Part Ten
Paige reached over and got her jacket off the chair as she got out of bed. She couldn't wait to get out of the hospital and intended to be ready minute she was told she could leave. Her hatred of hospital had only intensified with the events of the day. She just wanted to get home now and to sink into her bed and let music wash over as it boomed out for her hi fi.
She pulled her demi jacket close to her as she walked towards window in the room. She wondered if her life was ever going to be the same as before. The youngest Charmed One watched people on the street without a care in the world. Well if she was going to get her life back on track she had to stop over thinking everything and focus on trying to live again. So maybe sinking into her bed would not be the best solution.
"Paige," She heard Phoebe voice break through her thoughts. "Doctor Beckett is here."
Paige turned around to see a young doctor standing strongly in the doorway and making his way into the room. He offered her a small smile.
"You can go home."
"Thank you." Paige told him in a quiet voice. "And no offense but I don't want to see you again."
"None taken," Doctor Beckett replied. "But you're going to have to listen to me one last time. You are going to need lots of rest and I also suggest counseling to help you through the next couple of weeks. And I'm going to give you some painkiller and some sleeping tablets in case you need them. Now for a counselor I would recommend."
"Sorry to interrupt you doc," Paige said as she broke through the doctor in mid sentence and took the pills that he was offering. "But I won't need that number, I've got some pretty good counselors here and I tend you use them if I need anything."
* * *
Darryl knocked on the door to the manor and stood waiting outside for an answer for a couple of minutes. As soon as the verdict had come through her had left the courtroom. The drive across San Francisco had seemed to take forever as he hit every set of road works and traffic lights. But now he was here it seems like the time had flown by.
Phoebe opened the door and quickly and showed her friend inside. She tried to read the expression on his face, but Darryl was not giving anything away as his face stayed unemotional. The middle Charmed One trailed behind him as he headed to the living room.
Piper looked up from playing with her infant son as she saw the Lieutenant come into the living room. She kissed Wyatt on the top of his head before setting him in the basinet that was lying by the sofa. The eldest Halliwell settled in her husband's hands as she gestured to Darryl to take a seat.
"What's the verdict?" Leo asked.
"I think Paige should be here for this." Darryl replied, "How is she?"
"Getting better," Piper explained. "She's in her room."
"I'll go and get her." Phoebe said as she almost ran up the stairs.
An uncomfortable silence was present in the room for a couple of minutes in the younger two sister's absence from the room. Leo gave his wife's hand a small kiss and held it in, while Darryl looked down and played with his watchstrap.
Paige stood at the foot of the stairs for a couple of seconds judging the scene. She glanced at Phoebe and tried to read her oldest sister's face. You could have heard a pin drop in the room.
Paige wrapped her arm around her older sister and whispered into Phoebe's ear, "There's no need to worry about me. I'm okay."
"I knew you would be sweatie," Phoebe replied as she returned the hug. "But never ask me to stop worry about you, 'cause that's a big sister's job."
A series of eyes turned from the living room and directed at Paige. Paige shot a small smile at the three adults. "So what's the verdict?"
Darryl stood up, "Don't you want to sit down."
"No, I'm okay."
"Well it was tight," Darryl told her trying badly to hide the grin that was emerging on his face. "But he was found guilty."
"How guilty?"
"Very guilty. He got the maximum penalty."
The tension around the room started to disappear to be replaced with smiles. The atmosphere that was circling the room was lighting with each moment, as the relief of the entire ordeal was being to seek through.
"There you go Paige," Piper told her with a grin. "You got your revenge."
"No, no, I didn't." Paige said in a firm voice. "I got justice and I think we should celebrate that."
Leo got to his own feet as he headed over for the phone, "So what does everyone want? Pizza? Chinese? Indian? Thai?"
Paige gulped a little, "I think we should celebrate at P3."
Phoebe span on the spot to look at her younger sister slightly in shock, "Are you sure about that? Sure you're ready?"
"Yeah," Paige nodded as forced her own smile a little. "It's our club and that's where we celebrate, so it should be there."
* * *
Paige felt a shiver run down her back as Piper's jeep pulled up at P3. She could hardly believe that she was here again. That night had given her so many dreadful memory of the club that she would never be able to remove.
She got out of the car and pulled her shirt down a little as she felt her body tremble. She felt like she should be at home, her entire her body wanted to sink into her ground. But this time she was going to listen to her head. This was their club and she was not going to be afraid.
Piper glanced over at her youngest sister. She noticed that Paige's body had started to tense over and placed her arm over her sister's shoulders. "If you're not ready for this it's perfectly okay."
Paige looked at Piper and then Phoebe. "You know, I don't think I'll ever forget it and that's how it should be. And part of me will always be nervous but I don't want that to affect how I am. Mike got his justice and the only way he would have revenge on me for that, you know a hold over me is if I turned into who he wanted me to be. But I'm not that girl, I'm a Charmed One and I kick ass everyday and no one is going to make me feel bad. So let's go in there."
"I couldn't say it better myself," Phoebe told her.
