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Chapter 5

Lauren snuggled into Piper's bed, her bed now. So far everything was going as planned. When she got home, Paige fussed about her being late, but Lauren gave a believable excuse, which soothed her sister's anger. Going up the stairs she gave a sleeping Wyatt a quick check. Hoping Leo would return soon, she waited up. When it became clear he would not be coming, she was disappointed, but knew she would have many other nights. Climbing into bed, she drifted off to sleep. A few hours later, she felt the bed shift and a pair of strong arms drew her close. She reveled in the scent of him as she cuddled deeper into his warm chest. Life was perfect.

Piper leaned her head against the cold, hard cement wall. After surveying the contents of the sparse room, she realized there was nothing there to aid in her escape. Transferring her energy to the wide iron ring encircling her ankle, she attempted to release the lock, however met with little success. Pulling on the chain embedded in the wall also proved fruitless. Not one to give up, she was fast loosing hope of getting out of this on her own. Closing her eyes she tried one more time to call for Leo or Paige. Just like all the other times, she was greeted with silence. Eyes still shut, images floated across her mind's eye. Lauren playing with Wyatt and it was Lauren she saw, for she refused to picture Lauren in her body. Lauren sitting around the table laughing with her sisters. Lauren with Leo, and as much as she did not want to do as Lauren suggested, she found herself visualizing them together. Lauren in Leo's embrace, with their lips engaged in a passionate kiss. Her eyes opened with a pop. She forced herself to stop her thoughts from going to the next progression. Her stomach rebelling at the mere thought. She had to pray Leo or her sisters would see through Lauren's guise.

Lauren woke early, not wanting to waste one precious moment of her new life. Slowly she turned over, observing the man slumbering next to her. His face softened in sleep and his chest moving with even breaths. Gently she brought her fingers to his hair, softly running them through. Moving toward his face, she traced the outline of his jaw with a feathered touch. The emotion she was experiencing was better than anything in her dreams. She loved him so much and now he was hers. A grin grew on her lips as he began to stir and she watched avidly as he blinked a few times, then looked over. His green eyes still held a hint of sleep and Lauren thought he never looked more adorable.

"You're up?" He stated groggily.

Lifting herself up on one elbow, she said, "You sound surprised."

"Well, it's not often Wyatt lets you sleep in. I thought you'd take advantage."

Delighting in the moment and her new body, she grew bold. "Advantage huh? I know what I'd like to take advantage of." Bending down she kissed him softly at first. Encouraged by his response, she let the kiss deepen, letting her fingers find the bottom of his t-shirt, she slid them under and up his chest.

Leo broke the kiss and looked at her. "Something wrong?" She asked.

"No, but you're usually not a morning person."

She smiled seductively. "Are you complaining?"

"Absolutely not." He growled and rolled her so she was on her back beneath him. Lauren felt her body grow warm as his eyes filled with passion. A rustling sound from the nursery brought both of them up short.

Sighing, Leo leaned his forehead to hers. "Guess Wyatt had other plans."

Lauren wanted to scream as she felt his body lift from hers. She just had to keep telling herself she had the rest of her life to be with him. She could afford to be patient.

It had been a long day Phoebe thought to herself as she entered the main parking garage of the newspaper. Elise wanted to extend her column for next week, which required a lot of extra time. Keys in hand, she made her way to her car and unlocked it. Suddenly the hair on the back of her neck stood up. Swinging around she was just able to dodge the attack. The oncoming fireball tagging her car instead of her body. Hiding behind the vehicle she popped her head up only to quickly duck back down again. This time the fiery globe flew over head brushing the tip of her head.

"Ooooh!" She exclaimed as she felt heat on the top of her head. The fireball had come close enough to singe the tips of her hair. Patting out the smoke with her hand, Phoebe's eyes darted back and forth. No escape and her active power of levitation would be of little help.

With no other recourse, she yelled, "Paige! Leo! Anybody!" The sound of approaching footsteps was the only response to her cry. Scooting around the car, she tried to avoid another assault.

"Paige!" She hoarsely whispered again.

This time her call was answered by the welcome sight of blue and white lights. Her sister only had to materialize for an instant to assess the situation. Without speaking, she grabbed her older sister's hand and orbed out, just as another ball flew by.

Lauren had the whole evening planned out. Phoebe was working late then had dinner plans with some friends and Paige offered to go to P3 to keep an eye on things. Thus giving Lauren or Piper rather, a quiet night off. Leo promised to be home early tonight and once they got Wyatt to bed, they would enjoy a nice dinner followed by some private time upstairs if all went well. She had donned on one of Piper's dresses. A black satin dress, with a beaded design embossed through it. The straps were thin and showed off her creamy skin to perfection. The hem of the dress coming to just above her knees, with a pair of black sling back pumps to finish it off. She chose this particular outfit because it reminded her of the one in her dreams. Looking in the mirror she was satisfied with the results.

Going over to Wyatt, she lifted him up, taking him downstairs for his dinner. He began fussing the moment she picked him up. Now that she thought about it, he had been cranky all day. Maybe he had a new tooth coming in. Once she got him in his high chair she gave him a big pretzel to gnaw on.

Leo orbed in a few minutes later. "Wow! You look great!" His green eyes reflecting his appreciation.

Smiling, she sashayed over, putting her arms around his neck. "I'm glad you like." Reaching up, she gave his lips a warm kiss. Wyatt banged his pretzel on the tray of his high chair, obviously demanding their attention. Lauren frowned and reluctantly removed herself from Leo.

While she prepared Wyatt's food, Leo went over to his son. Leaning over and giving the top of his head a quick kiss, he said, "Hey buddy, how was your day?"

Wyatt grinned and grabbed Leo's hand with his pretzel covered one. As Lauren went to feed him, he became agitated and avoided Lauren's attempt to feed him. "Wyatt, come on. What's wrong honey?"

Leo, having moved away to allow her room, came back over. "What's up?"

"I don't know, he's been difficult all day."

"Here let me try." Exchanging seats, he took the spoon. Wyatt immediately settled down and began eating. "Well, he seems fine now."

Lauren looked at the little boy with a troubled expression. Wyatt seemed to act up only around her. Could he sense what the others couldn't, that she really wasn't his mommy. 'No' she thought to herself, how could he. She looked, talked and acted exactly like Piper. Besides, it's not like she is a complete stranger, Wyatt knew her. She would have to keep a close eye on him. Nothing and no one was going to ruin this for her.