Wow Totem's on fire! 2 posts in as many days GO ME! ?Totem looks around nervously, turning an interesting shade of red as she makes sure that no one saw the victory dance. Looks like i'm clear. LOL.

Well guys i think that you all deserve this...it is like a little preasent from Totem to say thanks for been great. I have made you wait and for that i'm sorry. Will you forgive me? I hope in the future i'll have posts up faster. Take chapter 6 as a peace offering. TOtem offers all readers a box rapped up with a nice ribon...inside is chapter 6.

Okay i addmit to drinking WAY WAY WAY too much cafine. Oh well...I'll shut up and let you read...but first...

A BIG THANKS TO:

CC McKenna - Dude as always thanks alot...have i made CC happy? And you really reasured me because i was not sure if he fitted the charecter ... But i really am starting to like writing for RICK AND PAIGE. I'm glad that you like it! TOTEM

Succubus-69 - HAy 69, thanks for the review. They help me write...and continue. KNowing that you guys enjoy what i'm writing. Thanks. And yeah i liked Rick at the grave stone it was touching. SNIFF....TEAR Thanks anyway. TOTEM

okay guys enjoy!?! And tell me what u think... TOTEM

Part 6 - Maybe!

Paige got out of her car and walked towards the manor, she noticed that Rick's car was not there, but everyone else seemed to be. As she pushed the door open she was greeted by the sweet smell of Piper's cooking, walking through she then heard what sounded like the distant shouts of a famous Prue/Phoebe argument.

As she silently made her way around the ground floor of the manor she heared her name been shouted, she stooped now she was out side of the kitchen door. Leant up against the door frame she rested her head back and listened.

Prue banged her hand on the table, "Phoebe, you know as well as I do that Rick hates us. I know it's hard for him but he just does not want to hear me out. You saw us this morning...the things he said."

"Prue he is hurting for gods sake, he just needs time. If you were him you would handle this no different so just step back a bit. He's a great guy, he loves Paige...you and I can both see that so just give him a chance."

Prue pushed her hands through her hair, "Phoebe I gave him a chance...this morning he decided to have it out with me and he ..."

"For god sake Prue he is hurting, back off a bit" Phoebe spoke, "Look Paige and Rick are brother and Sister. We all knew that she had a brother...we all knew it was going to be hard...all that I am asking you to do is back off a bit. Step down from been the big sister and let them two work it out for themselves. Let them find out how to deal."

"It's hard Phoebe. Paige is just as much my sister as you and Piper, I love you all the same. I can not take a back seat."

"Well Prue you are going to have to" Phoebe sighed, "I mean, he took us just been her sisters bad what about the whole witch thing?" Prue nodded, "Yeah, I foresee a load of arguments...and shouting...and that is going to hurt Paige and Rick and that hurts me. That there is nothing we can do. We can not do anything to help them both..."

Sure Paige had thought about the whole witch thing but she had managed to push it away...to the back of her mind. Hearing Prue and Phoebe talk about it made it all the more real though . There words were so...hurtful. The reality of this situation hit her hard.

Not making a sound not ready to face anyone she made her way up the stairs and towards her room. Things were all getting to much...as she walked in she saw it, lying on the side of the bed. Making her way towards it she lifted it into her arms. So long she had been with out it but it felt so right.

SO NATURAL. Her hand found it's way to the neck and her other hand the base she threw the strap over her shoulder and allowed her emotion to run through. Her hand taking over as it strummed at the guitar allowing music to fill the room...she soon followed as her eyes closed and her voice let go...

Paige's eyes welled up with tears as all her emotions surfaced. All she wanted was to have her brother look at her like he used to not like there was something missing. Prue and him were already fighting and, her sisters were right how would he take to her been a witch?

Rick pulled up to the house he saw that all the Halliwell's were home and his sister...it was pretty late now. About eight thirty, he had hoped that the others had somewhere to be...obviously not and Phoebe had failed in clearing the house out. He stepped from the car pulling himself together making sure that he got his emotions in check.

He walked up the front steps to the manor and opened the door, he hared convocation from the kitchen going on, and someone in the living room. He made his way through, looking around into the living room he saw the 't bring him self to talk to her so he continued through to the kitchen.

As he walked in he scanned hoping that Paige was there, and she was sat on at the kitchen island, Piper behind the cooker and Phoebe across sat on the counter top. "Hay Rick" Phoebe called.

"Hay guys"

"Rick you'll stay for dinner right?"

Rick looked at her, "Sure, as long as it isn't any trouble."

Piper smiled, "Not at all. It'll be ready in a few minuets." She explained. Rick gave her a thank full smile. "Okay thanks I'll just be in the dinning room" With this he turned and started to walk away.

"Rick is everything okay?" Paige asked as she stood up, she sounded very worried.

"P I just had a really long day...I'm fine" He spoke a little too harshly, he noticed as Paige's face registered hurt, "P I'm sorry just...I'm a bit wound up" Paige nodded "I'll talk to you latter?" He asked.

"Sure" Paige said as she took her seat. Rick knew that he'd hurt her but to be honest no one in this house could be hurting as much as him. ]

"Sorry" He offered before turning and leaving again.

Once he was in the dinning room he let out a breath as he took a seat on the window sill he took the wallet from his pocket, flipping it open he took from it a warn picture not much bigger than his palm. He moved his finger across the four people. He remembered that day...

He wasn't to keen on getting the photo taken but who is when you have just had a sports match especially when it was one you lost. It's not really something that you want to remember is it. Especially when it's your sisters boyfriend that beats you. Well now as he looked at that Picture it reminded him of so much more. That one, still shot of himself with his family meant so much. Held so much, it held a time when his family was happy, a time when his mom and Dad were around. This was a time when he could just be the kid...or the unruly teenager. This was a time before he was forced into the position of been the head of the family. Well that's what him self and Paige were after the accident they were a family. Just the two of them.

Sure there were night's he lay awake, he'd watch his sister sleep, night's that he would wonder...wonder what it was like for Paige. Or if he would be enough to hold them together obviously he wasn't. She came her to this god forsaken manor. It didn't help that the Halliwell sisters were been nice to him. He wished that he had a reason to truly hate them. To truly have a selfless reason for him not wanting Paige to be with them but...truthfully he was been selfish. Sure there was the aspect of Paige not getting hurt by them letting her down or something along those lines but what made things worse was that there was no doubt that they cared for her. He was been selfish not wanting her to be here with them but, he could not help it.

How long had they known her? Not long and they had formed what it has taken a life time for me to get...a bond. For that he resented the whole lot of them, he resented Paige.

He just stared absently at the Photo as if willing it back, willing that time in his life back so he could return to it. Where everything was simple. It would not return and from the moment that he stepped into the manor last night things would never be simple again.

Little did he know that things could get a lot worse

Paige walked into the dinning room and lay out plates, she set six places... Rick noticed this. "P...I know that you were never good at math but...me, one...you, two...and your family, three...that's five places why are you setting six?" Maybe it was harsh...his words. But he didn't know how else to act.

Paige was hurt by his words...but let them pass, "Leo is home...he is, Piper's husband"

"Oh so P has another brother! Your one big happy family hay."

"Rick can we just make it through dinner, just dinner is all I ask. Where you are civil to them. Is that too much?" she was begging now. Rick just took a deep breath, "Please just try" Was the last thing she said before leaving.

Little did she know that Rick was trying, trying not to totally lose it and kick off. He was trying so, so hard. Would he be able to hang on?

Maybe Paige was asking too much...

Maybe!