A/N: This chapter sort of centers around Piper, I felt after all the fuss
with Paige and the baby in the last chapter, we need something on Piper.
Hope you like.... And also, I tried to change the links on my profile
(Phoebe, Leo, Cole, & Pearl), but for some reason the links won't change.
So I'm guessing that maybe the page just hasn't had time to make the
changes yet. If the changes aren't made by tomorrow I'll just add in new
links in my profile. (Since the links/addresses won't just up in here.)
Hopefully these will work please inform me if they don't. CharmingChix:
It's late here right now, but I might e-mail ya sometime tomorrow for a
place to find those Glenn picks, thanks for the offer. :-D Oh, and you
mentioned that you didn't get the gist of the being born on the 4th of July
thing. See, the 4th of July is the United States' Independence Day; thus,
HUGE celebrations every year, on that day! So, for Pearl to be born on that
day, it makes her birth more than just magically special (not counting her
parents, aunts, and uncles because of course her birth would mean way more
than just magic to them), but unique and nationally memorable as well.
Charmed At Last
Chapter 31: Baby Blues
Piper was curled up in her bed, alone, again. It was 3:30 A.M. and really cold. Leo had to orb off to help some charges in France, so Piper was stuck here. She couldn't sleep; for one, it was too cold and for two, she couldn't stop thinking about Pearl. She loved Pearl, she really did. But seeing that sweet little baby just made her want a baby of her own, even more. Piper could feel a few warm, salty tears dribble down her face. 'I saw a daughter in my future....' Piper thought. She wiped the tears from her face with a shirveled tissue. "So it has to be true..." Piper whispered to herself. She slowly forced herself out of the semi-warm bed and slipped on her fuzzy pink slippers and pink robe. She quietly moved through her room and out the door. 'I need something warm...' Piper thought. She walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. It was still pretty dark out though. Piper flicked on the light and walked over to the coffee maker. She poured in a new bag of coffee and filled the pot with water. Then pressed the, Brew, button. She plopped down at the table and waited.
Phoebe's eyes opened. Her empath power was kicking in again, this time she could feel pain and the hope for kids. 'Piper.' Phoebe immediatly thought. She got up and began to walk to the door and then had the feeling of wanting to be alone. Phoebe sighed. "Oh Piper...You'll have a kid. I know it, we saw it..." Phoebe whispered, as she walked back to her bed. "I guess I'll have to talk to you later...since you want to be alone right now." Phoebe said. She couldn't very well go back to sleep now, so she just curled up in her warm bed, next to sleeping Cole, and continued to feel Piper's painful emotions.
Piper heard the little buzzer go off and she shuffled to the coffee maker and pressed the, off button. She reached up and opened the cupboard above her, grabbing a random cup. As she was about to pour the coffee into the cup she noticed it has a pink heart on it and read, The World's Best Mom. It had been the cup that Prue, Piper, and Phoebe had given to Patty on Mother's Day, the year Phoebe was born. Piper shook her head and poured the coffee into the cup and then walked over to the table. She opened the lid to the sugar and poured a few teaspoons into her coffee. Piper took in a deep breath of the coffee aroma and then walked to the fridge. She opened the door, grabbed the, Half & Half, and poured some into her coffee. Swirls of brown and white merged together, forming different shades of brown. Piper slid the, Half & Half, back into the fridge and grabbed a clean spoon from the drainer. She mixed her coffee up and took a long drink. "Mmmm." Piper mumbled, as she made her way back up stairs.
There was a loud cry as Pearl awoke from her sleep.
Paige's eyes instantly fluttered open and she orbed out of bed and orbed in, next to Pearl's light pink bassinet. She picked Pearl up from the bassinet and rocked her, but Pearl continued to cry. It had already been 2 weeks of sleepless nights for her and/or Glenn.
Glenn's eyes opened. "What's wrong?" He asked, sleepily.
"She...she woke up and won't stop crying..." Paige mumbled, as she wiped her eyes.
"Diaper change?" Glenn asked.
