Part Seven

After dinner Prue told Phoebe to go with Paige in the living room and watch some cartoons. "So Piper what is it that you needed to tell me?"

"When I was up stairs helping Paige she had this charm bracelet on her wrist. She told me her mum gave it too her."

"So what's the problem?" Prue asked confused.

"it's the same one our mum was wearing in her picture Grams use to show us all the time."

"Are you sure? I mean why would Paige have it if it was mum's… just seems a bit odd unless…" Before anymore could be said there was a loud knock on the door. "Guess this conversation will have to wait."

Piper told the girls to keep watching tv while Prue went to the door. The oldest sister opened the door to a grumpy man who smelled like he had been drinking all day long. "Hi, is their anything I can do for you?" Looking at the man she hoped it wasn't for Paige by what was standing in front of her.

"Yeah um I'm looking for a girl named Paige, she's about um ten years old. I'm her adopted father and the little brat ran away earlier, have you seen her?" He was having a hard time standing straight, so he began to lean on the side of the house.

By watching him Prue could see why Paige left, he was a total drunk. "No sorry she's not here, but if she turns up I'll let you know."

"Yeah whatever, just tell her to get her ass home." He lifted himself from the wall and started to make his way to the next house down the street.

Closing the door, she was met with three pair of eyes starring at her. Paige was the first to speak, "Is he gone? Your not going to make me go back are you?"

Prue knelt down in front of the little girl. "No not anytime soon…. I can see why you don't want to be around your father. How come you never told anyone?" Paige didn't know what to say, so the tears did it for her as they began to roll down her cheek. "Oh sweetie, come here." Grabbing Paige in a hug she couldn't help but feel awful for what has been happening to the little girl. She was only ten years old, she doesn't know better. He doesn't have the right to get drunk and beat up his child even if she was adopted.

Phoebe was shocked to see that her new friend who they just found out gets abuse is in such a rough state. Looking up her sister pulls her in a hug also, "Piper were not going to make her go back to that bad man are we?"

"No… will figure something out, in the mean time she can stay with us… sound good?"

"Yeah"

The next morning Piper was up making some breakfast while Prue was drinking her usual disgusting black coffee. "I still don't see how you can drink that."

"Oh Piper, its not like I'm making you drink it." Smiling back.

Piper just laughs to herself as she remembers last nights conversation. "So we ever going to continue our talk we had before Mr. Drunk interrupted."

"Yeah I was thinking about that… well we should call Grams and see what her input is about the situation."

"What about the bracelet?"

Taking a deep breath as she puts her hands on her head, "As hard as this is to say, I think Grams has some secrets she's not telling us. I was looking at Paige last night and she looks a lot like a Halliwell and that is definitely mum's bracelet she use to wear. Plus Paige being adopted just makes it more convincing."

Piper was thinking the same, she did look like a Halliwell. Looking over to the couch in the living room she could see Paige's sleeping form. She did have mum's eyes, Prue's nose, and Grams smile. "True, so are you calling her after breakfast?"

Getting up, Prue stands behind Piper and puts her chin on her shoulder. "No my dear, you are."

"Oh no no no no…." Prue took off towards the stairs before Piper could get her. "That's not far, you soooo owe me." All you could hear was Prue's giggles as she made her way to go wake up Phoebe and Paige.

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TBC! Sorry it's a bit short, I wanted to get the story updated before I left for the Warped Tour. Hope you like it, thanks a bunchies for the reviews they mean A LOT: )