Chapter VIII
In the bathroom, Piper relaxed her back on against the tube and hummed herself a happy tune. Having her eyes closed, and her hair twisted in the towel, she smiled and thought to herself, "This is relaxing."
Downstairs, Paige fixed herself a club sandwich.
"Mayo, mustard ew…" she murmured to herself while nodded her head along, "lettuce, tomatoes, ham, ham, salami, another salami, bread, turkey, turkey's good, and tomatoes, lettuce, and bread. Voilà." She held up her sandwich, "Damn I eat more than most pregnant women." Admiring her sandwich she took a bite and made yummy noises. "Don't I know how to make a killer sandwich or what?"
Laying and staring into space, Phoebe laid her hands on her stomach and started tapping it with her fingers.
Gazing at her, Cole wondered what she was thinking about, and what she was staring at.
"Phoebe?" Cole called for her in a low voice.
Continued to stare into space, she dismissed Cole's call as if she didn't even hear him.
"What are you staring at?" He questioned, looked up to the ceiling to see what was so interesting that had caught her attention.
"The ceiling." She answered quickly.
"Do you see anything interesting up there?" He looked at her weirdly.
"No."
"Then why are you spending the last hour staring?"
"Because, I'm trying to figure out a way to get through my sisters."
"Anything?"
"Nope." She finally turned to him
"Don't force it. It'll come eventually." He swept her bang back.
"I'm hungry." She suddenly announced.
"I'll call room service." He picked up the phone.
"I want steak, medium, and thoroughly cooked with fries." She said.
"Ok." Cole then dialed for room service and ordered.
Back at the manor, Piper hopped down the stairs, with a robe over her and a towel on her head.
"Feeling better?" Paige met her half way.
"Yep." Piper nodded, "Thanks."
"Anytime sis." Paige smiled, patted Piper's shoulder.
"Is Leo home yet?"
"Uh, no." Paige answered. "But, don't worry, he's not out picking up chicks."
"That was not what I thinking." Piper replied, "But thanks for the head up."
Paige smiled in embarrassment, and hopped upstairs.
"Have you heard anything from Cole and Phoebe?" Piper turned around.
"No. Don't worry about it. They can take care of themselves." Paige assured.
"I guess." Piper hesitated.
"Piper, the point of the bath is for you to get your mind off of Phoebe." Paige nagged.
"I know. But, I can't help it." She said, "What if I really drove her away?"
"Phoebe'll come over. It's not like Phoebe to just abandon her two beautiful sisters, and run off with her demon boyfriend, husband, or whatever he is to her."
"It wouldn't be the first time." Piper informed.
"Ok, apparently the bath didn't help, so I'm going to make you some chamomile tea." Paige declared, turning herself around and linked arm with Piper and pulled her into the kitchen.
Lazily rested her head on Cole's chest, Phoebe suddenly pulled away to sit up.
"What?" Cole looked confusingly at her.
Just stared at him, she didn't respond.
Pulling himself up, he sat crossed legs on the mattress, and placed his hands on Phoebe's lap.
"Would you still love me if I'm this big?" She brought out her hands and made two big curves from both sides into a circle. "And can't see my feet."
"I love you in any size." Cole assured her, and leaned over to kiss her on her cheek.
"You're lying." She pushed him away.
"I'm not lying." Cole defended himself. "It's the truth." He came closer and wrapped his arms around her. "I don't care if you're fat. You'll be my fat woman."
"Geez, don't you know how to make a girl feel good." Phoebe sarcastically replied.
In the bathroom, Piper relaxed her back on against the tube and hummed herself a happy tune. Having her eyes closed, and her hair twisted in the towel, she smiled and thought to herself, "This is relaxing."
Downstairs, Paige fixed herself a club sandwich.
"Mayo, mustard ew…" she murmured to herself while nodded her head along, "lettuce, tomatoes, ham, ham, salami, another salami, bread, turkey, turkey's good, and tomatoes, lettuce, and bread. Voilà." She held up her sandwich, "Damn I eat more than most pregnant women." Admiring her sandwich she took a bite and made yummy noises. "Don't I know how to make a killer sandwich or what?"
Laying and staring into space, Phoebe laid her hands on her stomach and started tapping it with her fingers.
Gazing at her, Cole wondered what she was thinking about, and what she was staring at.
"Phoebe?" Cole called for her in a low voice.
Continued to stare into space, she dismissed Cole's call as if she didn't even hear him.
"What are you staring at?" He questioned, looked up to the ceiling to see what was so interesting that had caught her attention.
"The ceiling." She answered quickly.
"Do you see anything interesting up there?" He looked at her weirdly.
"No."
"Then why are you spending the last hour staring?"
"Because, I'm trying to figure out a way to get through my sisters."
"Anything?"
"Nope." She finally turned to him
"Don't force it. It'll come eventually." He swept her bang back.
"I'm hungry." She suddenly announced.
"I'll call room service." He picked up the phone.
"I want steak, medium, and thoroughly cooked with fries." She said.
"Ok." Cole then dialed for room service and ordered.
Back at the manor, Piper hopped down the stairs, with a robe over her and a towel on her head.
"Feeling better?" Paige met her half way.
"Yep." Piper nodded, "Thanks."
"Anytime sis." Paige smiled, patted Piper's shoulder.
"Is Leo home yet?"
"Uh, no." Paige answered. "But, don't worry, he's not out picking up chicks."
"That was not what I thinking." Piper replied, "But thanks for the head up."
Paige smiled in embarrassment, and hopped upstairs.
"Have you heard anything from Cole and Phoebe?" Piper turned around.
"No. Don't worry about it. They can take care of themselves." Paige assured.
"I guess." Piper hesitated.
"Piper, the point of the bath is for you to get your mind off of Phoebe." Paige nagged.
"I know. But, I can't help it." She said, "What if I really drove her away?"
"Phoebe'll come over. It's not like Phoebe to just abandon her two beautiful sisters, and run off with her demon boyfriend, husband, or whatever he is to her."
"It wouldn't be the first time." Piper informed.
"Ok, apparently the bath didn't help, so I'm going to make you some chamomile tea." Paige declared, turning herself around and linked arm with Piper and pulled her into the kitchen.
Lazily rested her head on Cole's chest, Phoebe suddenly pulled away to sit up.
"What?" Cole looked confusingly at her.
Just stared at him, she didn't respond.
Pulling himself up, he sat crossed legs on the mattress, and placed his hands on Phoebe's lap.
"Would you still love me if I'm this big?" She brought out her hands and made two big curves from both sides into a circle. "And can't see my feet."
"I love you in any size." Cole assured her, and leaned over to kiss her on her cheek.
"You're lying." She pushed him away.
"I'm not lying." Cole defended himself. "It's the truth." He came closer and wrapped his arms around her. "I don't care if you're fat. You'll be my fat woman."
"Geez, don't you know how to make a girl feel good." Phoebe sarcastically replied.