First a thank you to my reviewers:

du1387 – Ah, Emily. I remember when I first came up with her. I was reading something on another site and they said something about one of their characters. I thought it was a good idea, so I made Emily. I have since decided not to follow that idea, though I still think it is a good idea. Anyway, I do have a reason for her presence in this story. And no, Piper isn't going to glamour. Hank can do all sorts of whitelighter things, but as you might have noticed, can't seem to access any sort of witch powers. Neither Wyatt nor Chris can glamour, but Alanna and Janice don't realize that. They assume since their mom can and their brother can that anyone part whitelighter with whitelighter powers has that ability. Neither Alanna or Janice has shown any whitelighter abilities, not even orbing. The demon they commented on was Cole, but that is as close to a cameo as we get for him in this episode. I won't tell you how, when, or what state he'll be in (the last time we saw him he was in between life and death in some sort of limbo or some such . . . and I do believe stuck in the manor), but you will get to see him in an episode later on.

gabrieldarke – You're probably right that a son who actually can't cook is worse, 'cause while Wyatt can be a bumble at it most times, he can cook if he puts his mind to it. Not well enough to work for his mom and not well enough to want to. As to Emily, and yes, that's her name, she was surprised, and probably hadn't done enough background work, but she's willing to cook, just not realizing she was going to need to. And yeah, Callie is going to kill someone "figuratively" if they start getting into a lot of emergencies and she has to cover full days in a row. Right now, she's only a little annoyed.

JadeAlmasy – Yep, he's got more to him than meets the eye.

Cirolane – No worries, there will be no two Piper's. Chris can't glamour, and therefore neither can Piper with his powers. And yes, that bugged me too, that they sometimes took so long to figure out it was supernatural with them. They did better in that one episode where Prue had a human stalker and they thought the problem was demonic. Odds where better for the demon angle. Janice is the more logical twin. They kind of match their powers. Janice with her cryokinsis is calm and collected, most of the time. Alanna with her flamethrowing ability is hot tempered and rash when pushed. She hasn't really been pushed yet. As to why they aren't tearing the world apart looking for her, they aren't actually sure she's missing. Now, let me explain. If you go back to "Anti-Orb Zone", I think it's the chapter titled "Cilly", Cilly tells her cousins that her parents are going on a second honeymoon of sorts. So they planned to be gone. They planned to be gone a month. They planned to be somewhere that no one could contact them. They planned this, so while they are anxious to see her and wonder if something's wrong, they aren't sure. Now, Ladybug and Cilly are doing absolutely everything they can to look for them. If nothing else they want Phoebe to know about Prue and family. Hope, is very frustrated, because there isn't much she can do to help and her sisters are insisting that she attend school while they look. Now, while all of this is in the back of my head and more, if you think I should amp it up, I will find some way to do so and still make it (the amping it up) seem natural. I guess when I made the second book here is my thought process in no particular order. In season eight Phoebe copied her favorite and most used spells into a notebook . . . probably not well guarded, this actually is, but that's not really the point. Paige had twenty years to work on this, so over time she copied all of it. In season six we found out that Bianca's mother had a grimoir, so there was more than one of those, one not books of shadows. This has the things from the book of shadows, but there still is a special something to the original. Still working on what, but this is a copy only. Does that make any sense? This was made, as stated in the first chapter at Paige's house, to allow Alanna and Janice access to the spells in the book, so they could study and learn them since they can't orb to the manor. If you don't think that works, please, PM me and help me figure out a way to change it without rewriting this story. And yes, I imagine Grams isn't pleased about it. Yes, something is happening, and it's a relief. This chapter is the last one at The Manor and then Wyatt's heading over to Paige's. Much fun as this has been, I'll be glad to have him working on the problem rather than the interview.

piperspeanut – Yeah, I thought it was funny to have Wyatt called Ma'am, too. Mrs. Halliwell is amusing to hear when referring to him, too. Actually, there's nothing to tell about Chris' glamouring. He doesn't have any. They are just guessing because Hank and Paige can. Neither Chris nor Wyatt can. And since he can't, he hasn't used it. There's nothing to use. I have reasons behind why neither of them can glamour. I think half of them start with my friend Es . . . another author of Charmed fanfiction.

Hope that answered everyone's questions. I'm sure you wanted to read all of that. And if you are anything like me you probably did and maybe even went "huh?" trying to figure out what on earth the questions and comments were I was responding to. You might have checked. I did that once . . . It wasn't worth it. Of course, I was dealing with shorter responses.

Well, I hope you enjoy this chapter and let me know what you think of the outcome.

