Part Three
Piper almost sprinted downstairs after hearing Paige's voice and rushed to hug with her little sister. She had felt this deep rush of relief in hearing her baby sisters' voice, she had found herself permanently worried recently when either of her sisters left the house. And that worry was never lifted until they returned into those four walls.
"Some air please." Paige gasped from underneath her elder sisters arms.
Paige looked into her oldest sister's eyes for a couple of seconds as they parted from the hug. Her eyes were so full of love and caring. Could she tell her that she was pregnant? That she had something growing inside her from when that evil son of bitch had attacked her. Piper would understand, help and be supportive of her surely. But then again how could she tell a new mother that she was going for an abortion.
Piper studied her younger sister's face for a second. It looked so confused and upset. "You okay? Bad meeting?"
"Yeah, I mean it was just long and hard." Paige explained, "But that's a good sign right, that I can get through all this on my own without needed to dive into the nearest bar."
"Of course it is," Piper reassured her. "But you don't have to do this on your own, remember."
"Yeah, I know."
"So are you going to tell me why you were so long at the meeting?" Piper asked sending Paige a questioning look.
Paige kept her face emotionless as she looked back at her older sister, "I went to see Eva. I guess I just needed to see a friendly face, which wasn't you or Phoebe. I just want to get my life back on track"
"We get that sweetie," Piper said as she wrapped her arm around baby sister. "But you can still talk to me and Pheebs."
Paige shrugged her shoulders and walked away from Piper. "I know that. So is Darryl here?"
"He's in the lounge with Phoebe."
Piper looked after the youngest Charmed One doubtfully as she disappeared around the corner. She had this feeling deep down that something wasn't right. It was just something in her gut that felt unnerved.
Piper looked at where Paige's back had disappeared and shrugged her own shoulders dismissing her youngest sisters' mood. They had all been on edge as the trial had drawn nearer and this had to be worse for her.
The eldest Halliwell glanced up at her husband before heading into the living room. She stood in the doorway for a couple of seconds observing the scene before taking a seat on the sofa herself next to Phoebe.
Paige had taken the seat opposite Phoebe and was sat with her knees protecting her stomach. Phoebe turned her head to glance at her older sister before twisting her body back to look between the police lieutenant and her baby sister.
The youngest Charmed One sat and listen to what Darryl was telling them for about ten minutes before excusing herself and heading upstairs.
Phoebe's eyes followed her younger sister as she left the room. "What's with her?"
"No idea," Piper shrugged. "She seems to have taken a backwards step. She just seemed to be protecting herself again and not taking anything in."
"It looked more like several steps back to me." Phoebe agreed and then considered her older sisters face for a couple of seconds before speaking again. "Do you think it's just about tomorrow?"
"Yeah I hope so, I mean it must be hard."
"It is," Phoebe said as she switched her eyes from Piper to Darryl. "So the question is how do we help get her through tomorrow?"
Piper shrugged her shoulder slightly again while Darryl looked briefly towards the ceiling. Phoebe watching their expressions let out a small sigh.
* * *
Paige sat on her bed with a CD on. The music went in one ear and out the other in a similar fashion to the way Darryl's words to had vanished seconds after that had entered her brain. Instead she kept closing her eyes while her brain focused on Eva face. Each time she did this she kept hoping for a different answer and each time the same answer she dreaded came.
Her head sunk downwards as she ran her hands over the top of her head almost pulling her hair out. How was she going to get through this? Why hadn't she stayed on the pill? What did she tell everyone or did she just keep quiet about it all?
Where did she go from here?
Piper almost sprinted downstairs after hearing Paige's voice and rushed to hug with her little sister. She had felt this deep rush of relief in hearing her baby sisters' voice, she had found herself permanently worried recently when either of her sisters left the house. And that worry was never lifted until they returned into those four walls.
"Some air please." Paige gasped from underneath her elder sisters arms.
Paige looked into her oldest sister's eyes for a couple of seconds as they parted from the hug. Her eyes were so full of love and caring. Could she tell her that she was pregnant? That she had something growing inside her from when that evil son of bitch had attacked her. Piper would understand, help and be supportive of her surely. But then again how could she tell a new mother that she was going for an abortion.
Piper studied her younger sister's face for a second. It looked so confused and upset. "You okay? Bad meeting?"
"Yeah, I mean it was just long and hard." Paige explained, "But that's a good sign right, that I can get through all this on my own without needed to dive into the nearest bar."
"Of course it is," Piper reassured her. "But you don't have to do this on your own, remember."
"Yeah, I know."
"So are you going to tell me why you were so long at the meeting?" Piper asked sending Paige a questioning look.
Paige kept her face emotionless as she looked back at her older sister, "I went to see Eva. I guess I just needed to see a friendly face, which wasn't you or Phoebe. I just want to get my life back on track"
"We get that sweetie," Piper said as she wrapped her arm around baby sister. "But you can still talk to me and Pheebs."
Paige shrugged her shoulders and walked away from Piper. "I know that. So is Darryl here?"
"He's in the lounge with Phoebe."
Piper looked after the youngest Charmed One doubtfully as she disappeared around the corner. She had this feeling deep down that something wasn't right. It was just something in her gut that felt unnerved.
Piper looked at where Paige's back had disappeared and shrugged her own shoulders dismissing her youngest sisters' mood. They had all been on edge as the trial had drawn nearer and this had to be worse for her.
The eldest Halliwell glanced up at her husband before heading into the living room. She stood in the doorway for a couple of seconds observing the scene before taking a seat on the sofa herself next to Phoebe.
Paige had taken the seat opposite Phoebe and was sat with her knees protecting her stomach. Phoebe turned her head to glance at her older sister before twisting her body back to look between the police lieutenant and her baby sister.
The youngest Charmed One sat and listen to what Darryl was telling them for about ten minutes before excusing herself and heading upstairs.
Phoebe's eyes followed her younger sister as she left the room. "What's with her?"
"No idea," Piper shrugged. "She seems to have taken a backwards step. She just seemed to be protecting herself again and not taking anything in."
"It looked more like several steps back to me." Phoebe agreed and then considered her older sisters face for a couple of seconds before speaking again. "Do you think it's just about tomorrow?"
"Yeah I hope so, I mean it must be hard."
"It is," Phoebe said as she switched her eyes from Piper to Darryl. "So the question is how do we help get her through tomorrow?"
Piper shrugged her shoulder slightly again while Darryl looked briefly towards the ceiling. Phoebe watching their expressions let out a small sigh.
* * *
Paige sat on her bed with a CD on. The music went in one ear and out the other in a similar fashion to the way Darryl's words to had vanished seconds after that had entered her brain. Instead she kept closing her eyes while her brain focused on Eva face. Each time she did this she kept hoping for a different answer and each time the same answer she dreaded came.
Her head sunk downwards as she ran her hands over the top of her head almost pulling her hair out. How was she going to get through this? Why hadn't she stayed on the pill? What did she tell everyone or did she just keep quiet about it all?
Where did she go from here?