Chapter 7

A/N: Yello! I'm back! For now that is. So, I'm gonna update this but it'll probably be my last update for this year. I'll be back next year in mid-Jan to update this and all my other fic.

Mony19, Prue is uncharacteristically nice here isn't she? I mean, she's nice all around but it's different nice here. Hehe. I'm still debating about who should tell her and all but I'm sure Lu will be part of it. Paige will probably tell her sisters, probably but not right away. There's a reason why to that.

Afw and -0-charmed-freak-0-, thank you for liking this story. Everyone else, Thank you too! So, I won't hinder you now! Have fun reading!

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"I'm Prue."

The words echoed in Paige's head like a broken record stuck on the same spot.

"Prue." She mumbled unknowingly.

"Uhuh."

"That's…that's a beautiful name." Paige said sheepishly, having nothing else to say.

Prue looked amused. "And so is 'Paige'."

"Ah, well, you know." Paige shrugged.

"How you feeling?"

"Frankly?" Paige said. "Crappy."

Prue laughed. "Ah, well, collapsing in the middle of the hallway would probably result with symptom like that."

Paige grinned. "Are you a doctor?"

"Living with Lu can do that to you." Prue answered in a serious tone. Then another questioned formed in Prue's head which she unknowingly asked out loud. "How do you know Lu?"

Paige was caught by surprise. "I-I…Well, Lu and I, we…you know what? You should ask Lu herself." She quickly said. "It's best if you asked her since she might not be ok with it if I told you." Paige put on a clueless and convincing expression. "Sorry."

Prue frowned but did not ask further; instead she nodded her head to show she understood.

After that, they both fell silent. Prue suddenly felt awkward, standing in front of this stranger that she did not even know but in Prue's heart, somehow and strangely enough, Paige seemed to have a place there.

Paige then jolted her out of her thoughts. "Who was that kid you were-" But before she could finish what she was saying, the door swung open and a little boy ran in followed by a tall teenage boy who looked around future Chris' age but younger.

"Ellis!" Prue said, slightly shocked as Ellis slammed his body into her, hugging her tight nearly knocking her down. She put a hand to the boy's head.

"Hey Prue." The teenage boy said to Prue, waving and smiling.

"Marc!" Prue smiled a dazzling smile, completely forgetting that Paige was there at this point. "Hey! What are you doing here?"

"Well, Ellis was kind of wreaking havoc with Lana at the clinic and mom told me to bring him up here."

Prue looked down at Ellis firmly. "Ellis, were you making trouble again?"

"It wasn't me, it was Lana." He gushed. He then buried his head into Prue's thigh.

Prue looked at Marc for an explanation. Marc shrugged.

Prue blinked. "Ok, I meant what are you doing here? Not here, here."

"Oh!" Marc brightened. "Wanted to visit mom, you know, surprise her."

"That's nice." Prue smiled then bent over to pick Ellis up who cooperated enthusiastically. He laid his head on her shoulder.

All the while, Paige watched them interact. Finally, wanting to be back in the picture, she coughed.

Prue and Marc turned to her.

"Oh, yeah. Marc, this is Paige. Paige, this is Marc, Lu's son." Prue said introducing them.

"Hey." Paige smiled.

"Well, hello there." Marc mumbled, looking her up and down. Paige blushed.

Marc suddenly let out a yelp as Prue punched him on the shoulder. "Owww!!!!!!" He rubbed it and angrily turned to Prue. "What was that for!?"

"You do not go around checking girls out!" Prue admonished. Ellis straightened and watched all the while sucking his thumb.

"I'm a guy! What am I suppose to do? Check men out?!" Marc cried out.

"Prue, its ok." Paige said.

Marc grinned then sneered at Prue. "See! It's ok, Prue!"

Prue shook her head. "Boys will be boys."

Marc neared the bed and acted out like James Bond. "Hello, I don't think we introduced ourselves properly. The names Marc, Marc Delgado." He winked and offered his hand. "And you are?"

Paige giggled and shook it. "I'm married." She withdrew her hand.

Marc looked flabbergasted. "No way!"

Paige giggled again. "Paige Matthews Mitchell, wife and soul mate of Henry Mitchell."

Marc scowled. "What's the occupation of this dude?"

