Chapter 22 - "They ALWAYS kid around like that, trust me."
It was the next morning and the sun was shining brightly over the plains. Prue and Bane were in
Prue's room, Phoebe was still asleep and Piper hadn't returned. Paige was up and ready to get
breakfast. James was fast asleep on the couch, Paige couldn't help but notice him as she walked
past. He awoke as she entered the kitchen.
"Paige? Why you up so early?" He asked, blinking his eyes to wake up.
"Early?" she spun around, "It's 9am, that's not early."
"It is for someone who doesn't have to get to work." said James as he slowly dragged his fine ass
off the chair.
"Compliment or payout?" Paige wondered over to the fridge and poured some Orange Juice.
"Compliment. It means i can get to know you a little better since we haven't really spoken before
yesterday. I still can't get over the fact that i know you're sisters so well but i don't know
you." James pondered and joined her in the kitchen.
"Yeah, me either. O.J?"
"Sure." Paige handed him a glass and they both sat down at the table.
"Maybe the Gods didn't want us to meet before, and now they've realised the mistake they've
made." She kidded.
"Yeah a deffinate mistake made there. I wish i had met you before, you're just as great as your
sisters...who have still yet to rise." James took a sip.
"Prue's usually up by now, but i think she's with Bane. Phoebe..hmm, i didn't really see her
yesterday. And Piper, god knows what she's doing...."
Paige was cut off. "Or who she's doing." Phoebe had walked in and plonked her ass on a chair.
James laughed at her. "Omigosh, James!! When did you get here??" Phoebe flopped over the table
and hugged him.
"Hehe, i got here soon after you crashed last night."
"Well it's great to see you again, i was starting to wonder if you were coming back. By the way,
you look great." Phoebe complimented.
"You mean the messy bed hair, thanks. It's unique to only me...and everyone else who just woke up
such as yourself." James pointed at her hair.
"Hey! Be nice, i haven't had the chance to wake up yet..oh that's what you just said isn't it.
Eheh, see that proves everything." Phoebe smiled and grabbed a glass.
Paige looked over at James. *Yup, the messy hair works well on you indeed.* Then they all heard
a plane buzzing over the house. "That'll be Piper."
"Oh dat means she was with Leo then." Paige gave Phoebe the 'obviously' look. "Yeah, yeah, still
tired remember?"
Paige and Phoebe stayed at the table but James stood in the front doorway so he could greet his
best old friend. James looked over and saw Leo step out of the plane, then he helped Piper down.
James watched them kiss and then Leo got back in and started the engine up and flew off. James
glanced over to get a better look at Piper. He couldn't believe it when he saw it, she was
looking so great these days, it had only been two years since they saw each other last but two
years can do a lot to someone.
"Piper Halliwell!! You look absolutely stunning!" James yelled out.
Piper couldn't see him because of the dust that the plane caused as it took off but she could
tell who it was. "James Archer!!" The dust settled and she could see him...in his pyjamas. "When
did you get here? and since when do you get around in your jim-jams??"
*lol* "I got here last night, and i slept over, therefore the jim-jams." James hugged Piper and
went inside.
"Hey Piper! You look..glowing, do tell" Phoebe said as she saw her sister walk in with the
same clothes she was wearing yesterday.
"You can't tell us all about it on an empty stomach, what do you want to eat?" Paige asked.
"No thanks, i ate already." Piper said as she lay on the couch.
"Oh i bet you did." said Pheebs in a teasing tone.
"Actually i didn't eat already, that was last night. Yeah i'm starving, feed me!" Piper protested.
"Sounds like someone had a bit too much to drink last night." James said as he sat on the couch
opposite her. Paige wanted him to sit at the table with her.
"I drank last night yes, but i didn't get drunk thank you very much." Piper placed her head on a
pillow.
"How much Piper?"
"Four James."
"Yep, you were drunk." James said with a huge smile.
"Was not! I can handle four flutes of Champagne, i run a club for crying out loud." Piper stuck
her tongue out at him.
He did it back. "Champagne? You meant business."
"Taking care of business!" Phoebe sang from the kitchen. Paige smiled, but wished she was the
one talking with the spunk, not her sobering sister.
Piper laughed at Phoebe. "I did not take care of business Pheebs."
"Really? Bummer."
"No, i didn't mean it like that! THAT i took care of."
"As you do." James added. Piper threw the pillow she was resting on at him. "You got a thing for
pilots do you Pipe? 'cause i have my liscense." James said with a grin.
