CHAPTER 5
"Okay.....what do you think about this one?" Asked Phoebe, stepping out of a dressing room wearing a very revealing white dress.
"Wow, Pheebs, that's a great dress but I don't think it fits you, maybe Piper's daughter could wear it."
Phoebe stuck her tongue out at Paige and retreated back into the fitting room to try on yet another dress. It was nearly 4:00 by now and they had been through the whole mall but couldn't find the perfect dress. Phoebe stepped out again a moment later wearing a dark blue dress. It had one long sleeve and fit her very snugly.
"Oh, that's definitely the one."
"Definitely." Piper agreed.
"Really? You like it?"
"It's perfect Phoebe! If you don't wear it tonight, you're not gonna be in my wedding."
"Paige, that's a little harsh, but I do think you really should wear it, it's absolutely perfect."
"Good, I think so too." Phoebe told her sisters, while admiring herself in the mirror. She went back into the fitting room once again to take the dress off, when she came out, her arms were laden with various dresses, all of which her sisters had rejected. She handed the rejects to the fitting room attendant and followed her sisters out into the store to pay for the dress.
Piper, Paige, and Phoebe walked back into the manor a while later, each holding a few bags. After they found Phoebe's dress, Piper and Paige decided to pick up a few things. Phoebe was the last one in, and she ran up the stairs to start getting ready for her date without even shutting the door so Piper shut it for her.
"Hey Paige, ya' hungry again although I don't see how you could be."
"No um...actually I wanted to talk to you for a little while. Do you mind?"
"No, of course not, come on, let's go into the kitchen, I'll make us some tea." Piper replied, sensing the worry in her baby sister's tone and figuring some tea would help her relax. Paige led the way into the kitchen and took a seat at the table. Piper went about the kitchen, preparing the tea. No one said anything until Piper was sitting down with two mugs of tea in her hands.
"So what's up?"
"Well, I didn't wanna say anything with the whole Phoebe and Jason thing but I'm not feeling very well."
"Yeah, you don't look so hot. Do you have the flu or something?"
"I wish."
"You wish? You're getting married in a few days, it's gotta be really bad if you're wishing for the flu. Oh my God! Paige are you pregnant?" Paige just looked down and started playing with the tea bag in her drink. "You are, aren't you?'
"I don't know. I'm a bit late and I've been feeling really crappy lately."
"Well, how late?" Paige looked up, with a sheepish grin on her face.
"Two months, give or take a week or so."
"Oh my God Paige!" Piper exclaimed. Then seeing the hurt look on her sister's face, she softened her tone. "Have you taken a test yet?"
"No, I've been too afraid. I mean, I want kids and stuff but not until I'm married. I just didn't know what to do."
"Go upstairs and lie down, I'll run out and get a test for you."
"You're the best." Paige told her big sister,, struggling not to cry. Piper stood up and hugged her sister before making her go into her bedroom. Not even bothering to clean up the tea mugs, Piper grabbed her keys and ran out the door.
Fifteen minutes later, she was knocking on Paige's door. Paige opened the door, looking even worse than she had a few minutes ago in the kitchen. Piper handed her a brown paper bag silently and ushered her into her bathroom..
"Just wait here please, don't go anywhere."
"Of course not sweetie."
"And if Phoebe asks, don't tell her anything."
"I would never." Paige turned and headed into the bathroom, bag in hand. She re-emerged a minute or two later, empty handed, and a frightened look on her face. Piper stood up and opened her arms, Paige ran over to her, finally letting go. She broke down crying and didn't stop for a few minutes, until her watch started to beep.
"Time's up, are you ready to look?"
"No, I can't. Will you look?"
"Only if you really want me to."
"I do." Piper nodded her head and walked into her baby sister's bathroom. Reluctantly, she walked over to the counter where a little plastic stick rested. She picked it up and looked at it, holding her breath the whole time. There were four blue lines on the test but she didn't know what that meant so she picked up the test and walked back outside.
"What's a yes and what's a no?"
