Thanks for the reviews for the last two chapters. Glad to see some people are still reading my story, even if I did leave it for over a year.
In answer to one review – no, it's not official who the pregnant sister is, although I'm sure most people have figured it out by now.
I've decided to save Paige/Kyle for a little later – maybe next chapter or the one after.
Chapter Sixteen: Baby Blues
Phoebe sat on the bathroom floor, head resting in her hands, leaning against the bath. She'd been throwing up for days now, and, while she doubted it was anything serious, it was slightly worrying that most foodstuffs wouldn't stay down.
There was a knock on the door. "Phoebe, sweetie, can I come in?"
"Sure."
Prue entered the bathroom, shutting the door behind her, and daintily sitting on the edge of the bathtub.
"You not feeling any better?"
Phoebe just looked at her. "Does it seem like I'm feeling any better?"
Prue brushed her younger sister's hair back from her sweaty forehead, and filled a cup that sat on the side of the sink with water.
"Thanks," muttered Phoebe, sipping from the cup.
"Maybe you should get grams to take you to see a doctor," suggested Prue.
Phoebe shook her head profusely. "No thanks. I told you, it's just a bug."
"If you say so," sighed Prue, standing up to throw some tissues in the rubbish bin.
Then something caught her eye. She frowned and somewhat hesitantly lifted that something out of the bin. A white stick with two pink lines on it. White stick…pink lines…
"Phoebe! I can't believe you would do something so stupid!"
"What? What did I do?" asked Phoebe, confused as to why Prue had suddenly started shouting at her.
"It all makes sense. The sickness, the secrecy…"
"What? What makes sense?"
Prue spun round, holding up the pregnancy test. "You're pregnant."
Phoebe stood in stunned silence for several moments, staring at the object in her eldest sister's hand.
"I – I mean…what makes you think that's mine?" demanded Phoebe.
"Well, I –"
"Oh right, I get it. I kiss a few guys and so immediately I'm a slut that gets herself knocked up. Thanks Prue!"
"Pheebs, I didn't mean it that. I just…you've been sick and…"
"Prue, I can't be pregnant. Because I've never had sex."
With that, Phoebe left the bathroom, hurried across the hall to her own room, and slammed the door.
Prue sighed and, upon realising she was still holding the pregnancy test, dropped it back into the bin.
Piper and Leo lay on Leo's bed, the sounds of Death Cab for a Cutie coming from the CD player. Piper was folded in Leo's arm, the place where she felt more safe, more warm, and more loved than anywhere else. Leo's warn breath was tickling her ear, and his hand languidly stroked the small of her back. By the speed of his movements, and the depth of his breathing, Piper could tell that Leo was beginning to fall asleep.
"What are you thinking," murmured his voice softly in her ear.
"Nothing," she responded simply.
"You're always thinking, Piper. So much going on in your head."
Piper smiled slightly. "Just about you. Mostly."
"I love you, you know."
Piper felt a rush of content go through her body, warming her to her very core. "I know, I love you too."
They fell into a comfortable silence again, enjoying each others company and letting the music wash over them.
"Leo?"
"Hmm."
"I need to talk to you about something."
"'Kay."
"And it's important. So you need to be awake."
Leo opened his eyes, and smiled at Piper. "I'm awake."
Piper did not return his smile. Instead she pushed herself away from him and sat at the end of the bed, her back towards him.
Now Leo was definitely awake. "Piper, what's wrong?"
"Um…there's really no easy way to say this," she began, "so I'm just going to say it…"
Leo felt panic and trepidation building in his gut, working its way up to cloak his heart, lungs and throat with anxiety.
"Piper, you're scaring me."
She turned her head to face him, and looked Leo directly in the eye.
"I'm pregnant."
Mystery solved…though I doubt it was much of a mystery. Next chapter coming soon, wherein Piper and Leo discuss the baby and Paige has a meeting with Kyle.
For Prue fans, I realise she's been absent in this story, but she does get a lot more involved later on.
