Chapter 6
Phoebe held Piper steady the news of their younger sister dying would be too much for her.
"What do you mean?" asked Phoebe.
"Paige has a defected heart" said Ava. "and it's weakening by the day"
"Can't we get a donor?" asked Leo.
"There is not enough time" said Ava.
"She can't just leave" sobbed Piper. "I need her"
"I'm sorry" said Ava. "I gave her medication but it didn't work as well as we hoped"
"How long does she have?" asked Phoebe.
"A few days" answered Ava. "Maybe less"
Cole held Paige's hand as she woke up.
"Hello Angel" said Cole.
Paige smiled.
"What happened?" asked Paige.
"You collapsed in the penthouse" said Cole. "Your sisters found you and you had to have a C-section"
"Where's my baby?" asked Paige.
"They needed to ruin some test and clean her up" said Cole.
"Her?" asked Paige tears falling down.
"A beautiful baby girl" said Cole.
Paige cried and Cole kissed the top of her head.
"When you get out" said Cole. "Maybe we'll move into a house with a backyard and a white fence"
Paige laughed remembering the night of their wedding when they talked about what they would do if they were normal. Oh what Paige wouldn't do for another year, to love her husband and child. Her daughter would grow up without her. Paige wouldn't be able to teach her witchcraft, or get her ready for her first date. Life as a ghost wouldn't do good. Paige squeezed his hand.
"I have something really important to tell you" said Paige.
Cole sat down.
"Cole I'm dying" said Paige bluntly. "I have a heart condition, so my heart is failing. I only have a few days"
"No" said Cole. "There's something we can do. Enhance your healing powers. Leo could heal you"
"My powers are drained" said Paige weakly. She held out her hand. "Pencil"
Cole looked at the pencil. It had a few orbs around it then the orbs disappeared.
"I can't even orb a pencil" laughed Paige.
Cole looked at Paige who was keeping her spirits up.
"Angels can't die" said Cole.
"This one will come back" said Paige.
She scooted over. "Lay with me"
Cole took off his shoes and climbed in, both of them silently crying.
Later
Leo, Piper and Phoebe walked in.
"Don't be shy" said Paige happily.
Cole stood up and picked up the baby who had a head full of black hair and brown eyes.
"May I?" asked Piper.
Cole handed the sleeping girl to Piper.
"What's her name?" asked Leo.
"Evelyn Prudence Turner" answered Paige.
"You named her after Prue" said Piper.
"Yeah" said Paige. "It fits"
Piper cried again.
"Piper I don't want any crying on my last days" said Paige. "Or you can just get out"
Seeing that Paige was serious Piper quickly dried her tears and laughed. Piper handed Evelyn back to Cole. The doctor came in.
"I'm afraid it's time to go" said Dr. Samson.
"Paige we'll be here tomorrow morning" said Piper. "First thing"
They all hugged and then left. Cole told Paige to sleep, but Paige figured she would get enough soon so she and Cole talked about Evelyn.
Next day
Cole was pushing Paige in a wheelchair much to her dismay, but she was very weak.
"That garden was beautiful" said Paige.
"Your beautiful" said Cole kissing her.
Paige had lines under her eyes and her skin was sickly pale. Her lips were light pink and chapped.
"Let's get back to the room" said Cole.
Cole opened the door and Paige gasped. The room was dimmed, there was flowers all over and a wedding cake.
"A wedding" sobbed Paige.
She looked at ghostly Prue, Patti, Sam, and Penny. Then at Piper, Phoebe, Darryl, and Glen. He went up to Paige and hugged her with tears.
"Thanks for being here" said Paige.
"Well Cole here called me up and shimmered me down here" said Glen.
Paige looked at Cole.
"Your wonderful" said Paige.
"I would do anything for my best friend" said Glen. "Even if you did trap my wife in hell and broke my skateboard"
"We were 10" said Paige. "Plus I paid you back"
"Yeah" laughed Glen. "At our high school graduation"
"Better late then never" said Paige winking.
"I can't this" said Phoebe walking out.
"I'll talk to her" said Paige wheeling out.
"What's wrong?" asked Paige.
"First I was mad at you for stealing my soulmate and spending time with my son" sobbed Phoebe. "Now I'm mad at you for giving up and just dying in front of my eyes"
Paige held out her arms and Phoebe hugged her. Paige caressed Phoebe's hair.
"It's not your fault" sobbed Phoebe. "Sometimes I think you should be the middle child"
Paige laughed. "Promise me you'll take care of Cole and Evelyn"
"I promise" said Phoebe storing away her selfish desires. "Now I think you have a wonderful man to get married to"
For the first time in months the two sisters smiled at eachother. When they went in Paige saw Victor there. They smiled at eachother. Cole helped Paige up and helped her stand.
