Prue's POV

Trying to calm myself down, I looked towards Darryl, avoiding looking at Henry. Well Victor and Darryl seem all buddy buddy, and instantly my anger got spiked. "Well Victor, why don't you explain to Darryl why I called, since you took the intiative to drag your deadbeat ass down here?" I asked in a sugar sweet voice.

"Prudence," Victor said, "we have guests-,"

"And this isn't your house anymore. Me and Piper are the ones paying the bills not you," I spat.

Piper POV

"Darryl I'm so pleased to see you once more." I said rushing into the room with my hand out stretched and a smile on my lips. I saw in relief Darryl standing to his feet and putting his hand out to shake mine.

"Hello Piper, how is it going?" He asked in light but meaningfully voice. Ever since Darryl Morris had learned about magic he always asked how we were doing in a meaningfully voice; but lucky for us he knew how to keep the lightness in his voice so strangers wouldn't wonder why Darryl so concern over us.

"Good, well as good as they can be right now." I said with a sigh with a slight nod to where Prue was still sitting with her hands over her chest and a deep frown.

"Oh, Piper this is my new partner Henry Mitchell." Darryl said turning around and put his arm firmly on a younger man's shoulder. "Henry this is Piper Halliwell."

Henry held out his hand and I took it into mine. "Hello Henry." I said with a smile. "You are in good hands with Darryl here." I smiled as I let go of Henry's hand and patted Darryl's arm gently.

"I know." Henry nodded his head.

Prue's POV

"Here...I'll go get Phoebe," I said, and rushed upstairs. Phoebe was still browsing over the book...no wait, she was closing her eyes, face scrunched up in concentration. After another minute she let out a frustrated sigh. "Phoebs," I said, and she swung her gaze towards me. "Cute cop downstairs," I said, trying to be sisterly, but I could tell Phoebe was mad how I was treating Victor.

"Yeah? Darryl's new partner?" she asked.

"Yeah...why don't you go downstairs and meet him? I'll look for info on the water demon...and if anything, I'll get to the internet and look at past cases,"

"Well...ok," Phoebe said, and headed downstairs.

Piper's POV

I sighed as I sat down in Prue's chair. "Looks like Prue won't be the one to tell you why we called you Darryl." I looked over at the stairs to where Prue had just climbed up. I looked back into Darryl's understanding eyes; and Henry's confused eyes. "I'm sorry about Prue's attitude; it's an old family issue that is still working itself out."

"I understand." Henry said with a nod of his head. "My cousin is like that himself."

I breathed in relief that he understood and he wouldn't be holding it against Prue.

I turned back to look at Darryl. "Darryl we need information about the past drowning victims from Lake Skylark from the 1970's to now."

"Does this have something to do with your mother?" Darryl asked kindly.

"What do you think?" I hedged.

Darryl looked deep into my eyes and read what he had to read. He sighed. "It's a tall order, Piper, I'm not sure I can get it past my supervisors."

"Please do the best you can do." I said leaning forward and placing my hand on his hand. "It's important. We can't do without the information that you can bring us."

Henry's POV

"Why would our supervisor have any problems with helping out citizens who are trying to help us out?" I asked slightly confused as I looked between Darryl and Piper. I very well knew that it was uncalled for and very unheard of for private citizens to gain access to police files; but I figured that I was young enough still and very new to the force to get away with this question in Piper's way of thinking.

I'm actually glad that it's Piper who's telling us about this situation and not Prue; because I have a feeling that I can act my brains out with Piper and she'll believe me; while I have a feeling that Prue can see straight through me. I have to talk this over with Darryl later … perhaps even Victor, seeing how Victor is the girls' father after all, perhaps he can help his and Darryl's secret hidden from Prue.

"It's just uncalled for to allow private citizens to have access to police files; didn't they go over this in the academy?" Darryl frowned darkly over at me with raised eye brows. His eyes read 'Don't blow it Mitchell."

