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Authors note: Okay, I'm sorry this one took so long. *sigh* I've just been so busy since school started. I'm not going to work next weekend, thank goodness, so I should have plenty of time to write. I don't have any more time during school to write. (study hall is gone, and channel one time is out...) Most of the time when I'm home, I'm working on homework. So, I'll do what I can, when I can. :)
Thank you for the reviews, keep them coming!
Title: Sister Switch Off
Author: just always
Chapter Thirty-Eight ~ Coming Home
Dan fell to his knees beside her and held his hands over Paige's body. His healing power immediately showed and he hovered his hands over her head. She moaned softly and Dan smiled when he realized she was okay.
"Paige. Sweetie, are you okay?" Piper asked, kneeling over her baby sister.
"Dan, why don't you take her upstairs? I think that you two ought to have a nice long talk." Phoebe said.
Dan lifted Paige and headed up the stairs just like Phoebe told him to. He was extremely careful with the woman in his arms, he didn't know what she had learned about the future and he didn't want to frighten her when she came to.
He reached their bedroom and he laid her gently on the bed. Dan watched Paige carefully for a few minutes before he took her hand softly in his. She stirred slightly and opened her eyes lazily.
"Your hair." She licked her lips.
"I need a haircut, I know."
"You'll have short hair."
Dan chuckled as he leaned down and kissed Paige's forehead.
"I sure am glad you're back."
"You? I was scared to death. Leo was bald and Wyatt was driving."
"You're lying." Dan said with a smile.
"How do you know?" She asked, smiling back.
"Leo doesn't age." Dan paused. "Besides, you're a terrible liar."
Paige sat up and swatted at Dan's shoulder. They were both silent for a moment, but Dan spoke.
"Did you find the answer you were looking for?"
Paige nodded slowly.
"Yes, I did. In fact, I learned several new things."
She patted the bed, indicating for Dan to sit down. He did, and Paige rested her head on his shoulder.
"I only went seven years into the future. Piper and Leo had another little boy. Samuel Andrew. Named after my father, and Andy Trudeau, a friend of theirs who died right before you moved in next door. Drew will be an amazing little boy.
"Phoebe will own "The Bay Mirror". Although, she'll still be "Ask Phoebe". She's going to be quite popular."
"She owns the paper? But doesn't Jason Dean own that?"
Paige sat up and gave Dan a look.
"He owns it too." Dan's eyes widened.
"I see."
"They have a daughter- born the day after Drew. Prudence Turner. Named in honor of Prue, and also for Cole. Phoebe will apparently come to understand why Cole was the way he was and she'll name her daughter after him."
"What about you and me?"
Paige paused before answering him. She wanted to think her words through before she told him about their future failing relationship. She hoped that she could make it different, and maybe she and Dan would always be happy.
"We're going to have kinks to work out. We were separated. Um," she licked her lips, "I talked with you- future you, for a long while and it turns out that we get married, a year or so from now. Phoebe and Jason were married a couple of months before Prue was born. You and I tried desperately to get pregnant. But there were problems, much like the ones Piper and Leo had. We tried for five years and it never happened. This brought on fights and tension and frustration. That's why we were separated."
Dan sighed and frowned.
"I see."
"But we had a bad fight and out of anger- you and I conceived the baby I was carrying in the future."
Startled, Dan looked at her quickly. He wasn't expecting her to say that. He was going to be a father. Of course, in the far, far future. But still, he would have a child.
"Wow."
"Yeah."
"That- that's really good." Paige laughed softly.
"Yes it is." They were silent as Dan held a goofy smile on his face. "Um, you told me to make it work. Make it be different that it was. But it's a two-way deal. You and I both have to work in this relationship. Of course, we'll have our magical duties to tend to, but we aren't going to let them rule over us. You and I are going to be better than what I saw."
Dan smiled and nodded.
"Yes, we will."
The two wrapped their arms around each other and made themselves comfortable in the big bed.
"I missed you." Dan said quietly. "So much."
Paige smiled and shifted until she was looking directly at him. She ran her thumb over his lips, then kissed him softly.
"I missed you too. Even the you in the future can't amount to you now."
Dan chuckled softly and pulled her closer to him before snuggling up. He buried his head in Paige's neck and kissed her gently.
"I'm glad you're home."
"So am I." Paige paused to yawn. "Did I miss much?"
"Not too much." Dan lied. "I've discovered a couple of my powers... even vanquished a demon with one of them."
"You vanquished a demon on your own?"
"Yeah. Proud?"
"Yes, I am. It won't be too long until you can be on your own." Paige said quietly.
"Let's not get too ahead of ourselves. I'm happy just like this for now."
Paige smiled and pulled Dan's arm tighter around her.
"Me too."
-x-
Authors note: Ah. Paige is home and everyone is safe and sound. But just wait, the story isn't over yet. Does Paige love Dan? How is Paige going to react to being gone an entire week? Are Phoebe and Piper over their issues with Paige being gone so long? Review!
