Chapter 3 - Dinnertime
Piper stood near the table cleaning a now fully fed, very tired Wyatt. She looked over at her sister and did not need to be an empath to understand what she was feeling. "Phoebe, close the lid on that pot, or it's not going to be ready in time for dinner."
"But look, it needs to be stirred."
"No, Phoebe, it doesn't. Close the lid and calm down."
"I'm not nervous... it's just that it's almost 7 and Paige isn't home and dinner isn't ready and Wyatt is still awake and..."
Piper walked over to Phoebe and held her hand. "Phebs... feel my emotions now. This is calm... can you do calm?"
"Yes... thanks Piper. This will go OK tonight, right?"
"He loves you Phoebe; tonight will go OK."
Phoebe jumped as they heard the doorbell ring. "Oh no! He's here... he's..."
"Calm Phoebe. I will put Wyatt to bed. You answer the door and take him into the living room. Get him a glass of wine; he's going to need a drink tonight." The door bell rang a second time. Piper walked over and picked up Wyatt and looked back at Phoebe. "Go Phoebe!" She said. Phoebe jumped and made her way to the door.
Piper made her way up the stair as Phoebe opened the door. Jason stood in the entryway, smiling down at her. "Come..."
Paige pushed her way through the door. "Sorry... uh... I really need to change; I will be right back..." Paige ran upstairs.
"Jason... sorry... that was... Paige." Phoebe turned toward the stair to see Paige running up them. "Jason..." She turned back into his beautiful dark eyes. "...please come in."
"Phoebe, these are for you... but they pale when compared to your beauty." He handed her a bouquet of two dozen roses of the deepest red. Dainty white baby's breath was interlaced through the gorgeous bundle.
"Jason, these are beautiful... thank you."
She looked at him and touched his cheek. She approached him and their lips joined in a tender kiss that quickly deepened.
"Ahem..." Phoebe heard Piper from behind them. The two parted.
"Jason, this is my sister Piper. She graciously made us dinner this evening."
Piper extended her hand. "Welcome to our home Jason."
"This, Piper, is for you." Jason presented her a bottle of wine. Piper took it and looked at the label.
"Jason... this is... thank you... but..."
"I hope it goes with whatever delicacy you have prepared us tonight."
"Jason... this is "Grand Vin Chateau LaTour," we can't drink this."
"It won't go with dinner?"
"It would be perfect with dinner... but... this is... a, uh... expensive. You don't..."
"Piper, I have over 300 bottles of wine in my cellar. There isn't one that I bought that I wouldn't consider drinking. A wine isn't worth having if it isn't worth drinking or sharing. Open it, let it breath and serve it with dinner."
Piper smiled. "Thank you Jason. This is exquisite."
At that point, Paige moves down the steps. "Sorry I am late... I was late from work."
"Jason, this is my other sister Paige."
"Nice to meet you."
Paige extended her hand and was presented with a bouquet of her won, white tulips, tinged with red. "For you m'lady."
"Jason, these are beautiful, but you didn't have to..."
"I was invited to dine with three beautiful and charming sisters, how could I not show my appreciation."
"Thank you so much."
Phoebe spoke up, "Jason, please come in..." Phoebe led him to the living room where the four shared drinks and an appetizer. Conversation was light, but Piper kept her eye peeled for clues that their secret would be safe. She found nothing that told her she was wrong.
A/N: Hope you are enjoying this. I like Jason (not as steamy as Cole, but OK) and think that Phoebe will not be able to keep her secret for much longer.
Thank you for your kind feedback.
Piper stood near the table cleaning a now fully fed, very tired Wyatt. She looked over at her sister and did not need to be an empath to understand what she was feeling. "Phoebe, close the lid on that pot, or it's not going to be ready in time for dinner."
"But look, it needs to be stirred."
"No, Phoebe, it doesn't. Close the lid and calm down."
"I'm not nervous... it's just that it's almost 7 and Paige isn't home and dinner isn't ready and Wyatt is still awake and..."
Piper walked over to Phoebe and held her hand. "Phebs... feel my emotions now. This is calm... can you do calm?"
"Yes... thanks Piper. This will go OK tonight, right?"
"He loves you Phoebe; tonight will go OK."
Phoebe jumped as they heard the doorbell ring. "Oh no! He's here... he's..."
"Calm Phoebe. I will put Wyatt to bed. You answer the door and take him into the living room. Get him a glass of wine; he's going to need a drink tonight." The door bell rang a second time. Piper walked over and picked up Wyatt and looked back at Phoebe. "Go Phoebe!" She said. Phoebe jumped and made her way to the door.
Piper made her way up the stair as Phoebe opened the door. Jason stood in the entryway, smiling down at her. "Come..."
Paige pushed her way through the door. "Sorry... uh... I really need to change; I will be right back..." Paige ran upstairs.
"Jason... sorry... that was... Paige." Phoebe turned toward the stair to see Paige running up them. "Jason..." She turned back into his beautiful dark eyes. "...please come in."
"Phoebe, these are for you... but they pale when compared to your beauty." He handed her a bouquet of two dozen roses of the deepest red. Dainty white baby's breath was interlaced through the gorgeous bundle.
"Jason, these are beautiful... thank you."
She looked at him and touched his cheek. She approached him and their lips joined in a tender kiss that quickly deepened.
"Ahem..." Phoebe heard Piper from behind them. The two parted.
"Jason, this is my sister Piper. She graciously made us dinner this evening."
Piper extended her hand. "Welcome to our home Jason."
"This, Piper, is for you." Jason presented her a bottle of wine. Piper took it and looked at the label.
"Jason... this is... thank you... but..."
"I hope it goes with whatever delicacy you have prepared us tonight."
"Jason... this is "Grand Vin Chateau LaTour," we can't drink this."
"It won't go with dinner?"
"It would be perfect with dinner... but... this is... a, uh... expensive. You don't..."
"Piper, I have over 300 bottles of wine in my cellar. There isn't one that I bought that I wouldn't consider drinking. A wine isn't worth having if it isn't worth drinking or sharing. Open it, let it breath and serve it with dinner."
Piper smiled. "Thank you Jason. This is exquisite."
At that point, Paige moves down the steps. "Sorry I am late... I was late from work."
"Jason, this is my other sister Paige."
"Nice to meet you."
Paige extended her hand and was presented with a bouquet of her won, white tulips, tinged with red. "For you m'lady."
"Jason, these are beautiful, but you didn't have to..."
"I was invited to dine with three beautiful and charming sisters, how could I not show my appreciation."
"Thank you so much."
Phoebe spoke up, "Jason, please come in..." Phoebe led him to the living room where the four shared drinks and an appetizer. Conversation was light, but Piper kept her eye peeled for clues that their secret would be safe. She found nothing that told her she was wrong.
A/N: Hope you are enjoying this. I like Jason (not as steamy as Cole, but OK) and think that Phoebe will not be able to keep her secret for much longer.
Thank you for your kind feedback.