"Yea they did," I shook my head and brought my right hand to rest behind my head. "I just forgot is all; I mean they told us that what on the first day of classes; that was an easy enough rule to remember so I put it in the back of my mind and learned all the difficult things." I smiled half way. "Dumb move huh."

Darryl looked serious and nodded. "Yea very dumb move. Don't you remember back in school during a spelling bee; when you figure that you need to study the harder words the most and you skip over the easier ones; and than they trick you with the word balloon?"

I cracked a smile at that joke. "Believe me when I tell you that exactly happened to me back in sixth grade. I guess I haven't learned my lesson back than."

Prue's POV

Sighing, I slammed the book shut. Absolutely nothing in this damn thing. Then I thought about my job, and wondered if Jack was still covering for me. I needed to get back there, and I went to my room and grabbed my purse. Walking downstairs, I went back up to Darryl and the rest. "Alright, I need to get back to work, I'll touch base with you and Phoebe later," I said to Piper. "Henry, I'm sorry I was not more...welcoming, but nice to meet you," I said brusquely. Victor and Phoebe gave me a look that clearly said 'What are you doing?' I ignored them, and headed for the front door. I know Victor won't make a scene if Henry is here, so I am free to go.

Victor's POV

I just rolled my eyes as Prue walked to the front door. "I'll talk to you more about this later, Prue." I said in a stern fatherly voice.

Prue just waved her hand back at me. I turned back to where Phoebe was eyeing Henry in interest. I sighed as I realized that my baby girl wouldn't win the guy again this time around; poor Phoebe. One of these days a young man will come into my daughters' lives and will be the one for Phoebe.

Before I could open my mouth to speak once more a demon shimmered in. "No!" I shouted as I quickly pulled Piper and Phoebe behind me. I was going to protect my little girls with my life if I had too.

Darryl's POV

I quickly turned to Henry who was staring at the demon with wide eyes and a shocked look on his face. I knew that Henry wasn't acting; I just prayed that once the demon was vanquished that Henry would remember that he had no idea what magic was all about and that the Halliwell sisters were witches.

I quickly rushed at Henry and yanked him down behind the chair that Victor had been sitting in. "Stay down." I hissed in Henry's ear.

Prue's POV

My demon instincts came flying in, and I turned around rushing back in. Darryl was about to stand up, and go after the demon that had shimmered in. I shot my hand out at the demon sending him flying into kitchen. "Darryl stay down," I commanded rushing into the kitchen.

"Prue get back in here," Victor called out, but I ignored him, going into the kitchen. The demon flourished an athame towards me.

"Oh...demon with a knife," I said, feigning fear. I made a 'come here' gesture and the knife shot out of the demons hand and I caught it by the handle.

Phoebe's POV

"Dad, let us go," I said, but he was hell bent on protecting us. "Dad Prue is in there, so we need to help her," I shot. Rolling my eyes, I knew Dad wouldn't move so I just went around him, and Piper followed. Dad, Darryl and Henry were going to try and follow us, and I mouthed freeze them to Piper. She didn't look like she wanted to, but she sighed, doing it anyway. We ran into the kitchen and Prue dropped an athame on the counter. Grabbing onto Prue's hand and Piper's with the other we all started to chant, "The Power of Three will set us Free," We continued to recite it until the demon was vanquished. Prue sighed.

"I'll go call Jack and once again have him cover me at work. If this keeps happening, I am going to be out of a job," Prue groused. "Try and get a premonition off that athame," she said, and she went digging into her purse for her cell phone.

"Piper...are you mad at me?" I asked, as I went over to the athame, to try and get a premonition.

Piper's POV

"Why should I be mad you Phoebe?" I asked surprise written on my face.

"Because I made you freeze daddy." Phoebe said with a deep sigh.

