Just about everyone who replied agreed with me! So here's Wyatt, Chris and Melinda's decision!
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
Piper's children needed no time to think; they all wanted to retain the memory.
"And," added Wyatt, "We won't time-travel back to this time anymore, no matter what happens, so we won't mess up this timeline that the Angel wants you guys to have. If something happens, we'll figure it out in that ourselves with your future guys' help." He looked at Chris. "No more time-traveling, no matter what!" and Chris had to agree.
"But," added Melinda. "Before we leave, we want to watch Mom write the message in the Book of Shadows to be sure this is indeed the future we return to," and her brothers nodded.
"That's right!" cried Paige. "I have to write down that Coop and I go to the future on July 6, 2050, so we'll know when we're coming!" That confused the others almost as much as they were when Paige had asked "How can you play Scrabble when you're dead?" but like then, Coop and Patty agreed, while the others shrugged.
So everyone watched as Piper and Paige wrote the words in the Book of Shadows that would ensure this timeline would indeed be the one they would all live in. Then everyone exchanged heart-felt hugs, making sure that they kept Young Piper away from Piper and Little Wyatt and Little Chris away from Wyatt and Chris. Patty even stayed away from Phoebe, just to be sure, while Piper hated not being able to hug Melinda, but they simply waved and Melinda blew a kiss. Finally, she, Wyatt, and Chris cast the spell that would take them back to the future.
Once they were gone, Coop turned to look at ones from the past. "Are you ready to go back?"
Patty nodded. "I'll be happiest to see Prue," then with a sad smile, she added, "Victor told me what happened."
Piper walked away from Leo to give her mother a big hug. "I'm sorry, Mom."
"No, it's OK," Patty told her. "I know that everything happens for a reason, and that when one door shuts, another one opens," and she was smiling at Paige, who very happily smiled back as that shiver of joy again ran up and down her spine.
"Thanks for stopping by," Victor told Patty as he kissed her cheek.
Patty smiled, "My pleasure," and Coop very happily smiled, too, as he prepared to bring them back.
Later, Piper, Leo, Phoebe, Coop, Paige and Henry were all sitting around the dining-room table. "After a day like that," Phoebe asked, ""What do we do now?"
Henry held up the game he still had in his hands. "How 'bout a game of Scrabble?" and everyone laughed.
"I think it's a good idea," said Piper, turning serious, "And I think no matter what happens in the future, we should all try to get together and play Scrabble as often as we can."
"Good idea," Paige agreed. "As long as Leo remembers that Zankou is spelled with a Z!" and although a bit confused, everyone laughed as they began to set up the game.
Epilogue to follow shortly!