Chapter Ten
"Electrikinesis!" Piper yelled after everyone left. "She gets three powers, and one is electrikinesis. What the Hell is going on?"
"First born children always have extra strength."
"I didn't get that kind of power with Wyatt!"
"You were invincible!" Leo exclaimed annoyed with Piper's whining.
"That doesn't matter," she quipped.
"Maybe Prue will give you a power boost," Leo suggested trying to calm Piper down.
"Probably not as much of one as Paige is getting. Phoebe will probably get more powers, too."
"Piper, why are you so jealous?" Leo finally asked after getting tired of Piper going on and on about her "lack" of powers.
"I just want a cool power."
Leo hugged Piper. "You can blow up just about anything you want to."
"True," Piper replied smiling. "She can't do that."
"What was that thing you did tonight?" Henry asked as he climbed into bed. Seeing his wife shoot electricity from her hands made him exhausted. He couldn't explain it, but the more powerful she got, the more exhausted he got. It was probably from the thoughts that his baby would have to fight demons with these powers. He didn't sleep well with thoughts of demons coming after his son and wife.
"I think it's called electrikinesis. I guess it's one of the baby's new powers. I'll check with the Elders in the morning."
"I can't wait to see what our baby's powers are," Phoebe said as she brushed her hair.
"What kind of power do you think the baby will have?" Coop asked.
"I don't know," Phoebe replied as she put her head on Coop's shoulder. She rubbed her stomach. "I guess we'll find out soon."
The next morning Paige orbed to the Elders.
"Last night, I got two new powers. Are they mine or are they the baby's?" she asked an Elder.
"Deflection is the baby's power," he replied. "Electrikinesis belongs to both of you. You were meant to have this power, and your baby will have it as well."
"Why?" Paige asked as she became confused.
"It is part of your destiny," the Elder said mysteriously before walking away from Paige.
"So it isn't just your baby's power?" Piper said over the phone. "Congratulations. What about the deflection?"
"That's the baby's power."
"Well, that makes me feel better," Piper said with a sigh of relief.
"Why?"
"I was just—"
"Jealous?" Paige said with a smile. She knew she had struck a nerve the night before.
"I didn't say that," Piper said defensively.
"You don't have to."
"So what else were you calling about?" Piper asked as she tried to change the subject. She didn't want Paige to start teasing her about her jealousy.
"Henry wants to move into a house. I don't know where to look. I don't have a paying job, and he doesn't make much. How do I break it to him that we can't afford a house?"
"Just be honest with him. If that doesn't work, take out a huge loan."
"I may have to do that. Do you know what it's like to live with someone who is so stubborn that you want to pull your hair out?" Paige said with a disgusted tone in her voice.
Piper laughed. "I lived with you for five years. Trust me, I know."
"Hey! That's not fair."
"Well, it's true."
Paige woke Henry up after she got off the phone with Piper. "Come on, baby."
"Paige, can't I sleep five more minutes?"
"Not if you want to check out that house you liked today."
"Okay. I'm up. Let me take a shower."
Paige waited like she normally did. This had become their Sunday morning routine. She would get up, go talk to the Elders, call one of her sisters, wake Henry up, and go look for a house. It was a boring routine, but it was her routine and she was getting a bit too comfortable with it.
They headed out and found a lovely neighborhood that Henry had been talking about so much. When they pulled up to the house Henry had been talking about, Paige knew it was her dream home.
"We can't afford this," Paige whispered as she looked around.
"Yes we can," Henry said with a small smile.
"How?"
"I'm taking it out of a trust fund my parents set up for me years ago."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Well, I wanted it to be a surprise."
"So we're getting a new house? This house?" Paige said excitedly. This house was everything she'd dreamed of since she was a little girl. It was in great condition and was beautiful.
"Yes."
"Did you know already?" she asked sensing that Henry was keeping more from her.
"I made the down payment yesterday."
Paige looked around. She couldn't believe it. This house was perfect. It was huge and reminded Paige of the Halliwell Manor. It was only a few blocks away."
"Oh my God! This is just…"
Paige told Piper and Phoebe to come over. She showed them around the house. She was so happy to have this new house that she could barely contain herself.
"This is beautiful!" Phoebe said in awe.
"I thought you said you couldn't afford a house," Piper remarked.
"Apparently, Henry was hiding some money from me," Paige replied. "I hope he has enough to pay for some new furniture because we're gonna need it."
"That's definitely true," Phoebe responded as she continued to look around.
"I guess that's what I'll be doing when I'm not doing my witch and Whitelighter duties."
"I'll help," Piper said.
"That'd be nice, but aren't you busy with club stuff and motherhood?"
"I've got a good manager at P3 and Billie's booking bands. As for motherhood, I could call for the Nanny or I could bring them with us."
"Okay. Well, we're moving in in six weeks, so I'll need the help then."
"Well, in the meantime we need to get you some maternity clothes," Piper said as she looked at Paige's jeans that were about to pop open. "Your clothes are getting way too tight."
"I know," Paige responded as she looked down at her jeans. "I've just been lazy."
"Tomorrow, we're going looking for maternity clothes for you, Missy Paige."
The next morning Paige orbed to the Manor. She walked up the stairs calling for Piper. She saw the boys getting ready to go to Magic School.
"What happened to the Nanny taking care of them?" she asked.
"She was busy. Can you drop them off at Magic School for me?"
"Sure. Come on, boys."
Wyatt and Chris grabbed Paige's hands. She found their teachers and dropped them off in their respective rooms.
When Paige orbed back to the Manor, Piper had grabbed her purse and her keys.
"I'm ready if you are," Piper said as Paige came back.
Paige got several bags of clothes. She had trouble holding all of them as she tried to orb, so she took several trips. She couldn't believe all of the clothes she got. It was weird that she was putting more things in her closet as she planned to start packing up.