This chapter isn't very good so I apologise in advance. I typed it out so quickly and didn't proof read it so sorry for the mistakes. I've been really busy so this chapter although its not that long has taken me forever to finish typing up! Its kinda just a filler chapter until the next ones which lead up to the end of this story. I kinda have a sequel in mind but just not on paper...I'm not sure about that yet but anyway should really finish this story first...

Chapter 27

Guilt, Grandad and Grinning

"Paige you were so confident that you were going to tell him in New York!" Prue pointed out with slight exasperation to Paige who was having a sudden change of heart.

"I know but I mean I was in New York and you know what they say New York does to you?" Prue shook her head, a baffled expression on her face. "It makes you crazy." Paige whispered, her eyes becoming wide as if she was telling a horror story. Prue rolled her eyes and sighed before Paige spoke in a normal voice again, "so obviously I wasn't thinking straight…"

"Yeah but you've had two days since then in which to sort out your thoughts," Prue pointed out in a sweet voice while putting her hand on Paige's shoulder.

"Yeah and when I sorted out those thoughts I realised what a bad idea it is." Paige pouted while she shrugged off Prue's hand and moved away from her.

"Paige I know its not going to be easy, believe me when I told Andy, well that didn't work out so well but I know how you feel. You think you're going to ruin his life and he'll blame you." Paige nodded solemnly. "Well Andy never and chances are Glen won't either."

"But Prue what if he wants to have the baby?" Paige asked in a small voice.

"That's up to you two talk about then and you won't know what he wants until you talk to him so…" Prue spoke softly and then lightly gestured to the door.

"I know," Paige nodded and made her way to the door, she paused for a moment and took a deep breath then turned back to Prue with a slight smile on her face, "thanks Prue."

"Its what I'm here for," Prue smiled warmly at her and then looked a little more serious, "You're still set on adoption?"

Paige didn't meet Prue's eye but slightly nodded her head.

"Just checking…" Prue trailed off and offered her best encouraging smile before Paige left the manor.

"You're really pretty you know that right?" Lee smiled as he gazed at Phoebe.

"Thanks," Phoebe mumbled without looking up from the textbook they were supposed to be studying from.

"I'm serious you are the prettiest girl I've ever seen," Lee leant in and tried to kiss her but she moved and he fell flat on his face into his bedcovers.

"Sorry," Phoebe bit her lip.

"Its okay," he told her as he sat up again. She nodded and went back to the book.

He watched her for a moment before speaking, "is everything okay?"

"Yeah why wouldn't it be?" She forced a smile to reassure him as she briefly looked up.

"Well usually when we study…we don't study," a cheeky grin spread across his face.

"Nothings wrong I really just want to study," she told him firmly.

"Okay so after all this hard work how about I take you out for lunch?" He suggested.

She stopped reading and looked up at his sweet smiling face and she felt like crying. She buried her face in her hands and let out a sigh.

"Okay not the reaction I was going for but if you don't want lunch all you had to say…"

"It's not about lunch…oh Lee you are like the sweetest guy ever and I feel so horrible…"

"Phoebe, you're like the sweetest girl ever so don't feel horrible, okay?" Lee reached out to stroke her arm.

"I kissed Cole in New York," she blurted out.

"Oh," was all Lee said for a moment.

"I'm so sorry…"

"Wait is that why you couldn't talk that day on the phone because you were with Cole…after just kissing him…that's why you kept saying you were sorry." He realised feeling suddenly stupid.

"I am sorry." She assured him.

"Were you just not going to tell me?" Lee demanded to know after a moment's silence.

"I don't know, "she answered honestly.

Lee just nodded and sat silently.

"I'm going to go…give you time to think…I'll see you in school tomorrow." She told him and he didn't object when she got up and left.

"Aww look she's beautiful," Prue observed a bride pose for pictures outside the registry office Prue and Andy were walking past.

"You'll be even prettier on our wedding day," Andy told her with a grin.

"Oh that's right our wedding day…I'm sorry but recently I've actually forgotten about that." Prue felt immediately guilty.

"Don't worry about it, you've had a lot on your mind." Andy pointed out.

"Yeah and something tells me I'm going to have a lot on my mind for a while." Prue sighed.

"You still want to get married though?" He asked with uncertainty.

"Yeah of course, I just think I'm going to be quite busy for the next few months," her thoughts all on Paige and the baby. She needed to concentrate on Paige right now. "But if it was all organised I'd marry you tomorrow." She smiled at Andy.

Andy nodded, "good to know," he smiled and kissed her forehead and brought her close to him as they continued to walk.

"Oh my God Glen!" Paige jumped out her skin as she came face to face with him sitting on his doorstep staring into space. He didn't even react to her outburst. "What's wrong?" She asked with concern.

"Its…its my grandad just died," he told her but Paige wasn't really sure he had even registered that she was there.

