After putting Wyatt to sleep, Leo heard the sisters orbing in. He tried to
wipe his tear-strained face and hoped he was successful.
Piper came into the dark room and stood by Leo, looking at Wyatt.
"Hey" she said.
"How did it go?" he asked, referring to her appointment with the doctor.
"Quite well, especially since now I don't have to worry about baby Chris healing me like Wyatt." She said, smiling.
Leo looked at her. She was so beautiful, standing there, 7 months pregnant. He wished he could kiss her right now. He wished he could hold her in his arms and never let go. He wished he wasn't an Elder anymore.
Piper did a double take when she noticed Leo looking at her. "What?"
"Oh, um, nothing" Leo said swiftly, looking away.
"What?" he said again, smiling when he noticed her looking at him.
"Have you been crying, Leo?" she asked, surprised.
"Huh? Oh, no, it's nothing!" He said, reddening.
"Leo, you can talk to me..." Piper said quietly.
She wanted to hug him, to tell him everything was going to be okay. She wanted them to still be married, for him to be their whitelighter again and not an Elder... things were tough lately, with all the tension in the house between Chris and Leo.
Leo sighed... 'Should I tell her why Chris hates me? We are bound together as parents... Yes, she deserves to know.'
He took Piper's hand in his and lead her towards the chair.
Piper sensed something was wrong and gave him a pointed look. "What is it Leo?" she asked worriedly.
And he told her everything.
By the end of his story, Piper felt like crying herself. But she had to be strong, for her family's sake. Her sons and husband needed her right now. To know that her death would have such a frightening effect on Leo made her want to kiss him and tell him she'll always be there for him... She felt a horrible pang of sadness, knowing that things would never be the same between them again.
"Look Leo, you screwed up in the future. But guess what, Chris came back in time to save his family, and you're included in that family. He's scared now, but he loves you, I can tell. You're a good father Leo."
"Really? Well, I hope you can say the same thing to me in 23 years..." he said, sighing.
They looked at each other for a beat and suddenly leaned towards each other at the same time. Both realizing what they were about to do seconds before it happened, the stopped moving and switched to hugging each other. Leo touched Piper's stomach and smiled as he felt the baby kick. He would make it up to Chris. Nothing would come between him and his sons, not if he could help it.
Piper let go of Leo, and looked him in the eye.
"It hurts so bad, Leo..." she said before she could stop herself.
Leo started. He felt like a failure as a husband and a father. He never wanted to hurt Piper. She was one of the 3 most important people in her life. He would die for her... but a long time ago, he vowed that he would always do what's best for the world, and the world needed him right now, and he could not choose himself over the world.
"It hurts me too, Piper... It hurts a lot..." He said, and hugged her again.
"What's going to happen to us, after Chris is born? Will you go back up there? Will you visit? How can you make it up to Chris if you're still away?" she had so many questions, and he had no answers.
"It's alright Piper, don't worry, I'll figure something out. I'm not leaving my family again, that's for sure. Not as long as my family needs me."
"We do need you." said Piper.
Leo smiled at her.
"In your words Leo, ever since we've met, it's been one ordeal after the other. This is just one more thing, right?"
His smile widened, and his eyes twinkled as he looked at his soul mate.
"Thanks, Piper. For- everything."
Piper came into the dark room and stood by Leo, looking at Wyatt.
"Hey" she said.
"How did it go?" he asked, referring to her appointment with the doctor.
"Quite well, especially since now I don't have to worry about baby Chris healing me like Wyatt." She said, smiling.
Leo looked at her. She was so beautiful, standing there, 7 months pregnant. He wished he could kiss her right now. He wished he could hold her in his arms and never let go. He wished he wasn't an Elder anymore.
Piper did a double take when she noticed Leo looking at her. "What?"
"Oh, um, nothing" Leo said swiftly, looking away.
"What?" he said again, smiling when he noticed her looking at him.
"Have you been crying, Leo?" she asked, surprised.
"Huh? Oh, no, it's nothing!" He said, reddening.
"Leo, you can talk to me..." Piper said quietly.
She wanted to hug him, to tell him everything was going to be okay. She wanted them to still be married, for him to be their whitelighter again and not an Elder... things were tough lately, with all the tension in the house between Chris and Leo.
Leo sighed... 'Should I tell her why Chris hates me? We are bound together as parents... Yes, she deserves to know.'
He took Piper's hand in his and lead her towards the chair.
Piper sensed something was wrong and gave him a pointed look. "What is it Leo?" she asked worriedly.
And he told her everything.
By the end of his story, Piper felt like crying herself. But she had to be strong, for her family's sake. Her sons and husband needed her right now. To know that her death would have such a frightening effect on Leo made her want to kiss him and tell him she'll always be there for him... She felt a horrible pang of sadness, knowing that things would never be the same between them again.
"Look Leo, you screwed up in the future. But guess what, Chris came back in time to save his family, and you're included in that family. He's scared now, but he loves you, I can tell. You're a good father Leo."
"Really? Well, I hope you can say the same thing to me in 23 years..." he said, sighing.
They looked at each other for a beat and suddenly leaned towards each other at the same time. Both realizing what they were about to do seconds before it happened, the stopped moving and switched to hugging each other. Leo touched Piper's stomach and smiled as he felt the baby kick. He would make it up to Chris. Nothing would come between him and his sons, not if he could help it.
Piper let go of Leo, and looked him in the eye.
"It hurts so bad, Leo..." she said before she could stop herself.
Leo started. He felt like a failure as a husband and a father. He never wanted to hurt Piper. She was one of the 3 most important people in her life. He would die for her... but a long time ago, he vowed that he would always do what's best for the world, and the world needed him right now, and he could not choose himself over the world.
"It hurts me too, Piper... It hurts a lot..." He said, and hugged her again.
"What's going to happen to us, after Chris is born? Will you go back up there? Will you visit? How can you make it up to Chris if you're still away?" she had so many questions, and he had no answers.
"It's alright Piper, don't worry, I'll figure something out. I'm not leaving my family again, that's for sure. Not as long as my family needs me."
"We do need you." said Piper.
Leo smiled at her.
"In your words Leo, ever since we've met, it's been one ordeal after the other. This is just one more thing, right?"
His smile widened, and his eyes twinkled as he looked at his soul mate.
"Thanks, Piper. For- everything."