Fin
Paige reached over and got her jacket off the chair as she got out of bed. She couldn't wait to get out of the hospital and intended to be ready minute she was told she could leave. Her hatred of hospital had only intensified with the events of the day. She just wanted to get home now and to sink into her bed and let music wash over as it boomed out for her hi fi.
She pulled her demi jacket close to her as she walked towards window in the room. She wondered if her life was ever going to be the same as before. The youngest Charmed One watched people on the street without a care in the world. Well if she was going to get her life back on track she had to stop over thinking everything and focus on trying to live again. So maybe sinking into her bed would not be the best solution.
"Paige," She heard Phoebe voice break through her thoughts. "Doctor Beckett is here."
Paige turned around to see a young doctor standing strongly in the doorway and making his way into the room. He offered her a small smile.
"You can go home."
"Thank you." Paige told him in a quiet voice. "And no offense but I don't want to see you again."
"None taken," Doctor Beckett replied. "But you're going to have to listen to me one last time. You are going to need lots of rest and I also suggest counseling to help you through the next couple of weeks. And I'm going to give you some painkiller and some sleeping tablets in case you need them. Now for a counselor I would recommend."
"Sorry to interrupt you doc," Paige said as she broke through the doctor in mid sentence and took the pills that he was offering. "But I won't need that number, I've got some pretty good counselors here and I tend you use them if I need anything."
* * *
Darryl knocked on the door to the manor and stood waiting outside for an answer for a couple of minutes. As soon as the verdict had come through her had left the courtroom. The drive across San Francisco had seemed to take forever as he hit every set of road works and traffic lights. But now he was here it seems like the time had flown by.
Phoebe opened the door and quickly and showed her friend inside. She tried to read the expression on his face, but Darryl was not giving anything away as his face stayed unemotional. The middle Charmed One trailed behind him as he headed to the living room.
Piper looked up from playing with her infant son as she saw the Lieutenant come into the living room. She kissed Wyatt on the top of his head before setting him in the basinet that was lying by the sofa. The eldest Halliwell settled in her husband's hands as she gestured to Darryl to take a seat.
"What's the verdict?" Leo asked.
"I think Paige should be here for this." Darryl replied, "How is she?"
"Getting better," Piper explained. "She's in her room."
"I'll go and get her." Phoebe said as she almost ran up the stairs.
An uncomfortable silence was present in the room for a couple of minutes in the younger two sister's absence from the room. Leo gave his wife's hand a small kiss and held it in, while Darryl looked down and played with his watchstrap.
Paige stood at the foot of the stairs for a couple of seconds judging the scene. She glanced at Phoebe and tried to read her oldest sister's face. You could have heard a pin drop in the room.
Paige wrapped her arm around her older sister and whispered into Phoebe's ear, "There's no need to worry about me. I'm okay."
"I knew you would be sweatie," Phoebe replied as she returned the hug. "But never ask me to stop worry about you, 'cause that's a big sister's job."
A series of eyes turned from the living room and directed at Paige. Paige shot a small smile at the three adults. "So what's the verdict?"
Darryl stood up, "Don't you want to sit down."
"No, I'm okay."
"Well it was tight," Darryl told her trying badly to hide the grin that was emerging on his face. "But he was found guilty."
"How guilty?"
"Very guilty. He got the maximum penalty."
The tension around the room started to disappear to be replaced with smiles. The atmosphere that was circling the room was lighting with each moment, as the relief of the entire ordeal was being to seek through.
"There you go Paige," Piper told her with a grin. "You got your revenge."
"No, no, I didn't." Paige said in a firm voice. "I got justice and I think we should celebrate that."
Leo got to his own feet as he headed over for the phone, "So what does everyone want? Pizza? Chinese? Indian? Thai?"
Paige gulped a little, "I think we should celebrate at P3."
Phoebe span on the spot to look at her younger sister slightly in shock, "Are you sure about that? Sure you're ready?"
"Yeah," Paige nodded as forced her own smile a little. "It's our club and that's where we celebrate, so it should be there."
* * *
Paige felt a shiver run down her back as Piper's jeep pulled up at P3. She could hardly believe that she was here again. That night had given her so many dreadful memory of the club that she would never be able to remove.
She got out of the car and pulled her shirt down a little as she felt her body tremble. She felt like she should be at home, her entire her body wanted to sink into her ground. But this time she was going to listen to her head. This was their club and she was not going to be afraid.
Piper glanced over at her youngest sister. She noticed that Paige's body had started to tense over and placed her arm over her sister's shoulders. "If you're not ready for this it's perfectly okay."
Paige looked at Piper and then Phoebe. "You know, I don't think I'll ever forget it and that's how it should be. And part of me will always be nervous but I don't want that to affect how I am. Mike got his justice and the only way he would have revenge on me for that, you know a hold over me is if I turned into who he wanted me to be. But I'm not that girl, I'm a Charmed One and I kick ass everyday and no one is going to make me feel bad. So let's go in there."
"I couldn't say it better myself," Phoebe told her.
Fin