A/N Hey Guys long time no read. Anyhow I am back. The plot is really developing now. This chapter is still fluffy but the story should be getting more intense as the story unravels. Thanks for all my reviews and those who are still with me. I sincerely apologize for the long wait. Ok and I like to believe that Paige would have had a magical shield when she was little. Because I mean Phoebe had powers from the womb who said Paige didn't and I mean they must have some protective power like the Manticore baby. So here you go read on.

Last night had been a restless night; it was filled with Paige's screams which only Leo could calm and after Phoebe left there was no one to talk to. Leo had escorted Avery back 'up there' and that left her nothing to do but think. And the Elders know where her thinking led to; it led her to being depressed. But today was a new day and she would try to make it as normal as possible.

"Leo!" Piper called from the kitchen. She had freed him of discussion while she was cooking breakfast for him and Paige. "Leo" she called again knowing he would have let her know if he was leaving.

She walked into the sun room impatiently but stopped head short of the scene. There was Leo, crouching down behind the chair continuously pulling his head out calling. "Where is little Paige, where is she?" Leo said knowing Paige was on the other side of the chair.

Piper acknowledged that Leo had gotten her dress seeming as she was now wearing, a pair of blue jeans with a pink and yellow shirt, that had a big flower in the middle of it saying 'I grow everyday'.

"She not here" Paige replied back looking over the chair but, when realizing he was on the other side ducked back down.

"Oh well, I guess I will have to look somewhere else." He said playing along. Then he disappeared in his angelic, blue lights reappearing behind her. He picked her up and started tickling her. "I think I found her" he was swinging her up in the air making her giggle loudly. When he looked over at Piper he stopped short. "You have to admit she's adorable."

"Yeah I look adorable." She chimed in with an adorable 100wat smile.

"Well, Miss adorable it's time to eat." Piper said.

"OK, I want to get down." He let her down and followed her into the kitchen.

Piper heard the doorbell ring, and went to go get it. When she answered the door she immediately stepped back. It was that demon. The one they vanquished yesterday. He was Paige's lover.

He had curly black hair, that wasn't as dirty as it was yesterday and hazel brown eyes. His skin was lightly tanned. He was crested with a six-pack and muscular arms but instead of coming off as scary he seemed…kind.

Piper of course couldn't freeze him in the doorway; someone would see. She instead backed up a little to let him in.

"Leo" she yelled urgently as she put her hands up to freeze him. He didn't freeze though and he took a step closer when he realized what she tried to do. "You didn't freeze. Why didn't you freeze?" she asked, surprised and full of panic. Especially since she realized her sister was nowhere near.

"Listen" he started but Piper only backed away more until she ran into Leo.

"Go get Phoebe." She commanded, already preparing for a fight. She watched Leo orb out quickly, following her command as told.

"I'm not here to hurt you." He said softly keeping his distance.

"Hmm, I don't know if I should believe you?" Piper retorted back calmly.

"No, I'm here to help you. See there is this demon that is after Paige..."

Piper saw Phoebe and Leo come in from the corner of the room. Piper had to smirk at Phoebe's half buttoned shirt knowing maybe it was bad timing for her.

Phoebe ran beside her sister but raised an eyebrow at her while noticing that the man was not frozen.

"What's the dilemma Sis?" Phoebe asked clearly annoyed.

"I actually think he is here to help us." What he said had actually made some sort of sense and if he could just explain a little further, she would be positive that he was telling the truth. "He said there is a demon after Paige, which is true because well, demons are usually after us but, Pheebs he didn't say the Charmed Ones. He just said her." she whispered while acknowledging that this man hadn't made any alerting movements, yet. "We have one after Avery one after Paige adds another demon to our long list of clients."

"But how do we know he's not the demon?" Phoebe said through a cheeky smile which she was directing at the man.

"Well, he rang the doorbell. What demon does that?"

"Nicholas." Phoebe retorted smartly.

"Hey, he doesn't count!"

"Well, are you guys just going to keep whispering about me or, are we going to talk?" The man cut in rather rudely.

