A/N: Short, but there'll be another chapter soon. Promise!

Chapter Two

"Morning, Piper," Billie said casually when she entered the kitchen. She grabbed a plate off the counter and crashed in Phoebe's usual seat. Piper gaped at her. Had she come in through the front door and Piper just hadn't heard her? Or had she come in late last night for some research-y thing and fallen asleep in Phoebe's old room?

"Hi..."

"Morning, Piper." Paige came into the kitchen and gently gripped her sister's shoulder before going over to Billie and kissing her softly. "Morning, you."

"Morning," Billie whispered back. She grabbed Paige's forearms and looked up at her. Paige blushed and their noses grazed affectionately. They pulled apart, and Paige grabbed two plates. She served herself and Billie three pancakes each doused in maple syrup.

"Piper," Paige began, "we have something to tell you."

Piper shook her head. "No, you don't. You've just shown me. And we'll talk about it later." A silence fell between the three witches. Paige stared down at her pancakes, trying not to get upset over this. She didn't need her big sister's approval to be in a relationship. So why did this bother her so much?

Billie looked up and saw her Whitelighter's face. She looked so hurt. She placed her hand gently on Paige's knee under the table. Paige looked up and gave her charge a small smile. 'I'm okay,' she mouthed. 'I swear.'

Billie didn't buy it, but she nodded and took her hand away. She returned her attention to her pancakes again, trying hard to suppress the insatiable urge to smack Piper for hurting Paige's feelings.

Soon breakfast had ended. Piper put Wyatt and Chris down in the living room; their toys were scattered around for them to play with. She gestured for Paige and Billie to follow her into the living room. Paige paled at her sister's tone and Billie gently took her hand. They shared a smile and walked into the living room together.

"Why?" Piper asked simply.

Paige shrugged. Billie gently rubbed her back. "I wanted her. And she wanted me. And I was hurting and...it happened. But...I guess it's also the Whitelighter/charge bond. I don't know... What was it with you and Leo?"

"I was in love with him long before I knew that he was my Whitelighter," Piper said.

"How do you know we're not in love?" Billie asked. Piper's eyes swiveled over to Billie, brown eyes locking with brown. Piper sighed, knowing that Billie was right. Piper hadn't taken the time to really talk to Paige lately. And yesterday, when Paige had insisted that she didn't like Henry in a boyfriend kind of way, it hadn't occurred to her that Paige was worried about that because she was in a relationship -- if you could call it that -- with Billie.

"Paige..." Piper trailed off and turned to her youngest sister, simply raising her eyebrows in question.

"Of course I love her," Paige said quietly. "That's a consequence of being her Whitelighter, Piper. You know that. And I think, maybe, I might be falling for her too. As obsessive and weird as she is."

"Thanks a lot!" Billie exclaimed, mocking hurt. Paige grinned and kissed her.

"Okay, jeez! If this is what you both want...I guess I can't do anything to stop it," Piper said, holding up her hands to block the kiss they were sharing from her sight.

Paige pulled out of the kiss and wrapped her arm around Billie's shoulders.

"Thanks, Piper," Paige said. "We'll be good, don't worry."

"Gotta worry, little sis. 'S my job." Piper stood up and went into the living room to play with her sons.

"She took that...well," Paige said, sounding a little surprised.

"Good thing," Billie told her. "Very good thing."

"Yes, very good thing," Paige repeated. "And I believe you promised me we could do it again after breakfast. So...what are we waiting for?"

Billie rolled her eyes and smiled. "C'mon. Gotta catch me first." She pushed Paige's arm off her shoulders and kissed her passionately on the lips. She pulled back quickly and moved quickly to the stairs before Paige even opened her eyes.

"Whoa..." Paige opened her eyes and spotted Billie smiling at the bottom of the stairs. "You're in so much trouble, witch!" She stood up and chased a giggling Billie up the stairs.

Piper heard feet running up the stairs and a bedroom door slamming shut. She looked down at her boys and smiled, saying through her teeth, "Your aunt is a crazy lady, boys."