Chapter 8
"REALLY?" Jamie asked with a childish excitement. Her red hair was down, and draped over her neck as she hugged Piper and Leo with love. "Really." Piper replied, she hugged Jamie back, and tears of joy made small trails down her face. "But what about Jersey? Where is she going to go? She can't leave, I will miss her too much." Jamie exclaimed. Leo looked down at Jamie and smiled. "Jersey's still going to live here, with Phoebe and Cole." Leo answered. Jamie looked up at him and smiled.
"What color do you like best?" Piper asked Jamie, pointing to the paint samples in the store called 'Indoor World'. Jamie tilted her head, then looked back up at Leo and Piper. "I like that." Jamie said. She reached out her right hand, and pointed to the baby blue color on the sample list. Piper smiled, that was her favorite color too. "I like that one too. Wanna go pick out your bed?" Piper replied, bending down to Jamie's height. Jamie nodded eagerly. "What color is Jersey painting her room?" Jamie asked. Piper looked up at Leo, but he shrugged. "I don't know. They've been to this part of the store already. We'll see them in the bed section." Leo said. Jamie nodded and turned toward the beds. As the three walked to meet Phoebe, Cole and Jersey, Piper had some time to think. Even though Jamie wasn't hers biologically, she still wanted everything to be perfect. She wanted the best, and nothing but that. She watched as Jamie skipped happily down the isles. She saw Cole and Phoebe standing in the back of Jersey, who was hidden behind the bed from Piper's point of view. She saw Jersey come in front of the bed where Phoebe and Cole stood. Cole picked her up, and Piper thought that they had finally got what they had wanted. They had their family. All the personal battles they fought to get there, they had won. She didn't think that any of them could be happier. Jamie ran to Jersey, and Phoebe looked down at her. Piper and Leo caught up with the anxious seven year old. "Hey. What color did you pick?" Jamie asked Jersey, who had been let down by Cole. Jersey looked at Jamie with a blank stare. "For what?" Jersey asked confused. Jamie rolled her eyes. "For you room." Jamie replied. Jersey nodded. "Really, all white. Wanna see my bed?" Jersey answered, a smile creeping across her face. Jamie nodded, and Jersey pointed to a twin bed, that had a black frame, with a square canapé style. Jamie smiled "I'm gonna have red sheets." "Cool." Phoebe smiled and greeted her sister. "Which one should I have?" Jamie asked Jersey. Jersey shrugged. "I like that one, it's my second choice." Jersey replied. Jersey, Jamie, Cole and Phoebe followed the excited twins to the next row of bed frames. Leo looked down at Piper. "I don't think we could be happier." Leo said, hugging Piper. Piper looked up at him, and looked down at her stomach. "I do." Piper said with a huge smile on her face. Leo's face had also lightened up with an ear-to-ear grin. "You mean your, Piper that's great!" Leo said. They couple hugged again, then joined the rest of their family. (Nine months later) Jamie and Jersey sat on opposite ends of the lunch table, as they talked lively with their friends. "You can't be twins. You don't look the same, plus you guys have different moms and dads." A little boy with dark brown hair, and small blue eyes argued. Jersey rolled her eyes. "Never mind, it's not our fault if you're to dumb to understand." Jersey said. The surrounding kids laughed and giggled. Jamie laughed too. "Were adopted. You can even ask Mrs. Chester." Jamie explained. The little boy nodded his head. "Jersey, are you playing kickball today?" A little boy with blonde hair and brown eyes asked. Jersey nodded. "Yes Troy. We play it everyday." Jersey replied, taking the last bite out of her sandwich. Jamie looked at Jersey. "I'm not playing. Miranda, Chrissie and me are playing Jump rope." Jamie corrected. Jersey nodded. The group went outside to the playground, and Troy held a red kickball in his hand. "Jersey, do you wanna be captain?" Troy asked. Jersey shook her head sweetly. "No, just make sure you pick me first." Jersey said. Troy nodded. "That's how it always works." Troy said. Jersey smiled, and watched Jamie run off with two other girls. The teams