Author's Note: I would just like to thank Anna for her email, I tried to
reply to you but I kept getting the email returned.
Part Five
Darryl was sat in one of the large white chairs in the sunroom. He looked up and around the Halliwell manor. To someone that did not know what had happened, the household seemed to be function to a relatively normal state.
The house was in the usually turmoil.
Phoebe had greeted him in her normal way and then rushed off as her phone rang again. She looked in the same hectic self as normal as she explained that she would be right back.
Piper was upstairs fussing around and he'd not seen Paige since he had arrived. Actually he had not seen Paige since he had carried her out of P3.
Darryl looked up at Phoebe who came in.
"Sorry about that it was Elise." Phoebe explained as she took a seat opposite her friend. "I brought you some coffee."
"Thanks," Darryl replied as he took the mug off her. "How you feeling?"
"Fine," Phoebe said as she took a sip of her coffee. "Just in the need of some serious caffeine. So what new?"
Darryl passed Phoebe some photographs. "We need to go over both your and Paige's statements and fill in the gaps."
"Okay," Phoebe took a deep breath, "Lets go through it."
"We're going to need Paige as well." Darryl explained
Phoebe glanced towards the ceiling, "That might not be as easy."
* * *
Paige closed her eyes softly as she heard Piper on the other side of the door. She just needed to stay focussed so that she would be able to deal with this. Trying to work through everything that was floating through her mind.
The understanding of the attack on P3 was random and had sunk in as soon as the feet ran down the stairs. It was just bad luck.
But why had she been raped?
There were over a couple of dozen other women in P3 that night, so why her?
She knew the answer to that without even thinking about it. She had put herself in the right position, made herself the perfect victim by flirting with that monster all night. Dancing with him, exchanging chat up lines and even telling him a bit about her herself. She'd brought it all on herself.
Pulling herself up she flung open the bathroom door. Ignoring Piper, who was sitting on the floor outside her room, she headed straight for her bedroom. She needed her vodka. Something that would dull the pain, stop the tears and help her enter denial again.
A belief that if she didn't speak about it to anyone then maybe it was just a bad dream and had never happened.
"Paige?" She heard Piper voice call after her.
"Not right now," Paige almost shouted as she fixed her eyes straight in front of her. "Okay not right not."
"Paige, we just want to help."
"I can deal with this." Paige told her in a determined voice.
Piper look at her younger sister, the direct approach seemed to have worked with Phoebe. It had shocked her out of her silence and denial.
She placed her hand on Paige's shoulder. "I know what happened in that office."
Paige briefly looked at Piper through tearstained eyes to see her older sister's concerned face.
"Just give me a minute," Paige replied as she closed the door behind her.
Paige quickly made her way to the bedside cupboard and flung it open. She quickly scanned through her positions in there before standing to throw things rapidly on the floor.
She needed that bottle of Vodka now more than ever.
Unable to find her bottle of Vodka she reached for her oversized sweater and an old pair of jeans.
* * *
Glowing white orbs appeared before Phoebe and Darryl. Phoebe glanced up at her brother-in-law as she attempted to read the expression on his face.
Leo looked back at the two of them briefly before leaving the room and rushing out the room.
"Piper!" He called up the stairs.
Phoebe gripped on to Darryl arm; Leo's actions had just confirmed everything that she had fear. She just needed to hold on to someone.
Darryl pushed her files and drink away as he wrapped his arms around his friend's pulling her into a hug.
Phoebe watched, as Leo appeared only second later with his wife.
Piper took a seat straight away and glanced back up at her husband, "What did the elders say?"
"They confirmed what you thought."
"What exactly?" Phoebe asked, "What do the Underworld know?"
Leo looked at them, how did he actually tell them. How did he stop the blissful denial in which they had all been living in?
"They know your one Charmed One down so to speak." Leo started before his voice sobered. "They know Paige was raped."
Part Five
Darryl was sat in one of the large white chairs in the sunroom. He looked up and around the Halliwell manor. To someone that did not know what had happened, the household seemed to be function to a relatively normal state.
The house was in the usually turmoil.
Phoebe had greeted him in her normal way and then rushed off as her phone rang again. She looked in the same hectic self as normal as she explained that she would be right back.
Piper was upstairs fussing around and he'd not seen Paige since he had arrived. Actually he had not seen Paige since he had carried her out of P3.
Darryl looked up at Phoebe who came in.
"Sorry about that it was Elise." Phoebe explained as she took a seat opposite her friend. "I brought you some coffee."
"Thanks," Darryl replied as he took the mug off her. "How you feeling?"
"Fine," Phoebe said as she took a sip of her coffee. "Just in the need of some serious caffeine. So what new?"
Darryl passed Phoebe some photographs. "We need to go over both your and Paige's statements and fill in the gaps."
"Okay," Phoebe took a deep breath, "Lets go through it."
"We're going to need Paige as well." Darryl explained
Phoebe glanced towards the ceiling, "That might not be as easy."
* * *
Paige closed her eyes softly as she heard Piper on the other side of the door. She just needed to stay focussed so that she would be able to deal with this. Trying to work through everything that was floating through her mind.
The understanding of the attack on P3 was random and had sunk in as soon as the feet ran down the stairs. It was just bad luck.
But why had she been raped?
There were over a couple of dozen other women in P3 that night, so why her?
She knew the answer to that without even thinking about it. She had put herself in the right position, made herself the perfect victim by flirting with that monster all night. Dancing with him, exchanging chat up lines and even telling him a bit about her herself. She'd brought it all on herself.
Pulling herself up she flung open the bathroom door. Ignoring Piper, who was sitting on the floor outside her room, she headed straight for her bedroom. She needed her vodka. Something that would dull the pain, stop the tears and help her enter denial again.
A belief that if she didn't speak about it to anyone then maybe it was just a bad dream and had never happened.
"Paige?" She heard Piper voice call after her.
"Not right now," Paige almost shouted as she fixed her eyes straight in front of her. "Okay not right not."
"Paige, we just want to help."
"I can deal with this." Paige told her in a determined voice.
Piper look at her younger sister, the direct approach seemed to have worked with Phoebe. It had shocked her out of her silence and denial.
She placed her hand on Paige's shoulder. "I know what happened in that office."
Paige briefly looked at Piper through tearstained eyes to see her older sister's concerned face.
"Just give me a minute," Paige replied as she closed the door behind her.
Paige quickly made her way to the bedside cupboard and flung it open. She quickly scanned through her positions in there before standing to throw things rapidly on the floor.
She needed that bottle of Vodka now more than ever.
Unable to find her bottle of Vodka she reached for her oversized sweater and an old pair of jeans.
* * *
Glowing white orbs appeared before Phoebe and Darryl. Phoebe glanced up at her brother-in-law as she attempted to read the expression on his face.
Leo looked back at the two of them briefly before leaving the room and rushing out the room.
"Piper!" He called up the stairs.
Phoebe gripped on to Darryl arm; Leo's actions had just confirmed everything that she had fear. She just needed to hold on to someone.
Darryl pushed her files and drink away as he wrapped his arms around his friend's pulling her into a hug.
Phoebe watched, as Leo appeared only second later with his wife.
Piper took a seat straight away and glanced back up at her husband, "What did the elders say?"
"They confirmed what you thought."
"What exactly?" Phoebe asked, "What do the Underworld know?"
Leo looked at them, how did he actually tell them. How did he stop the blissful denial in which they had all been living in?
"They know your one Charmed One down so to speak." Leo started before his voice sobered. "They know Paige was raped."