Hey guys thanks for all the great reviews, and keep reading. I have most of this story prewritten but I'm at a point where I'm considering having Prue make a visit. What do you think?
I sit at my desk at work and just stare at the files and paper work. I almost want to cry. I grab my pen and get started.
"Paige, this is Christina" Lindsay says bringing young girl over to my desk. I look up from the stack of paper work that I'm about a third the way through. I look at the clock, and see it's twelve thirty.
"Hi," I say grabbing the girl's file from next to my computer. She's my first case.
"So Christina, your eleven." I say reading through her file.
"-and a half." she says sitting on the empty chair across from mine. Looking up at her the long blonde hair shocks me. It's the girl from the park. It's a good thing I orbed out of there before she spotted me.
"Your very lucky because we've found you a great home." I say smiling.
"Oh" Is all she says. I look back down at her file. Her parents and sister died when a burglar broke into their house thinking it was empty. He woke up the sister, ad shot her first then the parents hearing the shot rushed upstairs only to be shot by him. All the while Christina as hiding under her covers watching. She was institutionalized for a year and a half, and was released upon significant improvement from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
"So you excited." I ask wondering what this girl must be feeling.
"I guess." she says playing with the hem of her skirt.
"Do you want a soda or anything?" I ask her. She shakes her head.
"Well, alright. I guess we can go." I say standing up and grabbing my bag. I take her file. , her foster family's file and my car keys. I open the door to my bug for her and let her get in.
"So what are they going to be like?" She asks me timidly.
"You've met them already." I say reminding her.
"I know, but only for a few hours." she says
"They seem very nice." I say, "Your going to have an older brother who's eighteen." She doesn't respond, and I wish I could have Phoebe's power right now to know how she's coping.
"Will I have my own room?" She asks
"Yup, and they have a pool for you to swim in." I say. She gives a weak smile. I pull up to a huge house. I see her eyes get wide, and I think she could be happy here.
She walks to the door behind me, and I ring the bell. She smiles as she sees them, and they welcome us in.
I sit with them and we sign some papers, and talk. They seem so conventional, and happy. I think this was a good choice for her. It was odd how this family's file just sort of fell into my lap. It was one of the first ones I saw, and it seemed perfect.
She gives me a hug before I leave, and I know I'm going to love my new position. There's something about kids that really makes you feel good. Like if an innocent little person can smile at you that you can't be that bad of a person.
As I'm walking back to my car I spot a figure in an upstairs window. I stop for a moment to look at who ever it is. Must be their son. I wonder if he's watching me.
I get back into my car, and head home for lunch. Part of me hopes everyone's home so I can tell them about my promotion, but part of me doesn't wan't to face them right now.
As I walk to the manor I don't see Piper of Phoebe's car. I head inside a little disappointed.
I head into the kitchen to get some left overs, but I hear someone else there.
"Hello?" I call out with caution. I prepare to have to kick some demon ass.
"Paige," Cole chokes surprised to see me.
"What are you doing here?" I ask noticing his attire. A towel wrapped around his waist, and an undershirt. It's no secret we don't particularly like each other, but we're civil. I still think he's hiding something.
"Phoebe said I could stay while she was at work. She just had to bring her column in," he says looking embarrassed. Now it's his turn to be over exposed.
"Oh" I say awkwardly. I sit at the table with a plate of cold pasta.
"Want me to heat that up for you?" he offers.
"I thought you got rid off your powers?" I say raising my eyebrows.
"I was talking about the oven." He says pointing to where he's heating something up.
"No thanks," I say trying to eat quickly.
"Phoebe said no one would be here." He says
"Yeah well." I shrug.
"I'm glad. Gives me someone to eat with." He says pulling his plate out of the oven, and sitting across from me. Why's he being so nice to me?
We make small talk as I wonder what he's up to. Maybe I'm just a terrible person who can't accept the fact that people do change and Cole's good now.
As he congratulates me on my promotion I wonder if Phoebe would kill me if she knew what I really thought of Cole. I wonder if I could tell Piper. I try to push these thoughts out of my mind. If I ever mentioned the fact that I thought Cole was evil I'd be out of this family as fast as I was in it.
"So do you have a job?" I ask as questions about mine become tiring.
"Yeah, I work at a law firm downtown." He nods.
"Are your degrees legitimate?" I ask curiously.
"They were in 1905." He shrugs. I suppose simple magic could solve any problem about that if it arose. Just a little spell to fix a date.
Thank god I didn't know about magic as a kid or else I'd have abused it severely. I wouldn't have done anything for myself.
"I have to go." I say noticing the clock. As I'm walking out in the back of my mind I see Cole with a fireball in his hand. My paranoia leads me to turn around, and feel extremely guilty as he's smiling and waving.