Chapter 5

Paige rolled her eyes and flopped down on the bed heavily as her sister began to rant for the hundredth time. It had been four hours since their little encounter with future Leo and Piper and her sister was in her bitching mode. Although the woman was quite curious as to why the couple was in past and why they were so protective of Chris, she didn't see the need to attack them.

She wasn't sure if it was the reason that they came back, which was to save their little whitelighter, or the look of pain and heartache that they wore every time the boy's name was spoken. That's when her sister's voice grew even louder, interrupting her thoughts.

"Are you even listening to me Paige?" questioned Piper with her voice full of annoyance.

"Yes Piper I'm listening" the woman lied.

"Good, then you'll help me figure out what they're hiding?"

"Piper, I think that you should just calm down and trust her or yourself for that matter. After all she is you and you know that whatever she came here to fix is obviously major. So just relax and let her do what she came here to do" pleaded the younger sister. She always hated it when the older witch got into one of her moods.

"What are you on her side now?"

"Are you even listening to yourself Piper? She is you! So yes I am on your side"

"Don't get smart with me Paige, you know what I mean"

The woman sat down on the bed next to her sister and sighed.

"Look I just want to know why they came here. I mean I know that they say it's to save Chris because he really did end up saving Wyatt" the woman said still not believing her future self. "But I can't shake the feeling that there's more to the story then they're telling us. Do you see the way that they looked at Chris? It's like he's God to them or something"

The younger woman looked at her sister with sympathy in her eyes. She knew that on a good day Piper is usually on edge but today had to be especially hard on the woman. First she woke up to a strange man that her sister's conjured up for her on her birthday, then she had that awkward moment where she had to explain his presences to Leo, then Chris used the guy against them all only to have her son taken by demons and turned evil. And to top it all off her future self and Leo arrival to defend the boy who she feels started it all. Now she had do deal with not knowing the whole truth behind their feelings for their young whitelighter. Something that both women knew went a lot deeper then gratitude.

"All I want to know is whether or not my family is going to be safe, is that too much to ask?"

"No it's not too much to ask sweetie. It just seems as if the two of them have been through a lot that much is evident in their eyes. But I have a feeling that when the time is right, they will let you know exactly what's going on. And until then you need to take your mind off of the situation and focus more on Wyatt and enjoying the rest of your birthday" she said giving her older sister a kiss on the cheek.

Piper looked at her younger sister adoringly. Even though she didn't grow up with the woman she still loved and appreciated her even when she doesn't show it. At times she truly felt ashamed of herself for treating her sister like she's just a substitute for Prue instead of showing the woman her true feelings; she just hoped that she becomes more comfortable showing them before its too late. Piper then took Paige's hand in hers before she continued speaking.

"You're right honey. Maybe I should focus more on Wyatt and trust "myself" to take care of the whole Chris issue no matter how much it's killing me not to know everything" she laughed.

"See you're smiling now, that's more like it. Nice Piper is way better than bitchy Piper" the woman replied before she too laughed.

"Hey, I am so not bitchy" she said but off the look of "yeah whatever you say" from Paige she smirked and dropped the subject. "So what are you up to for tonight?"

"Absolutely nothing and loving it! This has been the longest day of my life and I don't want anything but a long hot shower and my warm bed"

"Here, here. The second this little guy goes to sleep I plan on doing the same"

"Hey guys, what's going on?" questioned Past Leo as he entered the room.

"Nothing much, I was just heading to bed and Piper was about to promise me that she was not going to bother her future self" she said giving the woman a look.

"Good night Paige" she said with a smile.

"PIPER!" warned the younger sister.

"Ok, fine. I won't bother them. Now get out of here"

"Thank you. Good night you two" Paige smirked as she made her way out of the bedroom.

Leo stared at Piper for a long while. I can't believe we're going to have another baby, he thought. That has to mean the two of us will be getting back together soon. The man continued to think to himself causing a smile to form on his face.

"What are you smiling about?" the mother of his two children asked.

"Nothing really, I'm just happy that we got Wyatt back without anyone getting hurt" thanks to their younger son none the less.

"Yeah and I guess we have Chris to thank for that. At least the kid did one thing right since he's been here" at her last words she saw the man cringe. "Leo, are you alright?"

"Yeah I'm fine. I'm worried about Wyatt, that's all" the man lied. He was just happy that his younger son wasn't around to hear what his mother said.

"Leo can you promise me something" she spoke in a whisper as she stared into the eyes of her son.

"Anything"

"Promise me that we'll always keep him safe. If anything every happened to him I don't know what I would do" she said as tears started to form in her eyes.

"I promise Piper. Nothing bad will ever happen to our little boy. I promise" he said wrapping his arms around the mother of his children. I will never let anything happen to you or our son Piper" both of them he thought.

Phoebe sat alone in her room looking out of the window watching the leaves of the dark oak tree sway back and forth in the harsh wind. The events of the day weighed heavily on her mind. There was so much emotion coming from the future version of her sister that it was difficult for her to even be in the same room as the woman let alone help her through the pain, but she knew that future Piper was a wreck and needed her help so she dealt with it for her sake. After all it couldn't have been easy on the woman traveling to the past and leaving Wyatt behind, with that being said she knew that it had to be for a damn good reason other wise her sister would never leave her child's side. Suddenly a knock on the door grabbed her attention.

