Part IV
Chris explained everything to Jessie, his mission to save Wyatt, his trip to the past, his family, everything. All Jessie could do was sit there and take all of it in.
"Wow, this is unbelievable. You're really from the future?" Jessie asked just to make sure
"Yeah" Chris said with a smile.
"It must have been hard for you, lying to them all this time." Jessie stated
"Yeah, especially to Piper, it was hard but I learned how to." Chris said looking down
"Aren't you risking a lot Chris?" Jessie asked
"What do you mean?"
"I mean splitting up Piper and your dad, what if they don't get back together in time?" Jessie continued.
"I cease to exist...." Chris said sadly
Jessie could see the pain this conversation was causing him, so she quickly changed the subject.
"Your big brother is now your little brother, how does feel? Isn't it weird?" Jesse joked trying to lighten up the mood.
"Oh yeah." Chris laughed
"When do I get to meet little Wy..." Jesse asked but her sentence cut off when she sensed someone outside the door.
"What is it?" Chris asked seeing her expression. She didn't answer his question but gestured towards the attic door. "An eavesdropper huh?" Chris continued, Jessie nodded in reply.
The two sat in a silence hoping the person on the other side of the door would decide to leave them alone to talk. Their hope was shattered when a knock broke the silence in the room. Chris sighed in frustration and Jessie could only shrug her shoulders.
"Come in" Chris called out.
Hearing the invite, the door opened and Piper poked her head in.
"Sorry to barge in, but breakfast was interrupted this morning and if you guys are still hungry breakfast is downstairs. Piper stated
"Piper how long have you been standing there?" Chris asked concerned that she might have heard them talking about the future.
"Just got here." Piper said slowly, Chris turned to Jesse hoping to get an answer.
"She's telling the truth." Jessie finally spoke.
"Hey that's not fair, she's an empath!" Piper said in shock as she left to go back downstairs.
"Hungry?" Chris asked ignoring Piper's comments
"Sure why not?" Jessie replied getting up from her seat.
The two headed down the stairs into the kitchen. The smell of pancakes and coffee filled the air. In the kitchen, Piper was at the stove making more pancakes while Phoebe and Paige were at the table.
The sister's eyes were fixed on the pair as they took their seats. Finding their places across from each other they began eating only to be watched closely by the three sisters. You don't have to be an empath to sense you're being watched, it was obvious. Chris was the first to look up from his plate and gave the sisters an unknowing look.
"What?" Chris asked
"Nothing." The three said at once and almost immediately began doing something as if trying to look busy. Giggles were heard and everyone's attention went to Jessie who had a little smile on her face as she picked at her pancakes.
"Now I know something's up? Jessie?" Chris asked his new friend.
"What?! Nothing! Just nothing...." She trailed off. "They're completely lying." Jessie stated abruptly pointing her fork at each of the sisters smiling.
"What are you talking about, nothing is going on." Phoebe stated deceitfully.
"Phoebe, even without my powers I can tell you are a horrible liar. But since I am an empath, you are the worst liar." Jessie joked causing everyone to laugh at Phoebe's expense.
"I admit I'm not the best liar in the world." Phoebe started but the looks her sisters gave her made her rephrase her statement, "Ok never mind I am the worst liar in the entire world." Phoebe finished quickly sipping her coffee.
"I knew it! I knew something was up." Chris said
Before Chris could question her more, blue orbs appeared and collected forming Leo who was carrying Wyatt in his arms. Piper face brightened up upon seeing her son. She quickly ran over to Wyatt and held out her arms.
"Wyatt! How you doing? You been good for daddy?" Piper said as she took Wyatt from Leo and hugged him.
"Yeah he was a good boy" Leo replied. "Morning guys." Leo greeted the girls. "Chris." Leo's greeting to Chris.
"Wow." Jessie said as she sensed intense anger coming from Chris.
"What is it Jessie?" Paige asked from across the table.
"Oh." Jessie looked lost but quickly responded, "The pancakes, Piper they are awesome!" Jessie lied as she looked over to Chris, who remained silent and picking at his food.
"Who's this?" Leo asked looking at Jessie who had this look of confusion on her face.
"Leo this is Jessie, Jessie this is Leo." Phoebe replied who noticed Jessie's expression.
"Jessie are you alright?" Phoebe continued.
"Yeah I'm fine...." Jessie replied looking at Chris who remained quiet ever since Leo came into the room. She couldn't say the same for his emotions though. "Is that baby Wyatt I have been hearing a lot about?" Jessie asked trying to change the subject.
"Yes." Piper replied as she brought Wyatt over to see Jessie.
"He's kinda weird around strangers though so if he throws up his shield don't be...." Paige tried to explain but was surprised when Wyatt didn't throw up his barrier when Jessie held out her arms to hold him. "alarmed." Paige finished
"Shield?" Jessie asked
"One of his many powers." Phoebe replied
"Hey there big man, how are you doing?" Jessie baby talked Wyatt causing everyone to smile at the scene, everyone except for Chris.
