Disclaimer: I own no one. All characters are from the television show "Charmed", I'm writing for fun, and not for profit.
Authors note: Thank you for the wonderful reviews everyone! And thanks to Maven for pointing out that the vanquishing spell was for evil ghosts, not demons. I've changed the spell to another. Keep the reviews coming. :)
Title: Sister Switch Off
Author: just always
Chapter Three - Lunch Date
"Are you sure you're going to be okay? Taking Wyatt on your date?" Paige nodded.
"It's okay, Piper, this is why I'm here. Well, you know, besides to fight off demons and warlocks and other sources of evil." Piper lifted an eyebrow. "If at anytime you want to see him, or whatever, just call for me, and I'll orb him to you." Paige smiled at her sister.
"Okay, if I could get away with taking him to my meeting I would, but this manager guy for the band is a real hard ass and I don't want to give the wrong impression." She kissed Wyatt's head.
"It's okay. Piper, I'm here when you need me. And you need me now, so you know... besides, he's my nephew, and he's a baby. Do you really think that I'd just say no to an opportunity to spend a little extra time with him?" Paige rolled her eyes.
"Okay." Piper buttoned her blazer and stomped one of her feet to loosen up. "How do I look?" Paige smiled
"Great."
"Okay. Don't go to a smoking restaurant. Give him a four-ounce bottle in about an hour. Then another one at three if I'm not finished by then. Or if you're not back. Whichever. Just make sure he gets a bottle every three hours." Paige smiled.
"Okay."
"And if something goes wrong..."
"I'm just an orb away."
"Okay. Okay." Piper settled herself, and then leaned down to kiss her son once again. "Call Leo if you need something."
"I will."
"There's an extra change of clothes in his diaper bag if he spits up or anything."
"I know, I packed the bag, remember?" Paige laughed.
"Okay. I'm leaving now. Bye Sweetie."
"Bye." Paige waved.
"I was talking to Wyatt. But you know, bye to you also." Piper smiled and hurried out the door to her car.
"You're mommy is crazy." Paige said to the babe. She set him in his car seat, made sure she had everything, and walked out of the manor. After locking the door, and settling Wyatt into the backseat of her VW bug, which was a harder task than what you'd think, she was on her way to the restaurant where she'd meet Dan.
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Dan walked into the small, but elegant restaurant. He saw Paige's red hair and smiled. He looked at the waiter and pointed to her, indicating that he was going to sit beside her. The waiter nodded in response.
The night before, when he got back to his hotel room, he found himself thinking less about his reasons for coming back, and more about Paige. He didn't know what it was about her, but something drew him to her. He couldn't wait to get to know her better. He had loved Piper, but that love had faded, and he was looking for someone else. Maybe Paige was his someone.
Dan walked beside Paige and sat on the other side of the table.
"Sorry I'm late."
"You're right on time." Paige smiled and looked down to the floor. Dan frowned and followed her eyes.
There was a baby. In a car seat on the floor.
"Where'd that come from?" Paige laughed.
"Well, when a man and woman love each other very much," she began with a smile.
"I know that much. Can I hold him? It is a boy? I don't suppose you'd dress a girl in blue."
"Sure. This is Wyatt, my nephew." She didn't mention that he was Piper and Leo's son. If he were just in town for a few weeks, like he'd told her the night before, then maybe he'd visit his old friends and find out for himself.
"Hi there, Wyatt." He lifted the baby from the car seat and held him in his arms. "How old is he?"
"Nine days."
"Nine days," he repeated. "So little." Dan looked up at Paige. "Your nephew huh? Do you want any of your own?" Paige frowned.
"Not for a long while. I see how my sister and her husband are with him, and right now, I don't think I could handle it."
"Your sister huh? My sister has kids too. I love them to pieces."
"When you don't have any of your own, nieces and nephews are the best to spoil. I've learned that already."
Dan smiled and looked from Wyatt in his arms to Paige.
"Your hair, it's not naturally that fiery red, is it?" Paige gave him a half smiled and twisted a lock of her hair.
"No. It's a result of an experiment gone wrong."
