Chapter 4: To Tell, or Not To Tell

The arrow pierced his back, and went though his stomach, almost hitting Piper's stomach, who was still hugging him. He slumped in Piper's arms, unable to breath.

Piper gently placed him on the ground and stood to fight the Darklighter. "You'll pay for this." She flicked her wrists and the Darklighter exploded. She bent down on the ground next to Chris, feeling for a pulse. She found one, but it was weak. "Leo!" She called. She brushed the hair off of Chris' face. "LEO!" She called louder, taking Chris' hand in hers. Leo orbed in, looking relaxed and meditative. When he saw Piper holding the dying Chris' hand, he dropped the façade and looked at Piper. "Please, hurry." She pleaded, tears threatening to spill out. Leo nodded and orbed them to the manor

As Leo gently laid Chris on his side on the couch, Piper called for her sisters. "Phoebe! Paige! Get you asses down here NOW!!!!" Both came bounding down the stairs expect to see a demon. Not a dying Chris on the couch.

Paige walked towards Chris and held out her hand. "Darklighter Arrow!" She called and orbed it to the other side of the room before it could materialize and poision her. She stepped back near Phoebe as Leo began his work over Chris.

After an anguishing minute, but seemed like hours to Piper, Phoebe asked, "Is it working?"

"It's bad," Leo replied, "but I think it will work." Piper let out her breath. She couldn't loose Chris. Not now. Not after just finding him.

She looked angrily at her sisters. "Did you know?" They looked at her, confused, and Piper pointed to her stomach and then Chris. They sheepishly nodded their heads. "I will deal with you two later." Leo glanced in their direction, but didn't get the meaning of the conversation.

Leo finished healing Chris and Piper grabbed Chris' hand, overwhelmed with joy that he was still alive. "Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." Chris looked from Leo to Piper, back to Leo, and then to Piper again, hoping she would figure out what he meant. Did she tell Leo about him yet? Piper got the meaning because she shook her head.

Leo looked around at the four of them. They were all acting weird, but Piper and Chris were acting the weirdest. Piper, who barely trusted Chris, was sitting on the couch next to Chris, holding his hand. There was some thing weird going on, and he was going to find out what it was.

Before he could ay anything, Piper asked, "Leo, can I talk to you? Alone, over there?" They walked up stairs to Piper's room to talk privately. Leo wondered if she was going to say something about what happened a few weeks ago, but was relieved (and a little disappointed) when she asked if he would take Wyatt to magic school over the weekend.

"Okay, but Piper..."

"Leo, if this is about what happened a few weeks ago, I don't expect anything. I know you're and elder and must stay up there. I understand, I really do. Nothing resulted out of what we did, so don't worry about it, really." Piper walked to Wyatt's room and packed a bag for him as Leo got him dressed. When he was ready, Piper gave Wyatt a kiss and handed Leo his bag. "Have fun with Daddy," she said and Leo orbed out with him.

Piper let out her breath and sat on her bed. She really meant to tell Leo about Chris, but could bring herself to do it. The pain she saw he had over having to leave Wyatt was enough. She couldn't ask him to leave two sons behind.

She felt even guiltier for lying to him. She said nothing resulted out of that night a few weeks ago, but that was a lie. It had rekindled the feelings she always had for him, but suppressed lately, and produced Chris.

Piper stopped wallowing in her pity when she heard a knock on the door. "Come in."

Phoebe, Paige, and Chris walked in. "Did you tell him?" Phoebe asked excitedly.

Piper sighed. "No."

"What?! Why?" Paige asked.

"Leaving one son was hard enough. I can't ask him to do it again."

"He has a right to know," Phoebe protested.

Now Chris spoke up. "No, he doesn't. He isn't there for me in the future, so why should he be here now?"

"You can't be serious! Leo would be thrilled o know you were pregnant Piper!"

"You don't know that, Piper replied to Phoebe. "You didn't see his pain over leaving Wyatt. Besides, he has enough responsibility as an elder and he shouldn't have to divide his time."

"Piper," Phoebe replied desperately, "you and the kids are Leo family. He needs to divide his time!"

Paige, tired of hearing everyone argue, came up with an idea. "Who votes Leo should be told?" Phoebe and Paige raised their hands. "And who thinks he shouldn't be told?" Piper and Chris raised their hands. "Two against two. Okay, that didn't work."

"No," Chris said, "it's two against three. The baby, remember. That means we win and won't tell him."

"That's not fair! How do you know if little Chris doesn't want to know his Daddy? "

Piper, seeing Chris was about to reply, quickly cut in. "Okay, hold it people. This is between Chris and me, so it is our decision. You two have no say in it. Leo is my..." Piper trailed off. What was Leo, exactly? She didn't know anymore. "... son's father and Chris' father. That didn't come out right." In frustration, Piper said, "You know what I mean. It's our decision, and we decide not to tell him."

Phoebe was getting mad. "Alright, but don't you think he's bound to notice you're pregnant later on, or what's going on when you decorate the baby's room?"

"We'll come to that road when we get there. For now, we say nothing to him." Piper said, ending the conversation.

Author's note: Sorry if you found it boring. Please let me know what you think! Preview for later on: demons, arguments, a suspicious Leo snooping around, and some emotional scenes between Piper and Leo!