Paige pulled back the edge of Pearl's light pink diaper. "Nope." Paige said, as she continued to rock the baby.
"Bottle?" Glenn asked.
"Bottle!" Paige called. The bottle, still warm from a few hours ago, orbed into Paige's hand from the bassinett. She held it up to Pearl's face.
Pearl started to cry louder.
"Okay okay! No bottle!" Paige said, as she placed the bottle back.
As Piper reached the top of the stairs she could hear Pearl's screaming cries and she walked to Paige's bedroom. She took a moment and then knocked on the door.
"Oh no..." Paige mumbled, thinking that Pearl had woken someone up, again. "Who is it?" Paige asked.
"It's Piper." Piper answered.
"Come in." Paige said.
Piper grasped the door handle and opened the door. She walked in and shut the door behind her.
"I'm sorry, did she wake you up?" Paige asked.
"No, no. I was up before that...I just heard her crying and thought maybe..I could help?" Piper asked.
"No! You don't have to do.." Paige started to say, but was cut off by Piper.
"I don't have to, I want to." Piper said.
"Well, she won't stop crying. She doesn't need a change, doesn't want a bottle, I..I just don't know..." Paige said.
"Here..." Piper said. She placed down her coffee cup and took the crying baby from Paige's arms. Piper started to hum a lullaby that Patty sung to her when she couldn't sleep, before she died. Piper carefully rocked her back and fourth, until her crying stopped.
Paige looked awe-struck. "Wow...You've so got to teach me that.." Paige said.
"Sure..Umm, mind if I take her downstairs for a while?" Piper asked.
Paige shook her head. "No, take all the time you want." Paige said, only half joking.
Piper smiled. "Thanks...And you too, get some sleep!" Piper said, as she turned to leave. "Paige, just one more thing..." Piper added.
"Yes?" Paige asked, as she climbed back in bed.
"The door?" Piper asked.
"Oh, silly me. Door!" Paige called. The door orbed out and then orbed back in, open.
Piper walked out of the room.
"Door." Paige called again. The door orbed out and then orbed back in, closed.
Piper walked down to the living room and plopped down on the couch with Pearl in her arms. "So, how's about spending a little time with Auntie Piper?" Piper asked.
Pearl cooed.
"Me too." Piper said, with a smile. She began to hum again.
Phoebe smiled to herself. She could feel that Piper was content at the moment, while holding Pearl. "Don't worry, you'll have a daughter in no time." Phoebe muttered. With that, she closed her eyes, and drifted to sleep. TO BE CONTINUED....
Charmed At Last
Chapter 31: Baby Blues
Piper was curled up in her bed, alone, again. It was 3:30 A.M. and really cold. Leo had to orb off to help some charges in France, so Piper was stuck here. She couldn't sleep; for one, it was too cold and for two, she couldn't stop thinking about Pearl. She loved Pearl, she really did. But seeing that sweet little baby just made her want a baby of her own, even more. Piper could feel a few warm, salty tears dribble down her face. 'I saw a daughter in my future....' Piper thought. She wiped the tears from her face with a shirveled tissue. "So it has to be true..." Piper whispered to herself. She slowly forced herself out of the semi-warm bed and slipped on her fuzzy pink slippers and pink robe. She quietly moved through her room and out the door. 'I need something warm...' Piper thought. She walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. It was still pretty dark out though. Piper flicked on the light and walked over to the coffee maker. She poured in a new bag of coffee and filled the pot with water. Then pressed the, Brew, button. She plopped down at the table and waited.
Phoebe's eyes opened. Her empath power was kicking in again, this time she could feel pain and the hope for kids. 'Piper.' Phoebe immediatly thought. She got up and began to walk to the door and then had the feeling of wanting to be alone. Phoebe sighed. "Oh Piper...You'll have a kid. I know it, we saw it..." Phoebe whispered, as she walked back to her bed. "I guess I'll have to talk to you later...since you want to be alone right now." Phoebe said. She couldn't very well go back to sleep now, so she just curled up in her warm bed, next to sleeping Cole, and continued to feel Piper's painful emotions.
