Disclaimer: the Charmed characters are the property of Aaron Spelling and Constance Burge. I just borrow them for your enjoyment and my addiction

She ran up the stairs not wanting to say anything to Piper, or any other member of her family. She had come face to face with her biggest fear, her worst nightmare.

Cole turned to Piper as he watched her run into the Manor.

"Don't ask me? I haven't a clue." She said before he could even ask what was on his mind.

"Should someone go see her?" he asked still wondering what had happened earlier tht night

"I don't know Cole." This was one thing Piper really had no idea what to do on.

Piper made her way up the steps to the Victorian she shared with her sisters. This time as she past by the stairs to upper floors of the Manor, it was the first time in her life she didn't have an answer. She didn't know if she should go up or not.

"Piper what's going on?" Phoebe asked as she started for the stairs to the second level.

Piper looked at Phoebe at first confused.

"Paige just came running in here and looked like she was crying."

Piper gripped Phoebes arm, "Let her be a minute."

"Let.. what?" Phoebe looked between her sister and her boyfriend

Piper closed her eyes and tried to re-piece what had happened. Her new baby sister had froze, lost it in a critical moment. Would she do so in a fight?

Piper explained to Phoebe what had happened in the parking lot with the car accident.

"She froze?" Phoebe asked in shock.

"Like an iceberg." Cole added in.

Both sisters looked up at him but he only shrugged. "Sorry."

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Paige threw herself on her bed and pulled her pillow tight into her chest. The death of her parents ringing fresh in her mind. "I'm sorry." Her tears flowed freely and fast as each sob racked her heart.

"It wasn't your fault Paige."

She looked up and saw the image appear from no where.

"You weren't there. I was. I fought them every day." Her tears not subsiding

"But the accident wasn't your fault honey. It was something that was destined to be, and it is something you can't hide from your sisters."

Paige thought a moment. "I can't tell them."

"Why not? It is part of who you are. If the three of you are going to bond as sisters, you need to tell them this. The same as the two of them need to tell you about Prue. Sometimes the things that hurt the most are what will build bridges."

Paige thought about what was said. "I miss them so much. I sometimes wonder if they know what I did with my life."

"They know sweetie."

She looked again at the figure before her. Everything seemed so right, talking about her parents and her sisters. "After it happened, I woke up in the hospital, I thought of them every moment. I wondered how I survived and they didn't. They were good people."

"Destiny has a way of turning events around. Like you finding your sisters."

"But to late. I never got to meet Prue. Just like I never got to truly know my parents."

"One day you'll understand everything they did for you Paige."

Paige felt the tears starting once again down her face. A damn of emotions she didn't want to hold in any more.

"Paige you need to tell Piper and Phoebe. They need to know. They can help you get through this. All of it. With their love, you will be stronger.

"I can't." her tears came freely once again as the fire around the car embedded itself in her mind once again.

"You can. Believe it or not they will understand your pain. They both lost their parents at a young age. Sure their father is still alive, but he was never there for them.

Paige sat a moment, "And they lost you?"

"Yes they did. Piper remembers some of our time together, but poor Phoebe. She doesn't remember anything." Patty tried to explain to her daughter to console her in anyway she could.

"It's just hard. All we ever did was fight before…I loved them so much and I never got a chance to tell them." She felt fresh tears start down her face

Patty moved towards her daughter and took her in her arms; "They will always know how much you loved them Paige. In your heart is where they will always remain. And I know for a fact they are watching out for you now, and are very proud of you and what you have become."

"Are they?" Paige questioned her love for her parents as well as their to her.

"Paige you helped bring this family back together. Piper and Phoebe were not dealing at all with Prue's death. You came and brought them back together. And I know in your heart that you will continue to do so. Your parents loved you and knew one day you would find your real family, but that doesn't mean they love you less or you them."

Patty held her youngest daughter, "Paige, this is your destiny. No one can change that, but you need to tell Piper and Phoebe what happened. If you keep it inside it will eat you alive and in the end it will be a much higher cost then your parents."

Paige sat in her mother's arms taking in her words. She knew what it could mean; her sisters.

"They will help you through this sweetie, just as you helped them get through with Prues death. And in the end you three will be stronger." Patty held her daughter close as she felt the heaves of crying getting softer before she gave way to her heart and weariness.

Holding her tight she knew the pain Paige was feeling and she knew that sooner or later, she would face it once again to get the answers she needed.