A/N: I'm so sorry for the wait, school is insane. Anyway please enjoy this chapter and don't forget to review with your thoughts!

Chapter 3

For the next day Paige's fever had stayed high and talking to her when she was awake was pointless because she was only awake when the doctor took her temperature but on her fourth day at the hospital her fever was going down but she showed no signs of waking.

"She's doing better though right?" Piper asked her doctor.

"Her fever is going down, it's a positive sign but I won't be able to check her other symptoms until she's awake."

"Did she sleep through the night?" Phoebe asked.

"Yes she did actually," she replied.

"That's good then," Cole said who was sitting next to Phoebe.

"Sometimes it is, sometimes not so much," and that was the last thing the doctor said before leaving the room. Phoebe put her head on Cole's shoulder as Piper held tight on Paige's not IV'd hand. Slowly Paige's eyes fluttered open.

"Paige?" Piper asked.

"Yeah? What's going on? Where am I?" Paige asked hoarsely looking around.

"Paige how, old are you?" Phoebe asked.

"Twenty- five, why?" she asked. Phoebe and Piper broke into huge smiles and but they frowned when she started coughing.

"Paige, are you all right?" Piper asked leaning over.

"I feel like crap," she said lying back down.

"Oh, sweetie," Piper said running her fingers through her sister's hair.

"Where am I again? At the Manor?"

"You're in the hospital, sweetie," Phoebe said going to Paige's bed.

"What?"

"You collapsed at work about a week ago," Cole said, "They said you were pretty out of it."

"You said you'd been having dizzy spells," Piper said.

"I can't remember," she said.

"Paige what's the last thing you remember?" Phoebe asked.

"W- we were at the club, something about honeymoons right?" Phoebe tried not to burst out crying when Paige asked one more question.

"Why are you here?"

"B- because Paige, because I love you and care about you," she said.

"But the other night," Paige said before she started coughing again. Phoebe's beeper went off. Piper looked up from Paige.

"It's Elise," she said.

"Go, I'll take care of Paige," Piper said.

"But," she said.

"Go!" Piper said, "We need an income even if it's from a distance." By the time Paige had stopped coughing Phoebe and Cole were gone.

"Phoebe's gone, no surprise," she said.

"She had to go to work. We need money Paige. She does care about you Paige, we all do," Piper said.

"She's mad at me Piper," she said.

"She's scared for you, worried; you've been here for five days. The incident at P3 was nearly three weeks ago. It's the last thing on her mind."

"It's the only thing on mind. Do I have to stay here? Can't I just stay at the Manor?"

"I wish it was that simple. Paige," she sighed, "The doctors- they, they don't know what's wrong yet."

"It's probably just a bug, I'm sure it'll be over soon," Paige said trying to be optimistic, "Then we can go back to fighting demons." Since Paige had been at the hospital, three demons had been vanquished.

"Paige, I don't think it's just a bug," Piper said willing her voice not to crack.

"I've been sick before Piper, I'm sure I'll be better soon, just wait. We'll be kicking the new Source's butt," Paige said. Piper gave her a weak smile.

"Could you bring chocolate chip pancakes for dinner tonight? Hospital food sucks," she said.

"But pancakes are breakfast food," Piper said.

"I'm the one who is sick. Besides you make the best pancakes, please," Paige said pouting.

"Oh fine!" Piper said and Paige had a huge grin on her face a spark in her eyes.

"So I've been here five days? What have you been doing with your time? Anything with Leo?" Paige asked.

"A demon vanquish here and there but otherwise we were here," Piper said.

"We?" Paige asked.

"Phoebe and I."

"Oh," she said.

"Phoebe does care about you Paige. The thing that happened weeks ago with Cole, doesn't matter anymore." With the mention of Cole's name a thought began forming inside Paige's head.

"Why was Cole here this morning? He isn't exactly thrilled to have me as an in- law," Paige said.

"Whether he likes it or not, he was worried too," Piper said.

"You mean he was here for Phoebe," Paige pointed out. Piper sighed and she changed the subject.

"What do you want with your pancakes?"

"Syrup, butter, um, iced tea, and eggs, sunny side up," she said, "I'm so glad to have a cook as a sister."

"You're only getting special treatment because you're sick," she said.

"You cooked a whole feast the other week!"

"Which hardly anyone touched," Piper pointed out.

"I had to get to work," she said, "What is going on with that anyway?"

"They know you're here. You were there when he collapsed," Piper said.

"Right, why can't I remember?" Paige said after coughing.

"I don't know sweetie," she said then put her hand on her forehead, "You still have a bit of a fever."

"I just want to go home," she said.

"I know," she said tucking a strand of hair behind Paige's ear, "Just a little while more okay?"

"Hi, Paige, how are you feeling?" Dr. Adrian asked.

"Better, can I go home now?" she asked. She gave her a sad smile.

"I'm sorry Paige, but a few more tests and we'll know for sure," she said. Several tests were done and Paige was worn out afterward she fell back asleep.

"So will she be able to go home soon?"

"I'm sorry to tell you this but I don't think she'll be going home soon," she said.

"But today she was doing great," Piper argued.

"One out of five days, Mrs. Halliwell, she could be like this later this evening or her fever could be back up. I'm sure you know by now that this isn't some flu bug that'll be gone soon."

"She'll get better though right?"

"I don't know right now," she said.

"It's your job to know what you can do to help her. I'm not going to sit back and watch her get worse. She's never had any other major health problems before, just please find out what's wrong. Before it's too late," she said. Phoebe was outside waiting when Piper exited.

"Pheebs," she said.

"Piper you- you don't think that she's going to get worse do you?"

"I don't know Phoebe," she said.

Underworld

"The plan is working as you wanted?" the Seer asked Cole.

"Yes it is, soon Paige will be out of our hair and Phoebe will be my queen," Cole said.