were picked, and they were just about to begin when a recess supervisor walked up to Jersey with Jamie. "Jersey, you aunt has come early. You have to leave now." The lunch lady said, brushing her frizzy blonde hair away from her face. "Ok." Jersey agreed, saying good-bye to her friends, and leaving the kickball field. "Hey." Phoebe said. She walked into the office and signed Jersey and Jamie out. "That's not my aunt." Jersey corrected the lunch lady. The lunch lady looked confused. "Ok, then, err, your, uh," She began, but couldn't find a reason why she had a different last name. "Jersey's my daughter." Phoebe said, taking Jersey's and Jamie's hand. The three hurried and left the school, and drove home to the manor. "What's wrong?" Jamie asked, walking in the door. Piper was waiting on the couch, with her hands rested lightly on her maternity belly. "We promised we'd help you fight the next bad guy didn't we?" She asked, slowly getting up to greet the twins. The seven-year-olds faces sprung into life with prize-winning smiles. Piper smiled. This warlock they had discovered, was barley even a threat. Cole had helped them on their fighting technique and they had to learn how to somehow. "All we have to do is call him." Paige said from behind Piper. "We will be right her to protect you, if you don't think you can do it, we understand." Piper said. Jersey shook her head. "No way! This is TOO cool." Jersey said. The room filled up with laughter, then rose to a more serious level, as the three sisters began to call for the warlock. Piper stood behind Jamie, as Phoebe did with Jersey. Cole and Leo stood on the sides, for super protection. Paige stood behind them all in the direct middle. The warlock blinked in, and immediately noticed the twins. "I'm not that week, witches." The warlock said. Fire flashed out of Jersey's fingertips, and through the warlock back against the wall. Jamie's confidence level grew, and Ice also weakened the warlock devastatingly. He climbed to his feet. He through a small amount of fire back at Jersey, but to everyone's surprise, the seven-year-old was ready for the hit. She blocked it with her own fire, then gave the demon an awakening jolt of her electricity. The adults gleamed proudly. The demon was about to blink out, when Jersey gave another shot electricity, and at the same time water sprouted from Jamie's fingertips. The water carried the electricity and magnified it, and the room watched at the warlock vanquished with a brilliant flame. Jamie and Jersey gave each other a high five. The adults stood in amazement. "See, I told you they knew what they were doing." Cole said, walking back to the center of the room. Paige rolled her eyes. "That was pure skill. It had nothing to do with you." Paige argued back. Leo rolled his eyes. "You guys did great." Piper complemented. Jersey and Jamie smiled. "Thank you. The last thing we did, Cole taught us how to do that. Did you know that Water con-dutd electricity?" Jamie asked. Jersey nodded her head along, and Paige smiled. "Wow, that's pretty interesting, water conducts electricity huh?" Paige asked. Jamie's eyes narrowed. She knew that Paige had corrected her. "Yep." Jamie said. Jersey smiled and put her arm around her sister. "We should do that more often. Can we fight the next one too?" Jersey asked. Piper looked at Phoebe. "Maybe. Probably, it depends, sometimes we like to fight them by ourselves." Phoebe said, winking at Piper, who smiled. Jersey nodded. "When are we going to finish our rooms?" Jamie asked, now sitting on the couch. Piper looked at Leo. "We can finish them this weekend. All we have left to do is put the last of your furniture in there." Piper said, joining Jamie on the couch. Jamie nodded. Snickers came trotting into the living room, and Jersey greeted her by picking her up and hugging the puppy. "You not going to be able to pick her up soon." Phoebe said. Jersey looked up at Phoebe and nodded. "I think she grew out of her collar." Jersey agreed, handing Snickers to Phoebe, then felt a light-balb turn on in her head. "Wanna see the tricks me and Jamie taught her?" Jersey asked, looking at Jamie, who was smiling eagerly. "Sure." Leo said, sitting on the couch next to Piper. Jamie got off the couch. "She