God, this has been sitting on my laptop since Sunday! Sorry for the lateness of it. Finally, my wiritng mojo is back, the longest chapter since Chapter 9 so enjoy.

Jenna closed her eyes as she processed everything that happened over the last 48 hours.

Alternative reality, Chris dying, dying, Chris in limbo, waking up at Phoebe's, the Tribunal, seeing Chris, finding out she could be pregnant.

Her life was crashing and this was the icing on her cake. She looked at the stick that contained her future, rocking back and forth, arms wrapped around her knees. She leaned her head back against the bath as the cold seeped through the cold bathroom tiles she was sitting on. She raised her head and looked at the pregnancy test sitting on the closed toilet seat.

These were the longest 3 minutes of her life. 20 years and you would've thought they'd be quicker by now, she thought. She closed her eyes and a tear fell loose. She wanted a baby, just not now and definitely not while everything was happening.

Paige and Phoebe were outside each sitting either side of the bathroom door, slumped against the wall, listening to their friend's occasional sob and cry.

"I can't believe this is happening to her. All this crap." Paige broke the silence, tilting her head towards her sister.

"Think about how she reacted." Phoebe replied. "This can't be good either way."

Jenna's breathing froze as she realised that she could very well be pregnant. She looked up to her friend's worried gaze.

"What am I going to do?" she asked.

"Well, we bought you a test." Phoebe said, pulling out the rectangle box from behind her and held it out to Jenna.

Jenna stared at the box before taking it. "Thanks."

"It's okay." Paige smiled sadly.

"Guys, what am I going to do? I can't deal with this now. I can barely keep myself together."

Both Paige and Phoebe knew she had a valid point and Paige was careful with answering. "We could be wrong. But you have to be sure and then we'll deal with it. Together."

Jenna felt like smiling at her friend's promise but she honestly didn't know what a smile was anymore. She sighed. She wished she could go back to when it first began and do it over again, making more use of her time. She closed her eyes and slipped into a place where her arms felt like Chris' and the his lingering cologne on her unchanged clothes was fresh.

A beep brought her back to reality. She opened her eyes and looked at the stick that basically contained her future. She pushed herself onto her knees, leaning forward, looking at the two lines. Pregnant. Jenna let out a shaky breath and closed her eyes.

"Guys." she called quietly knowing they would hear.

Paige and Phoebe heard her voice and quickly got up to go into the bathroom to see their broken friend and the positive test.

"Oh honey." Phoebe swept down and soon had Jenna's head on her neck, stroking her hair as Jenna cried. Paige joined them and held onto her.

"What did I do to deserve this?" Jenna hiccupped out.

"You didn't do anything honey. Nothing." Phoebe told her.

"Then why am I getting punished."

"You aren't." Paige said firmly. "Everything happens for a reason. Think about it. That baby is a part of Chris. Maybe you need this."

Jenna pulled back from Phoebe, wiping the tear tracks from her cheeks. "Guys, I'm gonna go out. I need to go out. Think. I just feel like everything is closing in on me."

"Do you want us to go with you?" Paige asked.

"No. But, erm, could you book an appointment at the hospital for me?"

"Sure, sweetie."

"Thanks." Jenna left the room and they heard the front door slam shut.

"She's right you know. What has she done to deserve this?" Paige wondered, picking up the test and flicking it between her hands.

"Nothing. It's Destiny's warped sense of humour."

Jenna pulled her jumper closer around her and buried in the collar. She entered the café but stopped dead when she saw the two people she definitely did not want to see. Especially together. Bianca and Chris.

Chris put a bit of the chocolate cake onto his fork and lifted it to place in Bianca's mouth.

"Mmmm." Bianca moaned in delight.

"Wow, I never thought you would like a piece of cake that much!" Chris joked.

"Rule number one, Chris, as I have told you before, chocolate and cake are a girl's best friend. Together they're heaven."

"Well, heaven wouldn't be much without me would it?" Chris pouted.

"No honey." Bianca smiled and kissed him softly on the lips. As she leaned back, Chris felt drawn to a point in the room to lock eyes onto the girl who he had seen in the Manor. Jennifer? Jenny? Jenna! That's it.

