Chapter Three: The Letter
Piper stared at the letter for a few minutes before she bothered picking it up. Her heart raced as she realized that it was from Chris. Slowly, she picked it up and glanced it over. It was written in his hand, something she had gotten used to reading when it came to finding his notes on his theories of who would turn Wyatt evil. Tears came even before she read it, but she took a deep breath and cleared her mind and began to read.
Mom,
I first off want to apologize to you for the way I have treated you these last couple of days. I know it hurts you, but it hurts me even more and I'm sorry. While I write you this letter I bet Phoebe is getting into more trouble, or at least trying to get herself out of it (whereas she still hasn't come back from after we summoned her, I hope she's okay). Anyway, I wanted to tell you something, but I just couldn't bring myself to tell it to you face to face:
I love you.
I know it must be kinda strange, huh? To hear those words from someone you never thought you could trust. I know I did some pretty shady things in the past, but I want you to know that I did them all for Wyatt, to make sure he stays safe. I would never do anything to hurt him or you, or Aunt Paige and Phoebe, or grandpa. Heck, even Leo too.
About Leo. I know I wasn't too keen on him in my future and even while I was in the past, but spending time around him and trying to get over the confrontations and such, I have come to terms with the fact that he is not so bad as I thought he was. I really hope you give him another chance, with not only me, but with you too. He loves you, I know he does and you love him too. Never forget that.
I want you to do me a favor, too. If anything were to ever happen to me, I don't want you to worry. Even if I, myself, am gone, that doesn't mean that I really am. I haven't even been born yet, remember? You will still have plenty of time to get to know me and for me to know you. And know this: I will always be with you. Whether it be me or baby me, I will be there.
And if something does happen to me, tell Aunt Paige and Phoebe that I love them and thank them for all they did for me. You would not believe what they had to go through to help me be conceived, but I think I will spare you the details. Tell grandpa that I'm glad he is so willing to get to know me and that I am looking forward to some of our "talks". Make sure you tell Wyatt to be good. I didn't travel all the way back into the past just for things to stay the same.
As for Leo, you can tell him the truth about me and that I hope things will be better for us in the future.
And you, mom? I just want you to know that I love you. I don't know how many times I can say it, but I do and I always will. Never forget that. I love you.
Chris
The letter dropped from her hand as Piper fell back onto her bed. She couldn't stop the tears and feared that was all she would be able to do for the rest of her life, cry. Had Chris known back then what was going to happen? Did he know that he wasn't going to go back to the future, or that Piper was going to have to do him a favor? Piper only prayed that he hadn't known.
It was then that Piper had an idea. Quietly, she made her way to the attic and closed the door behind her. She wanted her privacy. Sitting at the table in the center of the room, Piper took a pad of paper and a pen, which would normally have been used for a spell and decided to write Chris a letter herself.
She tried to keep it short and tried not to smudge the letter with tears, but it wasn't working. Her heart poured out in the letter she wrote and once she was finished she folded it into thirds and wrote "Chris" on the front. Standing, she went to the Book and opened to the first page. There was a tear in the inside lining at the top and that's where she stuck the letter. No one would purposely open the Book to that spot and Piper knew that the letter would be safe.
Her letter had been just like his. It was to tell him all the things she was feeling at that moment, and to make sure that he knew, if she wasn't there to tell him, that she loved him. She wondered if she should write one to Wyatt, but she had a feeling that he wouldn't need a letter to explain things to him. Not that Chris needed a letter, it was just she felt that she had to write it.
Piper only wondered if Chris would find the letter, if he would read it. She also wondered if she, herself, would be there when he did.
Piper stared at the letter for a few minutes before she bothered picking it up. Her heart raced as she realized that it was from Chris. Slowly, she picked it up and glanced it over. It was written in his hand, something she had gotten used to reading when it came to finding his notes on his theories of who would turn Wyatt evil. Tears came even before she read it, but she took a deep breath and cleared her mind and began to read.
Mom,
I first off want to apologize to you for the way I have treated you these last couple of days. I know it hurts you, but it hurts me even more and I'm sorry. While I write you this letter I bet Phoebe is getting into more trouble, or at least trying to get herself out of it (whereas she still hasn't come back from after we summoned her, I hope she's okay). Anyway, I wanted to tell you something, but I just couldn't bring myself to tell it to you face to face:
I love you.
I know it must be kinda strange, huh? To hear those words from someone you never thought you could trust. I know I did some pretty shady things in the past, but I want you to know that I did them all for Wyatt, to make sure he stays safe. I would never do anything to hurt him or you, or Aunt Paige and Phoebe, or grandpa. Heck, even Leo too.
About Leo. I know I wasn't too keen on him in my future and even while I was in the past, but spending time around him and trying to get over the confrontations and such, I have come to terms with the fact that he is not so bad as I thought he was. I really hope you give him another chance, with not only me, but with you too. He loves you, I know he does and you love him too. Never forget that.
I want you to do me a favor, too. If anything were to ever happen to me, I don't want you to worry. Even if I, myself, am gone, that doesn't mean that I really am. I haven't even been born yet, remember? You will still have plenty of time to get to know me and for me to know you. And know this: I will always be with you. Whether it be me or baby me, I will be there.
And if something does happen to me, tell Aunt Paige and Phoebe that I love them and thank them for all they did for me. You would not believe what they had to go through to help me be conceived, but I think I will spare you the details. Tell grandpa that I'm glad he is so willing to get to know me and that I am looking forward to some of our "talks". Make sure you tell Wyatt to be good. I didn't travel all the way back into the past just for things to stay the same.
As for Leo, you can tell him the truth about me and that I hope things will be better for us in the future.
And you, mom? I just want you to know that I love you. I don't know how many times I can say it, but I do and I always will. Never forget that. I love you.
Chris
The letter dropped from her hand as Piper fell back onto her bed. She couldn't stop the tears and feared that was all she would be able to do for the rest of her life, cry. Had Chris known back then what was going to happen? Did he know that he wasn't going to go back to the future, or that Piper was going to have to do him a favor? Piper only prayed that he hadn't known.
It was then that Piper had an idea. Quietly, she made her way to the attic and closed the door behind her. She wanted her privacy. Sitting at the table in the center of the room, Piper took a pad of paper and a pen, which would normally have been used for a spell and decided to write Chris a letter herself.
She tried to keep it short and tried not to smudge the letter with tears, but it wasn't working. Her heart poured out in the letter she wrote and once she was finished she folded it into thirds and wrote "Chris" on the front. Standing, she went to the Book and opened to the first page. There was a tear in the inside lining at the top and that's where she stuck the letter. No one would purposely open the Book to that spot and Piper knew that the letter would be safe.
Her letter had been just like his. It was to tell him all the things she was feeling at that moment, and to make sure that he knew, if she wasn't there to tell him, that she loved him. She wondered if she should write one to Wyatt, but she had a feeling that he wouldn't need a letter to explain things to him. Not that Chris needed a letter, it was just she felt that she had to write it.
Piper only wondered if Chris would find the letter, if he would read it. She also wondered if she, herself, would be there when he did.