Sequel to Lessons in Love: High School

Disclaimer: I do not own Charmed or any of it's characters, any others that are not in charmed on the other hand are mine. But this story does happen to be mine and my own idea.

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Lessons in Love: College … Chapter 6 (Back To The Manor)


Piper's PoV

She didn't think she'd see this place in a hurry again, at least not unless she was visiting. But she was here again living and all- this place held such memories and not all of them good. Wyatt would like it here, she had once. The walls still had the musty smell they had then, you could tell the manor was old. You could tell it had lived once, if not all the time. It had such a history to it this place probably more then most, her Grams hadn't told her that- she could just tell, the walls seemed to tell the story. A different one to all others, but a story all the same, however she had changed she believed there was a reason for everything and maybe just maybe moving back into the manor was her destiny. Or at least a part of it- you never know she thought as she opened the front oak door. All the memories seemed to rush back. It was the same place she had grown up that was for sure, with a few differences but with time is changes. Prue had already got Andy to bring all their stuff round so she didn't have to worry about Wyatt's playpen not being there she thought as she looking in the sun room to see it there. Nice choice she thought as she put Wyatt un placing some toys in as she did so. One of the main things a child needed was definitely sun light, that was something she didn't haven't much of in her apartment. Maybe this would be a good change, She thought going up to Grams room- everything had been moved out at the news of Grams' coma most of her personal items had been put into her private room to keep her company. Piper herself had the day off school for personal reasons, it was one day she'd catch up okay she thought to herself as she noticed her stuff had been spread around the room. So she thought it would be okay for a sleep in, it was now about 3.00pm by the time she got to manor. She had walked after getting some food shopping done for the manors old fridge. She couldn't believe it. She had been told that Grams wouldn't be able to return to the manor if … she recovered. She'd have to have private care where it could be given- of course Piper had offered but had soon been dismissed at the thought of her in schooling and a single mum, it was too much for her they had said. She had to admit it was she couldn't deny that but she couldn't leave her Grams in an old peoples home. And now she was here staying in the manor again, in her Grams' room she thought grimly. At least Wyatt would have more room, in the apartment they had been sharing. Grams of course had not approved of the idea in fact she was very against her great-grandson not having any room to grow and develop with his mother in the way of natural processes of a young child his age. He could have her old room she thought as she walked across the hall not being able to look at what was her Grams'. Her room hadn't changed much- Prue said Andy would drop off some things, she wasn't kidding. There were tins of blue and white paint, juniors bed with siding, blankets, toys and loads more stuff then she noticed a note.

It read:

Piper,

I know you don't like charity but I

Got these of a photo shoot and they didn't want

them due to some thing that I'm not going to tell you.

But I though my little nephew would like it,

now you must except it otherwise

I will not be happy with you.

From Prue.

Prue was sweet, too sweet. 'I guess I've got some work to do' she thought as she plucked open the baby blue paint. Jeeze. 'dddddddiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnngggg - ddddddooooooonnnnnnnggggg' who could that be. 'dddddddiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnngggg - ddddddooooooonnnnnnnggggg' I'm coming. Skipping down the stairs and towards the door she opened it.

"Dan!"

"Hi"

"What are you doing here? How did you know I was here" she asked holding onto the ridge of the door.

"Well when you didn't come to college, I missed you and asking in a favour at the main office."

"But this address isn't listed on my forms it's my old address."

"I know, I checked. Then I looked again and phoned one of the benefactor numbers, a Phoebe Hall-"

"Phoebe! …" she paused "…Well that explains a lot" looking at Dan again. "She is what is called a match maker"

"So you came because you miss me then?"

"Yes, well and to give you your notes"

"Thank you" she said holding the notes in her hand. "that's kind of you"

"Well I do like to help"

Just then Piper thought. "If I ask you to do something- it would help me, would you think I was taking advantage of you?"

"I depends what it is"

"Well, it painting is involved"

"painting? You mean decorating?"

"Yer, you see I've got all this paint and stuff for Wyatt's room, but I'm not very good at that sort of thing." she paused "will you help?"

"Of course I will"

"Oh thank you! I owe you big time" she said opening the door wider for him to get in.

"No problem, so where's the little guy's new room then?"

"Oh I'll show you, it was my old room" she said taking two steps as she ran up the stairs.

"You've definitely got everything you need"

"My sister's boyfriend dropped it all off last night."

"Right you go down stairs and play with Wyatt and I'll get to work"

"thanks" she said going down the stairs towards Wyatt.

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6.32pm

Wyatt had had a good day, there was no doubt about that- it did him good to have a man around. She had just finish feeding him half-an-hour ago, and now he was sound asleep. So quiet all you could hear was a slight heavy breathing as his mind filled with all kinds of dreams of various fairy tales and fantasies. How she loved her son- sure he was born to her young and his father wasn't around but,… she wouldn't give him up for anything. Never. She loved him way too much for anything like that. She would never let him go from her heart she thought as she cut Dan's sandwich in half. He had been working so hard from coming here from school and now he was building Wyatt's nursery. He was such a kind man she thought as she put the food on a plate. He was nice, and Wyatt seemed to love him … he trusted him from the moment he saw him. Maybe he could sense the goodness in him, who knows? She thought as she walked up the stairs and into Wyatt's new room. It was beautiful. She stood there motionless for those few seconds until Dan realised she was there. The walls were powder blue with white clouds painted on the walls, the junior bed was set up with the blue quilts and pillows and matching curtains, and there was a toy box she hadn't noticed before it had been painted white and there was a cloud shaped white rug on the cleaned wooden floor boards.

"Piper! What do you think?"

"Beautiful! It's … great" she said looking around.

"I'm glad you like it"

"like it? I love it"

"Is that for me?" he said looking at the sandwich.

Snapping out of it "Er yeah it's for you, I thought you might be hungry."

"That's very thoughtful"

"Well it's the least I could do after all you've done"

Looking at his watch "I'm sorry Piper but I've got to go, I'm meeting some friends at half seven and I need to get ready."

"that's perfectly fine. I totally understand anyways I've got to raid the attic do a bit of cleaning- and believe me I don't want you to see all that."

"I'll see you tomorrow then?" he said as they made their way down stairs.

"Yeah I'll be at school tomorrow, here take your sandwich with you … you've done a lot of work" she said handing it to him as they stood at the door.

"okay, I'll see you tomorrow, and I'll hold you to that you know"

"I know, bye"

"Bye" as he said that she closed the door. Went in the sun room and picked up Wyatt, "time for beddy byes then sweetie" she said as she carried him up stairs and put his pyjamas on and put him into bed. He looked so cute when he slept- so much like his dad, the spitting image, he was even blonde and blue eyed. It's a good thing she was awake when she gave birth to him of she would think he had been switched at birth, but he was hers the little nose he had was a dead give a way she thought with a laugh.

"Right!" she thought with a sigh "time to clean the attic" she thought with a moan.

Heading up the second load of stairs she opened the door. As soon as she did she could smell the murky smell of her past- the Halliwell past. Just then it caught her eye. She had never been up here before otherwise she might have noticed it sooner. It was a cardboard box with the words 'WYATT'S BIRTH' in permanent marker. Curious she walked over to the box and examined it. It had never been opened, that was for sure. What could be in here she thought as she peeled back the brown duck tape. Opening the box it smelled of baby powder. And she looked in there were all sorts of things in there his birth certificate, his first baby grow 'it's so cute' she thought happily, his started baby book 'she needed to add to that' she thought to herself, her maturity clothes and …

… Leo's letter …


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