Part Three
Piper stared aimlessly at the sink full of bubbly water as the breakfast dishes sank into it. What was really the point in caring about the dishes? What did matter if the house stayed a mess? Really what was the point in getting up in the morning? The only person that she wanted had been taken away from her. After all the battles that they had already fought and yet he had been taken away from her again.
She wasn't a bad person in fact she was a good witch. And Leo wasn't a evil being either, far from it he was an angel. So why couldn't they just be together and let their little family grow up? Just have normal lives.
The eldest Halliwell turned her back on the dishes and turned to head to her room. She was going to disappear under her covers again. But just as she had started to head towards the stairs, she stopped in mid movement as she saw golden orbs appear before her.
"Leo," She started in a hopeful voice that disappeared as soon as she had uttered the words. "Oh it's you Chris."
"Way to make a guy feel welcome."
"Have you just come from up there? Have you seen Leo? Did he say anything? Any messages?" Piper fired a series of questions at the whitelighter without waiting for an answer.
"No, no, no, and no." Chris replied in his bored fashion. "You really need to get over this."
"Oh shut up Chris, you have no idea." Piper said before turning up the stairs.
* * *
Phoebe sat on the floor with her legs crossed as she held two building bricks in her hand and smiled as Wyatt ambled towards her. He grasped the bricks out of her hand and sent her back a toothless grin as he kicked over the small tower that she had built. The middle charmed one could not help but let out a small laugh. She couldn't help but hind her little nephew adorable especially with all his small antics and his own individual characteristic were being formed.
Phoebe stood up with a jump as she heard a small knock on her office door, as she saw the door open.
"Phoebe."
"Elise," Phoebe replied quickly. "How are you? I've got the column all but finished."
"That's good to know." Elise told her as she stared at Wyatt. "Because, I thought you were just playing with your nephew."
"Oh, this, is a one off."
Elise let out a small sigh. "It's just that's it's a one off that keeps happening. Now, seriously I have all the sympathy in the world to your sister and young Wyatt is adorable but we can't keep having him here."
"I know," Phoebe said with a small nod. "We'll sort something out."
"Thank you," Elise replied before disappearing out of the room.
Phoebe watched the door as her boss closed it and then turned her attention back to Wyatt. She smiled hopelessly at the infant. What was going to happen to him? All he wanted was two parents and one had disappeared and the other was in depression.
"We're going to sort this all out Wyatt, some way, somehow." She told him. "I promise."
* * *
Paige had a series of clothes that was scattered across her bed. She was trying to find the perfect outfit for the night and her date. She had no idea what to wear. It was the same question she asked herself on every first date and after eleven years of dating she was no better in answering it.
She picked up a little black dress that had been laying on the floor after it had been previously flung out of the way. A little black number was always a safe bet she decided as she held it against herself and looked in the mirror. And if she did admit so herself; she looked rather good in one of her favorite outfits.
Paige let out a small sigh before changing her clothes. Was she doing the right thing in the first place? Phoebe was right; he was twice her age. But then as she had told everything else about him was right. She had dated enough men her own age or near enough to it to know that those did not always work out with those.
She smiled to herself; well if the date went well, then that would mean an end to her problems.
* * *
Chris slowly got up from his seat in front of the television as he heard the door ring. He was finding problem after problem in living in a house filled with women. Not least the waving emotions and the reluctance to do the simplest tasks.
The young whitelighter open the door and was slightly shocked to see the man that was standing before him. Chris did not hide the fact that his mouth opened slightly as he opened the door further. Paige had said that she was expecting someone but this surely couldn't be him.
"Hi," Josef said in an uneasy fashion. "I hope I have the right house. Paige Matthews, lives here, doesn't she."
"Yeah she does." Chris replied in a passive aggressive voice. "Who are you?'
"Oh I'm sorry, I should have introduced myself." Josef explained as he offered his hand forward. "I'm Josef Peter's her date."
Chris could not help burst into laughter at this sentence. What was Paige playing at? Surely she was just stringing this poor man along. But then that was not the kind of thing that Paige or either of her sister would do.
He sighed as he turned away. He was never going to understand women, especially these three.
"Paige, Josef's here."
