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Disclaimer: I own the words not the characters.
Set: After the season six finale.
Part One
Paige pushed open the front door at the Bay Mirror headquarters, as she balanced her infant nephew in her other arm. She smiled at Wyatt as he squirmed in her hands reaching for anything that was in his grasp. He was so innocent and so curious wanting to know what everything was like and how it felt.
Piper and Leo were missing so much. Their baby was starting to grow up and explore everything he could lay his hands on, while his daddy was up in elder land and his mommy in denial. In the two months since Leo had left, Paige had watched her sister go from bad to worse.
With the door slightly open, she stuck her foot in the door as she reached for the bags that were on the floor. She pushed the door open with her knee as she slowly made her way into the base for the newspaper that her sister worked for.
"Can I help you?"
Paige looked up to see a man who looked remarkably like George Clooney, right down to his black slightly graying hair; approaching her with a smile. She smiled back him as she handing him a bag and Wyatt reached for the man's tie.
"Wyatt, leave this nice gentleman alone." Paige said as she held onto Wyatt's tiny hands and turned back to the man. "Thanks, I'm here to see Phoebe Halliwell."
"Business or pleasure?" He asked politely.
"Pleasure," Paige replied as she glanced up and down his body and kept her grin. "I'm her sister, Paige, and this young man here is Wyatt."
Paige watched and laughed as the man reached forward and took Wyatt's hand shaking it genteelly.
"Nice to meet you Wyatt." He said before looking up at Paige. "And you too Paige, I'm Josef Peters."
She extended her hand as she spoke. "Paige Matthews."
"Well Mrs. Matthews, maybe you could help me out."
"Miss and Paige is fine."
"Well I'm doing an article on young mothers." Josef started.
"Oh, I'm not his mom." Paige quickly interrupted. "I'm his aunt who's just providing the free babysitting service. I mean I can't even get a job anymore let alone a relationship."
Paige felt her face turn a deep shade of red. Why did she always have a tendency to put her foot in her mouth when she next to an attractive man that could possibly be showing an interest in her. She mentally scolded herself that was the reason she was still single. People did not want to know her failures.
"Well that's good."
Paige sent him a slightly quizzical look. "Excuse me?"
" I didn't mean that. I always get slightly flustered when I'm around a beautiful woman." Josef explained as his own face went slightly red. "Well, I know this is a bit sudden, but."
"Josef." Elise voice yelled as she started to come across the room.
Josef looked over his shoulder and sent Paige an apologetic smile. "I owe her a article. I better go."
"And I better find Phoebe."
Paige smiled as watched Josef walk away and find her eyes drifted down to his backside. His bum certainly looked nice in those trousers. Actually his whole body looked well toned, perfect in every aspect. Paige thoughts were interrupted as she felt Wyatt pull her hair.
"Okay you," She whispered to Wyatt. "Let's go and find aunt Phoebe."
Struggling to pick up the bag, she made her way to Phoebe's office still half dreaming. She had a sudden pounding that started to go through her heart as she felt her eyes follow Josef before opening Phoebe's office door.
"Hey aunt Phoebe."
Phoebe rushed out from behind her desk and scooped Wyatt up from Paige's arms to her own. She sent a smile at Paige as she hugged Wyatt towards her before placing him on the floor with a couple of pieces of loose paper.
"What do I owe this pleasure?"
"I've got a job interview." Paige reminded her sister. "And you're the only one who can look after him."
"Okay, okay." Phoebe sighed as she looked from Wyatt to the pile of letters on her desk. "But someone really needs to talk to Piper."
"I've been saying that for a while." Paige said half exhausted. "But I really need to go now."
Paige quickly kissed Wyatt on the head before picking up her handbag and ushering her goodbyes to Phoebe.
* * *
Piper lay on her bed looking sideways at her wedding photo. Only three years ago that day had been one of the happiest of her life, along with giving birth to Wyatt. Yet after that short period of time her husband had left her.
It did not really matter that he had no left her because their marriage was failing. That he had really left her for the greater good, in being an elder to help good prevail over evil. The only thing that mattered was that Leo had chosen to leave her.
Her mother, her grandmother and her sister had all left her. But unlike Leo they had not chosen to leave.
"Why?" Piper asked to the silent pictures as she felt tears stream down her face in a familiar fashion.
She felt her heart ache again. She just wanted her husband back. She wanted her family back, her nice complete family back to normal.
* * *
Phoebe watched Wyatt playing on the floor with various pieces of paper. She picked nephew up as she smiled at him and opened her door.
"Let's wave goodbye to aunt Paige."
Phoebe's mouth dropped open slightly as she watched Paige talk to a fifty- something reporter on the way out of the newspaper offices. Why was Paige talking and flirting with that man.
She tried to catch her younger sister's eye, but Paige had thrown her head back laughing and grinning. There was no chance that Paige was going to look away and back to her office.
"Come on Wyatt, let's play with aunt Phoebe computer."
* * *
Paige smiled at Josef as she straighten the collar on her shirt. She always felt slightly nervous before job interviews, so this was probably not the best time to line up a date. But then again, he seemed to be a good catch and with life as short as it was in her line of work, there was no real reason to waste time.
She gulped slightly and looked straight into his deep blue eyes. "Er, I don't normally do this. But would you like to meet up and go out sometime?"
"I'd love too."