"Marc!" Prue admonished, but by the look of her face, was clearly amused.

"Parole officer. Wields a gun, .357 Desert Eagles." Paige said proudly.

Marc let out a low whistle. "Yikes, I'm out!" He waved a goodbye to Ellis and Prue, blew a kiss at Paige and was gone before any of them could say 'goodbye'.

Prue sighed. "I'm sorry about that." She said to Paige. "Marc is a very….flirtatious guy."

"He's cute." Paige said. "If I weren't married, I'd hit on him."

Prue stared at her.

"It was a joke." Paige said quickly.

"Mommy," Ellis managed to say. Paige's eyes widened. "Why does Marc like girls?"

Prue sniggered. "Because it runs in their blood, sweetie. Like your auntie Lu, she likes guys."

Ellis scratched his head in confusion.

"That's your kid?" Paige asked calmly, pointing at Ellis. She didn't want to burst out in joy at the fact of having another nephew and scare the hell out of the two.

"Uhuh." Prue nodded. She carefully sat Ellis down on the bed. "Ellis, this is Paige."

"Hello." The light haired boy said shyly.

Paige beamed and she felt pure happiness spread at the prospect of being an aunt all over again. "Hey there Ellis," Paige sat up straighter. "Come over here and sit next to me." She scooted over and patted on a place next to her.

Ellis stared at Prue who nodded encouragingly. He crawled over next to Paige and sat there, still sucking his thumb. He saw the tube that connected the drip to Paige's hand and began to fiddle with it.

Paige smiled and looked back at Prue. "Does it mean you're married?"

Prue shook here head and crossed her arms. "I'm not married but I've got a boyfriend. Nick Biancavilla." Paige quietly laughed to herself. She had always been told that Prue was a boy magnet ever since she was young. According to Phoebe, she was a goddess.

"So this must be Ellis Bianicavilla." Paige cooed to Ellis. "You're pretty handsome aren't you?"

Ellis grinned and continued to play with the drip tube.

"You're a real star with kids I see." Prue commented. "Got some?"

"I wish." Paige replied. "No, but my sister does." She paused, wondering if she should tell Prue about Phoebe and Piper but then decided against it.

"You have sisters. I've always wanted sisters." Prue added.

"Don't you?"

"Nah…Well, maybe."

"What do you mean maybe?" Paige asked innocently as she ruffled little Ellis' hair.

Prue hesitated and took a seat at the foot of the bed – the exact same spot where Lu had sat earlier.

"You see, five years ago, I got into an accident that probably changed my whole life." Prue explained. "It resulted with me getting amnesia and forgetting my whole past. Everything; Who I am, where I'm from, who my real family is. I've been trying to find them all these years but it's kind of hard when you have no information on hand." Prue sighed. "So maybe I do have sisters." Prue frowned and muttered. "I wonder if they're looking for me."

"I'm sorry." Paige said sincerely. "It must be hard."

"It hard at times and it hurts." Prue said truthfully. "But I believe that I'll find them one day."

Paige felt tears well up in her eyes as she gazed into her eldest sisters eyes. There was a hint of longing in them which hurt Paige. She had the urge to spill out everything but per usual, held back. "Their probably thinking of you everyday."

Prue looked thoughtful. "How do you know?"

"It's not that easy to forget family." Paige quietly said.

"You seem to be so sure."

Paige quickly looked at Ellis who had now moved on to playing with the side of the bed. "I lost someone before. Someone I thought I could never ever meet or talk to or learn to love." She smiled at Prue. "But I found them recently and I'm thankful for that."

Prue eyed Paige closely. "You know, I never tell anyone about my past, about what happened to me. Only a few people know and I don't just tell randomly. I have to gain their trust, I have to have that sense that the person I'm talking to is close to my heart." She paused. "Amazingly, you're one of them. I haven't even known you for less than an hour and you already hold a place in my heart. Sue me for sounding strange, but its true."

Paige was silent for awhile before she said. "I feel the same way. I feel exactly the same way."

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A/N: Uneventful? Pretty much. Sorry about that! Promise that I'll write more eventful chapters next time. So, I'll see you in Janurary guys!! Advanced Merry Christmas and Hanukkah!!

Ciao!