Ever since the whole Eva being resurrected event, things have been tense in the Halliwell household. Eva had been trying to lighten the air a bit and the most recent suggestion to achieve that was a shopping trip. The girls agreed so Mara, Eva, Phoebe, and Prue spent that night shopping while Piper had plans, since Eva said she'd cover it all.

As they shopped they all wondered how a recently back from the dead Witch could actually pay for stuff until Eva pointed out that she'd been alive for quite awhile and if she didn't have some cash hidden away then she'd have to be the stupidest Immortal ever. That and she could cast a money spell without consequences but with limitations. If Eva hadn't been resurrected then Mara would have eventually found the directions to said cash cache and the spell in the Infinity Box.

After a successful shopping trip that didn't consist with as much bonding as Mara would have hoped between her mother and the Sisters, they headed back to the Manor.

"I still think you're trying to buy our affections," Phoebe teased as they walked up the front stairs.

"That is absolutely what I'm doing," Eva joked back even though there was some truth to that – she was at least attempting to get on their good sides if not just for Mara's sake than for history's. The Sibley family has been Adjacent to their bloodline for longer than any of them could imagine and would continue to be there in the years to come. They will always be connected one way or the other and Eva was trying to make the best of a current situation with the current generation of Warren Witches.

Despite all those thoughts going through Eva's head at that moment, she answered without missing a beat. "Besides, it's the least I can do to repay you for taking care of my little Dove all this time."

"We don't need to get repaid back for anything," Prue answered firmly, saying more to Eva in that one sentence than she had the entire night. "She's family."

Mara didn't want things to get tense again because it just made things awkward so when Prue looked for her keys, she asked her mom, "How's the apartment hunt going?"

Eva caught onto her daughter's segue and went along with it because she didn't want to make things any harder for Mara than they already had been. "I found this great loft actually. Two bedrooms." She nudged Mara with a grin. "I think you're gonna love it."

Prue was just about to open the door but froze and turned around to face Eva. "What is that supposed to mean?"

Eva scoffed a bit. "It means that when I find a place, Mara is going to be moving in with me."

"Like hell she is," Prue shot back and ignored Phoebe when she told her to calm down. "No, Phoebe, this isn't happening. Look, Eva, I get that you're Mara's mother but we still hardly know anything about you. You're not taking Mara anywhere."

Eva was doing her best to keep herself calm and forced a smile on her face. "Like you said, I'm her mother, which means I make the decisions, not you."

"You've been dead for most of her life," Prue retorted. "You have no right to do anything."

Phoebe couldn't tell who looked like a mama near protein their cub more – Eva or Prue. She was going to make some witty comment there to calm things down a bit but Mara spoke before she had the chance.

Mara stepped in at that moment because she had enough of this and said so. "Okay, that's enough of that. Everyone needs to A) Calm the hell down, and B) Stop talking about me like I'm not even here or I'll send you both to separate corners – literally."

Prue just exhaled deeply and went into the house without another word. Phoebe looked like she wanted to say something but didn't know what so she just followed her sister.

Mara stayed outside in order to talk to her mother for a minute. "You can't keep doing that."

Eva threw up her bag filled hands in an 'I give up' manner. "What did I do now?"

"You're antagonizing her!" Mara shouted back as she threw her hand towards the door, indicating to Prue. "You keep trying to pull rank over who gets to take care of me or whatever when the truth is I am an adult and I can make my own damn decisions. I brought you back because I wanted you in my life – I needed you in it, but this has to stop, Mom. The Halliwells are a big part of my world – it would take something major to make me leave them. Do you get that?"

Eva took a deep breath and nodded in a 'you win' way. "Alright, okay? I'm sorry. It's just…It's harder for me to readjust than I thought it would and I'm still getting used to the fact that I'm here and your father isn't. I guess…I don't want to lose you."

Mara sighed lightly. "You're not going to lose me, Mom. And even if you do, we've got an eternity to find each other again."

"You have a wise soul." Eva smiled lovingly at her daughter. "You remind me of you father. Have I told you that?"

"No," Mara instantly answered. "And I'm still waiting to learn more about him."