Disclaimer: I own the words not the characters.
Set: After the season six finale.
Part One
Paige pushed open the front door at the Bay Mirror headquarters, as she balanced her infant nephew in her other arm. She smiled at Wyatt as he squirmed in her hands reaching for anything that was in his grasp. He was so innocent and so curious wanting to know what everything was like and how it felt.
Piper and Leo were missing so much. Their baby was starting to grow up and explore everything he could lay his hands on, while his daddy was up in elder land and his mommy in denial. In the two months since Leo had left, Paige had watched her sister go from bad to worse.
With the door slightly open, she stuck her foot in the door as she reached for the bags that were on the floor. She pushed the door open with her knee as she slowly made her way into the base for the newspaper that her sister worked for.
"Can I help you?"
Paige looked up to see a man who looked remarkably like George Clooney, right down to his black slightly graying hair; approaching her with a smile. She smiled back him as she handing him a bag and Wyatt reached for the man's tie.
"Wyatt, leave this nice gentleman alone." Paige said as she held onto Wyatt's tiny hands and turned back to the man. "Thanks, I'm here to see Phoebe Halliwell."
"Business or pleasure?" He asked politely.
"Pleasure," Paige replied as she glanced up and down his body and kept her grin. "I'm her sister, Paige, and this young man here is Wyatt."
Paige watched and laughed as the man reached forward and took Wyatt's hand shaking it genteelly.
"Nice to meet you Wyatt." He said before looking up at Paige. "And you too Paige, I'm Josef Peters."
She extended her hand as she spoke. "Paige Matthews."
"Well Mrs. Matthews, maybe you could help me out."
"Miss and Paige is fine."
"Well I'm doing an article on young mothers." Josef started.
"Oh, I'm not his mom." Paige quickly interrupted. "I'm his aunt who's just providing the free babysitting service. I mean I can't even get a job anymore let alone a relationship."
Paige felt her face turn a deep shade of red. Why did she always have a tendency to put her foot in her mouth when she next to an attractive man that could possibly be showing an interest in her. She mentally scolded herself that was the reason she was still single. People did not want to know her failures.
"Well that's good."
Paige sent him a slightly quizzical look. "Excuse me?"
" I didn't mean that. I always get slightly flustered when I'm around a beautiful woman." Josef explained as his own face went slightly red. "Well, I know this is a bit sudden, but."
"Josef." Elise voice yelled as she started to come across the room.
Josef looked over his shoulder and sent Paige an apologetic smile. "I owe her a article. I better go."
"And I better find Phoebe."
Paige smiled as watched Josef walk away and find her eyes drifted down to his backside. His bum certainly looked nice in those trousers. Actually his whole body looked well toned, perfect in every aspect. Paige thoughts were interrupted as she felt Wyatt pull her hair.
"Okay you," She whispered to Wyatt. "Let's go and find aunt Phoebe."
Struggling to pick up the bag, she made her way to Phoebe's office still half dreaming. She had a sudden pounding that started to go through her heart as she felt her eyes follow Josef before opening Phoebe's office door.
"Hey aunt Phoebe."
Phoebe rushed out from behind her desk and scooped Wyatt up from Paige's arms to her own. She sent a smile at Paige as she hugged Wyatt towards her before placing him on the floor with a couple of pieces of loose paper.
"What do I owe this pleasure?"
"I've got a job interview." Paige reminded her sister. "And you're the only one who can look after him."
"Okay, okay." Phoebe sighed as she looked from Wyatt to the pile of letters on her desk. "But someone really needs to talk to Piper."
"I've been saying that for a while." Paige said half exhausted. "But I really need to go now."
Paige quickly kissed Wyatt on the head before picking up her handbag and ushering her goodbyes to Phoebe.
* * *
Piper lay on her bed looking sideways at her wedding photo. Only three years ago that day had been one of the happiest of her life, along with giving birth to Wyatt. Yet after that short period of time her husband had left her.
It did not really matter that he had no left her because their marriage was failing. That he had really left her for the greater good, in being an elder to help good prevail over evil. The only thing that mattered was that Leo had chosen to leave her.
Her mother, her grandmother and her sister had all left her. But unlike Leo they had not chosen to leave.
"Why?" Piper asked to the silent pictures as she felt tears stream down her face in a familiar fashion.
She felt her heart ache again. She just wanted her husband back. She wanted her family back, her nice complete family back to normal.
* * *
Phoebe watched Wyatt playing on the floor with various pieces of paper. She picked nephew up as she smiled at him and opened her door.
"Let's wave goodbye to aunt Paige."
Phoebe's mouth dropped open slightly as she watched Paige talk to a fifty- something reporter on the way out of the newspaper offices. Why was Paige talking and flirting with that man.
She tried to catch her younger sister's eye, but Paige had thrown her head back laughing and grinning. There was no chance that Paige was going to look away and back to her office.
"Come on Wyatt, let's play with aunt Phoebe computer."
* * *
Paige smiled at Josef as she straighten the collar on her shirt. She always felt slightly nervous before job interviews, so this was probably not the best time to line up a date. But then again, he seemed to be a good catch and with life as short as it was in her line of work, there was no real reason to waste time.
She gulped slightly and looked straight into his deep blue eyes. "Er, I don't normally do this. But would you like to meet up and go out sometime?"
"I'd love too."