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"I missed you mom," Pandora said, hugging Phoebe and refusing to let go.

"I missed you, too," Phoebe replied, smiling. "So much," she added. She pulled away from her daughter, smiling. "So, how have you been?"

Pandora frowned. "Well, aside from being depressed and missing you, I've been . . . okay. Pretty much no demons have attacked us, which worries me. I took over your column, I found a guy, and-"

"Wait, press the pause button. You found a guy?" Phoebe asked, smiling happily. "Who is he? What's he like?"

"His name is-"Pandora paused and bit her lip. "Collin Ericson," she said, using the fake last name Collin had given her when they'd first met. "We've been going out for about seven or eight months and he's really nice. I'm not sure where he is right now, or I'd get him so you can meet him."

"Does he know-?"Phoebe asked, frowning.

Pandora nodded slightly. "Yes . . . but I can trust him completely. I promise, he won't tell anyone."

Phoebe nodded, though her body was tense. "Okay, if you're sure."

"I am. Trust me, okay? I wouldn't have told him our secret if I didn't trust him 100 percent," Pandora explained, feeling utterly guilty lying to her mom.

Guess it showed because Phoebe narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "What aren't you telling me?"

"Nothing. Why would I lie to you?" Pandora asked, staring at her bedspread the entire time. Lying was one thing. Looking her mom right in the face while lying was another.

"Pandora," Phoebe said in a very motherly warning tone.

Pandora gulped, feeling herself cave in . . .

"So, how are you?" Paige asked her daughter after several minutes of nonstop hugging.

"Fine," Phoenix replied. She frowned and shrugged. "Well, as fine as can be, at least. I-I miss you, mom."

Paige frowned. "I miss you, too, honey. I wish I could be here with you for real. I'm so sorry."

Phoenix shrugged. "Not your fault, I guess. I mean, you didn't choose to die."

"No, I didn't. None of us did. "Paige sighed. "I can't believe Christian just up and left. If I could find him, I'd kill him."

"Mom, don't. We only have a little while together. Please, let's not spend our time hating daddy," Phoenix begged.

Paige nodded. "All right," she said, smiling.

They hugged again.

After each girl had bonded with their mother's, they all made their way downstairs to the living room so they could spend time together as a family. The room was silent, though. None of them knew what to say to the other. It was great being back together but the thought that Piper, Phoebe, and Paige would have to leave soon hurt them all.

"Will the Elders let you come back a-and see us again?" Phoenix asked, almost fearful of the response.

Piper, Phoebe, and Paige exchanged uneasy glances. Honestly, they didn't know. They had defied the Elders by coming down here and that was grounds for some kind of punishment.

"We don't know, honey," Paige replied, frowning.

"But we'll do everything in our power to make sure They let us," Piper added. She was speaking to all of them yet her eyes never once left Payton, who was doing everything she could to avoid looking at Piper.

"I'm afraid it's time to go," said a familiar but bodiless vice.

Confused, everyone looked around, trying to see where the voice had come from when, suddenly, golden orbs filled the middle of the room and Prue Halliwell appeared.

Prue was dressed in a white burial dress that had spaghetti straps. It fell to the ground. Her skin was pale, her pale blue eyes sparkling. Her raven black hair fell to almost mid-back.

"Already?" Phoebe asked sadly.

"But we just got here," Paige argued.

Prue shrugged apologetically. "I'm sorry but the Elders told me to come bring you back." She glanced at her nieces and smiled. "Hello, girls. I'm sorry I don't have time to stick around and chat with you right now, but I'll be back." She winked before turning back to her sisters.

Piper, Phoebe, and Paige each went to their daughters and hugged them tightly, murmuring, "I'll miss you," "I love you," and "I'll see you soon."

Payton, Pandora, and Phoenix were unwilling to let go and continued to hug their mother's until they pulled away.

"We'll be back as soon as we can. We promise," Piper told them sadly.

"The Elders can't keep us from seeing our own daughters," Phoebe added.

"Piper will make sure of that," Paige said, giggling.

Prue smiled sadly. This reminded her of when she had been forced to leave her sisters so many years ago. But they had had each other, just like Payton, Pandora, and Phoenix each had one another.

"Come on," Prue urged gently. "We have to go now."

Everyone said their last goodbye's. Piper, Phoebe, and Paige joined hands with each other and with Prue.

Seconds later, in a flash of golden orbs, they were gone.