A/N: Sorry about the cliffhanger but I had to stop somewhere. I hope I put
enough Phoebe stuff in. This is the third chapter I've written today, and
it's 5:00 in the morning. I can't go to sleep so I might be writing for
another couple of hours.
CHAPTER 17: HONEST HALLIWELLS
Paige and Piper's conversation had taken place almost a week ago and Paige still didn't know what it meant. She was still having that feeling every time she was getting ready for a date with Greg or going out to see him. She knew it was the same feeling Piper talked about and that it had the same meaning for her. After seeing everything Phoebe went through with Cole, Paige was a little apprehensive to accept it, until she saw Piper and Leo.
Piper and Leo had only been dating for a couple of months when they decided to get married. They had known each other for a lot longer though. What if I get hurt like Phoebe got hurt? I don't even know if Greg is feeling the same way, thought Paige
Paige decided to talk to Greg about it. She knew he would understand how she felt, even if he didn't feel the same way but she was hoping he did. She was going to P3 in a little while to have dinner with him and she decided she would tell him there.
NEW SETTING: KITCHEN
Piper was in the kitchen warming up two bottles while Leo was sitting at the kitchen table holding Prudence. Little Phoebe was in her bouncy chair on the kitchen table, next to Leo. It had been a week since the twins were born and both Piper and Leo had only had a couple hours of sleep in the past week. Whenever one of the girls started to cry, she woke the other one up so they were always awake at the same time. It took both parents to get them back to sleep so it wasn't like they could take turns waking up and feeding or changing a baby. It had been the most tiresome, yet the best week of their lives. Piper had forgotten what it was like to have an infant that depended upon her for everything. It made her wish Wyatt was that small again so he would need her to do everything for him.
He had become increasingly independent for such a small child. He was nearing his first birthday and had recently started to walk. He had been talking more but couldn't string more than two words together. He was always content to sit in the middle of his room and play with his toys when his parents were feeding or changing the babies. He didn't feel neglected because whenever his mommy or daddy wasn't showering him with attention, one of his aunts were. Piper had also noticed that he enjoyed watching her feed Prudence or Little Phoebe or play with them.
"Bottles are ready." Announced Piper walking towards Leo and handing him one bottle to feed Prudence with. She then picked up Little Phoebe from her bouncy chair and started to feed her. Wyatt was sitting on one of the empty chairs watching his parents and little sisters. Leo looked up from Prudence and saw Piper looking at him feeding her. "What?" he asked.
"Nothing, I just can't believe what a wonderful father you make."
"Yeah well, it's nothing compared to how amazing you are. I love you."
"I love you too." Turning to Wyatt she added, "I love you too big guy."
"Love...you" replied Wyatt in his baby voice.
"Well Prudence is almost done with this bottle."
"Wow, that was quick, Phoebe isn't even half done. Just like Prue..always in a hurry. I can't believe how many memories she is bringing back."
"I know honey, every time I look at her I see Prue."
"Me too. It was so hard at first, but now I like having a little reminder of her. I just hope she doesn't take after her too much. Prue wasn't my favorite sister when she was a teenager."
"I can only imagine. You're right though, it is nice to have a reminder of her around. Almost like a little piece of her."
"God, I miss her so much."
"I know you do. We all do. Whoops...she's done. How's Phoebe doing?"
"She's almost done. Why don't you take Prudence upstairs and get her ready for her nap? I'll be up in a little while with Wyatt." Leo slowly got up from the table and put the bottle in the sink before leaving the kitchen and walking upstairs towards their bedroom. Phoebe still had a quarter of her bottle left so Piper decided to talk to Wyatt for a little while. "Hey big guy! Do you wanna leave your sisters with daddy today and me and you can spend a little time together?" Wyatt nodded his head enthusiastically. Piper felt really bad that she hadn't been able to spend as much time with her son in the past week. During her pregnancy, Piper had spent so much time with him and took him everywhere she went. She had been so busy with Prudence and Phoebe that she hadn't been able to go anywhere with Wyatt. It was almost like he understood that his sisters needed her attention though. The little 11 month old child never ceased to amaze her, he always seemed wise beyond his years. "Hmmm..someone's birthday is in a little while...I wonder what he wants?"
