33 Apocolypse Ave, Late Wednesday afternoon

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Isabel had returned from the Reserve meeting and was talking things over with Wyatt when suddenly he'd orbed away.

And left her behind.

She was going to kill him when he got back. But until that happened, Isabel was going to pace the living room and worry.

[Expecting two but open to calls, texts or any other visitors or residents]

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Wyatt orbed back to Ronan's living room a short time later. "Hey," he said, ever so eloquently.

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"You're back," Isabel said. Which was stating the obvious of course.

After one last look, she slid her phone into her pocket and crossed her arms. "I'm still mad."

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"There wasn't time to discuss it with committee," Wyatt said stubbornly. "I had to go."

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"Then you grab my hand and we go. Don't leave me here to sit and worry if you're going to make it back." She'd done that once before and it was the longest three days of her life.

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"I had no idea about what kind of situation I was orbing into," Wyatt protested. "There was no way in hell I was going to take you into that blind."

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"Yeah, I'm such a delicate little flower I can't take care of myself?"

No Isabel, not against the darkness that's swallowing people whole.

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Wyatt got right in her face for his response. "I lost your family while orbing here," he snapped. "I am not taking that chance with you. I don't care how pissed off that makes you."

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"How about terrified?" She bit out, rising to her feet. "You're right. My family's gone. You're the only thing I've got left. I don't want to be left here alone."

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"And what was I supposed to do if you'd gone missing when I orbed?" Wyatt said. He was barely holding it together after Chris and his grandfather -- his entire world -- had vanished. If Isabel was taken, too, he kne he'd lose it.

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Dammit, he had her there. Because Isabel was pretty sure she knew what Wyatt would do if anything happened to her. Even though she'd mentioned it briefly to Ronan, Isabel had been trying not to think about that possibility.

"What we're here to do. Find out a way to get everyone back." Because that hope was the only thing keeping Isabel going at the moment.

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"I'd rather do that with you than without you," Wyatt said, leaning against the wall, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Look, I'm a Whitelighter, and somehow Savannah's my charge now. I can't ignore it when I feel she's in danger. I don't have time to think, I just have to go."

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"Any other time? I'd have no problem with that," she said quietly. "But right now? You orbing off island? It scares me to death. Why do you think I haven't asked you to go grab Parker and bring her here?"

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"I'm twice-blessed," Wyatt said, more cocky than angry now. "Nothing can hurt me."

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"Maybe. Maybe not. But I'm not willing to take a chance and find out that there's a limit to how blessed you are."

Wyatt had gotten cocky, Isabel was just sad.

"Savannah's here on the island now. Can you promise me that you won't go off out there," Isabel asked with a wave of her hand to encompass the rest of the multiverse, "Please?"

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"I'm not planning on it," Wyatt said. "But if somebody needs me...."

Phoebe and Anders had Bel. But if somebody like Parker needed his help getting to the island, he couldn't refuse.

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"You'll go. Because it's what you do." For the first time Isabel hated that Wyatt was a Whitelighter. It was the first time only because Wyatt had managed to skip the Halliwell tradition of dying so far.

There was no solution that would make them both happy. Not that it was even possible to be happy when they'd lost so much. Arguing wasn't worth it Isabel realized.

She reached out slowly, needing contact.

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Wyatt pulled her into his arms and squeezed her tightly against him. "I'm sorry," he murmured. "I didn't want to scare you."

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Isabel didn't say anything, but the occasional shake of her shoulders and the wet spot that started to grow on Wyatt's shoulder spoke for her.