A/N: Sorry it took me so long to update but school is starting soon and I
have a bunch of summer assignments I had to do. But here is the chapter
all you Phoebe/Jason fans have been waiting for.....
CHAPTER 3: SECRETS REVEALED
It had been three days since Grams' visit and Paige still hadn't told anyone what she had been told, and everyone knew that she would tell them if she wanted to and to not pressure her. She was currently out to lunch with Piper, trying to get her mind off the wedding which was in a couple of days. Her little secret was getting harder and harder to keep from her eldest sister. Paige was drinking a cup of coffee and had done nothing but stare into it for the last five minutes, until all of a sudden, she looked up and started to speak, "Okay, this has been bugging me for the last three days and I really need to tell someone. Please just let me finish before you ask me anything." Piper just nodded her head in acceptance, silently urging her baby sister to continue. "Okay well when Grams came to visit, she um....kinda told me that Prue would be visiting me soon. She told me that Prue accepted me and understood you guys had to do what you had to do. Prue also promised that I would get to meet her some day soon. I didn't tell you or Phoebe because I wanted to have Prue's visit all by myself. I know that's selfish and I should have told you guys because you should be allowed to see her too. I'm sorry."
"Oh sweetie, don't be sorry at all. That's so great, I'm really happy for you that you'll get to meet her, and if you want to talk to her all by yourself, that's fine. Whatever you decide is fine as long as you're happy with it."
"Are you sure you're not mad at me?"
"I could never be mad at you." Paige tilted her head to one side and gave her sister a sarcastic smile, "Well, not for something like that."
"Now, I just hafta tell Phoebe. Do you think she'll understand?"
"Of course she will. And she'll support you too."
"Okay. Now if you'll excuse me, I hafta go talk to the band. Wow, I can't believe I actually referred to Green Day as 'the band'! That's so cool! Okay well I really gotta go now. Bye Piper." Paige stood up and hugged her eldest sister before exiting the restaurant. Piper asked the waitress for the check, paid the bill, and left. She got into her jeep, wondering about the wedding.
She was really excited for Paige, but also starting to worry. There were going to be two married couples in the manor now. Pretty soon, Greg and Paige would be having kids and the manor would be really crowded. Before she could finish her thought, she was at the bridal shop. She was going to pick up her dress and try it on one last time before Saturday. Phoebe had already picked up her dress, but Piper just didn't have time, between her kids and the club, she was really stressed. The club had been doing really well lately but with more people came more stress. She had to worry about extra security and booking good bands, such a change from a year ago when she was going to sell the club because it was doing poorly.
"Hello, how may I help you ma'am?" Greeted the young girl that was standing behind the cash register.
"Hi, I'm Piper Halliwell, here to pick up a bridesmaid's dress."
"Oh yes, for the Matthews Wedding?"
"Yep, that's the one."
"Okay, one moment, I'll go get it." The young woman walked back into the depths of the tiny boutique and came back a moment later with her dress. It was a plain, very pale shade of purple and strapless. It had a long train that was tied up at her lower back with a small bow.
"Here you go ma'am. It's a beautiful dress, the bride must have wonderful taste."
"Yeah, she really does. I have shoes here too and I'd like to pick them up now as well." Before she could even finish her sentence, the saleswoman was bending down behind the register and reappearing, holding a shoe box. "Here you go. We keep the shoes behind the counter." She handed the shoe box to Piper who opened it and picked the left shoe out. The shoes were open toed with a high thin heel. They were supposed to be dyed the same color as the dress and came out perfectly. "Thanks so much, would you mind if I tried the dress on? I just wanna make sure it fits."
"Oh no go right ahead, I'm sure you know where the fitting rooms are."
"Yeah, thanks." Piper turned around and walked towards the back of the shop where there were two fitting rooms.
"Hey beautiful." Greeted Jason, who was sitting at his desk, in the middle of reading something. He put down the papers and got up to hug Phoebe who had just entered his office. She closed the door behind her and hugged him back and kissed him on the cheek. Jason sat back down and pulled his girlfriend onto his lap. "Is something wrong?"
"No, of course not." Phoebe replied, only half lying. She had been dreading this exact moment for a few months now, but with the wedding only a few days away, she had to tell him. "Okay, well remember how I told you my sister was getting married and the ceremony is in a few days......"
"Yeah.....where is all this going?"
