Bane had not been that far behind Prue when she went to check on Phoebe. He looked in quick to see how his sister in law was doing, on his way to get Patti from the nursery she now shared with Chris. "Prue?" he spotted Prue sitting on the bed with Phoebe, gently rubbing her younger sisters back.

"Honey can you go get Piper for me?"

"Sure." He gave Phoebe a slight smile before leaving in search of Piper.

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Piper walked into Phoebes room and saw as Prue sat on the bed running her hand lightly over her sisters' back, "Prue?"

Prue looked up and watched as Piper walked across the room. "I don't know. She said she only wanted to explain it once."

Both sisters looked down at Phoebe waiting for some kind of answer.

"Phoebs. What is it?" Piper asked as she took her sisters hand in her.

"I'm not really sure to be honest." She shifted, with a grimace of pain, as she tried to get more comfortable. "Its like I feel this has all happened before."

Piper looked up at Prue before turning her attention back to Phoebe. "How sweetie? Do you mean like last time?" her thoughts turned to four years ago when Phoebe was getting a serious case of Deja vue, and in the end they had lost Andy.

"It's the same feeling I had when." She looked up at Prue.

"Andy." Prue finished for her sister.

"Yeah. Like we are stuck in a time loop or someone reversed time. But now…" she wasn't sure what to even say. "I was four."

"Excuse me?" Piper spoke first though seeing Prue was thinking the same thing.

Phoebe looked between both her sisters. She wasn't even sure where to begin or what to believe. "In my premonition I was acting like a kid of four or about there. But I also saw a accident and Patti and I fighting for our lives."

The older two couldn't work out what was going on. "Are you saying that this is a time loop again? And you and Patti will be in some kind of accident?" Prue asked worried for both Phoebe and her daughter.

"No, it's like. Someone changed the past and we are reliving this all again but different." She found herself snuggling closer to Prue as she fought to stay awake. Prue had given her a pain medication when she had first come up to see her and now Phoebe was fighting it.

"Phoebe don't fight it. We can talk about this tomorrow." Piper leaned down and gave her sister a kiss on the cheek. "I love you, and thank you for saving Chris."

They both sat with her until they knew she had fallen back to sleep.

"So what do you think?" Piper asked looking to Prue for anything.

"I don't know. I mean last time she had this feeling we were in a time loop."

"I get the feeling this time she thinks something is different."

Prue ran her hand over the top of Phoebe head brushing back her sisters' hair, "I guess we'll have to wait and see."

He got out of the elevator and started down the hallway. He was more nervous now then when he took his first internship. He paused briefly before reaching out and knocking on the door before him. Any other time he probably would have knocked and opened the door, or even just opened it. But this some how seemed different.

"James. What's with the formality of knocking at my office door?" Prue asked as she opened her office door, to see her sisters boyfriend standing on the other side.

"Nerves." He handed Prue the bouquet of flowers in his hand.

She took the flowers looking at him with some reserve. "Shouldn't these be for my sister that was hit by the car yesterday?"

"No. Hers are much bigger and are probably being delivered as we speak. Not to mention the big bear sitting in the passenger sit of my car."

Prue made her way around her desk and set them in the vase with the others she had from Bane earlier that week. "So. Why?" she asked as she sat down.

"May I?" he motioned for a chair.

"By all means." She smiled at his sudden nervousness around her.

He went to sit down but suddenly changed his mind. "Yeah maybe I'll stand."

"Suit yourself." she gave a slight laugh. "James whats going on?"

"I'm not really sure where to even begin."

"The beginning is always good."

"Yeah the beginning. Well that was when I decided to help a friend out."

"Maybe not quite that far back." She laughed

He looked at her nervous again, "Yeah maybe your right." He started pacing as he started to ramble. "Prue you know how much I care for Phoebe."

"Yes. And In know how she feels about you."

"I know Cole hurt her more then anyone should be hurt, and I have told her that I didn't want to push her."

"James are you and Phoebe…" Prue smiled up at her friend

"Yes. NONO! Oh god." he looked at her in a panic

"James its ok." she laughed again at his reaction, "She's a big girl I trust her, and I trust you with her."

"No that isn't it. I mean yes we have, but that isn't why I'm here." He paced again having lost his footing in his mind. "I love her Prue. And when I saw her getting hit by that car my world crashed around me. I couldn't concentrate all night at work. I kept thinking of her at home hurt. Not being able to be with her, hold her in my arms while she slept, was killing me." He ran his hands over his face trying to get his words in order, "God my brother said this was the easy part." He stopped pacing and looked at Prue. Holding her gaze in his own blue eyes. "Prue I love her and I want to help you take care of her. But Mostly I want to take care of her. I want to love her. And it seems to me that asking you seems to be the right approach. Prue I am asking your permission to marry Phoebe."

