Chapter 2

Comfort

"Paigey get in here right now," called Jake my new stepfather one Friday afternoon. "Yes sir," a fourteen year old me answered walking into the livingroom. Standing there was Jake obvisously drunk by the way he swayed back and forth, Jake adopted me about 3 months ago and so far it wasn't bad except for the occasional smack or yelling for bad mouthing. "Get me a drink you little brat," he slurred out. "Right away sir," I stuttered out in fear. He had been drunk before but he had always right went into his room and passed out. I ran into the kitchen, grabbed a bottle of beer from the refrigerator, went back into the livingroom where Jake was sitting on the couch, and handed him his bottle of beer. He grinned stupidly up at me and said, "You know Paigey your a very pretty young lady." "Thank you sir," I said squirming under his admiring gaze. I didn't like where this was going at all I had been raped before by two of my foster fathers. When I was nine in fact and when I was thirteen with Patrick and Johnny. They each did it about three times each but I don't remember very much, I try to block those memories out. Jake then reached up and caressed my cheek. I definitely didn't like where this was going. I pulled away and that set him off. "That is not how you treat a man young lady especially after he compliments you," he said standing up and grabbing my shoulders. "I am going to teach how to treat a man, women are put on earth to serve men, that means their every need," he explained like it was simple science and that he was not suggesting that women were men's play things catering to their every whim. He roughly grabbed me and threw me on the couch and got on top of me. He began to strip me, taking my clothes off until I was down to my underwear and bra. He stood up and unbuckled his belt and his pants slid down his legs. He stripped the rest of the way down to his boxers and got back on top of me. I began to whimper a wave of fear shot through my body. "Shut up you little brat," said Jake smacking her across the face leaving a red mark. Jake forced his lips on mine and started to kiss me roughly. His hands began to wander to my chest and he started to cup and rub my breasts finally reaching behind my back and unclasping my bra. "Oh yes you are going to be fun," he whispers more to himself then to me and then slips his hands down and slids my underwear off. He slowly slips his fingers in me and grins down at me. "My you are a horny one," says Jake smugly. "No I am not," I thought to myself over and over again. Jake slid his boxers off and I knew what was coming whether I wanted it or not. I was just about to scream when he covered my mouth and said, "No way Paigey girl I cannot let you do that, now can I?" He lined us up and slid into me and he didn't even bother to go slow as soon as he got all the way in he started to thrust in and out me. I screamed out in pain and disgust.

Paige the adult woke-up at the same time screaming and sweating profusely from her nightmare. Her three sisters with Phoebe coming in behind them because she had still been sound asleep on the couch when she heard Paige screaming. Piper rushed over to Paige's bed right away and took Paige into her embrace trying to calm her down. "Shh shh it was just a nightmare," Piper whispered rubbing Paige's back.

"Do you want to talk about it?" asked Prue coming over to the bed with Phoebe right behind her. Paige shook her head and buried her tear stained face into Piper's body.

"Okay then baby you can talk about it when you feel you want to tell us," said Prue trying to understand Paige's reluctance to trust them and open up but she was afraid for her baby sister.

Piper and Phoebe just looked at Prue with a look that said "you have to ask her now" and Prue just shrugged her shoulders in response with a retaliating look that said "well it might help."

Piper looked over at the clock which read 3am and then down at Paige in her arms and asked, "Baby girl do you want us to stay with you the rest of the night?"

Paige thought for a second, "It could be nice to have someone to cuddle up to and be comforted by." Paige nodded her head yes and Prue and Phoebe walk out of the room to go and get blankets and other bed stuff.

Paige felt Piper's eyes on her and then she heard what she knew was coming, "Baby girl I know you and you do not like it when we baby you so either suddenly you want to be sisterly all of a sudden or something has really scared you meaning that the nightmare you had wasn't one of your normal ones." Paige chose not to respond to that and was relieved when she heard Prue and Phoebe walk back into the room.

"Well Paige we can't all sleep on your bed. Which one of us do you want to sleep in the bed with you and then the others can sleep on the floor?" said Prue carryingan arm full of blankets and pillows. In answer Paige just clung to Piper tighter.

"I guess you want Piper," said Prue looking slightly hurt. Prue was the oldest therefore she felt it was her duty to take care of her younger sisters. Piper with Paige still buried in her embrace shot Prue a look of shock and "I'm sorry." Prue just shrugged her shoulders and smiled at Piper. She wasn't jealous really that Piper was the one that Paige clung to considering Piper and Paige got off to a rocky start. Prue just thought that Paige would warm more up to her since Paige and her are so much alike in personality, headstrong; defiant; independent. Prue was happy for Piper that she had formed a bond with the youngest sister.

"Okay well then I guess it is time for bed," said Piper moving under the covers with Paige.

