Grey Sky Morning
Chapter Five
Author: Angry Teen
It was finally Friday night. All through the week, I'd been anticipating my date with Matt. The day had finally come. I picked out a very casual outfit. Nothing fancy since we were only going to a small restaurant that had just opened. I did my make-up, then made my way downstairs to see my sisters' approval of the outfit and make-up. Sad, I know. But bug off.
"So..." I said as I reached the bottom of the stairs. "How do I look?"
Phoebe was the first to speak. "Aw, sweetie. You look so amazing! You are going to knock 'em dead tonight!"
"I hope so." Paige said.
Phoebe and I gave her a quizzical looks.
"Never mind." She said. Then she started pushing me out the door. "Okay, you better go now before you're late!"
"Good idea." I said as I looked at my watch. It was almost seven Matt and I agreed to meet at seven thirty. I grabbed my jacket and headed for the door.
"Aw... Our Piper is going out dating and meeting new guys er... Again." Phoebe paused. "I'm so proud." She embraced Paige and together they gave out fake sobs.
All I could do was roll my eyes and laugh. "Okay... Well you guys take good care of Wyatt while I'm gone!"
"Don't worry! We won't!" Paige said as I walked over to my car. "And don't forget, your curfew is at one." She shouted.
I laughed and squinted my eyes at her in what was supposed to be an evil glare. Oh well. The two giggled and closed the front door. I got into my car and made my way to the restaurant.
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When I got to the restaurant, I stayed in my car. I couldn't bring myself to get out.
'It's okay.' I told myself. 'It's just a date. It's not like I'm going to marry him or anything.' That seemed to calm me down a bit.
I slowly got out of the car and made my way into the restaurant. Once I got inside, I looked around for Matt. I couldn't find him.
'Okay... No big deal. Maybe he's just stuck in traffic.' I asked the maitre d' if Matt showed up and left me a message. Maybe he had to get something. Who knew? But he didn't. It was 7.45. We were supposed to meet here at 7.30. I was beginning to feel stood up.
I waited for a few more minutes, but he never showed. 'Oh, woe is me.' I thought to myself. I giggled as I thought about what I was saying in my mind.
After about fifteen minutes, I gave up and decided that I'd been stood up. Go figure. I sighed, 'Well, there's a first for everything, I guess.'
I left the restaurant and drove home.
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"I'm home." I said as I went through the door.
"Already?" Phoebe said holding Wyatt with a worried look on her face.
"Yeah, he stood me up." I sighed. Matt didn't seem like the kind of person to forget things easy. But then again, I didn't even really know him that well. 'But perhaps I could be wrong...' I thought to myself. 'He seemed interested...'
"Piper? Sweetie, are you okay?" Phoebe said with an even more worried face than a few seconds ago.
I sighed again. (Whoa, I'm on a roll. How many sighs is that now?) "Yeah, I'm fine..." I said.
"Are you sure?" She had her motherly look upon her. And I thought that was my job! "Yeah, I think I'll just go up to my room and change. But first," I said smiling at Wyatt." I think I'm going to put Wyatt to sleep."
"Good idea." Phoebe said as she bounced Wyatt before she gave him to me.
"Okay." I said looking at Wyatt. "You ready to go to bed?"
He giggled.
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I woke up with a start. I looked around the room to see if anyone was with me and Wyatt in the room. No one was there and it was still dark. Really dark. I looked at the clock next to my bed on the dresser. It was 4.27.
I don't know what had made me wake up so abruptly. But I didn't think it was a big deal. Probably just a bad dream.
'Well, since I'm already up, I might as well get dressed.' I thought to myself as I crept out of bed and changed my clothes.
As I was changing, I once again found myself looking out through the window. I didn't exactly know what I was staring at, but I was broken out of my trance when Wyatt started crying. I looked at the digital clock once more and it was blinking 6.45. I shook my head and looked at the clock again. Did it really say 6.45? Yes, it did. I looked out the window again and noticed that it was actually light out.
'Wow, was I really spacing out for that long?' I thought to myself. "Guess so..." I said out loud as I looked out the window again and sighed.
Wyatt started crying again, so I went over to comfort him.
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"Piper! Phone!" Phoebe screamed at me from downstairs.
"Okay. I got it!" I picked up the phone from my room upstairs.
"Hello?" I said as I answered the phone.
"It's me... Matt." Said the voice on the other end.
My heart skipped a beat. Don't know why, it just did. I suddenly felt like a teenager again. "Uh... hi. Where were you last night?"
"I'm sorry about that. I had this really huge meeting, and when I finally got out, I hit major traffic. By the time I got to the restaurant, you were gone." He said it all so fast that I almost didn't understand him. But I did. Well, most of it, anyway. It sounded legit to me.
