Keeping Paige—Chapter 1: The Decision
Summary: What if Patty had kept Paige and she knew her sisters?
Disclaimer: I know some other authors have this idea but as far as I know the storyline is mine. I don't own Charmed or anything related to them.(if i did i would be writing for the show not at fanfiction.net)
Oh... by the way I will use They or Them etc to refer to the Elders, According to the info I got Prue was born October 28, 1970; Piper was born on August 3, 1973; Phoebe was born November 2, 1975; and Paige was born August 22, 1977. Patty died in 1978 but what was the date...tell me please. Tell me if I'm right or not so I can fix it. I home I adjusted the time well. If something is there that wasn't in the 70's who cares? Just let it slide
Mid-December- 1976
Patty sat in the chair quietly. She was pregnant. How would she explain this? Yes, she was an adult, but how could she explain to 'Them' that she fell in love with her whitelighter. It was forbidden. What was she going to do? Should she keep the baby? Would 'They' punish her? Would 'They' punish Sam? What about Prue, Piper, and Phoebe? What about the baby she was carrying?
"Patty," Penny shouted as she walked into the Manor, "we're home!"
"Oh...um hi mom," she said walking into the entryway.
"Hi, Mom," a six-year-old Prue exclaimed, "Look what I made in school today!" She was holding up a picture of a Christmas tree. Patty noticed that it showed a family. Their family. Penny, Piper, Prue, Phoebe, and Mom. In nine months there would be a new member, but Patty put that aside, for now anyways.
"That is beautiful, Sweetie."
"Merry Christmas!" Piper, who was three, shouted at the top of her lungs. "I've got a present for you."
"You don't know anything," Prue said back snottily, "It isn't Christmas yet."
"Is, too. Mom and Grams have been playin' Christmas music. That means it is Christmas!"
"Uh uh! Christmas is December 25th and today is December 15th. So there!"
"Mommy," Piper began to bawl, "Prue says it isn't Christmas. Tell her she's wrong!"
"Okay, Sweethearts, let's go get some cocoa."
"Yeah," both shouted and ran to the kitchen, fight long forgotten. Patty picked up the bassinet Phoebe was in and followed her mother into the kitchen.
"Okay... Prue you want extra marshmallows" Patty said as she placed about a dozen and a half tiny marshmallows in the up, "And Piper wants just one
"Yep," Prue said, "you are right," and waved her pointer finger pointedly at her mother.
Everyone was silent. Patty didn't want to talk. The girls were drinking their hot chocolate. Penny sensed something wrong with her daughter. The silence was interrupted by a loud wail.
"Mom," Piper exclaimed, "Phoebe's crying again." Patty picked up the little one and held her close. All of the sudden she saw a flash. It was of her daughters- four of them- together at Christmas. It was probably four or five years down the road. But she was pretty sure it had been them. after all it was in the Manor. Penny was in the picture, but she wasn't
"Patty," Penny said, "what's wrong, Dear?"
"Umm..." she began setting a settled Phoebe down into the cradle. "I don't know. I got a premonition."
"What? You don't have premonitions. I mean you haven't seen you were pregnant with Phoebe. What was it of?"
"Uh.. it was up the girls... and another one... about five years from now. It was Christmas. We were here. Well...uh... not "we" we. You and the girls."
"But how is that possible. You were just holding Phoebe."
"I...um...uh....don't ...uh know."
"Who was the other girl?"
"Um...Mom there's something I have to tell you."
"Well," Penny began harshly, "Tell me. Don't leave me out on a limb here."
"Not in here, okay?' Patty then said to the girls, "Stay in here for a minute, 'kay?"
"Okay, Mommy," Piper answered.
The two walked into the conservatory.
"Mom," Patty said timidly, "I'm pregnant."
"What? Whose child is it?"
"Sam's."
"Sam? Who is 'Sam'?" Then she remembered. "Oh... that 'Sam'."
"Yeah, that 'Sam'. I fell in love with him."
"What!," Penny said angrily. "You are not allowed to fall in love with your whitelighter. You aren't even supposed to know who here really is."
"I know Mom. I know. He knows about the baby. Here is what I plan to do," she said determinedly, "I wasn't going to keep her. I didn't think I could've handled it. But after that premonition. I can't go through life without knowing that little girl. Not if I can help it. I will live with the consequences. But I need to know my daughter. Okay, Mom?" She let out a breath she didn't know she was holding.
"Of course. Shall we tell the girls?" Penny was very calm.
"That's it?"
"That's it. The only thing we have to be concerned about is their magical destiny. I guess it will be the Charmed Ones: Power of Four."
"So I'm going to have a baby!"
"You're going to have a baby. Congratulations, Darling!"
The walked into the kitchen to announce the news to the girls.
"Guess what?" Patty shouted.
"What, Mommy?" Prue asked.
"You guys are going to get another baby sister!"
"Another?" Piper asked, eyes wide. "I get to be a big sister again?
"Yes!"
"Yeah!" the two answered simultaneously. They jumped around singing "We're goin' get 'nother baby sister! We're goin' get 'nother baby sister!"
Nine months later on August 22, 1977, Patty Halliwell gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl, Paige Brianna Halliwell.
A/N: I guess it is a little short. I wanted to get into the girls growing up. I may revise it if I get around to it. Please review! I didn't know Paige's middle name, but Brianna is a member of their family line so I used her name. Please review even though this chapter is sorta sucky. The others should be better, this is kinda just an intro. Please review! Please review! Please review! Please review!
Thanx--
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