Post by StoryGirl83 on Jun 1, 2010 23:06:19 GMT -5
Chapter Two – When Old Friends Come Calling
After calling Callie and convincing her to relieve Chris at the Manor, Piper returned to the sitting room, where Tyler and his family where. “I’ve got help coming, so why don’t you three come with me and I’ll get you something to drink in the kitchen.”
Tyler stood, without letting go of Halli.
Piper raised an eyebrow at this. “Aren’t your arms going to get tired?”
“Miranda and Halli were in the room with Matthew,” Tyler informed her as he followed behind her. “They left him to get the food out of the oven and when they returned he was gone. Then, she called me to see if I had seen him. I had been in the room with our two older daughters, Piper and Leah. As soon as I heard what she said I went back into their room to check on them. They were gone.” He stopped walking as they reached the kitchen. “I hadn’t been gone for even a minute. I am not letting Halli out of my sight.”
Piper sighed. She could understand. “Fair enough.”
The sound of orbing filled the room and both Piper and Tyler turned to watch Wyatt orb in. Miranda ignored it and looked out the window.
Wyatt looked around and say his mom looking at him amused. He took note of Tyler standing nearby with Halli hugging her arms around his neck. He saw Miranda looked over from the window as if his presence had just registered with her.
Not knowing who any of these people were, Wyatt addressed his first question to his mom. “Where’s Chris?”
“He was busy, so I left a message with Emily,” Piper told him. “She said she’ll make sure he gets here as soon as possible. I think she means to invade my kitchen.”
Wyatt chuckled. “Emily isn’t ready to cook for you. Grant you, she is learning, but she only knows how to make about three items off the menu so far.”
“I know,” Piper admitted. “I called Callie. She agreed to come in. I’m surprised she hasn’t asked for an explanation yet.”
Miranda walked over to stand behind her husband. She hugged his torso from behind. “Is this one of your sons, Piper?”
Piper nodded as she turned around. “This is my older son, Wyatt. Wyatt, this is Tyler Westcott, his wife, Miranda, and their youngest daughter, Halli.”
“Hi.”
Tyler turned his head to look at Piper. “I think I’d rather you and your sisters help us.”
“Unfortunately Phoebe is unavailable,” Piper informed him trying not to count the weeks since she’d last seen her baby sister. “I tried calling Paige, but couldn’t get through. I’ll try again later. For now, Wyatt and I are here and we will do what we can to help.”
Tyler sighed. “Okay. As I already told you, Miranda went to get our son, Matthew, for dinner, and couldn’t find him, so she called me. I left our older girls alone in their room and when I returned they were gone. I wasn’t gone that long, less than a minute. I didn’t know where else to turn. I don’t know anyone else in the magical community, but I’m scared. I want my kids back.”
The phone ringing in the hall reached their ears and Piper turned to Wyatt. “I was informed a while back that you actually know your way around a kitchen, so why don’t you find something for them to eat while I go get that and then see if you can find any info that might be helpful. I doubt someone is calling to talk to you.”
Wyatt chuckled. “Likely not.”
Piper left the kitchen and headed into the hall. She grabbed up the phone and put it up to her ear. “Halliwell Manor. Piper here.”
“Piper, it’s Darryl,” said the long unheard voice on the other end. “I need your help.”