Chapter Ten

Matt stood in the hallway of the Halliwell manor shaking. Chris was the first to notice the tears falling down his face. "Matt are you all right?" he asked already knowing the answer.

"N..No," he sniffed roughly wiping away the tears from his face. "Chris can we go somewhere and talk?"

"Sure," Chris answered coming down the stairs.

"In private," Matt asked "No offence, " he assured Leo and Piper who had also joined them.

They both nodded realising that Matt didn't need them crowding him right now. As much as they both wanted to spend time with him and find out the truth, they knew that he didn't feel that comfortable around them yet. It wasn't surprising; he had just found out that his whole life had been a lie and that the people in front of him were his parents. It would be a bit overwhelming for anyone. Chris however was his friend first and brother second; it would be easier to open up to him because they were on the same wavelength.

Chris took hold of Matt's hand "How are you with heights," he asked as he orbed them out.

They re materialised on top of the golden gate bridge. "Whoa," Matt cried, "Where the hell are we?"

"My favourite place to think,"

"Were on the golden gate bridge," Matt observed carefully sitting down.

"We can go somewhere else if you don't like heights,"

"No this is fine," he smiled shaking his head

"What?" Chris asked noticing this motion.

"Today's been full of surprises. If anyone had told me yesterday that I'd be sitting on top of the golden gate bridge with my long lost brother, I'd have called them mad,"

"So you've accepted it then?"

"I wouldn't say I've accepted anything, I've just realised there's no point fighting the truth,"

"What do you mean?" Chris asked not understanding what had caused Matt's change of heart. Earlier he wouldn't even acknowledge the possibility that they were brothers. Now it was a totally different story.

"Here," Matt said glumly handing Chris a piece of paper. He looked so dejected, Chris really felt so sorry for him. He opened up the followed piece of paper and began to read.

"These are…"

"….adoption papers," Matt finished "My adoption papers. You were right. I'm Wyatt," he cried tears falling quickly from his face. "I'm not who I thought I was," he sobbed harder.

Chris sat down next to Matt and wrapped an arm around his shoulder in an attempt to comfort him. "Your still you!"

"Am I?" Matt answered quickly "I mean what name should I go by huh, Matt or Wyatt?"

"Matt. Your still Matt," Chris answered, "You still like or dislike the same things as you did yesterday. A name doesn't mean anything,"

"Yes it does!" Matt snapped, "It changes everything. It means my whole life has been one big lie. The people who I should be calling mom and dad were never there for me, you have no idea what that feels like!"

"Don't I!" Chris answered hurt "My dad, our dad hasn't been there for me in the past fourteen years. He's been on a one man crusade of self destruction and it's all because he lost you!"

Matt looked up at Chris surprised. He knew that his father had never been there for him, Chris had mentioned it before but had it really been that bad and was it really all his fault.

Chris as if reading his mind quickly spoke up "I didn't mean that it was your fault Matt, honest. Were the innocent ones in all of this, you especially. If anyone's to blame it's the elders for taking you and dad for ignoring me. What I meant was I know what it feels like to have missed out on the love of a parent. The only difference is that he never stopped loving you, he just never loved me,"

Matt squeezed Chris shoulder and he laughed. "What's so funny?" Matt asked curious.

"I'm the one who's supposed to be comforting you, not the other way around,"

Matt grinned slightly "Well that's what brothers are for isn't it,"

"Yeah," Chris agreed "And look on the bright side,"

"What bright side?"

"Two sets of parents equal two sets of birthday and Christmas presents,"

Matt laughed, that was true "Plus two birthdays,"

"Two birthdays!"

"Well I'm betting that when I was adopted there was no birth certificate, which means I've got one birthday as Matt and he other as Wyatt," he grinned.

"Hey," Chris feigned anger "That's not fair,"

"Tough," he teased "I'm older so what I say goes,"

"Spoken like a true big brother!"