Kind of like I did in the last story, these chapter jump a bit. Chapter 2 actually happens before Chapter 1, and gives a little backstory on a new little character, while reacquainting us with some old ones. Remember, reviews aren't just welcome, they're craved. Enjoy!

**Nothing from Charmed or Supernatural belongs to me.**

Chapter Two

Three days ago, early on a sunny Tuesday, the Impala had roared into the Manor's driveway, taking her spot in the garage. Dean, Melinda, and Peyton dragged themselves from the car, trudging inside, stopping to hug Piper and Leo, Phoebe and Coop, before making their way upstairs and completely crashing.

By Wednesday morning, Melinda was finally feeling peaceful, grateful to not have that damn car rolling under her while she tried to sleep. She was in her bed, her nice, warm, comfortable bed, with Dean beside her, holding her close to him. She was in that place between waking and sleeping, when your mind starts to function again, but your eyes just can't seem to open. Until a tiny feeling of unease came over her. Like she was being watched. She slowly blinked her blue eyes open, staring into a small pair of eyes just a shade darker than her own. Melinda moved slightly, propping herself up on her elbow. A smile crossed the little face in front of her, and Melinda smiled back.

"Hi."

The little girl's smile grew.

"Hi."

Her little voice was high-pitched and musical. It seemed to fit her, this tiny little thing with long brown hair and big, dark blue eyes. She clasped her little hands together and whispered again.

"Are you Melinda?"

Melinda smiled.

"I am. And who are you?"
"Kate."
"Well, it's very nice to meet you, Kate."

Melinda did her best not to let her confusion show. Dean slept on beside her, unbothered by the low, whispering tones of Kate and Melinda's voices. Kate stepped closer to the bed.

"You're my aunt. That's what Nana says."

Melinda's eyes widened, and she blinked.

"Nana?"

Kate smiled and nodded.

"Her real name is Piper, but she said I could call her Nana."

Melinda's mouth dropped open, but she forced a smile. Kate kept on talking, her little whisper wrapping itself around Melinda's heart.

"Wyatt is your big brother."

Melinda nodded, and Kate smiled.

"That's my daddy."

Melinda let out a harsh breath, wiggling out from under Dean's arm and throwing the covers back. She wore a short, silk nightgown, and Kate gasped when Melinda stood up. Melinda glanced down, and Kate smiled.

"You're so pretty."

Melinda couldn't help but smile back, as Kate stepped forward and ran her little hand over Melinda's nightgown.

"My mommy wore nightgowns like this."

Melinda felt a twinge in her heart at the sadness in the little girl's voice. She grabbed her robe off the foot of the bed and slipped it on, taking Kate's hand as they walked out of the room. Kate looked up and, because it felt like the right thing to do, Melinda bent and lifted the little girl into her arms. Kate settled against Melinda's hip, glancing behind her.

"Who is that?"

Melinda smiled.

"That's Dean."
"Are you married to him?"

Melinda smiled and leaned in, pressing her forehead to Kate's.

"Not yet. But I will be soon."
"And then he'll be my uncle?"

Melinda swallowed, then smiled. She shut the door gently behind her, walking downstairs with Kate in her arms. Piper was in the kitchen, at the stove, when Melinda walked in. She cleared her throat, and Piper turned back from the stove with a smile.

"Well, look here. My girls are up."

Melinda set Kate down, and the little girl ran to Piper, who lifted her up, kissing her cheek. Piper turned back to the stove with Kate on her hip, the little girl peering down at the pan on the stove.

"Eggs?"

Piper nodded.

"You remember what I told you about Dean?"

Kate nodded.

"He likes to eat a lot."

Melinda laughed, and Kate looked back to smile at her. She turned to face Piper again.

"You were right, Nana. Melinda is very pretty."
"Aunt Melinda, honey."

Kate nodded.

"Aunt Melinda."

Piper set her down and Kate looked up to her.

"Is Papa outside?"

Piper smiled.

"He is, and he was just telling me how he needed some help this morning."

Kate's mouth went into a little "O" and she nodded.

"I can help him!"

She turned and ran outside, her hair flowing back behind her and her nightgown slapping around past her knees. Melinda watched her go, then turned to her mother.

"What the hell is going on?"

Piper turned pain-filled eyes back to the stove, pulling her apron up to wipe her face. She pushed the pan of eggs off the burner and covered it, then turned to Melinda with a sigh.

"You need to sit down for this, honey. I'll get us some coffee."

Melinda made her way to the table, pulling her legs up beneath her and draping her robe over them. Piper soon came to sit across from her, setting the mugs down with a sigh. Piper stared into her coffee for a minute, then looked up to her daughter.

"Do you remember Olivia Collins?"

Melinda thought for a moment, then nodded.

"Wyatt's girlfriend, Olivia?"

Piper nodded.

"Of course I remember her. We all thought they'd get married. They broke up right around the time I met Dean, right?"

Piper nodded again, taking a breath before she spoke.

"Apparently, Olivia was pregnant when they broke up. She knew all about Wyatt's powers and everything, so that wasn't the reason. Wyatt wouldn't really expound on that to me."

Piper sighed.

"She moved out to Arizona, and had Kate four years ago on Christmas Day."

Melinda smiled.

"A Christmas baby."

Piper nodded and smiled.

"I don't really understand her reasoning, why she kept the baby a secret from us. But she wrote me a letter, and I have it upstairs."
"What does it say?"

Piper sighed again.

"That everything she did was to keep the baby safe. She knew about the magic, and one day when we were out, she slipped in and got to the Book of Shadows, and tapping into the baby's powers, she did the binding spell."

Melinda's mouth dropped open as she exhaled sharply.

