Backround:

Jake was not Paige's fourth foster parent like I said in the prequel but her 8th.

Here is a list:

Age of Paige and Foster situation at that time:

7yrs: The nice couple with not enough money to support Paige.

8yrs: Patrick-1 year-about-whipped, hit, and raped her

9yrs: Steve-9 months-hit and raped her/Judy and Rob-about 3 months-hit her

10yrs: Tim and Candace

11yrs: Tim and Candace-nice but died in car accident--about 2 yrs or so with them

12yrs: Kenny-hit her-about 11 months with him and then went to orphanage

13yrs: Johnny-hit her-about 10 months with him and then back to orphanage

14yrs: Jake

15yrs: Jake--raped her, whipped her, let his friends raped her, and hit her

16yrs: Jake-about 2 and a half yrs with him/ Denise and Hunter-hit her

17 yrs: Nice couple who put her through college.

Recap from Trust and Scars:

Paige was severely mistreated including being raped and whipped. Her sisters are trying to get her to trust them although Paige is having a really hard time doing so. You learned also that Paige cut herself when she was younger, in this sequel you will find out more about that situation along with her foster father coming back.

Healing Scars is the sequel to Trust and Scars and it is recommended you read that first so you know what is going on.

Chapter 1

Surprise

"Prue, Piper, Phoebe, you guys home?" shouted Paige when she walked into the large Victorian Manor she shared with her three older half sisters. Together they formed the Power of Four a power consisting of the four sister witches.

"Yea Paige we are in here," Phoebe shouted back from the living room. Paige walked into the living room and what she saw shocked her beyond words. Standing there was her three older sisters a couple of people from her office, and most importantly Glenn, her high school sweet heart. A large banner was above them all reading "Happy 25th Birthday, Paige."

"Oh my gosh you guys remembered," said Paige almost crying no one had thrown her a birthday since she was like 7 years old.

"Of course we remembered baby," said Prue the headstrong eldest of the four sisters who in fact just came back from the dead. Paige was still getting use to being around her. Although Piper was the hardest to get use to since they didn't exactly get off on the wrong foot but of course Paige didn't hold it against her considering her big sister just died a day before Piper, Phoebe, and her met.

"Thank you, you guys, you didn't have to throw me a party" said Paige.

"Of course we did baby girl," said Piper hugging Paige while the two other sisters joined in the group hug. Phoebe noticed Paige still tensed up when they hugged her. Prue and Piper also noticed and Phoebe and them quickly backed away from her, they didn't want to make her uncomfortable. They knew she was still getting use to have sisters and a family but they were trying to get her to open up and trust them. They also knew she had been to hell and back about a hundred times. She was whipped, hit, and even raped by her foster fathers and hit by the few foster mothers she had.

"Come on Paige you got a cake to eat," shouted Phoebe one of the more free spirited Halliwells. Phoebe and her had always gotten along pretty well because one Phoebe had been really welcoming when she first came to find out she had three sisters one who was dead and that they were witches and two because her and Phoebe were a little alike in personality, they liked the bad boys, got into a little trouble now and then, and loved adventure and taking risks.

Laughing rang through the house for about two hours while Paige talked with her friends and her sisters plus Cole and Leo who had become part of her sisters lives and now was becoming apart of her life. "Hold on you guys let me get that," Paige said heading into the kitchen to get the telephone still trying to steady her breath from laughing so hard. "Hello?" she said as she picked up the telephone.

"Guess what Paigey, I'm back, but don't yell for your sisters otherwise you won't have any sisters to ever yell for again, I'll be in touch," said the voice on the other end and then there was a click signaling that the caller hung up. The caller being her past more like her past from hell. It could only be him no one else had ever called her Paigey, a nickname she surely hated.

"He's outta jail already, well it has been like 9 years and he wasn't that old when he took me in as his foster child, only about 30 so now he has to be around 39 almost 40," Paige thought to herself.

Prue walked into the kitchen and when she saw Paige's pale face she asked, "Who was that?"

"No one just a wrong number," said Paige shaking her head out of its daze and slapping on a smile. "Oh don't worry Prue that was only my worst foster father ever, he only raped me hit and beat me oh from about she was 14 til about age 16," thought Paige to herself sarcastically. "No I cannot and will not let him kill my sisters I guess I will just have to fight this fight on my own," she thought walking back into the living room her thoughts turning to guessing to what was going to happen next and deeply dreading it.

About a hour or so later Paige's friends had left and it was now just her and her sisters left to clean up. When they finished cleaning and Piper was satisfied though just barely they collapsed on the couch after sitting in silence for about ten minutes. "Well I am heading up to bed I am beat," said Paige yawning and dragging herself off of the couch.

"Goodnight baby girl, hope you enjoyed the party," said Piper stifling a yawn.

"Yep goodnight baby, see you in the morning," said Prue grinning up at Paige.

Paige expected to hear a goodnight from Phoebe but looked and realized she was already sound asleep on the couch. "Well it looks like Phoebe tuckered herself out and yes Piper I greatly enjoyed my party, thank you very much again and goodnight again to both of you and I will see you in the morning," said Paige and then walked up the stairs and into her bedroom shutting the door.

"Do you think we should take Phoebe upstairs or just leave her here?" asked Prue.

"Probably just leave her but hey do you think there is anything wrong with Paige?" asked Piper after she noticed there was a glint of fear and sadness in her eyes.

"No I don't think so but now that you mention it there that phone call but she said it was just a wrong number. Her face was pale but that was probably just from being over exhausted today or from laughing too much," said Prue thinking.

"Well I think that we should keep on her," said Piper still worried about her baby sister.

"Definitely," said Prue nodding her head but not too worried about it because Piper always worried especially now since she found out what Paige had gone through.

"I think it is time for bed," said Piper yawning and getting up off of the couch while Prue just nodded her head. They said goodnight to each other and decided not to disturb Phoebe and headed their separate ways.

Author's Note: Remember this is a sequel to Trust and Scars just so you know because to be able to understand this one you have to read the prequel. Also I am a junior this year so I have a lot more homework plus I am in SADD and International Club so I don't know how often I will be able to update so just a heads up. Enjoy the story and review lots it makes me want to write faster!

Signed Your Loveable Writer,

Ang