The Power of Three [Twilight/Charmed]

Part Three - Chapter Thirteen: Making a Decision

"I miss you," Aiden murmured looking at Leah, he couldn't believe that it had been weeks since she had moved out and he didn't want their marriage to fall apart; he had missed her at home and he wanted her to come home with him. 

It had been a quiet couple of days for him and he wanted nothing more than for things to calm down again before anything happened; it was Christmas in a couple of days and he wanted her home so that they could celebrate it together. 

"I missed you too," Leah said watching Aiden, she knew that their separation hadn't been easy but she wasn't going to change her mind; she was sticking to her guns until he saw that she was right. 

They needed help if they were going to beat the Source and Leah knew how much was riding on them being able to do so; she didn't want to lose her husband so soon after they had married. 

"Come home," Aiden pleaded wanting nothing more than to put all of this behind them, he wanted to be there and help her with all the baby stuff; he hated that she was doing most of it alone right now. 

Leah shook her head, she knew that nothing had changed in the past couple of weeks and she wasn't going to change her mind about any of this until she knew that he was actually considering asking for help.

"Leah please," Aiden said reaching out to take her hand, he was aware that he had been neglecting her while trying to find a way to fix things so that they could win. 

It had been hard since they had found out that the Source had returned and planning to go to Volterra to beat him wasn't an easy decision for them to make. 

"I can't... you still have no idea what you are doing," Leah said slowly getting to her feet, she peeked at Aiden knowing that he wasn't just hurting her and their baby with his behaviour.

***

Amelia grinned watching Paul play with Aaron, she was so excited about the fact that it was going to be his first Christmas; she had spent weeks planning even if Aiden was driving her up the wall with his behaviour. 

It could very well be the last Christmas that Amelia got to spend with her fiancé and son and she wasn't going to allow anyone to ruin it; she wanted to enjoy it while she had the chance. 

The sound of the door bell ringing made Amelia sigh, she already knew who it was going to be and she wasn't in the mood to deal with her brother; she padded towards the door not ready to have another argument with him. 

"Aiden?" Amelia greeted when she opened the door, she allowed her brother to step into the hallway and she stared at him wanting to get back to her son; she didn't know how much time she would have left with him. 

Aiden took a deep breath, he frowned at how tired his sister looked and he knew that it was more down to the fact that he was pushing her to do things that she didn't want to do. 

"Leah still won't come home," Aiden murmured wanting some advice on how to fix his marriage, he had barely been married two months and things seemed to be falling apart around him. 

It scared him how much things had changed in just a short amount of time, this wasn't how he had expected his first Christmas with Leah to go; he just wished that things could be simple for them all. 

"I can't say I blame her," Amelia said shaking her head, she signalled for Aiden to follow her into the kitchen so that she could put the kettle on; she honestly didn't know why her brother had come to her. 

Things between them had been pretty tense since he had made the decision that they didn't need any help defeating the Source and he wasn't her favourite person right now.

"I just want things to go back to normal," Aiden mumbled peeking around the kitchen, he knew that Paul was home and that made him even more nervous about being in his sister's home.

It hadn't escaped Aiden's notice that he had been pretty much on his alone since Leah had moved out, the pack seemed to avoid him and he had realised that they were trying to keep out of his way so they didn't upset Leah. 

"They can't until you decide what we are going to do," Amelia told him while she stuck the kettle on, she didn't want to be harsh but his current course of action was only going to get them all killed; she didn't want Aaron growing up without a mother like she had. 

Amelia had no idea how Paul would react if something happened to her, she dreaded to think that the imprint could actually kill him leaving their son an orphan. 

"We can't win this alone Aiden," Amelia told him wanting to realise that his plan was a suicide mission, she had tried to talk about this before but this was the first time that Aiden seemed willing to actually listen to her. 

Sitting down in a chair, Aiden looked at Amelia not sure if she was just saying this so that she could get her own way; he wanted to prove that they were just as good as the other Charmed ones. 

"You have seen this," Aiden mused watching Amelia, he knew that he was wrong to doubt her but he wanted to make sure he was going to be making the right decision for everyone that was involved. 

Their actions didn't just affect them but the entire world and one wrong step would mean that it could let everything fall into the hands of the Source. 

"More times than I can count," Amelia whispered not wanting anyone to know what haunted her dreams, she hated that she could only see their deaths and it scared her so much what was to come.

***

Stepping into the house, Aiden sighed at how quiet it was and he knew that he was going to have to get used to it; Leah had every right not to trust him after how he had treated her. 

It was going to take time for her to trust him again, Aiden was more than willing to wait but he knew that things were going to change when they all decided on what was to happen in the final battle. 

Aiden sat down on the couch and reached for the phone, he knew that things weren't going to be easy but he was done being a fool; he had to ask for help and he hoped that they wouldn't turn him away. 

Phoning his aunt's, Aiden prayed that he wasn't going to have to grovel; he didn't want Amelia's visions of them dying to be right, he had a baby to think about now. 

"Aunt Piper... it's Aiden," Aiden murmured when someone finally answered the phone, he ran a hand through his hair and he closed his eyes knowing that he was only doing this for Leah and their unborn baby. 

The last thing that Aiden wanted was for any of this to drag on, he wanted the Source dealt with before his baby was born and he had eight months to sort all of this out before that even happened. 

"We need your help," Aiden finally admitted, it hurt to do this and he felt like he was admitting defeat but he had to accept that this wasn't about him anymore; the fate of the world rested on this and he was going to have to accept that they did need help. 

Aiden swallowed as Piper scolded him for taking so long to ask for their help, there was so much to do and apparently Amelia had chosen the perfect day for them to get rid of the Source; St. Marcus Day was quickly going to be upon them and they all needed to be ready.