Chapter 8

A few days later, we celebrated Wyatt's first birthday. I had a birthday party for him. I had planned on cancelling it, but I thought it was important for everyone to have some fun, especially Wyatt.

"I still can't believe it's been a whole year since Wyatt was born," Leo said as we were both alone in our room.

"Yep," I said. "It has been one hell of a year."

"I still can't get over the fact that we had a son instead of a daughter."

"Well, we do have a daughter. We just changed the future so we have two sons before her."

"Excellent point. Were you ever disappointed that Wyatt was a boy and not a girl?" Leo asked.

"No!" I replied with a smile. "Having a little boy has been great. But I guess in nine, ten months we'll have two little boys. I think it is safe to say Chris has been conceived, because he hasn't disappeared from existence. He said it was bound to happen if we didn't get back together, but we did."

"Is this your way of telling me you're pregnant?"

"No," I said. "It'll be a few weeks before I can say for sure if I'm pregnant. I won't start experiencing symptoms for a few weeks."

"Oh, goody that'll be fun."

"Hey, shut up." I threw a pillow at him.

Leo laughed. I chuckled. I sat on the bed while he sat on the small sofa.

"What do you think the future is going to be like now that we have solved the evil problem of our son?" I asked.

Leo shrugged. "I don't predict the future. That is Phoebe's job. All we can do is make sure Wyatt is raised good. All we can do is make sure he knows that good magic is the way to go. There are some negatives of good magic, but there are a lot of negatives to black magic."

"Yeah, I can name one negative of good magic and that is the whole personal gain thing. I know there are times I would love to cast a spell that would help me with something."

"Exactly, but we need to show the positives of good magic to Wyatt. We need to do it with all our children, along with our nieces and nephews when they come a long."

"Yeah, I wonder when Phoebe will meet her Mr. Right and have that little girl of hers," I said.

Leo shrugged. "I don't know. But she'll have to be patient. We all will. She has something to look forward to."

"That's very important to have something to look forward to. We all need that. I hope Chris has a better future to look forward to."

"I don't know, but I think he is wondering if you and his sister will be alive."

"I hope we are. I also hope he has a better relationship with you."

Leo nodded his head. "Speaking of that, we need to talk."

"About what?" I asked.

"About Magic School first off."

"What about it?"

"The Elders are considering closing it down, because of Gideon," Leo said.

"Are you kidding me?" I asked.

"I wish I was."

"That's not fair…"

"…You're right, it isn't. But the Elders are willing to keep it open."

"Oh, well, why not keep it open then?"

"That's what I wanted to talk to you about. The Elders want me to take over as Headmaster."

"Oh," I said surprised. "That's great, I think."

Leo shook his head. "It won't keep me away from you, Piper! I can handle Magic School and my life with you!"

"How?" I asked.

"Like this…" Leo then explained how he could handle Magic School and us. It would all work out. He would work at Magic School like a regular job and then come home to me and Wyatt in the evening.

I nodded my head. "So it would be like you being a Whitelighter again?"

"Yes, except I won't be gone for long periods of time. Well, I might be. There might be an emergency, but I can handle it. I'll always come home to you and Wyatt, though. I won't move into Magic School. I'd still be here with you and Wyatt."

I nodded my head. "Okay, as long as we're still together, I don't care. I just want you."

"And you'll have me, sweetheart, because I'm going to give up my powers too."

"What?!"

"You heard me. I'm going to give up my powers. The only responsibility I want is Magic School and my family. I don't want to have to worry about being a Whitelighter/Elder ever again. I also would like to grow old with you. I have immortality as a Whitelighter and Elder. I don't want it."

I smiled. "So you're doing all this for me, for us?"

Leo nodded his head.

I smiled. I quickly got up from the bed and went over to Leo. I climbed into his lap, hugging and kissing him. "Thank you, thank you."

Leo laughed. "You're welcome. I did it for Wyatt and for Chris."

"Do you know what this means?" I asked.

"What?"

"Our future daughter will only be a witch and not part witch, part Whitelighter."

"So she'll be like her mom and Aunt Phoebe. What's wrong with that?"

I shrugged. "Nothing. When and how are you giving up your powers?"

"The Elders will just take my powers away. They'll do it like they did when I lost my powers when I was a Whitelighter and saved you from Arroyo Fever. Do you remember that?"

"Do I remember that? I love you for that. That was one of the greatest thing you ever did for me. You did it for my sisters too."

"I did it for myself. I did it, because I love you! I'm doing it now, because I love you."

I smiled. "And I love you for it."

I hugged and kissed him again. Leo held me tight in this hug. We stayed that way for a long time.

I was getting everything I ever wanted: Leo not being a Whitelighter or Elder anymore. It was everything I had ever wanted since the first time I found out what he was and the third time he had to leave. The first time he left me was when my sisters and I had given up our powers and then mysteriously got them back. The second time was when my sisters and I were dealing with a boy named Max who was a witch. The third time was after my sisters and I had saved his charge Daisy from a Darklighter. That was when I found out Leo was a Whitelighter.

"I love you," I said.

"I love you too," Leo replied. He pulled back and looked at me. "Can you please forgive me for everything that has happened since the Titans?"

I smiled. "I already have."

Leo smiled. He leaned forward and captured my lips in a sizzling kiss.