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Chapter 3 - unsure

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13th September 2004

Paige was lying in her bed thinking about the previous night, she was turned on her side looking a Chris's sleeping form. He looked content, in that moment at that time he looked content. She put her and on his face, and moved closer to him. He opened his eyes slowly.

"Morning" she said,

"Is it?" Chris asked, Paige kissed his lips, he complied and kissed her back, "yes it is" Chris smiled as she pulled back, "To what do I owe this to?" He asked

"I just love you Chris. You know that right?" Paige asked, Chris smiled and cuddled close to his girlfriend, wrapping an arm around her stomach and an arm around her neck she rested her head on his bear, muscular chest.

"I'm sorry about last night Paige, I shouldn't have put you threw that." He explained,

"Hay Dude, I'm your girlfriendâ€you can put me through what ever you like as long as you don't shut me out. I couldn't deal with that Chris. I'll always love you"

Love was something Chris was not good at, the showing of emotionâ€he didn't know how to do it. "I, love you too Paige, buti'm still sorry about the neurotic, mad man act last night."

"Do not apologies, look do you want to talk about it?" She asked,

Chris lent over her, propping himself up on his elbow, "not right now, I think that I want to show my girlfriend just how much I love her."

Paige smiled, "Chris I don't need you to show me, I already know"

Chris lent forward an kissed her on the lips she stopped talking as he showed her just what she meant to him, Paige closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around him, he pulled back, "I love you" He said.

"I love you to"

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Luke jumped up from his bed and ran down the corridor, he went flying straight past his parents room that was empty and to the next door. Pushing it open he ran straight in, he jumped up onto the bed. And crawled next to the form that lay on the bed.

"Aunty Phoebe" He called, "Aunty Phoebe"

Phoebe opened her eyes, as the light flooded in she felt like crap. Her head was spinning and her face felt like it had caved in, the night before then replayed. But then his small voice sounded, "Aunty Phoebe" She looked at him and instantly felt better he had a way of doing that.

"Hay Champ" She smiled

Luke lay next to Phoebe and looked instantly saddened, "Aunty Phoebe you got a ouch-y" He said pointing to Phoebe's now bruised face and cut lip.

Phoebe moved her hand towards her face, "Yeah, I do"

"How'd you ouch?" He asked

"I" Phoebe stopped, she refrained from saying something to this five year old that she shouldn't. "Aunty Phoebe had an argument. It was a misunderstanding that's all?"

"Did aunty Paige do it?" Luke asked innocently and he touched the bruised area of his aunts face.

"No Luke, Aunty Paige never did this"

"Aunty Piper?" He asked,

"No, it wasn't Piper honey"

"Mommy?" He tried again,

"No, baby listen to meâ€this is nothing to worry about. You don't worry okay. Aunty Phoebe's okay. She has her Champ with her and one hell of a family. You got that?" Luke nodded, "Good well how about, you go in your room and pick out the cloths you want to ware, I'll get dressed and come help you dress?" Luke nodded and headed off the bed, as he did Phoebe got out of the bed.

As the young infant got to the doorway he stopped and turned around he bounced back to Phoebe and threw his arms around her legs†"Mommy hug-gles me when I got ouch-y, it make you better?"

Phoebe knew there was a reason she loved this guy, he was so sweet and caring. She knelt down, "Thank you champ, you make me feel a lot better. Now go on slugger, go get your clothes" Luke bounced off again.
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Piper was stood in the kitchen making her breakfast like normal as Prue and Andy sat at the table, Rob was in the fridge getting something. IT was then that Phoebe came down the stairs with a giggling Luke on her shoulders, he was dressed in a pair of jeans, a t-shirt and a base ball cap. Phoebe in her jeans, a shirt, jacket and a pair of boots.

Just as she stepped into the kitchen she felt all of them look at her, Luke stopped laughing as he saw his mom and dad, "Mommy, look Aunty Phoebe gots a ouch-y" He said once again pointing to the large bruise on her face.

Prue stood up, "Morning baby, and I see that Phoebe's hurt. Did my little man look after her." She asked giving Phoebe a sympathetic look, taking Luke from her shoulders and holding him in her arms rested on her hip.

"I did looks after her. She gotten fight's" Prue realized what he meant.

"I know, why don't you go and sit with daddy and get something to eat while I talk with Aunty Phoebe?"

Luke smiled, "Okay. Thanks for da ride-y Phoebe"

Phoebe smiled and tickled her nephew, "No problem slugger. Any time"

Once Luke had once again bounced off Prue looked at her sister, "You okay?" She asked,

"Not really, but considering that I'm not on a cliff and drunk beyond any kind of sense I'm doing better than last night." Phoebe looked at her hands, there was silence before she spoke again, "Thank you"

"What for Phoebe?"

"I last night, I really needed you. And you came if you never god knows what I would have done so thanks"

"Okay, one thing is that I'll always come. You know that and two, were you really going to do it?" Prue was fearing what she was going to hear.

