Part Two
Phoebe glanced at the office door and then rushed over to open it. There was no way that her little sister could even contemplate dating someone who was double her age. She adjusted Wyatt's position in her arms as she quickly strode across the room to where Paige was standing.
"Paige."
Paige turned to look at her little sister, smiling slightly as Wyatt reached his arms out. She knew what was coming as Phoebe looked back at her. Phoebe was going to lecture her about how she should not date someone who was either older than her or worked with one of her sisters and Josef did both.
She glanced politely but obviously down at her watch. She had forty minutes before her job interview was due to start after spending a good twenty minutes talking to Josef.
"Have I forgotten something?" Paige asked innocently.
"No, it's just," Phoebe started as she removed Wyatt's hands from her hair. "Josef's, well, he's fifty-two."
"I'm aware of that."
"And you're only twenty-five."
"No kidding," Paige replied sarcastically. "Look Pheebs do you have a point, because I'm running really late."
Phoebe sighed, she could not believe that Paige was making her spell this out. It was perfectly obvious to her what the problem was and it would be to everyone else. Older men tended to only want younger women for one reason, and that tended not to be a good reason.
"He's old enough to be your father."
"That's not technically true." Paige pointed out with a small grin. "Sam is well over a hundred and the age gab between Piper and Leo is around fifty years too. But I really do need to go, I've only got thirty-five minutes now."
Phoebe watched as Paige disappeared through the door. She guessed Paige had made a valid point, although she had discounted for the fact that both her mother and Piper had married whitelighters.
The middle charmed one shrugged as she headed back to her office. She warned her and now she would just let her make her own mistakes.
* * *
Chris looked up to the sky as he heard a familiar call from above. He stood for a minute as he leisurely finished his bagel and to a gulp of orange juice before disappearing into golden orbs.
Looking around as the golden sparking flashes reappeared in his own body he saw a familiar place. It was coated in white clothes with people walking around in either white or golden robes.
He slowly made his way over to a golden-robed figure who had their back towards them. Yawning slightly, Chris chose to look down at his watch before opening his mouth to talk to the person who had called him.
"What is it now?" He asked in a bored tone.
The golden-robed man turned around to look at the young whitelighter. Chris nodded at the newly appointed elder, who he instantly recognized as Leo. There was a considered look written across Leo face as the lines on his face creased into wrinkles.
"How's Piper and Wyatt?"
"There fine." Chris replied as he glanced up at the sky. "Is that all or did you call me here for something important?"
"It is important, they're my family." Leo told him in a harsh voice.
"Oh yeah, never had one of those remember." Chris explained in a repetitive tone. "Anyway, you're first duty should be to this."
"No my wife and child will always come first. And you promise to look after them for me."
Chris glanced upwards again. He was sick of hearing this lecture over and over again. Surely the most powerful witches could look after themselves. And the sooner they learnt to act like the better. While Leo should learn to focus as an elder, instead of fusing around do neither the job as an elder or a husband and father particularly well.
"Is the lecture over? Any message to take back?"
"Tell Piper and Wyatt I love them." Leo said in an exhausted tone.
Leo watched as Chris disappeared into thin orbs. He had no idea why he was trusting that man with his family and his life. Taking Chris on face value there were just so many things that he did not like about him, yet there was something in his gut telling him to trust the young whitelighter.
* * *
Paige came out of her interview. Any other day she would be furious with the fact that due to being a witch she could not answer the simplest questions. Why did she need fexible hours? Why had she taken a year off work doing nothing? Why had she given in on being a social worker after only one day in the job?
Her mind flashed back to two years ago. These were exactly the type of problem that she could remember Phoebe having when she had first meet her. She mentally scolded herself for being slightly harsh on her older sister and viewing these problems as just excuses.
She wanted to work, but she needed something flexible. If only she could find something like Piper or Phoebe where they could take time off if needed.
Paige sighed as she got into the car and turned onto her cell phone. The sigh was replaced by a smile as she saw a text message from Josef. 'Looking forward to tonight. X' He really was looking to be the prefect gentleman.
Her gloomy mood was lifted almost instantly, she intend to make the most of tonight.
