***
I nervously entered the manor through the kitchen door.
"Oh, Payton, when did you come in?" Phoebe said, as she came into the kitchen.
"Uh...just now..." I said slowly.
"Gosh, where have you been?"
"Uh...just around..."
She narrowed her eyes at me.
"I was at Robbie's apartment," I confessed.
Her eyes widened to the size of golf balls. "Payton..."
"Nothing happened..." I started.
"She's right," Leo had just orbed in.
I turned around. "How do you know?"
"I was protecting you," he said.
"You mean spying on me!"
"No, protecting you. I had to make sure he wasn't a demon."
"My boyfriend is not a demon, or a warlock, or a dark lighter or anything else evil," I said defensively.
"Hey, Payton. Why are your clothes all wrinkled?" Paige asked as she and Piper came into the kitchen.
"She spent the night at Robbie's," Phoebe said.
Their mouths dropped and Piper said, "Whoa,"
"But nothing happened," Leo said.
"Next time you intend on spying on me, let me know ok?" I said.
"Leo wasn't spying on you," Piper said.
"Okay, I get it. But I am a big girl, I can protect myself," I said. I walked out of the room.
***
When Paige moved in after Prue died, Piper and Phoebe set Prue's stuff up in the basement. It looked really nice. They had let me have that room when I moved in.
Now, I lay on the bed watching "The Mists of Avalon".
Phoebe came down the stairs and said, "uh...Payton can we...uh talk?"
"Yeah," I said, sitting up and stopping the movie, "about what?"
Phoebe sat on the edge of the bed. "You said that nothing happened at Robbie's house last night, right?"
"Yeah...I mean no...I mean yeah...nothing happened," I said.
"But you would tell me if something had happened right?"
"Why would I?" I asked. "I mean, it's not like I am going to do anything that serious that soon. And you guys would probably just freak out so," I was only being honest.
She laughed it off. "No, we wouldn't freak out; it's just difficult being a witch and being in a relationship."
"Yeah, Phoebe, can I ask you something?" I asked.
She looked concerned. "Yeah, you can ask me anything."
"Would it be okay, if I...sort of told Robbie that I am a witch?"
"Well, Payton, it's a really dangerous secret. And I mean, I know how you feel about Robbie, it's just that you have to make sure the secret isn't exposed," she said.
"Yeah, I know."
"Now can I ask you something?"
"Sure, what?"
"Well how much do you know about Robbie?" she asked.
"I know that his dad bailed on him and his mom that his mom died a few years ago and that he went to live with his uncle in Texas but he was a jerk. Why?"
"We have to be careful of who we let into our lives. He might be evil...he might not be, but there's still a very likely chance that he might. I mean think about it, from what I've seen, you only get together when he calls and says, 'hey. Wanna hang out?' I mean, Payton, I just think you need to be careful," she said the words carefully, but they still hurt.
"I'll be careful. I love him, Phoebe," I said. "He loves me too, I know it."
"Oh, Payton, when did you come in?" Phoebe said, as she came into the kitchen.
"Uh...just now..." I said slowly.
"Gosh, where have you been?"
"Uh...just around..."
She narrowed her eyes at me.
"I was at Robbie's apartment," I confessed.
Her eyes widened to the size of golf balls. "Payton..."
"Nothing happened..." I started.
"She's right," Leo had just orbed in.
I turned around. "How do you know?"
"I was protecting you," he said.
"You mean spying on me!"
"No, protecting you. I had to make sure he wasn't a demon."
"My boyfriend is not a demon, or a warlock, or a dark lighter or anything else evil," I said defensively.
"Hey, Payton. Why are your clothes all wrinkled?" Paige asked as she and Piper came into the kitchen.
"She spent the night at Robbie's," Phoebe said.
Their mouths dropped and Piper said, "Whoa,"
"But nothing happened," Leo said.
"Next time you intend on spying on me, let me know ok?" I said.
"Leo wasn't spying on you," Piper said.
"Okay, I get it. But I am a big girl, I can protect myself," I said. I walked out of the room.
***
When Paige moved in after Prue died, Piper and Phoebe set Prue's stuff up in the basement. It looked really nice. They had let me have that room when I moved in.
Now, I lay on the bed watching "The Mists of Avalon".
Phoebe came down the stairs and said, "uh...Payton can we...uh talk?"
"Yeah," I said, sitting up and stopping the movie, "about what?"
Phoebe sat on the edge of the bed. "You said that nothing happened at Robbie's house last night, right?"
"Yeah...I mean no...I mean yeah...nothing happened," I said.
"But you would tell me if something had happened right?"
"Why would I?" I asked. "I mean, it's not like I am going to do anything that serious that soon. And you guys would probably just freak out so," I was only being honest.
She laughed it off. "No, we wouldn't freak out; it's just difficult being a witch and being in a relationship."
"Yeah, Phoebe, can I ask you something?" I asked.
She looked concerned. "Yeah, you can ask me anything."
"Would it be okay, if I...sort of told Robbie that I am a witch?"
"Well, Payton, it's a really dangerous secret. And I mean, I know how you feel about Robbie, it's just that you have to make sure the secret isn't exposed," she said.
"Yeah, I know."
"Now can I ask you something?"
"Sure, what?"
"Well how much do you know about Robbie?" she asked.
"I know that his dad bailed on him and his mom that his mom died a few years ago and that he went to live with his uncle in Texas but he was a jerk. Why?"
"We have to be careful of who we let into our lives. He might be evil...he might not be, but there's still a very likely chance that he might. I mean think about it, from what I've seen, you only get together when he calls and says, 'hey. Wanna hang out?' I mean, Payton, I just think you need to be careful," she said the words carefully, but they still hurt.
"I'll be careful. I love him, Phoebe," I said. "He loves me too, I know it."
