Ch.38
Leo walked up to his niece's bedroom, his children and Phoebe walking behind him. He knew that Piper was down in the living room with her other sister and Andy. He also knew that after she talked with Prue and Andy, she was going to expect and make him talk with his brother and her sister, and that's exactly what he was going to do. He walked into the bedroom and saw his brother playing with Elizabeth and Tim. They were both sitting down in front of Adam, as he played with their cards with him. Adam looked up when he heard people walked in, before he jumped up and hugged his brother, nieces and nephews. Phoebe watched from the side, wishing that he would do that to her sometimes. Leo saw the look on her face and knew that he had to try to get them back together. He knew from experience what it was like to not be with the one you loved and he really didn't want Phoebe to go through that again.
"Hey Adam, how have you been?" Leo asked.
"I've been good," Adam replied. Leo just looked at him.
"Really, because that's not what I have heard," Leo replied. Adam just sighed before looking down. He knew that Leo could always tell when they were lying.
He looked at Phoebe before looking back at Leo and saying, "Ok, but can we go into the other room to talk. I really don't want to say anything in front of the kids."
"Ok," Leo said, before looking at Taylor.
"Tay, watch your brothers, sisters, and cousins. I'll be in Aunt Phoebe's room," he said to her.
"But Dad," Taylor started.
"Taylor, what did we talk about before," Leo started once she started to object. She quickly shut her mouth. "I'll be right in the next room," he told her again. She just sat on the bed, not saying anything. Leo looked at her once more, before walking out of the room with his brother and Phoebe.
Once all three walked into the room, Leo looked at them and asked, "Ok, so what's the problem between you two?"
"Ask Phoebe," Adam said.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Phoebe asked, a hint of anger in her voice.
"You know damn well what it means. I propose to you, you accept and then say you can't. I ask you and tell me that your pregnant and it's my child, but then tell me it's not. So, what do you think it means. I love you Phoebe and I want to marry you and raise our children together, but not if you are just going to keep hurting me like this," he replied, just as angry. He immediately felt bad though, when he saw the tears rush to her eyes.
"Hurting you?" she asked, "I am the one hurting you? I walked into a restaurant not even two weeks after we broke up and saw you making out with another person. I told you that I am pregnant and you didn't even care. You got all paranoid and asked how Tessa is going to take it. Who cares how Tessa, you ex-girlfriend, was going to take it. So, yes, I did tell you that this baby isn't yours because I wanted to get revenge against you. How do you think I felt when I saw you in that restaurant kissing her, who by the way was my friend? What do you think I felt? God, you are being so selfish it's not even funny," Phoebe replied, her anger back, even worse. The tears went away as quick as they came. Adam just stood there, speechless. Before he could say anything, she started talking again. "I'll agree with you on some of the things. I love you just as much as you love me and I want to marry you and raise all three of our children together, but I am going to disagree with you on one thing. There is no way in hell that I hurt you as much as you hurt me when I saw you that day and the day after that and the day after that," she said. She looked at Leo and said, "I'm sorry Leo. Maybe you and Piper trying to help Prue and Andy will work, but it will not help Adam and I. I guess we aren't like you and Piper. I guess we are just not meant to be together." She didn't bother to look at Adam, before she walked out of the room.
They both stood there for not even a second, before Adam said, "Leo, what did I do?"
Leo just looked at him before saying, "You just let the best person your ever going to find for yourself walk out that door and you did nothing at all to stop her. How could you even think that the baby she is carrying isn't yours? If you know how much she loves you like you always said you did and still do, then you wouldn't have believed it. Piper tried to tell me that one time, but I didn't believe her and I knew that it was a lie because I know how much she loves me and I know that she would never do that to me. So, if you love Phoebe as much as I love Piper, then you better get out there and do something to stop her. You better go out there and get her and apologize for what you said to her." Adam just stood there for a second before turning around and running out the door. When he did, he practically ran into her. He stood there and looked down at her. He saw the tear streaks on her cheeks. He felt the tug at his heart when seeing this, knowing he caused her to have those on her face. The face he loved so much just to stare at.
