So here it is, everyone. The last chapter of this story!! Enjoy! Oh, and if you're wondering why Sam (Paige's dad) is dead, it is because I decided that he wouldn't have become a whitelighter again after his death, once he was in the Afterlife with Patty. So in my story, he died and stayed with her. Come on, we all know he was happier dead…

Epilogue- 7th August 2009

'I'll get it!' Phoebe yelled as the doorbell rung. She hurried to the door as fast as her extremely high heels would let her. 'Paige! Henry!'

'We're a bit early, I know,' Paige began, holding Henry's hand in her own, and clutching a present in the other.

'Not a problem! Paige, you do know that you're welcome to come by at any time. You're our sister. Don't forget that.'

'Half sister,' Paige corrected with a smile. Phoebe waved her hand airily.

'Whatever,' she said dismissively. 'Are you going to stand on the doorstep all day, or are you going to come in?'

Paige and Henry stepped inside and followed Phoebe into the sitting room. Paige deposited the brightly wrapped present next to the mountain of other presents that sat in prime position on the coffee table.

'Where is the birthday girl anyway?' Paige asked Phoebe.

'I'm in here!' Piper called from the kitchen. 'Just getting the last bits together!'

'Piper couldn't resist cooking, even on her birthday,' Phoebe whispered. 'She realised that if Prue or I cooked, then we would be having a terrible meal!'

'Speak for yourself,' Prue interrupted as she came into the room. 'I happen to be able to cook extremely well, thanks very much.'

'Yeah, she can cook toast,' Phoebe mouthed behind Prue's back. Paige sniggered.

'Phoebe…' Prue said in a warning voice. Phoebe put on an innocent expression. 'I don't have to see you to know what you're doing!'

'Alrighty then!' Piper cut in as she came into the room. Paige gave her a hug.

'Happy birthday Piper!'

'Open your presents!' Phoebe squeaked in a baby voice. The others laughed.

'Not yet…' Piper said. The sound of orbs came from the hallway, and Leo walked into the room, hand in hand with Melinda. 'Ok, now we can!'

Half an hour later, the room was filled with laughter as Piper opened the last present on the table and Henry finished telling his joke. Paige was sitting next to Henry on the couch, her fingers entwined with his. Leo was perched on the arm of Piper's chair, Melinda on the floor at his feet, while Phoebe and Prue were squashed together on the other armchair.

'That's the last of them,' Piper announced, leaning back with a sigh. 'I don't know how to thank you all.'

'Don't thank us yet!' Phoebe said. Prue smiled.

'We have one last gift,' she told her younger sister. 'Although, it's kinda for Paige too.'

Paige sat up a little straighter.

'Hmm?'

'You'll just have to wait and see!' Phoebe chortled. 'It's not just yet, anyway.'

'Ah, then now is a good time for me to say a few things,' Paige said, suddenly serious. The others turned their attention to her. 'The house down the road is up for sale, and Henry and I were thinking of buying it.'

'That's great!' Piper said. 'Prue and Phoebe have just got a house right nearby too. Prue's moving back into our vicinity, and Phoebe's moving out so Leo and I…Anyway, it would be wonderful to have all three of my sisters close by.

'And I also want you three to be my bridesmaids at my wedding,' Paige announced. Phoebe gave a whoop.

'I love being a bridesmaid!'

'You know what they say, Pheebs: three times a bridesmaid, never a bride!' Piper gave a grin.

'Har har,' Phoebe glared at her sister. 'Anyway, can we give them the surprise now, Prue?'

Prue smiled.

'I think so…'

She stood up and gestured to the hallway.

'It's up in the attic.'

The group of seven piled up the stairs and into the attic. Piper stopped in confusion.

'Why are all the candles set up?' she asked. By way of an answer, Prue and Phoebe moved closer together and began to chant.

'Hear these words, hear my cry, spirit from the other side come to us, we summon thee, cross now the great divide!'

Blue lights appeared in the circle of candles. Piper watched, her hands over her mouth as three people became apparent.

'Happy birthday sweetheart,' Patty said as she stepped out of the circle and became corporal.

'I second that!' Penny echoed as she followed her daughter. Piper had an enormous grin on her face as she hugged her mother and grandmother.

'This may be my best birthday ever!'

'I think someone wants to meet you,' Prue whispered in Paige's ear. Paige stared transfixed first on her mother, and then on the man that still stood in the circle.

'Hello Paige,' Sam said quietly. 'So I finally get to meet my daughter!'

'You…you're…' Paige couldn't finish. She stepped forwards hesitantly, and gave her father a hug for the first time.

'Happy Birthday dear Piper, happy birthday to you!'

They all stopped singing and cheered loudly as Piper blew out her candles. Leo placed his arm around her and held her close.

'You can't believe how good it is to be able to hold you again,' he whispered in her ear. She smiled in way of a response, resting her head on his shoulder and grasping Melinda's shoulder with her hand.

'The feeling's mutual,' she replied. 'I'm so glad that we're a family.'

Melinda wriggled free of her mother and went to sit on Prue's knee. Just then, the doorbell rang.

'I'll get it,' Prue sighed. She stood up, swinging Melinda onto one hip and carrying her to the front door. She pulled it open to reveal a dark-haired man standing on the steps.

'Prue Halliwell?' the man said. Prue stared at him.

'Do I know you? Aren't you the guy that I saw at the supermarket? And again in the carpark? Are you following me or something?'

The man shook his head.

'No! Well…yes. It's not what you think,' he said quickly. 'I was…sort of sent here by the Elders. I'm…I'm a Cupid. I was supposed to help you to find love again. But…'

He looked at Melinda, who had her arms wrapped around Prue's neck.

'I don't actually think you need me after all.'

Prue nodded with a smile.

'I don't think so, no,' she replied.

'I'll just be going then,' the Cupid backed away.

'Prue, who's there?' Phoebe came clattering into the hall. 'Well hello there! Friend of Prue's?'

'I was just leaving,' the Cupid said.

'No need!' Phoebe replied hurriedly. 'We were just about to have some cake. Care to join us?'

Phoebe grasped his arm firmly, and yanked him inside. She gave Prue a wicked grin.

'Wow,' she mouthed, and Prue smiled.

'Let's get cake!' Melinda cried, jumping down from Prue's arms and running after Phoebe and Cupid. Prue turned to follow, and then looked back. Smiling, she lifted her finger, and the door to the Manor swung shut.

So the story is over!! A big thank you to all who have reviewed, especially Shawn-n-Bell, Afw, Hotcutii and –0-charmed-freak-0- who have been reviewing since the beginning! Shawn-n-Bell was my first ever reviewer!

Thanks to: OneBendingRobot, Shawn-n-Bell, Afw, piperloveleoalways and PiperandLeoFan101 for the reviews on the last chapter!

I hope you enjoyed reading this story, and I certainly enjoyed writing it. Please review for the last time. It would be great to get to 100 reviews! And I have some ideas about a sequel, if you guys want one. Please leave me your thoughts!

And if you liked this story, please check out my new fic 'The Time of Death'