Wyatt knew what his mommy was saying and immediately knew she was talking about him. "Maybe we can go to the toy store and you can help me pick some things out that a one year old big boy would want. Would you like that?" Wyatt again nodded his head with enthusiasm. "Okay big boy, let me just go give Phoebe to Daddy and tell him what we're doing, then we'll get you dressed and we can go. Come on." Piper stood up and put Phoebe's bottle in the sink and then walked upstairs with Wyatt close behind her. She told Leo their plans and he seemed a little nervous to have to take care of Prudence and Phoebe all by himself but he knew Piper and Wyatt needed their time alone. Piper thanked him and then went to change Wyatt. They were out the door an hour later, on their way to the toy store.
NEW SETTING: JASON'S APARTMENT
Phoebe and Jason had been inseparable since he had gotten back from Hong Kong but since Piper's twins were born, Phoebe had practically moved in with Jason. She would have loved to have been at the manor, rather than Jason's apartment but with the constant demon fighting, it would have been impossible. It was hard for Phoebe to have to keep such a big secret, mostly because she had been with Cole for so long and he had known her secret for almost the whole relationship.
She had been contemplating whether or not to tell Jason she was a witch but she knew that she could only tell him if she really saw a future with him
But what if he doesn't want to have a future with me? That's crazy, he came back from Hong Kong and told me he didn't know how he could have lived without me. He must be serious about this, thought Phoebe
Her thoughts were interrupted when Jason came into the kitchen and started making breakfast. Whenever Phoebe stayed over, Jason made breakfast. They both knew she couldn't cook and the only reason she hadn't lived off of Captain Crunch for the past six years was because of Piper. Jason finished making pancakes for breakfast and sat down with Phoebe. She had been very quiet that morning and he didn't know why. "What's on your mind?" he asked.
"Okay, this might seem sudden and totally out of the blue but I need to know. I know we haven't been dating that long and we had that big long interruption, but we've spent so much time together over the past couple months since you got back and I can't imagine what my life would be like without you. I just need to know how serious you are about us.."
"Wow. That was sudden and out of the blue and really weird. I was kinda planning on telling you this at dinner tonight but what the hell. I was going to say basically the same things you just said so I'll just skip over that part and say it. Phoebe, I'm in love with you." Phoebe looked up from her pancakes and when she saw the expression on his face she knew he was serious. She jumped up from her seat and ran and jumped on his lap. "I'm in love with you too." She told him. He just hugged her back and they sat like that for the rest of the morning.
CHAPTER 17: HONEST HALLIWELLS
Paige and Piper's conversation had taken place almost a week ago and Paige still didn't know what it meant. She was still having that feeling every time she was getting ready for a date with Greg or going out to see him. She knew it was the same feeling Piper talked about and that it had the same meaning for her. After seeing everything Phoebe went through with Cole, Paige was a little apprehensive to accept it, until she saw Piper and Leo.
Piper and Leo had only been dating for a couple of months when they decided to get married. They had known each other for a lot longer though. What if I get hurt like Phoebe got hurt? I don't even know if Greg is feeling the same way, thought Paige
Paige decided to talk to Greg about it. She knew he would understand how she felt, even if he didn't feel the same way but she was hoping he did. She was going to P3 in a little while to have dinner with him and she decided she would tell him there.
NEW SETTING: KITCHEN
Piper was in the kitchen warming up two bottles while Leo was sitting at the kitchen table holding Prudence. Little Phoebe was in her bouncy chair on the kitchen table, next to Leo. It had been a week since the twins were born and both Piper and Leo had only had a couple hours of sleep in the past week. Whenever one of the girls started to cry, she woke the other one up so they were always awake at the same time. It took both parents to get them back to sleep so it wasn't like they could take turns waking up and feeding or changing a baby. It had been the most tiresome, yet the best week of their lives. Piper had forgotten what it was like to have an infant that depended upon her for everything. It made her wish Wyatt was that small again so he would need her to do everything for him.
He had become increasingly independent for such a small child. He was nearing his first birthday and had recently started to walk. He had been talking more but couldn't string more than two words together. He was always content to sit in the middle of his room and play with his toys when his parents were feeding or changing the babies. He didn't feel neglected because whenever his mommy or daddy wasn't showering him with attention, one of his aunts were. Piper had also noticed that he enjoyed watching her feed Prudence or Little Phoebe or play with them.
"Bottles are ready." Announced Piper walking towards Leo and handing him one bottle to feed Prudence with. She then picked up Little Phoebe from her bouncy chair and started to feed her. Wyatt was sitting on one of the empty chairs watching his parents and little sisters. Leo looked up from Prudence and saw Piper looking at him feeding her. "What?" he asked.