"She bound Kate's powers? Wait, Kate has powers?"

Piper nodded.

"We haven't discovered the full extent of them yet. She can orb, and she shares Wyatt's firepower. Leo doesn't think that's all she can do, either."

Melinda shook her head.

"So, what … Mom, I don't understand."
"Hold on."

Piper stood up, walking out of the room and coming back shortly after with the letter in her hands.

"Here. Maybe you can make more sense of it."

Piper turned to go back to the stove as Melinda unfolded the pieces of paper. Olivia's handwriting flowed across the page, and Melinda smiled, then began to read.

Dear Piper,

If you're reading this, then I know something awful has happened. More than likely, I'm dead, because I am determined to never let you see this letter. I know you must already be confused, and for that, I'm sorry. Let me please explain.

You have a granddaughter. She was born two years ago on Christmas Day, and her name is Katherine Patricia, but I call her Kate. I gave her your mother's name as her middle name because I wanted her to have some part of her father with her at all times. And I knew how much it would mean to Wyatt for his daughter to bear that name. I know this must be a lot to take in, whenever you're reading this. Some part of me hopes that if this ever falls into your hands, it's soon. As dark and twisted as that may seem, if it has to happen…

I kept her a secret because of a dream I had. Melinda sat down with me one day when I asked about her premonitions, and she explained to me how they work. I am almost positive that my dream was a premonition, and the things that I saw … I had to keep my baby safe. I didn't want to do it, but Piper, you have to believe me when I say it was truly my only option. So, I went to your house one day when I knew you were all away, and I went up to the attic. I found the Book, and by tapping into Kate's powers, I was able to complete the Binding Spell. The spell will stay in effect as long as I am alive. If something were to happen to me, Kate would get her powers. I had to protect her, Piper, and taking her away, hiding her where none of you knew, hiding her powers was the only way. If you didn't know about her, the demons wouldn't know either. But if you're reading this, they must have figured it out somehow.

Please forgive me for this. I know how devastated you must be, and you have every right to be angry at me for keeping her from you. If I wasn't so scared this letter might fall into the wrong hands, I would tell you the reasons why. But I just can't do it here. I'm trying to figure out some way to explain, some way where the information will be kept completely safe until the need arises for it to be known. Once I figure that out, I'll rip up this letter and write a new one. But if you're reading this, I'm so sorry I wasn't able to tell you.

I have to be dead if you're reading this, and for that, my heart breaks. I know I don't have to ask, but I feel the need. Please take care of my baby. Let her know about me if she's too young, and keep my memory alive for her if she can remember me. Don't let her be sad for me. She deserves a wonderful life, one full of joy and happiness, and I know for a fact that she can find that with the Halliwells .You'll love her because she's Wyatt's, and I hope one day you can love her just because she's Kate. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me, and one day when we're all together again, I'll explain everything. Thank you for all you've ever done for me, Piper. You meant more to me than I think you ever knew.

Olivia

Tears were rolling down Melinda's cheeks as she set the pages on the table. She looked up to her mother, and Piper was crying, too. Piper sat down, speaking softly.

"Kate showed up on our doorstep about a week ago. She's orbed here, with a little backpack that held her clothes and a few toys. She had that letter in her backpack, along with one addressed to your brother. We got a call from Darryl a couple of days later that Olivia's body had been found. They called it a home invasion, but Chris went and found sulfur."

Melinda closed her eyes, taking in a shaky breath. She opened her eyes, shaking her head.

"So, she …"
"She's ours. Wyatt immediately filed paperwork, and since Olivia didn't have any family… She's ours, Melinda, and I don't even—I just don't know."

Melinda nodded, feeling the same, at a loss for words.

"I wonder what Olivia saw."

Piper shook her head.

"It must have been bad, for her to … to go to such great lengths."

Piper nodded, looking out the window into the garage. She could see Kate sitting on a bench, swinging her little legs and talking to Leo. She smiled, looking back at Melinda.

"She reminds me of you, you know."

Melinda folded the letter back and slid it into the envelope.

"How do you mean?"

Piper smiled again.

"You just met her, and you were carrying her down the stairs. She's smiling at you, and you already love her, don't you?"

A smile spread across Melinda's face, and she nodded. Piper nodded as well.

"You have the same effect on people, and I don't even think you notice. Right off the bat, you wrap them around your little finger. You've always been that way, and Kate is exactly the same. She got Wyatt the moment he laid eyes on her, and Chris, too. Leo fell hard, just like Coop and Henry. Phoebe and Paige, their kids, they were all goners from the second they met her. And now you, too."

Melinda smiled as she looked down.

"My heart breaks for her, Mama."

Piper nodded.

"I know. Mine does, too. I know what it's like to grow up without your mother. But she'll be okay. We all will."

Melinda nodded, drinking the last of her coffee.

"How's Wyatt handling all this?"

Piper sighed, brushing her hands across her apron.

"As well as can be expected. He broke down a few times, but who can really blame him? One day he's as normal as he can be, the next he's got a four-year-old and a dead ex-girlfriend."

Melinda nodded, then sighed.

"He never stopped loving her, Mama."

Piper sighed.

"I know. And I hate it for him, but…"

Melinda nodded, until Piper let out her breath and turned to her daughter with a smile.

"So, what's new with you? Anything on the End of the World front?"

Melinda let out a laugh.

"No, it's quiet. It's too quiet, actually. Really unsettling."

Piper nodded.

"I know how that can go."

Melinda took in a deep breath, and Piper narrowed her eyes.

"What? What aren't you telling me? And don't even try to lie to me, little girl. I know all your tricks, because I made them."

Melinda let out a sigh.

"Mama… You better sit down for this one."