Chapter 28 - The Ultimate Choice

"He's growing so fast." Prue cooed over Chris. "Before you know it he'll be starting school, then college -"

"Uh, Prue? He's three months old." I smiled.

"So? And you mister." Phoebe said, scooping up Wyatt. "Walk-ing, and talk-ing, and grow-ing." Paige and I rolled our eyes.

"So, did you have a nice time?" Paige asked me.

I nodded. My sisters - all three off them - had offered to babysit, so Leo and I could go out. We kinda skipped the whole dating thing, so it was sort of special for us.

"It was fun." I nodded. "Great. I just ..."

"Missed them." Leo finished. He was holding Patty, who was watching late-cartoons on the T.V.

"A lot." I smiled. I really love the way Leo is with Patty. Dan was never like that. Ever. Leo treats her like a human, a daughter, whereas Dan ...

Anyway, he's like a father to her. Hell, he is her father.

"Well, I better go." Prue said reluctantly. "Andy'll be home soon, and I said I'd go over. I haven't seen him all week."

"You saw him Tuesday." Leo pointed out. "Three days ago."

"Well ... it feels like a whole week." Prue shrugged. "Anyway, don't wait up."

"OK." I said, as she hugged me goodbye. "Have fun."

"Will do."

Yawning widley, Phoebe mumbled about something about going to bed, and went upstairs. Paige followed soon after.

I sank into a chair, looking at Leo and Patty, who had both dropped off.

It didn't matter he wasn't her father.

Three days later

"Do you think she's OK?" I asked Leo anxiously, looking at Patty, laid on the sofa. She had a fever, and she seemed tired, floppy.

"I think so. But if you want, I'll -"

"No, no. She ... she needs to get an immune system and everything. It doesn't seem to bad ..." I bit my lip.

"Piper!" I heard Phoebe scream. Spinning around I saw a scaly demon send her flying across the room. I ran forward - And cried out as I was flung into the living room wall. "That's gonna hurt in the morning." I muttered.

It hurt a lot now, actually.

"Piper! You OK?" Paige yelled.

"Ye - Wyatt!" He was stood in the middle of the room. "Oh my god. Paige!"

Too late. Something hit her, and she slumped to the floor.

"Paige!" Prue yelled - and the same thing happened to her.

"Leo ..." I croaked. He darted forward, and the demon looked at him, Wyatt in between them. At the other side of the room, Patty climbed off the sofa, stood in the doorway. She was pale ... really pale ... and her eyes weren't focused.

"Leo - get Wyatt -" Phoebe cried. But Leo was looking at Patty, who at that second dropped to the floor. Leo looked from her to Wyatt as the demon took a step forward. Phoebe, who was nearer to Patty, crawled over to her.

"Patty, come on, wake up." She muttered. "She's not breathing."

Leo looked at Patty, then back at Wyatt. I knew what he was thinking. He could save Wyatt - or Patty. The demon took a step forward.

Leo orbed out, then reappeared - next to Patty. He healed her. It took so long ... too long?

No. She opened her eyes.

"Daddy!" She cried, flinging her arms around his neck. He hugged her back.

"Are you OK?" He gasped. She nodded, and he gave her another squeeze, before orbing out again. His orbs floated to Wyatt, and he disappeared in the white lights too. The both of them appeared next to Patty.

He had been faced with the ultimate choice. And he chose Patty.

The demon shimmered out, and I dragged myself to my feet, ran to them. I hugged Patty, then looked at Leo.

"You chose her?" I whispered. "Over Wyatt?"

"She - she needed me more." He said quietly. "I had to save her. I love her."

I smiled, hugged him. Then, lifting Chris out of his basket, pulled Wyatt and Patty into the hug too.

It doesn't matter that he's not her real dad. It doesn't matter. Because he loves her. Loves us.

Just a little chap to show the Leo/Patty relationship, as suggested by PiperandLeoFan101.By the way, they'll be 1, 2 chapters tops left, unless anyone has any ideas. Or if you want a sequel, I'll need some ideas for that too, because I can't think of anything. But I love writing Breakaway ...