Hey guys, here's another chapter for you all and a quick message to say thanks to all who reviewed the last chapter.

Right now, I'm looking at there being four more chapters left, but not too sure on how that's all going to fit together as of yet. There's still a couple of things I'm gonna need to tie together first of all. Anyway, for now I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Boarding School Hell

"Aw, c'mon sweetie, it's ok, there's no need to cry," Wyatt rocked his daughter, as he paced the living room floor. She had been crying solidly for the past ten minutes and the Halliwell could still not figure out what was wrong with her, "C'mon sweetie, what is it? Are you hungry? Is that it?" Looking at the clock he realised he had only fed her about an hour ago, she could not be hungry already, could she?

"Can you shut that baby up?" Parker complained as he walked into the living room, "Wyatt, do something daddy like."

"I don't know what to do, Parker," Wyatt sighed, as he continued to rock her, "Why don't you try something?"

Wyatt's 16-year-old brother just threw him an 'are-you-joking' look and shook his head.

"Well, don't complain then."

"Hey! What's going on in here?" Piper asked, hearing her two eldest sons arguing and the baby crying. She walked in to find Wyatt rocking Elizabeth, but could see the frustration in his eyes and could sense the tension between the two, "Wyatt, you need to calm down. She'll be able to sense your frustration."

"She's a baby!" Wyatt pointed out, "How can a baby sense my frustration?"

"You're raising your voice, you'll have a different hold on her." Piper informed, taking her granddaughter from her son and rocking her gently, which soon stopped her crying.

"Finally!" Parker threw his arms up in the air, "Right, mom, I'm going out."

"Where?"

"To see Melissa, ok?"

"Melissa?" Wyatt frowned at his brother. He had never heard the name Melissa mentioned.

"She's a girl from school," Parker rolled his eyes at his brother and then looked towards his 55-year-old mother, "Is that ok, mom?"

"I want you home no later than five, ok?"

"Fine," Parker nodded, "Love you."

Parker quickly ran out of the house, while Wyatt questioned Piper about his brother's new attempt of a conquest.

"Melissa?"

"I don't know, Wyatt," Piper shook her head and looked at the baby who was now asleep, "You know, all she wanted was to go to sleep."

"Why didn't she tell me that?" Wyatt faked a cry, as he threw himself on the couch, "I can't do this, mom." As Piper put the baby in a bassinet in the room, she sat down next to her son and pulled him into a hug.

"You'll get the hang of it sweetie," Piper kissed the top of her eldest son's head, "It'll just take some time."

Even though Wyatt was struggling to get to grips of being a dad, he knew he had his family to help him with it and knew he could turn to them while he got the hang of it all. Not only that, he knew he had Chris to help him, and over the past day and a half he had been a great help, pushing his anxieties away to help the one he loved. There was only one thing that could make this situation better, but he still had not spoken to his lover about it, and in ten minutes Caitlin was going to come around to talk to Chris.

As Wyatt helped his mother cook dinner, he left Elizabeth with Chris for some bonding time.

"Have you spoken to him yet?"

"Pardon?" Wyatt looked up to his mother, as he checked on the rice that was being cooked.

"Have you spoken to Chris yet," Piper asked again, "You know, about adoption?"

"I haven't found the time to ask him about it," Wyatt shook his head, "And I don't want to push him with it all." Piper stroked her son's face and looked into his eyes.

"You need to talk to him about it, sweetie. Otherwise, he's never going to know what you want." But Wyatt frowned and was about to answer just as Chris walked in with Elizabeth in his arms, who almost seemed to be giggling. The younger Halliwell turned to look at his lover to see Chris pulling a face at her, and her little hand on his nose.

"You're great with her, you know." Wyatt smiled, just as Chris looked up at him.

"Course I am." Chris smiled smugly.

"I'd still love to know how."

The Perry simply shook his head and went into the fridge for a bottle, putting it into the microwave.

"Wy, can I ask you a quick question?" Chris looked to his lover, which Piper took was a personal question and started to make her way out.

"Call me when…"

"No, Piper, it's ok," Chris shook his head, "You can stay."

Wyatt watched as Chris sat down at the table while Elizabeth started fussing. He sat with the brunette and looked at him.

"What is it?"

"I was just thinking, this whole talk with Caitlin," Chris started, "You know, adopting 'Lizabeth…" the Perry seemed to be thinking of what to say, "What do you want."

"Chris, this isn't about what I want, it's about what you want," Wyatt explained to his lover, even though he wanted Chris to adopt her, "It doesn't matter what I want."

