A/N: I wanna send a big thanks to everybody who reviewed throughout the story. I also want to thank those who made this chapter possible by threatening and begging me and yelling at me to make me continue when I thought about stopping the story. Thanks again, everybody!

The song is property of LeAnn Rimes and Associates, but since she and I go way back (yeah, right), she said I could use the song. (If I was telling the truth and I really knew LeAnn rimes, I wouldn't be living in Springfield, Illinois, I would live in Hollywood…)

Okay, this chapter is based off of LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live?" I was listening to it in my room and I thought it worked out real well...And since this is the last chapter of this fic, that means I can start my next one! (Not a sequel, but more like...like an alternate version)

Here's your happy ending, people. Enjoy. There's a 2-month time lapse between Chpt12 and this one…

How do I get through the night without you?
If I had to live without you
What kind of life would that be?
Oh, I need you in my arms, need you to hold
You're my world, my heart, my soul
If you ever leave, baby you would take away everything good in my life

"Melinda, bring her over here," Piper called.

"Otay." Melinda grabbed Kia by the collar and pulled the dog, who was as big as her, over to Piper. "Here, Mommy."

"Thank you. You play with that dog any more and the station will be forcing us to give her back because we loved her too much."

Melinda smiled. She loved having Kia living with them. "So...Mommy?"

"Yes, Honey?"

"I gots a question," Melinda said quickly.

"What's that?"

"I...I can ask you anyting, wite?"

"Right."

"Well...You's not leaving again, aw you?"

Piper smiled. She ruffled her daughter's hair. "Never."

"Otay...Mommy?"

"What?"

"…Where was you?" Melinda asked, touching upon a subject she was afraid to ask about.

And tell me now
How do I live without you?
I want to know
How do I breathe without you?
If you ever go
How do I ever, ever survive?
How do I, how do I, oh how do I live?

Piper took in a sharp breath. She thought about an answer. Luckily she didn't have to come up with one, because as she stood up straight, Leo came up from behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Mommy had to finish some business that took a long time," he answered for Piper, who smiled.

"...Oh." Melinda ran back into the house with Kia.

"Where're you off to?" Piper called.

"Dwawing a pichure!" Melinda pulled the heavy sliding door open and closed it behind her.

Piper smiled and held Leo's arms against her chest as she leaned her back into him. She sighed.

Without you, there'd be no sun in my sky
There would be no love in my life
There'd be no world left for me
And I, baby I don't know what I would do
I'd be lost if I lost you
If you ever leave, baby you would take away everything real in my life

"You okay?"

"Perfect. I'm perfect."

"You sure?"

"Leo, nothing could be better."

"Good." Leo leaned his head down and kissed Piper's shoulder. "I love you," he whispered.

"I love you too," Piper answered. Leo kissed her neck twice and moved up to her cheek. He turned her around to face him slowly. She looked up into his eyes and smiled. He kissed her softly and she willingly parted her lips and let the kiss continue. When they finally pulled away, Piper smiled again. "And they lived happily ever after?" she whispered.

"Or...something like that..."

And tell me now
How do I live without you?
I want to know
How do I breathe without you?
If you ever go
How do I ever, ever survive?
How do I, how do I, oh how do I live?

They smiled. Melinda came running out with her newly drawn picture. It was of her, Leo, Piper, and Kia all standing together. In her little kid handwriting, she had written, "My Family", copying the spelling off of other pictures she had drawn with help from an adult. "For you, Mommy," she said proudly, handing the paper to Piper. "So even if you do leave again, you can wemembuh us…" she added quietly.

Please tell me baby, how do I go on?
If you ever leave, baby you would take away everything
I need you with me
Baby don't you know that you're everything good in my life?

Piper picked Melinda up and the little girl clung to her mother's neck. Piper showed the picture to Leo with one hand, her other around her daughter. He smiled.

"How about now?" Piper asked.

"Now? Sure. I'll settle for Happily Ever After," Leo agreed. Piper smiled.

Melinda jumped down from her mother's arms and wrapped one arm around Leo's leg, one around Piper's. Piper stood against Leo, resting her head against his chest. He held one arm around her, his other around Melinda's shoulders.

"I love you, Daddy," Melinda whispered. "And I love you, too, Mommy."

And tell me now
How do I live without you, I want to know,
How do I breathe without you?
If you ever go, how do I ever, ever survive?
How do I, how do I, oh how do I live?

Piper smiled and looked down at Melinda, but she didn't move or speak. She couldn't talk. A single tear ran down her cheek and she wrapped both of her arms around Leo's neck to hold him tighter.

How do I live without you?
How do I live without you baby?

A/N: Better?