Piper and Paige were in the attic, flipping through the book. Their new whitelighter, a young man named Adian, was out, it being Christmas.
"Hey Wyatt. I love you so much. So much." Piper said as she cradled her 4-month-old son Wyatt in her arms.
"Alright. Time to give Wyatt to Auntie Paige." A pregnant Paige said to Piper, gently taking the smiling blond-haired, green-eyed boy from his mother. Piper sighed.
"You know Paige. You're going to be the one asking me to take Pier off of your hands soon. You realize she's not going to just hop out of you full grown right?" Piper asked, a smile forming on her face.
"Of course I know that." Paige replied as Cole walked into the attic.
"What do you know?" he asked, kissing Paige on the forehead and taking Wyatt from her. Paige tried to look mad, but it wasn't working.
"What do you know?" Cole asked once more.
"That if she doesn't come out of there soon, I'm going to blow up like a balloon." Paige replied, referring to Pier. Cole smiled and Piper laughed.
"I have an idea, but you have to agree to it before we can do it." Piper said as she heard the doorbell ring. Getting up, she started down the stairs with Wyatt in her hands. Paige and Cole followed, holding hands.
Piper reached the door and opened it to reveal a man standing on the porch. Piper caught her breath. It was Ethan. He was a man Piper had met at the hospital when she had Wyatt. They had gotten pretty serious and Piper had decided, with permission from Paige, to tell him that they were witches. Ethan had freaked. He ran away, but Piper couldn't blame him. She was just surprised that he was here.
"Piper. These are for you." Ethan stammered out as he handed Piper the single white rose that he held in his hand. He handed her a small box and a larger one. "The bigger one is for Wyatt. The smaller one is for you." He explained.
"Ethan?" Piper asked.
Ethan looked at her. "Yeah?" He asked in reply.
"You can breathe now." Piper said, a smile forming on her face. Ethan let out a deep breath and Piper laughed.
"Listen Piper." Ethan started. Piper went to interrupt him, but Ethan stopped her. "Let me talk. I was wrong to run like that. I just…freaked. I've heard about things like that, but I didn't think they actually existed. And when you killed that thing and the green goo went everywhere…" Ethan was referring to a demon they had vanquished in front of him. That was the final straw for him, and that's when he ran. "I just…I was stupid. I'm sorry. I can deal with that stuff. I can do it, because I really care for you. I mean…damn it Piper, I love you. I mean I really love you. And I was wondering if I could have a second chance?" Ethan asked hopeful. Piper did all but jump on him.
"Of course. I…I love you too Ethan. I didn't mean to scare you like that." Piper said.
"Well then. You can open the box now." Ethan instructed. Piper unwrapped it and gasped. It was a black velvet box. Ethan took it gently from her and got down on one knee. He looked up into her eyes and it seemed to them like the world disappeared. They didn't notice Paige and Cole standing in the front hall, Cole's arms wrapped around Paige. Paige looked up at Cole and smiled.
"I don't have some romantic speech. It's just me, Ethan Rockwell. I stand before you as a man willing to spend the rest of my life with you. That is, if you'll marry me?" Ethan said as he opened the box to reveal the diamond in the center. Piper gasped again. She opened her mouth to speak, but found that no words could come out. Finally she managed to stammer out an answer as the tears rolled silently down her cheeks.
"Ethan. I would marry you in a heartbeat." She said softly as he slipped the cold ring on her quivering hand. Ethan was about to kiss her when Wyatt gurgled. Piper looked down at him and Ethan picked him up.
"That is, if it's okay with the man of the house here." Ethan said, referring to Wyatt. Piper took him out of Ethan's arms and handed him to Paige.
"I don't think he will mind." Pier said as she wrapped her arms around Ethan and kissed him. Paige, although she didn't want to break up the moment, coughed. Piper turned around and saw them standing there. Then she realized what they were waiting for.
"Oh right. Sorry. Ethan come in." Piper said, closing the door behind him. "I said that I had an idea. Well, we can go see Pier.' Piper announced. When she received no response, she looked around.
"Piper. You do realize that she isn't actually born yet, right?" Paige said. She didn't want to burst her sister's bubble, but it was impossible to go see Pier.
"Not the kid in your stomach Paige." Piper said. Sometimes Paige could have a brick for a brain. "We go into the future." Silence filled the room.
"Yes." Cole's deep voice filled the room. It was immediately followed by Paige's voice.
"Let's do it."
Piper looked at Ethan. She had told him about Pier before, but he didn't know if he would go for it.
"You want my opinion?" Ethan asked, obviously confused. Piper nodded.
"We're engaged. You're going to be apart of this family soon. Might as well meet your future niece." Piper said. Ethan nodded.
"Alright then." He replied. The headed up to the attic and didn't notice two figures slip in through the front door. A woman, holding a small baby motioned to the man and they followed the four upstairs.
Up in the attic, Piper drew out the triqueta as Paige read the spell to activate it. Piper doubled checked to make sure Wyatt was asleep and grabbed Ethan's hand. He squeezed it and kissed her on the cheek. Cole wrapped his arms around Paige and the four of them headed towards the blue mist. Ethan closed his eyes and breathed deeply.
"It's alright honey." Pier's voice said to him as they floated through the mist.
No one noticed Leo and Phoebe who had entered the attic, carrying their child. The young boy, Tyler moved in his mother's arms, but did not wake. Phoebe breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in the direction of the time portal. They walked through it into the future.