Magical Playdates and Shocking Discoveries
A/N: Here is chapter 6 of Doorstep Gifts! I don't own characters recognized from Charmed. I own the others.
The next Saturday, Bianca got the kids up and ready after their nap. She fed Melinda and Andrew a snack of yogurt and apple pieces. While the older twins were eating, she dressed Lily and Luke. Lily wore a white onsie under her pink dress while her brother wore the same onsie with a blue fully body suit. Melinda orbed off her chair and toddled to her mothers side to get dressed. The Phoenix demon pulled jean shorts and a pink shirt. Bianca deftly braided her daughters hair and smiled at her son who almost face-planted in his yogurt. Andrew orbed over to his mother who rubbed his curly black hair fondly. She helped him into jean shorts and a green truck shirt.
"Come on babies. It's time to go to play with Brennen and Corey!" she said, ushering the twins out the door after picking Luke and Lily up, placing them in carriers. The family piled into the car and began the relatively short drive to the Hadley home.
They arrived at the two story brick house fifteen minutes later. Laura and Jamie greeted them at the door. Jamie's flaming red locks were bound in a ponytail with her bright gray eyes shining as she waved at the tanned woman. Bianca chuckled, waving back to the gap-toothed 7-year-old. Jamie took Andy and Mel by the hands and led them into the playroom where Corey and Brennen were waiting. Corey, four years old with shaggy brown hair and hazel eyes, was playing with his dinosaurs. He smiled and waved at Mel, beckoning her over. She slowly walked over and sat down, smiling shyly at the older boy. Brennen, with his black hair and blue eyes, smiled at Andy and began to babble with him. Lily and Luke were set in the playpen with Jenna, who had whisps of dark brown hair and sleepy green eyes. Bianca sat with Laura on the couch, watching Barney and keeping one eye on the kids. James was working, like Chris. Bianca looked at a picture of her, Laura, and Alex when they were in high school...
"Look at that. Who would have ever thought that the shy little Bianca would be married to spit-fire Chrissy. So, tell me about the newest little ones," the brunette said, popping a peanut butter cookie in her mouth. Bianca nodded, looking at the picture of the short girl with frizzy hair and glasses.
"We found them on the doorstep one morning. They have the mark of the Phoenix. Lucas Rowan has it on his right shoulder while Lillian Rose has it on her left. It's so weird because they also have whitelighter and witch blood in them, and they have Chris's eyes," Bianca replied. Laura's eye twitched a little as she spared a glance at Jamie.
"I can find out who their blood parents are. We used the same potion to find out who Jamie's real parents were when she was dumped at the orphanage," Laura offered. Bianca looked to the playpen where the two newest additions of her family were sleeping.
"Let's do it tonight, when everyone else comes over for dinner," she finally decided. Laura nodded, putting a comforting arm around her best female friend.
Later that night, everyone had shown up for dinner; Paige, Tyler, Zach, Miley, Riley, Alex, Evan, Shay, Sky, and Chris and James. The children were sitting in the living room watching a movie while Laura gathered the potion. She gently took a little of both twins blood, placing them in separate cauldrons. Dark red pink smoke billowed up from them. Chris and Bianca dipped pieces of enchanted paper into each, watching as words scrawled themselves over the paper.
"The parents of Lucas Rowan and Lillian Rose Halliwell are.... Christopher Perry Halliwell and Bianca Lynn Thomas. How is that possible though? I thought you found them one morning," James asked.
"We did find them one morning. I don't know how it's possible," Chris told the assembled group. Zach came forward and placed a hand on his brother's shoulder as he stared in wonderment at the little ones. Lily just blinked at him owlishly while Luke yawned and curled a hand around his blanket. Bianca stoked her daughter's soft cheek and sighed lightly.
"I guess we can only imagine. It doesn't matter where they are from, or how they came to be in this world. All that matters is that they are here and they are our children. Andy and Mel's little siblings," she said, causing a slight cheer to go up. Shay, Sky, Andy, Kat, Mel, Jamie, Brenn, and Cor came over and sat down on various people's laps, snuggling close until they fell asleep from the excitement of the day.
"Looks like Skyler and Shayla got over their shy faze," Chris said, looking bemusedly at the little girl asleep in his lap. Her twin was sleeping on Evan.
"Yea. Only took them a few weeks to get used to everyone," he said. Paige was holding Melinda in her arms. She stared down at the little girl. She reminded her so much of her older sister Prue. The little girl with wavy black hair sighed in her sleep, making the older witch smile at her. She looked over to her son who was holding Andy. He looked a lot like... Leo. The man who hated him just because he didn't fit into the whitelighter's perception of 'normal' or 'right'.
"Why don't we all just say here tonight. There are more than enough rooms and beds for everyone, as long as we share," Laura said, standing up with Jenna in her arms. They all nodded, and started to split up. Andy, Corey, and Brennen shared Corey's room; Melinda, Sky, Shay, and Jamie shared Jamie's room; Luke, Lily, and Jenna were in the nursery; Paige and her family shared Brennen's room, Chris, Melinda, Alex, Evan, and Kat were in the guest room. Everyone settled into bed, still thinking of the mystery.
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