"Oh... That's alright. I mean, I guess it happens to everyone once in a while." I didn't know if I was making sense anymore.
"Yeah, ... Well, I just wanted to apologize and see if you might want to try going on another date again?" Well, he got me for the most part. Erm... Yeah, that didn't make sense.
"Uh... Sure. How about next Wednesday? That's the only day I have off next week."
"Ah, you have other dates, I see." He said jokingly.
"Oh yeah. I've got them all lined up." I said laughing. I barely knew Matt, but it was so easy to just joke around with him.
"Okay, so same restaurant, same time?" Matt asked.
"Sure." I said.
"Okay. See you then."
"Bye."
The guy may have stood me up, but I still really wanted to get to know him. I felt safe with him. For lack of a better term. O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O
A few minutes later, I was practically skipping into the kitchen. Something I don't normally do. Ever. Paige stared at me for a while.
She finally got so freaked out that she put her hands on my shoulders to stop me and to get me to calm down.
"Well, you're very happy this morning." She said looking at me.
I gave her a big smile. I know I may seem like such a dork, but cut me some slack. I haven't dated anyone in a few years!
All I could manage to say to her was, "Can you tell?!"
She eyed me warily. "Okay. Spill." She said after looking at me for a while.
"Matt called back and want to try another date!"
"Okay... But what's with all the giddiness?"
I shrugged. Why was I so giddy? "I guess it's because this is go ing to be my first date after Leo. Even if he stood me up the first time."
"Well," Paige said as she wrapped her arms around me, "I'm just glad that you're happy and you're moving on. I mean, I still care for Leo and love him like a brother, but you should move on."
"Thanks." I said. The giddiness from earlier was replaced by pure happiness. I almost started crying, but I willed myself to stop the tears before they fell. After all, I was supposed to be the older, calmed, sister.
But for some reason, I kept thinking about Leo. I know that I really should be over him, but one part of me just can't let go. And for whatever reason, I don't want it to.
"Hey, you okay?" Paige said with a worried look on her face. 'Kind of like Phoebe's...' I thought. 'Once a Halliwell, always a Halliwell.'
I giggled a little bit inside. "Yeah, I'm fine."
I looked around the kitchen to see what Paige was cooking. As usual, a mess. I laughed. So she's not a chef like I was... I guess I should cut her some slack but...
"What?" Paige said not understand what was so funny.
"I think you could use a little help with breakfast."
Paige was laughing now too. "I was wondering when you were going to notice!"
Paige and I made breakfast together. I even showed her the secret to my chocolate-chip pancakes which Paige dubbed her favorite food ever. I really enjoyed our sisterly bonding. We don't really get enough of that. And I could tell that she enjoyed it too. Oh, the joy of simply making breakfast with my younger sister.
Chris orbed in just as Paige and I finished making the pancakes.
"Hi." I said when I saw him. "Want some pancakes? Paige and I just made them." I waved the plate with the pancakes on them in his face to try to tempt him.
"No thanks." He said.
I frowned. No one ever missed the chance to try my 'famous culinary delights'. Eh... Even if they were just pancakes.
"Aw, come on, Chris. Don't be such a party pooper." Count on Paige to say something like that. "Just try some." She said.
Chris sighed. "Fine." He sat down and started eating. Then he looked at me and said, "So how'd your date with Matt go last night?"
"It didn't." I said simply.
His eyes bulged. "What do you mean?"
I was starting to feel a little uncomfortable with the questions Chris was asking, but I tried to hide it. "He was kind of late, but he called this morning and apologized."
"Did you ask him for another date?" Chris said a little too fast.
I was a little weirded out by what Chris was saying. 'Ask him for another date?' That didn't even make any sense. "He asked me." I said finally after pondering. "Why?" I said, looking at Chris.
I was beginning to think that this was on of Chris' crazy 'We have to save the future' ideas. I was also beginning to regret going out on a date with Matt again even though I really wanted to.
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A/N: Lalala... I finally added the next chapter! It took me forever to do, but I did it! I really want to finish this story up because I have an idea for a sequel-ish type thing. I already know how I'm going to go on with this fic, I just need to get off my lazy but and write 'em. Which I plan on doing. Er... Later... I've been trying to write at school since I'm too lazy to write at home. Hehehe...
And whew! Did you notice how long this chapter was?! Longest one I've ever written, probably. Ah, well. 'Twas fun, even if it was really fruitty and didn't move the story along at all.