"It kinda does," Chris sighed, "I don't want this to come between us…"

"Nothing will come between us," Wyatt shook his head, "I love you, ok. No matter what you say to Caitlin, I will still be with you," The Perry nodded his head with a small smile just as the microwave beeped, "Chris, just remember that I love you. We got through the worst thing that could have happened to us, and we're still strong. No matter what happens in our lives my love for you will never change."

Piper smiled at what her son had said, but pretended she was not listening by checking on her cooking.

While Chris checked the heat of the milk formula on his wrist, he looked at the blonde with a smile. Secretively, that was what he wanted to hear, what he needed to hear, before he made his mind up about this.

Once Caitlin arrived, and Elizabeth was put in her bassinet, dinner was served, and it seemed to go well. For once, there seemed to be no tension between Chris and Caitlin, which was a good thing for Wyatt, and Chris seemed to be at ease talking about Elizabeth, even better for Wyatt.

"So, how did you find the SATs?" Caitlin looked at Wyatt during the dinner to start the conversation off.

"Not as bad as I expected," Wyatt nodded, "How did you find them?"

"I didn't retake them this time, I'm doing them in my senior year." Wyatt nodded his head in agreement, not really knowing what else to say. To be honest, he did not want to stay on the subject of the SATs, with knowing how Chris had hated them.

"When do you get the results?" Caitlin asked again, nobody could help notice how all her questions were directed straight to Wyatt.

"Friday," Wyatt explained, "As long as the post comes in time."

As the conversation continued, Chris could not help but notice that it seemed Caitlin had questions to find out whether Wyatt could really look after their daughter. Something told him that her father was the one who had come up with the question, that way she could tell him how the two 'fags', as he put it, were going to cope with the baby, to find out whether he should take them to court to prove they could not provide for her. And Chris knew, it was not that he wanted his daughter to raise the baby, it was just that he did not want Wyatt and Chris to raise her. But was Caitlin not coming over to talk to Chris about him adopting Elizabeth? Something told him that Caitlin's dad had no idea about that one.

The Perry decided to stay out of most of the conversation at the table, he thought it best, especially with knowing what was coming later on. One thing he said wrong, and she would not be giving him the rights to her daughter, whether he wanted them or not.

After dinner, Caitlin sat down with Chris in the conservatory, away from everybody so they could talk.

"You know I don't like you," Caitlin started the conversation, "And I'm not pretending to like you. You took Wyatt from me, and yeah I'm being a jealous little girl, but that's me."

Where was this going?

"But one thing I do know is that while I still have the rights to my daughter, my dad has rights to take Wyatt to caught to show that he can't provide for her," the young girl continued, she could tell Chris was slightly confused at what she was actually getting at here, "And I don't want him to do that. I can't raise her, and all my dad is gonna do is try to prove that Lizzie would be better off in a foster home or up for adoption, but I don't want that, not when Wyatt wants to raise her. And if that means he wants to raise her with you, then I'm not going to stand in the way of it…"

"Even though you don't like me."

"Even though I don't like you," Caitlin nodded, "I've spoken to Piper about this, actually if I'm honest she threw the idea at me, we both know what my dad can be like, and if I sign my rights to you, then there's not much my dad can do. Not really anyway, and I know you can both raise her, I saw what you were like with her earlier, and I hate to say it but you're better than Wyatt by a mile," Chris could not help but smirk at that, "So if you want to adopt her…" but she could see a look of sadness fall on the Perry's face, "You don't want to adopt her? I thought…you and Wy…am I missing something? Have you two broken up or something?"

"No, we haven't broken up," Chris shook his head, "This whole adoption thing, to be honest I still need to think it over. I would love nothing else but to adopt her, really," Chris looked into the 16-year-old's hazel eyes, "But, I don't want to do it just keep your dad away from her, I want to do it because it's best for her. And I know it may be, but you're her mom and…"

"You having legal rights to her is better than me having them," Caitlin sighed, "I love her, I really do, but there's not much I can do. I'm 16, still in school, re-taking my SATs…You leave school this year, and you've already been organising things with Wyatt, you know like him going to college, you working…" Caitlin checked to see the look on Chris' face before she continued, "I hate to say it, but you would make a better parent than I would, and I would rather you have the legal rights with Wyatt, rather than some stranger that I don't know."

"This doesn't sound like the Caitlin I met."