Wyatt smiled at the new guest and decided to show off. He suddenly levitated a piece of pancake off of Jessie's plate and floated in front of her mouth. Jessie looked around the table in amazement, and then quickly ate the floating pancake.
"Aww, thank you Wyatt. You are such a sweetie." Jessie said as she gave him a quick peck on the cheek causing Wyatt to giggle.
Wyatt levitated another piece of pancake and brought it to him. He grabbed it and began eating it.
"Are you hungry Wyatt?" Piper asked taking Wyatt once again into her arms. She took him over to the baby seat and gave him a serving of pancakes.
"Leo, have heard of a recent faction forming in the underworld?" Paige asked
"No why?" Leo asked concerned
"We were attacked by a lot of demons this morning....I mean more than normal." Paige continued.
"You guys alright, anyone hurt?" Leo asked again looking around the room.
"Yeah we're fine. Thanks to Jessie here." Phoebe said with a smile. Jessie returned the smile.
"I'll go check with the other Elders just to make sure. Be back soon." Leo said before orbing out.
Once Leo was gone, Jessie felt Chris's emotions had shifted again.
Jessie slowly reached over the table and touched Chris's hand as he looked up.
"You ok?" She mouthed
Chris only nodded.
The room filled up with the sound of a ringing phone. Phoebe suddenly jumped from surprise as she realized it was her phone. She had a quick chat with her editor before hanging up the phone.
"Crap, I forgot I had a staff meeting this morning. I'm so late." Phoebe stated as she quickly gathered her things.
"I gotta go to my next tempt job as well. Need a lift?" Paige offered
"Yeah that'd be great." Phoebe replied
"You guys be careful today, call if anything comes up." Phoebe said to her older sister before leaving the house with Paige.
"Piper where do you want me to put these dishes?" Jessie asked as she finished her pancakes.
"The sink." Piper replied as she gave Wyatt some juice.
"Here let me help you with that." Chris finally spoke as he got up and gathered the dishes and placed them in the sink. "We're gonna be upstairs if you need us." He said as he headed out with Jessie.
"It was nice to meet you Wyatt." She said before leaving him giggling.
"You like her don't you Wyatt?" Piper asked her son.
"I think Chris does too."
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Chris explained everything to Jessie, his mission to save Wyatt, his trip to the past, his family, everything. All Jessie could do was sit there and take all of it in.
"Wow, this is unbelievable. You're really from the future?" Jessie asked just to make sure
"Yeah" Chris said with a smile.
"It must have been hard for you, lying to them all this time." Jessie stated
"Yeah, especially to Piper, it was hard but I learned how to." Chris said looking down
"Aren't you risking a lot Chris?" Jessie asked
"What do you mean?"
"I mean splitting up Piper and your dad, what if they don't get back together in time?" Jessie continued.
"I cease to exist...." Chris said sadly
Jessie could see the pain this conversation was causing him, so she quickly changed the subject.
"Your big brother is now your little brother, how does feel? Isn't it weird?" Jesse joked trying to lighten up the mood.
"Oh yeah." Chris laughed
"When do I get to meet little Wy..." Jesse asked but her sentence cut off when she sensed someone outside the door.
"What is it?" Chris asked seeing her expression. She didn't answer his question but gestured towards the attic door. "An eavesdropper huh?" Chris continued, Jessie nodded in reply.
The two sat in a silence hoping the person on the other side of the door would decide to leave them alone to talk. Their hope was shattered when a knock broke the silence in the room. Chris sighed in frustration and Jessie could only shrug her shoulders.
"Come in" Chris called out.
Hearing the invite, the door opened and Piper poked her head in.
"Sorry to barge in, but breakfast was interrupted this morning and if you guys are still hungry breakfast is downstairs. Piper stated
"Piper how long have you been standing there?" Chris asked concerned that she might have heard them talking about the future.
"Just got here." Piper said slowly, Chris turned to Jesse hoping to get an answer.
"She's telling the truth." Jessie finally spoke.
"Hey that's not fair, she's an empath!" Piper said in shock as she left to go back downstairs.
"Hungry?" Chris asked ignoring Piper's comments
"Sure why not?" Jessie replied getting up from her seat.
The two headed down the stairs into the kitchen. The smell of pancakes and coffee filled the air. In the kitchen, Piper was at the stove making more pancakes while Phoebe and Paige were at the table.
The sister's eyes were fixed on the pair as they took their seats. Finding their places across from each other they began eating only to be watched closely by the three sisters. You don't have to be an empath to sense you're being watched, it was obvious. Chris was the first to look up from his plate and gave the sisters an unknowing look.