"We're talking but first answer this. Who the hell are you?" Phoebe returned his rudeness, earning her a light elbow in her side.

"I am Mikel Johnson." He said holding his hand out only to realize no one was going to shake it. "I and Paige knew each other in High School." He looked down as he scratched the top of his head nonchalantly. "Man, we were bad asses back then." He then looked back up while playing cool by leaning against the doorway. "But a couple of days ago when I was demon hunting, there was this group of demons and they seemed to be having this…meeting that was all about Paige."

"You're a witch?"

"I'm a wizard thanks, and not the bad kind."

"So what happened, Mister Wizard?" A really annoyed Phoebe asked.

"I was so concentrated on the conversation I didn't hear the others demons behind me and then Bam! I'm passed out in a dark ally." He smiled at the women. "I'm Kind of lucky that I'm not dead, but for some reason I think they need me."

"Well what were they saying?"

"Basically they need to find her." Mikel shrugged. "That's why I was working so hard to find her and that's how I ended up here. Glenn said this is where her sisters live, which I am assuming is you two."

"You must really care about her, Paige I mean." Phoebe said sweetly.

"Yeah, we were bad asses but Paige is still the best person I've ever known…I mean I love her. She was always so nice to me. In fact she was one of the few people who didn't judge me or call me stupid because of my dyslexia. She was she is perfect." Then he looked up with determination. "That's why we need to find that demon. I'm your bait."

"Well sorry to bust your bubble buddy but Phoebe and I already banged up your little friend."

"But there are more… It's not just one demon it's many."

"Well, I guess that's how I'm going to be spending my day."

"Umm, if you don't mind can I see Paige? Glenn said she might be at work but she wasn't so maybe…"

"Leo!"Piper called once again. She knew he had exited out of the room to cater to Paige when the conversation had started. It made her happy and sad at the same time. It made her happy knowing how good a father he could be to a child but it made her sad knowing that, a baby is not something she can give to him. And as much as she wants a baby, right now was just not the right time. Her body just doesn't want to cooperate and for that she was angry. But all in all just knowing that she couldn't make him happy made her feel pathetic.

A couple of seconds later Leo came in holding the bubbly girl, who still looked a little bit flustered. Piper hadn't bothered to see if her fever was down but it was clear that the fever was indeed still present.

"Phoebe" Little Paige shouted as she orbed right in front of Phoebe which reminded Piper of another thing. Raising a child would be so hectic. It's not that she wouldn't love that child with all her might but to think that breaking the no witch/whitelighter relationship was a war. To put a child in there would be like World War II. And yes Paige coming into their lives made a gateway to too many possibilities, but then again Paige was a secret child all of her life. Piper didn't want her child to be undercover, having to keep their powers locked up. She didn't want them to have to think about which demon will be coming next or when the monsters will be coming from up under the bed. Then they would have to be burdened with not having a normal life. They won't have the ability to be normal, to live and that's all Piper wants. She wants to have kids she really does, but there are so many risk and fears that come with that. So many things that could harm them and if they did she wouldn't be able to live with herself.

Paige seemed to remind Piper of all of these things and it only hurt more to realize Leo may never have the chance to get what he really wants, a child.

"Hi, little Paige" Phoebe said while picking up the girl and smirking at Mikel's surprised face.

"That's…That's not Paige…is it?"

"Yup buddy, boy."

"Oh" he looked a little disappointed.

"Well if that's all…" Phoebe looked at Piper daring her to say something else. "I was kind of busy." She said looking at Leo and linking arms with him. She handed Paige to Piper and with a mock salute looked at Leo, telling him it was time to go. "Adios" Phoebe said as the angelic blue lights engulfed the two.

"But you can't leave me here alone you two!" Piper shouted and Paige began to cry.

"Well, um bye, I'll be back when I find more information. If you find any here's my number. Just don't let her out of your sight." He held up a card before he escorted himself out, looking quite frustrated.

That left her alone. And damn it for once in her life she wished today was one of those days when she never had a break. But she gave up on wishes long ago which was why she was stuck with her for the moment, stuck with little Paige.