She didn't want to tell him that the real reason her hair was red was because a potion she was brewing had exploded. The color had been on her hair for six or seven months now, and it showed no intention of going back to her natural color any time soon. Not that it mattered too much to Paige. She had gotten used to the red color and she felt it made her look less childish.
"I like it. Makes you look spunky." Dan smiled.
"Yeah?"
"Mhmm."
"Thanks." She smiled and glanced at Wyatt in Dan's arms. The baby was starting to fuss.
"Oh, what time is it?" Dan shifted Wyatt so he could see his watch.
"Five after noon. Feeding time?"
"Yeah." Paige reached into the diaper bag and pulled out a ready-made bottle. She was grateful that Piper had fixed it before she left, for she didn't feel like pulling the powder formula out.
She popped the cap off of the top of the bottle. "Do you want to feed him?"
"I better not." Dan smiled nervously. "I can hold, change, rock, but feeding and burping isn't my thing." He handed the baby to Paige who put the nipple of the bottle in Wyatt's mouth, just before he let out a wail.
"So, what's good to eat here? This restaurant wasn't built yet when I moved." Paige bit her lip.
"The lasagna is to die for," she said with a smile. "Then again, it's all I ever order."
"I see." Dan read over the menu. "Sounds good to me."
The waiter came and took their order. By the time the food was brought out, Wyatt had finished his bottle, been burped, and was sleeping soundly in his car seat.
"Why'd you move?" Paige asked after she'd taken a sip from her soda.
Dan was surprised at her question. "Well, I had uh, I had been dumped." He chuckled. "My girlfriend broke up with me for another man. I lived next door to her, and I couldn't stand the sight of seeing him over all the time. So, I moved." Dan shrugged.
"And why are you back? Not to win her over, I hope."
"No." He smiled genuinely. "My love for her has faded and disappeared. I just want to let her know that I'm not angry at her anymore." He paused. "And I want to apologize. I had started fights with her new boyfriend, and I want both of them to know that I'm sorry. And I'm happy for them, considering they're still together."
"I see."
"What about you? Have you always lived here?" Paige nodded.
"Yes."
"What about your parents?" Paige shrugged.
"Well, I was adopted. And my adoptive parents died when I was in high school. About two years ago, I saw this obituary in the newspaper, and something drew me to it. I went to the funeral of this woman, and it turns out that she was my half sister. Surprise, huh? Well, she was the oldest of three. And that's where I found that I have two sisters, as of now. Our mother died shortly after I was born."
"Oh, I'm sorry." Paige blinked slowly and smiled, shaking her head.
"It's okay. I've come to accept it."
"So, your new found sisters, Wyatt's mother?" Dan questioned.
"The elder one, yes."
"Do you all get all well?"
"Mhmm." Paige nodded. "We all live in the same house, a home that's been in our family for years, and we often have little tiff's, but they rarely last long."
"Oh."
"You should meet them. My sisters, I mean. Why don't you come over for dinner tonight?" Paige didn't mention that they were Piper and Phoebe, he'd be surprised when he met them, wouldn't he?
"I, okay."
"It's on Prescott? Do you know where that is?" Dan gave her a confused look. "You turn left off-"
"No, I know where it is. I used to live on that street."
"Really?"
Dan nodded, "Yeah."
"Well, it's the third house on the right." Dan felt like his heart stopped.
She was Prue, Piper, and Phoebe's sister. He recalled everything Paige had said about her sisters. The oldest of the three sisters had been killed... Prue. Prue was dead. And this baby, Wyatt, was Piper's son.
Why hadn't he pieced it together? Wyatt... Leo. Leo's last name was Wyatt. Did that mean Piper wasn't with Leo... or maybe she was and she didn't take his last name. It made sense; her mother hadn't taken her fathers' last name either. Maybe she wanted to keep her last name, to keep it going through the family line.
Dan was surprised. Prue was no longer alive, and Piper was married and had a son. Paige was their sister; did this make her a witch also?
-x-
Authors note: At the end of season two, episode "Be Careful what you Witch for", Dan found out that they were witches, but then Piper wished him to have peace of mind. In this story, Piper didn't make that wish. So, Dan still knows.