Piper heard the little buzzer go off and she shuffled to the coffee maker and pressed the, off button. She reached up and opened the cupboard above her, grabbing a random cup. As she was about to pour the coffee into the cup she noticed it has a pink heart on it and read, The World's Best Mom. It had been the cup that Prue, Piper, and Phoebe had given to Patty on Mother's Day, the year Phoebe was born. Piper shook her head and poured the coffee into the cup and then walked over to the table. She opened the lid to the sugar and poured a few teaspoons into her coffee. Piper took in a deep breath of the coffee aroma and then walked to the fridge. She opened the door, grabbed the, Half & Half, and poured some into her coffee. Swirls of brown and white merged together, forming different shades of brown. Piper slid the, Half & Half, back into the fridge and grabbed a clean spoon from the drainer. She mixed her coffee up and took a long drink. "Mmmm." Piper mumbled, as she made her way back up stairs.
There was a loud cry as Pearl awoke from her sleep.
Paige's eyes instantly fluttered open and she orbed out of bed and orbed in, next to Pearl's light pink bassinet. She picked Pearl up from the bassinet and rocked her, but Pearl continued to cry. It had already been 2 weeks of sleepless nights for her and/or Glenn.
Glenn's eyes opened. "What's wrong?" He asked, sleepily.
"She...she woke up and won't stop crying..." Paige mumbled, as she wiped her eyes.
"Diaper change?" Glenn asked.
Paige pulled back the edge of Pearl's light pink diaper. "Nope." Paige said, as she continued to rock the baby.
"Bottle?" Glenn asked.
"Bottle!" Paige called. The bottle, still warm from a few hours ago, orbed into Paige's hand from the bassinett. She held it up to Pearl's face.
Pearl started to cry louder.
"Okay okay! No bottle!" Paige said, as she placed the bottle back.
As Piper reached the top of the stairs she could hear Pearl's screaming cries and she walked to Paige's bedroom. She took a moment and then knocked on the door.
"Oh no..." Paige mumbled, thinking that Pearl had woken someone up, again. "Who is it?" Paige asked.
"It's Piper." Piper answered.
"Come in." Paige said.
Piper grasped the door handle and opened the door. She walked in and shut the door behind her.
"I'm sorry, did she wake you up?" Paige asked.
"No, no. I was up before that...I just heard her crying and thought maybe..I could help?" Piper asked.
"No! You don't have to do.." Paige started to say, but was cut off by Piper.
"I don't have to, I want to." Piper said.
"Well, she won't stop crying. She doesn't need a change, doesn't want a bottle, I..I just don't know..." Paige said.
"Here..." Piper said. She placed down her coffee cup and took the crying baby from Paige's arms. Piper started to hum a lullaby that Patty sung to her when she couldn't sleep, before she died. Piper carefully rocked her back and fourth, until her crying stopped.
Paige looked awe-struck. "Wow...You've so got to teach me that.." Paige said.
"Sure..Umm, mind if I take her downstairs for a while?" Piper asked.
Paige shook her head. "No, take all the time you want." Paige said, only half joking.
Piper smiled. "Thanks...And you too, get some sleep!" Piper said, as she turned to leave. "Paige, just one more thing..." Piper added.
"Yes?" Paige asked, as she climbed back in bed.
"The door?" Piper asked.
"Oh, silly me. Door!" Paige called. The door orbed out and then orbed back in, open.
Piper walked out of the room.
"Door." Paige called again. The door orbed out and then orbed back in, closed.
Piper walked down to the living room and plopped down on the couch with Pearl in her arms. "So, how's about spending a little time with Auntie Piper?" Piper asked.
Pearl cooed.
"Me too." Piper said, with a smile. She began to hum again.
Phoebe smiled to herself. She could feel that Piper was content at the moment, while holding Pearl. "Don't worry, you'll have a daughter in no time." Phoebe muttered. With that, she closed her eyes, and drifted to sleep. TO BE CONTINUED....