Talking To Paige
Victor drove to the manor later that after noon how do I communicate with Paige? I barely know her? But then I barley know my own daughters, guess this is why Piper called me.
Once he pulled up to the manor he saw that Phoebe and Piper's cars were gone, he smiled to him self knowing that the two had decided to give them some privacy to talk. He walked up the steps and rang the door bell.
Paige answered looking shocked
"Victor? Hey what are you doing here?"
He smiled at her and said "i think we need to talk about something."
Paige frowned and said "really about what?"
Victor came in and Paige followed to the living room where she saw Victor sit down on the couch, she sat in a chair near by.
Taking a deep breath Victor said to her
"i am not good at this sort of thing, your mother was better at talking to your sisters then I ever could. Your grandmother never allowed me to be in your sister's lives because I am mortal and I cant defend my self against demons. I remembered telling her once in a huge argument that the girls didnt currently have powers either at the time and she blew up at me and sent me away for a long time."
Paige frowned at him trying to understand where he was going with this, she remained silent when he spoke again.
"Paige, my relationship with the girls was all messed up after that... Phoebe knew I didnt have a choice but to leave, Piper just worried and Prue... well Prue, she thought I had abandoned her... she had always been daddy's little girl... I never played favorites with them but Prue and I had been close.
After your grandmother sent me away Prue became bitter and angry, she turned on Phoebe who wasn't even able to defend her self. Shortly before I had left your mother had died, and Prue had felt it hard. And once again since Phoebe was only 2 and a half years old she didnt understand what had happened, after she turned 3 was even worse, Prue began bullying her because of your mother's death, refused to answer any questions Phoebe had. To the point that Phoebe shut down and stopped asking all together.
When I had been forced to leave Prue was 7 Piper 5 and Phoebe nearly 3 and a half, Prue began to hate me and resent me for leaving. I remember just before Prue's 12th birthday I came over to help celebrate... but your grandmother kicked me out, before Prue even knew I was there. Piper and Phoebe had seen me but not Prue, I had always came by on birthdays nothing would stop me.
Then years later, it was just shortly after they became witches Phoebe and Piper had seen me at a shopping center and greeted me like they always did. But then I saw Prue... she came up behind them and ordered me to leave... she told me she hated me for leaving and never wanted me in their lives.
I had tried to explain that I had no choice but she wouldn't listen."
Paige could see the hurt in his eyes while he talked about the sister she never met, the one she tried asking Piper about but wouldn't tell much.
She finally asked "so what happened? Did Prue ever come around?"
Victor now had tears in his eyes at the memory and said "no... she never came around... I tried to apologize many times but only to be pushed out the door literally... once Piper froze me when Prue used her power on me to kick me out."
Paige rolled her eyes and said halfheartedly "your lucky she didnt blow you up!"
Victor gave her a half smile and chuckled "that was before her power advanced, I still remember how angry Prue was at me... even to the day she died... I think that is what crushed me the most... she died with out ever hearing me out, with out ever knowing my side of the story... she is so much like her grandmother."
Paige had tears in her own eyes as she thought about her own father, she asked Victor "so your saying that Sam didnt have a choice? Like you leaving? He didnt have a choice but to give me up for adoption?"
Victor nodded and said to her "yes, that is what I am saying... Sam loves you Paige... just like I loved Prue, I still do even though she is gone I know she is forever in my heart. Listen a father's love is never ending, even when they have to make sacrifices in life. I can relate to Sam on some level, I may resent him too for steeling my wife, but in doing that he helped keep the Charmed Ones alive... if Sam and your mom had not gotten together then you never would have been born... and it all would have ended the day Prue died."
Paige thought about what Victor said and knew that it would be hard to talk to Sam after everything.
"do you think... that what happened to Prue could eventually happen to me if I don't fix my relationship with Sam?"
Victor put his hands together and leaned forward "i really don't know Paige, I think of you as my daughter too, I wondered about you after Patty had died. I wondered what had happened to you after they left you at that orphanage, I had actually considered back then going to them and taking you for my self so I could have a daughter to raise. But I knew I couldn't do that, that the Elders would know and maybe do something drastic. I couldn't let that happen."
"so you protected me? Why? I'm not your daughter? I am just a creation out of a love affair."
Victor got up and sat on the table across from Paige, he took her hands in his and said "it doesn't matter any more Paige, and don't sell your self short like that, you may have been created out of wedlock but you are a special person. I see the three of you together and I know the bond of sisterhood is there, I see Prue in you, that is why Piper wanted me to talk to you. She knew you may listen to me better then anyone because I know and can relate to Sam... we both lost a daughter, I lost one due to her own self destruction and he lost one because of the Elders...
It may be too late for me and Prue, but its not too late for you and Sam, please go talk to him, and remember what I have said. You have to trust that he is there for you no matter what happens."
They were both silent for several minutes before Victor stood up and said "i had better go, I hope this talk has helped."
Paige followed him to the front door and asked "was Prue really that bad? That she was that mean to Phoebe?"
Victor sighed and put a hand on her shoulder "she didnt mean to be, Prue didnt have any one else to take out her anger on... she knew Piper was way to sensitive and would take it to heart and blame her self."
Frowning Paige said "but... Piper doesn't seem like the time to do that?"
"she was different before Prue died... before Prue died Piper tended to get walked on because she was scared of hurting others... Phoebe bottled things up and never let her emotions show, and then when she couldn't hold it in any more she would just blow up.
Now Piper has taken that roll and Phoebe has come out of her shell more, they have grown since meeting you, their personalities have changed. Prue never used to be coldhearted either, she used to be a kind and caring person.
She stayed in San Francisco instead of moving out after your grandmother died just to take care of her little sisters only to have Phoebe leave home. Prue almost left her self but if it wasn't for Piper... Piper has always been the glue to keeping the three of them together. And I see somethings never change, she still plays a roll as middle child even though she is now the oldest."
Paige surprised Victor in hugging him and said softly "thank you... it means a lot to me that you came over. And I will think about what you said."
He pulled back and smiled at her "thank you Paige, and if you ever need to talk to me you can. Its hard for Piper to talk about Prue, but you can talk to me any time, I am just a phone call away... or orb in your case."
She laughed at that as she closed the front door, she knew she needed to talk to her dad, but she still had this gut wrenching feeling that it wasn't time yet to confront him...
