She's back, With A Surprise
It was 6:30 on a Friday night. The only light coming from the house was from the T.V. in the living, where the twins were watching cartoons and the kitchen, where Prue and Piper were. They were arguing, once again, about their younger sister.
"Piper, she has been gone for two years. What makes you think that she is going to come home now?" Prue asked, standing with her hands on her hips. That seemed to be her favorite posture for the past couple of months.
"She called earlier while you were at work. She said that she was coming home because she ran into some trouble in New York," Piper replied.
"What kind of trouble?" Prue asked. Piper could hear a little bit of worry in her voice. But, before she could reply to Prue, the doorbell rang. Piper sighed, before walking out of the kitchen and into the hallway. Before she could to the door though, she heard the little feet of her two children come running. A smile spread across her face as she saw them run to the door in their pajamas. Her daughter wearing light pink pants and t-shirt that had little purple and pick kittens on it, and her son wearing camouflage pants and t-shirt. She stood behind them, as the opened the door and smiled.
"Auntie Phoebe!" they yelled excited. She smiled at them, before dropping her two bags and kneeling down to hug them.
"Oh, I missed you two so much," she replied.
"Madison, Michael, come on. Let Aunt Phoebe come into the house," Piper said. Phoebe broke the hug, before standing up, holding the twins.
"Did you bring us anything?" Madison asked.
"Madison!" Piper said, trying not to laugh.
"It's ok Piper," Phoebe said, as she put them down, "both of you look by the door." They both ran over to the door, looking at the things that their Auntie had gotten them, excited. Phoebe smiled at them, before looking back to at her sister.
"So, how have you been?" Phoebe asked.
"I've been good," Piper replied. Phoebe moved into hug Piper, and when she pulled away, she stopped where she was. Prue stood in the doorway, staring at her.
"Hi, Prue," Phoebe said. Prue just took a deep breathe, before walking over to her.
"Hi Phoebe," Prue replied. Before Phoebe knew it her oldest sister pulled her into a hug.
"I heard that you are in trouble, what kind of trouble?" Prue asked, concerned.
"Can we not talk about this right now. Not in front of Michael and Madison," Phoebe replied. Prue just nodded her head, before all three looked back over at the twins.
"Mommy come here, look what Auntie Phoebe got me," Michael said. Piper walked over, with Prue and Phoebe behind them. Phoebe smiled when she saw the two happy little faces.
"Oh, Phoebe, you didn't have to get them all this," Piper said, when she saw what her sister got for her two children. She had gotten both Michael and Madison power wheels ride-on Corvettes. Madison's was a Pink Corvette and Michael's was a Torch Red Corvette. They had fully functional AM/FM radio and digital clock, working flip-up headlights, reverse taillights, turn signals, two speeds, 2.5-5 mph, multiple sound effects including; ignition when the key is turned, horn, and revving corvette engine. They also had seatbelts with hook and loop closures, side mirrors with reflective surfaces, and cup holders.
"It's ok. I wanted to. Plus, I haven't seen them in two years and I know that I missed a lot, so I just wanted to make it up to them. I missed two of their birthdays and I use going to buy these for them anyways. I mean all the kids have them now, so I thought, why not my niece and nephew," Phoebe replied.
"Yeah, but still, these two had to cost a lot of money, that I will repay you for," Piper said.
"They were a lot of money each, $300.00 each to be exact, but you will not repay me. I won't let you. Please, just let me spoil my niece and nephew," Phoebe said. Piper just sighed.
"Mommy, can we ride them today?" Madison asked.
"No, not today. It's already dark out. Maybe tomorrow, ok," Piper said to her children. They both nodded their heads, as they continued to look through what their aunt had gotten them. Phoebe had gotten Michael a Deluxe Wooden Train Table with 100 piece train set and 2 storage draws, a Shake and Go Speedway Raceway, a 60 piece Wooden Standard Unit Blocks in a Wooden Storage Box, Play Mobil- Pirate Starter Set, and a 100 Piece nut and bolt construction set. She had gotten Madison a Cook N Clean Kitchen Center that speaks English, French, and Spanish. It has a two burner stove, sink, cordless phone, microwave oven, digital radio, coffeemaker, refrigerator, pretend ice-maker, oven, dishwasher, laundry center with an ironing board, stackable washer and dryer, all equipped with appropriate sound effects and 21 accessories. Also, she had gotten Madison a complete cook set, a pretend 45-piece food including fruits, and vegetables, a 7-piece measure and mix set, and a Little Chef set which included a pink 4 piece linen set; tea towels, hot pad, oven mitts, and an apron.
"Phoebe, how much did the rest of this stuff cost?" Prue asked.
"Well, Michael's cost $262.00 and Madison's cost $178.00. But, I don't care. I mean if it makes them all happy, then that's all I care about," she replied, as she watched the twins play with some of their new toys. They were interrupted by a knock on the door. "Oh, I completely forgot," Phoebe said, walking over to the door. She moved the toys away from the door, before opening it and letting a man walk in. He had brown hair that looked a little wavy and blue eyes. "These are my sisters that I was telling you about, Piper and Prue," she said. "Piper, Prue, this is Cole," she started. They could tell that she was going to say something else. She looked at them and added, "my fiancé." Everyone completely forgot about her little problem back in New York once those two little words left her mouth.