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A/N: Sorry for the wait, even though it wasn't as long as the last wait was. Thank you to my reviewers. Here is the next chapter.

Chapter 8

"Mommy, can Lady come with us?" Mel asked.

"No, honey. She'll be ok here," Piper said. "We'll only be gone for a few days."

"Can you," Mel started to ask, but stopped when the phone rang.

"Just a minute honey. Ask me after I get the phone," Piper said and walked out to answer the phone.

Mel plopped down on the floor and started playing with some of her toys while she waited for everyone.

Leo had taken Jess to the doctor because she wasn't feeling well and then to the store to get suitcases for all of them.

Piper came back in very quiet. She picked Mel up and sat down with her in her lap.

"Mommy, what's wrong?" she asked.

Piper didn't reply. She stood up when she heard car doors close. Still holding Mel, she walked outside. She set Mel down beside Jess and gave Leo a tight hug.

"Piper, what is it?" he asked.

"Leo, your Mom just called. It's ... "

" ... Dad."

Piper nodded. "Leo, he's gone."

"Where did Grandpa go?" Jess asked.

"Girls, go inside," Piper sternly said.

When the girls started to head in, Prue pulled up in her car. She quickly and excitedly got out of the car. She stopped when she saw how unhappy Piper and Leo were. "What's wrong?" she asked.

"Leo's Dad passed away this morning," Piper said.

"Oh, no. Are you ok, Leo?" Prue asked.

"We were kind of expecting it to happen some day soon. We had to move up there because he was sick. The doctor was hoping moving to Canada would help. And it did. I'm just glad the girls got to meet him, and vice versa."

"Let's go inside and tell the others," Piper said, and they all went.

After they told the bad news, Prue perked up and said, "Ok, who wants to hear the good news?"

"What is it, baby?" Andy asked.

"Exactly," she said, which confused everyone. "I'm going to have another baby!"

"What?" Andy asked, shocked.

"I'm pregnant! My doctor called me at work and told me. That's why I came home."

"Well, we're going to have to celebrate later. We all have to go pack for Canada. For a funeral.

Prue and Andy went up in Andy's SUV so they could leave earlier if they wanted.

Leo, Piper, and the twins went up in Piper's Jeep. They were planning on staying for a couple of weeks.

When they all got to Leo's parent's ranch, Caroline met them outside. Leo gave her a big hug and could tell she didn't want to let go.

"Here, Mom," he said. "Why don't you take Jess and show Prue and Piper where they're staying."

Caroline nodded and picked up Jess. Prue and Piper were carrying the other two kids and followed Caroline into the house.

"Andy, I think we should try to convince my Mom to move back down closer to us. Maybe talk to your parents about Mom moving in with them."

"Yeah. My parents are going to call when they get closer, to get directions to the ranch."

"Thanks, man."

"Hey, no problem "

Andy and Leo grabbed the rest of the bags from their cars and went into the house.

The living room had a banner and balloons in the corner. The banner said "HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESSICA & MELINDA!" The girls were sitting at the table waiting for their father and uncle.

"Hurry up!" Jess said. "Grandma said we couldn't open our presents until you were in here!"

"Ok, well, we're here now," Leo said. "Go ahead."

They opened the presents and found a Care bear each, some old pictures in photo albums, some Winnie-the-Pooh movies, and a stuffed horse.

"Grandma, what are these pictures?" Mel asked.

"Well, you each got the same pictures. So we'll go through them. The first one is your Grandpa and I when we got married. Your Uncle Andy's parents were there."

"What's the next one?" Jess asked.

"It's you Daddy when he was a baby. The next few are just a few from when your Daddy was growing up."

"Who's that?" Jess asked pointing to a girl in one of the pictures.

The girl was about 8 and Leo was about 10. Leo looked at the picture and covered his mouth.

"Mom, where did you get that picture?"

"I've had it hidden in my room. Do you remember it?"

"Yeah. Andy, do you remember this?"

Andy looked at the picture. "Isn't that Alicia?" he asked.

Caroline and Leo nodded.

"Who's Alicia?" Piper asked.

"My little sister," Leo said. "She died just after this picture was taken."

"How did she die?" Prue asked.

"She was sick. We were lucky to have her for 8 years," Leo said, getting tears in his eyes. "Next picture, Mom."

"Ok. Girls, that's your Uncle Andy with your Dad in these pictures. Oh, here's one of your Mommy and Daddy no too long after they met. And here's one when your Mommy came up here on Spring break."

"And you girls were here, too," Piper said. "I was pregnant with you when this picture was taken."

"The next picture is your Daddy's graduation picture." Caroline skipped ahead a few pictures to the last one. "This one you girls should know."

"Yeah. It's Mommy and Daddy's wedding," Mel said.

"Everyone's in the picture," Jess said. "Mommy and Daddy, me and Mel, Grandma and Grandpa Wyatt, Grandpa Bennett and Grandma Halliwell, Aunt Prue and Uncle Andy, A.J., Aunt Phoebe and Uncle Cole, Savannah, and Aunt Paige."

"Lady's there, too!" Mel exclaimed.

"Wow, Mom," Leo said. "These are great presents."

"Thanks, honey. Your Dad got the toys and movies. I did the photo albums."

"It looks like it took a lot of work putting them together," Piper said.

"Oh, I didn't mind. I hope you all can help them update their books when they need to."

"Of course we will," Piper and Leo said.

"Thank you Grandma," Mel and Jess said as they hugged Caroline.

The next morning was Christopher Wyatt's funeral. Leo, Piper, Caroline, and the twins went in the Jeep and Andy, Prue and A.J. went in Andy's SUV. It was a fairly small service because not very many people could make it. Andy's family was there, and a few more people from California, but not too many.

After the service, Andy had his parents talk to Caroline to get her to move back to California.

It didn't take much persuasion. She was happy to have the offer. There were too many memories from the past not quite six years.

"Caroline, we have to head home now," Andy's Mom said.

"Ok, Emily. I'll have one of the boys take me to your place when I'm done up here," Caroline said.

"That sounds great. Steve and I will get your room ready and some stall's ready in the barn for your horses."

"What about my dogs?"

"We'll find somewhere for them."

"Ok. Thanks again. Have a safe trip."

Piper, Leo, Prue, and Andy came and talked to Caroline now.

"How are we going to do this?" Caroline asked.

"Well," Leo began," Piper and Prue are going to take the kids and some more stuff down in my car with the dogs and a couple of horses. Andy is going to take as much as we can fit in his truck with us and the other two horses."

"What about what we can't get? And the ranch?" Caroline asked.

"I'm going to fly back up here, get a U-Haul truck, pack everything and stay here until I can sell the ranch. I"ll just have to make sure I'm home in plenty of time before school starts back up.

"We have to get the girls ready for school, too, Leo. They start elementary school in the fall," Piper said.

The girls came in then and Jess asked, "Can we see pictures from when you were in school, Mommy?"

"Sure, baby. When we get home, we'll all sit and go through our old pictures. We'll invite Grandma Halliwell, Grandpa Bennett and Auntie Paige over, too. We'll have pictures from me, Daddy, and your Aunts and Uncles. Maybe even your Grandparents.

A/N: Hope you liked the chapter, and sorry if you liked Leo's Dad. Please review and stay tuned for Chapter 9.