He winced as he closed his eyes and something flooded into him.

"OK! Put your hands by your side." Chris said taking in the beautiful woman in front of him.

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"We're on top of Golden Gate Bridge, as I want to live I'm gonna say no. Kiss me future boy." Jenna whispered and they kissed.

-

Chris shook his head and looked back to the place Jenna had been to see her gone.

"Baby? Chris? You okay?" He looked back to Bianca who had a worried expression on her face.

"Fine. Just fine." Chris lied, smiling.

Jenna watched as Chris locked eyes with her and for a second something flashed in his eyes, remembrance. She saw how he closed his eyes, scrunching up his face before realising she wasn't ready to face him, especially not with Bianca there. She turned and ran out of the shop before he opened his eyes.

She ran until she somehow ended up in Golden Gate Park on a bench, looking at the pond in the middle.

"Jenna, right?" Jenna looked up to see Melinda, in a jogging tracksuit approach her.

"Yeah." Jenna smiled slightly at her. "Do you want to join me?"

Melinda nodded and sat down next to Melinda.

"So how are you managing?" Melinda asked, breaking the minute's silence that had been built up.

"Excuse me?"

"I mean, last time we met, you were in love and you were coming back together. What happened? Your Chris was meant to merge with ours wasn't he? And my mum and the aunts were surprised at you coming, totally not expecting you. So, what went wrong?"

Jenna smiled at the girl's logic. "You're right. Everything did go wrong." She twirled the engagement ring on her finger sub consciously, turning to look at Melinda. "We thought we had saved Wyatt but we were wrong. This Elder, Gideon, he thought Wyatt was evil anyway so he managed to divert us to an alternative reality where everything is evil. Piper went into labour when Paige and Phoebe came to get us. I got called to the Tribunal who explained my 'destiny' and I went along with it. Hah! I couldn't even if I didn't want to. The whole world was on my shoulders and I had to save the one thing I cared most about and he died anyway. He was stabbed by Gideon. No one could heal him and as I was dying I felt him slipping away. It was like my soul was gone. It still feels that way."

Mel nodded slowly. "I'm guessing you know about Bianca?"

"Yeah." Jenna nodded. "Oh! Did I mention I'm pregnant?" Melinda turned sharply towards her, eyes wide. "Yeah. And engaged." She held up her left hand.

"You really have had a tough time haven't you?" Mel asked.

"You could say that." Jenna replied.

"Well, I know what the aunts would say, everything happens for a reason, but if you need to talk, come to me. I can help, give advice or even just shut my mouth and listen." Mel smiled.

"You're cool, Mel."

"Thanks. I try." Melinda joked, placing her hands either side of her tilted head and smiling.

Jenna laughed. "Ok really cool. You just got me to laugh, bonus points."

"Jenna, you just have to move on. It is gonna be hard and maybe later Chris could remember you. Just give it time and live life to the full in the meantime." Melinda said seriously.

"When did you get so wise?"

"After I talked to you really. You made me see that life can get in the way and change you but you have to keep fighting. And after seeing you so in love with Chris, I gave my love a shot and we've been going out for a year now. Ryan, he's a half manticore demon but a good one."

"I know him, I saw him on TV as a baby."

Mel laughed and waved a finger at her. "See that's just weird."

"Trust me, I know."

"Well, I've got another mile to run so I better be going." Mel told her standing up. "Ask Aunt Phoebe for my cell number."

"Good meeting you." Jenna added. "Again."

"You too." She said as she turned and ran off.

"I said get me an appointment, not as in today!" Jenna hissed as they arrived in the waiting area.

"It was the only one available until next week." Paige replied.

"I could've waited!"

"Jen, you need to make sure the baby is ok. After everything that has happened you need to know sooner rather than later."

"Fine." she groaned. She approached the desk where the receptionist was unmercilessly chewing some gum and turning a page on a magazine rather than doing her job.

"One moment please." The receptionist told her before she could open her mouth.

Jenna peered over the desk and saw what she was doing. "Look, I'm here for an appointment, how about you sign me in first then you can ogle a shirtless Zac Efron who was much better looking in his late teens than late thirties."

