Always loved, but forced to forget
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Previously on Always loved, but forced to forget:
"Phoebe was r-right." Paige whimpered, "Caitlin's my daughter."
Chapter 4: Love
A stunned silence filtered through the room. Never in her wildest dreams did Piper
think Paige had a daughter, but here she was, asleep on the couch. "Ok," Piper
breathed, "at least we now know. The question is, why was she hidden?" Immediately,
Paige burst into tears. Piper and Phoebe ran to their sister and hugged her. Chris
mumbled something about looking after Wyatt and quickly orbed out. After a while,
Paige's sniffles subsided and she began to tell her sisters all she knew.
FLASHBACK
Paige was stunned at what Godric said. He, however, calmly sat there. As if people
are told their children get stolen from them everyday and memories being erased are
common things. "Why?" Paige whispered. "I told you Miss Halliwell, we simply had too.
At 17, you were wild. Only your parents' death managed to snap you back to reality.
That pain motivated you to do something with your life, become a social worker. This
led you to your sisters. This child would have ruined destiny!" he roared. "But that does
not give you the right to take her away from me!" Paige yelled back. "Every child
deserves a mother. They do not deserve to be thrown out like yesterday's trash!" Paige
fumed. Godric silently chuckled. "You don't even know her father. How can you love
this child without knowing the man who fathered her?" For a moment Paige remained
silent. However, the protectiveness that comes from being a mother soon kicked in.
"Well I know she can't be evil!" Paige screamed. "You said she is three-quarters
whitelighter and one-fourth witch! Therefore her father was a whitelighter!" Again,
Godric chuckled. "Well, aren't you the smart one. Bravo, you figured it out." he
muttered sarcastically. "Yes, it's hilarious." Paige muttered back. "However, I didn't
come here to trade insults. Where's her father?" Now it was Godric's turn to be
stunned. "You want to meet him?" he asked. "The man who left you after you had his
child." "Ah, but he did not leave me." Paige quipped. "Voluntarily at least. You made
him." The Elder was throughly annoyed with this Charmed One's banter. "Alright, here
he is." Godric waved his hand and the man from Paige's vision appeared. "Have a lovely
reunion." he said before orbing out.
An awkward silence came between them. Paige looked the man up and down, taking
in his physical traits. He was very tall. His hair was a chocolate brown and his eyes were
the colour of evergreen. "Hi," he said, "my name is Michael." "It's nice to meet you
Michael." Paige said. "I'm Paige." he nodded and smiled at her. "I remember you. I just
wish you could remember me." He said sadly. Tears filled Paige's as, she too, nodded.
After a few moments Michael walked up to her and wrapped her into a hug. She cried
and cried into his shirt. Finally, Paige gathered up her courage and asked "How did w-
we meet?" Michael internally flinched. He had not been expecting this question for a
while. However, he took a deep breath, sat Paige down and began to tell his tale.
"I was actually your whitelighter. Even though you didn't know about your powers, I
was still sent to watch over you. Make sure you didn't get into too much trouble. That
was the hard part of my job." Paige quietly laughed beside him, remembering her crazy
high school hijinks. Michael continued. "Anyway, I was not supposed to meet you. But
one day I let my guard down and I accidentally bumped into you on the street.
Immediately I felt a connection. Greater than that of a charge with his or her whitelighter.
So we began to date. Secretly, of course. If the Elders knew, they would take me away
from you. Only your parents knew, Paige, they respected our relationship. As the
months went by, I knew you were the one for me. That after you graduated high-school,
we would marry. On the night of our six-month anniversary, I proposed. You agreed
and promised me that we would spend the rest of our lives together. We kissed and one
thing led to another. The pregnancy came as a complete shock. Your parents were
disappointed but promised to care for you during the pregnancy." Michael stopped and
let Paige absorb this information. "So Caitlin was always loved." she said. "Always."
Michael affirmed. "Can I continue?" he asked. Paige nodded. "The beginning of the
pregnancy was great. You were healthy, happy and so was Caitlin. Then disaster hit.
Your parents' death shocked us all. We got through the pain together. Then Caitlin was
born. I loved you both more than anything in the world. We thought the future was set,
that we would be together forever. However, somehow the Elders found out and stole
Caitlin away from us. I had no idea how to deal with this, it was like my heart was
ripped out of my body. Of course, you were in pain also. One night the Elders
summoned me to them and told me I could never see you or Caitlin again. That destiny
would be destroyed. So they did just that, took me away and made you forget. All I
could do was watch you both secretly. And that is all." At this time both Michael and
Paige were crying hard. Their pain was almost too much to bear. Two parents hurt
deeply by the actions of others. Suddenly, Paige sat bolt upright. "Come with me." she
said "Caitlin would love to meet you. And screw the Elders." A smile appeared through
Michael's tears and he nodded.
END FLASHBACK
"So, where is he?" Phoebe asked as Paige finished her story. "Right here." Paige
answered as orbs filled the room and formed into Michael. "Hi." he said.
That's it! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I tried to explain the entire history of Paige and Michael's relationship as detailed as I could. Again, sorry for the late update. r & R! Thanks!Merry Christmas!