Phoebe glanced at the office door and then rushed over to open it. There was no way that her little sister could even contemplate dating someone who was double her age. She adjusted Wyatt's position in her arms as she quickly strode across the room to where Paige was standing.
"Paige."
Paige turned to look at her little sister, smiling slightly as Wyatt reached his arms out. She knew what was coming as Phoebe looked back at her. Phoebe was going to lecture her about how she should not date someone who was either older than her or worked with one of her sisters and Josef did both.
She glanced politely but obviously down at her watch. She had forty minutes before her job interview was due to start after spending a good twenty minutes talking to Josef.
"Have I forgotten something?" Paige asked innocently.
"No, it's just," Phoebe started as she removed Wyatt's hands from her hair. "Josef's, well, he's fifty-two."
"I'm aware of that."
"And you're only twenty-five."
"No kidding," Paige replied sarcastically. "Look Pheebs do you have a point, because I'm running really late."
Phoebe sighed, she could not believe that Paige was making her spell this out. It was perfectly obvious to her what the problem was and it would be to everyone else. Older men tended to only want younger women for one reason, and that tended not to be a good reason.
"He's old enough to be your father."
"That's not technically true." Paige pointed out with a small grin. "Sam is well over a hundred and the age gab between Piper and Leo is around fifty years too. But I really do need to go, I've only got thirty-five minutes now."
Phoebe watched as Paige disappeared through the door. She guessed Paige had made a valid point, although she had discounted for the fact that both her mother and Piper had married whitelighters.
The middle charmed one shrugged as she headed back to her office. She warned her and now she would just let her make her own mistakes.
* * *
Chris looked up to the sky as he heard a familiar call from above. He stood for a minute as he leisurely finished his bagel and to a gulp of orange juice before disappearing into golden orbs.
Looking around as the golden sparking flashes reappeared in his own body he saw a familiar place. It was coated in white clothes with people walking around in either white or golden robes.
He slowly made his way over to a golden-robed figure who had their back towards them. Yawning slightly, Chris chose to look down at his watch before opening his mouth to talk to the person who had called him.
"What is it now?" He asked in a bored tone.
The golden-robed man turned around to look at the young whitelighter. Chris nodded at the newly appointed elder, who he instantly recognized as Leo. There was a considered look written across Leo face as the lines on his face creased into wrinkles.
"How's Piper and Wyatt?"
"There fine." Chris replied as he glanced up at the sky. "Is that all or did you call me here for something important?"
"It is important, they're my family." Leo told him in a harsh voice.
"Oh yeah, never had one of those remember." Chris explained in a repetitive tone. "Anyway, you're first duty should be to this."
"No my wife and child will always come first. And you promise to look after them for me."
Chris glanced upwards again. He was sick of hearing this lecture over and over again. Surely the most powerful witches could look after themselves. And the sooner they learnt to act like the better. While Leo should learn to focus as an elder, instead of fusing around do neither the job as an elder or a husband and father particularly well.
"Is the lecture over? Any message to take back?"
"Tell Piper and Wyatt I love them." Leo said in an exhausted tone.
Leo watched as Chris disappeared into thin orbs. He had no idea why he was trusting that man with his family and his life. Taking Chris on face value there were just so many things that he did not like about him, yet there was something in his gut telling him to trust the young whitelighter.
* * *
Paige came out of her interview. Any other day she would be furious with the fact that due to being a witch she could not answer the simplest questions. Why did she need fexible hours? Why had she taken a year off work doing nothing? Why had she given in on being a social worker after only one day in the job?
Her mind flashed back to two years ago. These were exactly the type of problem that she could remember Phoebe having when she had first meet her. She mentally scolded herself for being slightly harsh on her older sister and viewing these problems as just excuses.
She wanted to work, but she needed something flexible. If only she could find something like Piper or Phoebe where they could take time off if needed.
Paige sighed as she got into the car and turned onto her cell phone. The sigh was replaced by a smile as she saw a text message from Josef. 'Looking forward to tonight. X' He really was looking to be the prefect gentleman.
Her gloomy mood was lifted almost instantly, she intend to make the most of tonight.