"Why are you so red, Paige?" Phoebe asked me as I finished orbing into the living room.

"I spent too much time in the sun." I lied quickly berating myself for arriving home with a red face.

"Did you orb to close to the sun again?" Phoebe joked as she looked over her lap top at me. "How many times do I tell you Paigey girl; the sun isn't a good place to be. "

"A million." I tried to joke back but even I could tell my voice fell flat.

"What's wrong Paige?" Phoebe closed her lap top and put to the side of the couch. She looked up into my face and looked worried and concerned.

"Nothing!" I lied. "Look I have to get ready for my date tonight." I said turning to leave the living room.

"Paige …" I hear Phoebe call after me.

I just take one step up the stair case before I turn around to face my older sister. "It's nothing really Pheebes. I'm fine." I said softly.

Phoebe had stood up and walked towards me as I was talking. She stopped in front of me and placed her hand gently on top of my own which was gripping the staircase. "How about you cancel your "non existent" date and stay in tonight. We can have a sisters night."

I tried to speak and say that my "non existent" date was actually a "total existent" date; but I knew Phoebe would know I was lying. Phoebe had that quality in her to know when I'm lying to her or not. I can't believe that less than two years Phoebe learned to read me so well. I wish Piper could. "I'm sorry Phoebe but I want to be alone tonight." I said trying to pull my hand away from Phoebe's hand.

Phoebe shook her head. "I'm sorry Paigey, but I can't allow you to be by yourself tonight." Phoebe gently but firmly said as she slightly shook her head. She took a step up to stand next to her sister on the bottom step of the stair case. "It's not safe for you to be alone."

Before I could speak the front door opened and Piper walked in loaded down with brown shopping bags.

"Can someone help me please?" Piper asked.

"Paige and I will." Phoebe said quickly stepping off the bottom step and jerking me down along with her.

I glared at Phoebe but quickly saw how unsteady Piper was becoming under her load. I let go of Phoebe's hand and walked over to Piper and grabbed the top bag from my oldest living sister. "Here let me take that from you. Also I'll take this one." I take the bag in Piper's left hand from her. "Why are you carrying so many bags Pip?" I ask as I led the way to the kitchen. "I mean it isn't healthy for the baby."

"I was careful. Most of the bags weren't that heavy." Piper said as she followed me now empty handed into the kitchen.

"I beg to differ." Phoebe said carrying the final bag behind Piper. "I know our niece wants mommy in one piece and can heal mommy from inside. But really Piper you shouldn't cause my niece to heal your sore arms." She placed the bag onto the island.

"We are having a sisters night." Phoebe said with a smile as she patted Piper's stomach. "And of course unborn nieces night."

"I'm sorry but I can't stay. I have to go out." Paige said as she walked towards the hallway that led from the kitchen to the dinning room.

"Stop!" Phoebe ordered roughly. "You aren't going anywhere tonight Paige Matthews. So stop trying to run away and help un load these bags."

Paige sighed deeply as she blew air up towards her forehead but only succeeded in blowing into her eyes. She turned slowly around and glared over at Phoebe. "Why is so important that I stay here tonight. I just want to be alone is all."

Piper looked confused between her two younger sisters. She saw the deep concern in Phoebe's eyes; and she saw the deep pain in Paige's eyes. "I agree with Phoebe, Paige, we are having a good old fashion Halliwell sisters night in."

"They aren't "old fashion" to me." Paige sarcastically said as she went over to the two bags that she had carried into the kitchen and started to unpack the food that Piper had bought.

Piper and Phoebe didn't miss the pain in Paige's tone. The two Halliwell sisters knew by than that whenever Paige spoke sarcastically to them it was to cover up the pain and hurt of Paige not having grown up with them.

"Why do you want to be alone tonight? What happened between this morning and when you orbed into the living room?" Phoebe asked as she walked over to place a gentle hand on her younger sister's left shoulder.

Paige just shook the hand off and walked over to the cupboard and put the canned food away. "Nothing." She lied.

"Paige …" Piper suddenly had a bad feeling. "You saw Cole again didn't you?"

Paige remained silent as she folded the bag and put it away. She turned and left the kitchen.

Piper and Phoebe quickly followed Paige out of the kitchen and into the living room. They watched as Paige sat down on the couch and leaned back and closed her eyes.

END PART TWO