That night Paige walked down the hall into Phoebe's room. When she opened the door, Phoebe was sitting on her bed with Prue and Piper's work schedule, normally placed on the refrigerator.
"Both Prue and Piper work from 8:00 until 6:00 next Wednesday," Phoebe said.
Paige sat down on the bed, "okay, but you know they'll come home for lunch, they always do when we're home alone all day," she said.
"Not Prue, according to this calendar, she has a lunch staff meeting that day and we'll just tell Pipe were going to the park for the afternoon," Phoebe thought the plan out in her head.
"Okay, as long as you do the talking," Paige answered.
There was a quiet knock on the door and Phoebe quickly threw the schedules under her bed. "That's Penny," Paige said. "Come in!"
The six year old entered the room. "Hi Baby, how are you feeling?" Phoebe asked reaching out for Penny to come to her.
Penny shrugged and cuddled up to Phoebe. "What are you guys doing?" Penny asked curiously.
"Just figuring out what we can do next week while Prue and Piper are at work," Paige responded.
"Play dolls?" Penny asked cutely. Phoebe laughed, "Sure babe, we'll play dolls with you," she answered.
"Umm, you can play dolls, I'll just have to sit that one out," Paige replied.
Shortly after Penny, Prue came into the room, "Where's.." She drifted off when she saw the youngest resting against Phoebe on the bed.
"What are you up to little sisters?" Prue asked propping the door open with her foot.
"Nothing, I'm about to go shower, then Paige and I are going to watch a movie," Phoebe answered.
"Okay, well Piper is on her way home," Prue paused again when she heard the front door open and slam.
Piper was running and they heard a crash, "Demon!!!" She heard Piper screamed.
"Penny stay!" Prue said as usual. She took off out of the room, Phoebe and Paige followed.
Piper was at the bottom of the stairs frantically throwing up her hands to freeze the demon. Once she got a good freeze she turned to her sisters, "What do we do?" She asked.
The girls turned and headed to the attic, "Let's try a spell, that's what the book is for right?" Prue asked Phoebe, who had been studying the book intently over the last day or two. Phoebe nodded and flipped through the pages.
"This one?" She asked pointing at a spell. They heard the demon unfreeze and beginning running up the steps.
"Ok, read it!" They began to chant together.
Just before the demon crashed through the attic door he exploded and turned to dust.
Prue walked to the attic door and opened it slowly, "he's gone," she said.
The girls all sighed with relief.
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Penny sat in Phoebe's room anxiously when her sisters came in.
"We got him!" Prue said.
"When am I going to get to help again?" Penny asked sitting up.
"I don't know Penny, you're in a cast and your stitches aren't out yet, we'll talk when your not hurt okay?" Prue said kissing the top of Penny's head.
"Penelope!" Piper called.
"What?" Penny came out of the room.
"It is bath night my dear, let's go get you clean!" Piper said taking Penny into her room.
"Wait! Prue, can you ask Phoebe if I can watch the movie with her and Paige?" Penny asked stopping Prue from going downstairs.
"Yes, go get in the bath, and don't give Piper a hassle," Prue said.
Piper closed Penny's door, "Are you glad to be out of the hospital?" Piper asked going into Penny and Paige's bathroom to start the bathtub.
"I kind of liked it there," Penny said replied trying to remove her sling.
Piper came and helped her.
"What did you like about it?" Piper asked, she always loved hearing what Penny had to say.
"I liked seeing daddy a lot," Penny answered smiling big.
"What do you mean seeing him a lot? You only saw him once right?" Piper questioned.
The six year old paused, and didn't answer.
Piper looked into Penny's sparking ling blue eyes. "Right?" Piper asked.
"Right," Penny answered, not making eye contact with her sister. "
Okay, let's get you in the bath," Piper led the child into the bathroom and closed the door.
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Phoebe and Paige sat eating popcorn and watching the movie when Penny came down in her pajamas.
"Phoebe, did you make me popcorn?" She asked.
"Yes, it's in the kitchen on the counter," Phoebe said.
Piper stayed upstairs to do laundry.
Penny went into the kitchen and grabbed her bowl off the counter.
She saw the office light on and went to look.
Prue was at the desk feverishly writing away, she had her work glasses on so Penny knew not to disturb her.
Penny closed the door and went to watch a movie with her sisters.
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Piper came down a few minutes later and went to put the baskets back in the laundry room.
She walked into the office where Prue was working.
"Prue?" Piper said closing the door behind her.
"What?" Prue took off her glasses and looked up at her sister.
"Penny said something weird upstairs and I wanted to clarify with you." Piper started.
"Okay.." Prue replied waiting for Piper to spit it out.
"She said she was sad to leave the hospital because she wouldn't get to see Victor as much, do you think he went and visited more while we weren't there?" Piper asked, her voice full of concern.
"I don't know Piper, I thought I made it pretty clear to stay away, but I'll talk to her," Prue said.
Piper nodded and went to join in watching the movie. "This will be interesting," She thought, envisioning Prue having another run in with their father.
She sat down on the couch and pulled a blanket over her, it was a good night.