"Okay, well there was a reason I didn't invite you to the ceremony. A reason that I didn't tell you because I was afraid to make such a commitment after what a disaster my last serious relationship was. Now, this is really hard for me and before I tell you, I just need you to know that I am still the same Phoebe you fell in love with and that you will think about it before you make a decision on whether or not you still wanna be with me. And I need to know that you love me and will never tell anyone what I am about to tell you."
"I do love you and would never tell anyone anything that could hurt you, I care about you too much to ever do anything that could hurt you. Whatever you're about to tell me Phoebe, I will never repeat to anyone and I'm sure it could never make me not want to be with you."
"Okay....just let me finish before you say anything."
"I will."
"Well......let me show you." Phoebe got up off his lap and stood next to his desk and started levitating.
"What the hell was that? Is it some kind of prank or practical joke or something?"
"No...and that's not all.......I'm a witch with supernatural powers. I can levitate, I get visions of the future or past, and recently, I can do something that is similar to throwing electricity out of the palm of my hand. I am constantly under attack from demons that are trying to kill my sisters, nephew, nieces, and I. The reason my first marriage didn't work out was because my ex-husband was possessed by a very very evil demon and tried to kill my sisters. I know that this is a lot to take in and I will understand if you don't wanna date me anymore but I still need you to keep my secret for me and my sisters."
"Wow....I mean wow....I....I...don't know what to say. I mean, well is that why you kept disappearing and bailing on our dates and stuff?"
"Yeah and also why you couldn't come to the wedding. It's not a traditional wedding, my grandmother is going to be performing it...."
"Didn't she die a few years ago?" Phoebe just nodded in response, still waiting for Jason to promise her he wouldn't tell anyone. They sat in silence for a few moments until Jason spoke up again. "I promise you I won't tell anyone your secret but you have to give me a little time to take all of this in."
"I completely understand, just call me when you're done....doing whatever you need to know. But if you don't mind, I'm going to need to work from home for the rest of the day....my sister needs me to babysit for her."
"Yeah that's fine, see ya' later." Jason responded, in a sort of daze, not really absorbing what Phoebe just said. Once Phoebe was out of his office, she left the building without even getting her laptop first. She felt bad about lying to Jason about babysitting but after his reaction, she just couldn't stand to be around him for the whole day, not knowing whether or not their relationship would be able to withstand her secret.
Leo was sitting on the couch watching some tv. The Wyatt was lying next to him, sleeping, and the twins were in their travel play pen playing with each other. Being a whitelighter ever since the television was invented, he never really got to watch much of it but ever since all his charges lived in the same house, he had a lot of time on his hands. He was watching some news program but nothing terribly interesting was on. Just as he was about to get up and go make himself a sandwich, Phoebe walked into the house, silent tears pouring down her face. She walked in and sat down on the couch in the parlor and continued to cry. He got up and walked over to her, sitting down next to her.
"So I guess you just told Jason the big secret?" Phoebe had come to Leo yesterday and asked for his advice on whether or not to tell Jason she was a witch.
"Yeah. He didn't take it terribly....he said he needed time to think about it but he promised he would keep the secret and would never tell anyone, which I guess is good. I just don't wanna lose him."
"You don't know that you will. He just needs some time to absorb it. Now, I was gonna go get something to eat, do you want anything?"
"No, I'll just be up in my room." Phoebe got up off the couch and Leo watched her walk up the stairs, once she was out of sight, he picked up the phone and called Paige.
"Hello." Paige greeted.
"Hi Paige, it's me."
"Oh hey Leo, what's up, please don't tell me it's something demonic because I really can't do that thing right now, I'm on my way to the photographer's for some last minute confirmations"
"No, it's not demonic, it's sisterly. Phoebe needs to talk to someone and she needs a sister, not a brother."
"I don't know if I can. I really need to talk to the photographer. Piper should be done trying her dress on by now, she can talk to Phoebe for now and I'll be home in like half an hour."
"Okay but hurry, she's real upset."
"About what?"
"I don't really think I should be telling you that. She's fine physically but she just needs a sister right now."
"Okay, I'll try to make it short." Leo hung up without saying goodbye because Piper just walked into the manor, carrying her dress and her shoes.
"Hey honey, how are the kids?"
"Oh, they're fine but Phoebe's not. She's upstairs and she really needs to talk to someone right now."
"Is she okay? What happened?"
"She's fine, just go talk to her. Here I'll take this stuff and put it in our room." Leo took the things from his wife's hands, and gave her a kiss before orbing into their shared bedroom. Piper ran up the stairs and into Phoebe's room, only to find her curled up in a ball, holding a stuffed animal their mother gave her when she was a kid, and sobbing. Piper walked over to the bed and layed down with her, waiting for Phoebe to say something first, hoping that she would say something.
