Declaimer: I don't own Charmed.

a/n: sorry this is a short chapter.

You get to meet Tim soon.

Chapter Seventeen

"Paige, Richard." Piper hissed through gritted teeth. "Take the girls up to the attic: now."

"Mommy?" Jess asked in a small voice.

"Hey com'on Jessie lets go show your Charlie all the hidey holes in the attic." Phoebe put her arm around the girl and picking up the cat.

"No!" Jessie cried as she pulled away from her aunt. "I don't want to go."

"Mommy." Beca whimpered clutching Piper's arm. "I don't like it here. I want to go home."

"Your mom will be up in a minuet." Chris said. "We'll show you the Book of Shadows."

"Here," Paige said. "Give me Wyatt. I'll take him up."

"Just take the girls up stairs." Piper moved her hand up Wyatt's back, which pulled her arm away from Beca.

"I'm not leaving you alone with him." Cat said.

Every one but she, Phoebe and Richard began to traps up stairs to the attic. Paige carrying awkwardly on her back.

"She's going to blow up," Phoebe whispered to Richard. "Or blow some thing up. May be even some one."

"Alright," Richard acknowledge. "Cat-" He grabbed her wrist.

"Get your hands off of me!" Cat shoot him a long harsh withering look. She turned back to Piper. "I won't." She insisted.

Piper shook her head.

"No." Cat said diffidently. "I won't."

"Cat just go."

"I won't leave you while his here. I won't leave you alone with him. Not after what he did to you last time."

"Catherin Amanda Halliwell don't argue with me. Just get up to the attic,"

Cat didn't move a muscle.

"This instant!"