The following morning Paige sat in the bathroom. It was only 5:30 and Piper wouldn't be up for at least half an hour. She looked at her watch, took a deep breath and then removed herself from her position on the toilet. She stared at the counter. Staring back at her was tiny white plastic stick with a plus sign on it. She couldn't quite understand how she had let this happen. How she had let her guard down. She knew that nothing was set in stone. She shouldn't have left things to chance. Patty was right just because something wasn't part of the plan didn't mean that it couldn't be. Paige puts the test back in the box, and the box back into the brown paper bag. She wraps it up, and throws it into the trash can.
9 A.M.: Paige is in the kitchen washing dishes when Phoebe walks up behind her.
"Whatcha doing?" Phoebe asks.
"Gees you scared me to death." Paige blurts out after jumping in the air.
"Sorry."
"What are you doing here?"
"I thought I'd hang out with you guys for awhile before I went to work."
"Well I'm the only one here Piper took the boys to the park."
"Oh."
"So do you want some coffee?" Paige asks as she reaches for a mug.
"Sure."
Paige pours Phoebe a cup of coffee and hands it to her. As Paige is handing Phoebe the cup Phoebe just barely touches Paige's hand. She has a premonition.
Phoebe stares at Paige for a second as she tries to do the math in her head. Paige catches Phoebe's glance just as Phoebe realizes that Paige is already pregnant.
"What?" Paige asks as she raises her brow.
"Nothing." Phoebe shakes her head.
"Did you just have a premonition?"
"Uh huh?"
"About what? Please tell me you didn't see a demon attacking us, because I really not in the mood today."
"No I didn't. Why aren't you in the mood?" Phoebe questions suspiciously.
"I'm just not."
"Paige is there something you aren't telling me?"
"Like what?" Paige wonders trying not to expose her secret.
"I don't know? But my premonition was about you."
"Did something happen?"
"Yeah, but it wasn't bad. At least I don't think so."
"Oh."
"I know you have a secret. I know what it is. Wait you do know right? I'm sure you do."
"Know what?"
"You know what."
"No I don't."
"You're pregnant aren't you?" Phoebe asks softly.
"What?"
"I had a premonition about you being in the hospital. I was reading the paper until the nurse came in and handed you a baby. I motioned for you to let me hold the baby so you did. The little wrist band said 9-27-06."
"How do you know it was my baby?"
"Because you were the one in the hospital bed, you were also the one in the hospital gown, and finally you were the one that the nurse handed the baby to. So are you or not?"
"Yes I am. Look don't tell anyone right now. I'm having a hard enough time handling it as it is."
"I won't tell anyone."
"Even Piper?"
"Even Piper. So when did you find out?"
"Well I had a suspicion for a while. Then last night I was on the golden gate bridge trying to clear my head when Patty appeared..."
"You mean our mother?"
"Yes."
"Did you summon her?"
"No she just appeared."
"So then what happened?"
"I would tell you if you would listen."
"Sorry."
Paige glares at Phoebe and then continues, "She apparently knew. Anyway, she kind of confirmed it for me, but then I took a test to be sure. And of course you know the rest."
"So have you told Henry yet?"
"Are you kidding me? One week I tell him I'm a witch and the next I tell him I'm pregnant I'm sure that would go over real well."
"Ok I see your point."
"I really don't want to talk about this right now."
"Ok, well I've got to get to work I'll see you later."
"K bye."
Later: That night as Paige was lying in bed she couldn't stop thinking about the situation. She couldn't have a baby. She wasn't the motherly type. She never had a desire to have children. What was she thinking? She closed her eyes momentarily and when she opened them Patty was sitting on the edge of her bed.
"What are you doing here?" Paiges whispers.
"You need me."
"No I don't."
"Yes you do."
Paige started crying.
"Shh!" Patty comforts softly. "It's ok."
"I can't do this."
"Yes you can Paige just quit doubting yourself."
"I'm going to have a baby. I don't want to be someone's mother."
"Paige just relax. You have more of a maternal instinct than you think you do." Patty smiles as she disappears.
"That was helpful." Paige whispers to herself sarcastically. Just as Paige sinks down into the covers and closes her eyes her door opens. When she rolls over toward the door a little boy is coming toward her.
