Sorry I forgot to mention this is a non magic story but don't discard it becasue of that there are plenty of twists and turns to keep the story interesting

MIA- mum

Penny woke with a start she knew something was wrong. She could feel it. She looked over at Allen who was still fast asleep. She smiled and kissed him on the head she got up and walked out of their bed room she walked into the room that Prue and Piper shared the two little girls were sound asleep. Penny smiled and continued to walk down the hall. In the next room was four year old Phoebe and three year old Paige, both girls sound asleep as well, laughing slightly when Paige hit her self in the face with her doll as she rolled over. The doll was worn and old each of the girls had claimed it as theirs at one stage but Prue and Piper said they were to old for dolls and Phoebe had gotten a new on for her birthday so it was all Paige's.

Penny continued to walk down to her daughter's room, Patty should have been back three weeks ago but three weeks later she still wasn't back. Penny shrugged it off saying to the girls that she might have gotten held up some where that she would be here for Christmas day. Peering inside she saw the untouched bed, sighing she closed the door and walked down then hall to the stairs, making her way down stairs to see if her daughter was down there. Hoping against hope she would be, but there was no Patty in the lounge room or the sun room not even the kitchen. There were still an hour till Phoebe and Paige would be running down to see what they had gotten. Come on Patty don't let them down she thought as she made her self a cup of tea.

The hour came and went the two little girls came rushing down.

"Mummy grams it's Christmas, Phoebe lets see if Santa came" yelled Paige her older sister nodded and they rushed towards the tree.

Every one was up and sitting round the tree Victor and Sam had arrived, putting aside their differences for their daughters. Paige looked around every one but her mum was there. She up and started running round the house looking for her. When her grandfather caught her

"Paigey come on mummies just running late that's all" Paige sat and watched her sisters unwrapped their presents, not once touching hers.

"Paige honey aren't you going to open yours?" her father asked.

Paige shook her head "not till mummy gets here" she said quietly.

Three hours later Patty still hadn't arrived, Prue felt bad for her baby sister she so badly wanted to see her mothers face. Prue and Piper knew their mother wasn't going to show Phoebe had given up hoping and was happily playing with her new toys but Paige just sat at the window not moving watching waiting for her mother. It was scary Prue had never seen her sister sit still for so long.

After a while Paige walked into the kitchen where her family was having breakfast. "Grams you can give my toys away I don't want them" Paige said before running up to her room. Piper looked at her grand mother who shrugged

"I'll go" she ran out after her sister. She found her lying on her bed crying.

"Paigey it'll be ok, you still have grams, grandpa, Prue, Phoebe and me we'll always be here for you" Piper pulled her sister into a hug.

"Don't she love me Piper?" Paige looked up at Piper who shrugged

"I don't know Paige I couldn't tell you, but I do know one thing"

"What?"

"I love you"

"I love you to Piper"

Does Patty return?

well you'll just have to wait and see !!!

Ok I first worte this with Years jumps after the next chapter please tell me if you dont mind the jumps or you want more flow, the only thing is with flow it'll take longer for the chapters to be written and up loaded as Melody my muse for charmed and OC has gone on holidays and Kate my NCIS muse is here !!!