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In the parlor Piper and Leo sat together on the loveseat. While Phoebe sat in a sofa chair and Paige on its armrest. Future Paige took the only sofa chair left directly across from the Piper and Leo. While Wyatt just kept as still and quiet as possible hoping not to be called on and waiting for his aunt to start explaining. He sure as hell didn't know where to begin.
"The kids, who's are they?" Phoebe asked. Starting with that seemed to be as good a place as any. Future Paige smiled at that and Paige just rolled her eyes.
"Those kids are innocent and I know however curious you are. You wouldn't want to risk their existence just because I told you whose they were. Future Paige explained. "Anyway, I'd like to limit the number of distractions you have while you are here. I don't know how long this is going to take as it is." Future Paige explained. Persistent Phoebe replied, "Okay, but what about the memory spell. You could tell us and well could just use the spell." She argued.
"Phoebe!" Piper said. "Enough!". Piper was scared.
"Okay! I'm just curious." Phoebe defended.
"We know" Both Paige's said in unison.
Not noticing the baby monitor on one of the end tables. The new arrivals all jumped when a baby's cry emanating from it. Future Paige grinned and giggled.
"Relax, Wyatt why don't you go get him. I don't think it will be a problem." Wyatt thought a moment and shrugged. He stood up, and orbed away.
"Didn't you just say we couldn't meet any of our kids?" Phoebe asked.
"This is different" Future Paige said with a wide smile. Just then Wyatt appeared descending the stairs with what looked to be a 6 month old yawning baby boy in his arms.
"Aawwhh" said Phoebe and Paige.
Wyatt came closer allowing his aunt to make the introductions.
"Piper, Leo, meet Christopher Leo Halliwell, your grandson."
Wyatt set the baby in Piper's lap. She was beaming, her eyes wide and filling with tears.
"Yours?" Leo asked Wyatt. "Yep" Wyatt said with pride.
"So, you're married then?" Phoebe asked desperate for any information she could get.
"Yes, she's a teacher at Magic School, and a Whitelighter." He added.
"She's wonderful" Future Paige assured them. Leo and Piper were elated. This is more than they could have hoped for, for Wyatt.
"I'm so happy for you Wyatt. And so proud." Piper told him. She noticed a sadness come to his eyes with that statement.
"Hello there, Chris." Leo chimed, smiling widely. The baby gurgled, and reached up to grab his Grandpa's nose. Everyone laughed.
"Okay young man; let's get you to your Mama." Wyatt said taking the baby from his Grandma's lap, and orbing out.
"Don't worry, he'll be back soon." Future Paige assured.
"Christopher Leo, huh?" Paige questioned.
"Yes, Chris is his Godfather too. Wyatt and he are best friends.
"You have nothing to worry about where Wyatt is concerned, he's wonderful. Kind, happy, loving, and Good." She prided, but with a look of sadness apparent on her face.
Phoebe was just dieing for any information she could get. So she just continued asking questions.
"How many people actually live here?" Future Paige thought a moment.
"Wyatt, his wife, baby Chris, Chris, I and the four girls."
"Jeeze that's chaotic!" Phoebe exclaimed. "It can be" Future Paige lamented.
"I noticed you didn't mention my name. Does that mean I'm gone, too." Leo asked not really wanting to know the answer, but still curious.
"No, you're not 'dead' if that's what you mean, just not in the picture." Wyatt offered with attitude, having orbed in from Magic School, and letting a bit of his anger show. "Wyatt Mathew!" Future Paige growled.
Moving on she said, "This is where it gets complicated."
"Our Leo is well, a bit 'crazy' these days. Future Paige offered with an over enthusiastic smile and a small hand gesture.
"Oh, come on for God's sake! What the hell happened?" Piper raised her voice. "Easy" Leo said pleadingly, his arm around her waist. "Breath."
He continued, "Okay so what happened?"
"Well, see. That's just it. We never did talk about 'what happened'. NEVER!" "That's what happened!" She chastised, finishing with, "I think that's where we went wrong!"
"Explain, please!" Piper ordered. Taking a deep breath Future Paige continued.
"Wyatt, I know you don't feel that this is going to do any good, but they're here now and I really want to see what they think."
She placed a hand on Wyatt's arm for reassurance and support. He relented, "Fine, you're going to do what you want anyway and I'm outnumbered here, aren't I?"
"Hey, young man, there's no need to be 'cheekie' to your Aunt either, got it?" Piper scolded.
"Sorry, go on." Was all he added sitting on the arm of the seat Future Piper was in.
"So, just before Chris' birthday, his 22nd birthday, well the whole thing just 'came out'. I don't even remember now how it happened. It just exploded."
"Both Wyatt and Chris demanded to know everything! Of course we, Leo and I tried to do it as gently as possible."
"Didn't work! Wyatt 'flipped out' all hell broke loose for a couple of days."
With only their imagination to go on it wasn't a big leap from the 'Evil Wyatt' Chris warned them about to 'Flipped out Wyatt'.
Everyone eyed Wyatt making him squirm. "Hey, I bounced back!" He said defensively.
Future Paige went on, "It really wasn't too bad."
"He had his family, and the girls to consider, and Chris to think about. So, he snapped back pretty quickly."
"Chris, what about Chris?" Phoebe asked, again not getting any answers.
"We were in the doghouse, though", Future Paige pointed to Leo and herself, and completely ignoring Phoebe's question knowing she would get to that soon enough.
"I can imagine." Leo assured. "No, you can't" Wyatt added.
"Hey!" both Paige's said. That's all it took and he quickly shut up.
"Actually Leo, Your reaction to Gideon seemed worse, now that I think about it." Future Paige concluded mater-of-factly.
"I summoned you and Phoebe, and Grams for that matter, which helped. I don't think we could have managed without them." "Well we didn't as it turns out." Future Paige got a sad look to her eyes but continued.
"Anyway…"
"HOLD IT! " Piper demanded. Future Paige stopped a moment realizing this needed to be handled carefully.
"Just how long ago did we die?" Piper asked.
"You've been gone about 8 years."
"Wow" everyone thought. Piper felt her heart sink just then. "I did die young. He was only 15." Piper whispered, but Future Paige got her meaning.
"It was just before his birthday." This information didn't ease Piper's sorrow. "He was fine Honey. Well, not FINE, but he made it through. Wyatt too, they had each other. Right Wy?" Future Paige asked looking to him for reassurance.
"Oh yeah, it was hard but we had each other and Dad, and Grampa."
"I'm sorry Wyatt, for what it did to you." Piper got up to give him a hug. Wyatt stiffened for a moment in her embrace. Not sure how to feel. He just let her give him the hug and then she wandered back over to Leo on the loveseat.
Phoebe was naturally the first one to remember the word 'Grampa' being uttered. So she asked excitedly. "GRAMPA! Dad's still around?"
"OH, yeah… He's still kickin', comes around a lot actually. He retired so he's got lots of free time for the whole family. Wyatt said happily.
"Thank God for that" Piper thought as Future Paige gave her hand a gentle squeeze. Knowing she needed to continue Future Paige said, "So, we managed to get Wyatt through that trauma. She gave Wyatt a wink and he returned it with a smile as if to say 'Thank You'.
"I get the feeling that's not the worst of it. What aren't you telling us?" Phoebe asked unsure she really wanted to know.
Instantly Wyatt stood straight as an arrow alerted. "He's up" he said to Future Paige anxiously.
