Chapter 1
"Come on honey, you're going to be late!" the woman called out to her husband as she attempted to roll out of bed for the fourth time. "CHRIS!" she called out desperately as she heard the shower turn off.
Suddenly the man in question appeared in front of her. "Yeah sweetie, are you ok?" the man spoke trying hard not to laugh at his wife's predicament.
"Do you find this funny Halliwell?" the woman asked with warning evident in her tone.
"Umm, yeah, I do" Chris said with a hint of laughter as he extended his hand out to his very pregnant wife.
"Hey it's your fault that I look like a beached whale you know" she said giving him a playful shove as she finally made her way to her feet.
"Oh really? I do believe that you were there at the time of the conception my dear. I distinctively remember hearing you sound something like this Oh Chris right there, yes, yes" the boy said mocking his wife's voice.
"Ha, Ha! Very funny Chris. Now if you're done making fun of me, you can finish getting dressed and go meet up with your Mother at P3 for the staff meeting. Meanwhile I'm going to stop by my mother's house for a little while and then I'll catch up with you for lunch at about 12:30. Ok?"
"Oh come on, do I have to go? After all you are the manager Bianca"
"Yes I am, but you're the one who's going to take over the role of owner soon and you need to see how the whole staff meeting thing goes. So stop complaining and get a move on before Piper threatens to blow you up for the millionth time" the woman finished with a smile as she kissed her husband on the cheek.
"Ok fine, but do you think you can give me a little something to remember you by while I'm gone" he said gently guiding his wife towards their bed.
"No Chris! You have to go, NOW!" Bianca spoke firmly. "Besides if you wait until tonight, I can give you more than a little something" she said with a wink that instantly perked the man up.
"I'm gonna hold you to that" "I'm sure you will, now for the last time, get a move on"
"Ok, ok, I'm going" the man said as he threw on a pair of denim jean, a button down shirt and a pair of black shoes.
"Alright I'm off" he spoke again as he slid the watch strap through the loop.
"Good, and might I add, you look delicious" the woman said wrapping her hands his waist.
"No way" the man said taking a step back. "You didn't want to ride the Chris express when the chance presented it's self so now you must suffer" the man grinned giving his wife a quick kiss on the belly before orbing away.
"Hey no fair!" Bianca protested to her husband's orb cloud before smiling slightly and moving to start her day.
"Good morning sunshine" Autumn whispered to a slowly awakening Wyatt.
"Hey" the man smiled as he planted a kiss on his wife's forehead.
"As much as I would love to lay here and look into your beautiful blue eyes all day, I can't because you're late for magic school" the woman said pointing to the clock behind her husband.
"Shit" the man said jumping to his feet and heading into the bathroom as his wife looked on with amusement, waiting for the man to catch on. She heard the water turn on then immediately turn back off.
"Ha, you're a riot" a scantly clad Wyatt spoke as he emerged from room. "I hate it when you do that to me" he said throwing a pillow at his wife.
"I'm surprised that you still fall for it. The amazing Wyatt Matthew Halliwell knows everything except the days of the week" she teased returning the gesture.
"So what are we going to do today, besides buying you a calendar" she smiled laying her head back on the man's chest.
"I don't know. What would you like to do?"
"Well I was thinking that maybe me you and the boys could go to the park and maybe the zoo" Autumn spoke.
"Sounds like a plan. We can start by getting hot and steamy, in the shower" the man said with a mischievous smile.
"Then I'll go get Matthew ready and you go get Christian" the man said as he got to his feet.
"Wait a minute, what's this about getting all steamy?" the woman said still lying on the bed.
"Follow me and you'll find out" Wyatt spoke before disappearing into the bathroom.
"I don't mind if I do" his wife said as she followed his lead.
"For God's sake Chris where are you?" Piper Halliwell said throwing up her hands just as her youngest son's orb cloud appeared in front of her.
"Finally! You know you really need to work on your punctuality young man. I swear you're worse then Paige" the woman continued clearly showing her annoyance.
"I'm sorry Mommy, I'll try harder next time. Promise" Chris spoke holding his head to one side giving his best puppy dog eye performance, which instantly softened the woman of course.
"Why the hell do you have to be so cute" the woman giggled as she gave a son a swat on the butt.
"Now let's go we've kept everyone waiting long enough" she said grabbing her son's hand and leading him into the bar area where the rest of the staff was waiting.
