Chapter 10
The past few days have been ones of hoping and wishing for the women of Halliwell Manor. After filling Paige in on the details of her kidnapping and why she was taken, the girl decided to separate herself from the sisters for a while so she could sort everything out. Each girl dealt with the third separation in their own way. Piper cooked a bunch of Paige's favorite foods every night hoping that it would be the night that the girl returned, becoming more and more disappointed with each passing day to the point that she wouldn't do anything but stare out the window wishing that Paige would come. Phoebe spent most of her time at Justin's house trying to numb the pain knowing that she would be less likely to break down in front of him. While Prue just stayed up in her room reviewing the scrape book that she had made of Paige through the years, being occasionally joined by Piper. For her it was the hardest. After following the girl for years, she now had to stay away and give the girl her space and just pray that she would come back to them.
It was now Saturday almost a week removed from when the incident occurred. The sisters were sitting down having a quite breakfast together when their doorbell rang. Trying not to get her hopes up Piper went to answer it. Taking a deep breath she opened the door to find slightly smiling Paige on the other side. "Hi I hope I'm not interrupting anything." Smiling and pulling the girl into a hug Piper responded "Of course not honey, this is practically your home too and you shouldn't apologize for coming by. Maybe we should get a key made for you, and then we can fix the basement into an apartment and..." "I think I should actually come inside first" said a giggling Paige. "Oh yeah, sorry" Piper said as she moved out the way to let the girl in. "Where are Phoebe and Prue?" "In the kitchen, come on" Piper spoke again taking the girl's hand and leading her into the kitchen. "Look at what Santa left us" Piper said still holding her little sister's hand. "PAIGE" Phoebe and Prue said in unison before wrapping their arms around the girl. "Sit, Sit, Sit" Phoebe said pulling out a chair for the girl. "So how have you been" Prue asked. "I'm doing pretty well, considering" she finished. "Listen I'm sorry if you guys were worried or hurt but I just needed sometime to figure things out" "And what did you decide?" Piper asked as she took a seat next to Paige. "Well I was scared and not sure if this was what I wanted. But I knew that I would regret not being with you guys for the rest of my life, so I decided to come over here and get to know you guys better. And if possible move into the manor so I can learn to control my powers. I orbed my coffee into my lap this morning, so needless to say I could use your help" she said with a laugh. The girls be came ecstatic and once again wrapped the girl in a loving embrace. "Besides, Paige spoke again. I would never want to leave people who worshiped me this much." This earned her a playful shove from Phoebe.
The four Halliwell sisters spent the whole day laughing, talking and eating delicious food prepared by Piper. "Well at least we'll all together now" Phoebe spoke. "Here, here" Piper said raising her glass and toasting with the others. Turning to Prue, Paige spoke "So I guess this means I won't have you as my shadow any more" "Nope, I'll be more like a second skin now." "HEY" Paige cried out. Moving over to her sisters and squeezing between them on the couch Piper spoke in a soft voice "Now that we have each other, no one can ever tare us apart again." "Well it looks like you're stuck with us for good kid, are you ok with that?" Phoebe asked the youngest Halliwell. Her response "I wouldn't have it any other way".
ONE YEAR LATER
The Halliwell Manor was filled with lots of people, loud music and great food. The party goers were a little more wild than what she was used to, but this was her sisters' special day and she wasn't going to ruin it with her obsessive compulsive disorder ( obsessing over anything, in this case cleanness). As she moved across the room she could see Phoebe and her now fiancé Justin kissing, ewe, she thought. "Come on guys you don't want these people to puke, so keep the PDA to a minimum" Piper shouted as she made her way to the dinning room. Turning off the music, she addressed the crowd "May I have your attention please? It's time to cut the cake so make your way towards the dinning room. Make sure you move over as much as you can so everyone has room." She finished as she made her way into the kitchen and sticking the candles into the cake. After she was finished lighting them she called to Prue to turn off the lights. Once the cake was on the table Mike and Nancy started the Happy Birthday song. "Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Paige, Happy Birthday to you" the crowd sang all together. Standing there in front of her friends with Piper, Prue and Phoebe by her side Paige couldn't believe the turn her life had taken in that time. Not only did she now have these amazing sisters but she was a witch not to mention she had become the youngest social worker ever. At that moment her life couldn't get any better. "Come on Paige, address your loyal subjects" Mike teased. "Hey I'm calling the shots here pal, so just wait until I'm ready" OOOHHH came from the guest followed by laughter. "First off I would like to thank you all for coming here and celebrating this special day with me and my family. This has been an amazing year and hopefully next year will be even better, not just for myself, but for all of you as well." Clapping and whistling now filled the air at that point. "Secondly I would say to propose a toast to my sister Phoebe who will be getting married in two months to the man of her dreams, Mr. Justin Taylor." More clapping and cheering filled the manor. "And last but certainly not least, I would like to thank my sisters. Piper, Phoebe and Prue for coming into my life. Giving me meaning, purpose and people to love more than I love myself." AWWWWWWW sounds came from the crowd once more.
After hours of seeing guest out and cleaning the girls sat in the family room talking. "I can't believe it's been a whole year" Prue said. "I know it seems as if it were just yesterday that I was lying in a hospital getting ready to meet my maker." Paige added. "Hey, that is so not funny" Piper said with a hint of sadness in her voice, surely thinking of what could have been. "Hey, no bad thoughts on the Paige's birthday lady" Paige said jumping on Pipers lap. "Ouch" Piper said sarcastically. "That's what happens when your sister is a super chef". This made the girl laugh. Spending the rest of the night as they did the day their baby sister came home for good, the Halliwell sister sat together surrounded by love, comfort, and a special sisterhood, never to be separated again.