"Hello."
"Mom, it's Nancy."
"Hey, where are you? I hear music in the background."
"Um, I'm just at Anna's. Can I stay out a little later? A bunch of friends are over here and we are just listening to music in the garage."
"Are her parents home? And is Chad still with you?"
"Yes on both counts. Do you want to talk to them?"
"No. I'll trust you, but I want you home by 10:30 p.m. You may be in high school, but you are still too young to be out too late. Besides Phoebe said you have some exercises to do before you can go to sleep."
"I know, and I promise not to put up much of a fight. Why don't you go to P3 for awhile? You haven't been there in ages."
"I was there this afternoon."
"You know what I mean. Before it's open and after it's closed doesn't count. You're always home with me. Chad can drop me off at P3 right at 10:30, I promise I won't be late"
"You know that does sound like a good idea. Phoebe is working there tonight with Piper. I could help out and have some fun. Alright, I'll see you at P3 at 10:30 sharp."
"Alright, thanks Mom. Love you."
"Love you, too."
Prue hung up, went back to her room, changed, and left for P3. After hanging up the phone, Nancy handed the phone back to Anna and turned her attention to Chad.
"I can stay till about 10:15, then Chad and I have to go, so I can be at P3 by 10:30. If we're late, Mom will kill us both."
"Great. Then let's get back to work."
"Mom and the girls are going to love this, if I can pull it off."
"Don't worry, you can."
"I hope so. Cause I don't like lying to them, but I can't wait to surprise them. Alright, let's try this again."
Prue arrived at P3 around 7:30 p.m. She walked up to the bar and saw Piper and Phoebe working their butts off.
"Hello, may I have a white wine, please?"
"Just a minute, can't you see I'm..."
Phoebe looked up and saw that it was Prue.
"Prue, what are you doing here? Where's Nancy?"
"She called and asked if she could stay out later. Chad is going to drop her off here at 10:30. You guys need some help?"
"Are you kidding? Yes. Piper called in a few more people, so we should be able to take it easy in about a half hour or so."
Prue walked around the bar and started taking orders. The customers loved it when the 3P's were behind the bar. Phoebe got a lot of tips. They put all the tips in the jar, and split it between the three of them when their shift was over. It was only fair. Prue loved working with her sisters. They were so in sync with each other.
Finally, at 8:00, John and two other bartenders showed up to relieve the girls. They cleared out their tip jar for the guys. Instantly, the bar area dissolved of guys and filled with girls. The girls walked away from the bar and split their tips three ways.
"We did really well. Here is your share Prue."
"Thanks, but I only helped for a half hour. Keep it."
"No. We insist, it's no big deal." "Fine, I can use the money to buy them some drinks."
The girls looked up and saw Dan, Jack, and Owen walk in.
"What are they doing here?"
"I called them before I left. I just figured that this is the first night in a long time that I could spend time with Jack and my sisters. So, I figured, the more, the merrier."
The girls jumped up and greeted their men and headed to the dance floor.
At 10:15, Nancy and Chad left Anna's house.
"So, what do you think?" "I think it's a great idea."
"You think I can pull it off?"
"You'll be fine. Relax, would you?"
The two drove up to P3 at 10:30 on the dot. Nancy was expecting to see Prue waiting outside for her, but she was nowhere in sight.
Chad got Nancy's chair out of the truck and helped her out of the car. Taking a seat on a bench outside the club they decided to wait for one of the girls to show their face. Nancy knew the back door was locked this late at night, and Chad couldn't just walk into the front when it was open for business.
They were looking up at the stars enjoying the beautiful stars shining in the sky when Chad leaned over giving Nancy a kiss. They were so involved in the moment that they didn't notice a cop car pull up and turn on their flashing lights.
"What are you two doing here? This is a bar and I know you are under age."
"My family owns this bar. Their inside. We were just waiting for them to come out here"
"A likely story. What are your names?"
"Nancy Halliwell"
"Chad West."
"Fine the two of you can come with us."
Nancy knew that they were in trouble. The cops didn't seem to be listening to them, and they were about to put Chad in the back of the squad car. This was one time when she wished that Prue had been waiting for her. She decided she better connect and get some help. She concentrated very hard and projected herself into Prue's head.
"MOM, HELP! OUT, BACK!"
Prue didn't wait for her to say anymore. She ran from the dance floor, pushing people out of the way. Piper and Phoebe saw her take off, and took off after her. The guys figured something must be wrong and followed close behind. Arriving outside, they found the cops frisking Chad and manhandling Nancy.
"What is going on out here?"
Piper was quick to ask. The guys hung back since they would be of no help in this situation. The cops still kept Chad with his hands spread out on the hood of the car and were holding onto the back of Nancy's chair so she couldn't move anywhere.
"And who are you?"
"Piper Halliwell. I own this bar and what are you doing to our cousin?"
Piper figured she better use the word cousin, since it would take too much time to explain anything else.
"Where is this girl's parents? Why is she sitting outside your bar?"
Prue looked at Nancy. At the mention of her parents, Nancy got a sad and depressed look on her face, since she knew this meant they would have to explain more.
"I'm her guardian. This is her boyfriend and classmate Chad West. He was just dropping her off here and waiting until I finished working."
"And who are you?"
"Prue Halliwell. This is Phoebe. We are Piper's sisters and co-owners of the bar. Nancy lives with us. And the last time I checked, it wasn't a crime to sit and wait for your family to get off work."
"I'm sorry but I will need some kind of proof."
"Proof, I have all her paperwork at home, I don't exactly carry the custody papers with me where ever I go."
"We would be happy to follow you to your home."
"Fine, just let him go, you have his address and phone number."
"Fine but if I find out any of this isn't true, you will all be locked up."
"Girls here's your keys. We'll see you later."
"Thanks guys."
"And they are?"
"Our boyfriends, they don't live with us."
"Hold it, I want all of your names."
"What for they didn't do anything wrong."
"No but we want to make sure this all on the up and up."
"Prue it's alright."
The guys handed the cops their Driver's Licenses, waited for them to be returned to them, then left the girls alone to deal with the cops.
"Jack wait."
Prue ran up to him, kissed him on the cheek and whispered something in his ear. He nodded his head yes and left with the other guys.
"Alright Nancy let's get in the van."
"I'm sorry, but the girl stays in our custody until we see the papers."
"Oh come on, where are we going to go with her."
"We don't know. It is for her own protection.
"Listen you can handcuff me and put me in your car, let her get in the van, so we don't have to take her out of the wheel chair."
"Fine. If you'll turn around miss."
After handcuffing Phoebe, Nancy was loaded into the van all the while she was looking thru the window at Phoebe. If she hadn't insisted on staying out longer, this wouldn't have happened. Prue drove nice and slow home, if there was one time she wanted to speed this was it, but she knew she couldn't with the cops right behind her.