Penny laid in the hospital bed, the poor child had several stitches in her forehead and her arm was in a cast and also put into a sling.
"Halliwell?" The doctor called out to the waiting room. Phoebe and Paige stood up, "Where's your guardian?" He asked.
"Our older sisters are on the way, they're our guardians," Phoebe spoke up. T
he doctor, "No Victor Bennett?" He asked. Phoebe stared at him, "No, He is not present, is there a reason you would ask?" she replied, her heart started pounding.
"He is the first person on Penelope's emergency contact list, so I assumed he needed to be contacted," The doctor answered.
Phoebe nodded, she didn't know what to say, she looked at Paige as the doctor turned and led them to Penny's room.
"Your sister is still a bit sedated but she should be awake soon," He said.
"Sedated?" Paige asked.
"Yes, we put her under to do her stitches, we weren't sure if surgery was going to occur, but it didn't," He answered.
"Contact me as soon as Victor or Prudence arrive okay?" The doctor left.
"They put her under what?" Paige asked closing the door. But Phoebe immediately began to Panic.
"If dad shows up, Prue is going to have a fit!" Phoebe said. "It's going to be a battle in here!" Paige added.
They watched Penny who was still fast asleep.
"I don't know what to do, this isn't something to take lightly," Phoebe said going to check the hallway.
They hadn't seen their father since the month after their mom's funeral 6 years ago, when he packed up to leave.
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Later, the girls were sitting in Penny's room on either side of her bed watching cartoons.
Phoebe was still nervous every time someone passed the door way. Within moments they heard people talking outside of the door.
The door opened and Victor walked in, Paige gasped and Phoebe's eyes got wide.
"Hello girls," Victor said looking at his 3 youngest daughters. He just stared and them and they did the same.
"Hi," Paige said. "Dad… If Prue finds you here, she'll freak out!" Phoebe said.
She had always been a daddy's girl and she and Paige had forgiven their father a long time ago. Piper never said much, and to Prue, their dad was dead.
"Relax Phoebe, I won't stay long, I just had to come to the hospital because as your father…" Victor drifted off as Phoebe interrupted him.
"You're not really considered a father," she said. The room grew quiet.
"Girls, listen, your Grams didn't allow me to stay. After your mom died I got into drugs, and alcohol, and I was completely incapable of taking care of you. Your Grams kicked me out and I had no choice but to leave. After a year or so I got into a rehab, and I've been in Los Angeles ever since," Victor said.
"Why didn't you contact us when Grams died?" Paige asked.
"Because, I didn't know she died, until Prudence was given custody" Victor answered. He looked at the ground with tears in his eyes, "I have tried so hard to just stay out of your way, Prudence doesn't want me around, I miss you girls terribly," he finished when a whimper was heard from Penny, who had been sleeping.
The youngest Halliwell searched the room with her eyes.
"You're awake!" Paige said taking her small hand, Penny squeezed. Penny looked around and spotted Victor, she looked confused.
"Penny, dad is here," Paige said. Phoebe coughed and got Paige's attention, she gave her a scowl.
"Hi sweetheart," Victor said looking at his youngest, a mirror image of himself. Her green eyes and dark hair.
"Wow, she is a spitting image of Prue," He said. "And you too dad," Paige said.
Phoebe and Paige both looked at each other and smiled, until they heard the door opening. Prue and Piper came to view and the room went silent.
Phoebe closed her eyes in anticipation of what was going to happen when Prue spotted Victor.
Paige watched Phoebe and caught her eye, "Here we go!" Paige mouthed and grabbed Penny's hand before the war broke out.