Eva knew she promised to tell Mara more about Lincoln but it was hard to pick and choose what could be told and not because Mara and the Sisters still didn't know a lot and revealing things to soon would give it all away. "When the time is right."

Mara rolled her eyes with a scoff. "That's what you said last time." Feeling like they've spent enough time outside, Mara turned around and went into the house.

Eva needed a minute to breathe and regroup before going in as well.

Eva sat up on the sofa in the Attic - also knows as her temporary bedroom - that evening. She was looking through the Infinity Box when Felix hopped up beside her and began licking his paw.

Eva stopped what she was doing and looked straight ahead of her with a 'you've got to be kidding me' face and slumped shoulders before turning to the feline. "If you have something to say, then say it." She knew his behavior well enough by now to know when there was something on his mind.

Felix stopped what he wsa doing and his body started to move and morph into a fully clothed human male. He ran a hand through his black hair and looked at Eva with his yellow feline eyes before they turned human blue. "You need to be honest with her, Sis." Oh, yeah, Felix was Eva's brother – yet another thing she failed to mention to her daughter.

"I don't see you jumping onto her bed and turning into you calling out 'Surprise! I'm your Immortal Witch uncle who can turn into a cat at will!'." Eva scoffed and started putting the pictures away.

"True, but I don't think ripping off the bandaid is the best approach to my big reveal," Felix countered as he ran his hand through his hair again. "You need to tell her what happened to Lincoln."

"No." Eva was very firm with her words and returned the Box to the shelf she retrieved it from.

"You need to tell her how he died – how you died. You can't let her go through life not knowing. It's not fair and it puts her life in danger." Felix felt it was her responsibility to tell her daughter. At his sister's death glare he smiled wide and said, "Have I mentioned how glad I am that you're alive?"

"Don't make me throw you out that window," Eva replied, waving her hand towards it.

"It wouldn't be the first time." Felix grinned again then got serious once more. "Look, I know I'm the little brother here, but come on are you really willing to risk Mara dying a True Death because you don't want to tell her the third way we can die?"

Eva took a deep breath to keep herself from crying. "I don't want Mara to be afraid of loving someone. I don't want her to be afraid of letting someone in."

"But you're not afraid that if that happens she will die?" Felix scoffed and got to his feet. He waved his hand around her face saying, "I'm starting to think you didn't come back complete." With that said, he morphed back into a black cat and ran out of the Attic.

At her brother's words, Eva whispered, "I didn't…Lincoln's not with me." She placed her hands on her chest and started to sob over the loss of her husband, knowing she would never see him again.

Mara was going through her routine for bed – her Oscar the Grouch pajamas were in place with matching green fuzzy socks on her feet and she was making her way down the hall to the bathroom to brush her teeth. At least that was the plan until she spotted a laughing Piper pulling a shirtless Leo into her room and closing the door behind them. "Damn," she laughed aloud since she knew Piper had a thing for Leo but missed the part where they actually started doing stuff together.

After her teeth were taken care of, she returned to her room and scratched Felix's ears before taking a seat on her bed. Mara suddenly thought of something funny and reached over to get the cordless phone to give Jasper a call. When he answered, she instantly said in a sing-songy voice, "I know something you don't know."

"I'm certain that list is a long one," Jasper chuckled back. "What is it?"

"Leo and Piper are dating and stuff as we speak." She thought it was completely and utterly hilarious. "Hey! If the get married then we'll be in-laws adjacent. We might want to rethink our dating scenario." Mara was being ridiculous and knew it but thought Jasper would find it amusing. His silence on the other end of the line hinted otherwise. "Jasper? Did I lose you?"

"I'm here," Jasper answered through gritted teeth. "I'm sorry, Mara, I have to go. I'll call you tomorrow."

Mara barely got out the word "Okay" before he ended the call on his end. Looking at Felix, she asked, "You think I took the joke too far?" When he just stared at her in reply, she laughed. "That's exactly what I thought."

Of course, she had no idea that Felix was actually thinking that Eva better tell her daughter about the third way Immortal Witches could die a True Death and soon.

