Henry, Paige, Coop, Phoebe, Piper and Leo had been sneaking around for weeks, Paige was terrified that if Prue saw her the elders would take her big sister away, so everyone had agreed to keep her a secret until Prue remembered on her own. Phoebe had moved back up to San Francisco almost immediately, Payton was too young to be affected by the move and Coop would have followed her to the end of the earth. They were now living in an apartment paid for by The San Francisco Bay Mirror, Phoebe hadn't stayed unemployed for very long, the papers were desperate to have her! As much as Piper loved having her baby sister back, she was worried about Prue, she'd barely even acknowledged Phoebe's existence, let alone got to know Payton and Coop. With everyone disappearing every day to meet up with Paige and Henry, Prue was being left to drift. She would have to talk to her she decided.
As Paige orbed back to her and Henry's apartment, she was shocked to find her boyfriend looking strangely tense. Standing tall and grabbing her hand Henry led Paige through to the dining room where a candlelit dinner welcomed her, she felt uneasy, Henry had always made an effort to be romantic and he was usually so confident. As she sat down at the table she was shocked to see Henry on one knee, diamond engagement ring in hand. 'Paige Matthews Halliwell' he said, more confident now, 'I never met a more moody, insane, stroppy…..magical woman in my life, were meant to be together. Marry me?' Paige looked at the man that she desperately wanted to call her husband and shook her head, 'I can't' she sobbed and orbed to the rooftop where she came to think.
Henry was devastated, but he understood, Paige couldn't get married without Prue's blessing, and until Prue and Paige were reunited he'd wait, then he would make Paige his wife.
'Prue, honey?' A crack of light appeared at her bedroom door as Piper poked her head round. 'Can I come in?' Prue shrugged in response, not feeling like a conversation. Piper had barely seen her in the last couple of weeks, claiming that she was busy at the club, Prue knew she'd been with Phoebe.
Piper flicked the light switch and Prue flinched at the brightness, just as Piper was about to settle into a conversation with her big sister the lights blacked out. Prue welcoming the escape said, 'I'll go' and headed towards the basement. She felt like hiding down here permenantly, strangely, after the attack, Prue had felt safer in the dark, she could disappear from the world in the dark. Messing with the fuse box a white spark flew from the box and she cursed, then gripped her head as memories flew through her mind.
The door flew open and Prue stormed in, 'You knew.' She threw a glare at Piper. 'You knew and you didn't tell me, she's my sister too.' Prue's expression shifted from anger to hurt as she turned to leave. The familiar blue lights signalled Paige's arrival after Prue had left the room. Piper stood to follow Prue but stopped when she saw tear tracks running down Paige's face. 'He asked me to marry him' Piper smiled as she misunderstood the situation, only causing Paige to cry harder, 'I said no.' 'But why Paige? You're in love with him….'Paige nodded slowly in agreement, 'but I need Prue to know who I am, and I need her to approve, I can't….'
Prue listened intently to her baby sisters voice, echoing through the thin walls, as she stood quietly in the doorway Paige glanced up and a look of panic crossed her face. 'Oh no, you weren't supposed to see me, you have to remember on your own,' For the first time in months Prue genuinely smiled, 'Don't go taking all the credit I remembered you all by myself' she joked.' Phoebe and Piper were shocked at how well Paige and Prue were getting on, Paige doted on Prue but didn't let Prue control her actions, although they were happy for their sisters the two middle girls were still worried about Prue, she still barely acknowledged Phoebe and she had started blocking Piper out as well, the only one she seemed comfortable with was Paige. 'Missy Paige,' Piper called, the nickname falling out of her mouth and causing her to smile, 'You in here?' Piper strode into the kitchen to find Paige stuffing her face with mac and cheese, 'Sure Pip' she choked out through her full mouth. Piper let out a stifled giggle at her little sister, she'd missed these randomly amusing moments that apparently only Paige could pull off, but anyway she thought, to the point. 'Paige, can you talk to Prue for us? There's something bothering her but she'll barely even speak to me and Phoebe never mind open up.' The words stung Piper, she and Prue had always had a special bond, and it hurt that she was having to ask Paige for help. Paige reading the emotion on Piper's face said, 'I'll talk to her, but Pip, were just getting to know each other, she's probably just trying to protect you,' with that comment Piper remembered why it was that she had been able to move on from Prue's death in the first place, her baby sister knew exactly what to say to make everything make sense.