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In case you were wondering, Bodega Bay is a real place about an hour and half north of San Francisco.

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Paige had finally arrived at her intended destination, the Bodega Bay Bed and Breakfast. It was right on the beach and had excellent food. Paige walked right in and managed to get a room overlooking the ocean at a reduced rate since tourist season hadn't started yet. As a matter of fact, there were only two other rooms at the bed and breakfast that were occupied and most of the other inns in the area were in the same state of emptiness. Paige was isolated, not only from her sisters, but also from the rest of the world. 'Now if only I felt better,' she thought as she was recovering from another coughing fit brought on by orbing to the inn. It was only midafternoon but Paige felt so tired from her exertions earlier in the day that once she was up in her room, she fell onto the bed and into a somewhat restful sleep.

"I am the smartest sister in the entire world," Phoebe crowed, having figured out a place where there was a good chance of Paige being.

"Want to fill me in on your sudden brainstorm?" asked Piper, annoyed at being left out of Phoebe's thought patterns.

"One of my friends has a cabin in Sonoma County near a beach. Paige's car was found on the route we used to take to get there. Therefore I think she is heading to that beach. My best guess is that she is somewhere near Bodega Bay."

"So now we have a decent idea of where she is. How do we go about finding her? I'm sure that place is full of places where she could stay."

"I think it is time for another phone call to Darryl." With that, Phoebe picked up the phone and dialed from memory.

"Morris here."

"Hey Darryl. It's me again. Could you by any chance see if Paige has used her credit cards lately?"

"Phoebe, I need a warrant to obtain that sort of info."

"You don't know anyone that could just, you know, look it up for you?"

Darryl did in fact know someone, he wasn't sure that finding Paige was worth it though. Phoebe could sense his hesitation. "Come on Darryl. We need to find her. The last time we took her temperature it was over 100 degrees. She is really ill and I don't think she will get better on her own. She needs her sisters."

Darryl thought of the Halliwells as his sisters. He couldn't ignore the fact that Paige was that ill and all alone, not in one of his friends. "Okay. You got me. Let me make a phone call. I'll call you back within the hour."

"Thanks Darryl," said Phoebe relieved at getting their friend's help. "Talk to you in a bit." Phoebe hung up the phone and looked at Piper meeting her gaze.

"Let's get the car packed and get ready to retrieve our ill sister. Darryl should have some information for us before the hour is up." Piper just nodded and left the room to get some things she thought Paige might need. Phoebe stood looking at the Book of Shadows, hoping that the sisters could connect again and have their bond become even stronger than before.

Darryl called back thirty minutes later. "Got it," yelled Piper up the stairs to her sister. "Okay Darryl. Where is she?"

"Her latest credit card transaction was with the Bodega Bay Bed and Breakfast. I have an address. Want it?"

"Just let me grab pen and paper." Piper quickly copied down the address Darryl gave her.

"Thanks Darryl for all your help. Want us to call you when we find her?"

"No that's okay. Just get her feeling better and I hope you guys fix whatever is wrong. Have fun at the beach." Darryl hung up.

"Okay, Pheebs. We have directions, address, and phone number of this place, appropriate supplies to take care of Paige, and overnight bags for all of us. Estimated driving time three and one half hours. The question now is are we sure we want to go get her? From what you said she didn't seem to be any hurry to see us again anytime soon. Besides, doesn't it seem a little stalkeresque that we are running after her?"

"Piper," said Phoebe looking deep in to Piper's brown eyes that so matched her baby sister's. "Paige is our sister whether she likes it or not. If I was in her condition would you have let me out of your sight much less out of the house?"

"Well no…"

"And why is that?" persisted Phoebe trying to make her sister see why it was so important for them to go after Paige.

"Because I would want you to get better. Because when you don't feel well, I don't do as well. Because when you hurt, I hurt. Because I love you."

"Exactly." Phoebe could see the light go on in Piper's head. "We need to go after our little sister so she knows that what you just told me holds the same for her as well. Besides," Phoebe added with one of her cheeky smiles, "Maybe now you will have a chance to tie one of your little sisters to the bed."