"Yep," said Phoebe who had been quiet this whole time while setting up the bed on the floor where Prue and her would crash for the rest of the night. She was worried about Paige but she knew that eventually that if Paige wanted to talk to her then she would come to her. She also had no interest in comforting Paige cause if she had to do that again then she would probably end up getting a premonition. She didn't want to feel or see what Paige had gone through, she felt bad enough Paige had to go through it but it made her feel even worse when she actually had to feel what Paige had been feeling. It broke Phoebe's heart.

"Good-night everyone, Love you all," said Prue getting under the blankets on the floor next to Phoebe who had been really quiet she had noticed. "I will have to talk to her tomorrow," she thought to herself. Prue heard three unison good-nights and three unison "I love you toos."

The Next Morning

"Good morning everyone," said Prue being her usual perky self and in return a pillow came flying towards her from where Phoebe was laying beside her. "Hey what was that for?" she asked.

"You being perky at 8 am in the morning," responded Phoebe sleepily which in return caused two giggles coming from the bed.

"Umph," said Prue pouting like a little kid when she didn't get her way which sent the three youngers sister into hysterics of giggles.

"It is nice to see you smiling Paige," said Piper after she had finally stopped laughing with Phoebe and Prue nodding their heads in agreements.

"Yea well I can't change the past," said Paige telling the truth because it was in the past she just didn't tell them what had brought the nightmare on and she was never going to.

"So what is everyone doing today?" asked Prue trying to get the subject off of Paige and her past.

"I have to catch up on paperwork today at P3," said Piper mysteriously.

"I have a lunch date with Cole," said Phoebe grinning like a little school girl in love with a crush.

"Nothing," replied Paige with a heavy sigh.

"Me neither baby so I guess it is me and you today," said Prue jumping on the bed and hugging Paige.

"Fun," said Paige trying to sound as though she could find a million better things to do and received a swat on the arm from Prue and a loud "Hey."

"So do you guys want to help me pick out a drop dead gorgeous outfit to knock Cole dead?" said Phoebe raising and lowering her eyebrows suggestively which sent the four girls into another fit of hysterics. Both Prue and Paige said they would help but Piper said she needed to get to the club so she could finish the paperwork she needed to do before Evanescence came and performed tonight which all four girls wanted to go and hang out tonight. Phoebe, Prue, and Paige agreed to meet Piper at the club at 8 pm tonight for the performance of Evanescence and Piper went on her way to get dressed and get to P3. Prue and Paige however stayed to help pick out an outfit for Phoebe's picnic lunch date and were laughing hysterically until the phone rang.

"I'll get it," Paige said running into her room and trying to calm herself down from laughing so hard.

When she answered it she immediately regretted it. "Hello," she answered.

"Hello Paigey girl," said the voice she knew as Jake. Paige shivered in fear and disgust.

"What do you want Jake?" asked Paige shutting her bedroom door so her sisters Prue and Phoebe wouldn't overhear her talking to Jake but she heard laughing still coming from Phoebe's room so she doubted they would overhear her.

"Well Paigey girl isn't it obvious I want you," said Jake in a voice that sent shivers up and down Paige's spine.

"No way Jake just leave me alone or I will tell my sisters to call the cops," said Paige in a mustered up stern voice.

"Now now Paigey girl we don't want to do that cause then I would have to kill one of your sisters to teach you a lesson and believe me I won't just kill them I will torture them first, Piper I think her name is looks to me like she would be a screamer," said Jake evily.

"No please don't just leave them outta this, it is between you and me," said Paige in a pleading voice.

"If you want your sisters to live and remain completely unharmed then meet me at 6 pm just after dusk at the far west end of Golden Gate Park," said Jake refering to the spot no one hardly visited.

"I will if you promise not to harm any of my sisters," Paige said wondering what the hell she was getting herself into.

"Promise but if you don't show up or somehow the cops come after me I swear I will torture and kill all of them, bye bye for now my little Paigey girl," said Jake hanging up the phone.

"What I am going to do know?" Paige thought.

Author's Note: Hey! Sorry it has taken so long for me to update I have been really busy lately with homework. The night before last I spent two hours on math homework then last night I spent about 2 and a half and then tonight I spent about a hour again on math plus all three nights I have had at least a half a hour of Spanish 2. Also Monday night I had International Club and didn't get home til 6 pm and then Tuesday again at 6 pm about because of SADD.(Students Against Destructive Decisions)

I hope you liked the next chapter. Also Laurie Lu I know that the backround was well kind of a dumb idea I just wanted to make sure nobody got confused and I knew that might happen if I tried to put it in the story. I also appreciate your constructive critism but if you don't like it just remember I am not forcing you to read it. Just a reminder, not to be mean or anything. Also if you could email me I would like your input on my chapters before I post them just to have another set of eyes look over them, that would be great. If your too busy then believe me I totally understand.

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