only knows a few. Like sit, stay and come, but we are going to teach her how to jump really high, and catch Frisbees and stuff." Jamie exclaimed. Phoebe gave Snickers back to Jersey, who gently set her down on the floor. "I'll get the treats." Jamie offered, skipping off into the kitchen. Piper smiled at Leo, who happily returned it. Jersey sat on the floor, and pet Snickers. Jamie came back with a handful of treats. "Ok, you have to sit down though." Jamie said, looking at Jersey, who stood up and nodded. Phoebe and Cole sat down next to Paige, and gave their attention to Jersey and Jamie. "Snickers!" Jersey called; Snickers looked up at Jersey, and wagged her tail when she saw that Jamie had treats in her hand. "Sit!" Jersey said, waiting for Snickers to sit down, and so she did. "Good girl." Jamie rewarded, taking a treat from Jersey, and feeding it to Snickers. The adults clapped and cheered, bringing proud grins on the twin's faces. Phoebe leaned on Cole, and Paige sat back in her seat. Jamie returned to Jersey's side, and was about to begin their next trick, when a gasp escaped Piper's mouth. All heads turned toward Piper, who grabbed Leo's hand and put a hand on her stomach. "Leo, I think my water just broke!" Piper said, still staying calm. Leo helped her up, and Phoebe, Cole and Paige immediately ran to get the car started. Jersey looked at Jamie and shrugged. Paige ran panicky back into the house. "Paige, can you get my stuff, it's in my room." Piper said, clinging to Leo for support. Paige nodded, and ran up the stairs. Leo and Piper walked out of the manor, as Jamie and Jersey watched in curiosity. "Snickers, come." Jersey said, Snickers trotted over to Jersey, who happily picked the puppy up, and sat her on the couch. Paige appeared at the bottom of the stairs, and looked down at Jamie and Jersey. "Guys, come on. Piper's gonna have her baby." Paige said excitedly. Jamie smiled. "Cool." Jersey said, and walked calmly out the door, and sat in the back seat of the car that Piper and Leo were in. Phoebe, Cole and Paige all climbed into Cole's car, and followed the first car to the hospital.
"REALLY?" Jamie asked with a childish excitement. Her red hair was down, and draped over her neck as she hugged Piper and Leo with love. "Really." Piper replied, she hugged Jamie back, and tears of joy made small trails down her face. "But what about Jersey? Where is she going to go? She can't leave, I will miss her too much." Jamie exclaimed. Leo looked down at Jamie and smiled. "Jersey's still going to live here, with Phoebe and Cole." Leo answered. Jamie looked up at him and smiled.
"What color do you like best?" Piper asked Jamie, pointing to the paint samples in the store called 'Indoor World'. Jamie tilted her head, then looked back up at Leo and Piper. "I like that." Jamie said. She reached out her right hand, and pointed to the baby blue color on the sample list. Piper smiled, that was her favorite color too. "I like that one too. Wanna go pick out your bed?" Piper replied, bending down to Jamie's height. Jamie nodded eagerly. "What color is Jersey painting her room?" Jamie asked. Piper looked up at Leo, but he shrugged. "I don't know. They've been to this part of the store already. We'll see them in the bed section." Leo said. Jamie nodded and turned toward the beds. As the three walked to meet Phoebe, Cole and Jersey, Piper had some time to think. Even though Jamie wasn't hers biologically, she still wanted everything to be perfect. She wanted the best, and nothing but that. She watched as Jamie skipped happily down the isles. She saw Cole and Phoebe standing in the back of Jersey, who was hidden behind the bed from Piper's point of view. She saw Jersey come in front of the bed where Phoebe and Cole stood. Cole picked her up, and Piper thought that they had finally got what they had wanted. They had their family. All the personal battles they fought to get there, they had won. She didn't think that any of them could be happier. Jamie ran to Jersey, and Phoebe looked down at her. Piper and Leo caught up with the anxious seven year old. "Hey. What color did you pick?" Jamie asked Jersey, who had been let down by Cole. Jersey looked at Jamie with a blank stare. "For what?" Jersey asked