Disclaimer: I own no one. All characters are from the television show "Charmed", I'm writing for fun, and not for profit.
Authors note: Sorry for no updates in the last few days. I was on a quick vacation. I wasn't even sure I was going until the day before we left. I was gone Wednesday through Sunday. So, that's quite a few more days than what we usually do. I've got more ideas in my head after the long drive and what not, so I'm going to get to writing today. But first, an update, and a nice long shower. Here's chapter 16. Keep the reviews coming! (100 reviews THANK YOU!)
Title: Sister Switch Off
Author: just always
Chapter Sixteen - "You make me laugh"
Dan ran his hands through his hair. This wasn't good. This wasn't good at all.
He had thought Piper understood that it was over between the two of them. There wouldn't be any more "Dan and Piper". He was with Paige now. And Piper had a husband, and a son. How could she pull this stunt?
Was she serious? Was she pulling a prank? This wasn't funny and Piper knew better.
Did she really mean that? Did she love Dan? What about Leo- could it be possible to be in love with two men? Can someone's heart be so big as to love more than one man?
Dan suddenly felt sick to his stomach.
"Dan- I think you misunderstood me. I'm not in love with you. I love you."
Dan's heart flopped. This was good; she wasn't in love with him. She just loved him.
"Like a brother- kind of." Piper made a face.
"Uh- what's the uh, what's the face for?" Dan asked, letting out a sigh. He folded his arms over his chest and lifted his eyebrows.
"Um, well, maybe not like a brother. Because you don't sleep with your brother."
Dan chuckled. "I hope not."
"Well, I don't know. I love you like you're my best friend. And I care for you, a lot. You're really the only one who knows about us. I mean, other than Darryl."
"Darryl?"
"Don't you remember Inspector Morris?" Dan nodded slowly, as if he were remembering.
"Yeah. I think so."
"He's a Lieutenant now, you know." Piper said; being proud of her friend.
"Oh yeah?" Dan said, walking out of the room. Piper followed.
"Yeah. We were celebrating the promotion when- well, it's complicated. The night we vanquished Cole, we were also celebrating his promotion. You might want to get Paige to tell you the story of killing him. She's the only one who remembers that."
Dan made a confused face.
"It's complicated."
"How does Phoebe feel? About him being dead?"
"I'm not exactly sure. I know she loved him. And I'm sure in a way she still does. She won't admit it, you know Phoebe. The little bit of love that she has for him isn't enough to grasp onto and try to bring him back or anything."
"How could she love someone who was so horrible?"
"Cole wasn't always horrible, Dan. He was good too. For a little while. And he loved Phoebe; he would have done anything for her. He just, his love grew too much too fast. You know? And that, I think is what made him so bad. Yeah, he was evil to begin with, but he was only half demon. I believe he could have been good, if he really wanted it."
"But didn't he?" Dan walked out of the bedroom into the hallway. Piper followed.
"For a while. Like I said, he would have done anything for Phoebe, good or bad. He killed an innocent because he was going to expose us. He killed demons for us. It's not like- it's just hard to explain. He loved her too much."
"Oh." They made their way down the stairs. Paige was in the living room, burping Wyatt.
"Hey baby." Piper stretched out her words, holding her arms out to Paige and Wyatt. Paige handed the infant to his mother.
"There's still some of his bottle left, if you want to finish feeding him." She handed her sister the bottle.
Dan smiled softly at Paige, wondering how he was so lucky to snag her. Especially since she was the sister of his ex-girlfriend. He nodded to the conservatory, and she smiled.
"We'll be right back, Piper." Paige said, following Dan into the next room.
"Okay. I'm going upstairs to change Wyatt, call if you need me."
"All right," the two called back.
Dan shut the door to the small, but still spacious room. They both sat down in the white whicker chairs.
"So now you know." Paige said softly.
"Yeah. It's scary now."
"It always was. You just never saw it."
"Paige, I need to ask you something. And I need you to be dead honest, because it's going to help me make a decision that needs to be made." Paige nodded at Dan. "Piper asked me to move in. Temporarily. I need to know how you feel about that. I'm not going back to Portland. I am, but just to pack up my things. I'm not moving back. I need to know what you think about me staying here. I don't want you to feel uncomfortable with me here."
"Slow down." Paige put up a hand and widened her eyes. "Piper asked you to move in?"