Remember when you read it that when it says Wyatt it means Wyatt, but he looks like Piper.

Chapter Twelve – To Hire Or Not

Back at The Manor, Wyatt looked toward the door swinging closed behind Emily, before turning to Callie. "What do you think?"

Callie shrugged. "It's your decision, Mrs. Halliwell."

Yeah, Wyatt retorted mentally. As far as advise goes that's no good. Trying to come up with a better way to respond he said, "Yes, I know, but I'd like your opinion."

"She seemed pleasant enough," Callie offered. "She can make a grilled cheese sandwich, though I still can't believe that's what you had her make."

Yeah, yeah, he scoffed. I know, but do you think Mom would hire her?

"I can't really say if you should hire her," Callie continued, not knowing what he was thinking.

Fine don't help, he thought frustrated. I hope I make the right decision. "Thank you. I'd better go back in there."

Callie looked at him for a moment. A strange look crossed her face as she said, "Tell me when she's going to start."

"Huh?" Wyatt had no idea what to make of that statement.

"I recognize that look," she informed him. "You're planning on hiring her.

I am? Wyatt thought skeptically. 'Cause I hadn't decided that yet.

"You had that exact same look when you hired Chelsea last year."

Who? Wyatt thought, even more confused at the unfamiliar name. Still all he said was, "I see," and then he headed into the dining room in search of better advice. He walked right past Emily and into the entry hall and stopped at the hostess booth. "Who is Chelsea?"

Drinka blinked and looked at him. "Excuse me?"

"I asked Callie advice," Wyatt informed her, "and she said I looked like I did when I hired Chelsea. Who's Chelsea?"

"One of our waitresses," Drinka relented. "She's on maternity leave right now. She should be back in about three weeks."

Wyatt frowned. "How come I don't recognize the name?"

"She works mornings when you are usually working yourself," Drinka explained. "Speaking of which is Piper at your job or were you off today?"

"No such luck as a day off," Wyatt lamented," but it's Chris who's there, not Mom."

"I see," Drinka replied slowly, though she was becoming more and more lost.

"Can you give me some advice on this girl, Drinka?" Wyatt pleaded. "I want to make a decision Mom would."

"I only saw her for a moment," Drinka reminded him, "so I can't advise you on her, but you know what you mom looks for. You most likely either know or have a good idea if this girl has the qualities your mom wants."

He nodded, realizing that he did know this.

"Then, you know if you should hire her or not," she informed him.

He smiled a little. "Thanks, Drinka."

"No problem, Mr. Halliwell."

He turned around, now almost sure what to do. He walked back into the main dining room, thinking, Mom's right. We do think of Drinka as more than just a hostess. He walked over to the table where Emily was sitting, but remained standing. Please be the right decision. "Hi."

Emily smiled. "Hi. Do you have any more questions?"

"Just one," he told her, hoping it was the right one. Since Emily just waited, he asked, "If I hire you, when would you be able to start?"

She grinned at that. "Tonight unless I have trouble getting the clothes I need for a uniform."

Impressive, he thought as he processed that. "Well, I certainly wouldn't ask someone to start on the same day a hired, but if you would like I'll have you come in tonight to follow around one of our waiters or waitresses to see if you can do the job."

"I have the job?" Emily asked as she stood.

"A one week trial," Wyatt informed her. He figured that would give them enough time to fix this problem and give his mom enough time to decide for herself. "You will be paid, of course, and you will need to dress appropriately, but unless you cannot do it, then yes, you have the job."

Emily grasped his hand and shook it. "Oh, I can. Thank you. You won't regret this."

Let's hope now, he thought as he let go of her hand. At least she didn't think the trial weird. He knew his mom would. He picked up the papers off the table and pulled one out. He handed it to Emily. "This will tell what you need to have tonight and some basic rules. If there is a problem getting anything call and leave a message for me. You'll get more information when you arrive tonight.

Emily nodded as she took the paper and looked at it.

Wyatt eyed her. "Are you sure you want to start tonight?"

"Yes," she nodded. "Thank you."

"All right," Wyatt relented, "will seven o'clock work?" When she nodded, he informed her that, "I don't know if I will be in tonight, as I have some family things to take care of, but if I am I'll see you then." Or hopefully Mom will. He walked away in the direction of the kitchen thinking, Now to put this stuff away, tell Callie that's she's right, and get out of here.

Did you think Wyatt made the right choice and what do you think Piper is going to do when she finds out?

This next chapter is over to Leo at Centennial. My favorite line in the next chapter is one of Leo's thoughts see if you can figure out which one.