TWO
"I'm telling you, Piper," said Phoebe, "she looked remarkably like mom. For just a moment, I thought it was mom. It was kind of eerie."
"Well, they say we all have a double out there somewhere," said Piper. "Are you sure it wasn't a demon or something?"
"Buying makeup?" questioned Phoebe. "I don't think so. Besides, I didn't even know I was going in that store. It was kind of an impulse thing."
"Just be careful," said Piper. "You know how devious demons can be."
"I will," said Phoebe.
"Will what?" asked Paige, coming into the kitchen.
"Be careful," said Phoebe. "I met a woman today who looks just like mom."
"Weird," said Paige. "You sure it wasn't a demon?"
"Why does everyone we meet have to be a demon?" asked Phoebe. "Can't we just meet some normal people once in a while?"
"Oh, yeah," said Piper, "we have such a good track record there. Oh."
"You okay?" asked Phoebe.
"Yeah, just the baby kicking again," responded Piper.
"Let me feel, let me feel," said Paige, putting her hand on Piper's abdomen.
"Too late," said Piper. "It's usually over by the time I say anything."
"Phoebe, why don't you have a premonition about when the baby's going to kick again?" said Paige. "That way you can tell me and I can be ready for it."
"Oh, sure," said Phoebe, " like I can have a premonition whenever I want. That would be handy. It's not an active power, remember? I don't have any control over it."
"Besides," said Piper, "there's that whole magic for personal gain thing, remember?"
"Just to feel the baby kick?" questioned Paige. "That's not much of personal gain."
"If you benefit in any way, it's personal gain," said Leo, coming into the kitchen. "What are we talking about?"
"Paige wants me to have a premonition so she can feel the baby kick," said Phoebe.
"Is that all?" asked Leo, smiling.
"She's my first niece," said Paige. "I'd like to feel her kick just once. Is that so bad?"
"Phoebe's premonitions are to help the innocent," said Leo. "Besides, if she could have a premonition to feel the baby kick, I'd have asked her to have one a long time ago."
"Well, since I can't have premonitions on demand," said Phoebe, "the whole discussion seems moot to me."
"Exactly," said Piper. "Speaking of the baby, are those modifications I asked for done yet?"
"I'm working on it," said Leo. "Another couple of hours and they'll be done."
"Good," said Piper.
"Modifications?" questioned Phoebe.
"I seemed to have made the changing table in the nursery a little too low," said Leo. "Piper asked me to fix it."
"A little?" questioned Piper. "I practically have to bend over to reach it."
"It's not that bad," said Leo. "Besides, when I'm finished, it will be the perfect height. Trust me."
"I always do," said Piper, kissing him.
"Phoebe," said Paige, "I thought you could give me a hand on the family history. I think I have most of it right, but I'd like you to help me check it."
"Oh, uh, she can't," said Piper. "She's going to run an errand for me. I can help you with the history."
"I thought you'd be busy with dinner," said Paige.
"I can do both," said Piper. "I'm very multi-faceted."
"Great," said Paige. "I'll go get my notes."
"What's that all about?" asked Leo, after Paige had left the kitchen. "I can run the errand for you."
"She's really looking for a birthday present for Paige," said Piper. "But it's a surprise, so don't spoil it."
"I think I can keep a secret," said Leo, smiling.
"Thanks, Piper," said Phoebe. "I won't be gone long. I just hope I can find something at this place. This is harder than I thought it was going to be."
"At least you aren't waiting like you used to do with Prue and me," said Piper.
"I'll be back soon," said Phoebe, going into the living room to get her car keys.
"I'm telling you, Piper," said Phoebe, "she looked remarkably like mom. For just a moment, I thought it was mom. It was kind of eerie."
"Well, they say we all have a double out there somewhere," said Piper. "Are you sure it wasn't a demon or something?"
"Buying makeup?" questioned Phoebe. "I don't think so. Besides, I didn't even know I was going in that store. It was kind of an impulse thing."
"Just be careful," said Piper. "You know how devious demons can be."
"I will," said Phoebe.
"Will what?" asked Paige, coming into the kitchen.
"Be careful," said Phoebe. "I met a woman today who looks just like mom."
"Weird," said Paige. "You sure it wasn't a demon?"
"Why does everyone we meet have to be a demon?" asked Phoebe. "Can't we just meet some normal people once in a while?"
"Oh, yeah," said Piper, "we have such a good track record there. Oh."
"You okay?" asked Phoebe.
"Yeah, just the baby kicking again," responded Piper.
"Let me feel, let me feel," said Paige, putting her hand on Piper's abdomen.
"Too late," said Piper. "It's usually over by the time I say anything."
"Phoebe, why don't you have a premonition about when the baby's going to kick again?" said Paige. "That way you can tell me and I can be ready for it."
"Oh, sure," said Phoebe, " like I can have a premonition whenever I want. That would be handy. It's not an active power, remember? I don't have any control over it."
"Besides," said Piper, "there's that whole magic for personal gain thing, remember?"
"Just to feel the baby kick?" questioned Paige. "That's not much of personal gain."
"If you benefit in any way, it's personal gain," said Leo, coming into the kitchen. "What are we talking about?"
"Paige wants me to have a premonition so she can feel the baby kick," said Phoebe.
"Is that all?" asked Leo, smiling.
"She's my first niece," said Paige. "I'd like to feel her kick just once. Is that so bad?"
"Phoebe's premonitions are to help the innocent," said Leo. "Besides, if she could have a premonition to feel the baby kick, I'd have asked her to have one a long time ago."
"Well, since I can't have premonitions on demand," said Phoebe, "the whole discussion seems moot to me."
"Exactly," said Piper. "Speaking of the baby, are those modifications I asked for done yet?"
"I'm working on it," said Leo. "Another couple of hours and they'll be done."
"Good," said Piper.
"Modifications?" questioned Phoebe.
"I seemed to have made the changing table in the nursery a little too low," said Leo. "Piper asked me to fix it."
"A little?" questioned Piper. "I practically have to bend over to reach it."
"It's not that bad," said Leo. "Besides, when I'm finished, it will be the perfect height. Trust me."
"I always do," said Piper, kissing him.
"Phoebe," said Paige, "I thought you could give me a hand on the family history. I think I have most of it right, but I'd like you to help me check it."
"Oh, uh, she can't," said Piper. "She's going to run an errand for me. I can help you with the history."
"I thought you'd be busy with dinner," said Paige.
"I can do both," said Piper. "I'm very multi-faceted."
"Great," said Paige. "I'll go get my notes."
"What's that all about?" asked Leo, after Paige had left the kitchen. "I can run the errand for you."
"She's really looking for a birthday present for Paige," said Piper. "But it's a surprise, so don't spoil it."
"I think I can keep a secret," said Leo, smiling.
"Thanks, Piper," said Phoebe. "I won't be gone long. I just hope I can find something at this place. This is harder than I thought it was going to be."
"At least you aren't waiting like you used to do with Prue and me," said Piper.
"I'll be back soon," said Phoebe, going into the living room to get her car keys.