"You do? Meet me in my room in an hour, bring the champagne." Piper teased.
Paige didn't know they were kidding and walked outback. Phoebe was confused and followed her.
"What's a matter Paiger?" Phoebe asked, she was wide awake now.
"Nothing."
"Oh it's more than nothing, i can tell. You like James dontcha? Well don't worry about Piper,
James and her have been friends forever. They ALWAYS kid around like that, trust me." Phoebe
put and arm around her younger sister.
"Really?" Paige looked at Phoebe.
"Yeah, they could say pretty much anything to each other and they'd never get offended to heart."
"But she threw a pillow at him Phoebe."
"Out of fun Paige. Jeeze, i really need to take you out sometime."
"Are you saying i'm no fun?" *grr*
"Of course you are fun Paige, always have been. I'm just saying that you haven't been having as
much lately, i can tell. We'll go out this arvo okay?"
"Sure. Thanks Pheebs." They hugged and went back inside only to see Piper and James tackling on
the floor.
"Who's on fire?!" Paige yelled.
"Hey! No play fighting without me!" Phoebe jumped on top of them, but then got off, she knew
better than to get in the way of those two.
"He said i had my top on the wrong way!" Piper yelled from the top.
James rolled over on top to tell his side. "And she said i was getting love handles - which i am
NOT! i'm in great shape and she knows it!" James had Piper pinned down on the floor and she
couldn't get up.
Prue and Bane walked in, arm in arm. "Hey!" Prue yelled. "What kind of service are we running in
this house?" Prue teased.
"Forgotten about Leo so soon?" Bane laughed as he saw Piper trying to get James off of her.
James smiled at that comment and held Piper's arms down. "Take it back."
"No you take it back first." Piper gave up and lay there catching her breath.
"Fine. You don't have to show me your boobs." *Mohahaha*
"Okay. You're very fit, but you're not getting any from me." *Mohahaha*
They got off of each other and stood up. Prue and Phoebe remembered how they used to do that all
the time a few years ago, they had forgotten what it was like. Paige and Bane were laughing but
confused at the strange way Piper and James had made up. *Every one to their own* Bane thought.
*Well that was weird..Glen used to be like that with me..* thought Paige.
It was the next morning and the sun was shining brightly over the plains. Prue and Bane were in
Prue's room, Phoebe was still asleep and Piper hadn't returned. Paige was up and ready to get
breakfast. James was fast asleep on the couch, Paige couldn't help but notice him as she walked
past. He awoke as she entered the kitchen.
"Paige? Why you up so early?" He asked, blinking his eyes to wake up.
"Early?" she spun around, "It's 9am, that's not early."
"It is for someone who doesn't have to get to work." said James as he slowly dragged his fine ass
off the chair.
"Compliment or payout?" Paige wondered over to the fridge and poured some Orange Juice.
"Compliment. It means i can get to know you a little better since we haven't really spoken before
yesterday. I still can't get over the fact that i know you're sisters so well but i don't know
you." James pondered and joined her in the kitchen.
"Yeah, me either. O.J?"
"Sure." Paige handed him a glass and they both sat down at the table.
"Maybe the Gods didn't want us to meet before, and now they've realised the mistake they've
made." She kidded.
"Yeah a deffinate mistake made there. I wish i had met you before, you're just as great as your
sisters...who have still yet to rise." James took a sip.
"Prue's usually up by now, but i think she's with Bane. Phoebe..hmm, i didn't really see her
yesterday. And Piper, god knows what she's doing...."
Paige was cut off. "Or who she's doing." Phoebe had walked in and plonked her ass on a chair.
James laughed at her. "Omigosh, James!! When did you get here??" Phoebe flopped over the table
and hugged him.
"Hehe, i got here soon after you crashed last night."
"Well it's great to see you again, i was starting to wonder if you were coming back. By the way,
you look great." Phoebe complimented.
"You mean the messy bed hair, thanks. It's unique to only me...and everyone else who just woke up
such as yourself." James pointed at her hair.
"Hey! Be nice, i haven't had the chance to wake up yet..oh that's what you just said isn't it.
Eheh, see that proves everything." Phoebe smiled and grabbed a glass.
Paige looked over at James. *Yup, the messy hair works well on you indeed.* Then they all heard
a plane buzzing over the house. "That'll be Piper."