Piper stared aimlessly at the sink full of bubbly water as the breakfast dishes sank into it. What was really the point in caring about the dishes? What did matter if the house stayed a mess? Really what was the point in getting up in the morning? The only person that she wanted had been taken away from her. After all the battles that they had already fought and yet he had been taken away from her again.
She wasn't a bad person in fact she was a good witch. And Leo wasn't a evil being either, far from it he was an angel. So why couldn't they just be together and let their little family grow up? Just have normal lives.
The eldest Halliwell turned her back on the dishes and turned to head to her room. She was going to disappear under her covers again. But just as she had started to head towards the stairs, she stopped in mid movement as she saw golden orbs appear before her.
"Leo," She started in a hopeful voice that disappeared as soon as she had uttered the words. "Oh it's you Chris."
"Way to make a guy feel welcome."
"Have you just come from up there? Have you seen Leo? Did he say anything? Any messages?" Piper fired a series of questions at the whitelighter without waiting for an answer.
"No, no, no, and no." Chris replied in his bored fashion. "You really need to get over this."
"Oh shut up Chris, you have no idea." Piper said before turning up the stairs.
* * *
Phoebe sat on the floor with her legs crossed as she held two building bricks in her hand and smiled as Wyatt ambled towards her. He grasped the bricks out of her hand and sent her back a toothless grin as he kicked over the small tower that she had built. The middle charmed one could not help but let out a small laugh. She couldn't help but hind her little nephew adorable especially with all his small antics and his own individual characteristic were being formed.
Phoebe stood up with a jump as she heard a small knock on her office door, as she saw the door open.
"Phoebe."
"Elise," Phoebe replied quickly. "How are you? I've got the column all but finished."
"That's good to know." Elise told her as she stared at Wyatt. "Because, I thought you were just playing with your nephew."
"Oh, this, is a one off."
Elise let out a small sigh. "It's just that's it's a one off that keeps happening. Now, seriously I have all the sympathy in the world to your sister and young Wyatt is adorable but we can't keep having him here."
"I know," Phoebe said with a small nod. "We'll sort something out."
"Thank you," Elise replied before disappearing out of the room.
Phoebe watched the door as her boss closed it and then turned her attention back to Wyatt. She smiled hopelessly at the infant. What was going to happen to him? All he wanted was two parents and one had disappeared and the other was in depression.
"We're going to sort this all out Wyatt, some way, somehow." She told him. "I promise."
* * *
Paige had a series of clothes that was scattered across her bed. She was trying to find the perfect outfit for the night and her date. She had no idea what to wear. It was the same question she asked herself on every first date and after eleven years of dating she was no better in answering it.
She picked up a little black dress that had been laying on the floor after it had been previously flung out of the way. A little black number was always a safe bet she decided as she held it against herself and looked in the mirror. And if she did admit so herself; she looked rather good in one of her favorite outfits.
Paige let out a small sigh before changing her clothes. Was she doing the right thing in the first place? Phoebe was right; he was twice her age. But then as she had told everything else about him was right. She had dated enough men her own age or near enough to it to know that those did not always work out with those.
She smiled to herself; well if the date went well, then that would mean an end to her problems.
* * *
Chris slowly got up from his seat in front of the television as he heard the door ring. He was finding problem after problem in living in a house filled with women. Not least the waving emotions and the reluctance to do the simplest tasks.
The young whitelighter open the door and was slightly shocked to see the man that was standing before him. Chris did not hide the fact that his mouth opened slightly as he opened the door further. Paige had said that she was expecting someone but this surely couldn't be him.
"Hi," Josef said in an uneasy fashion. "I hope I have the right house. Paige Matthews, lives here, doesn't she."
"Yeah she does." Chris replied in a passive aggressive voice. "Who are you?'
"Oh I'm sorry, I should have introduced myself." Josef explained as he offered his hand forward. "I'm Josef Peter's her date."
Chris could not help burst into laughter at this sentence. What was Paige playing at? Surely she was just stringing this poor man along. But then that was not the kind of thing that Paige or either of her sister would do.
He sighed as he turned away. He was never going to understand women, especially these three.
"Paige, Josef's here."