Sorry it's taken a while to update this story. . .but writers block can be a true bitch.

Here's the next bit,hope you like it.

The next morning Sam went looking for Chris. She had to talk to him about the whole kissing incident from last night. She had to straighten a few things out with this half whitelighter half witch before he got the wrong idea. Plus she wanted to know who Bianca was.

"Hey, Piper." Sam said coming into the kitchen. "Have you seen Chris?"

"I think he's up in the attic." Piper said in her cheerful voice. That was another thing Sam would have to look into. Piper was always so happy. Nothing seemed to upset her. Nothing at all.

Sam was almost to the attic door when she sensed something. She slowly made her way top the door and cloaked herself. A swirl of light appeared in front of Chris and a young woman stepped out of a portal.

"Ok are you out of your mind? What are you doing here?" Chris did not seem pleased to see this woman.

"Freyja sent me. She wants to know what's taking so long?"

"Freyja?" Chris came out from behind the Book of Shadows to stand in front of the mystery woman. "You know for a mythical character she sure does worry a lot."

"She's not the only one who's worried. He's an elder, Chris. How much longer do you really expect us to keep him?" The young woman's voice was laced with worry.

"Don't tell me he's complaining." Chris sounded rather upset.

"Yes, a lot actually."

"I don't believe it. Banish the guy to an island filled with beautiful women and he still complains. I can't win."

"How much longer?" The mystery woman asked again.

"Until I'm ready." Chris sighed. "Look I'm sorry but I haven't finished what I came here to do yet. And I need Leo out of the way until I can. More importantly, the sisters can't find him before I'm ready. Or else. . ."

"I know." She looked rather sad. "We all understand the risks."

Chris took a step toward her. "I'd never hurt you, Mist. You know that?"

"You would if you had to. I know that too."

"Chris are you up there?" Piper yelled out making him look at the attic door.

"You better go." Chris said to Mist, then he leaned in and kissed her.

"Please. . .hurry." Mist said before the portal opened again and she was gone.

"Hey, do you have any laundry?" Piper asked as she came into the room.

"Ummm. . no. No. I'm good thanks. I'm gonna get your sisters. I have another demon to vanquish." Chris said walking back over to the Book.

"Okie dokie." Piper said with a smile then left.

Wham!

Chris flew across the room.

"What the hell?" He said as he tried to stand up but couldn't.

"What are you doing, Chris?" Sam said coming into the room. "What kind of game are you playing?"

"What are you talking about?" Chris wasn't happy.

"Who's Freyja?"

"Who?"

"Don't play with me, Christopher." Sam lifted him into the air. "I don't want to hurt you."

"Chris?" Piper yelled out. "Have you gotten Paige and Phoebe yet?"

"I have to go." Chris pleaded with Sam.

"Don't think this is over yet." Sam released him and he orbed away. "I'm gonna find out the truth, Chris. You can count on it."

A few minutes later Chris orbed into the foyer with Paige and a handful of dogs. Sam and Phoebe looked at one another.

"Where did they come from?" Phoebe asked.

"He wouldn't let me take them back first." Paige answered looking at Chris.

"Back?" Sam asked.

"Yeah. I'm a. . .dog walker. The temp agency messed up."

Phoebe and Sam laughed.

"Ok do you three mind? We have to summon the Trok demon while he's still on our plane. Piper?" Chris called up the stairs.

"God Chris lighten up. Going after all these demons is becoming a real drag." Phoebe said walking toward him.

"Yeah! You're working us like dogs." Paige grinned.

"I don't see Piper complaining." He said matter of factly.

"Because Piper doesn't complain about anything anymore. Ever since Leo left to become an elder all she does is walk around the house all. . .chipper." Phoebe said with a frown.

"So?" He quickly looked over at Sam.

"So, it's unusual and it's not Piper." Paige added.

Just then Piper came walking down the stairs the phone in one hand and Wyatt in the other. She was going on about making play dates and muffins and all this happy cheerful stuff. She was not herself at all.

"Here, Sam. Take Wyatt in the other room." Piper said handing him over.

"Maybe you should just orbed him out of the house. . .just to be on the safe side." Chris added giving Sam a look.