"Phoebe," he started. She just continued to stare at him. "I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry that I said that in there. I should never have denied the baby. I should know that if I love you as much as I do, then I should also know that you would never do anything like that to hurt me. I love you so much, I'm just hoping you can accept my apology," he said to her, tears in his own eyes. When she saw this, tears rushed back to her own eyes.
"I should never have said that the baby wasn't yours. That was my fault. I only turned down your proposal because I don't know how to be a wife and I was and still kind of scared. I love you so much. I accept your apology. I am so sorry for…" that was as far as she got, before he kissed her. After they broke the kiss, he pulled her into his arms and hugged her, like he had been wanting to for the past couple of months. Leo chose to walk out of the room at this moment and smiled when he saw this. As he walked out, Piper walked up the stairs. She too smiled at what she saw. Leo saw her and smiled, before walking over to her. As soon as he got half way to her, he saw her smile fade and a look of pain came across her face.
"Piper?" he asked, scared. This caused Phoebe and Adam to break their hug and looked toward Piper. "Piper?" Leo asked again, when he saw one hand clutch her stomach and the other hold onto the doorway so she didn't fall. He ran toward her and grabbed onto her. She held onto his arm and dug her nails into his arm, as the pain very slowly subsided.
"Leo, I need to get to the hospital," she said.
"What! But, it's to early," he replied.
"Yeah, well, explain that to your child," she said.
"Ok, um, Phoebe, Adam, can you two please stay here?" Leo asked. They nodded their heads and watched as Leo helped Piper downstairs. Once downstairs, Prue and Andy saw them and came running over.
"What happened?" Prue asked. She had stopped crying already and her and Andy were just talking.
"She's gone into labor. Adam and Phoebe are watching the kids and I'm bringing her to the hospital," Leo quickly replied. They both just stood there for a second, taking in everything he just old them, before they ran outside and followed them. They watched as he helped Piper into the backseat and ran to the driver side. "Are you two coming or not?" Leo asked, getting into his van. They quickly ran over. Prue got into the back seat with Piper, as Andy got into the front seat. Leo took off once the doors were shut. As they drove the quickest way to the hospital, they noticed something was wrong, before they even got up there. There was a major accident and they were stuck in traffic. There was no way to back up now, because people were now stopped behind them and they couldn't move forward because of the people stopped from the accident. "Damn it!" Leo yelled, before hearing Piper scream.
He quickly looked back at her before she said, "Leo, my water broke!" He just stared at her. Ten minutes later, Piper was lying on the seat, Andy and Leo standing off to the side as Prue was with Piper. After another fifteen minutes, they heard a loud cry. Knowing it was from Piper, Leo went running over. When he got there, he was just in time to see his baby be born. Prue sat there, holding the baby, as Piper laid on the seat, trying to catch her breathe. She was extremely tired now.
"Prue?" Leo asked. She looked up and smiled at him. She then looked at her sister and said, "Piper." She quickly but carefully sat up.
"Piper, here is your daughter," Prue said, handing her the baby. Leo finally got into the van and sat behind his wife, as she leaned into him, and they stared at their daughter. Andy walked up to Prue and wrapped his arms around her waist. She smiled when he did this. For being a month and a half early, she seemed perfectly fine. She was breathing fine and staring up at her mommy and daddy with her big brown eyes. Leo kissed Piper's head, before smiling down at his brunette daughter.
"What's her name?" Andy asked.
"Melinda Prudence Wyatt because if it wasn't for her Auntie Prue, she wouldn't be here right now," Piper replied. Prue smiled, as tears came to her eyes.
"Thank you," she said to them. Piper just smiled at her, before looking back down at her newborn baby. After about half an hour, the accident was cleared enough for everyone to get by. Once it was, Andy got into the driver's seat, Prue got into the passenger seat, and with Piper and Leo still sitting as they were in the back, staring at their baby, he drove them to the hospital. Just as they thought, for being early, she was perfectly healthy, a little small, but perfectly fine and healthy.