Shortly after handing the papers to the cops Prue was standing beside Nancy who was still starting at Phoebe, who was still locked in the back of the squad car. Prue breathed a sigh of relief when the person she really wanted right now came to their rescue.
"Rhodes, Baxter, what the hell is going on?"
"Detective Morris, what are you doing here? We didn't call for backup."
"Yes I know, I received a phone call from Jack Sheridan, telling me that Phoebe was in the back of a squad car for doing nothing."
"Well you see we found this young girl hanging out behind a bar. These ladies came out and claimed they were her family, but it seemed overly fishy to us. We would have had the girl in the back, but with her being handicapped, they offered this girl instead."
"So you are holding a women in the back of your car for nothing?"
"We were just reviewing the paperwork."
"Let her out, right now!"
Baxter walked over to the car, opened the door and let Phoebe out. After un-handcuffing her Phoebe ran over to Prue and Nancy.
"Did it cross your mind to simply call dispatch to verify their story, instead of causing a scene in front of their whole neighborhood?"
"Well…"
"Apologize to them right now, and get on your way. I'll be speaking to your captain in the morning."
"Sorry about the problem miss."
They both said as they gave Daryl a dirty look, got in their car and drove away.
"Thanks for coming so fast Daryl."
"Don't worry about it. You guys all alright?"
"Sure, I think they roughed up Chad more then any of us."
"They did what?"
"Don't worry he's fine, but I don't think his parents will be thrilled when they find out."
"Have them call me if they wish to file a complaint, I'll get it all taken care of."
"You bet. Good night."
By now Nancy was already in the house and up in her room. As soon as the cops left she made a quick exit, still feeling guilty about what had happened.
Prue knocked on her door and walked in before even getting an answer.
"Nancy, I'm so sorry."
"For what? You didn't do anything."
"For not being outside at 10:30. I'm so, so sorry."
"Don't be. It was not your fault. If I had come home when I said I would this wouldn't have been a problem."
"Hey that's not your fault either. If I had stayed home this wouldn't have happened."
"Alright I get it, we won't play the 'What If' Game. Everything is fine now. Did you have a good time tonight, Mom?"
"Up until now, it was great."
"Well, this part was not a picnic for me either, but I'm glad you had fun. You know, I know you love being there for me and I know you like taking care of me, but once in awhile you need to take some time for yourself. This instant Mom thing is hard on you, and I know that..."
Prue was about to interrupt, but Nancy continued,
"...Mom, stop. I know you love me, but if you don't go out and have some fun sometimes, I'm going to start feeling guilty. We have to figure something out, but not right now. I'm going to bed. Good night Mom, Piper, and Phoebe. I love you guys."
"We love you too."
"Mom, can you tuck me in...I know I'm a little old for that but..."
"Everyone likes to be tucked in once in awhile, but first Phoebe and you have some exercises to do."
Nancy would have fought but knew after what Phoebe had just gone through for her she knew she had better not. Prue watched as Phoebe massaged Nancy's leg muscles, pulled on each leg, and then pushed them back in toward her chest. Nancy stayed quiet the whole time, just gritting her teeth.
After it was all over Prue and Phoebe both kissed her on the head and then called Piper to tell her everything was alright. Piper had to stay at the bar, it was way to busy for her to leave unless it was an emergency. They would have to go and pick up Prue's car in the morning.
On Sunday, Piper slept in and so did Phoebe. When Prue woke up, she found Nancy in the living room. She was hard at work.
"Nancy, it's Sunday. What are you doing up?"
"I have to do an oral report for anatomy and I wanted to get to work on my notes. It's not going to be easy."
"Didn't you just finish your paper for that class?"
"Yea, but Mr. Tinman said that he was so impressed with everyone's papers that instead of having a regular, old final exam, he was going to make all of us do an oral presentation."
"So what's the problem?"
"The problem is that the research I did, was very, well...personal for me, and while it was easy to write about it, it's not that easy to talk about. I don't want people starting to feel sorry for me."
"They won't, just state the facts, and be honest with them. When do you have to do it?"
"I'm scheduled to present on Wednesday. I was wondering, if I call Lucy and ask to borrow a copy of my back x-ray's, would you be willing to pick them up for me?"
"Sure. Tell you what I'll call her on Monday, and go and pick them up during my Lunch hour. Did you eat anything this morning?"
"Yea, I had some cereal."
Just then the phone rang.
"Hello."
"Good morning, Prue. Is Nancy up?"
"Morning, sure. She's right here."
Handing the phone to Nancy,
"It's for you. It's Chad."
"Thanks, Mom."
She waited for Prue to leave the room.
"Hi, Chad. What time are you picking me up?"
"Around 1:00. I was just calling to find out how you were going to get out of the house."
"I don't know yet, but I will, don't worry. I'll see you at 1:00."
Nancy sat there and thought about it for awhile, and then returned to her work. At 11:30, Piper and Phoebe made their grand entrance.
"Morning, guys, or should I say good afternoon."
Nancy said with a smile.
"Yea, Yea, Yea..."
Phoebe replied with her eyes hardly open and her hair still a mess.
"Where's Prue?"
"She is in the kitchen."
The two of them went into the kitchen. About 15 minutes later, Nancy came in,
"Mom, is it alright if I go out with Chad this afternoon? I finished all my studying for now. I can't do it anymore, my brain is becoming way to stuffed."
"Well...I guess you have been working really hard today. Don't be out too late, it's a school night."
"I promise I'll be home before 6:00, so I can have dinner and study some more before I go to sleep."
Nancy headed upstairs, took a shower, and changed. At 1:00, Chad showed up and he and Nancy left. It was a lazy day at the Manor, nothing really going on. Piper left at 5:00 p.m. to go to the club and get it ready to open.
At 6:05, Chad and Nancy pulled up in front of the Manor. Chad once again helped Nancy out and then walked her to the door.
"Nancy, take it easy. You'll be fine. You know you will."
"I hope so. I just want everything to go alright. This is important to me."
"I know it is. You have all week to get it perfect, and it will be. Listen, I have to get going. I have some homework to do. I'll see you at school tomorrow."
"Thanks, Chad."
Chad leaned over and kissed Nancy, then bent over and held her in a long hug. When they released, Nancy let out a huge sigh,
"You give me a lot of courage."
"Yea, well, you do the same for me."
Chad walked away and Nancy watched as his car drove out of sight before heading inside.