"What?" Chris asked
"Nothing." The three said at once and almost immediately began doing something as if trying to look busy. Giggles were heard and everyone's attention went to Jessie who had a little smile on her face as she picked at her pancakes.
"Now I know something's up? Jessie?" Chris asked his new friend.
"What?! Nothing! Just nothing...." She trailed off. "They're completely lying." Jessie stated abruptly pointing her fork at each of the sisters smiling.
"What are you talking about, nothing is going on." Phoebe stated deceitfully.
"Phoebe, even without my powers I can tell you are a horrible liar. But since I am an empath, you are the worst liar." Jessie joked causing everyone to laugh at Phoebe's expense.
"I admit I'm not the best liar in the world." Phoebe started but the looks her sisters gave her made her rephrase her statement, "Ok never mind I am the worst liar in the entire world." Phoebe finished quickly sipping her coffee.
"I knew it! I knew something was up." Chris said
Before Chris could question her more, blue orbs appeared and collected forming Leo who was carrying Wyatt in his arms. Piper face brightened up upon seeing her son. She quickly ran over to Wyatt and held out her arms.
"Wyatt! How you doing? You been good for daddy?" Piper said as she took Wyatt from Leo and hugged him.
"Yeah he was a good boy" Leo replied. "Morning guys." Leo greeted the girls. "Chris." Leo's greeting to Chris.
"Wow." Jessie said as she sensed intense anger coming from Chris.
"What is it Jessie?" Paige asked from across the table.
"Oh." Jessie looked lost but quickly responded, "The pancakes, Piper they are awesome!" Jessie lied as she looked over to Chris, who remained silent and picking at his food.
"Who's this?" Leo asked looking at Jessie who had this look of confusion on her face.
"Leo this is Jessie, Jessie this is Leo." Phoebe replied who noticed Jessie's expression.
"Jessie are you alright?" Phoebe continued.
"Yeah I'm fine...." Jessie replied looking at Chris who remained quiet ever since Leo came into the room. She couldn't say the same for his emotions though. "Is that baby Wyatt I have been hearing a lot about?" Jessie asked trying to change the subject.
"Yes." Piper replied as she brought Wyatt over to see Jessie.
"He's kinda weird around strangers though so if he throws up his shield don't be...." Paige tried to explain but was surprised when Wyatt didn't throw up his barrier when Jessie held out her arms to hold him. "alarmed." Paige finished
"Shield?" Jessie asked
"One of his many powers." Phoebe replied
"Hey there big man, how are you doing?" Jessie baby talked Wyatt causing everyone to smile at the scene, everyone except for Chris.
Wyatt smiled at the new guest and decided to show off. He suddenly levitated a piece of pancake off of Jessie's plate and floated in front of her mouth. Jessie looked around the table in amazement, and then quickly ate the floating pancake.
"Aww, thank you Wyatt. You are such a sweetie." Jessie said as she gave him a quick peck on the cheek causing Wyatt to giggle.
Wyatt levitated another piece of pancake and brought it to him. He grabbed it and began eating it.
"Are you hungry Wyatt?" Piper asked taking Wyatt once again into her arms. She took him over to the baby seat and gave him a serving of pancakes.
"Leo, have heard of a recent faction forming in the underworld?" Paige asked
"No why?" Leo asked concerned
"We were attacked by a lot of demons this morning....I mean more than normal." Paige continued.
"You guys alright, anyone hurt?" Leo asked again looking around the room.
"Yeah we're fine. Thanks to Jessie here." Phoebe said with a smile. Jessie returned the smile.
"I'll go check with the other Elders just to make sure. Be back soon." Leo said before orbing out.
Once Leo was gone, Jessie felt Chris's emotions had shifted again.
Jessie slowly reached over the table and touched Chris's hand as he looked up.
"You ok?" She mouthed
Chris only nodded.
The room filled up with the sound of a ringing phone. Phoebe suddenly jumped from surprise as she realized it was her phone. She had a quick chat with her editor before hanging up the phone.
"Crap, I forgot I had a staff meeting this morning. I'm so late." Phoebe stated as she quickly gathered her things.
"I gotta go to my next tempt job as well. Need a lift?" Paige offered
"Yeah that'd be great." Phoebe replied
"You guys be careful today, call if anything comes up." Phoebe said to her older sister before leaving the house with Paige.
"Piper where do you want me to put these dishes?" Jessie asked as she finished her pancakes.
"The sink." Piper replied as she gave Wyatt some juice.
"Here let me help you with that." Chris finally spoke as he got up and gathered the dishes and placed them in the sink. "We're gonna be upstairs if you need us." He said as he headed out with Jessie.
"It was nice to meet you Wyatt." She said before leaving him giggling.
"You like her don't you Wyatt?" Piper asked her son.
"I think Chris does too."
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