Jasper waited until morning to confront Leo. When he was sure that everyone was out of the Halliwell Manor the following morning, Jasper orbed right in behind Leo. "Oh, so you can sleep with your Charge but I can't have feelings for mine?!"

Leo practically jumped out of his skin at Jasper's sudden appearance and asked a bit stupidly, "How did you know about that? And what are you even doing here?"

"Mara saw you and I just orbed in," Jasper answered and got annoyed with the digression. "That doesn't matter, you hypocrite!"

Leo knew he messed up – so to speak – but he had to make Jasper understand. "It's different with you and Mara…"

"Like hell is it!" Jasper yelled back. "Give me one good reason why I can't be in love with my Charge!"

Leo should have thought about the words to come out of his mouth next but he didn't and came right out with it, "Because it could kill her!"

Jasper had no idea what he was talking about. "What do you mean it could kill her? What the hell?"

Leo took a deep breath and led Jasper over to the couch so they could sit and discuss this. "I wasn't supposed to say anything, Jasper. The Elders didn't want you to know because there needs to be a balance and they thought you were their best chance at that."

Jasper still had no clue what Leo was talking about. "I don't understand a word you are saying to me, Leo."

Leo hoped he wasn't going to regret this. "The final way an Immortal Witch can die a True Death is if they marry. When they marry their soul is tethered to their spouse and the Immortality is shared between them so they age the same. Except when the spouse is killed the Immortal Witch dies a True Death. This is what happened to Mara's parents – her father was murdered and Eva died as a result of it."

Jasper was still processing all this when he asked, "But what does this have to do with me and Mara? It's not like I'm going to propose to her."

"You're already in love with her," Leo countered, "just like the Elders wanted. Just like they planned with Eva."

Now Jasper was catching on. "Wait a second, are you telling me that the Elders played matchmaker with me and Mara to ensure we'd fall for each other and one day I'd clip my wings and marry her so there was a sure-fire way she'd die some day and keep the mystical balance?" When Leo nodded, Jasper was pissed. "Who the hell do they think they are?!"

Before Leo had a chance to answer that, Jasper caught onto what he said about Eva and Mara's dad. "Hold on…did you hint that Mara's father was a Whitelighter?"

Leo nodded again. "He was…until he wasn't." He could see how much this was getting to Jasper and had to make something abundantly clear. "You can't tell her, Jasper. It's not your place."

"How the hell can I not tell her?!" Jasper shot back.

"The Elders are already upset that Mara brought Eva back, do you really want to give them another reason to want to go after her?" Leo admired the Elders a lot for what they do but there were times he didn't agree with them at all.

Jasper hated this a lot but he wasn't going to put Mara at risk. "Fine," he practically seethed, "I won't tell her. But I don't like this, Leo. I don't like this at all."

Leo happened to agree with him there. "Neither do I."

Feline Felix was listening in on every word and wondered if Eva knew that the Elders were planning on history to repeat itself. And if she didn't, then maybe it'd be enough to kick her ass into gear and tell Mara herself.

It was weird for Mara sitting across from Eva at the same table at the Diner she used to sit at with Grams. It was also weird when Eva commented that she couldn't believe the place was still here. "You've been here before?" Mara asked, poking at her choice for breakfast – eggs and toast – as she looked around the pretty much empty establishment.

"Are you kidding me?" Eva laughed as she poured cream and sugar in her coffee. "I used to come here with Penny and Patty all the time. I seriously think for awhile there we were the only ones keeping it in business. It's nice to know Penny brought you here, too."

"I guess I never realized how well you knew the family," Mara commented before taking a bite of her toast.

"The Sibleys have been Adjacent to their bloodline for a long time. Fate keeps throwing us together, it seems." Eva took that moment to give her a little history lessons, "My mother knew one of their ancestors way back in like the medieval times, me and Matthew with the Warrens, then me all the way until I died and then it was your turn." She added in a bit casually, "And of course, Felix."

"I've been meaning to ask what you meant by Felix hardly being a stray. So, what, is he like the Salem to the Sibley Sabrina or something?" Eva didn't think she was right but her mother finally seemed willing to share something so she put it out there.

