Part 2

They had spent the day together, just the two of them. She had got off work and had been able to go around the place acting like she was a kid again. No worries, no cares. He always made her feel this way. Free, happy, whole! They sat in the booth in P3, the club was closing up but for them it was so very much open. They were laughing, so happy. Prue, Piper and Phoebe were all cleaning around the place and would occasionally look over. It was so good to see Paige happy, and for them it was good to see someone from her past life, a life before them hanging around.

Paige moved her hand to the bottle label, and began pulling it off as she was sat on the opposite side looking across at him. She had known him too long and she knew when he was keeping something from her. "What is it?" She asked him, he tried to cover.
"What's what?"
"I know when something's wrong with you, what is it?" She asked him as she lent back and brought the bottle to her lips. He shrugged, "I miss this, you and me" He admitted.
"Me too!" She nodded in agreement.
"I was thinking, maybe…you would come with me?"
"What?" Paige asked shocked

"Come with me" He repeated as he lent forward towards her,
"Rider…" She was lost for words, "It's not that simple"
"What do you mean, sure it is – pack your stuff and leave with me"
"I can't, I…"
"Why? Paige, we could have the life we always wanted. Me, You and the open road. We can go anywhere" He said pleadingly. Paige put the bottle down and looked into his eyes, "No, No we can't…I have a family now:" Paige explained, "I can't up and leave"

Rider knew the family was going to be a problem, he lent forward and took Paige's hand, "Babe, P…look I'm leaving tomorrow morning. I have to head up Nevada. I'm meeting Garry. We could go for the long week end and then I'll bring you back here, to the family" Paige closed her eyes, she couldn't just leave them, could she? "For old times sake P, Me – you and Garry. We'll have a blast"
"I don't know, I have a job here…"
"Get time off"

It seemed he had an answer to everything. And it seems like for once she was the person she used to be with him. She knew exactly who he was. In the day they had spent together she had felt whole! Like she knew who she was, who he was and where she was at. Since getting into the Halliwell family even now she felt a little lost. A little lost in her self. Less independent, less confident and less the person she wanted to be. Maybe he was right, maybe this was what she needed! She lent back in the chair in thought and lifted the bottle to her lips. He lent back seeing she was considering it, a smile formed as he lifted his bottle – his plan was working.

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Paige walked towards where her sisters were, she reached across the bar and took a bottle from the side and popped the lid. "Hey guys…" She smiled,
"Hey you, you look like your having a good time" Prue smiled,
"Yeah, I forgot how great been around him is" Paige smiled, "Too bad his off tomorrow"
"Off, where is he heading?" Piper asked
"Nevada" She explained, she looked over to him then took a swig from the bottle. "He asked me to head up there for a week, meet some of the old guysd like a reunion"
"That sounds great" Phoebe encouraged, "Your going right?"
"I don't know"
"Haw can you not know – seeing your old mates again!" Prue stood up, "You should go"
"Yeah maybe" Paige shrugged, "Everything's different now though!" She looked across the club then turned to Piper. "Hey Pipe mind if I do an all nighter here?" She asked, "Crash in the back?"
"Err, don't see why not sure" Piper lent on the bar, "I'm heading home now anyway. You two coming"
"Yeah I'm whipped" Phoebe said standing to her feet.
"Me too" Prue nodded.
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Rider turned up the volume on the Amps that the stereo system was hooked up to, when the base kicked in he smiled in satisfaction and jumped down from the stage. He walked up to the bar and lent across where Paige was stood on the other side. She was mixing up the shots, she looked up when she saw him stood there, then slid the shot over the table "Good old days" She smiled. He smiled back and downed the drink in one. She followed his example. He stood there looking at her and silence fell upon them, although the music boomed in the background to them there was nothing at all around them. They were caught up in each others gaze. He walked around the bar slowly; she stayed where she was un moved. He walked behind her, and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Something's up with you" He said knowingly, she felt his hand run down her leg. "P, talk to me."

Paige turned to him, so she was facing him, she looked into his eyes… he looked into hers and then moved forward and kissed her lovingly. She wanted so bad to go with it. As his hand rose up her back she pulled back from the kiss. "Maybe we shouldn't" She said breathlessly.
"Too late for that" He smiled, "We did last night" As he kissed her again on the neck. "Yeah and maybe we shouldn't have then" He stopped and looked up at her, he was a little confused. "I thought it was what you wanted" HE said, "Last night, I thought"
"I know Rider, I did want to but…" She moved out of his arms and walked over to where she took a bottle of beer. "But?" He asked her
"But I think…" She stopped again
"You think what?" He asked her she turned to him,
"I think we slept together last night and I felt loved again Rider. How you always make me feel. But you come into my life, you rip it apart. You shatter it. You send me crazy because I love you so god damn much but you walk away. And I have to pick it up and put it back together" She shouted a little harshly, "I can't do it" She was calming a little now. "I can't open my life up to be broken again. You can't keep coming back to me and then walking away" He took a step forward.
"I love you too you know that"
"Yeah I do" She said desperation filled her voice, "But I don't think I can do this…I can't sleep with you when you show up on the odd occasion and then let you just up and leave! It's too much for me to handle right now, With the new family gig and what have you it's all too much" He pushed his hand threw his hair, "Maybe your right…but I love you Paige"
"You love me?" She asked, "You say it but…" She shrugged her shoulders and rolled her eyes turning her back.
"I mean it"
"Do you" She turned back, "do you really because I don't see it. If you love me how can you leave and walk away from me. Rider you're all I seem to think about and doing this kills me."

He moved forward, "Paige you're not just some stop off girl on my travels. You're my only girl. There hasn't been anyone else. I want to be with you. We are good together!"
"We always have been good together…" She admitted.

"Then what's the problem?" He asked, "This is how it's always been"
"Yeah this is how it's been but I don't want it to be this way anymore. I want you" Rider walked to her. When he got there he brought his hand to her face. "You're my girl P, always have been"
"I don't know how to feel Rider"
"This is how I feel" He grabbed hold of her arm and pulled her into him, pulling her into a passionate kiss "I love you and I want you. I need you"

He had her right where he wanted her, needed her! Blinded by emotion!

Tell me if you think i should continue this because i'm not tooo sure!

thanks for reading anyway!