It was late in the night, at least four o'clock in the morning. Everyone
finally fell into a deep slumber. Everyone except for Jessie. She was
restless, she couldn't go to sleep. Always happens when she was in a house
full of people.
Every time she closed her eyes and slipped into a sleep she would violently wake up into a sitting position panting. When she slept her defense would drop and she would channel every wandering emotions in the area. Sleeping alone was no problem for her, there was no one to pick up any emotions from. But in this house with recent problems, everyone was emotionally active and it flooded her mind as she slept.
Giving up on sleep she silently crept out of her room and began descending the stairs. Halfway down she caught a glimpse of Chris sleeping on the couch. She sat down and watched him sleep peacefully. He looked peaceful from his outside appearance but as she looked deeper he was suffering.
Upon the arrival of his fiancée, his pain skyrocketed, it seem to be twice as much as it was earlier. She felt it in the attic when Bianca first walked out of the portal and she felt it now. The pain that he had hidden so well even from her was all released, it brings tears to her eyes. She didn't like seeing Chris like this. She wanted to protect him from the pain that he is going through.
Jessie jumped up in fright as a hand grabbed her shoulders, "Shh..." Piper said as she sat down beside Jessie. "What are you doing up so late." Piper asked.
"Couldn't sleep. You?" Jessie replied as she tried to collect her breath.
"Same. Did I scare you?" Piper asked with a grin
"Yeah and don't do that again, I almost died" Jessie snapped
"I thought you would've sensed me coming or something." Piper said laughing
"My mind was kinda elsewhere." Jessie replied
"Oh I see..." Piper said as she followed Jessie's attention to a sleeping Chris.
"Piper?" Jessie called softly
"Hmm?" Piper said as she turned to Jessie.
"What we talk about right now stays between us ok?" Jessie asked looking back and forth between Piper and Chris.
"Of course. Something wrong?" Piper asked
"Kind of... treat him right Piper and don't be so hard on him." Jessie started
"Who?" Piper asked confused
"Chris...he looks up to you, he respects you and he loves you." Jessie started
"Loves me? Jessie what are you talking about." Piper stated silently laughing at the thought of Chris loving her.
"He told me he grew up with Wyatt and you were always there for him. He loves you for that. I'm going against my promise to him but I have to do this for him." Jessie continued. "He told me what's been happening between him and you guys. The fights, the arguments, and the trust issues."
"He grew up with Wyatt?" Piper asked shocked
"Yeah, they're like best friends, it's one of the reasons why he came back." Jessie replied "But the point is, as an empath I can see him in ways other people can't. Piper, all this is tearing him apart from inside. You probably don't notice but he hurts a lot. He knows the things he does are shady but let me tell you it's for Wyatt's sake."
"I never knew..." Piper said as she looked at Chris differently.
"From what he tells me, the relationship he has with you and Wyatt, it's like you're his mother and he's the son that you never had." Jessie said carefully dropping hints. "I truly believe him."
"Why didn't he tell us any of this?" Piper asked confused, "It would have made his mission a lot more easier and we wouldn't have the trust issue you're talking about." Piper finished.
"He fears the consequences that will come if you guys knew." Jessie replied.
"Well then if you truly trust him, then so do I" Piper stated softly with a smile.
"Thank you." Piper said softly
"Remember this stays between us." Jessie reminded.
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Every time she closed her eyes and slipped into a sleep she would violently wake up into a sitting position panting. When she slept her defense would drop and she would channel every wandering emotions in the area. Sleeping alone was no problem for her, there was no one to pick up any emotions from. But in this house with recent problems, everyone was emotionally active and it flooded her mind as she slept.
Giving up on sleep she silently crept out of her room and began descending the stairs. Halfway down she caught a glimpse of Chris sleeping on the couch. She sat down and watched him sleep peacefully. He looked peaceful from his outside appearance but as she looked deeper he was suffering.
Upon the arrival of his fiancée, his pain skyrocketed, it seem to be twice as much as it was earlier. She felt it in the attic when Bianca first walked out of the portal and she felt it now. The pain that he had hidden so well even from her was all released, it brings tears to her eyes. She didn't like seeing Chris like this. She wanted to protect him from the pain that he is going through.
Jessie jumped up in fright as a hand grabbed her shoulders, "Shh..." Piper said as she sat down beside Jessie. "What are you doing up so late." Piper asked.
"Couldn't sleep. You?" Jessie replied as she tried to collect her breath.
"Same. Did I scare you?" Piper asked with a grin
"Yeah and don't do that again, I almost died" Jessie snapped
"I thought you would've sensed me coming or something." Piper said laughing
"My mind was kinda elsewhere." Jessie replied
"Oh I see..." Piper said as she followed Jessie's attention to a sleeping Chris.
"Piper?" Jessie called softly
"Hmm?" Piper said as she turned to Jessie.
"What we talk about right now stays between us ok?" Jessie asked looking back and forth between Piper and Chris.
"Of course. Something wrong?" Piper asked
"Kind of... treat him right Piper and don't be so hard on him." Jessie started
"Who?" Piper asked confused
"Chris...he looks up to you, he respects you and he loves you." Jessie started
"Loves me? Jessie what are you talking about." Piper stated silently laughing at the thought of Chris loving her.
"He told me he grew up with Wyatt and you were always there for him. He loves you for that. I'm going against my promise to him but I have to do this for him." Jessie continued. "He told me what's been happening between him and you guys. The fights, the arguments, and the trust issues."
"He grew up with Wyatt?" Piper asked shocked
"Yeah, they're like best friends, it's one of the reasons why he came back." Jessie replied "But the point is, as an empath I can see him in ways other people can't. Piper, all this is tearing him apart from inside. You probably don't notice but he hurts a lot. He knows the things he does are shady but let me tell you it's for Wyatt's sake."
"I never knew..." Piper said as she looked at Chris differently.
"From what he tells me, the relationship he has with you and Wyatt, it's like you're his mother and he's the son that you never had." Jessie said carefully dropping hints. "I truly believe him."
"Why didn't he tell us any of this?" Piper asked confused, "It would have made his mission a lot more easier and we wouldn't have the trust issue you're talking about." Piper finished.
"He fears the consequences that will come if you guys knew." Jessie replied.
"Well then if you truly trust him, then so do I" Piper stated softly with a smile.
"Thank you." Piper said softly
"Remember this stays between us." Jessie reminded.
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