The Magic of Fatherhood
Okay, here is that basic outline of who is who and their families:
Piper and Leo - Wyatt (19) and Chris (17)
Phoebe and Jason - Prudence and Andy (15, they are twins)
Paige and Kyle - Rose (15) and Kyle Jr (13)
Piper, Leo, Paige, Kyle and their kids live in the Manor. Leo, Piper and the kids have the third floor, while Paige, Kyle and their family have the basement.
Chapter one - Mixed Feelings
Chris sat in his room, in the manor staring at the pregnancy test his 'no strings attached' girlfriend, Melissa had just thrown at him. He couldn't believe it, he was going to be a father, responsible for not only his, but another precious human life. But then again, on the same thought, how did he tell Melissa the truth about him, about his family, knowing that she'd freak at the first thought of it! But the most important decision by far was when to tell his mother, Piper. He knew exactly how that conversation would go……terribly, especially as Melissa herself had only just turned 16. He quickly forgot all of these doubts when Melissa began shouting at him:
'WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO CHRIS? MY PARENTS WILL KILL ME, IM ONLY 16, I CAN'T TAKE CARE OF A BABY!
At this point, Chris couldn't listen to her shouting, so decided to freeze her in order to collect his thoughts, then quickly unfroze her after, acting as calm as possible.
'Listen Mel, we're going to figure this out, just calm down.' Chris quickly replied, hiding his inner worries.
'WHAT DO YOU MEAN CALM DOWN? I'M PREGNANT YOU IDIOT!', tears streaming down the young girl's normally un-faulted completion
Just at that moment, Chris heard the front door open, and his mother call up to him:
'Chris, honey are you home? I'm gonna make some dinner if you want some!'
Back in his room, Chris was still attempting to calm down Melissa:
'Mel, go home and calm down we can't talk about it here now my mum's home. Just think about what you want to do, and I'll call you later ok?'
Melissa, still in deep thought, slowly replied 'Yeah sure, just promise me you will think about this too?'
'Sure honey', Chris replied pulling her into a caring hug.
Downstairs, just as he was seeing Melissa out, Chris came face to face with his angry mother:
'CHRIS! Why did you have a girl upstairs, especially an under aged girl? You know the rules!' Her face showing obvious concern and anger towards her youngest son.
'Sorry Mom, it's just that…well Mel had a fight with her parents and Aunt Paige was here earlier, so we went upstairs for some privacy.'
Piper's concern suddenly turned to sympathy, showing her maternal instincts towards Melissa's 'problem' 'Oh that's ok then honey, are you sure you're okay Melissa, do you want me to talk to your parents or anything?'
'No there's no need for that Mrs Halliwell, but thank you for the offer anyways, I'm sure we'll sort everything out as soon as I get home.' The look on Melissa's face had not changed throughout this conversation with Piper, showing Chris that she was used to telling the odd lie or two. Piper then left the two youngsters in the hall to say goodbye, un be known to her that she was about to become a young grandmother!
'Okay so I will call you after dinner, and don't worry we will get through this' Chris said affectionately to the young mother-to-be
'Yea I know, and thank you' replied Melissa unconvincingly as she left the manor and made her way back home, using the walk to reflect on her thoughts.
Later that night, Chris sat, once again in his room, this time adding the latest entry in his diary:
Dear Diary,
Melissa's pregnant, I'm going to be a father! But I can't help worrying about how to tell Mom about the baby, and Mel about the family and magic. I wish I had someone to talk to, someone to help me make a decision. Aunt Prue would know what to do….
This entry was cut short as there was a loud knock at his door:
'Hey Chris, can I come in? I need to talk to you?' called his brother Wyatt, from the upstairs hallway
'Hang on I'm just changing!' Chris lied as he hid his sacred diary. No one knew he kept a diary, it just wasn't something a nearly grown man did. As soon as his diary was in it's rightful hiding place, Chris opened the door to the face of a worried brother.
'Chris we need to talk about you and Mel earlier.' he said in his most serious brotherly voice.
'Sure what about it?' Chris replied in a convincingly innocent manner
'She's only 16 Chris, you know better than to have her in your room, especially with no none else in the house' Wyatt said, showing his concern
Chris hated lying to his brother, but he couldn't tell him the truth, not yet
'Look you heard me tell Mom earlier, Mel had a fight with her parents, so we came upstairs for some privacy, while I tried to calm her down, okay?'
'Hey I'm just trying to watch out for you, make sure you don't mess up or anything!' Wyatt said. Starting to get angry
'SO THAT'S IT IS IT, YOUR JUST WAITING FOR ME TO MESS UP! WELL I'VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU, MEL IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE TO ME AND I WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO RUIN THAT! SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST FU-
'Christopher Halliwell' Piper suddenly cut in 'If I ever hear language like that come out of your mouth again, I will wash your mouth out with soap and ground you for a month! Now what are you boys fighting about?'
'It's nothing Mom' Wyatt replied, obviously lying
'Yeah nothing' agreed Chris, after a motherly death stare from Piper
'Well I'm glad to hear that, now you boys off to bed, it's late and you've got school tomorrow' Piper said, noticeably not convinced by her sons' attempt at a cover up. When both the boys were back in their own rooms, she went off to bed, wondering what could make her boys fight like that. Little did she know that another Halliwell would be here in nine months time!