After Chris orbed, Jess went to find her mother, no Phoebe, this lady isn't her mother... yet.
Phoebe was in her room, cross legged on the bed on her computer with a pad beside the keyboard and a pen in her mouth. Jess could tell she was suffering from writers block.
"You alright Phoebe?"
"Huh... oh hi Jess, yeah i'm fine, you?" Phoebe beckoned the girl in
"Could be better, but you sure you're alright?"
"What makes you ask?"
Pointing to the computer screen,"You've typed 'the' three times"
Laughing at how silly she'd been she realized she didn't want to let this girl go, "It's weird, I normally know the exact thing to say to a question, I thought it was because of my empathy but it seems to be failing me"
"But you only became an empath recently,"
"How do you-"
"Chris told me, and i also happen to know that your been a columnist for longer than 'recently'"
"Then I've become reliant on it because I have no idea to answer this question"
"May I?" Jess asked and Phoebe clicked onto her e-mails to show her:
Dear Phoebe
A good friend of mine has just made romantic advances and I have no idea how to tell him that I am not interested, he's been my best friend since preschool and I don't wanna hurt his feelings. Many of my friends have offered advice but I wanted your advice.
Jean
Jess thought for a moment then turned to Phoebe "Well what your first instinct be?"
"I would tell him no, i'm not interested"
"Then go with your first instinct, because believe it or not your first instinct is the most reliable,"
"But it would hurt him!"
"It would, but won't it hurt him more if she was dishonest with him and herself and it caused more pain than telling the truth in the beginning, sometimes we think to much of others feeling and put them above our own. If she doesn't feel that way about him then, no one should force her into going in a relationship which may ultimately end in heartbreak" Phoebe nodded, it's true, sometimes we do think of other more than ourselves,
"I guess that like our life"
"What do you mean?"
"we continuously make sacrifices for the greater good, like sacrificing a friendship to save further heartbreak."
"See, your getting your words back" Jess smiled as Phoebe nudged her playfully. Pheebs realized that she likes this girl, she didn't want her to go. Mind she never really wanted her to go in the the first place, nor Chris. They infuriated her with secrets but who was she to judge? after all she keeps a massive secret from all of her colleagues at work.
"How bad is it going to be ?" Phoebe asked Jess.
Jess suddenly had an interest of the duvet pattern, "Let's just say even if we had the opportunity to, I don't think we will be able to come back"
Phoebe nodded understanding what would happen, "Do you guy's need anything? you know just in case?"
"Yeah umm this is kinda awkward but do you have any-"
Jess sat on the sofa next to her aunt paige and her mom when Leo and Chris orbed in, a small back pack on Chris' shoulders.
"Come on, we're late" Leo said
"You got everything?" Phoebe asked for the 5th time
"Yes, mom" Jess said holding back tears as she hugged Phoebe
"Be good, I hope we've changed the future" said Paige as she embraced both of the kids, but everyone except leo and Piper shared a knowing look.
Chris turned to Piper, "So I take it that you still don't forgive me?"
"I forgive you Chris" Chris smiled, "but I don't believe you". The fairly light mood dropped to pit bottom.
"Come on!" Leo practically shouted
"Hold on" Jess wanted to tell them everything but she could feel Chris shouting in her head. She went over to Phoebe who looked confused when she gave her another hug and quietly whispered, "Make sure Piper and Leo are together on Wyatt's birthday, please for Chris' sake"
Jess released Phoebe and gave her a 'keep it between us' and she skipped back to Chris' side. Both the adults flinched as Leo held their shoulders and orbed up.