"I'll just be in the other room if anyone needs me." Sam gave him back the same look.

"Ok let's do this then." Piper said with a smile. "I have to get to the club."

"You take these guys to the attic." Paige gave Chris the dogs leashes.

"Why me?"

"Why not?"

"Fine." And he left.

"You two ready?" Phoebe asked looking over the spell Chris had given her.

"Sure." Paige and Piper said in unison.

Phoebe began to concentrate on the demon and soon the Trok demon appeared.

"Freeze him, Piper!" Phoebe said. But when Piper went to freeze him she blew up one of his two heads. Which only made him more angry.

"What did you do that for?" Phoebe asked.

"I didn't mean to." Piper was giggling.

Wham! The three of them flew back against the wall. The Trok demon was pissed. But before he could do anything more Phoebe read the spell and he burst into flames.

"Are you guys alright?" Sam said rushing into the room.

"I think so." Phoebe got to her feet.

"I'm not." Paige said as she touched her shoulder. Just below her left shoulder blade she had a minor cut.

"Heal her, Chris." Phoebe said looking over at Chris who came rushing down the stairs.

"I can't."

"What?" Paige said shocked.

"But you're a whitelighter."

"So are you and you can't heal people." Chris quickly pointed out.

"But I'm also half witch." Paige sat on the couch.

Chris looked at Sam then back at Paige. "Well I'm new at being a whitelighter and I haven't gotten all of my powers yet."

Sam just shook her head as she looked at Chris. Why was he lying to the girls? What secrets was he still keeping? She would make a point of finding out just what secrets they were and soon.

"Well that would have been nice to know a few weeks ago." Phoebe said coming back into the room with the first aid kit.

"Ouch that hurts." Paige grimaced when Phoebe put pressure on her wound.

"Maybe we need to get Leo down here." Phoebe said making a face. With her new power she could feel how much pain her sister was really in.

"I don't think that's possible." Chris didn't even bother looking at Sam.

"Well he hasn't been here once since he became an elder. I think he needs to orb his butt down here now." Phoebe's voice started to rise. "If not to only heal Paige, but to help us find out what's wrong with Piper."

"What's wrong with Piper?" Chris asked again hoping to get the subject off of Leo.

"Ok then," Piper said coming into the room holding Wyatt; "I'm off to the club for a while. I have a roast going in the oven and some towels in the dryer. Could someone make sure they both come out when they're supposed to? Thanks." She handed Wyatt to Sam then smiled. "You be a good little man for Sam." And she leaned in kissing him on the forehead before turning to leave.

"That's what's wrong with her." Phoebe pointed at her older sister as she walked out the front door.

"So that's why I think you need to go up there," Paige pointed at the ceiling; "and tell Leo to get down here now."

"I can't."

"You can't?" Phoebe gave her whitelighter a curious look. "And why not?"

"Because he isn't up there."

"And where would he be?" Paige asked.

"He's missing?"

"What?" Paige and Phoebe screamed out at the same time.

"When were you going to tell us bout this?" Phoebe was more than a little upset.

"Don't worry. The elders are looking for him."

"Well I think we need to start looking for him." Phoebe got to her feet. "Do you want to help us, Sam?" she asked as she walked by the young woman on her way to the attic.

"Sure, I'll be up there in a sec."

Paige walked by and gave her a smile. "See you up stairs."

"Why are you lying to them?"

"Don't start with me, Sam." Chris went to orb away but Sam stopped him.

"Talk to me, Chris"

"NO!" He turned and looked at her. "And don't ever do that again." He orbed out of the manor.

"I'm gonna find out what you're hiding from me, Chris Perry. If you're the man I'm supposed to marry there will be no secrets between us."

"Did she just say marry?" Phoebe said to herself as she stood at the top of the stairs.

"Hey Phoebe." Sam said as she made her way up the stairs to the attic. "You ok?"

"Sure." She flashed a quick smile. "I have to call and cancel the date I made for lunch."

"Your boss is back in town?" Paige asked as she came up behind her.

"No. Jason is still in Hong Kong. I made a lunch date with that DJ from the radio thing this morning, Chad Carson."