CHAPTER 3: SECRETS REVEALED
It had been three days since Grams' visit and Paige still hadn't told anyone what she had been told, and everyone knew that she would tell them if she wanted to and to not pressure her. She was currently out to lunch with Piper, trying to get her mind off the wedding which was in a couple of days. Her little secret was getting harder and harder to keep from her eldest sister. Paige was drinking a cup of coffee and had done nothing but stare into it for the last five minutes, until all of a sudden, she looked up and started to speak, "Okay, this has been bugging me for the last three days and I really need to tell someone. Please just let me finish before you ask me anything." Piper just nodded her head in acceptance, silently urging her baby sister to continue. "Okay well when Grams came to visit, she um....kinda told me that Prue would be visiting me soon. She told me that Prue accepted me and understood you guys had to do what you had to do. Prue also promised that I would get to meet her some day soon. I didn't tell you or Phoebe because I wanted to have Prue's visit all by myself. I know that's selfish and I should have told you guys because you should be allowed to see her too. I'm sorry."
"Oh sweetie, don't be sorry at all. That's so great, I'm really happy for you that you'll get to meet her, and if you want to talk to her all by yourself, that's fine. Whatever you decide is fine as long as you're happy with it."
"Are you sure you're not mad at me?"
"I could never be mad at you." Paige tilted her head to one side and gave her sister a sarcastic smile, "Well, not for something like that."
"Now, I just hafta tell Phoebe. Do you think she'll understand?"
"Of course she will. And she'll support you too."
"Okay. Now if you'll excuse me, I hafta go talk to the band. Wow, I can't believe I actually referred to Green Day as 'the band'! That's so cool! Okay well I really gotta go now. Bye Piper." Paige stood up and hugged her eldest sister before exiting the restaurant. Piper asked the waitress for the check, paid the bill, and left. She got into her jeep, wondering about the wedding.
She was really excited for Paige, but also starting to worry. There were going to be two married couples in the manor now. Pretty soon, Greg and Paige would be having kids and the manor would be really crowded. Before she could finish her thought, she was at the bridal shop. She was going to pick up her dress and try it on one last time before Saturday. Phoebe had already picked up her dress, but Piper just didn't have time, between her kids and the club, she was really stressed. The club had been doing really well lately but with more people came more stress. She had to worry about extra security and booking good bands, such a change from a year ago when she was going to sell the club because it was doing poorly.
"Hello, how may I help you ma'am?" Greeted the young girl that was standing behind the cash register.
"Hi, I'm Piper Halliwell, here to pick up a bridesmaid's dress."
"Oh yes, for the Matthews Wedding?"
"Yep, that's the one."
"Okay, one moment, I'll go get it." The young woman walked back into the depths of the tiny boutique and came back a moment later with her dress. It was a plain, very pale shade of purple and strapless. It had a long train that was tied up at her lower back with a small bow.
"Here you go ma'am. It's a beautiful dress, the bride must have wonderful taste."
"Yeah, she really does. I have shoes here too and I'd like to pick them up now as well." Before she could even finish her sentence, the saleswoman was bending down behind the register and reappearing, holding a shoe box. "Here you go. We keep the shoes behind the counter." She handed the shoe box to Piper who opened it and picked the left shoe out. The shoes were open toed with a high thin heel. They were supposed to be dyed the same color as the dress and came out perfectly. "Thanks so much, would you mind if I tried the dress on? I just wanna make sure it fits."
"Oh no go right ahead, I'm sure you know where the fitting rooms are."
"Yeah, thanks." Piper turned around and walked towards the back of the shop where there were two fitting rooms.
"Hey beautiful." Greeted Jason, who was sitting at his desk, in the middle of reading something. He put down the papers and got up to hug Phoebe who had just entered his office. She closed the door behind her and hugged him back and kissed him on the cheek. Jason sat back down and pulled his girlfriend onto his lap. "Is something wrong?"
"No, of course not." Phoebe replied, only half lying. She had been dreading this exact moment for a few months now, but with the wedding only a few days away, she had to tell him. "Okay, well remember how I told you my sister was getting married and the ceremony is in a few days......"
"Yeah.....where is all this going?"
"Okay, well there was a reason I didn't invite you to the ceremony. A reason that I didn't tell you because I was afraid to make such a commitment after what a disaster my last serious relationship was. Now, this is really hard for me and before I tell you, I just need you to know that I am still the same Phoebe you fell in love with and that you will think about it before you make a decision on whether or not you still wanna be with me. And I need to know that you love me and will never tell anyone what I am about to tell you."