Authors note: Okay, I'm sorry this one took so long. *sigh* I've just been so busy since school started. I'm not going to work next weekend, thank goodness, so I should have plenty of time to write. I don't have any more time during school to write. (study hall is gone, and channel one time is out...) Most of the time when I'm home, I'm working on homework. So, I'll do what I can, when I can. :)
Thank you for the reviews, keep them coming!
Title: Sister Switch Off
Author: just always
Chapter Thirty-Eight ~ Coming Home
Dan fell to his knees beside her and held his hands over Paige's body. His healing power immediately showed and he hovered his hands over her head. She moaned softly and Dan smiled when he realized she was okay.
"Paige. Sweetie, are you okay?" Piper asked, kneeling over her baby sister.
"Dan, why don't you take her upstairs? I think that you two ought to have a nice long talk." Phoebe said.
Dan lifted Paige and headed up the stairs just like Phoebe told him to. He was extremely careful with the woman in his arms, he didn't know what she had learned about the future and he didn't want to frighten her when she came to.
He reached their bedroom and he laid her gently on the bed. Dan watched Paige carefully for a few minutes before he took her hand softly in his. She stirred slightly and opened her eyes lazily.
"Your hair." She licked her lips.
"I need a haircut, I know."
"You'll have short hair."
Dan chuckled as he leaned down and kissed Paige's forehead.
"I sure am glad you're back."
"You? I was scared to death. Leo was bald and Wyatt was driving."
"You're lying." Dan said with a smile.
"How do you know?" She asked, smiling back.
"Leo doesn't age." Dan paused. "Besides, you're a terrible liar."
Paige sat up and swatted at Dan's shoulder. They were both silent for a moment, but Dan spoke.
"Did you find the answer you were looking for?"
Paige nodded slowly.
"Yes, I did. In fact, I learned several new things."
She patted the bed, indicating for Dan to sit down. He did, and Paige rested her head on his shoulder.
"I only went seven years into the future. Piper and Leo had another little boy. Samuel Andrew. Named after my father, and Andy Trudeau, a friend of theirs who died right before you moved in next door. Drew will be an amazing little boy.
"Phoebe will own "The Bay Mirror". Although, she'll still be "Ask Phoebe". She's going to be quite popular."
"She owns the paper? But doesn't Jason Dean own that?"
Paige sat up and gave Dan a look.
"He owns it too." Dan's eyes widened.
"I see."
"They have a daughter- born the day after Drew. Prudence Turner. Named in honor of Prue, and also for Cole. Phoebe will apparently come to understand why Cole was the way he was and she'll name her daughter after him."
"What about you and me?"
Paige paused before answering him. She wanted to think her words through before she told him about their future failing relationship. She hoped that she could make it different, and maybe she and Dan would always be happy.
"We're going to have kinks to work out. We were separated. Um," she licked her lips, "I talked with you- future you, for a long while and it turns out that we get married, a year or so from now. Phoebe and Jason were married a couple of months before Prue was born. You and I tried desperately to get pregnant. But there were problems, much like the ones Piper and Leo had. We tried for five years and it never happened. This brought on fights and tension and frustration. That's why we were separated."
Dan sighed and frowned.
"I see."
"But we had a bad fight and out of anger- you and I conceived the baby I was carrying in the future."
Startled, Dan looked at her quickly. He wasn't expecting her to say that. He was going to be a father. Of course, in the far, far future. But still, he would have a child.
"Wow."
"Yeah."
"That- that's really good." Paige laughed softly.
"Yes it is." They were silent as Dan held a goofy smile on his face. "Um, you told me to make it work. Make it be different that it was. But it's a two-way deal. You and I both have to work in this relationship. Of course, we'll have our magical duties to tend to, but we aren't going to let them rule over us. You and I are going to be better than what I saw."
Dan smiled and nodded.
"Yes, we will."
The two wrapped their arms around each other and made themselves comfortable in the big bed.
"I missed you." Dan said quietly. "So much."
Paige smiled and shifted until she was looking directly at him. She ran her thumb over his lips, then kissed him softly.
"I missed you too. Even the you in the future can't amount to you now."
Dan chuckled softly and pulled her closer to him before snuggling up. He buried his head in Paige's neck and kissed her gently.
"I'm glad you're home."
"So am I." Paige paused to yawn. "Did I miss much?"
"Not too much." Dan lied. "I've discovered a couple of my powers... even vanquished a demon with one of them."
"You vanquished a demon on your own?"
"Yeah. Proud?"
"Yes, I am. It won't be too long until you can be on your own." Paige said quietly.
"Let's not get too ahead of ourselves. I'm happy just like this for now."
Paige smiled and pulled Dan's arm tighter around her.
"Me too."
-x-
Authors note: Ah. Paige is home and everyone is safe and sound. But just wait, the story isn't over yet. Does Paige love Dan? How is Paige going to react to being gone an entire week? Are Phoebe and Piper over their issues with Paige being gone so long? Review!