Chapter 10: Grandpa and the Brothers
A/N: This chapter is happening almost at the same time as the last one. I'm taking a break from the action right before the big twist. This is basically about Victor being awesome and Chris and Wyatt bonding. They never really got into that much on the show, but I wish they did.
Victor looked at his two grandsons playing contentedly on the floor and smiled. Wyatt and Chris were such a gift to him. He had never been there for his daughters when they were children, and it was something her sorely regretted. He now had the opportunity to make up for that, in a way. His grandsons were playing in the most unusual fashion, but they seemed happy. He chose, for the moment, just to watch them.
Wyatt blinked several times, causing various stuffed animals to orb out and change positions around the room. This was causing Chris great amusement. Each time Wyatt did it, he would start to giggle. It was clear, that even at 13 months old, Chris idealized his brother. "Mo!" Chris shrieked. That was his way of saying more.
Chris waved his small chubby hands causing several toys to fly up into the air. Wyatt smiled, and the toys dropped down. "We play cars?" asked Wyatt. His little brother just cooed enthusiastically. Wyatt gave Chris a plastic red racecar, which the young boy immediately started chewing on. Wyatt took his own car and started pushing it back and forth.
Wyatt stopped playing several minutes later. He toddled over to where Victor was standing. Victor looked down at his cute little grandson. "I hungy gampa" Wyatt said sweetly. Victor smiled at the little toddler, and picked up the little baby in the other room. "What does my big boy want to eat?" asked Victor.
Wyatt smiled, showing off all of his teeth. "Ice ceam!" he shrieked. Hearing the words "ice cream" made Chris start a torrent of very enthusiastic sounding baby talk. He thought the mischievous grins on his grandsons' faces were the cutest thing in the world. He looked at them, seriously pondering his answer. Piper had told him that there was to be absolutely no sweets. Then again, what Piper doesn't know can't hurt her.
"Wyatt can have some ice cream, but Chris is too young, he'll just have to settle for a cookie." Wyatt laughed gleefully. The word "cookie" excited Chris almost as much as the word ice cream. Soon the two boys and their grandfather were soon seated at the kitchen table. Since Wyatt was occupied with his ice cream, and Chris was occupied with his cookies, Victor thought he could get some important paperwork done.
Little did he know, every time his back was turned, Wyatt would give Chris a bite of his ice cream, and Chris would give Wyatt a bite of his cookie. Normally, Wyatt didn't like to share, but Chris was his brother and his best friend. "Lubu", Chris said quietly. Wyatt knew this was his brother's way of saying I love you. "Luv u too 'Kis", Wyatt said. Their grandfather turned around to see Chris smiling at him with a face full of ice cream…
The phone rang, and Victor went to pick it up. "Hello?" he said. As Victor talked to the other person on the other line, his expression became more and more concerned. "Are you alright?" he asked, his voice rich with anxiety. After a few more minutes, Victor said, "Alright sweetie, as long as you need". He turned to his grandsons, and plastered a smile on his worried face.
"You get to stay here a little while longer, boys!" Victor said in a falsely cheery voice. Wyatt looked at Chris, and they both instinctively knew that something was wrong at the manor. They simultaneously orbed out, leaved a stunned Victor in their wake…
TBC…