"I do love you and would never tell anyone anything that could hurt you, I care about you too much to ever do anything that could hurt you. Whatever you're about to tell me Phoebe, I will never repeat to anyone and I'm sure it could never make me not want to be with you."
"Okay....just let me finish before you say anything."
"I will."
"Well......let me show you." Phoebe got up off his lap and stood next to his desk and started levitating.
"What the hell was that? Is it some kind of prank or practical joke or something?"
"No...and that's not all.......I'm a witch with supernatural powers. I can levitate, I get visions of the future or past, and recently, I can do something that is similar to throwing electricity out of the palm of my hand. I am constantly under attack from demons that are trying to kill my sisters, nephew, nieces, and I. The reason my first marriage didn't work out was because my ex-husband was possessed by a very very evil demon and tried to kill my sisters. I know that this is a lot to take in and I will understand if you don't wanna date me anymore but I still need you to keep my secret for me and my sisters."
"Wow....I mean wow....I....I...don't know what to say. I mean, well is that why you kept disappearing and bailing on our dates and stuff?"
"Yeah and also why you couldn't come to the wedding. It's not a traditional wedding, my grandmother is going to be performing it...."
"Didn't she die a few years ago?" Phoebe just nodded in response, still waiting for Jason to promise her he wouldn't tell anyone. They sat in silence for a few moments until Jason spoke up again. "I promise you I won't tell anyone your secret but you have to give me a little time to take all of this in."
"I completely understand, just call me when you're done....doing whatever you need to know. But if you don't mind, I'm going to need to work from home for the rest of the day....my sister needs me to babysit for her."
"Yeah that's fine, see ya' later." Jason responded, in a sort of daze, not really absorbing what Phoebe just said. Once Phoebe was out of his office, she left the building without even getting her laptop first. She felt bad about lying to Jason about babysitting but after his reaction, she just couldn't stand to be around him for the whole day, not knowing whether or not their relationship would be able to withstand her secret.
Leo was sitting on the couch watching some tv. The Wyatt was lying next to him, sleeping, and the twins were in their travel play pen playing with each other. Being a whitelighter ever since the television was invented, he never really got to watch much of it but ever since all his charges lived in the same house, he had a lot of time on his hands. He was watching some news program but nothing terribly interesting was on. Just as he was about to get up and go make himself a sandwich, Phoebe walked into the house, silent tears pouring down her face. She walked in and sat down on the couch in the parlor and continued to cry. He got up and walked over to her, sitting down next to her.
"So I guess you just told Jason the big secret?" Phoebe had come to Leo yesterday and asked for his advice on whether or not to tell Jason she was a witch.
"Yeah. He didn't take it terribly....he said he needed time to think about it but he promised he would keep the secret and would never tell anyone, which I guess is good. I just don't wanna lose him."
"You don't know that you will. He just needs some time to absorb it. Now, I was gonna go get something to eat, do you want anything?"
"No, I'll just be up in my room." Phoebe got up off the couch and Leo watched her walk up the stairs, once she was out of sight, he picked up the phone and called Paige.
"Hello." Paige greeted.
"Hi Paige, it's me."
"Oh hey Leo, what's up, please don't tell me it's something demonic because I really can't do that thing right now, I'm on my way to the photographer's for some last minute confirmations"
"No, it's not demonic, it's sisterly. Phoebe needs to talk to someone and she needs a sister, not a brother."
"I don't know if I can. I really need to talk to the photographer. Piper should be done trying her dress on by now, she can talk to Phoebe for now and I'll be home in like half an hour."
"Okay but hurry, she's real upset."
"About what?"
"I don't really think I should be telling you that. She's fine physically but she just needs a sister right now."
"Okay, I'll try to make it short." Leo hung up without saying goodbye because Piper just walked into the manor, carrying her dress and her shoes.
"Hey honey, how are the kids?"
"Oh, they're fine but Phoebe's not. She's upstairs and she really needs to talk to someone right now."
"Is she okay? What happened?"
"She's fine, just go talk to her. Here I'll take this stuff and put it in our room." Leo took the things from his wife's hands, and gave her a kiss before orbing into their shared bedroom. Piper ran up the stairs and into Phoebe's room, only to find her curled up in a ball, holding a stuffed animal their mother gave her when she was a kid, and sobbing. Piper walked over to the bed and layed down with her, waiting for Phoebe to say something first, hoping that she would say something.