Unfortunately Phoebe's attempt at humor backfired when she realized what she had said. "Oh God. You don't think that has already happened to her. Piper?"

Piper just shook her head and the two sisters got into the car to get to their missing sister. Hoping that their sister would let them help her.

Paige meanwhile had awoken from her nap and was enjoying walking along the beach, letting the waves lap at her bare feet. She had taken her shoes off and held them loosely in her hand as she strolled along. The cool breeze felt good on her hot face although she was beginning to shiver from the sweat cooling her overheated body. Paige ignored this though. She was determined to enjoy herself and for her that meant staying out on the beach for as long as she wanted. Paige did make sure that she stayed close to the inn in case of another dizzy spell. Finally, she sat on the wet sand and just stared out in to the never-ending ocean. It was like she was trying to see past the horizon into the great beyond.

Paige let her thoughts drift over past, present and future. She skipped over the bad parts of her past until she realized that her memories were now those of the past few weeks. She had found her sisters and her destiny. That scared her still. That she had come so close to almost not finding her true path in life. Paige knew that she couldn't give up her destiny. She was part of the Charmed Ones whether she liked it or not. To keep evil from overrunning the world, she had to stay connected to her sisters. Yesterday rolled through her mind unbidden and unwanted. How could she stay part of that unit as she was?

Paige let that final thought linger as she unconsciously shook herself. Then she dismissed it. 'There is no reason to be concerned about it. I can take of myself and they can take care of themselves.' She slowly rose to her feet realizing from the position of the sun and the stiffness of her body that she had been sitting outside for several hours and that it was past the posted dinnertime at the inn. 'Oh well. I wasn't hungry anyways.' She thought to herself as she trudged up the stairs to her room not noticing the black Jeep that was now in the parking lot. Once in her room, Paige barely had time to close the door before another dizzy spell. 'This isn't good.' Was her last thought before she collapsed on the floor not even making it over to the bed.

The drive to the bed and breakfast was completed almost in total silence as Piper and Phoebe pondered Paige and the situation they were in. The only sounds were Piper asking for the occasional direction from Phoebe and the soft music playing on the radio. When they pulled into the inn's parking lot Phoebe immediately got out of the car while Piper hesitated. "Piper, you coming or do I need to only get a room for myself?"

"Are we positive about this? What if we hurt her even more? What if we completely ruin our relationship past the point of no return? What if…"

Phoebe could see that Piper was playing the what if game and taking it way too far. "Piper we will be fine. All of us. But that won't occur unless we go in there and find our sister so we can talk together. Are you coming in or are you going to sleep in the car?"

Piper got out of the car and went up the front steps of the inn with Phoebe at her side. They went into the inn and at the front desk asked for a room. As the desk clerk was finishing the transaction, he casually asked if they had a sister. Both Phoebe and Piper looked at each other. "Yes. We do. Why do you ask?" Piper finally answered.

"In the room to the right of yours there is a girl in her early twenties who looks a lot like you," the clerk said indicating Piper.

"Is her name Paige?" asked Phoebe.

"Yeah."

"Then yes she is our sister. We came here to surprise her. It's her birthday tomorrow." Said Phoebe in a whisper as she leaned in close to the desk. "Hey do you think you could do us a favor? We wanted to decorate her room so is there anyway we could get a key to her room so we could fix it up?"

The poor boy just gulped and began to make a token protest but Phoebe's feminine wiles worked and as she and Piper went upstairs along with their luggage, they had the spare key to Paige's room. As they entered their room and setup their stuff, Piper began to tease Phoebe. "Geez, Pheebs. I didn't realize that guy was your type. You almost made him wet his pants."

"It's not my fault I can have that effect on the opposite sex. Besides that guy was so not my type." Said Phoebe shuddering in disgust.

Piper was about to continue teasing Phoebe when she heard a loud thump coming from what they knew to be Paige's room. It sounded suspiciously like someone falling down. She wasted no time grabbing the key to Paige's room and rushing next door to open the door. She saw Paige on the ground unconscious. "Oh shit. Phoebe get the hell over here! NOW!"