"Let's start" said Grams wiping her tears. "Who here gives this woman here?"
"Her mother and I do" said Sam holding Patti's hand.
"And this man?" asked Grams.
"I do" chimed in a voice.
Everyone turned and saw Benjamin Turner orb in next to Victor. Cole looked at his father shockingly. He hugged him.
"Where's my granddaughter?" asked Benjamin.
Leo handed Evelyn to Benjamin.
"Continue" said Paige.
"Do you Paige take Cole Turner to be your lawfully wedded husband, to love and cherish, in sickness and in health till death do you part?" asked Grams.
"I do" sobbed Paige.
"Do you Cole take Paige Matthews to be your lawfully wedded wife, to love and cherish, in sickness and in health. Till death do you part?" asked Grams.
"I do" said Cole looking at Paige. "Even after death"
Everyone smiled and teared up. All of Paige's doubts about Cole's love vanished, now she definitely knew Cole would never go back to Phoebe. She just knew. They exchanged rings for the second time. Paige remembered her Vegas wedding.
"These rings are a material symbol of the love you have for one another. By exchanging these rings your hearts and souls shall be intertwined for as long as you both wear these rings in the love they are given"
"By the power vested in me" said Grams. "I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride"
They kissed passionately.
"I guess we should leave" said Patti.
They all hugged Paige.
"I guess I'll see you soon sis" said Prue.
Paige nodded. "You guys better be ready for me"
They orbed away.
"Paige you look tired so we are going to go" said Phoebe.
"I'll see you tomorrow" said Paige.
Cole helped her back into bed.
"I'll be back" said Cole.
He walked out and collapsed in sobs. Phoebe saw and hesitantly hugged him.
"I can't believe this is happening again" said Cole. "I'm just meant to be alone"
"No" said Phoebe. "You have Evelyn and me"
"and all of us" chimed in Piper.
Cole looked up and smiled.
"What you did for Paige was fabulous" said Piper. "and it will be an honor to have you back in the family"
The others nodded.
"Thanks" said Cole. He wiped his tears and hugged Piper and even Leo. He walked back into Paige's room and saw the mother and daughter sleeping.
Phoebe held Piper steady the news of their younger sister dying would be too much for her.
"What do you mean?" asked Phoebe.
"Paige has a defected heart" said Ava. "and it's weakening by the day"
"Can't we get a donor?" asked Leo.
"There is not enough time" said Ava.
"She can't just leave" sobbed Piper. "I need her"
"I'm sorry" said Ava. "I gave her medication but it didn't work as well as we hoped"
"How long does she have?" asked Phoebe.
"A few days" answered Ava. "Maybe less"
Cole held Paige's hand as she woke up.
"Hello Angel" said Cole.
Paige smiled.
"What happened?" asked Paige.
"You collapsed in the penthouse" said Cole. "Your sisters found you and you had to have a C-section"
"Where's my baby?" asked Paige.
"They needed to ruin some test and clean her up" said Cole.
"Her?" asked Paige tears falling down.
"A beautiful baby girl" said Cole.
Paige cried and Cole kissed the top of her head.
"When you get out" said Cole. "Maybe we'll move into a house with a backyard and a white fence"
Paige laughed remembering the night of their wedding when they talked about what they would do if they were normal. Oh what Paige wouldn't do for another year, to love her husband and child. Her daughter would grow up without her. Paige wouldn't be able to teach her witchcraft, or get her ready for her first date. Life as a ghost wouldn't do good. Paige squeezed his hand.
"I have something really important to tell you" said Paige.
Cole sat down.
"Cole I'm dying" said Paige bluntly. "I have a heart condition, so my heart is failing. I only have a few days"
"No" said Cole. "There's something we can do. Enhance your healing powers. Leo could heal you"
"My powers are drained" said Paige weakly. She held out her hand. "Pencil"
Cole looked at the pencil. It had a few orbs around it then the orbs disappeared.
"I can't even orb a pencil" laughed Paige.
Cole looked at Paige who was keeping her spirits up.
"Angels can't die" said Cole.
"This one will come back" said Paige.
She scooted over. "Lay with me"
Cole took off his shoes and climbed in, both of them silently crying.
Later
Leo, Piper and Phoebe walked in.
"Don't be shy" said Paige happily.
Cole stood up and picked up the baby who had a head full of black hair and brown eyes.
"May I?" asked Piper.
Cole handed the sleeping girl to Piper.
