Later, feeling slightly more positive, the sister's head to the attic to
begin scrying for Phoebe. Paige is a little in front, and calls out to
Piper in annoyance and relief as she immediately sees Phoebe curled up
asleep on the sofa. "See, I told you that you were over reacting" She goes
to Phoebe and roughly shakes her, "Hey if I am not sleeping I don't see why
anyone else should be" Phoebe groans slightly but remains asleep. Paige
shakes her harder, Phoebe just mutters something under her breath and turns
over. Paige starts to feel anxious and she looks round to see Piper stood
holding an envelope.
"Hey Piper, a little help here, Snoozey doesn't seem to want to wake up"
Piper looks up and says distractedly "It's addressed to me, from Leo"
"Well good for you but, .......Piper what does it say? What's wrong?
Piper having opened and read the contents had sat down suddenly, obviously stunned. Piper looks at Paige blankly for a moment than wordlessly hands her the letter.
Piper,
Forgive me. I should have told you this straight away; my only excuse is that I couldn't bring myself to hurt you anymore, at least not without being sure.
I told you that Chris went back to his future safely. It was a lie; or rather it was what I truly hoped. Chris died in my arms after trying to protect Wyatt from Gideon. You need to know that, to know how brave and special your son was. I didn't tell you because I hoped that in saving Wyatt we changed the time line and Chris's history. After he died he disappeared and this gave me a hope that I have clung on to, for both our sakes. I couldn't bear to carry on lying to you and maybe lying to myself and so I have gone into the future to find out one way or another. As I plan to tell you the outcome, no matter what, on my return, you can only be reading this if I have failed to come back. I intend to return to the same time that I left and so have given Phoebe instructions to pass on this letter after 24 hours. Piper, if I don't return, I think Chris must be dead. Please don't follow me; I need to believe that you will be safe and to know that you are working to save our sons in the current time. Remember, if Wyatt doesn't become evil, Chris will be saved too.
Please don't blame Phoebe, you will need her now and she tried very hard to persuade me to tell you.
I will only add, what I have longed to tell you every day since we parted. That from the first day I met you I have loved you, nothing and no one has ever meant more to me, or ever could. You have to know that I am yours.
Always.
Leo
Paige looks up into Piper's livid eyes. "Did you know?"
"What"
"That my son was dead, that my husband was trekking off to the future or is there more, more that you are all hiding from me?"
Paige looks away guiltily. "I knew about Chris, not about Leo" she then adds hastily before Piper can blow "OK I know that you're mad right now, but Leo's right. We couldn't tell you, at first you had just had that nightmare birth, and then you were so happy Piper, it was the first time I have seen you happy in over a year and what good would it have done to make you as miserable as Leo?"
Piper goes over to Phoebe and shakes her much more roughly than Paige. "PHEOBE, WHERE IS LEO?"
"Gedof"
"PHEOBE, I AM NOT GOING AWAY, WHERE IS LEO"
Paige grabs her arm "Leave her alone"
"You don't understand I have to know how he went, I have to go after him, I need to see...all of them"
"I know honey, it just that we don't need Phoebe, look around you. There is a new triquatra on the wall and potions on the table. Leo must have used the potion that we made for Chris. Its ok, there is plenty left we can go after him"
"No! I am going alone"
"Piper, I know that you are angry with me but there is no way I am letting you go without me"
"I am not mad at you, well not much anyway. It's just that I need you here to watch out for my babies and to look after Phoebe"
"But Piper.."
Piper walks to Paige and calmly looks her in the eye. "Paige do you really think that there is anything you can say that will make me change my mind?" Paige looks away "Well then"
Piper picks up a potion concentrates and then throws it at the Triquatra. There is a loud bang and after a few seconds a portal appears. Piper smile reassuringly at Paige, acknowledging her unspoken concern.
"I will be back, I promise" then she turns and walks towards the portal without looking back.
Paige slumps down next to Pheobe to wait "What so now you're Arnold Swartzernegger?"
"Hey Piper, a little help here, Snoozey doesn't seem to want to wake up"
Piper looks up and says distractedly "It's addressed to me, from Leo"
"Well good for you but, .......Piper what does it say? What's wrong?
Piper having opened and read the contents had sat down suddenly, obviously stunned. Piper looks at Paige blankly for a moment than wordlessly hands her the letter.
Piper,
Forgive me. I should have told you this straight away; my only excuse is that I couldn't bring myself to hurt you anymore, at least not without being sure.
I told you that Chris went back to his future safely. It was a lie; or rather it was what I truly hoped. Chris died in my arms after trying to protect Wyatt from Gideon. You need to know that, to know how brave and special your son was. I didn't tell you because I hoped that in saving Wyatt we changed the time line and Chris's history. After he died he disappeared and this gave me a hope that I have clung on to, for both our sakes. I couldn't bear to carry on lying to you and maybe lying to myself and so I have gone into the future to find out one way or another. As I plan to tell you the outcome, no matter what, on my return, you can only be reading this if I have failed to come back. I intend to return to the same time that I left and so have given Phoebe instructions to pass on this letter after 24 hours. Piper, if I don't return, I think Chris must be dead. Please don't follow me; I need to believe that you will be safe and to know that you are working to save our sons in the current time. Remember, if Wyatt doesn't become evil, Chris will be saved too.
Please don't blame Phoebe, you will need her now and she tried very hard to persuade me to tell you.
I will only add, what I have longed to tell you every day since we parted. That from the first day I met you I have loved you, nothing and no one has ever meant more to me, or ever could. You have to know that I am yours.
Always.
Leo
Paige looks up into Piper's livid eyes. "Did you know?"
"What"
"That my son was dead, that my husband was trekking off to the future or is there more, more that you are all hiding from me?"
Paige looks away guiltily. "I knew about Chris, not about Leo" she then adds hastily before Piper can blow "OK I know that you're mad right now, but Leo's right. We couldn't tell you, at first you had just had that nightmare birth, and then you were so happy Piper, it was the first time I have seen you happy in over a year and what good would it have done to make you as miserable as Leo?"
Piper goes over to Phoebe and shakes her much more roughly than Paige. "PHEOBE, WHERE IS LEO?"
"Gedof"
"PHEOBE, I AM NOT GOING AWAY, WHERE IS LEO"
Paige grabs her arm "Leave her alone"
"You don't understand I have to know how he went, I have to go after him, I need to see...all of them"
"I know honey, it just that we don't need Phoebe, look around you. There is a new triquatra on the wall and potions on the table. Leo must have used the potion that we made for Chris. Its ok, there is plenty left we can go after him"
"No! I am going alone"
"Piper, I know that you are angry with me but there is no way I am letting you go without me"
"I am not mad at you, well not much anyway. It's just that I need you here to watch out for my babies and to look after Phoebe"
"But Piper.."
Piper walks to Paige and calmly looks her in the eye. "Paige do you really think that there is anything you can say that will make me change my mind?" Paige looks away "Well then"
Piper picks up a potion concentrates and then throws it at the Triquatra. There is a loud bang and after a few seconds a portal appears. Piper smile reassuringly at Paige, acknowledging her unspoken concern.
"I will be back, I promise" then she turns and walks towards the portal without looking back.
Paige slumps down next to Pheobe to wait "What so now you're Arnold Swartzernegger?"