My Storybook Hero
Some Sisterly Support
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"Piper, what's the matter?" Paige asked as she walked into Piper's apartment and saw her tear-stained.
"Nothing," Piper cried.
"If nothing's wrong, then why are you crying?" Paige asked in a gentle voice.
She closed the apartment door and led Piper to the couch and sat down with her.
"It's just that I feel so stupid. Embarrassed," Piper leaned into Paige's embrace and cried.
"What happened?"
"I met this guy. And he was so perfect. Everything was great and then today we finally kissed," Piper said.
"That's great. But I don't understand why you're crying if you met this great guy," Paige said.
"He told me he was engaged after we kissed," Piper cried out.
"Oh, sweetie, I'm so sorry," Paige held Piper.
"Everything was great. What went wrong? He was so much like Julian."
"I know, honey. Sometimes men that are already married—or engaged are the ones who seem perfect—Who's Julian?" Paige asked.
"Don't you remember? I told you he's the character in my new book."
"Character?"
"Yeah, Cole looked just like I imagined Julian to be. You know I imagined myself as Holly and now Cole as Julian. Of all the problems between Julian and Holly, it wasn't engagement," Piper said.
Paige sighed. "Piper, did you expect Cole to be Julian?"
"Well, they were so much alike. I don't know. Maybe."
"Piper, haven't you usually gotten over your previous relationships quickly when they were over?"
"Yeah. What does that have to do with anything?"
"I think you're attached to this Julian character so much that when you see someone like him in real life, you don't want to let him go," Paige said slowly.
"No! That's not true!"
"You think?" Paige watched Piper thinking.
"I think you may be right," Piper said slowly. "Oh man! I feel like such a dork!"
"Don't worry. I felt like a dork when I found out this really great guy I was dating was married."
"NO! Are you serious?"
"I wouldn't be telling you if I wasn't," Paige smiled.
"How come you didn't tell me before?"
"I thought you'd laugh at me," Paige said.
"I wouldn't. I'm your sister," Piper said.
"But things felt different between us. We just talked to each other because we were sisters. We didn't—well, I didn't feel a connection between us," Paige said. she didn't want to make Piper mad, especially now they were together.
"You're right. Prue dying," Pipe gulped. "Prue dying was so hard on me. I spaced myself from you and Grams because you guys reminded me so much of her. I was mad at Prue for leaving us. We talked about so many things to do together and she leaves. Then when Grams died, it drove me deeper into my books. I didn't pay much attention to you because I was scarred."
"Scared of what? Piper?"
"You reminded me too much of Prue. You're just like her. Free-willed and strong. I always went to Prue and I thought that after she died and I came to you then, you would think that I came to you as a last resort," Piper cried.
"Piper, how could you think that?" Paige asked, tears forming in her eyes.
"What else did you want me to think? I even pushed Patty away," Piper cried.
"Why? I thought you'd want Prue's daughter in you life?"
"It was too much to handle. I pushed everyone away. And look at what my life has become. I wanted to be in love. Get married. Have children. And what do I get? A man who's already engaged. I being punished for everything I've done!"
"No! Piper, don't think of it that way! We're together now. We know now what was the matter," Paige said.
Piper nodded. She reached behind her and grabbed a picture of all three of them taken on Prue's birthday. Piper handed the picture to Paige. They both sat on the couch crying over their loss.
"Piper?" Paige asked.
"What?"
"We don't need any men in our lives," Paige said.
"You're right. We're too good for them. Besides we've got each other and that's all we need," Piper said taking Paige's hand.
"Exactly what I'm saying," Paige smiled.
Piper and Paige sat there talking about what ever came to mind.
"You know, I just thought of something," Piper said.
"What?"
"Why don't we visit Patty and Andy tomorrow. Goodness, Patty's almost six now and Andy could use a visit. Maybe we could even talk about what happened," Piper said.
"Yeah! Should we call him?" Paige asked biting her lip.
"No! We'll surprise him!"
"I wonder how Patty looks," Paige said.
"Just like Prue, I bet. She reminded me of Mom and Grams when she was a tyke," Piper said.
Paige looked at her nervously.
Piper sighed. "It was when Prue was still alive. I haven't seen Andy or Patty since then."
"I can't wait to see them!"
