AN: Hey. There are some more stories before this one, you should read them first. Read on and hope you like it. Feedback would be nice. Thanks for all your reviews, it's good to see some familiar names and new things. Sorry it took so long to update, had a busy week.

Part 3

The sister's all sat around the kitchen. Piper had placed warm tea in front of them. Now all three stared at Paige patiently waiting for an explanation to her absence.

She smiled nervously letting out a small chuckle. "Uh... I left here yesterday after talking with Willow and Prue. I wanted a few hours on my own to just think but the park and the coffee shop were all too loud and filled with too many people. So, I decided I'd orb 'up there'. Seemed like a smart choice since it's meant to be all peaceful and tranquil. I went up and found a little corner none of the whitelighter's were. And I sat and I thought things over. I knew I was a little longer than I thought but 2 months is just..." She shook her head unable to find the words.

She looked up at everyone of her sister's. "I'm so sorry. If I'd have known that there was such a tragic time difference, I would never have gone."

Each one heard the sincerity in her voice and knew it was an honest mistake. They were the ones who never told her time moved faster in Elder land.

"We understand. I guess this was all just another big understanding. But how come we couldn't find you even with magic? We got Leo to go to the Elder's and they said they had no idea where you were." Phoebe said.

Paige frowned, "I don't know, that part's weird. Maybe it works like the underworld, can't sense down there or up there."

"No but Leo would have been able to sense you whenever he was 'up there'" Piper added.

Prue took her turn to speak up. "The Elder's must have taken you off our radar. Hidden you from us and lied to us."

Paige looked at Prue with guilt swimming in her eyes. "I think they done me a favour." When she saw her sister's about to start arguing she continued, "Not the 2 months thing but I needed to be alone and think about things. Maybe for once they done the right thing."

"What did you need to think about?" Piper asked knowing that someone had to.

Paige sighed. "After I came out of the hallucination world, I just felt really screwed up. It had all been so real and I'd felt all these feelings. I thought for a while about if I really wanted to be a witch and have demons after us all the time. It feels like We've been going round in a circle for a long time. A demon pops up, one of us, mostly me, gets hurt, there's fear and pain and then we vanquish the demon."

"The more I thought about it, the more I realised that I forgot about the innocent's we save every time we vanquish a demon. We're taking down the underworld one evil being at a time and it's all worth. Sacrifices suck but if this our destiny I may as well accept it." She explained.

Piper and Phoebe were up and at Paige's side giving her supportive hugs. They understood more of what their sister had been feeling. That she was getting kicked around and almost killed and faced with losing her family everyday for no reason.

"You make a difference. We all make a difference." Prue said quietly. When she had everyone's attention she continued. "I could see how much you were all helping thousands of people. When I was dead, I could link everything back. One person touches so many people's lives and by saving them, we save and protect all the people around them."

"Makes it all seem so clear cut." Phoebe added.

Piper looked at her. "It is."

Paige looked at each of her sisters seated around the table. They'd been talking over things for a while now and it was almost morning. One thing just wasn't right, she hadn't heard Glenn come in.

"Guys, where's Glenn?" She asked.

Her three older sisters shared awkward glances. Piper took the lead. "Honey, Glenn didn't feel comfortable staying here without you. He's been staying with one of his friends for a while now."

Paige stood up, "Well, who's he staying with? I should go explain to him, bring him back home."

Phoebe spoke up, "He's at Andrew's."

Paige nodded. "I'll be back soon. Love you." She said as she orbed out.