"Temporarily."
"You said that."
"I know. It's just... I'm not staying here forever. I could never be a lifer." He frowned. "I mean, not in the Halliwell Manor. Ugh. This doesn't sound right."
"I know what you mean." She said. "I felt the same way. I didn't think I'd ever get used to all of this. I've been here for nearly two years, can you believe it? It feels like forever, yet it feels like this is all new."
Dan smiled, and then came back to reality. "We've lost our starting point. Paige, how do you feel about me staying here for a little while? Just until I get back on my feet, and get a new place."
Paige closed her eyes, trying to imagine Dan staying in her home. He'd spent one night there, but had spent most of his time back in San Francisco at this place. She pursed her eyebrows, then licked her lips and looked at Dan.
"I think," she paused, "it's a good idea. You won't waste away your money on a hotel room. You spend enough time here anyway." She smiled.
"Are you sure?" Paige nodded.
"Yeah." She tugged on her lip with her teeth. "Of course, Wyatt doesn't sleep through the night yet, so you may not get a lot of sleep. And there's always demons or some other sort of evil attacking. Oh, and since Piper's busy with the baby all the time, Phoebe's the cook. I'd start worrying about food poisoning."
"Okay. Let's see, Leo and Piper can deal with Wyatt at night. You and Phoebe can worry about the demons and excessive evil attacks. And I shall be the chef. What do you think?"
"Can you cook?" Paige smiled. Dan grabbed her hands and pulled her into his lap swiftly. He nuzzled his face in her neck.
"I can toss a mean salad. And I make good spaghetti oh's."
"You're as bad as Phoebe."
"I can make good Fruit Loops too." He chuckled, which tickled Paige's neck. She laughed, and held his face in her hand.
"You make me laugh." She said with a soft smile.
"Is that a good thing?"
"You're going to make me fall for you fast and hard." He smiled and kissed her lips tenderly. "Especially if you keep that up."
He kissed her again.
-x-
Authors note: Ah, Chapter 16 completed. That one took me a while. It had a somewhat romantic (compared to the chapters before) set with Paige and Dan. Let's blame it on Clay Aiken from American Idol. (I listened to Open Arms... his version, while writing this) So, yes.
What did you think of this chapter?
Authors note: Sorry for no updates in the last few days. I was on a quick vacation. I wasn't even sure I was going until the day before we left. I was gone Wednesday through Sunday. So, that's quite a few more days than what we usually do. I've got more ideas in my head after the long drive and what not, so I'm going to get to writing today. But first, an update, and a nice long shower. Here's chapter 16. Keep the reviews coming! (100 reviews THANK YOU!)
Title: Sister Switch Off
Author: just always
Chapter Sixteen - "You make me laugh"
Dan ran his hands through his hair. This wasn't good. This wasn't good at all.
He had thought Piper understood that it was over between the two of them. There wouldn't be any more "Dan and Piper". He was with Paige now. And Piper had a husband, and a son. How could she pull this stunt?
Was she serious? Was she pulling a prank? This wasn't funny and Piper knew better.
Did she really mean that? Did she love Dan? What about Leo- could it be possible to be in love with two men? Can someone's heart be so big as to love more than one man?
Dan suddenly felt sick to his stomach.
"Dan- I think you misunderstood me. I'm not in love with you. I love you."
Dan's heart flopped. This was good; she wasn't in love with him. She just loved him.
"Like a brother- kind of." Piper made a face.
"Uh- what's the uh, what's the face for?" Dan asked, letting out a sigh. He folded his arms over his chest and lifted his eyebrows.
"Um, well, maybe not like a brother. Because you don't sleep with your brother."
Dan chuckled. "I hope not."
"Well, I don't know. I love you like you're my best friend. And I care for you, a lot. You're really the only one who knows about us. I mean, other than Darryl."
"Darryl?"
"Don't you remember Inspector Morris?" Dan nodded slowly, as if he were remembering.
"Yeah. I think so."
"He's a Lieutenant now, you know." Piper said; being proud of her friend.
"Oh yeah?" Dan said, walking out of the room. Piper followed.
"Yeah. We were celebrating the promotion when- well, it's complicated. The night we vanquished Cole, we were also celebrating his promotion. You might want to get Paige to tell you the story of killing him. She's the only one who remembers that."
Dan made a confused face.
"It's complicated."