"You just wanted daddy to be safe is all. How can I be mad about that?" I walked over and lightly tapped the top of Phoebe's head. "I best get out there and unfreeze our guests." I sighed deeply. "Great now another person is going to know the truth about us. I sure hope Henry Mitchell can keep his trap shut." I shook my head and left the kitchen and walked to where daddy was standing and touched his arm.

"Are you all right? Phoebe and Prue also." Daddy quickly wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into a tight hug.

"We are all fine, daddy, the demon is vanquished." I returned the hug and put my head to rest against daddy's chest. I didn't want to move from this spot or this moment; I had missed such moments with daddy.

Prue's POV

"Look Jack...I know..." I sighed, hearing that he was really getting the heat from the boss about me not being there. "I am aware that I can't use the excuse family emergency," I sighed. "Look, just for a little bit longer, and I will be able to come in. Thanks," I said sarcastically. "Great, I am so close to losing my job, thanks to Victor," I snapped.

"Prue...we were going to get infor-," Phoebe started.

'"Another thing I am blaming him for. We would have been able to get the information out of Sam, if he wasn't there," Phoebe slammed the athame hard on the counter.

"Ok...I get you are mad at Dad, but please stop blaming him for every wrong in our lives," Phoebe pleaded.

"Why should I Phoebe? He is the main reason why everything is so screwed up now," I snapped. "If he would have stayed, I wouldn't hate him right now," I said, crossing my arms over my chest.

Henry's POV

I felt myself slowly come around from being frozen. I knew I was frozen because even my brain cells were dead to me. But I knew that I wasn't dead because I was slowly getting my thoughts in order. Damn this felt weird. My eyes were the first thing that operated again along with my brain cells; I was able to look over at Darryl who was frozen beside me but who was also beginning to move his eyes and I saw him move his mouth; I turned my eyes ever so slowly over to where Victor was standing with Piper in his arms. I knew than that Piper was the one who froze me.

I have to ask her why she did that too me; once of course she and her sisters explained that they are witches to me and that they perform magic. I was relieved that I remembered Darryl's warning to me in the car on the way to the Halliwell manor; the one not to tell the Halliwell sisters that I all ready know that they are witches; and that Darryl had known Victor for years before he even meet the Halliwell sisters.

"Ouch." I moaned softly as I began to slowly work the kinks out of my neck as I slowly felt my arms and legs. I even felt my stomach grumble; because I hadn't eaten anything since breakfast.

Piper's POV

I slowly pulled away from daddy when I heard a strange male voice. "Shit." I whispered softly; hoping that daddy didn't hear me. I looked quickly up into his face and he didn't seem to have heard me. I sighed in relief as I pulled away from dad and I walked over to where Henry was standing working out the kinks in his body. "Sorry about that, Henry."

"W-w-what happened?" Henry asked in a shaking voice. "What the hell was that thing that suddenly appeared out of no where?" He looked quickly around ducking as he did so trying to locate the demon. "Where is he?" He asked in fearful voice.

"He's vanquished." I said reaching out and touching Henry's arm. Henry jumped backwards and just stared with wide eyed at me as he began to back away.

Darryl's POV

Don't put on too much of a show, Henry; just show enough freaking out so that Piper will call her two sisters in and they can tell you about them being witches and magic. I simply watched as Henry acted all freaked out over the unknown and the demon whom had shimmered in here.

Piper's POV

I raised my voice. "Prue, Phoebe can you come in here now please. Everything else can wait; we need to calm Henry down."

Phoebe's POV

Prue sighed annoyed, and we walked out there. I put a calming hand on Henry's shoulder, and noticed how buff he was. Ok Halliwell, keep your mind off that and put it back to calming him down. "Henry, just take a deep breath," In the back of my mind, I knew Henry was acting to an extent, but I wasn't really paying attention to that now. He did as I asked, and Prue just raised an eyebrow at Darryl.

Prue's POV

I grabbed Darryl by the shoulder, and led him out of earshot of Henry. "Ok...why did you tell Henry about us before we told him about us?" I asked, not angrily, but just a tad annoyed.

