For those of you reading, thank you for bearing with me. I'm concentrating on this story now.
Ch.4
Three hours later future Paige and Chris orbed back. They both looked even more so determined, but Paige shifted her attitude when she saw Piper staring at her. A smirk of defiance immediately graced her features. Piper cringed and went back to cooking dinner for everyone.
Chris hadn't even seen the exchange between his mother and aunt. He was still thinking about the little pep talk that Paige had given him. She had said, "We'll go with the flow and earn their trust. Phoebe will be giving us updates through premonitions. She will tell us how to save Wyatt." She had said much more, but that was the extent of the whole thing. It took a lot of convincing before Chris finally agreed to taking everything slow. He wanted to get it over with.
Piper spoke up, "Don't you have somewhere to be, Chris?" Chris blanched at that comment. Paige, however, stepped towards him and gently gripped his shoulder. She looked at him with the same maternal look as before, but this time she seemed more worried.
Paige completely ignored Piper when she said, "Chris, remember we have to fix this. Come on…maybe we can have better luck if we get some sleep. Which room is yours or are you on the couch?" He shook his head sadly and stole a quick glance at Piper.
Finally he spoke up softly, "P3." Paige frowned and motioned with her hands for him to speak louder, so he did. "P3. I've been staying at P3," he stated much louder if not a little defensive. Paige slowly turned around to meet Piper's eyes.
Fierce disappointment and determination met meek resentment and a weak innocent look. Paige started yelling, "Piper! How could you do this to him? He already had issues without being kicked out by you! I raised him when his mom couldn't. I helped him when his brother picked on him. I believed him when he said that Wyatt was evil, but you didn't." she sat down after her rant. She still wasn't at her top strength. Being raised from the dead then sent to the future took a huge amount of her energy. She was having trouble because her body kept aching where she had once died. Her old wounds were trying to heal, but her body was saying that it was already dead.
Phoebe came in the room and saw Paige looking tired and Piper looking defeated, so, of course, she wondered what had happened. She said, "Piper, what happened? Why does future Paige look so exhausted?" Piper glanced at Paige and for the first time she actually saw the exhaustion on her face.
Piper spoke up, because her maternal mode was unwinding, "Maybe you do need sleep. Come on." She tried to lead Paige to the couch where she could sleep. However, Paige did not budge until Chris followed them. Oddly Piper had no objection to letting Chris going with them.
Paige lain down, but held Chris' hand the whole time. Finally she drifted off to sleep, so he got up. He met Piper as she leaned against the doorway. She had a curious expression as she asked, "Were you that close to us too? Were you and I that close?" He nodded sadly. She had been his mother; of course, they had been close. He wanted to avoid a reunion and just get the mission over. He looked over at Paige as if checking to make sure she was still sleeping.
He said softly, "When she wakes up call me, she doesn't want me to wander too far away from her." Piper nodded somewhat understanding. He orbed off after he got his answer.
Thank you for reading!
Em