
Piper poured some into two mugs and sat down next to Lizzie.
"Do we have our powers back yet?"
"Yea, we got them back at midnight."
"Are Dad and Wyatt home yet?"
"Wyatt's asleep, but your dad had to go to some Elder meeting, or something. How are you holding up?"
Lizzie takes a sip of her coffee and looks back into the conservatory at her sleeping white-lighter.
"I'm ok, considering I almost lost him last night. Did you see what I did last night?"
"Yea, so did Phoebe."
"How could I... I mean where did..."
"I know."
"But..."
Lizzie takes another sip of her coffee, hoping it would calm her nerves so she could finish her sentence.
"It hurt so much, the thought of losing him. I couldn't bear to think of it, and then... I healed him."
"I know, I almost lost your father to a dark-lighter."
Lizzie smiles.
"You two have been together for a long time, haven't you."
"Yea, we've been married for twenty-seven years, but we've known each other longer."
Lizzie hears the familiar chime of someone orbing. She turns around and sees that Ryan's gone. Piper sees the disappointed look on her daughter's face.
"Don't worry, he'll be back."
"I know, but I still worry about him."
Piper smiles.
"You really do love him, don't you."
"Honestly, I think I do."
"You think? Sweetheart, there's no ifs, ands, or buts about it. You either love him or you don't."
"I love him."
Piper has a wide grin on her face.
"Awww, my baby's in love!"
Lizzie rolls her eyes.
"Mother, don't start."
"Don't call me mother, it makes me sound old, like I'm a grams."
"Oh, so you'd rather I call you Mommy?"
"Yes!"
Both of them are laughing, and then Chris comes walking into the kitchen.
"What are you two... never mind. I don't even want to know"
He walks over to the cabinet and pulls out some 'Captain Crunch' cereal.
"Maybe Chris should start calling you Mommy."
Chris looks over at the two laughing women, shakes his head, and turns his attention back to making his breakfast. A little cat comes running into the room, jumps on Lizzie's lap, and starts purring.
"Oh, poor Missy. In all of the commotion that's been going on around here, I've forgotten to feed you."
Lizzie takes Missy, sets her on the ground, and walks over to get out the cat food. Missy follows Lizzie so close that she almost trips over the cat.
"Oh, my! Someone's really hungry!"
Wyatt walks into the kitchen.
"Who, Chris or the cat?"
Both Chris and Lizzie glare at Wyatt.
"You know, her name isn't 'The Cat'!"
"Sorry, didn't know 'Missy' even cared what I called her!"
Piper snaps back at him before Lizzie has a chance.
"I seem to remember a little boy who wouldn't leave the room unless 'Kiddy' followed."
Lizzie stares at Wyatt in interest.
"Kiddy?"
"I was only three. I couldn't pronounce 'kitty'."
Lizzie turns to Piper, expecting a story.
"Wyatt was coming into his powers, and I called up my old familiar because she wanted to pick out a familiar just for Wyatt."
"You called a cat?"
"No, she had helped so many witches that she was promoted to human so she could train familiars. Anyway, she gave Wyatt this yellow cat with light brown stripes, and he called him 'Kiddy'. He had Kiddy up until he was about ten and he had control of his powers"
Chris and Lizzie star laughing when Leo suddenly orbs in with a serious look on his face.
"Lizzie, you need to come with me."
Lizzie's smile turns to a frown.
"Dad, what's wrong?"
"Come with me."
He holds out his hand. Lizzie nervously takes it and they orb out. Wyatt and Chris look at Piper.
"Don't look at me. I don't know what's wrong."