A/N: Just for the record, Maddy was a bit younger than Prue, she's around Phoebe's age which doesn't make her that much older than dearest Paige.

Pipery03: Very glad you seem to like this and are getting a teeny bit obsessed with it? Or is that just me being stupid?

Two weeks later Paige left the manor on her way to her latest temp job, as a sales assistant in a small pet shop. It was supposed to be her first day and she was running late, hardly a great start was it?

Since it was only fifteen minutes away she had decided to walk, partly for all the environmental reasons and partly because parking on the little street was a living nightmare. As she walked she pondered her home life over the last couple of weeks.

The day after the 'incident' had been pretty strained in the Halliwell household. There'd been a silent agreement not to mention the argument and, even when Chris had got very heated and practically begged her to tell him, she'd kept quiet. It had crossed her mind that Chris might know something from the future that'd support Maddy's story but she asking him was just asking for trouble with Piper.

Personally, Paige thought Maddy was telling the truth. She wasn't a demon or anything like that, she was just a woman who'd found out one of her ex's was dead, how had that affected her? How was she coping?

She had no way of finding out, even if she wasn't terrified of the wrath of Piper. But she didn't want anything to do with Maddy anyway, yet another part of Prue, full of stories, memories and funny anecdotes. The girl could do what she wanted as far as Paige was concerned.

'Paige!' A shout brought her back to the present and she turned to find the very woman she'd been thinking about a moment ago.

'Maddy,' Paige said awkwardly when the woman had reached her. 'I thought I told you to stay away.'

'I need to know what happened to Prue,' she answered breathlessly. 'You tried to kill me, I think you owe me.'

Paige turned and carried on walking. 'I didn't try to kill you, I don't owe you anything.'

Maddy caught up with her and walked alongside her. 'Alright, maybe not but I deserve to know what happened.'

'I'm gonna be late for work.'

'We can walk and talk,' Maddy countered. 'If you slow down a bit, I'm not Wonder Woman.'

Paige felt a smile twitch at her lips as she slowed slightly. 'I only know what Piper and Phoebe told me, I wasn't there.'

'Was it a demon?' she asked quietly.

'Yeah,' Paige answered. 'A demon called Shax, it was quick... if that's any consolation.'

'Yeah.' Maddy replied sadly.

'Well, I'm sorry.' Paige slowed to a stroll.

'It doesn't sound like you liked her much.' she observed.

'I didn't know her.' Paige answered diplomatically.

'Yesterday you said she makes you feel worthless, how can she if you didn't know her?'

Paige picked up the pace a bit. 'I'm gonna be really late.'

Maddy broke into a trot to keep up. 'You never told me how you know the family.'

'I know I didn't.'

'Wait,' Maddy pulled her to a stop. 'I'm just interested, that's all.'

'I'm Prue's half-sister, okay?' she said angrily.

'Half-sis... Half-witch, half-whitelighter?'

'My mom had an affair with her whitelighter,' Paige explained briefly. 'Why are you bothered about me anyway? If Prue's dead, you've no need to stick around.'

'Prue was...' Madeline struggled to find the words. 'I don't know why I wanted to see her.'

'You dated her,' Paige replied. 'That's a good reason.'

'No, it isn't. Not after what she out me through.'

Paige was intrigued. 'What do you mean?'

Maddy looked around anxiously. 'It's a long story, I don't wanna be vanquished or anything.'

'I could meet you after work.' Paige offered.

'You soon cheered up when I mentioned it wasn't all hearts and flowers.' Maddy observed.

'Meet me, erm... do you know The Persian Café?' Paige ignored the comment.

'Yeah I know it.'

'Five-thirty?'

'Sure.'