"Phoebe stop, you're making me dizzy." Piper chuckled; I just smiled and puffed up her pillows for the third time in ten minutes.
"Its just nice to have you back." I smiled again, and finally sat down, but not before making sure Piper had eaten enough.
"So you're nearly ready to come home." I commented, then it dawned on me, she had nowhere to go, except staying with me, but I only had one bedroom.
"Great can't wait to see the manor again, I am getting tired of being surrounded by these white walls." Piper sighed.
"About that… the manor its not ours anymore." I noticed Piper's smile fade slightly. "I'm sorry I couldn't afford to pay the bills for the manor. I mean one person living in that huge house, I had to sell it Piper: one to pay the bills and two for…some medical stuff for myself. I managed to buy an apartment nearer the centre of town, but I am sorry I shouldn't have been so selfish."
"Phoebe you weren't being selfish, you were being practical, it's a miracle I even woke up…what medical problem?" Her voice changing to the concerned older sister, I was amazed at Piper she had just been through something horrific and yet she still managed to worry about me!
"Uh, well I had a few internal injuries due to the accident, so I had to have a minor operation, and I have to take some pills its no big deal, I'm fine."
"Really?"
"Yes apart from, well…I…don't think there is a high chance in my future that I may have children."
"Oh." Piper said shocked and a little dazed, "Sorry."
"Its okay don't worry about me, worry about what we should do about staying somewhere -" I was going to continue but I was cut of by Doctor Wyatt or Leo was what he asked us to call him, as he preferred it that way.
"Afternoon ladies, hope you are feeling better today Piper?" Leo greeted us warmly.
"Really good actually." Piper replied.
Anyone could sense the chemistry between Piper and Leo, they had been flirting since the second they first met, Piper's dreamy face when she was around him was so obvious, it was funny!
"We can see if you can go home soon, Piper." Leo said with a small tone of disappointment. He turned to me and said, "How are you feeling Phoebe, no more seizures?"
"No, No more since…yeah."
"Good." He replied with a smile, making his eyes shine.
"Seizures! Phoebe you never said anything about seizure!" Piper said shocked, "Is she okay really?"
"She's fine it was just a one off thing, or that's what it would seem."
I could just picture Piper and Leo together; I totally switched off and wasn't listening to a word they were saying. Just day dreaming, although I picked up on the fact that Piper still didn't seem to be sure that I really was okay, Leo was fussing over her now. I distantly heard Leo say goodbye, and returned one of my own good byes.
"Phoebe snap out of it!" Piper clicked her fingers in front of my face, "Stop day dreaming about Cole!" She said clapping her hands loudly to get my attention.
"I wasn't!" I replied stubbornly, "I was actually thinking about Leo," I saw Piper's facial expression change to not a so happy and dreamy one, "I meant you know, you and Leo together, please Leo is so not my type!" I watched as Piper relaxed considerably, and I let out a small smile.
"Good." She simply replied.
"See I knew you liked Leo!" I replied with a smirk.
"Was it that obvious?" Piper said grinning.
"No." I said sarcastically, "Not at all, I was totally oblivious to the whole dreamy looks and puppy dog eyes." Piper just giggled, at me.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
[A Couple of Days later ]
"Home sweet home." I said as I opened the door to my apartment, Piper and Cole behind me, waiting to get inside.
"Wow its nice." Said Piper as she looked around.
"Small." Said Cole.
It was the first time either of them had been to my apartment, so I was expecting comments. "Yeah I know but its home, it has all I need."
Piper picked up a photo of us with Prue, and I saw a few tears well in the corner of her eyes, one fell around her cheek gently and then dropped on to the floor, making the tiniest puddle that soon faded, just like the photo would one day.
Cole was looking in the very few rooms, "Where's Piper going to sleep?"
"Uh well, she can have my bed, and I will sleep on the couch."
"You
can't stay on the couch forever!" Cole said.
"Well I know, its just until we can afford a new place."
"Well, uh…why don't you stay with me until then, it would be a lot more comfortable." Piper cast Cole a look I did not miss, and by the looks of it nor did Cole. "I mean the both of you, just until you get a new place, I have plenty of room I live in a big house."
"Uh well I don't know." I said, a little bit shocked and nervous.
"I think it's a good idea." Piper said all of a sudden, that made second shock of the day; I didn't believe Piper would actually say yes.
"What!?" I said a little louder and high pitched than I meant it to be.
"Think about It Phoebe, we would be a lot more comfortable. Cole's right at least you would have a room, right Cole?" Piper said turning to face him.
"Yeah, yeah she would," Cole replied, "I have five rooms in my house."
"Five, don't you think that's a little too many?" asked Piper.
"No not of course, they are for guests." Replied Cole simply.
"I guess then we should get packing." I said loudly.
Cole and Piper both smiled.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
[Later that same day]
"Welcome to my humble home." Said Cole as he pushed open the door to the gigantic house, it was stunning from the outside but nothing could compare that to the inside, both Piper and myself let out whooshes of breath that made out shocked 'Wows!'.
I managed a clear wow! A few minutes later, as I stood motionless still in the hallway, which was nearly the size of my entire flat! Piper stood just the same as she was five minutes ago, still in totally awe of the place. I looked up and the sparkling chandeliers and smiled, Home sweet home, doesn't look that bad!
"You never said anything about your house being a mansion! What are you rich?" I asked.
"No just well off…well that's what I prefer to call it." Said Cole with a smile, "Shall I show you to your rooms?"
"Yes please" Managed Piper.
"Follow me." He led the way through his beautiful house, with glistening corridors and large rooms. First we came to Piper's room, it was stunning, an antique old four-poster bed sat in the middle of the room, flowers could be found in vases, and a small bathroom was connected to the room. And giant glass door opened out onto a balcony over looking the garden. Once we left Piper, who was just as shocked as I was at the beauty of the house, Cole took me to my room which was much the same as Pipers, although the walls were a different colour, and the balcony looked out onto a different area of the garden.
*~*~*~*~*~*
After tea that night I decided I would tell Cole about my vision, I waited anxiously for Piper to say her good nights and when she left the room, I felt my heart and stomach twist into uneasy knots. I nervously followed Cole into the kitchen carry some empty dinner plates. When they were packed away I turned to Cole and said, exactly at the same time as he said to me "I have to tell you something…"
A/N2:So come on what do you think???? Is Phoebe going to tell Cole!???