"Oh dat means she was with Leo then." Paige gave Phoebe the 'obviously' look. "Yeah, yeah, still
tired remember?"
Paige and Phoebe stayed at the table but James stood in the front doorway so he could greet his
best old friend. James looked over and saw Leo step out of the plane, then he helped Piper down.
James watched them kiss and then Leo got back in and started the engine up and flew off. James
glanced over to get a better look at Piper. He couldn't believe it when he saw it, she was
looking so great these days, it had only been two years since they saw each other last but two
years can do a lot to someone.
"Piper Halliwell!! You look absolutely stunning!" James yelled out.
Piper couldn't see him because of the dust that the plane caused as it took off but she could
tell who it was. "James Archer!!" The dust settled and she could see him...in his pyjamas. "When
did you get here? and since when do you get around in your jim-jams??"
*lol* "I got here last night, and i slept over, therefore the jim-jams." James hugged Piper and
went inside.
"Hey Piper! You look..glowing, do tell" Phoebe said as she saw her sister walk in with the
same clothes she was wearing yesterday.
"You can't tell us all about it on an empty stomach, what do you want to eat?" Paige asked.
"No thanks, i ate already." Piper said as she lay on the couch.
"Oh i bet you did." said Pheebs in a teasing tone.
"Actually i didn't eat already, that was last night. Yeah i'm starving, feed me!" Piper protested.
"Sounds like someone had a bit too much to drink last night." James said as he sat on the couch
opposite her. Paige wanted him to sit at the table with her.
"I drank last night yes, but i didn't get drunk thank you very much." Piper placed her head on a
pillow.
"How much Piper?"
"Four James."
"Yep, you were drunk." James said with a huge smile.
"Was not! I can handle four flutes of Champagne, i run a club for crying out loud." Piper stuck
her tongue out at him.
He did it back. "Champagne? You meant business."
"Taking care of business!" Phoebe sang from the kitchen. Paige smiled, but wished she was the
one talking with the spunk, not her sobering sister.
Piper laughed at Phoebe. "I did not take care of business Pheebs."
"Really? Bummer."
"No, i didn't mean it like that! THAT i took care of."
"As you do." James added. Piper threw the pillow she was resting on at him. "You got a thing for
pilots do you Pipe? 'cause i have my liscense." James said with a grin.
"You do? Meet me in my room in an hour, bring the champagne." Piper teased.
Paige didn't know they were kidding and walked outback. Phoebe was confused and followed her.
"What's a matter Paiger?" Phoebe asked, she was wide awake now.
"Nothing."
"Oh it's more than nothing, i can tell. You like James dontcha? Well don't worry about Piper,
James and her have been friends forever. They ALWAYS kid around like that, trust me." Phoebe
put and arm around her younger sister.
"Really?" Paige looked at Phoebe.
"Yeah, they could say pretty much anything to each other and they'd never get offended to heart."
"But she threw a pillow at him Phoebe."
"Out of fun Paige. Jeeze, i really need to take you out sometime."
"Are you saying i'm no fun?" *grr*
"Of course you are fun Paige, always have been. I'm just saying that you haven't been having as
much lately, i can tell. We'll go out this arvo okay?"
"Sure. Thanks Pheebs." They hugged and went back inside only to see Piper and James tackling on
the floor.
"Who's on fire?!" Paige yelled.
"Hey! No play fighting without me!" Phoebe jumped on top of them, but then got off, she knew
better than to get in the way of those two.
"He said i had my top on the wrong way!" Piper yelled from the top.
James rolled over on top to tell his side. "And she said i was getting love handles - which i am
NOT! i'm in great shape and she knows it!" James had Piper pinned down on the floor and she
couldn't get up.
Prue and Bane walked in, arm in arm. "Hey!" Prue yelled. "What kind of service are we running in
this house?" Prue teased.
"Forgotten about Leo so soon?" Bane laughed as he saw Piper trying to get James off of her.
James smiled at that comment and held Piper's arms down. "Take it back."
"No you take it back first." Piper gave up and lay there catching her breath.
"Fine. You don't have to show me your boobs." *Mohahaha*
"Okay. You're very fit, but you're not getting any from me." *Mohahaha*
They got off of each other and stood up. Prue and Phoebe remembered how they used to do that all
the time a few years ago, they had forgotten what it was like. Paige and Bane were laughing but
confused at the strange way Piper and James had made up. *Every one to their own* Bane thought.
*Well that was weird..Glen used to be like that with me..* thought Paige.