"Look who I found" the woman smiled widely noticing some of the female members of the staff giving her son the eye as he took the seat next to her. "Ok now that everyone is present and accounted for we can begin…"
"Ok this what you do next" Piper continued. The meeting had been over for quite some time and Chris was stuck listening to his mother ramble about the books, something she had shown him how to do a hundred times already.
"Christopher Perry Halliwell are you listening to me?" Piper questioned as she noticed her son playing with his watch.
"Yeah sure Mom" the boy lied.
"Chris what is going on with you? Taking over the club is going to be a challenge for you and while I'm trying to teach you something important you're staring off into space and playing with your watch. Now if you don't want the job just tell me and I'll see if Autumn wants to do it"
"No Mom I would love to take over the club, it's just that you're explaining the same thing over and over again. Would you just relax already I know what I'm doing. Trust me" the boy said closing the black binder.
"I know you're a very capable young man Chris and I'm not doubting your abilities at all, it's just that I want to make sure…"
"I become as neurotic as you are" the man replied earning him a sideways glance from his mother.
"It's not very polite to mock your Mother Christopher"
"You know what you need Mom?"
"No Chris, what is it that I need"
"You need to go on a vacation. Somewhere far, far away from the stress of it all"
"I couldn't agree with you more" a voice came from behind him.
"After twenty-six years of marriage you would think that he would know not to orb in unannounced"
"Hey Dad" Chris spoke while crossing to give his father a hug.
"Hey what's that for?" Leo smiled delighted at his son's show of affection.
"For being the greatest Dad ever and saving me from her"
"Piper what are you doing to Chris?" Leo asked in a mocked angry voice.
"I'm just trying to make sure he knows how to manage the club"
"Piper Chris is more than capable of handling the club he doesn't need his Mommy hounding him"
"See Dad has complete and totally faith in me" the boy said smiling proudly.
"So do I Chris. It's just that the club has been my baby for so long, it's not that easy to let go for me"
"Well don't worry so much Mom. Your baby is now in the hands of your other baby" the boy said throwing his arms around his mother and giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"I'm always such a sucker for a handsome young man." she said smiling.
"Especially this one. Now if you'll both excuse me I have to meet Bianca for lunch"
"Don't forget about the baby shower at two o'clock" His mother warned.
"I won't Mom. Bye Dad"
"Later sport" Leo said as he watched his youngest child orb away before moving to sit by his wife's side.
"We have the best kids in the world don't we" the man said giving his wife a soft kiss on the lips.
"Yeah we do. And don't forget about our absolutely adorable grand children"
"How could I ever forget them? We are so lucky Piper. I can't imagine what our lives would be like without them" Leo said as the smile on his face disappeared.
Knowing exactly what her husband was thinking Piper tried to console him
"Hey don't think about that other timeline Leo. It's gone. Chris and Wyatt are happy and safe so there's no need to rehash those horrible memories" she said stroking the man's hair.
"I know Piper but as happy as we are now, I just get the strangest feeling that something is about to go horribly wrong" at this Piper stopped dead in her tracks.
"No, I refuse to believe that Leo, everything is fine"
"I want to believe that Piper I really do. It's just Wyatt. Sometimes he gives off this vibe that's really confusing, like he misses his old life" Leo spoke.
"No he wouldn't give up Autumn and the boy's for anything Leo. Maybe you miss read him" the woman said shaking her head not wanting to believe that her son would revert to his evil ways.
"I know, but if she ever became evil Piper…"
"Don't you dare finish that Leo" the woman warned. "Now enough is enough. We are all happy and that's the way it's going to stay Leo and I don't want to hear any more about it. Do you understand me?"
Immediately the man felt sorry for even bringing the dreadful it up. "I'm sorry Piper. You're right, maybe we both need to get away for a while, just like Chris said. How about it? You, me and some exotic location"
"See that's more like it" the woman smiled as she and her husband continued to talk about their soon to be vacation.
"Hey Autumn I'm going to head out for about twenty minutes or so"
"Ok but hurry back we only have a little time to spend with the boys before I have to set up for Bianca's baby shower"
"No problem honey. I'll be back in a flash" the man winked at her before orbing out.
"Alright I'm here. What do you have for me" the man spoke as he moved to sit on his thrown.
"I think I have a way to get you what you want my Lord" the demon said bowing before him.
"Good. No one can suspect anything. I will reclaim my rightful place as ruler of all and I intend to do it with my family right by my side" the man spoke as he smiled wickedly.
"And I know exactly how to aid you in that quest my Lord" the demon continued as an eager Wyatt Halliwell listened on.