Authors note: Thank you for the wonderful reviews everyone! And thanks to Maven for pointing out that the vanquishing spell was for evil ghosts, not demons. I've changed the spell to another. Keep the reviews coming. :)
Title: Sister Switch Off
Author: just always
Chapter Three - Lunch Date
"Are you sure you're going to be okay? Taking Wyatt on your date?" Paige nodded.
"It's okay, Piper, this is why I'm here. Well, you know, besides to fight off demons and warlocks and other sources of evil." Piper lifted an eyebrow. "If at anytime you want to see him, or whatever, just call for me, and I'll orb him to you." Paige smiled at her sister.
"Okay, if I could get away with taking him to my meeting I would, but this manager guy for the band is a real hard ass and I don't want to give the wrong impression." She kissed Wyatt's head.
"It's okay. Piper, I'm here when you need me. And you need me now, so you know... besides, he's my nephew, and he's a baby. Do you really think that I'd just say no to an opportunity to spend a little extra time with him?" Paige rolled her eyes.
"Okay." Piper buttoned her blazer and stomped one of her feet to loosen up. "How do I look?" Paige smiled
"Great."
"Okay. Don't go to a smoking restaurant. Give him a four-ounce bottle in about an hour. Then another one at three if I'm not finished by then. Or if you're not back. Whichever. Just make sure he gets a bottle every three hours." Paige smiled.
"Okay."
"And if something goes wrong..."
"I'm just an orb away."
"Okay. Okay." Piper settled herself, and then leaned down to kiss her son once again. "Call Leo if you need something."
"I will."
"There's an extra change of clothes in his diaper bag if he spits up or anything."
"I know, I packed the bag, remember?" Paige laughed.
"Okay. I'm leaving now. Bye Sweetie."
"Bye." Paige waved.
"I was talking to Wyatt. But you know, bye to you also." Piper smiled and hurried out the door to her car.
"You're mommy is crazy." Paige said to the babe. She set him in his car seat, made sure she had everything, and walked out of the manor. After locking the door, and settling Wyatt into the backseat of her VW bug, which was a harder task than what you'd think, she was on her way to the restaurant where she'd meet Dan.
-x-
Dan walked into the small, but elegant restaurant. He saw Paige's red hair and smiled. He looked at the waiter and pointed to her, indicating that he was going to sit beside her. The waiter nodded in response.
The night before, when he got back to his hotel room, he found himself thinking less about his reasons for coming back, and more about Paige. He didn't know what it was about her, but something drew him to her. He couldn't wait to get to know her better. He had loved Piper, but that love had faded, and he was looking for someone else. Maybe Paige was his someone.
Dan walked beside Paige and sat on the other side of the table.
"Sorry I'm late."
"You're right on time." Paige smiled and looked down to the floor. Dan frowned and followed her eyes.
There was a baby. In a car seat on the floor.
"Where'd that come from?" Paige laughed.
"Well, when a man and woman love each other very much," she began with a smile.
"I know that much. Can I hold him? It is a boy? I don't suppose you'd dress a girl in blue."
"Sure. This is Wyatt, my nephew." She didn't mention that he was Piper and Leo's son. If he were just in town for a few weeks, like he'd told her the night before, then maybe he'd visit his old friends and find out for himself.
"Hi there, Wyatt." He lifted the baby from the car seat and held him in his arms. "How old is he?"
"Nine days."
"Nine days," he repeated. "So little." Dan looked up at Paige. "Your nephew huh? Do you want any of your own?" Paige frowned.
"Not for a long while. I see how my sister and her husband are with him, and right now, I don't think I could handle it."
"Your sister huh? My sister has kids too. I love them to pieces."
"When you don't have any of your own, nieces and nephews are the best to spoil. I've learned that already."
Dan smiled and looked from Wyatt in his arms to Paige.
"Your hair, it's not naturally that fiery red, is it?" Paige gave him a half smiled and twisted a lock of her hair.
"No. It's a result of an experiment gone wrong."