"Okay.....what do you think about this one?" Asked Phoebe, stepping out of a dressing room wearing a very revealing white dress.
"Wow, Pheebs, that's a great dress but I don't think it fits you, maybe Piper's daughter could wear it."
Phoebe stuck her tongue out at Paige and retreated back into the fitting room to try on yet another dress. It was nearly 4:00 by now and they had been through the whole mall but couldn't find the perfect dress. Phoebe stepped out again a moment later wearing a dark blue dress. It had one long sleeve and fit her very snugly.
"Oh, that's definitely the one."
"Definitely." Piper agreed.
"Really? You like it?"
"It's perfect Phoebe! If you don't wear it tonight, you're not gonna be in my wedding."
"Paige, that's a little harsh, but I do think you really should wear it, it's absolutely perfect."
"Good, I think so too." Phoebe told her sisters, while admiring herself in the mirror. She went back into the fitting room once again to take the dress off, when she came out, her arms were laden with various dresses, all of which her sisters had rejected. She handed the rejects to the fitting room attendant and followed her sisters out into the store to pay for the dress.
Piper, Paige, and Phoebe walked back into the manor a while later, each holding a few bags. After they found Phoebe's dress, Piper and Paige decided to pick up a few things. Phoebe was the last one in, and she ran up the stairs to start getting ready for her date without even shutting the door so Piper shut it for her.
"Hey Paige, ya' hungry again although I don't see how you could be."
"No um...actually I wanted to talk to you for a little while. Do you mind?"
"No, of course not, come on, let's go into the kitchen, I'll make us some tea." Piper replied, sensing the worry in her baby sister's tone and figuring some tea would help her relax. Paige led the way into the kitchen and took a seat at the table. Piper went about the kitchen, preparing the tea. No one said anything until Piper was sitting down with two mugs of tea in her hands.
"So what's up?"
"Well, I didn't wanna say anything with the whole Phoebe and Jason thing but I'm not feeling very well."
"Yeah, you don't look so hot. Do you have the flu or something?"
"I wish."
"You wish? You're getting married in a few days, it's gotta be really bad if you're wishing for the flu. Oh my God! Paige are you pregnant?" Paige just looked down and started playing with the tea bag in her drink. "You are, aren't you?'
"I don't know. I'm a bit late and I've been feeling really crappy lately."
"Well, how late?" Paige looked up, with a sheepish grin on her face.
"Two months, give or take a week or so."
"Oh my God Paige!" Piper exclaimed. Then seeing the hurt look on her sister's face, she softened her tone. "Have you taken a test yet?"
"No, I've been too afraid. I mean, I want kids and stuff but not until I'm married. I just didn't know what to do."
"Go upstairs and lie down, I'll run out and get a test for you."
"You're the best." Paige told her big sister,, struggling not to cry. Piper stood up and hugged her sister before making her go into her bedroom. Not even bothering to clean up the tea mugs, Piper grabbed her keys and ran out the door.
Fifteen minutes later, she was knocking on Paige's door. Paige opened the door, looking even worse than she had a few minutes ago in the kitchen. Piper handed her a brown paper bag silently and ushered her into her bathroom..
"Just wait here please, don't go anywhere."
"Of course not sweetie."
"And if Phoebe asks, don't tell her anything."
"I would never." Paige turned and headed into the bathroom, bag in hand. She re-emerged a minute or two later, empty handed, and a frightened look on her face. Piper stood up and opened her arms, Paige ran over to her, finally letting go. She broke down crying and didn't stop for a few minutes, until her watch started to beep.
"Time's up, are you ready to look?"
"No, I can't. Will you look?"
"Only if you really want me to."
"I do." Piper nodded her head and walked into her baby sister's bathroom. Reluctantly, she walked over to the counter where a little plastic stick rested. She picked it up and looked at it, holding her breath the whole time. There were four blue lines on the test but she didn't know what that meant so she picked up the test and walked back outside.
"What's a yes and what's a no?"