"Not exactly." Eva cleared her throat a bit. "He's my brother."

Mara had a literal spit-take moment when she heard that and accepted the napkin from her mother to wipe the juice off her chin. "What did you just say?"

"He's my brother, which makes him your uncle." Eva held onto he coffee cup as she spoke, acting like this was a completely casual conversation to have. "I know it throws you off because he spends most of his time as a cat, but he's my younger brother. I always envied how he could turn into a cat. That power would be awesome."

Mara felt like her head was exploding and pushed plate away from her. "I don't even know what to say to you right now."

Eva shrugged a bit and sipped her coffee. "Did you not wonder how you automatically came to the name Felix? He cast a spell a long time ago that people would instantly think of that name as soon as they see him."

"And here I thought I named him after the cartoon character," Mara thought aloud and that made Eva laugh which in turn made her laugh, too. When their laughter did subside she got serious. "I want to know about my father."

Eva sighed deeply and set the mug down in front of her. "I know you do, Dove, but it's not the right time. There are things that have already happened to me in the past that haven't happened yet. I am terrified of changing things if I tell you about him."

"So you're blaming not telling me about my dad because of some Doctor Who shit?" Mara had enough of this crap and was about to leave but stopped when Eva started talking.

"I hated him the moment I saw him," Eva laughed softly at the memory, thinking back to the time they first met. "All he wanted to do was help and it was so annoying. Your father was so persistent and I grew to love him because of it. He was my soulmate and I feel so empty without him. I don't blame you for bringing me back and I will do whatever I can to keep the effect from the spell from happening, I hope you know that."

"I know," Mara answered with a nod to her head. "I wish I remembered him better than I do."

Eva reached out and squeezed Mara's hand. "You were so young when we died."

"How did you die?" Mara asked with misty eyes. "I need to know, Mom. I can't keep wondering – I need to know."

Eva looked down and closed her eyes before looking right at her daughter. "A Demon killed us, Mara. That Demon had been after me for a long time and when he discovered my weakness he had no problems with using it against me. He killed my husband and that killed me."

Mara didn't think she heard him right. "I – I don't understand."

"When you get married your soul binds with theirs like two halves of a whole. They will be Immortal like you but can die a mortal death if that is what they are. When they are killed…so are you. That's the last way an Immortal Witch can die a True Death – kill the other half of their soul."

Mara slouched in her seat a bit because even though she was glad she knew, there was a part of her that wished she didn't. And then suddenly Mara was hit with a wave of something – something that resembled a need for revenge, perhaps. "Who?" she wanted to know.

Eva wasn't certain what she was getting at. "What do you mean 'Who'?"

"Who killed you?" Mara demanded to know. "Who ripped my family apart?!"

Eva couldn't tell her that. "Mara, no. I know that face – you want to make them pay. You share that face with your father. I'm not telling you. I won't."

There was no way in hell that Mara was going to accept that answer. "I'm going to make this simple for you, Mom. You either tell me who did it or I swear I will cast every possible spell until I find out who did."

Eva could easily imagine how many messes that could make even if there weren't any consequences. "If I tell you, then you must swear to me you won't go after them. They don't know of your existence and clearly don't know I am alive again or else they would have returned to try and kill me again. By going after them you will only welcome trouble to your world and to the Sisters. Now swear to me, Mara. Swear to me you won't go after them."

The last thing she wanted was to bring more danger to P3 so she gave her mother her word, but that didn't mean that one day she wouldn't find that Demon and make them pay. "I swear, Mom. You have my word."

Eva had a gut feeling she was going to regret this but caved anyway. Like she was ripping off a Band-Aid she came right out with it. "Balthazar. His name is Balthazar."

End Season 1 Episode 10

A/N: Hey, Readers! First off, I want to thank you all for reading Charmed Adjacent. Secondly, I know this 'Episode' isn't like the others I've done so far and is shorter (I think) and doesn't really involve anything that happened in the Show this time so I wanted to say I'm sorry about that. The Show's episode still happened and all that jazz but it's kinda 'behind the scenes' if that makes any sense. Anywho, hope y'all enjoyed it anyway! :)