YEAH!!!!! I'm thinking that there is only one chapter left. Maybe two at the most, but I'm seriously thinking about a squeal. It should be a good one… tell me what you think by leaving it in your review, or emailing me at charmedgal005@yahoo.com. Cuz if I don't get people saying that they want to see Rachel in a future fic, all grown up and stuff, then why waste time? Yeah. Um… read now.

************************************************************************

"Happy Birthday Mommy!" Rachel said, the next morning, waking Piper up by jumping onto her bed.

"Thank you Rachel."

"You're welcome. Daddy is bringing breakfast." She said, crawling under the covers.

"He is, is he?" Piper said, she leaned over and began to tickle Rachel. Rachel began to laugh hysterically. Rachel crawled deeper under the covers trying to hide, but Piper moved closer. Leo showed up at the door. He looked at Piper mischievously, set the tray quietly on the desk, and tiptoed to the other side of the bed. He they attacked Rachel, went sent her into deeper laughter.

"What is going on in here?" Phoebe said, stumbling to the door.

"They're tickling me!" Rachel explained from under the covers.

"Ok Rachel enough of this, you got to get ready for school." Piper said, throwing the covers off the bed.

"Do I have to?"

"Yep, other wise, someone will get very mad, and make you leave."

"Ok." Rachel said, leaving.

"Happy Birthday Sis." Phoebe said.

"Thank you."

"Yeah, Happy Birthday." Leo said, leaning over and kissing her.

"Can it be my birthday everyday?" She asked, this time kissing him.

"No, because your kitchen will be destroyed."

"What does that mean?"

"The toaster broke."

"Mmmm… I'll deal with that later." Piper said, between kisses.

"Um… guys?" Phoebe said. She pointed down, where Rachel was watching.

"Hey. Come on, let's get you some breakfast." Leo said, swooping up the girl under one arm, and caring her down the stairs, giggling the entire way.

"What are you going to do today?" Phoebe asked, taking the vacant spot in the bed.

"Unfortunately, work. It's inventory time." Phoebe groaned. "Hey, groaning is my job, not yours. Besides, you got your own work now. Last time you didn't, that is why I recruited you."

"Hey Piper! Happy Birthday!" Paige said, coming into the room.

"Wow, everyone up now. I'm impressed. Paige, can you get me that tray over there? I need to eat and be presentable to get Rachel to school."

"Not everyone, Cole isn't up yet. Then again, he doesn't have to go to work for the next week. After being gone for a month, and then gone for weeks, the past couple of months, they gave him a lot of comp time. Sorry, I'll take her over." Phoebe volunteered. "You guys didn't need to hear that about Cole."

"No. Thanks Pheebs." Piper said.

"Rest, we will do everything today." Paige said.

"You'll do my inventory?"

"Is it that time?" Paige asked. "Because you got to be crazy to try to enlist me to do that. Last time, you made me count the number of straws you had, twice! Not my idea of fun."

"Mine either, but I have to do it. I'll pick her up." Piper told Phoebe.

"We got work. We'll see you later Piper." Piper had a good day, despite the dreaded inventory. That night at dinner, everyone gave Piper their presents. Paige gave Piper a new toaster, confessing that she was the one that broke the old one.

"With you not helping me at all, I came up with this ingenious idea. I hope you like it." Phoebe said. She placed her present in front of Piper. Piper looked intrigued and opened it. She found a beautiful leather photo album. Phoebe had taken a leather burner and burned the triquetra on the cover

"Wow. This is amazing Phoebe." Piper said, she went over and hugged her sister.

"I got you this!" Rachel said, shoving her gift under Piper's hands. Piper looked at the unwrapped gift. [It is really hard to wrap flowers, believe me, I've tried]

"How did you know that these were my favorites?" Piper said.

"Phoebe told me."

"Ah. That is why you guys got home so late yesterday." Piper said.

"Yep."

"And this one is from me." Leo said. He pulled out a little something from behind his back. "I only got help, from someone not here." Leo said.

"Oh…" Piper said, as she opened it. There was a pair of diamond earrings. "These are, wow, um… who did you get help from?"

"Can't say."

"Thank you." Piper gave Leo a kiss. "Ok, as much as I was dreading turning 32, because that means getting old, you guys have made it all worth it." Piper smiled at her family.

"Leo, we got to go. We're going to be late!" Piper said, the next Monday. It was time for the appointment with the principal at Rachel's school.

"I don't see why this is even necessary." He said.

"The principal meets with all parents with kids new to the school. We're included in that census. And if he wasn't going to do this, I would have made an appointment anyway."

"Why? What do we have to talk to him about?"

"Um… considering half way through the year, Rachel will become ours officially, I think that, that is something worth informing the school about, ourselves."

"But that's not normal."

"Leo, we're not normal. And I would love to be, but I've faced the facts, we're not normal."

"Ok, let's go." Piper and Leo got out of the car, once they were at school. Piper looked down the hill, watching the kids play during recess.

"Mrs. Wyatt! I couldn't wait for you to come! I was just remembering the funniest thing from when you were here." The secretary said.

"Hi. As much as I'd like to spend time listening to you tell me stories about when my sisters and I were here, I need to get this meeting over with." Piper said. She tried to be nice without being rude.

"It will be just a minute." The secretary said.

"An old friend?" Leo asked, as they took a seat in some chairs.

"Secretary when I went here. And Phoebe was accident prone, so while playing on the playground would often end up here, and ask for me. Came to know the office people well." Piper explained.

"Ah."

"He's ready for you now." Piper and Leo went into the office.

"Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt. I'm Dr. Foster. I was looking for your daughter's file just a second ago, and I had difficulties finding it." Dr. Foster said.

"Look under Colt." Piper said. Dr. Foster went over to his filing cabinets, and pulled out a file. For the majority of the meeting, the principal went over the school, explaining how parents could get involved and other stuff.

"Any questions, I can answer?"

"Not a question, but something." Piper said.

"You haven't had a chance to look at Rachel's file obviously, because you couldn't find it, but you will notice that she wasn't in school for a year, and that she was in foster care." Dr. Foster opened up the folder and noticed that what Piper said was indeed true.

"I see that, are you guys her foster parents?" He asked.

"Actually, we're in the process of adopting her. Hopefully before winter break the paper work will be completed."

"Ah."

"We just wanted to let you know." Leo said.

"Well, thank you for telling me."

"Is that all?" Dr. Foster asked.

"One last question, how much do your school lunches cost?" Piper asked.