A/N: See? Nothing really to worry about. Had you worried though.

'Chris!' Paige said jumped up. 'Have you gotta orb in like that?'

Her nephew was staring at Maddy. 'This is new.'

Paige glanced at Maddy who looked like she was preparing to be vanquished. 'It is, kinda.'

Chris turned to the door, unlocking it quickly. 'I've gotta tell Mom.'

'No, wait! You can't.'

'Why not?'

'They er... don't approve.' Paige said truthfully.

'How they not approve if they don't know?' Chris asked.

'It's complicated.' Paige stalled.

'Tell me.' he said

'Um...' What choice did she have? 'This is Madeline.'

'Hi.' Chris flashed his best smile which visibly calmed Maddy who nodded slightly.

'Maddy used to... date Prue.' Paige continued.

'Prue?!'

'Yeah,' Paige cringed at the look on his face. 'Piper doesn't believe her but... well, I do.'

'Obviously,' he grinned. 'I guess Mom and Phoebe wouldn't like the idea?'

'She thinks Prue was a saint.' Paige said in contempt.

'We both know she wasn't,' Chris said. 'But... is this what you really want, Paige?'

'Yes, it is.' Paige said firmly. 'You're not gonna tell Piper are you?'

'Is it gonna stop you protecting Wyatt?' he asked.

'No.' Paige lied well aware that the division already between her and her sisters could be putting Wyatt at risk anyway. That was something she was going to have to remedy, for Wyatt's sake.

'Alright,' Chris nodded. 'I would tell her but if it starts to affect Wyatt then I'll have to.'

'It won't,' Paige assured him. 'Now, can you go away?'

A small smile twitched at his lips. 'Of course, Aunty Paige.'

'Go...' Paige shooed him out of the room. 'Go.'

Maddy took a deep breath. 'Am I still alive?'

Paige laughed softly. 'All Chris cares about is protecting Wyatt, he'd probably only care if I was seeing a demon.'

'Whereas Piper would prefer you to seeing a demon?' Maddy asked.

'At least she's had experience of sisters dating demons, she'd know what to do.'

'I could convert if it'd help.' Maddy offered with a twinkling smile.

'Don't you dare,' Paige warned. 'I'm happy with you the way you are.'

'I'll take that as a compliment,' Maddy said. 'But it sounded like you're just putting up with me.'

'Oh, I am,' she assured her. 'But I can't put up with this babbling any more.'

'Guess I'll have to find something else to do with my mouth.' Maddy said suggestively.

'Really?'

A few hours later the sun had set over the Halliwell manor and Paige's room was in complete darkness.

Paige lay on her side watching Maddy snooze peacefully. The house was quiet, Piper was supposedly staying in with Wyatt and Phoebe wasn't supposed to have plans but if they were in they were being really quiet.

Hopefully Chris would keep his promise, he should do, after all, she had kept his little secret about being Piper's son.

But her sisters would find out eventually, they'd have to if she was serious about Maddy. And... well, she was. It was strange though, the fact that she was dating a woman didn't worry her, just the fact she was dating again so soon after Richard, she'd thought she'd spend a little time getting over him first.

Still, you couldn't choose who you fell in love with. If you could maybe this wasn't who she would have chosen but there was no way she was about to lose her.

So when she finally got around to telling Piper she'd do it in a padded room when Piper was securely tied to a chair.

But until then...