AN. And this is the epilogue, I really hope you like the ending and that it gives you all the answers to really close this story. I hope you all liked this story, I know I liked writing it! So Enjoy this last chapter of family ties!
Epilogue.
Chris smiled, it was a wonderful day. The twins now both teens were outside playing soccer, well there was more bickering than actually playing going on, but still. Bianca sat near the twins, growing more amused with every insult that was thrown. Most parents would frown when their kids would insult each other, but Bianca and Chris both knew it was just playful bickering, and they weren't using very bad language. They also both knew how strong the bond between the siblings was, and that they would never hurt each other in any way.
"Why are they arguing this time?" Chris asked when he sat next to Bianca, giving her a glass of ice tea. 'Thank you" Bianca said, taking a sip. "Ahh, I think it is because Sophia doesn't know all the rules, and Jason thinks she is cheating, although I'm pretty sure some of the comments are about stuff we aren't allowed to know" Bianca said with a knowing smile. Chris knew Bianca had full knowledge about everything, he wasn't sure if he even want to know how she knew it. "played spy lately?" Chris asked, Bianca laughed but gave no answer.
"I wasn't cheating, you just can't explain the rules" Sophia said, "Hmmpf, I can! You just don't understand" Jason answered. "Haa, me not understanding something, you just can't handle losing from your sister" Sophia replied. "Me? Losing from you?" Jason said, and he began laughing. "yeah, laugh all you want, but I will show you!" Sophia said. In the end they never played the game, they were too busy with arguing.
There was also another reason that Bianca and Chris were so happy to see their children bickering without a care in the world. Both Jason and Sophia had been very shaken up after their abduction when they were 5 years old. They hadn't been hurt very badly, just some bruises and some harsh words. But still the whole ordeal had left its mark. It took a lot of love, patience, therapy sessions and talking to get the kids over it. At first the twins didn't want to be alone without at least one of their parents. It was even harder to separate Jason and Sophia. After a year of therapy they got increasingly better, and now nobody could even see that they had a childhood trauma.
Chris reflected on the last decade or so, a lot had changed that was for sure. Ever since seeing Wyatt in the streets his live had been changing. The relationship with his family was awkward for a long time, but somewhere along the way they managed to repair it. Chris could now honestly say he had forgiven his family, something he thought would never happen. He was sure if you told a twenty year old Chris all this, that he would have laughed, but it was all the truth now.
The bond between Wyatt and Chris was also back full force, Chris had found that a bit disconcerting, he didn't really want Wyatt in his head all the time like in the past. But he found that blocking Wyatt was quite simple, and the bond had come in handy when fighting demons. Wyatt had been ecstatic when he found out. It had taken a long time for Chris to fully trust Wyatt again. Though in his head Chris knew Wyatt wasn't really at fault, he had just been a kid back then, but his heart thought otherwise and it had prevented him from fully forgiving and trusting Wyatt. It took Chris nearly dying, Wyatt saving him and a screaming Bianca to really make Chris understand Wyatt was sorry for his actions, and so the bond had been restored.
The last ones to be forgiven were Piper and Leo, Mom and Dad now again. Chris had really felt betrayed by them for not telling him his past. They were his parents and parents were supposed to love and care about their children, something they had neglected to do in their fear endorsed state. Chris himself had also went to therapy after Bianca had pointed out that even though Chris assured everyone that he was fine, and didn't care about his past anymore, it was still a sore point, and it still affected him. So reluctantly Chris had went to therapy and had found that Bianca had been right, his childhood had affected him much more than he had willingly admitted, he had gone to therapy for several years, since he had quite some problems, bit in the end he worked all of them out.
It had changed Chris, he was now a stronger and more confident that he had ever been, his self-image had also improved, something that had made Bianca really happy. Finally Chris could see that he was a good, loving, caring and sweet man, the man she loved.
"Daddy? Are we still going to the manor tonight for dinner?" Sophia asked, sometime during Chris' musings Jason and Bianca had stopped arguing. "Yes, we are" Chris answered. The Halliwell family had grown in the last ten years, Chris' brother and cousins now all had families of their own, and everybody was gathering at the manor tonight to celebrate the anniversary of Piper and Leo's marriage. "What time are we leaving?" Jason asked, jumping on his sisters back. "Jason! Get off!" Bianca yelled, throwing Chris off. "We're leaving sometime near 6 O'clock" Bianca answered, but she wasn't sure if Jason had heard, because he was running from Bianca. "Sometimes it feels like their still just 7 years old" Biaca sighed, but she had a smile on her face. Chris nodded, he was still watching his family.
He could honestly say that he was a happy and content man. He had a wonderful family, what more could he ask for?
An. And that's it! Please review for one last time, just to let me know what you thought of this whole story, I would really appreciate it! Bye!