A few months later…

"I just don't understand why there had been this sudden rise in the demonic activity" Paige said sounding irritated.

"I don't know, I just know that there had been. I mean it's almost unreal how often we are attacked. I don't feel safe leaving the kids alone anymore, not even with Leo, since he can't adequately protect them" Piper said with worry heavy in her voice.

"Ya, I hate leaving the kids alone with Henry these days, and that makes him mad and we fight and everything goes downhill. I just don't feel it's a good idea to leave them alone, often times it seem the kids are the object of some of the attacks, certainly not all of them, but defiantly some. And this gets Henry mad at me for putting our kids in danger and I try to point out its not something I did and that he knew when he married me what kinds of strange things happened in our family, but now its oh no this is all your fault you should have gotten rid of them by now. Don't I wish. And the fact that Phoebe is still pretty out of it and depressed doesn't help" Paige said.

"Are things really that bad between you and Henry right now?" Piper asked with concern.

"Well, ya, I mean we seem to fight all the time. And I admit, I just don't know how much more I can take. I mean it's just too much, I can't take the fighting at home and the demon attacks. I don't know, I just don't know what's gone wrong with our marriage" Paige said sadly.

"Are the kids with him now?" Piper asked.

"Ya, and I know, its not safe, but he was throwing such a fit I thought for once I'd let him have his way, maybe it would help work things out with us, I dunno" Paige said sounding very unsure of herself.

Moments later they heard a scream coming from upstairs. Piper and Paige looked at each other and simultaneously yelled "Phoebe!" And they raced up the stairs to find Phoebe sitting, alone, on her bed, but her eyes held horror within them. She looked up instantly as they walked in and she leapt off the bed.

"Paige orb us to your place, now, I had a premonition!" Phoebe yelled slightly hysterically.

Paige's face went white and she grabbed both her sisters' hands to orb home. She nearly fell over at the scene that awaited her. He sight of Henry, down, covered in blood on the floor. And the sight of her three children Phaedra, Priscilla, and Henry jr. each in the hands of a demon. As soon as the demons spotted them, they shimmered out, with the children.

Paige felt her legs collapse under her as she hit the floor, feeling numb with pain and shock. It was only Phoebe's yelling at her to come quickly to see Henry that brought her out of her paralysis. She quickly crawled over the Henry's side, shocked to see that he was still alive. But after all the demon fighting and all the lost innocents, she knew well enough to be able to see that his wounds were fatal. She bit her lip as tears fell down her face. She reached out and softly took his hand. She was surprised when he slightly turned his head and opened his eyes to look at her. She was more surprised when he opened his mouth and said "I'm sorry Paige"

"What, you don't have anything to be sorry about, it's me who screwed up and let this happen" Paige said between sobs.

"No" Henry said softly "This is my fault, for making you leave the kids with me, for being angry with you over al the demons even when I knew it was not your fault. I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have fought with you over it all, but I was afraid that it was going to tear our family apart, that you wouldn't come home one day. I love you Paige, and I'm sorry I did not stand by you."

"Its okay, I love you too, but don't say all this, don't act like your saying goodbye, you'll be okay" Paige said knowing she was lying but needing to tell him this anyway, as if maybe saying it might make it true.

"You know better than that. It ok love, I'm not the important thing right now. Promise me you'll get them back, that you won't let them be hurt" Henry said looking her right in the eye.

Paige understood that he was telling her to go after the children and answered "I promise, I'll get them back"

"Good…." Henry seemed to be trying to say more, but his breath came is slight gasps now and the blood from his wounds pooled around them dying his clothes and her skirt red. "I love you" He whispered.

"I love you too, always" Paige said giving his hand a squeeze. But as she did she felt no resistance in his hand. She slowly moved her other hand to his chest and felt for a heart beat. And it only told her what she already knew, he was gone.

With that she turned away sobbing hysterically curled up into a ball on the floor, covered in blood and tears. Phoebe and Piper stood to the side, not knowing what to do to help. Finally Piper said "Paige, now isn't the time for morning, now we need to get the kids, if we don't go now, them we won't have any chance."

Paige looked up, and her eyes which moments ago seemed to hold no sanity at all, gained more life, as thought having a purpose and a goal gave her something to hold on to, and perhaps it did. She nodded and got up. She did not seem to notice her disturbing state, her tear streaked face and bloody clothes, and she seemed oddly calm. And she said "Yes, let's go"

Piper and Phoebe exchanged a worried look but nodded.