Piper shut the door. "Phoebe! Paige! Leo!"
The trio ran in from different points in the house. "What?"
"What's wrong?"
"Are you okay? Is it a demon?"
"What's goin' on?"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Chill out!"
They quieted.
"I want Wyatt here too. Where is he?"
"Playing in his playpen in the conservatory," Paige said.
"Good."
Piper strolled in and picked him up. "Hey little guy. Come sit with Mommy for a minute."
"Piper, what is it?"
"There's something I have to tell you guys."
"What is it? Is everything okay?" Phoebe asked.
"Shouldn't we get Chris?" Paige asked.
"Chris already knows. And as far as I know, yes, everything's okay."
"So what is it?"
"Okay, if you three don't shut it and let me talk for two seconds, I'm not telling you anything."
"Sorry," they mumbled.
"I went to the doctor and before you even ask, it was just a checkup. That's why I didn't tell you, because you all freak out if I say the word doctor."
"So what did the doctor say?" Leo asked.
"Well, it's more so a question of what the doctor heard," she said, looking down at Wyatt. She took a deep breath. "He heard two heartbeats."
"Oh my God," Phoebe said.
Leo's eyes filled with confused tears. "I-I don't understand. Are you saying…"
"I'm saying Wyatt has a little brother and a little sister."
"Two," Wyatt said.
"Yeah," she said with a smile. "That's right. Two."
"Wait, then…where is she?"
"She's in there," Phoebe said, pointing to Piper's stomach.
Paige rolled her eyes. "No, I mean, where in the future? Chris came back and he says future Wyatt's all evil, so what about Mystery Daughter?"
"I don't know. Chris wouldn't tell me. He just got very…Chris and wouldn't talk about her."
"Do you think it's Melinda?"
"I don't know."
"Who's Melinda?" Paige asked.
"Uh, possible future daughter the Elders let her see while we were dating," Leo said.
"The same Elders who didn't like you two dating?"
He nodded.
"And they showed her a possible child with you for what reason?"
"Long story," Phoebe and Piper said.
"One I still don't fully know. Or get," Leo said.
The back door opened.
"Chris? That you?" Piper called.
"Yeah."
He came into the conservatory, arms folded across his chest. "You told them?"
Piper nodded.
"Why didn't you tell us? I mean, once we knew you were Piper and Leo's," Paige asked.
Chris chewed on his lower lip, eyes filing with tears. "I didn't know how to."
"Could've started with 'by the way, I'm a twin' or 'hey, I have a sister,'" Paige said.
Chris shook his head. "You don't understand…"
"Understand what? Chris, you told us Wyatt's in danger of being the ruler of all evil. You told us you're…you. How could telling us you have a sister have changed anything? What, Leo wouldn't have gotten the right sperm out?"
Leo's face reddened. "Phoebe!"
"What?"
"Could we please not discuss the whole conception thing?"
She rolled her eyes. "Fine."
"I couldn't tell you guys. I'm sorry, but I couldn't."
"Is it because of future consequences?" Piper asked quietly.
Chris looked away. "No."
"Then why?"
"I don't want to talk about it," he said softly, blinking back tears.
Paige stood and plucked Wyatt from Piper's arms. "Let's leave this one to the grownups, kiddo."
"Yeah, wait for me," Phoebe said.
The pair headed upstairs with Wyatt, leaving Chris with his parents.
"Chris…"
He turned away from them, hugging himself.
"Chris, talk to us."
"Is she in the future with Wyatt? Is that why you're upset?" Piper asked. "Is she evil too?"
Chris spun around. "No. No, she's not evil. She's never anything but good. She was never anything but good."
"Was?" Piper echoed weakly. Tears filled her eyes. "Did-did you say was?"
Chris shook his head, realizing what he'd said. "I can't…please…please don't make me say it…"
"Chris, what happens to your sister?" Piper asked, her hands cradling her stomach.
"She dies, okay? She dies."
Piper held her stomach tighter. Leo knelt beside her for a moment and whispered in her ear, "We won't let it happen. We'll stop it."
He stood and crossed to Chris. He touched his son's shoulder but Chris jerked away.
"Chris…"
"No! I tried to stop it. I tried to and I couldn't. So I came back to save both of them."
"Because if she doesn't die, then Wyatt doesn't turn evil?"
Chris hesitated and nodded. Leo grabbed his shoulder again, this time turning Chris to him. Chris didn't pull away, but let his head fall to Leo's shoulder as his tears turned to sobs.