Disclaimer: Still own nothing.

Summery: A story about letting go and moving on.

This is my first fic, so I'm learning as I go.

Chapter 3

Melinda couldn't believe how careless her mother and been. She hadn't even checked out her surrounding before she jumped down her throat. And that was just not like her mom, her mom was not careless. Looking at her now, Melinda knew it was just going to get worse. Her mother was looking a Chris, who was passed out on the floor, and her eyes said it all. Her mother was lost to her now; it would be up to her to keep the others from finding out who Chris was. Not that she was sure how much it mattered, they knew who she was, and a spell would be needed to make them forget anyway, if it would even work.

'We are in deep pooh-pooh' Melinda thought as she turned her attention to her brother's prone body.

"Paige, can you orb him to the couch" Melinda asked as she knelt down beside her brother.

"Shouldn't that be Aunt Paige missy, and why can't you orb him yourself?" Paige questioned assuming she was half whitelighter like Wyatt.

"I can't orb" Melinda stated

"You can't orb, then Leo can't be your father" Piper said disappointed. She had held hope deep inside that she and Leo would find their way back to each other. But this confirmed they never did.

Melinda ignored her mother's past self and motioned for Paige. "Aunt Paige, a little orbing, a little orbing please."

"All right" Paige said "You really are her daughter." She held up hand at Chris and said "Chris sofa"

Melinda watched as Chris's body orbed from the floor to the sofa. She went over to check on him. The shock that he had just had, coupled with the fact that he looked physically exhausted, meant he could me out for a while, which was good.

Melinda glanced at her mother, who had yet to move from the spot she stood in or to say anything. Unshed tears were forming in her eyes as she looked at her son.

"Mom, we need to find a way to fix this and get home now" Melinda said gently

"No" Future Piper shock her head, never taking her eyes off Chris.

"Mom" Melinda begged.

"Everything happens for a reason; maybe we're here because we're supposed to be." Future Piper reasoned.

"Mom, how did you get here anyway?" Melinda asked.

"Phoebe had a vision of you disappearing; she said you went to another plane, not the past. I remixed the potion ingredients from the list you made to try and get to you."

"Another plane, like the astral plan?" So that explained why she didn't check, she thought she knew where she was.

"Excuse me, remember us? What the heck is going on?" Phoebe asked throwing her hands in the air.

"Why did Chris hit the dirt when he saw Piper, I mean future Piper? He looked like he had just seen a ghost." Paige said.

'In a way he did' thought Melinda.

"Maybe he knew the gig was up, that my future self was about to blow he's lying little butt outta the water and tell us the real reason he's here" Past Piper reasoned.

'Oh no' thought Melinda as she saw the anger in her mom's eyes.

Future Piper whirled around to face her past self, anger written all over her face. "Shut up, don't you dare say that, don't you dare say anything like that about him ever again".

"Mom" Melinda warned

But her mother ignored her as she moved closer to her younger version. "You don't know anything! He's saving Wyatt, do you realize that! You are so stupid!" she screamed.

"Okay, let's just calm down" Paige said stepping between the two versions of her sister. "Obviously Chris knows your future self, and said future self likes him. So we now know we can trust him, that's a good thing."

"You should have trusted him all along; you have no idea what you've done" Future Piper spat.

"Well he hasn't given us a reason to trust him" Past Piper said defensively.

"He shouldn't have had to. You've made this impossible for him, how could you not know?" said Future Piper as she moved to sit down by Chris. "It's okay, your gonna be okay. I'll make sure of that this time. I'm going to fix it, I promise".

"Mom, you can't it could change the future" Melinda warned quietly

"This needs to change; I can't be here and not do anything to stop it. I can't let this happen Melinda" Future Piper whispered desperately.

"Mom, we have a good life, Chris made sure of that." Melinda said.

"But what about him, what about last year? Maybe changing this would stop that from ever happening?"

"Mom, if you try to change this, everything Chris fought for could be lost" Melinda tried get through to her mother.

"We can tell them everything they need to know to save Wyatt, the only thing that would change is all the pain he's going to suffer." Future Piper said.

"We don't know that" Melinda said.

Her mother started crying; she picked up Chris hand and held in gently. "I can't let this happen" She turned to Chris "I'm so sorry baby"

Past Piper couldn't hear all that was being said, but she heard baby. She wondered why they cared so much for Chris. The devotion she saw went beyond gratitude for saving Wyatt. She looked at her future self and for the first time really looked at Chris. The way her future self was looking at him, it was the way she and Leo looked at Wyatt. He knew the house, knew them, knew the book, he was trying to save Wyatt. He was half witch half whitelighter. She looked at his sleeping face. 'It couldn't be possible' she thought.

Melinda glanced over at her younger mother and she knew. The veil was being lifted. The pieces were coming together and all hell was about to break loose.

"Oh my god, oh my god" Past Piper cried taking a step toward Chris.

"Don't you dare come near him. You told him you never wanted to see him again, you threw him out of this house. He risked his very existence to come here. He's going to hate you, he'll never forgive you." Future Piper tore into her.

It was at this moment that Leo orbed in the attic. "We still don't know anything about this girl... What happened to Chris? Oh my god. Piper is that you?" Leo asked pointing to the older women who looked so much like his ex wife.

"Yep, that's her. Glad you're here Leo. The Pipers are not getting along to well and we are very confused" Phoebe said.

"Wow you look good for… how old are you." Leo asked

"She's fifty four" Melinda answered her father.

"And this little lady is Piper's daughter from the future, not your daughter though, she can't orb." Paige said

"Oh" was all Leo could say, so Piper really moved on in the future, without him.

"He's my son" Past Piper said ignoring the other chatter.

"No he's my son, he's my baby." Future Piper said.

"What, whose your son?" Paige asked lost.

"CHRIS IS MY SON". Future Piper screamed.

"What, oh my god he is" Phoebe agreed the emotions in the room finally getting to her, she sink down in a chair holding her head.

"He's what" Leo asked "Chris isn't your son"

"He's your son too you idiot" Future Piper said

"Chris, oh my god that's my father's name" Leo said shocked.

"Dad maybe you should sit down" Melinda said not thinking as she moved to her father.

"Dad?"

" Oh hell! Well we are screwed anyway. Yep you're my dad, I'm Chris's sister. No I can't orb, don't ask" Melinda stated

"Look I know this is a shock for all of you, but you need to get over it. I'm not letting my son die again." Future Piper said

"Mom, stop" Melinda warned. They knew better than this, they had said too much already. How could they have let this happen.

"Die, what do you mean die?" Past Piper asked

"Chris going to die trying to save Wyatt."