Chapter 2

"Paige can you hand me another streamer please" Autumn spoke from the top of a ladder.

"Are you sure you don't want me to do it cousin Autumn? I can levitate ya know" Patricia (Phoebe's 14 yr. old daughter) spoke proud that she had finally mastered her newest power.

"No sweetie, I've got it. But you can go make sure that Matthew doesn't try to orb his little brother away, again" she sighed heavily not too happy with her two year olds antics.

"He's still doing that?" Piper snickered at her grandson's reluctance to accept his new position as older brother.

"Unfortunately yes, I don't think poor Christian can take much more" the boy's mother replied.

"Don't worry about it honey Wyatt did it to Chris about a hundred times, so Matt only has 75 more tries to go and then I'm sure he'll get used to having a little brother. Just like his father did" the woman laughed at the stunned look on her daughter in laws face.

"Oh I wouldn't say that Mom. I just orbed Chris to Mars yesterday" Wyatt smirked as he entered the room with a tray of food.

"Why didn't I marry into a normal family" Autumn said rolling her eyes.

"Aw, you know you love us" Paige teased as she handed the woman yet another streamer.

Suddenly the group heard yelling coming from the kitchen.

"Looks like the twins are at it again" Phoebe laughed trying hard not to drop the glass punch bowl on the floor.

"Will you shut up I'm trying to talk" Paden yelled at her twin brother (Paige's kids age 12).

"Don't yell at me and told you that I had to call Brian so I could tell him to pick me up for baseball practice" the boy shot back.

"MOM!" the girl called after her sibling rudely hung up on her best friend.

"Both of you cut it out this instant!" Paige called out heading towards the kitchen mutter things under her breath the whole way, as the rest of her family amusedly look on.

"I'm so glad that I'm an only child" Patricia spoke from the mist of toys that surrounded her and both of her second cousins.

"I wish I could say the same" an annoyed Paden replied as she took a seat next to her cousin.

"So you lost the tug of war, uh" Piper said.

"Mom said that Brian's phone call was more important. She always takes his side"

"That's not true and you know it young lady. Besides you've been on the phone for two hours now. What could you possible be taking about for two hours" her mother questioned.

"Now, now Paige be nice to the girl. You remember being that age don't you? Or has it been that long?" Wyatt spoke earning him a sideways glance from both Aunts and his Mom.

"Hey watch it Wyatt Matthew Halliwell, you're never too old to be grounded young man" his mother warned.

"Ok, ok, I know when I've been beat" the man replied as he blew up another balloon.

"Hey wait until Matthew and Christian get older, you're going to wish for those good old days of changing diapers and watching cartoons" Paige said as she conjured a three layer cake.

"Hey personal gain" Piper said throwing her hands into the air.

"Oh give it a rest Piper. Look at it this way, it's just less for you to do" the woman replied with a smile.

"Hey guys who's coming to this shower?" Phoebe questioned.

"Well all of us, of course, Sheila, Amy, Sara, Nicole, Jasmine and Lynn of course" Piper said trying to make sure that she didn't forget anyone.

"I thought Nicole had a class at magic school today?" Patricia questioned.

"No, your Dad's filling in for her" Phoebe said remembering the conversation that she had with Mitch earlier. At that exact moment the doorbell rang signaling the arrival of their first guest.

"Ok guys, show time" Piper spoke before she made her way to answer greet their newest arrival.

"Come on Bianca" Chris said as he tried to pull his wife away from her favorite spot by the water.

"No Chris, I'm not ready to go yet. I really don't understand what the rush is. I mean we hardly get to spend any time alone together any more. We're either too busy with the club or hanging out with the family" she said leaning up against the man.

"I know honey and all of that will change soon, I promise but we really need to go or my Mom will have my head" Chris spoke.

"Just a few more minutes please" she said batting her eyelashes and giving him her sweetest smile that always made his heart melt.

"Ok just a few more minutes and then we really have to go, deal?"

"Deal" she replied as she kissed her husband on the cheek. "I love you, you know that right?"

"Of course I know you love me Bianca. I love you too" he said giving her a kiss on the top of her head.

They sat in silence for a minute before she spoke up again "Can I ask you a question?"

"Sure honey, you can ask me anything"

"Do you miss her?" the woman continued as she stared out into the ocean.

"Miss who?" Chris asked not sure who his wife could possibly be talking about.

"Your Bianca" she whispered.

"You are my Bianca honey"

"I know, but I'm not her, the one you remember. You, Wyatt, Piper, Leo, Phoebe and Paige are the only ones who have any memories of the old timeline and I just wonder if you would rather be with her instead of me" she said as her eyes filled with water. Chris than turned the woman around to face him and looked straight into her eyes.

"Listen to me baby I love you and only you. It doesn't matter what time line we're in or what your personality is, you will always be MY Bianca. So don't you ever think for one minute that I think any less of you. If anything you've changed for the better. Don't get me wrong the other Bianca was good in the end but she had to go through so much to become that woman and sometimes it made her cold and distant. I'm glad you didn't have to hurt like she did or have those bad experiences. You've always been the sweetest, most loving and caring person that I have ever met and I'm so proud to call you my wife and mother of my child" the man finished as he pulled the woman he loved into a tight embrace.

After standing there for a little while long the woman found her voice once again.

"I'm sorry that I upset you" she said in a shameful tone.

"Hey don't apologize you didn't do anything wrong"

"Yeah I did. I should never have doubted your love for me Chris"

"As long as you don't do it again we're good. And if you do, I'll just be forced to give you a spanking" he said with a mischievous smile.

"Oh really" she said drawing him in for a kiss. "I'm gonna have to hold you to that" the woman said giving her husband a soft passionate kiss on the lips.

"Now we really do have to go, we don't want to be late" Chris spoke.

"Late? Late for what?" she said as they began to orb.

Once they were fully formed she noticed that they were standing in the middle of the darkened conservatory of Halliwell Manor. And that's when the lights flicked on suddenly and a chorus of voices shouted "SURPRISE!" the pair smiled widely as they took in the "It's a girl" banner and all of the party decorations and loving family that surrounded them.

Chris took in the scene around him and couldn't be happier with his new life. Not only did he have the best family in the world, but he was now creating one of his own with the woman that he loved. The world that he had worked so hard to create was finally a reality for him. All of the pain and torment of the past time line seemed to be fading away, except for the tiny voice inside his mind that told him something wasn't quite right. Looking up he stared into the eyes of his older brother and there was something strangely familiar about them, something that threatened to tear his world apart once again.

As if reading his mind Wyatt raised his glass to his brother and tilted his head slightly as the wicked smile revealed it's self once more, showing Chris that his instincts were painfully correct.

He then telepathically spoke to the younger man "What's the matter Christopher? You look as if you've just seen a ghost"