"Nothing, I just can't believe what a wonderful father you make."
"Yeah well, it's nothing compared to how amazing you are. I love you."
"I love you too." Turning to Wyatt she added, "I love you too big guy."
"Love...you" replied Wyatt in his baby voice.
"Well Prudence is almost done with this bottle."
"Wow, that was quick, Phoebe isn't even half done. Just like Prue..always in a hurry. I can't believe how many memories she is bringing back."
"I know honey, every time I look at her I see Prue."
"Me too. It was so hard at first, but now I like having a little reminder of her. I just hope she doesn't take after her too much. Prue wasn't my favorite sister when she was a teenager."
"I can only imagine. You're right though, it is nice to have a reminder of her around. Almost like a little piece of her."
"God, I miss her so much."
"I know you do. We all do. Whoops...she's done. How's Phoebe doing?"
"She's almost done. Why don't you take Prudence upstairs and get her ready for her nap? I'll be up in a little while with Wyatt." Leo slowly got up from the table and put the bottle in the sink before leaving the kitchen and walking upstairs towards their bedroom. Phoebe still had a quarter of her bottle left so Piper decided to talk to Wyatt for a little while. "Hey big guy! Do you wanna leave your sisters with daddy today and me and you can spend a little time together?" Wyatt nodded his head enthusiastically. Piper felt really bad that she hadn't been able to spend as much time with her son in the past week. During her pregnancy, Piper had spent so much time with him and took him everywhere she went. She had been so busy with Prudence and Phoebe that she hadn't been able to go anywhere with Wyatt. It was almost like he understood that his sisters needed her attention though. The little 11 month old child never ceased to amaze her, he always seemed wise beyond his years. "Hmmm..someone's birthday is in a little while...I wonder what he wants?"
Wyatt knew what his mommy was saying and immediately knew she was talking about him. "Maybe we can go to the toy store and you can help me pick some things out that a one year old big boy would want. Would you like that?" Wyatt again nodded his head with enthusiasm. "Okay big boy, let me just go give Phoebe to Daddy and tell him what we're doing, then we'll get you dressed and we can go. Come on." Piper stood up and put Phoebe's bottle in the sink and then walked upstairs with Wyatt close behind her. She told Leo their plans and he seemed a little nervous to have to take care of Prudence and Phoebe all by himself but he knew Piper and Wyatt needed their time alone. Piper thanked him and then went to change Wyatt. They were out the door an hour later, on their way to the toy store.
NEW SETTING: JASON'S APARTMENT
Phoebe and Jason had been inseparable since he had gotten back from Hong Kong but since Piper's twins were born, Phoebe had practically moved in with Jason. She would have loved to have been at the manor, rather than Jason's apartment but with the constant demon fighting, it would have been impossible. It was hard for Phoebe to have to keep such a big secret, mostly because she had been with Cole for so long and he had known her secret for almost the whole relationship.
She had been contemplating whether or not to tell Jason she was a witch but she knew that she could only tell him if she really saw a future with him
But what if he doesn't want to have a future with me? That's crazy, he came back from Hong Kong and told me he didn't know how he could have lived without me. He must be serious about this, thought Phoebe
Her thoughts were interrupted when Jason came into the kitchen and started making breakfast. Whenever Phoebe stayed over, Jason made breakfast. They both knew she couldn't cook and the only reason she hadn't lived off of Captain Crunch for the past six years was because of Piper. Jason finished making pancakes for breakfast and sat down with Phoebe. She had been very quiet that morning and he didn't know why. "What's on your mind?" he asked.
"Okay, this might seem sudden and totally out of the blue but I need to know. I know we haven't been dating that long and we had that big long interruption, but we've spent so much time together over the past couple months since you got back and I can't imagine what my life would be like without you. I just need to know how serious you are about us.."
"Wow. That was sudden and out of the blue and really weird. I was kinda planning on telling you this at dinner tonight but what the hell. I was going to say basically the same things you just said so I'll just skip over that part and say it. Phoebe, I'm in love with you." Phoebe looked up from her pancakes and when she saw the expression on his face she knew he was serious. She jumped up from her seat and ran and jumped on his lap. "I'm in love with you too." She told him. He just hugged her back and they sat like that for the rest of the morning.