"Oh really?" Paige gave her sister a smirk.

"Don't start. Jason is so far away and well maybe it won't work out between us. I need to keep my options open don't I?"

"I guess you do." Paige winked at Sam then smiled at her sister.

"Well try to keep it down. Wyatt is sleeping."

"Will do." Phoebe said with a smile.

"I need to get something of Leo's to scry with." Paige headed over to Piper's room.

"I'll help you." Sam followed her into the room. Paige went straight over to the closet and started looking for something. Sam looked over at Piper's bed and got a flash back of her and Chris.

"Thinking about Chris?" Paige asked walking toward her.

"No." Sam turned and looked at her.

"Sure you weren't." Paige chuckled to herself and headed for the door. "I've got one of his shirts here, I think we can use that."

"Good." Sam looked over at the bed one more time before following Paige into the hallway.

Paige grabbed the scrying stone, some maps and the shirt then went over to the table in the solarium to start looking for Leo. Sam went in to check on Wyatt who was still fast asleep. Phoebe was still on the phone in the livingroom. Chris orbed back into the manor and looked over at Sam. He couldn't even look her in the eyes.

"Where are you looking for Leo, Jupiter?" Phoebe said with a laugh as she enter the room.

"Well he is an Elder after all. And it's not like whoever kidnaped took him to Chinatown."

Phoebe got a tingling feeling then looked over at Chris. "What are you so nervous about?"

"What?" Chirs looked and her then over at Sam.

"I can feel it. Are you keeping something from us?"

"No not at all. I just think that you should focus on finding out what's wrong with Piper first before you start looking for Leo."

"I knew you were nervous about something."

"Are you sure that's it?" Sam added giving him a knowing look.

"Yes I'm sure that's it. I mean you're never gonna find Leo."

"What?" Paige looked at him shocked.

"I mean you haven't found him yet have you?"

"Not yet. But I will."

"What are you using to scry for him?" Phoebe asked walking toward her sister.

"One of his flannel shirts." Paige help up the blue and white checked shirt. "He loved these things. I mean the whole closet is lined with them."

"Maybe you should try something else." Phoebe chuckled.

"Like What?"

"How about you use him?" Sam said walking into the room holding Wyatt.

"Now hew might work."

"Great." Chris said under his breath before orbing out of the room.

"What's wrong with him?" Paige asked looking from Phoebe to Sam.

"I'll go find out." Sam said before orbing after Chris.

It only took her a few minutes but she finally found him. He was on the top of the Golden Gate Bridge.

"Hey." Sam said slowly walking toward him.

"What are you trying to do?" He sounded so upset.

"What am I trying to do? I think the real question is what are you trying to do?"

"Something that doesn't concern you." WHAM! Sam flew against one of the steel beams of the bridge knocking her off her feet.

"What are you doing?" Sam slowly stood back up.

"I don't know what Penny and Patty are up to, but you don't belong here." His hand went up again and Sam could feel some hidden force wrapping tightly around her throat. "I'm sorry for this, Samantha."

"What. . .are. . .you doing?" Sam gasped out.

"I have to do this. Just like I had to get rid of Leo for a while. Nothing can get in my way. I have to save Wyatt."

Sam's vision was starting to become blurred, but she had enough strengthen to use her telepathic powers to send him flying off the bridge. She was gasping in lost air when Chris reappeared on the bridge.

"Go one, but not good enough." He sounded so. . . evil. His hands went up again. Sam was to weak to do anything to stop him this time. She flew off the bridge falling through the air she screamed out. Chris ran to the edge. He hadn't meant to do that. Had he?

Suddenly he got a flash. He was in a doctors office looking at an ultra sound machine. On the monitor he could make out the shape of a baby. 'Isn't she beautiful?' A woman's voice said beside him. 'Just like her mother.' He squeezed the woman's hand raising it to his lips planting a soft kiss on it. 'I love you, Chris. . .or should I say dad' Chris smiled then turned to look at the woman next to him. 'I love you too, Samantha.'

"Sam!" Chris screamed out and orbed down to swoop her into his arms. "What have I done?" He looked so confused. "Sam, please wke up."

Sam just laid there limp in his arms.