"How does Phoebe feel? About him being dead?"
"I'm not exactly sure. I know she loved him. And I'm sure in a way she still does. She won't admit it, you know Phoebe. The little bit of love that she has for him isn't enough to grasp onto and try to bring him back or anything."
"How could she love someone who was so horrible?"
"Cole wasn't always horrible, Dan. He was good too. For a little while. And he loved Phoebe; he would have done anything for her. He just, his love grew too much too fast. You know? And that, I think is what made him so bad. Yeah, he was evil to begin with, but he was only half demon. I believe he could have been good, if he really wanted it."
"But didn't he?" Dan walked out of the bedroom into the hallway. Piper followed.
"For a while. Like I said, he would have done anything for Phoebe, good or bad. He killed an innocent because he was going to expose us. He killed demons for us. It's not like- it's just hard to explain. He loved her too much."
"Oh." They made their way down the stairs. Paige was in the living room, burping Wyatt.
"Hey baby." Piper stretched out her words, holding her arms out to Paige and Wyatt. Paige handed the infant to his mother.
"There's still some of his bottle left, if you want to finish feeding him." She handed her sister the bottle.
Dan smiled softly at Paige, wondering how he was so lucky to snag her. Especially since she was the sister of his ex-girlfriend. He nodded to the conservatory, and she smiled.
"We'll be right back, Piper." Paige said, following Dan into the next room.
"Okay. I'm going upstairs to change Wyatt, call if you need me."
"All right," the two called back.
Dan shut the door to the small, but still spacious room. They both sat down in the white whicker chairs.
"So now you know." Paige said softly.
"Yeah. It's scary now."
"It always was. You just never saw it."
"Paige, I need to ask you something. And I need you to be dead honest, because it's going to help me make a decision that needs to be made." Paige nodded at Dan. "Piper asked me to move in. Temporarily. I need to know how you feel about that. I'm not going back to Portland. I am, but just to pack up my things. I'm not moving back. I need to know what you think about me staying here. I don't want you to feel uncomfortable with me here."
"Slow down." Paige put up a hand and widened her eyes. "Piper asked you to move in?"
"Temporarily."
"You said that."
"I know. It's just... I'm not staying here forever. I could never be a lifer." He frowned. "I mean, not in the Halliwell Manor. Ugh. This doesn't sound right."
"I know what you mean." She said. "I felt the same way. I didn't think I'd ever get used to all of this. I've been here for nearly two years, can you believe it? It feels like forever, yet it feels like this is all new."
Dan smiled, and then came back to reality. "We've lost our starting point. Paige, how do you feel about me staying here for a little while? Just until I get back on my feet, and get a new place."
Paige closed her eyes, trying to imagine Dan staying in her home. He'd spent one night there, but had spent most of his time back in San Francisco at this place. She pursed her eyebrows, then licked her lips and looked at Dan.
"I think," she paused, "it's a good idea. You won't waste away your money on a hotel room. You spend enough time here anyway." She smiled.
"Are you sure?" Paige nodded.
"Yeah." She tugged on her lip with her teeth. "Of course, Wyatt doesn't sleep through the night yet, so you may not get a lot of sleep. And there's always demons or some other sort of evil attacking. Oh, and since Piper's busy with the baby all the time, Phoebe's the cook. I'd start worrying about food poisoning."
"Okay. Let's see, Leo and Piper can deal with Wyatt at night. You and Phoebe can worry about the demons and excessive evil attacks. And I shall be the chef. What do you think?"
"Can you cook?" Paige smiled. Dan grabbed her hands and pulled her into his lap swiftly. He nuzzled his face in her neck.
"I can toss a mean salad. And I make good spaghetti oh's."
"You're as bad as Phoebe."
"I can make good Fruit Loops too." He chuckled, which tickled Paige's neck. She laughed, and held his face in her hand.
"You make me laugh." She said with a soft smile.
"Is that a good thing?"
"You're going to make me fall for you fast and hard." He smiled and kissed her lips tenderly. "Especially if you keep that up."
He kissed her again.
-x-
Authors note: Ah, Chapter 16 completed. That one took me a while. It had a somewhat romantic (compared to the chapters before) set with Paige and Dan. Let's blame it on Clay Aiken from American Idol. (I listened to Open Arms... his version, while writing this) So, yes.
What did you think of this chapter?