"What's her name?" asked Leo.
"Evelyn Prudence Turner" answered Paige.
"You named her after Prue" said Piper.
"Yeah" said Paige. "It fits"
Piper cried again.
"Piper I don't want any crying on my last days" said Paige. "Or you can just get out"
Seeing that Paige was serious Piper quickly dried her tears and laughed. Piper handed Evelyn back to Cole. The doctor came in.
"I'm afraid it's time to go" said Dr. Samson.
"Paige we'll be here tomorrow morning" said Piper. "First thing"
They all hugged and then left. Cole told Paige to sleep, but Paige figured she would get enough soon so she and Cole talked about Evelyn.
Next day
Cole was pushing Paige in a wheelchair much to her dismay, but she was very weak.
"That garden was beautiful" said Paige.
"Your beautiful" said Cole kissing her.
Paige had lines under her eyes and her skin was sickly pale. Her lips were light pink and chapped.
"Let's get back to the room" said Cole.
Cole opened the door and Paige gasped. The room was dimmed, there was flowers all over and a wedding cake.
"A wedding" sobbed Paige.
She looked at ghostly Prue, Patti, Sam, and Penny. Then at Piper, Phoebe, Darryl, and Glen. He went up to Paige and hugged her with tears.
"Thanks for being here" said Paige.
"Well Cole here called me up and shimmered me down here" said Glen.
Paige looked at Cole.
"Your wonderful" said Paige.
"I would do anything for my best friend" said Glen. "Even if you did trap my wife in hell and broke my skateboard"
"We were 10" said Paige. "Plus I paid you back"
"Yeah" laughed Glen. "At our high school graduation"
"Better late then never" said Paige winking.
"I can't this" said Phoebe walking out.
"I'll talk to her" said Paige wheeling out.
"What's wrong?" asked Paige.
"First I was mad at you for stealing my soulmate and spending time with my son" sobbed Phoebe. "Now I'm mad at you for giving up and just dying in front of my eyes"
Paige held out her arms and Phoebe hugged her. Paige caressed Phoebe's hair.
"It's not your fault" sobbed Phoebe. "Sometimes I think you should be the middle child"
Paige laughed. "Promise me you'll take care of Cole and Evelyn"
"I promise" said Phoebe storing away her selfish desires. "Now I think you have a wonderful man to get married to"
For the first time in months the two sisters smiled at eachother. When they went in Paige saw Victor there. They smiled at eachother. Cole helped Paige up and helped her stand.
"Let's start" said Grams wiping her tears. "Who here gives this woman here?"
"Her mother and I do" said Sam holding Patti's hand.
"And this man?" asked Grams.
"I do" chimed in a voice.
Everyone turned and saw Benjamin Turner orb in next to Victor. Cole looked at his father shockingly. He hugged him.
"Where's my granddaughter?" asked Benjamin.
Leo handed Evelyn to Benjamin.
"Continue" said Paige.
"Do you Paige take Cole Turner to be your lawfully wedded husband, to love and cherish, in sickness and in health till death do you part?" asked Grams.
"I do" sobbed Paige.
"Do you Cole take Paige Matthews to be your lawfully wedded wife, to love and cherish, in sickness and in health. Till death do you part?" asked Grams.
"I do" said Cole looking at Paige. "Even after death"
Everyone smiled and teared up. All of Paige's doubts about Cole's love vanished, now she definitely knew Cole would never go back to Phoebe. She just knew. They exchanged rings for the second time. Paige remembered her Vegas wedding.
"These rings are a material symbol of the love you have for one another. By exchanging these rings your hearts and souls shall be intertwined for as long as you both wear these rings in the love they are given"
"By the power vested in me" said Grams. "I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride"
They kissed passionately.
"I guess we should leave" said Patti.
They all hugged Paige.
"I guess I'll see you soon sis" said Prue.
Paige nodded. "You guys better be ready for me"
They orbed away.
"Paige you look tired so we are going to go" said Phoebe.
"I'll see you tomorrow" said Paige.
Cole helped her back into bed.
"I'll be back" said Cole.
He walked out and collapsed in sobs. Phoebe saw and hesitantly hugged him.
"I can't believe this is happening again" said Cole. "I'm just meant to be alone"
"No" said Phoebe. "You have Evelyn and me"
"and all of us" chimed in Piper.
Cole looked up and smiled.
"What you did for Paige was fabulous" said Piper. "and it will be an honor to have you back in the family"
The others nodded.
"Thanks" said Cole. He wiped his tears and hugged Piper and even Leo. He walked back into Paige's room and saw the mother and daughter sleeping.