confused. Jamie rolled her eyes. "For you room." Jamie replied. Jersey nodded. "Really, all white. Wanna see my bed?" Jersey answered, a smile creeping across her face. Jamie nodded, and Jersey pointed to a twin bed, that had a black frame, with a square canapé style. Jamie smiled "I'm gonna have red sheets." "Cool." Phoebe smiled and greeted her sister. "Which one should I have?" Jamie asked Jersey. Jersey shrugged. "I like that one, it's my second choice." Jersey replied. Jersey, Jamie, Cole and Phoebe followed the excited twins to the next row of bed frames. Leo looked down at Piper. "I don't think we could be happier." Leo said, hugging Piper. Piper looked up at him, and looked down at her stomach. "I do." Piper said with a huge smile on her face. Leo's face had also lightened up with an ear-to-ear grin. "You mean your, Piper that's great!" Leo said. They couple hugged again, then joined the rest of their family. (Nine months later) Jamie and Jersey sat on opposite ends of the lunch table, as they talked lively with their friends. "You can't be twins. You don't look the same, plus you guys have different moms and dads." A little boy with dark brown hair, and small blue eyes argued. Jersey rolled her eyes. "Never mind, it's not our fault if you're to dumb to understand." Jersey said. The surrounding kids laughed and giggled. Jamie laughed too. "Were adopted. You can even ask Mrs. Chester." Jamie explained. The little boy nodded his head. "Jersey, are you playing kickball today?" A little boy with blonde hair and brown eyes asked. Jersey nodded. "Yes Troy. We play it everyday." Jersey replied, taking the last bite out of her sandwich. Jamie looked at Jersey. "I'm not playing. Miranda, Chrissie and me are playing Jump rope." Jamie corrected. Jersey nodded. The group went outside to the playground, and Troy held a red kickball in his hand. "Jersey, do you wanna be captain?" Troy asked. Jersey shook her head sweetly. "No, just make sure you pick me first." Jersey said. Troy nodded. "That's how it always works." Troy said. Jersey smiled, and watched Jamie run off with two other girls. The teams were picked, and they were just about to begin when a recess supervisor walked up to Jersey with Jamie. "Jersey, you aunt has come early. You have to leave now." The lunch lady said, brushing her frizzy blonde hair away from her face. "Ok." Jersey agreed, saying good-bye to her friends, and leaving the kickball field. "Hey." Phoebe said. She walked into the office and signed Jersey and Jamie out. "That's not my aunt." Jersey corrected the lunch lady. The lunch lady looked confused. "Ok, then, err, your, uh," She began, but couldn't find a reason why she had a different last name. "Jersey's my daughter." Phoebe said, taking Jersey's and Jamie's hand. The three hurried and left the school, and drove home to the manor. "What's wrong?" Jamie asked, walking in the door. Piper was waiting on the couch, with her hands rested lightly on her maternity belly. "We promised we'd help you fight the next bad guy didn't we?" She asked, slowly getting up to greet the twins. The seven-year-olds faces sprung into life with prize-winning smiles. Piper smiled. This warlock they had discovered, was barley even a threat. Cole had helped them on their fighting technique and they had to learn how to somehow. "All we have to do is call him." Paige said from behind Piper. "We will be right her to protect you, if you don't think you can do it, we understand." Piper said. Jersey shook her head. "No way! This is TOO cool." Jersey said. The room filled up with laughter, then rose to a more serious level, as the three sisters began to call for the warlock. Piper stood behind Jamie, as Phoebe did with Jersey. Cole and Leo stood on the sides, for super protection. Paige stood behind them all in the direct middle. The warlock blinked in, and immediately noticed the twins. "I'm not that week, witches." The warlock said. Fire flashed out of Jersey's fingertips, and through the warlock back against the wall. Jamie's confidence level grew, and Ice also weakened the warlock devastatingly. He climbed to his feet. He through a small amount of fire back at Jersey, but to everyone's surprise, the seven-year-old was ready for the hit. She blocked