"Come in" she called out as she turned to face the door.

"Hey there, you busy?" the youngest Charmed one asked as she entered the room.

"Naw I always have time for you" she said patting the empty seat next to her. "So what's going on?"

"Well I was hanging out with Piper, our Piper. Phoebe she's not doing well at all. She still thinks that her future self is hiding something life changing from her and I'm starting to think that she might be on to something"

"So do I and I think I know what it might be"

Paige looked at her sister in shock and intrigue.

"Ok, then spill" said an intrigued Paige.

"Ok I'll tell you but you have to promise that you won't tell Piper"

The woman paused for a little while before answering.

"I promise. Just tell me"

"Now I'm warning you that this is just a hunch. Remember when Piper said that our Piper would lose someone she loved if she didn't change her attitude?" Phoebe warned before going any further.

"Yeah, so"

"Paige, who is the only person that they say they came here to save"

"Chris" the woman spoke in a whisper as her mind tried to process the facts.

"Paige, I think that Chris maybe Piper and Leo's son"

"That can't be Phoebe maybe it's what Piper said, maybe they love him because of what he did for Wyatt" she said trying hard to bury her own guilt as she thought about how she called the boy a bastard a few hours ago.

"I didn't want to believe it at first either Paige, but with the way they're acting, I don't know it just makes sense. I mean all the pieces fit"

"Oh my God Phoebe, if what you're saying is true… I can only imagine how Chris feels. We've been treating him like crap every since he got here"

"Well we can't fix what happened in the past. The only thing we can do is treat him right now, just like we treat Wyatt"

"I can't believe this, I'm going to be an Auntie again" Paige smiled, clapping her hands together happily.

"Remember Paige we can't let anyone know about Chris, not until we know for sure"

"Alright I'll keep quite about it but once we find out for certain we have to tell Piper"

"We will. I can't wait to see the look on her face" squealed Phoebe.

"I can" the woman said in a somber tone. "I mean I know that we've been horrible to Chris but Piper has been down right mean and nasty to him. Phoebe she's going to hit the roof when she finds out"

"Poor Piper, I hope that she can put it all behind her and start over with Chris"

"So do I honey, but I've had about all I can take for one day. I'm gonna head to bed" the younger sister said as got to her feet.

"Ok sweetie, we'll come up with a way to get the truth out of future Piper and Leo tomorrow"

"Ok, good night honey" the woman spoke once more as headed towards her room.

Meanwhile in the attic, Future Piper and Leo were still involved in a deep conversation with their youngest son.

"As long as we're clear that you're going to do exactly what we say Chris. No going off and doing anything on your own as far as Gideon is concerned" explained Future Leo.

"For the twentieth time, yes Dad. Your wish is my command" he said holding his hands out in a zombie like state.

"Stop being such a smart ass Chris" the boy's mother replied trying to sound upset but failing miserably.

"Yes Mom" he said giving her a kiss on the cheek.

"Stop trying to butter me up" she said with a smirk.

"Trying?" her husband smiled as he watched his wife melt in his son's hand.

"Alright I'm a sucker for my son with the gorgeous smile" the woman said sweetly causing the young man to blush. "But I do know for a fact that you have some demons to slay so don't let us stop you"

"Come on Mom, can't I stay here with you just a little while longer" he pleaded as he batted his beautiful blue-green eyes.

"As much as I hate to admit it you're mother's right. We don't need the demons that you killed popping up on your aunts in the future"

"Fine" he said getting to his feet. "You guys will be here when I get back, right?"

"Of course we will sweetheart" she said reaching up to give him a hug. "Now go, we'll talk some more tomorrow. Ok baby?"

"Ok Mom. Bye Dad" the boy smiled at both his parents before orbing away.

"I missed him so much" the man spoke in a soft voice once the youngest Halliwell was out of sight.

"I know you do honey, so do I" she said while making herself comfortable in her husband's arms. "But I have to say that I couldn't be prouder of our little boy"

"Yeah we did good. Well you did anyway" the man spoke sadly remembering when his son informed him that he was neglected by his father growing up.

"Hey so did you. I know Chris has his issues with you but I don't think it means that you weren't a good father to him when you had the time. And it's just like you told me. Chris has forgiven you, now it's time that you forgive yourself" she said as she pulled a blanket over herself and her husband.

"Maybe you're right, but I will feel a whole lot better once this situation is over with and Chris is safe"

"Don't worry honey, everything will work out for the best. Now it's been a long day and it's time for us to get some sleep. Besides you don't want to look tired when Chris gets back because I'm sure he'll have a million jokes to make at your expense" he smiled laying her head on the man's chest.

"Piper"

"Yeah?"

The man swallowed hard before continuing.

"I love you"

The woman didn't even have to think about her reply.

"I love you too baby" she responded softly before kissing the man that she loved most in the world.

Minutes later the two were wrapped up in each other's embrace as they slept soundly into the night.

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