She looked skyward and shook her head, "Are you kidding me?" she muttered under her breath before turning back to Glen. "I'm really sorry Glen," she said softly knowing how close him and his grandad were.

"I just don't understand why… he was quite young still and he was healthy…." Glen mumbled without looking at her.

Paige nodded sympathetically, "Sometimes these things just happen."

"Yeah," He looked at her for the first time since she'd arrived and seemed to register her presence and the fact it was weird since they hadn't really spoken much the last few weeks or months he'd lost count really. "Why are you here?" He inquired with curiosity.

Paige gulped. Finding out you're fifteen year old ex girlfriend is pregnant with your child right when your grandad has just died…that would be harsh. She closed her eyes and turned away from him. Nothing was ever simple in her life.

"Paige?"

She turned to face him again and forced a smile, "it doesn't matter right now. But I'm here for you, if you need me." She struggled to make it sound like everything was all right but somehow must have pulled it off, as Glen didn't object. She moved closer to him and put her arm around him. She would have hugged him but she felt far too self-conscious of her growing bump. Unless maybe she should just 'accidentally' let him find out for himself…no that would be cruel. She would just have to wait until after the funeral or something.

"Thanks Paige," Glen mumbled and smiled at her, "you know this is just like old times."

"Uh huh," Paige mumbled. Only it wasn't like old times and it never would be again. Glen just didn't know it yet.

"Prue!" Piper shouted in annoyance.

"Piper!" Prue mocked her and then started to laugh.

"It's not funny!" Piper exclaimed. "Its serious!"

"Okay Piper I'm sorry its just considering what's going on in our family right now you losing a ring doesn't sound like the end of the world." Prue tried to explain without laughing at her sister again.

"Its not just any ring it's the promise ring Leo gave me for my sixteenth birthday! And I lost it!" Piper cried out rubbing the bare patch on her finger where her ring used to sit sadly.

"Calm down I'm sure it'll turn up somewhere," Prue assured her, "but we have bigger problems over here Paige went to tell Glen…

"Oh how did it go?" Piper cut in her immediately forgetting about her ring situation.

"She didn't end up telling him because his granddad died." Prue explained with a sigh.

"Are you kidding?" Piper asked in disbelief.

"That's what I asked her, I mean no disrespect to Glen's granddad but he picked a lousy time to die," Prue remarked.

"So what happens now?"

"I guess she'll just have to wait until after the funeral, but she can't wait that much longer, its getting harder to hide, she's now wearing some of my maternity stuff." Prue informed.

"Well I guess that makes sense, she is like six months gone." Piper commented.

"Can you believe she's going to have a baby in about three months," Prue said in disbelief.

"Yeah and then it will all be over." Piper remarked sadly.

"To be honest I'm starting to think it's just going to be the beginning." A slight smile appeared on Prue's face as she spoke.

"Wow you're really outdid yourself tonight," Leo commented as he took in the neatly set table with a candle in the middle. He kissed her cheek appreciatively, "so what's the occasion?" He asked curiously.

"Well before you get too excited, its only mac and cheese, see I didn't really have much time to make anything fancy because well I was looking for something that I accidentally lost which is actually the reason for all of this," she gestured to the table then back up at Leo, she squeezed her eyes shut and in one breath blurted out, "I lost the ring you gave me."

Slowly she opened her eyes and saw far from what she expected. A grinning Leo. "Okay not exactly the reaction I was expecting…why are you happy about this?"

"Cause your rings not lost infact I know exactly where it is," Leo told her with a grin.

"Oh thank God…where did you find it?" Piper asked feeling relieved.

"I didn't find it…I stole it," he informed her.

"Why would you…." She was cut off by Leo dropping down on one knee and holding out the ring she thought she'd lost to her. "Leo are you proposing to me?" She asked in awe.

"No," he answered simply.

She raised an eyebrow at him, "really because it sure looks like you are," she smiled feeling slightly confused.

"Well actually I'm just re-promising." He explained with a smile.

"Re-promising?" She inquired her eyebrow arching up again.

"It was over a year ago that I promised you we'd get married one day so I just felt a renewal was in order. You know to remind you that we are getting married one day so you can't run off with some other guy." He explained a grin forming on his face.

"Leo we live together and as much as you're snoring or the way you leave your socks lying on the bedroom floor annoys me, I'm not going anywhere," she laughed and held out her hand for him to slip her ring back on to its rightful place. "Well I accept you're re-promise." She grinned at how silly it sounded but she couldn't deny how sweet it really was. "But one thing, should I expect anymore ring stealing and re-promises?"

"No… next time I steal it I promise it'll be because I'm going to propose." He informed her with a soft smiled while getting to his feet.

She smiled at him feeling sudden butterflies in her stomach before he leant in and kissed her.

"Lee what are you doing here?" Phoebe asked surprised to see him standing at her doorstep.

