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The Baby Bargin… Chapter 7 (Bad Time Of Day)

Piper PoV

"Piper are you okay in there?"

" yeah I'm fine uh BBBBBBBBLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRR, uh, uh oooo bbbbbbbbllllllllllllaaaaakkkkkkk uh'

"oooo BBBBBBBBLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRR, uh, uh oooo bbbbbbbbllllllllllllaaaaakkkkkkk uh"

"Piper you don't sound fine, god I knew Phoebe shouldn't have cooked last night. Sure she's getting better but-"

"Phoebe did her best, it was good. When it was in my stomach" she said before she threw up again. She couldn't honestly blame Phoebe for her nausea, the only person she could blame was herself that was if she really was … pregnant. It was the 29th April, three weeks since the insemination. She remembered it had been on the 2nd. Sure it could have been Phoebe's cooking, it was always a bit risky leaving her in the kitchen alone too long. But last night it seemed nothing had been wrong with the dish Phoebe had prepared, she doubted it was Phoebe's fault. The only thing she had thought of when she had the urge to throw her guts up was that she was pregnant, she hadn't even thought it could be Phoebe's cooking. She still didn't think it was that, in fact she knew. She was carrying Leo Wyatt's baby, technically hers too until it was born. But she could think of it like that, she had to think of it as business otherwise she'd never get though this. She'd be surprised if she got out of this without stretch marks she thought almost laughing to herself. She was going to be emotionally drawn out of this, she knew she was, she was going to feel vulnerable, no that she didn't feel that already. Leo had been phoning her every Saturday wanting to know if she felt any of the symptoms yet, it's looks like she'd phone him today after class, if she made it to class in this state that was, thank god the only classes she had today were morning ones, she thought as she braced herself on the toilet helping her get up. Flushing it she washed her hands and face.

"Piper are you okay?" this time it was Phoebe "I'm so sorry about this I didn't mean to-"

"it doesn't matter Phebs I know you didn't mean to, I'm feeling better now. Hey could you do me a favour?"

"Yeah sure, what?" she said enthusiastically, Piper knew she felt bad.

"Well after my shower it would be good to have a nice cold glass of orange juice."

"don't you normally have coffee? Oh well your feeling ill, my bad. It'll be waiting for you" she said as Piper heard her thump down the stairs.

Turning on the hot water tap she looked around her, there was a nice towel she was okay, waiting for it to heat up she put her fingers underneath the running water. It was okay she thought as she stepped out of her pyjamas and into the water. Her thoughts kept going back to the 'thing' she was carrying inside her, her hands always made their way to her stomach, placing her palms inward, just watching the water trickle over her skin and still slender waist. She knew it wouldn't be that way for much longer, the child would grow bigger and stronger. In a weird way she was kinda happy, but knowing she wouldn't keep the child, made her all sad again. It was part of her, and her body, maybe not so visibly now. But she'd have to tell her sisters sometime no matter how hard it may be, not only would she need support though this but when it had all ended. This was all to stop the auction. Stepping out of the shower she wrapped the towel around her timid and shaking body, then after she was dry her damp hair swaying she went into her bedroom. Getting dressed she put on dark jeans matched with a softer lime green sweater as well a pair of black leather mid-calf boots. Putting her long hair up she put it in a clasp holding it in a ponytail. Her tummy felt better but it was still cautious when she moved- not that it was that cautious when she had run to the bathroom in the early hours of the morning and then now not too long ago. Getting into the kitchen Prue and Phoebe were sitting up to the breakfast bar, turning around to face Piper, Phoebe smiled.

"Your orange juice is on the table" she said pointing to the table.

"Thanks" she said sitting carefully down near the glass.

"Piper you look pale, are you sure your okay?" Phoebe looked concerned.

"don't worry Phebs I've just been feeling a bit iffy for a few days, it's not your fault."

"right I've got to go, or I'll miss the bus" she smiling brighter now she knew it wasn't her fault, at the same time a smile came on her face knowing Phoebe wasn't upset.

"that was nice" Piper looked behind her at Prue.

"what was?" she said looking back at the table.

"saying that, it made Phoebe feel better"

"yeah" she said still looking at the table.

"Piper are you well enough to go to school? Cause if you are I'll give you a lift on my way to work"

"yes, please" she said downing the last of her juice, and getting up.

Grabbing her red coat she headed to the car's passenger seat. Her thoughts lead back to the child she could be carrying as Prue drove. Would Leo be happy? Then she gave herself a mental kick. Of course he would, he was the one paying her to this she thought pessimistically. She had to phone him when she got to campus, there were various pay phones, she'd tell him this morning, her queries. She would have normally used the cell he had given her but, lets just say she wasn't feeling her moral uncluttered self, which in her terms meant she couldn't find it. It would take a few more months before she started to show, she had some time to tell her sister's but how she was going to do it was a harder task, she didn't know what she was going to do. In fact she might not have another two months, if Prue figured her morning sickness out she was toast and without anything she was gonna want to hear. Somehow she didn't think even with the money to save the house that Prue was going to be that receptive to the idea.

"What are you thinking about?" knocking Piper out of her tail of thought she looked at Prue.

"Nothing, why?"

"you looked deep, in thought that is" she said making a turn into the college campus, seeing Piper sigh she continued "Piper whats wrong, I know somethings wrong, I can tell" she said pulling the car to a halt outside the college.

"nothing, really. I've got to go don't want to be late." she said getting out of the car. "bye"

"see you" Prue said as she pulled away. She had no idea how she was going to tell Prue, she would be understanding until she found out that her pregnancy gave her payment. She couldn't think of that now she needed to phone Leo and tell him she might be … might be pregnant. Making her way though the halls she got to a phone, put in the money and dialled the number.

"Leo Wyatt's office, his PA Melissa Redford speaking. How may I help?"

"Er it's Piper Halliwell, I was hoping to speak to-"

"Of course Piper I'll patch you right though"

Breathe Piper breathe, she kept telling herself.

"Hello Piper"

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