She stood
in the doorway listening to her sisters ramble on about some random
demon. For once Phoebe wasn't interested. She could still hear them
discussing it as she silently turned around and made her way down the
stairs. Reaching the second floor of the Halliwell manor she pushed
open her bedroom door. It looked like a perfect bedroom from one
those romantic movies that Phoebe was always so
frequently watching. The double bed was covered in an un-creased
lilac duvet cover with white embroidered flowers. The plumped
pillows matched the bed spread, which added colour to the plain
white walls. In the corner of the room, next to the lilac love
seat which over looked the busy San Francisco Street, stood a
crib. This white wooden crib was lined with old pink blankets
each with a 'P' sewn in the bottom right hand corner.
Phoebe
sighed as she traced her finger over the sewn initial. Moving her
hand toward the top of the crib she placed it over the
sleeping baby's forehead. It was cool compared to Phoebe's
burning hands. The baby stirred as Phoebe hushed her daughter
back to sleep. Not wanting her daughter to wake she backed away
from the crib and sat cross legged on the bed. The sound of the
old wooden stairs creaking could be heard as Piper and Paige
made their way down to Phoebe's room. Quietly they both walked
in not wanting to interrupt their sister who was in deep thought. It
had seemed like forever since they had last seen their sister
smiling when to be honest it had only been a few weeks.
Phoebe
turned when she heard her sisters walk in. Their quiet
attempts failed as the wooden floorboards creaked with their
every move. "I've thought of it," she said in a
whisper.
"What have you thought of?" Piper asked coming down to sit beside her. Paige did the same but on the other side. All three sisters sitting like one but all distant. After a long silence Phoebe finally answered.
"A name," she said. As she did the front door of the Halliwell manor could be heard opening, but the girls ignored it.
"For the baby?" Paige asked.
Phoebe nodded. "Persephone," she said. "Persephone Prudence Melinda Halliwell Dean." she pronounced proudly to her sisters.
"Bit
of a long name," Paige
thought to herself. Not
realizing the fact her sister had added Dean to her niece's long
list of names. "Persephone," she echoed. "That's an
unusual name," she commented.
" It's-" before she
could continue she heard someone take the words
right out
from her mouth.
" Its Greek," replied the voice.
"Persephone was a young girl who was taken to the
underworld and forced to marry Hades, the god of the Underworld.
However she was saved by her mother so she only had to spend 6
months of every year in the Underworld."
Both Paige
and Piper turned to see who it was, but Phoebe didn't need to.
She closed her eyes as the name "Jason" was released
from her lips. He walked over to her and kissed her forehead.
Being over a head taller than her this was easier said than
done. She looked up into his grey eyes and saw nothing but
sorrow.
" I'm sorry," he whispered. "I shouldn't have
left. I was stupid and scared. And I promise," he
continued. "I promise that I will be there for you and our
daughter. But do one thing for me?"
" Anything," she
answered wistfully.
" Can we not name her Persephone?"
Phoebe
nodded. "What do you want to name her then?"
"
Paityn," he paused looking at her expression as she whispered
the name to herself over and over again. She smiled as she
walked over to the crib and lifted the sleeping baby out of the
crib.
" Paityn," she whispered. "Paityn Prudence
Melinda Halliwell Dean." The baby stirred. "I think she likes
it," she said kissing the top of Paityn's forehead and
placing her back into the crib.
" Paityn it is," replied
Jason as he came forward a kissed Phoebe's tender lips. "She's
beautiful," he whispered as he bent over and kissed his
daughter's forehead. "And so are you," he said turning
back to Phoebe. "Do me another favour," he
said.
"What?"
"Marry Me?"
Gasps went
round the room as Jason went down on own knee.
"I love you,"
she said.
"I take that as a yes then?" he said getting
up as Phoebe nodded in agreement and gave him a loving
kiss.
"Well you took your time there lover boy,"
commented Piper.
Remembering her
sisters were still in the room Phoebe ran over to them and gave them
a huge hug. "You're the best!" she whispered to them,
"and don't you ever forget that!"
"Charmed
forever," Paige said.
"Charmed forever," The sisters
said in unison. "Charmed forever!"