She didn't want to tell him that the real reason her hair was red was because a potion she was brewing had exploded. The color had been on her hair for six or seven months now, and it showed no intention of going back to her natural color any time soon. Not that it mattered too much to Paige. She had gotten used to the red color and she felt it made her look less childish.
"I like it. Makes you look spunky." Dan smiled.
"Yeah?"
"Mhmm."
"Thanks." She smiled and glanced at Wyatt in Dan's arms. The baby was starting to fuss.
"Oh, what time is it?" Dan shifted Wyatt so he could see his watch.
"Five after noon. Feeding time?"
"Yeah." Paige reached into the diaper bag and pulled out a ready-made bottle. She was grateful that Piper had fixed it before she left, for she didn't feel like pulling the powder formula out.
She popped the cap off of the top of the bottle. "Do you want to feed him?"
"I better not." Dan smiled nervously. "I can hold, change, rock, but feeding and burping isn't my thing." He handed the baby to Paige who put the nipple of the bottle in Wyatt's mouth, just before he let out a wail.
"So, what's good to eat here? This restaurant wasn't built yet when I moved." Paige bit her lip.
"The lasagna is to die for," she said with a smile. "Then again, it's all I ever order."
"I see." Dan read over the menu. "Sounds good to me."
The waiter came and took their order. By the time the food was brought out, Wyatt had finished his bottle, been burped, and was sleeping soundly in his car seat.
"Why'd you move?" Paige asked after she'd taken a sip from her soda.
Dan was surprised at her question. "Well, I had uh, I had been dumped." He chuckled. "My girlfriend broke up with me for another man. I lived next door to her, and I couldn't stand the sight of seeing him over all the time. So, I moved." Dan shrugged.
"And why are you back? Not to win her over, I hope."
"No." He smiled genuinely. "My love for her has faded and disappeared. I just want to let her know that I'm not angry at her anymore." He paused. "And I want to apologize. I had started fights with her new boyfriend, and I want both of them to know that I'm sorry. And I'm happy for them, considering they're still together."
"I see."
"What about you? Have you always lived here?" Paige nodded.
"Yes."
"What about your parents?" Paige shrugged.
"Well, I was adopted. And my adoptive parents died when I was in high school. About two years ago, I saw this obituary in the newspaper, and something drew me to it. I went to the funeral of this woman, and it turns out that she was my half sister. Surprise, huh? Well, she was the oldest of three. And that's where I found that I have two sisters, as of now. Our mother died shortly after I was born."
"Oh, I'm sorry." Paige blinked slowly and smiled, shaking her head.
"It's okay. I've come to accept it."
"So, your new found sisters, Wyatt's mother?" Dan questioned.
"The elder one, yes."
"Do you all get all well?"
"Mhmm." Paige nodded. "We all live in the same house, a home that's been in our family for years, and we often have little tiff's, but they rarely last long."
"Oh."
"You should meet them. My sisters, I mean. Why don't you come over for dinner tonight?" Paige didn't mention that they were Piper and Phoebe, he'd be surprised when he met them, wouldn't he?
"I, okay."
"It's on Prescott? Do you know where that is?" Dan gave her a confused look. "You turn left off-"
"No, I know where it is. I used to live on that street."
"Really?"
Dan nodded, "Yeah."
"Well, it's the third house on the right." Dan felt like his heart stopped.
She was Prue, Piper, and Phoebe's sister. He recalled everything Paige had said about her sisters. The oldest of the three sisters had been killed... Prue. Prue was dead. And this baby, Wyatt, was Piper's son.
Why hadn't he pieced it together? Wyatt... Leo. Leo's last name was Wyatt. Did that mean Piper wasn't with Leo... or maybe she was and she didn't take his last name. It made sense; her mother hadn't taken her fathers' last name either. Maybe she wanted to keep her last name, to keep it going through the family line.
Dan was surprised. Prue was no longer alive, and Piper was married and had a son. Paige was their sister; did this make her a witch also?
-x-
Authors note: At the end of season two, episode "Be Careful what you Witch for", Dan found out that they were witches, but then Piper wished him to have peace of mind. In this story, Piper didn't make that wish. So, Dan still knows.
