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Answering one of the reviews I received for Chapter 8, Bianca was not the one who died. It was someone else. Chris did meet Bianca, but they're only friends. At the moment, they think there's too much of an age difference. So Bianca hooked him up with someone else. He didn't realize how much he liked the girl until he learned of her death. You know what I mean? I do.

Anyway, I'm sorry for the wait! My brain just needed to be refreshed!

Past Consequences:

Chapter 9: Chatting

"You have to talk to her sometime," Past Leo told Leo as the two sat in the kitchen the next morning.

"I don't want to talk to her. I'm just so mad at her," Leo said, putting his head in his hands.

"I know. But you know now that it wasn't her fault. Chris was in pain. And he took it out on everyone else," Past Leo said, grabbing another cup of coffee.

Leo sighed. "Yeah, I know."

Piper walked near the kitchen and stopped short of the doorway when she heard Leo talking.

"I know it wasn't her fault. I just don't want to lose Chris. And he left the house after blowing up at Piper," Leo said, sighing again. "And it makes it seem even worse because we're having problems.

Past Leo nodded. "I know." He looked down at the table, then looked back up at Leo after a minute. "Have you figured out why you two have been fighting so much yet?"

Leo shook his head. "No. I mean, we both love each other so much. And we know that. It's the little things that set us off."

"Well, maybe they should sit down and just talk about their feelings," Past Piper said, walking into the kitchen.

"I don't know what I'm feeling right now," Leo said, putting his head back in his hands.

"Neither do I. But we can figure it out. Together," Piper said, entering the room and sitting down next to Leo. "If you're still talking to me, that is."

Leo looked over at her and smiled. "I'm sorry I blew up at you."

"It's okay. You had a good reason to," Piper said, resting her head in a hand.

"Now you two can talk about your feelings towards each other. About what's eating you up inside," Past Piper said, smiling. When she didn't get a response, she frowned. "The problem here is loss of communication. So, go on! Communicate!"

Piper looked down at the table. She sighed and looked back up at Leo. "Leo, I know that protecting your other charges is very important now, because of all of the witch trials, and you have to save them, but I wish that you would just spend more time at home."

"Piper -"

"No. Let her finish," Past Piper growled.

"Honey, that's me," Past Leo said, raising his eyebrows at her.

Past Piper smiled at her husband. "Well, you need to learn to stop interrupting me."

Piper rolled her eyes and ignored the two. "The boys need you, Leo. They're practically growing up without a father. And I don't want that for them."

"What else?" Past Piper asked, sitting down next to her future self. "Because I really want to go home."

"And, she has a point. You always interrupt me when I'm talking. And, for some reason, whatever I was saying before you interrupted sets you off, and that's where some of our fights started off at. Because you assume things before letting me finish what I was saying. You put words in my mouth. And, to be honest, it drives me insane," Piper said, her eyes going wide for a moment during that last sentence.

Leo looked down at the table and then back up at Piper. "Piper, I know I said that I'm fine with it, but I really do feel threatened by Dan. I lost you once to him, and I don't want to lose you again. You mean everything to me. And, I'm not the only one who assumes things. You do, too. You assume the worst of things, and I hate it. And you always think that I'm against something or I'm giving up on things just because I think it's stupid, or I want to take a break from it. And most of the time, that's not true. Like, I said that we needed some time apart about a month ago, and you thought I was giving up on our marriage. And I wasn't. Because I love you with my heart and soul, Piper. And I don't ever want to lose you as my wife."

Piper smiled and looked down at the table, then back up at Leo. "You'll never lose me. I promise. I'll always be here. And, as for Dad . . . Leo, I picked you over him. I picked what I felt for you over a normal life. And that should mean something to you."

"It does, Piper. It means a lot to me. Because I know how much you want a normal life. I know how much you want to get away from all of this magic," Leo said, looking into her eyes. "But Dan -"

"Dan is married with kids of his own. He's happy. And right now, he's just being a good friend to this family. Because, a little while after I broke it off with him, I promised him that we'd always be friends. And he promised me that he'd always be there for me if I ever needed him. And so he's just being a really great friend," Piper said, looking Leo back in the eyes. "I know that it's part of a male's gut instinct to hate a man that his wife or girlfriend has previously married or dated, but Dan is a really nice guy, and I think it would be great if you two would just become friends already."

"Amen to that," Past Piper said, smiling.

Leo sighed. "I'll try. I promise."

Piper smiled. "Thank you," she said, kissing him deeply.

"We should still stay to watch how this all turns out," Past Leo said, looking down at Past Piper.

Past Piper nodded. "I agree. But I hate living in a house with our future sons!"

"Why's that?" Past Leo and Leo asked in unison, looking confused.

Past Piper smiled seductively at Past Leo. "I think you know why."

"Oh," Past Leo, Leo, and Piper said in unison, smiling.

"Well, I won't matter. They'll just have to deal," Leo said, smirking.

Past Leo pulled Past Piper close and orbed away.

Chris walked in and yawned, sitting down across from his parents.

"Hey, buddy. How're ya doin?" Leo asked, looking worriedly over at his son.

Chris sighed and shrugged, staring at the table. "Okay, I guess. It really helped letting out all of my emotions last night." He looked up at Leo. "Thanks."

"Whenever you're upset, my shoulder is always open," Leo said, smiling at Chris.

"But I thought that you and Bianca were dating," Piper said, confused. "You did call her 'your Bianca'."

Chris smiled. "Yeah. I know. But Bianca and I both agreed that there's too much of an age difference at the moment. So she set me up with the girl that died."

Piper nodded. "I see. Well, personally, I agree with both of you. You're only sixteen, and she's about, what, twenty-one?"

"I'll be seventeen soon," Chris said, smiling slightly

"She's still too old for you," Piper said, raising her eyebrows.

"As long as they're in love, that's all that matters, right, Piper?" Leo asked his wife through clenched teeth.

Piper rolled her eyes. "Yeah. That's all that matters, honey," she replied through clenched teeth.

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I know, I know, short chapter. But I had to end it here, because I didn't know what else to do! Anyway, review please! Ciao!

Hannah