Well, expect the next chapter erm... Soon since I'm already working on it and a quarter of it is finished. :)
Chapter Five
Author: Angry Teen
It was finally Friday night. All through the week, I'd been anticipating my date with Matt. The day had finally come. I picked out a very casual outfit. Nothing fancy since we were only going to a small restaurant that had just opened. I did my make-up, then made my way downstairs to see my sisters' approval of the outfit and make-up. Sad, I know. But bug off.
"So..." I said as I reached the bottom of the stairs. "How do I look?"
Phoebe was the first to speak. "Aw, sweetie. You look so amazing! You are going to knock 'em dead tonight!"
"I hope so." Paige said.
Phoebe and I gave her a quizzical looks.
"Never mind." She said. Then she started pushing me out the door. "Okay, you better go now before you're late!"
"Good idea." I said as I looked at my watch. It was almost seven Matt and I agreed to meet at seven thirty. I grabbed my jacket and headed for the door.
"Aw... Our Piper is going out dating and meeting new guys er... Again." Phoebe paused. "I'm so proud." She embraced Paige and together they gave out fake sobs.
All I could do was roll my eyes and laugh. "Okay... Well you guys take good care of Wyatt while I'm gone!"
"Don't worry! We won't!" Paige said as I walked over to my car. "And don't forget, your curfew is at one." She shouted.
I laughed and squinted my eyes at her in what was supposed to be an evil glare. Oh well. The two giggled and closed the front door. I got into my car and made my way to the restaurant.
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When I got to the restaurant, I stayed in my car. I couldn't bring myself to get out.
'It's okay.' I told myself. 'It's just a date. It's not like I'm going to marry him or anything.' That seemed to calm me down a bit.
I slowly got out of the car and made my way into the restaurant. Once I got inside, I looked around for Matt. I couldn't find him.
'Okay... No big deal. Maybe he's just stuck in traffic.' I asked the maitre d' if Matt showed up and left me a message. Maybe he had to get something. Who knew? But he didn't. It was 7.45. We were supposed to meet here at 7.30. I was beginning to feel stood up.
I waited for a few more minutes, but he never showed. 'Oh, woe is me.' I thought to myself. I giggled as I thought about what I was saying in my mind.
After about fifteen minutes, I gave up and decided that I'd been stood up. Go figure. I sighed, 'Well, there's a first for everything, I guess.'
I left the restaurant and drove home.
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"I'm home." I said as I went through the door.
"Already?" Phoebe said holding Wyatt with a worried look on her face.
"Yeah, he stood me up." I sighed. Matt didn't seem like the kind of person to forget things easy. But then again, I didn't even really know him that well. 'But perhaps I could be wrong...' I thought to myself. 'He seemed interested...'
"Piper? Sweetie, are you okay?" Phoebe said with an even more worried face than a few seconds ago.
I sighed again. (Whoa, I'm on a roll. How many sighs is that now?) "Yeah, I'm fine..." I said.
"Are you sure?" She had her motherly look upon her. And I thought that was my job! "Yeah, I think I'll just go up to my room and change. But first," I said smiling at Wyatt." I think I'm going to put Wyatt to sleep."
"Good idea." Phoebe said as she bounced Wyatt before she gave him to me.
"Okay." I said looking at Wyatt. "You ready to go to bed?"
He giggled.
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I woke up with a start. I looked around the room to see if anyone was with me and Wyatt in the room. No one was there and it was still dark. Really dark. I looked at the clock next to my bed on the dresser. It was 4.27.
I don't know what had made me wake up so abruptly. But I didn't think it was a big deal. Probably just a bad dream.
'Well, since I'm already up, I might as well get dressed.' I thought to myself as I crept out of bed and changed my clothes.
As I was changing, I once again found myself looking out through the window. I didn't exactly know what I was staring at, but I was broken out of my trance when Wyatt started crying. I looked at the digital clock once more and it was blinking 6.45. I shook my head and looked at the clock again. Did it really say 6.45? Yes, it did. I looked out the window again and noticed that it was actually light out.
'Wow, was I really spacing out for that long?' I thought to myself. "Guess so..." I said out loud as I looked out the window again and sighed.
Wyatt started crying again, so I went over to comfort him.
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"Piper! Phone!" Phoebe screamed at me from downstairs.
"Okay. I got it!" I picked up the phone from my room upstairs.
"Hello?" I said as I answered the phone.
"It's me... Matt." Said the voice on the other end.
My heart skipped a beat. Don't know why, it just did. I suddenly felt like a teenager again. "Uh... hi. Where were you last night?"
"I'm sorry about that. I had this really huge meeting, and when I finally got out, I hit major traffic. By the time I got to the restaurant, you were gone." He said it all so fast that I almost didn't understand him. But I did. Well, most of it, anyway. It sounded legit to me.