it with her own fire, then gave the demon an awakening jolt of her electricity. The adults gleamed proudly. The demon was about to blink out, when Jersey gave another shot electricity, and at the same time water sprouted from Jamie's fingertips. The water carried the electricity and magnified it, and the room watched at the warlock vanquished with a brilliant flame. Jamie and Jersey gave each other a high five. The adults stood in amazement. "See, I told you they knew what they were doing." Cole said, walking back to the center of the room. Paige rolled her eyes. "That was pure skill. It had nothing to do with you." Paige argued back. Leo rolled his eyes. "You guys did great." Piper complemented. Jersey and Jamie smiled. "Thank you. The last thing we did, Cole taught us how to do that. Did you know that Water con-dutd electricity?" Jamie asked. Jersey nodded her head along, and Paige smiled. "Wow, that's pretty interesting, water conducts electricity huh?" Paige asked. Jamie's eyes narrowed. She knew that Paige had corrected her. "Yep." Jamie said. Jersey smiled and put her arm around her sister. "We should do that more often. Can we fight the next one too?" Jersey asked. Piper looked at Phoebe. "Maybe. Probably, it depends, sometimes we like to fight them by ourselves." Phoebe said, winking at Piper, who smiled. Jersey nodded. "When are we going to finish our rooms?" Jamie asked, now sitting on the couch. Piper looked at Leo. "We can finish them this weekend. All we have left to do is put the last of your furniture in there." Piper said, joining Jamie on the couch. Jamie nodded. Snickers came trotting into the living room, and Jersey greeted her by picking her up and hugging the puppy. "You not going to be able to pick her up soon." Phoebe said. Jersey looked up at Phoebe and nodded. "I think she grew out of her collar." Jersey agreed, handing Snickers to Phoebe, then felt a light-balb turn on in her head. "Wanna see the tricks me and Jamie taught her?" Jersey asked, looking at Jamie, who was smiling eagerly. "Sure." Leo said, sitting on the couch next to Piper. Jamie got off the couch. "She only knows a few. Like sit, stay and come, but we are going to teach her how to jump really high, and catch Frisbees and stuff." Jamie exclaimed. Phoebe gave Snickers back to Jersey, who gently set her down on the floor. "I'll get the treats." Jamie offered, skipping off into the kitchen. Piper smiled at Leo, who happily returned it. Jersey sat on the floor, and pet Snickers. Jamie came back with a handful of treats. "Ok, you have to sit down though." Jamie said, looking at Jersey, who stood up and nodded. Phoebe and Cole sat down next to Paige, and gave their attention to Jersey and Jamie. "Snickers!" Jersey called; Snickers looked up at Jersey, and wagged her tail when she saw that Jamie had treats in her hand. "Sit!" Jersey said, waiting for Snickers to sit down, and so she did. "Good girl." Jamie rewarded, taking a treat from Jersey, and feeding it to Snickers. The adults clapped and cheered, bringing proud grins on the twin's faces. Phoebe leaned on Cole, and Paige sat back in her seat. Jamie returned to Jersey's side, and was about to begin their next trick, when a gasp escaped Piper's mouth. All heads turned toward Piper, who grabbed Leo's hand and put a hand on her stomach. "Leo, I think my water just broke!" Piper said, still staying calm. Leo helped her up, and Phoebe, Cole and Paige immediately ran to get the car started. Jersey looked at Jamie and shrugged. Paige ran panicky back into the house. "Paige, can you get my stuff, it's in my room." Piper said, clinging to Leo for support. Paige nodded, and ran up the stairs. Leo and Piper walked out of the manor, as Jamie and Jersey watched in curiosity. "Snickers, come." Jersey said, Snickers trotted over to Jersey, who happily picked the puppy up, and sat her on the couch. Paige appeared at the bottom of the stairs, and looked down at Jamie and Jersey. "Guys, come on. Piper's gonna have her baby." Paige said excitedly. Jamie smiled. "Cool." Jersey said, and walked calmly out the door, and sat in the back seat of the car that Piper and Leo were in. Phoebe, Cole and Paige all climbed into Cole's car, and followed the first car to the hospital.
