Chapter 8- Plans For The Future

Parker and Dillon came walking down the stairs holding hands. They were just talking when from the bottom of the stairs they hear "Get Away From My Daughter!"

"Mom, What's the matter?" Parker asked her. Praying she didn't see how she orbed to the underworld.

"I saw the black-orbs Parker. The baby had to get them from some where."

"Yes, it got them from me but I'm not a demon." Dillon spoke up for the first time.

"Mom..."Parker started but Piper enterupted

"That's what Cole said too."

"I'm not Cole. I let her strip my powers didn't I?" he shot back.

Piper's eyes went wide. She knew the baby was half demon but she never knew that Parker knew all along.

"Dillon, Mom please stop!" Parker practically yelled. "Let's just go into the dining room, sit down, and talk about everything. OK?"

"She's right Ms. Halliwell. Us screaming at each other won't help anything."

"Alright." Piper said reluctantly.

All three of them headed into the dining room and sat down. Parker sat at the head of the table, Piper at her left and Dillon on her right.

"OK, I think I want to know why I didn't know that my daughter's baby is half demon."

Parker and Dillon shared a look and then Parker turned to her mom. "
Well, i found out about 2 weeks before i took the pregnancy test. We went to a place where we were safe, we really don't need to get into that, anyway, umm... he shimmered right infront of me. I freaked out at first too, but then he told me how he only got the powers because he asked a demon to help him hunt down the demons that killed his parents. He owed that demon a price and he gave him his powers to help fulfill his debt. Then, I asked him if he wanted his powers, he said no. I orbed into the attic and got the power stripping potion and he drank it. Now, the source wants my, our (she quickly corrected herself) baby so that he can raise it evil. They tried to get Dillon to take the baby, he refused and well, here we are. But, we need The Power of Three to vanquish not only the source but the demon he hired for the job as well."

Piper looked at her daughter with a mix of emotion. Anger, Shock, and Worry were the ones Parker could identify. "Ok, what about you two?"

Dillon and Parker looked at each other "What about us?" Dillon asked.

"What's gonna happen between you two now, I mean you can't really expect to help us vanquish the demons and then just abandon Parker and the baby, do you..." Piper trailed off giving Parker a questioning look when she realized she didn't know his name.

"Dillon." Parker told her

"Dillon, right." Piper said.

"Well, how about this, me and Parker can continue dating. If it doesn't work out and we break up before we graduate college. We will get married." Dillon told her.

"OK, it sounds good to me but I can't go to school pregnant. I mean I can but I don't want to, it's not safe." Parker said.

"I agree, you need to go to a place where you and the baby are safe, at least until after you give birth." Dillon said.

"OK, How about magic school, Parker can continue going there until she graduates high school. That way she can graduate high school on time and the baby can go to the nursery." Piper chimed in.

Parker looked at her mom shocked. Her going to magic school meant that Parker would have to move to magic school for protection. "Mom, No. I mean I agree with the protection and the school and the nursery, but mom I can't leave you here by yourself. I won't."

Piper gave her daughter a reassuring smile. "Parker. If it's what's safest for you and the baby then you need to go."

"NO, I CAN NOT LEAVE YOU BY YOURSELF, I REFUSE TO BE LIKE DAD!" Parker exploded, she always prided herself that she was more like her mom, she loved her mom, her dad was always gone anyway, with his whitelighter duties.

"Sweetie, moving into magic school for barely 7 months won't make you like your father. It will make you a smart woman and a great mother because you did what you had to to make sure your child is safe." Piper told her grabing her daughters hand and giving a reassuring squeeze.

Parker just looked at the table, knowing her mom was right, and got up and stormed up the stairs.