"This," he replied before leaning in and capturing her lips in a tender kiss. He pulled away and smiled at her, "Okay don't speak just let me." She nodded feeling slightly puzzled. "I wish you hadn't kissed Cole but you did and so you can't take that back and to be honest I don't know if you're want to." She went to protest but he pressed his finger to her lips, "that's okay though you two have a history and I get that. I mean when you first told me I felt jealous and slightly threatened by him but then I remembered Cole is in New York and well I'm here." He smiled slightly at her, "so what I'm saying is I forgive you and if you want to, we can go back to the way things were, I mean only if you want…"

She cut him off by pressing her lips against his. It was enough an answer for him. The only problem was, Phoebe wasn't sure if it was a completely honest answer.

"So I went to tell Glen yesterday..." Paige began as her and Kyle walked to school the next morning.

"You told Glen!" He exclaimed in surprise completely stopping in his tracks.

"I went to tell Glen...but I never." She finished with a sigh as they entered the school gates to find it deserted. Paige looked confused as Kyle glanced at his watch. He let out a groan.

"We're late." he told her while glaring at her, "this is your fault you had to try on six outfits!"

"Hey its not my fault if hardly any of my clothes fit, plus I needed to find something discreet, y'know something that doesnt' yell 'hey look I'm pregnant!' you're lucky I'm even at school," she rolled her eyes and sighed as they quickened their pace into the school.

"Okay sorry its got to be toughbut if it makes you feel better I think you look really nice today, not that you don't look nice everyday." He stumbled over his words at the end to make sure she didn't take offence, he was used to her moodswings by now and he knew angering her was a big no no.

To he relief she smiled at him, "thanks so not true but thanks."

He was about to protest but thgey had reached their classroom, he gave it a quick knock and pushed it open. Their teacher abruptly stopped talking and turned to face them, an annoyed look on her face.

Kyle muttered an apology but Mrs Gerard gestured them to their seats while ignoring him."Anyway class as I was saying teenage pregnancy is getting more and more common these days..."

Paige immediately paled while Becca, her ex friend and big troublemaker spoke up, "Paige will know all about that." She said rudely while looking straight at Paige. Clare her other 'used to be' friend laughed.

Paige felt herself inhale sharply and with her best dumb look turned to Becca trying desperately to keep calm, "what do you mean by that?"

Becca smirked. Her and Paige hadn't ended on the best terms but Paige couldn't believe she would be so hateful. "Just that your sister got pregnant as a teenager didn't she?" she innocently but her smirk was still in place.

Paige let out the breath she was holding and nodded slightly.

"Yes well it happens which is why I'm here to help stop it happen so can we all get back to the lesson here?" She eyed her class almost daring them to interrupt when no one did she sighed with satisfaction, "now I want you all to think about how you'd feel if you found out you were pregnant or for the boys your girlfriend told you she was pregnant." She instructed them all. Most of the class groaned while Paige sank down in her chair a little. "Hmm okay Paige." Paige sat up again looking at Mrs Gerard. "How would you feel?"

"I feel? Um..." Paige felt her cheeks heat up as she felt all eyes in the room turn to her, "well I don't know...I mean how would I? I'm not pregnant." A nervous laugh escaped her.

"I know I'm just asking you to imagine...well?" Mrs Gerard looked at her expectantly.

Paige suddenly felt the urge to be sick, "oh my God I'm...I'm going to be sick." She quickly got to her feet and ran from the classroom.

A few minutes later she emerged from the toilets, white as a sheet. She found Kyle waiting outside for her, he smiled weakly, "how are you?"

She dodged the question, "why are you here?"

"Mrs Gerard sent me after you," he told her, his eyes showing concern for her.

"Well I'm fine and I will be as long as I don't have to go back into that classroom." She sighed and ran her fingers through her hair. "I bet everyone was talking about me. Its just with all their eyes on me and... I just felt so sick."

"No look no one suspects anything, they're all too thick to notice anyhting anyway so don't worry okay?" He stroked her forehead gently. "Now come on we can just skip the rest of the lesson if you want?"

She nodded gratefully, "you know what I just realised I couldn't take it if everyone knew. I don't know how Prue did it. You know what I'm glad I never told Glen yesterday. I was telling him because a little part of me was saying that I wouldn't go through with this adoption but now I know its the best way, all my reasons for it are coming back to me and I was right then and I'm right now."

"So you're not telling Glen?" He asked with a sigh.

"No one is going to know and you know what we're not skipping, we're going back to class and I'm going to act like everythings fine and stop any suspicion before it starts." She said firmly as she walked back down the corridor feeling more in control.

Kyle sighed as he watched her go and quickly went to catch up with her, feeling like she was going backwards rather than forwards.

Thanks for reading! Next chapter is where all the drama starts. Grams finds out but doesn't take it quite as Paige expected. Paige's water breaks. Piper decides she needs to come to San Francisco, Leo and Cole go with her.

Thanks for reading! Next chapter is when all the drama starts.