May 30, 2020

Steph POV

I awake the next morning to the bright light of the sun in my eyes and Melinda's snoring. I quietly get up from my bed, still in my purple pajama bottoms and tank top, and go down to get some breakfast.

Surprisingly, when I walk into the kitchen, there's my mom, Billie, sitting at the table drinking coffee and smiling at me.

"Good morning," she says cheerfully. This is so weird.

"'Morning, Mom," I say as I grab a bowl from the cupboard.

She sighs, "About you and Chris…"

"Mom, please don't have 'the Talk' with me. Once was bad enough; don't worry, I'm not ready and 'of' I ever am ready I'll be responsible." I interrupt as I slam my Fruit Loops cereal box on the island counter.

She starts to laugh. I'm trying to save myself some embarrassment. And she's laughing at me. Great.

"I wasn't going to have 'the talk' with you. I just wanted to say that I'm happy for you." She giggles again. I sigh with relief.

"But, I do have some news," she gets up from the table as I grab the jug of milk from the fridge.

"What is it?"

"Paige got a surprise visitor last night."

"Who?"

Billie POV

"Do you remember the story of the Avatars and Paige's ex-boyfriend, Kyle?" I ask. I know Steph's been through a lot the last couple of days, but this is so odd.

"Yeah," she answers curiosity in her expression.

"And how Kyle became a whitelighter? Well, he showed up at Paige's doorstep around two o'clock in the morning. He said his wings have been temporarily clipped and he needed a place to crash for a while." Steph's face is a mixture of shock, confusion, and a little amusement.

"That had to be awkward. And I bet Henry wasn't happy about it."

I smile a little, "No, he wasn't. He was all for tossing Kyle out on his but and letting him suffer."

Steph laughs. Then there's a small boom overhead. "I'm gonna go see what's going on up there," she says as she grabs her cereal and heads up to the attic.

Steph POV

When I open the door to the attic, I choke a little from the smoke. Chris is standing over a potion adding ingredients and reading from the Book.

"Chris? What are you doing?" I make my way towards him.

"Hey, good morning. I'm trying to find the demons that attacked you," he says looking up at me. I set my bowl on the table.

My eyebrows furrow in confusion. "You don't need to do that. It's no big deal." I gently touch his shoulder.

"Yes, I do." He sounds angry, but why? He looks back down at the Book.

"Why? I'm still here, alive, because of you."

He takes a breath to calm down, "I know. It's just… now that we're Finally together… I don't want to lose you." Oh, now I get it.

"Hey," I cup his cheek forcing him to look at me. his face is contorted with pain. "You're not gonna lose me." I lean in and kiss him, trying to show how much I love him.

I grin when we break away. His whole body is relaxed again.

"So did you here about Paige's surprise guest?" I ask as I walk over and sit on the old pink couch.

"Yeah, it's really strange. He hasn't contacted us for over sixteen years. And now he shows up his wings cut and says he needs a place to stay." Chris joins me on the couch.

"Yeah, it is weird."

Chris kissed me again and my mind goes blank. Except for the feeling of his lips on mine and his body pressed against me.

Konnichiwa,

Another filler, but hey, who cares Chris and Steph are making out on the couch. Embarrassing moments to come as well as the reveal of Steph's bio-father. (hint… if you haven't figured it out already you should probably talk to someone about that. Haha, just kidding, but seriously it's kinda obvious.) Stay tuned….

Lots of Love,

Natalia