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Chapter 20: The New Agent
Piper successfully blew up the demon, but the demon left a nice little mess behind. The girls were now covered in a clear, gooey substance.
"Can a demon not leave a mess behind, just for once?" Piper sighed, flinging a pile of goo off her head.
"But that would take all the fun out of it, dear sister," Paige said with a fake accent. Piper and Phoebe both laughed at her.
The doorbell rang. "Oh man! That might be a shipment from the club."
"Why is it being delivered here?"
"They're doing construction on the devilery access road. Delivery trucks can't make it through for at least another two days."
The doorbell rang again. "I'm coming!" Piper called. She quickly walked to the door with her sisters close behind her.
Piper was very tempted to slam the door shut when she saw who was behind it.
Officer Vermillion and another man. "A family welcome for me?" Vermillion asked and then laughed at his own joke.
None of the Halliwell's or his partner laughed. Vermillion stopped chuckling and Piper asked. "What do you want?"
"A little hostile, are we?" he asked. Every word out of his mouth grated on Piper's nerves. She wondered if he would blow up like a demon. She dismissed the thought. Harming an annoying jerk like Vermillion would just come around to bite her in the ass.
"I just came around to congratulate you and Phoebe on you impending motherhood."
"How did you know?" Phoebe asked, bewildered.
"I have my ways. I think congratulations on your upcoming nuptials are in order, yes?"
Phoebe was amazed. Only Piper, Paige, and Leo knew about her being pregnant and marrying Jason.
Piper was furious. "What do want from us?"
Vermillion's joking demeanor vanished. "I want the truth."
"What truth?" Piper asked innocently.
Now it was Vermillion's turn to be angry. "Don't play dumb. You know what I mean. The multiple deaths. I would think you would want to catch your sister's killer."
Piper's grip tightened on the door until her knuckles turned white. "I think it's time you left."
"Mrs. Halliwell, or is it Wyatt? Why didn't you take your husband's last name? And why did you give your son your husband's last name as a first name?"
"You need to leave. Now."
"Mrs. Halliwell, four people have died in this house. Your sister, a prominent doctor, a San Francisco police officer, and a father of a young girl. And those are the only ones we now about."
"What are you accusing us of?"
"I am accusing you of not being truthful. I know you know something you are not telling, and I am going to find out what your secret is." He finally turned to the man next to him. "This is federal agent Brody, from the FBI. He will be helping me with my investigation of you."
Agent Brody gave them a two fingered wave.
Vermillion gave the girls one more look over. "You girls may want to clean up. That gel stuff you're wearing just isn't doing it for you." He turned and walked away, agent Brody close to him.
Piper closed the door and leaned against it. She looked at Phoebe and Paige who looked as worried as she felt.
"We're doomed."
