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Chapter 19: A Big Surprise
"You're what?!"
"Pregnant," Phoebe simply said.
Piper was at a loss for words. Leo came happily down the stairs. "Hey you guys. What's up?"
"Little Missy Phoebe here is pregnant," Piper blurted out, waving her hand towards Phoebe.
"Really?" Leo said with a smile. "Congratulations." But Piper and Phoebe were not smiling. "What did I say wrong?"
"Nothing," Phoebe said. It's just not what I was expecting."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, in my vision quest…"
"The one where you found out Chris was my son," Piper interrupted.
Phoebe continued to talk, ignoring Piper. "I wasn't pregnant until Chris was five of six. And he clearly isn't that old yet."
"Yeah, but who knows what number kid that was. It could have been your twelfth for all you know."
"Ouch."
"Are you happy?"
"Yes. No. I don't know. I mean I am, but I don't know how I'm going to tell Jason. If I even am."
"Oh yes you are. You were bugging me to tell Leo. You will tell him. He has a right to know."
"And I didn't?" Leo asked, slightly insulted.
She put her hand on his arm. "Yes, you did. But our situation was a little…complicated." Upon seeing his hurt expression, she said, "We'll argue about this later."
"My situation is complicated too. Jason is kind of like an Elder; he travels all over the world and is gone for a large part of the time, sort of like Leo was."
"Nice try, but no. First of all, ever since Jason came back to San Francisco he hasn't left. Second of all, even if he did, you could go with. We have plenty of people who could orb you back incase we need you."
"True, but what if Jason flips out when I tell him and he leaves. I don't think I can take that."
Piper put one arm around her sister's shoulders. "That is what you have family for. We will help you no matter what happens. But personally, I think Jason will take the news better than you expect. He really loves you, Phoebe."
"I know."
"Alright then," Piper said, steering her towards the door. "You are going to go tell him right now."
"What?!"
"Yes, right now."
"But…"
"Phoebe," Leo broke in, "you should tell him right now. He'll appreciate it. Trust me, I know."
Piper heaved out a heavy sigh. "Leo, I will deal with you in a minute. Phoebe, go to Jason's right now and tell him. As you can see, it will do you relationship a load of good."
"Okay," Phoebe said.
Seeing the scared and nervous look on her sister's face, Piper gave her a hug and told her, "Don't worry; it will be fine. Everything will work out."
"I'm just scared."
Trying to lighten Phoebe's mood, Piper said. "Well, at least you were the first to find out you were pregnant. I was always the last one to find out I was pregnant."
Phoebe laughed. It was true. When the Angle of Destiny hinted Piper was pregnant, she and Paige had figured it out before Piper. And then she had her vision about Chris, and she told Paige, once again leaving Piper out of the loop.
"No, I'm always the last one to find out," Leo said.
Piper rolled her eyes and hugged Phoebe once again. "You'll be fine."
Phoebe nodded her head and walked out of the door, leaving Piper and Leo alone to work out their problems.
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Piper closed the door after Phoebe and hoped everything would be okay for her sister. Then she turned to Leo. She expected, wanted, to be mad at Leo for the things he said, but she realized everything he said was true.
She walked to Leo and hugged him around his waist. "Are you mad at me still?" she asked.
"Not mad, just hurt. I thought I was over it, but I guess not."
"I'm sorry, it's just…"
"You don't have to explain; I understand. It's just going to take me a while to stop hurting."
Piper hung her head in shame. If she was in his position, she didn't think she could be quite so understanding. Everything he said was true and he had every right to be mad.
Leo saw her hand her head and gently lifted it with his fingers. "Don't worry about it. We'll work through it, we always do."
Piper just hugged Leo close, grateful to have someone so understanding.
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Phoebe rang the bell to Jason's penthouse. She almost turned around and left. But she forced herself to stay. He heard Jason call "Just a minute!" from within the penthouse.
This is crazy, She thought, I should have fought Piper harder on this. I should have given her hell like she gave me. Even though she was angry at her sister, she knew Piper was only doing this for her own good. That's how Piper is; she's the big sister who takes care of everything and everyone. What we could do with out her, I don't want to know.
Jason opened the door, clad in nothing except a pair of black pants. "Phoebe!" Jason exclaimed. "I wasn't expecting you until dinner tonight." He stepped back and let her into the penthouse.
"I thought this shouldn't wait."
Jason's smile left his face. "It sounds serious. Sit down and let me throw a shirt on." Phoebe sat on the couch and Jason went into his bedroom.
As Jason dressed in his room, Phoebe nervously twirled her hands. If she left now, maybe Jason wouldn't notice…
Too late. Jason walked out of is room and sat on the couch next to Phoebe. After a moment of awkward silence, Jason asked, "So what did you want to tell me?"
Phoebe looked down at her hands. "Um, I, um, I'm not really sure how to say this…"
"Say what?"
"I'm kind of at a loss for words right now," she said.
"Now you're scaring me. You, at a loss for words?" Jason joked, but stopped laughing when she saw Phoebe's serious expression. "What is it? You can tell me."
"Can I? How do I know you won't run off and leave me…" Phoebe jumped off the couch and began pacing the room on her little tirade, forgetting Jason didn't know what she was talking about.
"Phoebe," Jason finally said, taking her hands, "just sit down and tell me what you're talking about."
Phoebe took a deep breath and sat down. "Okay."
"Okay," Jason repeated.
Phoebe looked into Jason's eyes, and saw them filled with compassion, concern, and worry. For her. Seeing how much Jason cared for her compelled her to tell him the truth straight out, no more dancing around the subject.
"Jason, I'm pregnant."
Jason looked at her for a moment before asking, "Are you serious?"
"Jason! Why would I make something like this up?"
"Good point. Sorry, I'm just…surprised." He stood up and released her hands. He held up his index finger and said, "Give me a minute." He went into his room and closed his door. Phoebe could hear objects being moved around.
What the hell is up with him, Phoebe wondered. Is this how he avoids the issue? Phoebe was confused, and angry, at his reaction. He should show some emotion, letting her know how he feels.
Jason soon returned out of his room, looking more nervous than before. Phoebe was pissed now, ready to fly off the handle at any moment. What the hell got into Jason? Why was he acting so weird? She didn't plan on him taking the news with great excitement, but she didn't plan on him taking it like this.
Jason knelt in front of her, and Phoebe quickly stood up, yelling at him. "What the hell had gotten into you, Jason? I…"
Jason forced her to sit back down. He once again took her hands in his, but she wrenched them away. "Phoebe," Jason said, taking her hands again. She didn't remove them from his grasp. "I just want you to listen to me, no interruptions, okay?" Phoebe nodded her head, so he continued. "You know how much I love you, and I know how much you love me. Phoebe, I loved you before I left, and now that I've come back, I've realized just how much I love you."
Jason, still holding her hands, knelt on the floor. "I was going to wait until dinner tonight, but…" Jason dug a black velvet box out of his pocket. "Phoebe, I want to spend the rest of my life with you and our child." He opened the box, revealing a diamond ring on a silver band. There was one large diamond in the middle with two smaller diamonds on each side of it. "Will you marry me?"