"Do what? Jump?" Phoebe shook her head, "No I didn't have the guts to. Its just a place I go to think. Then after I had drunk so much, things got messy, blurry and I lets just say, you saved me, the state that I was in last night god knows what I would have done"

"You were kind of out of it last night, so what happened?" Prue questioned.

"Can we do this later?" Phoebe asked, "I need some pain meds and some coffee, lot's off coffee."

"Pain meds I can do , and coffee I can do. Take a seat and we will talk Phoebe" Phoebe nodded.

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"What do you mean, you hit her?" A guy screamed,

"Dan, look I was high, drugged up and I lost it with her and started laying into her. Please just go around and see how she is"

"J, this is Phoebe that you are talking about, she is a great mate and you just expect me to what? Stand up for you! You were wrong and way out of line. Don't expect me to fix this one for you. She's a great person and deserves more"

"I was high, I didn't mean to please. I do not want you to fix it, just, see how she is."

Dan stood to his feet, "You better pray she's okay, for your sake this has happened way to many times. And I'm not going to stick up for you J, you did this, no way out of it"

"I'm not asking for a fucking way Dan I just want to know that I never killed her last night. Please" He begged. Dan looked at his friend with disgust and disbelief.

"you really have gone this low by killing the person that you love. That's a new low J, even for you" Dan got up and stormed out of the apartment.

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Paige walked into the kitchen, her hands holding tight onto Chris's as he followed behind, "Morning" She called out to Piper who was the only one stood in it.

"Morning guys, so you sleep well?" She asked,

Chris put his arm around Paige, "Morning, and yup I slept great. You?"

"Can't complain, just a little worried about my family. Including you Chris, are you okay today?"

"I have been better, but I'll get over it. I always do. Thanks" He said as he held Paige closer for the comfort, she complied by resting her head on his chest.

"how's Phoebe holding up?" Paige then asked.

"I'm not too sure she has not spoken much so she's sat in the other room if you want to go and talk to her."

"I'll do that" she said, she turned to Chris, "you coming?"

"No you go ahead maybe it should just be you two. Make sure that she is okay" Paige nodded and kissed him before heading off in Phoebe's direction.

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Paige walked into the living room to see her sister sitting in the corner of the sofa, she looked all of six. "Phoebe?" Piage asked, "Honey are you okay?"

Phoebe looked at her sister, "he ... he hit me" She stammered out.

Paige's heart broke her baby sister was in Pain, and she could do nothing. She walked over and sat next to Phoebe, pulling her sisters head onto her shoulder she rocked her, back and forth stroking her hait, "Oh, honey I'm sorry"

"I love him Paige, I truly did love him" Phoebe spoke again as tears threatened to fall.

"What happened last night, after you left here what did he do to you" Phoebe moved and pushed herself closer into Paige, "Did he do much damage. Or was it just your face?"

Phoebe looked at Paige, "No he, he pushed me against the car door and he" Phoebe closed her eyes as she relived the Pain, "back handed me across the face. I fell to the floor and he, put his boot in me over and over" Phoebe lifted up her shirt and showed Paige her stomach and side. It was a deep shade of crimson, and purple with a touch of grey.

"Fucking hell. Phoebe" Paige was in shock, "He really did this?"

"No Paige I'm fucking making it up" Phoebe shot.

"Sorry wrong thing to say." She lifted her hand up and put a little pressure on the side Phoebe winced, "Has Prue seen these?" She asked.

Phoebe shook her head, "She's got a lot to do with Luke and Andy and her job. I don't want her to worry about me and if she goes after J, he'll kill her. Please don't tell her"

"Okay, I wont." Paige then saw something deep in Phoebe's eyes, "You really did love him. Didn't you. You loved him and he did this to you. I swear to god wait until I get my hands on him"

"No Paige please, don't"

"Well if you won't let me sort him out how can I help you?" Paige asked,

"Just hold me, please Paige I need to be held" Paige pulled Phoebe close, wrapped her arms around her and kissed the top of her sisters head, "I'm sorry I let this happen, I should have been there for you"

"You are Paige, you're here now right where I need you" Phoebe then felt the tears fall, "I truly loved him, that's what is killing me. I gave him who I was Paige everything I had, everything I am. And he killed me last night Been beaten and hit is nothing knew to me I mean Jesus, Dad did it, every guy that I ever went with did it but I just thought J was different. I wanted him to be different"

"I understand Phoebe, really I do. I get that you loved him, but Phoebe please tell me now that you are not going to go back to him. If he did this to you god knows what else he could have done."

"He was high Paige, and you know that I smoke pot, that's nothing new but last night, he shot up in front of me. Smoking, doing pills, powder, I told him I was concerned, and he, he tried to push it away. Act like everything was normal. He started getting really rough and when I told him to get of, he screamed. I screamed back and he hit me. And then he didn't stop until he got back in his car and drove off leaving me on the floor.

"Phoebe, this guy is no good for you, he's the one that got you smoking that shit, he's the one who would fucking have arguments in public, in front of your family. He's a loser. You are better of with out him."

"Maybe!" Phoebe spoke, but she couldn't help the way she felt. She loved him, she truly did.