Some Sisterly Support
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"Piper, what's the matter?" Paige asked as she walked into Piper's apartment and saw her tear-stained.
"Nothing," Piper cried.
"If nothing's wrong, then why are you crying?" Paige asked in a gentle voice.
She closed the apartment door and led Piper to the couch and sat down with her.
"It's just that I feel so stupid. Embarrassed," Piper leaned into Paige's embrace and cried.
"What happened?"
"I met this guy. And he was so perfect. Everything was great and then today we finally kissed," Piper said.
"That's great. But I don't understand why you're crying if you met this great guy," Paige said.
"He told me he was engaged after we kissed," Piper cried out.
"Oh, sweetie, I'm so sorry," Paige held Piper.
"Everything was great. What went wrong? He was so much like Julian."
"I know, honey. Sometimes men that are already married—or engaged are the ones who seem perfect—Who's Julian?" Paige asked.
"Don't you remember? I told you he's the character in my new book."
"Character?"
"Yeah, Cole looked just like I imagined Julian to be. You know I imagined myself as Holly and now Cole as Julian. Of all the problems between Julian and Holly, it wasn't engagement," Piper said.
Paige sighed. "Piper, did you expect Cole to be Julian?"
"Well, they were so much alike. I don't know. Maybe."
"Piper, haven't you usually gotten over your previous relationships quickly when they were over?"
"Yeah. What does that have to do with anything?"
"I think you're attached to this Julian character so much that when you see someone like him in real life, you don't want to let him go," Paige said slowly.
"No! That's not true!"
"You think?" Paige watched Piper thinking.
"I think you may be right," Piper said slowly. "Oh man! I feel like such a dork!"
"Don't worry. I felt like a dork when I found out this really great guy I was dating was married."
"NO! Are you serious?"
"I wouldn't be telling you if I wasn't," Paige smiled.
"How come you didn't tell me before?"
"I thought you'd laugh at me," Paige said.
"I wouldn't. I'm your sister," Piper said.
"But things felt different between us. We just talked to each other because we were sisters. We didn't—well, I didn't feel a connection between us," Paige said. she didn't want to make Piper mad, especially now they were together.
"You're right. Prue dying," Pipe gulped. "Prue dying was so hard on me. I spaced myself from you and Grams because you guys reminded me so much of her. I was mad at Prue for leaving us. We talked about so many things to do together and she leaves. Then when Grams died, it drove me deeper into my books. I didn't pay much attention to you because I was scarred."
"Scared of what? Piper?"
"You reminded me too much of Prue. You're just like her. Free-willed and strong. I always went to Prue and I thought that after she died and I came to you then, you would think that I came to you as a last resort," Piper cried.
"Piper, how could you think that?" Paige asked, tears forming in her eyes.
"What else did you want me to think? I even pushed Patty away," Piper cried.
"Why? I thought you'd want Prue's daughter in you life?"
"It was too much to handle. I pushed everyone away. And look at what my life has become. I wanted to be in love. Get married. Have children. And what do I get? A man who's already engaged. I being punished for everything I've done!"
"No! Piper, don't think of it that way! We're together now. We know now what was the matter," Paige said.
Piper nodded. She reached behind her and grabbed a picture of all three of them taken on Prue's birthday. Piper handed the picture to Paige. They both sat on the couch crying over their loss.
"Piper?" Paige asked.
"What?"
"We don't need any men in our lives," Paige said.
"You're right. We're too good for them. Besides we've got each other and that's all we need," Piper said taking Paige's hand.
"Exactly what I'm saying," Paige smiled.
Piper and Paige sat there talking about what ever came to mind.
"You know, I just thought of something," Piper said.
"What?"
"Why don't we visit Patty and Andy tomorrow. Goodness, Patty's almost six now and Andy could use a visit. Maybe we could even talk about what happened," Piper said.
"Yeah! Should we call him?" Paige asked biting her lip.
"No! We'll surprise him!"
"I wonder how Patty looks," Paige said.
"Just like Prue, I bet. She reminded me of Mom and Grams when she was a tyke," Piper said.
Paige looked at her nervously.
Piper sighed. "It was when Prue was still alive. I haven't seen Andy or Patty since then."
"I can't wait to see them!"