"Oh... That's alright. I mean, I guess it happens to everyone once in a while." I didn't know if I was making sense anymore.
"Yeah, ... Well, I just wanted to apologize and see if you might want to try going on another date again?" Well, he got me for the most part. Erm... Yeah, that didn't make sense.
"Uh... Sure. How about next Wednesday? That's the only day I have off next week."
"Ah, you have other dates, I see." He said jokingly.
"Oh yeah. I've got them all lined up." I said laughing. I barely knew Matt, but it was so easy to just joke around with him.
"Okay, so same restaurant, same time?" Matt asked.
"Sure." I said.
"Okay. See you then."
"Bye."
The guy may have stood me up, but I still really wanted to get to know him. I felt safe with him. For lack of a better term. O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O_o_O
A few minutes later, I was practically skipping into the kitchen. Something I don't normally do. Ever. Paige stared at me for a while.
She finally got so freaked out that she put her hands on my shoulders to stop me and to get me to calm down.
"Well, you're very happy this morning." She said looking at me.
I gave her a big smile. I know I may seem like such a dork, but cut me some slack. I haven't dated anyone in a few years!
All I could manage to say to her was, "Can you tell?!"
She eyed me warily. "Okay. Spill." She said after looking at me for a while.
"Matt called back and want to try another date!"
"Okay... But what's with all the giddiness?"
I shrugged. Why was I so giddy? "I guess it's because this is go ing to be my first date after Leo. Even if he stood me up the first time."
"Well," Paige said as she wrapped her arms around me, "I'm just glad that you're happy and you're moving on. I mean, I still care for Leo and love him like a brother, but you should move on."
"Thanks." I said. The giddiness from earlier was replaced by pure happiness. I almost started crying, but I willed myself to stop the tears before they fell. After all, I was supposed to be the older, calmed, sister.
But for some reason, I kept thinking about Leo. I know that I really should be over him, but one part of me just can't let go. And for whatever reason, I don't want it to.
"Hey, you okay?" Paige said with a worried look on her face. 'Kind of like Phoebe's...' I thought. 'Once a Halliwell, always a Halliwell.'
I giggled a little bit inside. "Yeah, I'm fine."
I looked around the kitchen to see what Paige was cooking. As usual, a mess. I laughed. So she's not a chef like I was... I guess I should cut her some slack but...
"What?" Paige said not understand what was so funny.
"I think you could use a little help with breakfast."
Paige was laughing now too. "I was wondering when you were going to notice!"
Paige and I made breakfast together. I even showed her the secret to my chocolate-chip pancakes which Paige dubbed her favorite food ever. I really enjoyed our sisterly bonding. We don't really get enough of that. And I could tell that she enjoyed it too. Oh, the joy of simply making breakfast with my younger sister.
Chris orbed in just as Paige and I finished making the pancakes.
"Hi." I said when I saw him. "Want some pancakes? Paige and I just made them." I waved the plate with the pancakes on them in his face to try to tempt him.
"No thanks." He said.
I frowned. No one ever missed the chance to try my 'famous culinary delights'. Eh... Even if they were just pancakes.
"Aw, come on, Chris. Don't be such a party pooper." Count on Paige to say something like that. "Just try some." She said.
Chris sighed. "Fine." He sat down and started eating. Then he looked at me and said, "So how'd your date with Matt go last night?"
"It didn't." I said simply.
His eyes bulged. "What do you mean?"
I was starting to feel a little uncomfortable with the questions Chris was asking, but I tried to hide it. "He was kind of late, but he called this morning and apologized."
"Did you ask him for another date?" Chris said a little too fast.
I was a little weirded out by what Chris was saying. 'Ask him for another date?' That didn't even make any sense. "He asked me." I said finally after pondering. "Why?" I said, looking at Chris.
I was beginning to think that this was on of Chris' crazy 'We have to save the future' ideas. I was also beginning to regret going out on a date with Matt again even though I really wanted to.
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A/N: Lalala... I finally added the next chapter! It took me forever to do, but I did it! I really want to finish this story up because I have an idea for a sequel-ish type thing. I already know how I'm going to go on with this fic, I just need to get off my lazy but and write 'em. Which I plan on doing. Er... Later... I've been trying to write at school since I'm too lazy to write at home. Hehehe...
And whew! Did you notice how long this chapter was?! Longest one I've ever written, probably. Ah, well. 'Twas fun, even if it was really fruitty and didn't move the story along at all.
Well, expect the next chapter erm... Soon since I'm already working on it and a quarter of it is finished. :)