"Can we blame it on the hormones?" she asked, screwing up her face, "Or maybe the fact that I had my dad breathing down my neck the whole time about how Wyatt was a hormonal teenage boy who only wanted me for one thing? Or even a pregnant ex-girlfriend who was going to try anything to get her boyfriend back, no matter what the costs?" she shook her head and continued, "Either way, yeah, I think I have changed, and I'm hoping it's for the better."

"Maybe," Chris agreed, smiling slightly, "But you still hate me, right?"

"Hmm…hate maybe too strong now, how about dislike you?" Caitlin offered, to which Chris nodded, "Chris, you're probably a great guy, and if we met under different circumstances, I could probably get along with you…"

"Not sure on that one." Chris interrupt, to which the blonde rolled her eyes.

"Ok, but…" Caitlin went on, "We never know. But with you being my ex's current, who to be honest I still like, but what girl doesn't? I can't like you, I think that's against every law. Call me jealous but…"

"Totally understand," Chris nodded, "And considering you're my current's ex, I can't like you either. So we have a deal there."

The two shared a laugh, who knew they would be able to joke around with each other now? Five months ago, this would have been the last thing Chris thought he would have been doing, but for him this was mainly to stay on the good side of Wyatt and for the sake of Elizabeth.

"Well, promise me you'll think about adopting her?" Caitlin went back onto the subject.

"I'll talk to Wyatt about it properly tonight," Chris nodded, "Throw all our options together and let you know…hmm…before I go back to school? That sound good?" Caitlin smiled a smile that Chris had seen before, it was more of a smug smile that told him she had won. She was not as sweet as she was pretending to be, she was trying to get one over on someone, presumably her dad, but either way, whatever she had told Chris, he knew was stretching the truth. Deciding to ignore it, since he had already decided to talk to Wyatt about it, he motioned for them to join everybody in the living room, where Piper, Leo and Wyatt were all waiting to find out whether Chris had made a decision or not.

"So?" Leo asked, he partially knew what the answer was going to be after the talk he had had with Chris a few days ago.

"Things just need to be talked through first." Chris explained to them, his eyes resting on Wyatt. Everybody understood, and left it at that, all four hoping Chris would say yes to the adoption.

"Why, why, why?" Wyatt moaned as he was awoken from his sleep again. This had been the second time tonight, so far, and the lovers knew it would not be the last. Fair enough the first time Elizabeth had needed changing, but what could it be now?

The Halliwell glanced over to the clock, it was just after midnight, and not long since she had been awake. He could faintly hear Chris chuckling at him as he got out of bed and picked her up.

"What's wrong baby?" Wyatt asked, bouncing her up and down.

"You know if you make a shushing noise," Chris offered, his eyes still shut, "It helps. Something about reminding them of being in the womb." Wyatt tried it and straight away Elizabeth was quiet.

"How did you know that?"

"Your mom told me," Chris answered, "Yesterday I think," Wyatt could hear him yawning in the dark and then rolling over. He placed the two-month-old in the cot and climbed back into the bed, snaking his arm around his lover and pulling him close, "Wy, not now…"

"Why not?" he asked, sucking on Chris' neck, knowing it would get him in the mood.

"We promised each other, nothing while Lizzie was in the room with us," Chris sighed, wanting to give in, "It's not fair on her."

"She's only a baby, she won't have a clue what we're doing."

"I don't care," Chris stayed strong, "Not now."

Wyatt rolled onto his back in frustration, causing Chris to roll over to see him.

"What's wrong?"

"We haven't had sex in three days now," Wyatt complained, "Is this what it's going to be like now for…well, ever?"

"Wyatt, you daughter is in the same room as us," Chris sighed, rolling his eyes, "We can't do anything with her in here, I wouldn't feel right doing it, and I'm surprised you would. And it's three days, we've gone longer than that without it."

"When we were on a break, yes," Wyatt pointed out, "But we do it every night, or have done until we got home. Have you gone off of it or something?"

"No," Chris laughed slightly, "But does sex really make us? I promise you, tomorrow, when Elizabeth is with your mom or someone, then we'll come up here and you can do me as much as you like, but until then we're not doing anything."

Chris rolled back on his side, convinced Wyatt was a little happy.

"I still don't see why we can't do anything now." The Halliwell mumbled, but the Perry decided to ignore him, he was too tired to argue now.

I hope there aren't too many mistakes in there. I proof read it and when I came to save it with the changes my internet connection went 'bleh', so had to go through it all again and dont' know if I missed anything I didn't before, if that makes sense.

Anyway, please leave a review, adn I'm sure you'll tell me if there are any mistakes.