Not again. Piper opened her eyes, looked at the clock, 4.30. She groaned.
This was the third time that night Chris had woken. If she didn't see to
him soon Wyatt would join in. Bleary eyed she staggered to his crib. "Hey
big man, Mommy's here. Daddy apparently has better things to do, but Mommy
is absolutely here" After two hours, Chris still showed no signs of
flagging and Piper had tried every possible tactic. Exhausted, she
admitted defeat and swallowed her pride "Leo" nothing happened. "Leo!"
still nothing. Desperate now "Leo, your son needs you, Chris needs you"
She is near to tears. "Damn it Leo it's important. We are important".
After 10 minutes she finally accepts that he isn't going to come. "Please Chris, please let Mommy sleep" Feeling close to despair, Piper thinks of trying her sisters. Not Paige, no. She was far too crabby when woken, but Phoebe? Phoebe would help, plus Phoebe owed her. Piper had been annoyed when they returned from the vanquish to find an empty house and a note from Phoebe saying that something urgent had come up, and instruction for Piper to collect the boys from Sheila. Piper managed a smile, Oh yes Phoebe owed her in spades.
Five minutes later Piper was shaking Paige awake.
"Go away!"
"Paige wake up"
"No"
"Its important"
"Its not, nothing is important at.." she opens one eye and sits bolt upright "6.30!" "6.30! Piper are you insane? I don't care if it's the Source"
"Phoebe's missing. She didn't come home last night"
"Phoebe is a grown woman Piper. I often don't come home at night"
"But she hasn't taken her purse, her car keys or her phone"
Paige looks concerned "Can't Leo sense her?"
"Leo's disappeared too, I haven't seen either of them since before the vanquish"
"Piper calm down. Leo's an elder and Phoebe's a pretty damned powerful witch. Did I mention 6.30 in the morning? Nothing feels right at this time. Look, you go and get dressed and make us some coffee, I will see to Chris and we will figure this out. I promise"
Feeling relieved that there is some sort of a plan at least Piper leaves while Chris, finally free from his stressed mother's arms, falls quickly to sleep.
After 10 minutes she finally accepts that he isn't going to come. "Please Chris, please let Mommy sleep" Feeling close to despair, Piper thinks of trying her sisters. Not Paige, no. She was far too crabby when woken, but Phoebe? Phoebe would help, plus Phoebe owed her. Piper had been annoyed when they returned from the vanquish to find an empty house and a note from Phoebe saying that something urgent had come up, and instruction for Piper to collect the boys from Sheila. Piper managed a smile, Oh yes Phoebe owed her in spades.
Five minutes later Piper was shaking Paige awake.
"Go away!"
"Paige wake up"
"No"
"Its important"
"Its not, nothing is important at.." she opens one eye and sits bolt upright "6.30!" "6.30! Piper are you insane? I don't care if it's the Source"
"Phoebe's missing. She didn't come home last night"
"Phoebe is a grown woman Piper. I often don't come home at night"
"But she hasn't taken her purse, her car keys or her phone"
Paige looks concerned "Can't Leo sense her?"
"Leo's disappeared too, I haven't seen either of them since before the vanquish"
"Piper calm down. Leo's an elder and Phoebe's a pretty damned powerful witch. Did I mention 6.30 in the morning? Nothing feels right at this time. Look, you go and get dressed and make us some coffee, I will see to Chris and we will figure this out. I promise"
Feeling relieved that there is some sort of a plan at least Piper leaves while Chris, finally free from his stressed mother's arms, falls quickly to sleep.