Chapter 5: Meeting the Family

Friday came, and as far as Daniel was concerned, it came way too quickly. He was, suffice it to say, very nervous. Meeting your future in-laws, who had magical powers, and probably not his biggest fan at the moment because of the 'bun in the oven.'

Daniel had put on his best suit, which he had last worn during a meeting with the Free Jafaa Council as a translator to help with the treaty between them and earth. "In a way I'm glad that he was taking a break from all of that. He could probably go back to the SGC at a later point, but being married with a baby on the way, he was relieved to have a job where he wasn't being shot at and kidnapped every other week.

Daniel had told her that was his reason for resigning, as well as to move to be close to her. But when he said the 'being shot at and kidnapped every other week' part, she almost giggled at the irony. "While lately things on the 'demon front' have been slow since our dealings with the Avatars, there will be moments where your experience in the 'duck and cover' mode will come in handy." She said this while straightening his tie. It was straight already, but she was so nervous, she was just fidgeting.

"Well, our lives will never be boring, that's for sure," At that, the doorbell rang, Phoebe's family had rented a car for show, "Showtime."

Phoebe opened the door, to find not just her family, but Daniel's friends at the front stoop. There was Piper, with Chris, who at a year old, was the center of attention, Leo, who was holding Wyatt, the three year old at the peak of his 'terrible stage.' Piper and Leo had to give him a 24 hour power binding spell to make sure that he didn't do anything in frond of Daniel's friends. A little something that Piper cooked up after the 20th time that Wyatt had orbed Chris who knows where.

Behind them Paige was bringing up the rear lugging the huge diaper bag and dragging the double stroller (a godsend as far as Piper was concerned). She was trying to drag the stroller up the front steps one handed, when Teal'c, who had just arrived with Jack, came up to help her out. "Thanks," she whispered, and he bowed to her politely. She looked at him for the first time. He looked African-American. He had one of those knit caps that she had seen some of the teenage boys at magic school wear. Somehow it just didn't fit the rest of his image. Piper and Phoebe's dad, Victor, ran from the car. He had offered to park it, while they went to the car.

They had just got in, when a third car parked on the street, and a tall short haired blond woman jumped out of the car with a teenage girl. Daniel began the introductions, "Phoebe, this is Teal'c, Jack, Sam, and that is Cassandra." Phoebe shook each of their hands.

Phoebe introduced her family to Daniel's surrogate family, "Daniel, Teal'c, Jack, Sam, Cassandra…" She said, being polite, "my dad, Victor, my sister's: Piper and Paige. Leo, my brother-in-law," she took Wyatt from his dad, "This big guy, is my nephew, Wyatt, and that," pointing at the one year old in Piper's arms, "Is Wyatt's brother, Chris."

The introductions complete, they all sat down. They all had known about the pregnancy, but with them both being in their mid thirties, the child was a gift not a curse. Phoebe and Daniel knew that without the child, they never would have seen each other again. Piper was the first to open the conversation, "So, have you thought of any names yet?"

Phoebe smiled at Daniel and she squeezed his hands, "Prue."

"But what if it's a boy?" Sam asked, not knowing about the girls only line that the Halliwells were in.

"I don't know, Christopher and Wyatt are already taken, maybe Charlie?" Phoebe answered. At that moment she knew that whatever she had said it was wrong. Daniel, Sam, and Teal'c looked at Jack. "I'm sorry, did I say something wrong?"

Sam answered, patting Jack's hand, "No, Phoebe, why don't I help you get the food from the kitchen?"

"Sure, Piper? Paige?" They all nodded, and leaving her sons with their dad and grandpa, they went into the kitchen, "Piper's the ex-chef, maybe she can help us salvage the lunch." The Halliwell sisters went with Sam and Cassie into the Kitchen.

When they got to the kitchen they all looked at Sam for answers, and she gave it to them, "Jack had a son named Charlie, ten years ago Charlie died because he shot himself with Jack's gun."

In the living room the guys were talking. Wyatt, who luckily had no powers at the moment. The living room was a parent's nightmare. There was antiques all over the place, including some old weapons. Leo saw that Wyatt's eyes were on a particularly rare book that was out on the coffee table. He was at that stage where he wanted to be 'like daddy.' And for the last year, since Leo had become human and started running Magic School, most of the time Leo's face had been deep with in old magical texts.

Wyatt reached up for the text, he had probably tried to orb it to himself at first, but when it hadn't worked, he reached up for the book and when he tried to grab it, it fell on the floor, "Hey Wyatt, buddy, what are you doing? Sorry Daniel." Leo picked up the book and placed it gently on the table out of Wyatt's reach.

"That's fine, this place isn't exactly 'baby friendly.' We found a house for sale on Prescott Street in San Francisco, actually I think that it's right next to your house. Phoebe wanted to be close to her sisters." There was silence, as the guys didn't know what to say to each other, for each side had so many secrets in their lives that they didn't know what to say without letting something slip.

At that moment Leo saw his worst fear, the dark blue orbs of Darklighters. He no longer was a whiteligher, so the poison wouldn't effect him, but his sons and Paige were all half whiteligher. Grabbing his sons, "PIPER, PAIGE, PHOEBE, DARKLIGHER…" running away from them and covering them as they raised their crossbows with the poisoned arrows.