Happy holidays! I meant to get this part up yesterday, but was unable to.
I hope you like it!
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Chimera walked swiftly back to the sunroom. "I am sorry that too so long. My housemate just got back from returning the truck and isn't feeling well; I had to go hunting for the painkiller."
"Is he alright?" Paige asked.
"He's fine, it probably is mostly exhaustion, we have been really busy and haven't been getting a lot of sleep as of late." She glanced briefly toward the ceiling and muttered, "Though he does worry me sometimes."
Phoebe narrowed her eyes, as if scrutinizing Chimera. "Are you sure that you aren't in love with him?"
Chimera looked at her and smiled. "Positive. I am in love with and practically engaged to someone else."
"Will we be meeting him sometime soon?" Piper enquired.
Chimera's smile faded, she looked away and began to fiddle with her pendant. "No, he is not here right now. He is a P.I. and is often away on a case, as he is now."
Paige eyed her slightly suspiciously. "Doesn't he mind you staying with another man?"
Chimera grinned slightly. "No, in fact he insisted on it. He doesn't like the idea of me being alone in a city, especially a new city. So he asked a friend of his who was moving here if he would like to board with us and he agreed."
Piper and Phoebe exchanged a glance.
"That is actually a very good idea," Phoebe said. "Our older sister, Prue, was almost killed some years ago by a stalker."
Chimera put a hand to her mouth. "Oh gosh! Where is she now?"
Piper looked away, trying not to cry. Phoebe looked down as well.
"She was killed almost three years ago," Paige answered.
"I'm sorry," Chimera said sincerely.
"Thank you," Phoebe whispered.
Piper composed herself and glanced at her watch. "I have to be going, there is a party coming to my club, P3, tonight and I have to prepare for it."
Chimera nodded. "I have an interview in a little over an hour as well."
Piper crouched down to pick up Mel who promptly began to wail in protest.
Chimera knelt down to her. "Mel how about I make you a deal?"
Mel quieted a little and looked at her.
"If you are good for your mommy, aunts and daddy then you can come over whenever they say it's ok and I am here and you can play with the blocks. How is that?"
Mel stared at her, considering her ultimatum. Then she nodded, released the blocks and allowed her mother to pick her up.
"Thank you." Piper smiled.
Chimera smiled back, she glanced at Mel and her smile became a little wistful. Piper looked at her compassionately and knowingly.
Chimera lead them to the door. "Thank you for coming over and thank you for the casserole."
"It was nothing," Piper assured her.
"It was a lot! With this interview I didn't know when I was going to have time to make dinner!"
Piper smiled. "Well it was a pleasure to meet you, Chimera."
"It was a pleasure to meet all of you as well."
"I hope your housemate feels better," Phoebe told her.
Paige nodded. "And welcome to the neighborhood."
"Thank you."
Chimera watched them leave the yard then went back into the house. She glanced briefly up at the ceiling then walked toward the sunroom to clean up, shaking her head.
~*~
Phoebe walked just behind her sisters toward Halliwell Manor. She had the feeling that she was being watched. She turned back toward the house, she saw nothing, and the feeling went away. She turned back around, shaking her head trying to calm the thoughts bouncing around inside of it.
~*~
Cole stepped away from the widow when Phoebe looked back. He held his breath until she turned back around and followed her sisters. He sighed and went back to bed.
~*~
Elsewhere an ancient evil is planning something that has never been planned before, never even considered before. The evil smiles as he sees that everything seems to be going according to its plan.
~*~
Whadday think? A little taste of what is to come.
~*~
Chimera walked swiftly back to the sunroom. "I am sorry that too so long. My housemate just got back from returning the truck and isn't feeling well; I had to go hunting for the painkiller."
"Is he alright?" Paige asked.
"He's fine, it probably is mostly exhaustion, we have been really busy and haven't been getting a lot of sleep as of late." She glanced briefly toward the ceiling and muttered, "Though he does worry me sometimes."
Phoebe narrowed her eyes, as if scrutinizing Chimera. "Are you sure that you aren't in love with him?"
Chimera looked at her and smiled. "Positive. I am in love with and practically engaged to someone else."
"Will we be meeting him sometime soon?" Piper enquired.
Chimera's smile faded, she looked away and began to fiddle with her pendant. "No, he is not here right now. He is a P.I. and is often away on a case, as he is now."
Paige eyed her slightly suspiciously. "Doesn't he mind you staying with another man?"
Chimera grinned slightly. "No, in fact he insisted on it. He doesn't like the idea of me being alone in a city, especially a new city. So he asked a friend of his who was moving here if he would like to board with us and he agreed."
Piper and Phoebe exchanged a glance.
"That is actually a very good idea," Phoebe said. "Our older sister, Prue, was almost killed some years ago by a stalker."
Chimera put a hand to her mouth. "Oh gosh! Where is she now?"
Piper looked away, trying not to cry. Phoebe looked down as well.
"She was killed almost three years ago," Paige answered.
"I'm sorry," Chimera said sincerely.
"Thank you," Phoebe whispered.
Piper composed herself and glanced at her watch. "I have to be going, there is a party coming to my club, P3, tonight and I have to prepare for it."
Chimera nodded. "I have an interview in a little over an hour as well."
Piper crouched down to pick up Mel who promptly began to wail in protest.
Chimera knelt down to her. "Mel how about I make you a deal?"
Mel quieted a little and looked at her.
"If you are good for your mommy, aunts and daddy then you can come over whenever they say it's ok and I am here and you can play with the blocks. How is that?"
Mel stared at her, considering her ultimatum. Then she nodded, released the blocks and allowed her mother to pick her up.
"Thank you." Piper smiled.
Chimera smiled back, she glanced at Mel and her smile became a little wistful. Piper looked at her compassionately and knowingly.
Chimera lead them to the door. "Thank you for coming over and thank you for the casserole."
"It was nothing," Piper assured her.
"It was a lot! With this interview I didn't know when I was going to have time to make dinner!"
Piper smiled. "Well it was a pleasure to meet you, Chimera."
"It was a pleasure to meet all of you as well."
"I hope your housemate feels better," Phoebe told her.
Paige nodded. "And welcome to the neighborhood."
"Thank you."
Chimera watched them leave the yard then went back into the house. She glanced briefly up at the ceiling then walked toward the sunroom to clean up, shaking her head.
~*~
Phoebe walked just behind her sisters toward Halliwell Manor. She had the feeling that she was being watched. She turned back toward the house, she saw nothing, and the feeling went away. She turned back around, shaking her head trying to calm the thoughts bouncing around inside of it.
~*~
Cole stepped away from the widow when Phoebe looked back. He held his breath until she turned back around and followed her sisters. He sighed and went back to bed.
~*~
Elsewhere an ancient evil is planning something that has never been planned before, never even considered before. The evil smiles as he sees that everything seems to be going according to its plan.
~*~
Whadday think? A little taste of what is to come.
