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It had taken a little longer than expected, but Phoebe finally pulled in to the driveway of the Manor. "Psst. Piper. Time to wake up." She whispered to her still sleeping sister. Piper jolted awake when she realized the car had stopped.

"We there?" she questioned her eyes still bleary from her nap.

"Yeah. Want me to carry Paige in or should we wake her up?"

Piper looked down at her restlessly sleeping sister, wondering what was going on in her mind right then. "We should probably wake her up. She's going to be disoriented enough as it is. Plus, depending on what is going on in her dream right now, picking her up and carrying might not be a good thing."

"Excellent point. You do the honors."

Piper turned her attention to Paige. "Sweetie, time to wake up. We're here." She purposely did not mention where here was. She wanted to see Paige's reaction to where they were supposed to be. But there was no response from Paige. A bit louder she said, "Paige, you got to get up. We're here."

Paige's mumbled response was along the lines of leave me alone, let me sleep, and I don't need to see a doctor. Piper had had enough now. "Paige, get up now." She said in a voice to rival a drill sergeant for strictness. Paige bolted upright. "Alright, I'm up. But there is a snowball's chance of not melting in hell to get me to go in there."

Phoebe gave a wicked grin. "What? You don't like Halliwell Hospital?" she said pointing to the Manor. Paige just looked confused at her surroundings. "We're not taking you to the hospital."

"At least, not yet," interceded Piper not wanting to make any promises they couldn't keep. "If your state gets any worse though you will end up in the local ER." Paige just looked glad to see the Manor and not the hospital to really notice what Piper and Phoebe were saying. As it was, she barely noticed when Phoebe once again picked her up to carry her in the house and up to Piper's bed where Piper pulled back the covers and Phoebe set her down. Piper then immediately tucked the covers around her sister. "Phoebe, since you got stuck driving while we slept, you can sleep first with Paige. I'll stay up and wake you when I can't stay up any longer."

Paige began to protest, "All I've been doing all day is sleeping. Can we at least try something a little different?"

Piper chose to ignore Paige's outburst and continued with what she was saying. "Go get your pajamas on and meet me back here in ten."

"Gotcha" said Phoebe as she left the room. Piper then turned towards Paige.

"Okay sweetie. You and I both need pajamas as well and you get to go first." Turning to her assortment of clothing, Piper picked out a nightshirt for Paige to wear that would keep her warm yet it would be easy to change in and out of. She then proceeded to undress Paige against her protests. "Piper, I can change my clothes without assistance. And it would be quicker if you let me dress myself."

"A twenty something year old can change her clothes without help. Last time I checked though, you were still on baby status. Do I need to add diapers to my shopping list for tomorrow or will you be a good baby girl?" Piper retorted making sure to remember to check with Phoebe about whether or not she could make good on her threat if need be. Paige immediately quieted down when she heard the word diapers. She still had bad memories of wearing them as a child before becoming potty trained. She remained perfectly still as Piper removed her clothes although she was itching to get the hell away from her sister, away from the Manor, away from San Francisco. She then followed Piper's instructions on putting on the nightgown and no further difficulties arose. Piper then dressed herself in a sleepwear outfit and the two sisters waited in silence until Phoebe came into the room. As soon as she entered, Piper accosted her and the two moved to a corner of the room and began whispering while keeping an eye on Paige who was leaning against the headboard.

"How did it go with changing her clothes?" asked Phoebe.

"She protested once, but I made a threat that seemed to stick. I just need to know if I can follow through on it if we need to."

"What was it?"

"I told her I would add diapers to the shopping list for tomorrow if she didn't act like a good baby girl."

Phoebe quietly whistled before grinning. "Piper, you are a genius. Now we just need to find the button that will push her over the edge so you can follow through."

"Not following, Pheebs. Please explain for those who didn't major in psychology."

"The ability to control one's bladder and bowel are what separates the babies from the adults, well kids, right?"

"Right." Piper said still more than a little confused.

"So, if Paige has to wear diapers, then maybe we can sort of duplicate her entire childhood over the course of her illness. We can show her that being a child with us is a good thing, not the bad thing she has associated with her childhood. Plus, she will lose the last bit of independence she could hold on to so she will have to completely trust us."

The light was dawning in Piper's eyes. "You want us to actually get her back to her childhood so we can fix some of the wrongs done then. The diapers also increase her vulnerability so we can get her to open up more and trust more."

"Exactly," said Phoebe still smiling. "There is nothing like trusting the person who changed your diapers when you were…are a baby."

"Then leave it to me. I know exactly how to cause another outburst." Said Piper looking like a cat who caught a canary. "You go lie down and get ready to sleep. I'll help Paige get ready."