"Name." the receptionist, Claire by her name tag, glared as she reluctantly clicked on the file on the computer.

Jenna cast a glance back at the sisters.

"We cast a spell, giving you an identity here." Paige whispered.

Jenna turned back round and titled her head with a smile as she spoke. "Jenna Nicols."

The receptionist popped her gum, tapped her fingernails against the desk as she slowly typed in the details with one hand. "Take a seat, Dr Gerral will be out soon."

"Thanks."

They turned and sat down on the cold, dull plastic seats.

"Bit snappy with the receptionist, huh?" Paige commented.

"She was getting on my nerves." Jenna shrugged.

"Not that I'm against it or anything, why are you so… optimistic, all of a sudden?" Phoebe asked.

"When I was walking, I saw Chris and Bianca and they were so happy. He saw me and I left. I met up with Melinda and we started talking and she gave me some advice. She told me to live my life to the full and realise everything happens for a reason. I mean, look at everything we've been through, maybe this is just another obstacle and maybe I've gotta face it on my own and just maybe everything will be alright. So here I am, putting together the pieces of my life, bit by bit."

"Jenna Nicols." the three women turned to see a woman, in her late thirties, looking at a clipboard before looking up.

They stood and walked up to the doctor. "Yes that's me."

"I'm Dr Gerral, I'll be your doctor. If you'll follow me." the doctor smiled as she turned and led them down a corridor into an examining room.

"Sit down." she waved a hand to the three chairs that sat in front of the wooden desk. "So, why are you here Ms Nicols."

"Call me Jenna. I'm here because I did a pregnancy test and it came out positive."

"Okay. Well first I am going to arrange a test for you to do here and I'll call you back when we have the results. If you are pregnant, we will also be able to provide you with how far along you are."

"Okay that's fine."

"Well we need to collect a sample of urine." the doctor handed her a bottle and pointed to a door leading to the bathroom.

Jenna sighed. The doctor had said the test results would come within a day and here she was 23 hours and 26 minutes, wait scratch that, 27 minutes later waiting by the phone in Phoebe's lounge at half past five the next day.

The phone rang and Jenna picked it up.

"Yes this is Jenna Nicols …. I am aware … Not? … No it's fine." Jenna pt the phone down and ran a hand down her face.

"Hey." Phoebe came in and sat two steaming mugs down on the coffee table. "The results?"

"Yeah." Jenna picked up her mug and took a sip.

"And?" Phoebe tucked her legs under her before picking up her mug with both hands.

"It was a fake positive. I'm not pregnant." Jenna told her.

"Oh sweetie, I'm sorry." Phoebe ran a comforting hand up her arm.

"It's okay. I'm kinda relieved. A clean slate. That's what I wanted."

"But?"

"How'd you do that?" Jenna asked, frowning.

"What?"

"Know something else is wrong."

"Instinct I guess." Phoebe paused. "Hey! No subject changes."

Jenna smiled. "I feel kinda empty I guess. I was getting used to the fact that I had a baby growing inside of me that I feel like a piece of me is missing now."

"That was the same with me."

Jenna threw her a puzzled glance.

"It was two years after you left. I was going out with this guy under our fake identities and after we turned back, I revealed the 'big' secret. He fainted." Jenna snorted and they giggled. "Well anyway, I thought I was pregnant afterwards and I found out I wasn't."

"I'm sorry."

"It's okay. I had my little girl. Hell I had my three little girls. I'm happy. And someday you will be too." Phoebe nudged her shoulder. "I promise."

"It's gonna hurt but I'm gonna get through it. I'm not going to stop. This is a second chance. You guys taught me everything happens for a reason and now I really have to believe that."

"We'll get through it, we're Halliwells." Phoebe smiled at her.

"But I'm not-" Jenna started, shocked.

Phoebe cut across her with a soft smile. "You're like a sister. You and Billie. Both of you are related to us. Not by blood but by a bond."

"Thanks."

"No problem."

So didn't expect that one did ya? That brings me to my questions this time!

Q1. Did you expect the no pregnacy?
Q2. What do you expect will happen next?

Thanks to all my awesome reviewers!