Frozen In Time

Disclaimer: See chapter one

Chapter Four: Welcome Prudence Melinda

Everything was going good for Piper and Leo. She had officially changed her last name from Halliwell to Wyatt, why she did that, sh never told. Leo thought it was mostly because of her sisters, but it was only a guess. Piper started showing shortly after telling Leo. She had constant mood swings and morning/afternoon/night sickness as she called it. It was late May 2002, and everything seemed to be okay in her life.

Leo had asked for some time off from the Elders, they graciously refused which made Piper mad, but she quickly got over it because she remembered that the Elders were losing a magical child. All she would do is grin devilishly.

"Leo! Leo!" yelled a eight month pregnant Piper to the ceiling of the solarium. There was that familiar noise of orbing, and Leo appeared. "Yes, sweetie?" he asked sweetly. "Leo, the baby is due in four and a half weeks and we haven't started anything yet. I know you have been busy with the added charges those assholes are giving you, and that I've been working extra at the club, but we need to start now." she demanded.

"You're right. So have we decided on which room, she'll get?" asked Leo as he sat next to his wife.

"Yes, I want to give her Phoebes." smiled Piper. "Why Phoebe's?" he asked in response to her choice.

"Because Phoebe's was always my favorite room in the house. With the bay window, it's perfect. We'll save my old room, or Prue's room for our next child, because if you think we are only having one child, I should slap you now." said Piper teasingly.

"I'm reading you loud and clear. What about names?"

"I was thinking since we are putting her in Phoebe's room, we should name her after –"

"Phoebe." interrupted Leo, filling in the blank.

"No, I was going to say Prue. Prudence Melinda Wyatt." said Piper, with a proud look on her face.

"No, Halliwell?" said Leo with a confused look on his face.

"No. Halliwell is a cursed name, and I don't want my child with a cursed last name." said Piper with a tone of conviction.

"Good enough for me. I say we go upstairs and plan out some decor for the room." said Leo as he helped his large wife up and they walked up the stairs together.

---------------------In Heaven---------------------

"Ooo, my niece is getting my room!" shouted an overly excited Phoebe, as she floated through the cloud paradise.

"Yea, keep yourself together there." mimicked Prue.

"Aren't you excited she's getting your name?" asked Phoebe.

"Yeah, I'm just upset, you know because she'll never know us." said Prue.

"I know, but just think, when she gets her powers, she can summon us." said Phoebe.

"Yea, we just hope she gets her powers. Piper is dead set against magic now."

"Yea, I know. Come on, lets go see what she is planning on doing to me once beautiful room." laughed Phoebe as she re-opened the portal.

-----------------Back on Earth----------------------

"Let's make the walls pale pink." said Leo, as he made a suggestion to Piper, who already said no to blue, pale blue, yellow, green and white.

"Pale pink is good. We can get a white crib for her to sleep in." said Piper.

"Yea, this is so great! We are finally having a baby, and you are getting your normal life." exclaimed Leo.

"Yea, but lets not forget the cost."

"I'm sorry." said Leo, with little puppy eyes. "It's okay. I've moved on and hopefully they have too."

"I know they have." he smiled reassuringly.

"I think it's time for some corn dogs with mayo." said Piper as she rubbed her stomach. "That is so freaking gross." said Leo as he and her exited.

"Shut up. Your daughter seems to like it." she laughed.

After a couple of weeks of decorating the room, it was finally perfect. Everything was perfect. Piper took time off now, because her June 26th due date was approaching. But that wasn't the only thing approaching that month. On June 14th, it would be the one year since her sisters deaths.

It was about 6:00 am on June 14th, when Piper awoke to a strange urge for her favorite pregnancy meal, corn dogs and mayo. She got up, and placed her yellow fuzzy slippers on her feet, and placed her robe around her bare shoulders.

She was half way down the stairs when she shrieked in pain. *Not now* she thought furiously. She let out a scream, as she fell to her knees. She noticed that her knees were in water, her water broke. "Leo!" she screamed loudly. She could hear his footsteps coming from her room.

"Oh my god, honey are you okay?" he asked. "Do I look like I'm okay?" she growled. "We need to get to the hospital. NOW." He grabbed her and orbed her to the car. "Leo, you dumbass, you can't drive! Just orb to the hospital now!" He did as he was told and orbed to the Bay Hospital.

He was still carrying her when they entered the emergency room. Leo attracted stares from young females who worked there, because he was in his boxers and tee shirt still.

"It's going to be okay." said Leo as he placed Piper on a Gurney.

"Leo, she cant be born today. Not today." she cried as the though of watching her sisters die the year before came flooding back to her.

"7 centimeters and dilated." said the nurse as she prepared for the delivery.

"Are you birthing her all natural or c-section?" asked the doctor as he placed gloves on his hands.

"Natural, with an epidural." said Piper as she screamed at yet another contraction.

"Okay, nurse 25 cc of morphine. I can see a head. NO time for the epidural. Miss Wyatt I need you to push." said the Doctor as he lifted the sheet and looked at the baby's head.

"No epidural? Are you crazy!" yelled Piper.

"Push, one two three PUSH!" said the Doctor as he motioned for Piper to push.

That same routine went on for three more minutes until Piper and Leo could hear the cries of a newborn baby.

"It's a girl." said the doctor as he showed the baby girl to Piper who smiled and started to cry.

"Excuse me, what is the name?" asked the smiling nurse.

"Prudence Melinda. P-R-U-D-E-N-C-E." said Piper, who looked at Leo.

"We did it. You're a daddy."

"You're a mommy."

"Leo." she said as she kissed her husband, look at her. She looks just like Phoebe. That head of brown hair."she smiled.

"Hi, Prudence. Welcome. I'm your mommy."

Little Prudence looked at her mommy and daddy and smiled a toothless grin.

It was perfect.

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