Prue looked at him at first stunned. But she knew how much he loved her sister. "James you don't need to ask me."

"Prue from what I've heard from all of you guys, is that Victor was never around. Sure he is now, but you were the one that helped raise her with your Grams. You are the closest she has to a parent."

Prue stood up and moved around her desk. "James I know how you make Phoebe feel. You have brought her back to the fun loving, free spirited, little sister I have always known. She may have drove me nuts with her I don't care attitude, but that is what makes her Phoebe. You make her happier than I have seen her in a really long time. So as long as you keep her happy. Then yes. I would love to have you as my brother in law." She reached her arms and drew him into a hug. "So when can I no longer keep this a secret?" she asked as she pulled out of his arms.

"Hopefully tonight, I'll see how she is feeling. I wanted to take her out to somewhere romantic."

"I can have Piper cook something up for you."

"I don't know. Maybe I should wait till she's better."

"Ah see, classic cold feet. Now I know where Bane got it from. James we are family, or will be. Let Piper and I help you out."

She rolled over with stiffness in her body. "Oh. Ok that hurt. A lot." Phoebe wanted to push herself up but felt the hand on her shoulder.

"Easy there tiger."

Looking up into the blue eyes that met her gaze. "Hey you."

"Hi. How you feeling?" he brushed teh hair from her face

"Stiff, sore, and like I have a broken arm." She smiled as she placed her other hand behind his neck, drawing him closer to her.

"Hmm as tempting as this is. Piper made us dinner." He tucked his arms under her legs and body lifting her from the bed.

"Us? What about the rest of my family?"

"Oh they're around." He said as he made his way through the hall and towards the stairs. "You ready for gourmet dining?"

"Piper made it. Always." She said looking around for any sign of her sisters.

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Piper tired to lean out the entrance only to be stopped by Prue,.

"Stop it!"

"No way. He is about to propose to my baby sister. I will not stop watching them." Piper shot back as she watched James and Phoebe.

Phoebe placed down her napkin as she got up slowly and walked out to the 'beach ' that was made just for them. They had sat on the white sand forever it seemed.

"You like it?" James asked hoping she would like what her sisters, along with Bane and Leo had helped him to do.,

"Love it." She said as she felt his arms wrap around her as she leaned back into them.

"Yeah, Prue though you might. Took us forever to get the sand in here. I think I owe Bane a romantic weekend away for his help."
"It was worth it." She leaned back against his body taking in the stars.
"I wanted to have all of this at the beach. Down in our own little alcove. But after yesterday I didn't want you over doing it. And I also didn't want Prue to kill me if you did."
"I like this better. I think is even more romantic." She raised her good arm and placed her hand around the back of his neck pulling him down towards her, meeting his lips in a kiss.

He looked down into her eyes. How had she taken his heart so easily?

"Phoebe you know how much I love you."
"If its anything how I feel, then yes I do."

He gathered his thoughts in his head. "Yesterday when I saw that car hitting you my whole world crashed around me. It was like in slow motion as I saw you go over the hood of that car."
"And lucky for me you were there. Piper was freaking out."
"So was I. And I realized something. I realized what you really mean to me. In that split second I realized I can't live without you in my life." He let her go and moved around in front of her. Taking her hands in his, he kneeled beside her.

"Phoebe I love you with every part of me."

She held his gaze almost getting scared of what he was saying.

"Well isn't this sweet? Don't you think this is sweet?"
"Lovely I must say."

Phoebe turned around as best she could, only to have James moved quickly in front of her.

"Who are you? And what are you doing here?" she demanded an answer
"What witch? You didn't tell your boyfriend about your other life?"
"That isn't right."
"James go into the house and get my sisters." Phoebe pushed him towards the house
"No way." James stood his ground not wanting to leave his soon to be fiance with some thugs.
"DO IT!" she yelled at him, as she faced the two demons before her.
"Now what makes you think we would just let him go and get your sisters, giving you the power of three?" the fireball was formed and thrown before Phoebe could even react.

James wasn't sure what to do. He heard the panic in Phoebe's voice, yet she also held a demand in it. He moved slightly towards the Manor but quickly felt the searing pain and then nothing.

"JAMES!"