A/N: I'm back from freezing (but great ) Russia, so thanks to Piper+leo4eva, cocoamo1223, scififan, middlesister, svata2004, line100, TKpiper and Piper15 for reviewing. They all made me happy when I got back! Anyway, here's what you all want....

*~*Chapter 8*~*

Piper opened her eyes, saw the white of the ceiling above her and shut them again. She was confused and she didn't like it. Against her will, her eyes snapped open again. She looked all around her; at the monitors, the bed she was in, the clothes she was wearing and the empty chairs by her bed. She wasn't stupid and knew she was in a hospital, but where was her family? Where were Leo, her sisters...her kids?

Without any memory of the accident she didn't have a clue why they weren't there. The same thoughts kept running through her head...where they injured too, or even dead? No, she wouldn't, couldn't let herself think that anymore. Maybe it was another one of those alternate realities and her sisters will come and safe her like before. No, she didn't like that either. She hated not knowing what was happening to her!

She could feel her throat begin to tighten, as if it were being blocked by her emotion and her eyes grew hot and began to prickle. She put her head on the side and squeezed her eyes shut to stop herself from crying. But it had the opposite effect and she felt hot tears track down her face and after a moments protest, she gave in and let them fall freely, she just didn't know what to do.

Behind her blue orbs began to form and then took the shape of Leo, Paige and Phoebe.

"Look, she's moved." Leo said quietly as he took a seat next to Piper's bed.

Piper dared to breathe again, dared to hope, and opened her eyes. The tears still traced down her face, but there were less of them now.

"Leo?" She whispered the words and then turned to see him next to her.

"Piper!" He half laughed, half cried her name and then her sisters joined in. soon Piper found her self at the center of a four-way hug. A few moments later they all pulled back. Leo sat on the chair next to the bed, and held onto Piper's hand, never wanting to let go. Paige sat on the other side and Phoebe had actually gotten into the bed and was next to Piper.

Piper, meanwhile, was tired and happy but even more confused. She wanted, no needed, to know what was going on.

"So, is anyone going to tell me what's happening?"

the three looked at each other, mentally deciding who should tell the story. The job fell to Leo, but with Phoebe and Paige helping out now and then. When leo was finished, piper was silent.

"Oh my god" she said in a voice that was barely audible, "where did you say Wyatt and Melinda are?" she was having trouble getting her head around it all.

"At P3 with Alex and Darryl."

Piper nodded her head then looked at her family "What do we do now?"

"I...we...don't know. I feel so...helpless. We all do! Phoebe admitted sadly.

Piper was getting really tired now and she could feel her eyes starting to close.

"I think you should get some sleep and we'll think about what to do next." Leo suggested to his wife.

"But..."

"No...if you won't do it for you the please do it for the baby" he looked at her and knew she'd given in. he bent don, kissed her gently and as he pulled back she began to drift of to sleep. As her breathing steadied and they were satisfied she was asleep, Phoebe quietly climbed out of Piper's bed.

"So, she has a point." She Phoebe said, "What do we do now?"

"I don't know...wait...Wyatt's calling me." Leo was really worried. His son would only be calling, and not orbing himself, if something was really wrong.

*~* A/N: sorry it's short but I have to write an essay on Macbeth now. Anyway, I have the rest written on paper and I'll type and post as soon as I can. Please review!