"We can trust him," Darryl told me. I nodded my head, but didn't quite believe him.

"Well...the next time you decide to tell a partner or someone else our secret before us telling them, please let us know," I snapped at him. "And Henry really needs to stop laying it on so thick," I commented. Ok at this point I know I was just picking on him because he was the one that replaced Andy, but what can I say? I am sorry Darryl, but you can't have a new partner?

Darryl POV

"Just don't let on to Piper and Phoebe that you know the truth about Henry." I said looking deeply into her eyes. "It's important, Prue. The Elders." I said softly.

Prue eyes widen as she looked into my eyes.

"The Elders came to me after Andy's death and told me that I had to have a partner who knew about magic, upfront like, but they didn't want you girls to know before hand, because they knew that you would fight them on it." I sighed as I told part of the truth. I just prayed that Prue couldn't read my eyes; this was actually one of the few times that she and I were looking deeply into each other's eyes. I couldn't afford for her to know the whole truth; not yet. I was still trying to protect Paige after all.

Prue's POV

I kept thinking that Darryl was hiding something, but I guess I will let it go for now. "Why is it that everyone knows everything before we do? We are the goddamned Charmed Ones for Christ's sake," I whispered sharply. Victor don't you dare come over here, I thought as his eyes drifted over towards us. I swear to god, if he tries to reconnect with me, I will throw a fit. "Never mind," I said to Darryl, seeing Victor coming towards us.

"I didn't come to talk to Darryl Prue," Victor said, once again trying to grab my shoulder.

"What did I tell you about the touching? Attempt to do that again and I will break your arms," I growled.

Victor's POV

"You need to seriously calm down, darling." I softly hissed in her ear. "We have an innocent who has been exposed to magic; and too a demon for the very first time."

"Because the freaking Elders planned it." Prue hissed back. "I all ready know that Henry knew about us being witches, Victor, "Her eyes closed into sleets. "Why were you all fire in hurry for me to call Darryl to get him here, hmmmmm?"

I shook my head. "I just thought that Darryl could get the information that we need to vanquish the water demon is all." I shook my head and sighed deeply. "You aren't thinking rational right now, Prue. So I'm going to leave you alone and I'm going to join your sisters as they explain about being witches and demons and such to Henry." With that I walked over to stand next to Phoebe.

Henry's POV

"Thanks Phoebe …" I shook my head as I realized that Phoebe could see through me. Shit, I'm blowing this big time. Calm down Henry. I bereted myself as I calmed my nerves down and breathed evenly through my nose. "What the hell was that?"

"Oh that was a demon." Phoebe said flicking her hand as if it was nothing.

"A demon?" I backed away from her as I shook my head slightly. "Aren't demon's you know the cronies of the devil?"

"Yes." Piper said as she came to join Phoebe and I.

I swallowed as I thought of the demon once more. That was honestly the first demon that I have ever seen with my own eyes; and not on a TV series or a movie or even in a picture book. He looked terrifying. I was honestly freaked out a bit; not as much as I had been acting of course; but natural like.

Piper's POV

"You should sit down, Henry, before you faint." I moved forward and put a hand on Henry's right elbow. He looked weak in the knees; he had calmed down a bit from before but he did look slightly green around the gills. I walked with him and sat next to him on the couch.

Phoebe sat on the coffee table in front of Henry and placed his knees in between her own and she leaned over and gently put her hands on top of his knees lightly. But I could see that she wrapped her hands to slightly grip his knees. Settle much Phoebe. I stopped myself from shaking my head.

Daddy sat in the chair that was closets to my place on the couch; I noticed that Prue and Darryl were still in the middle of their intense conversion over at the end of the living room. I turned my full attention back to Henry.

Phoebe's POV

"I bet you are kind of confused huh?" I asked him, and he just numbly shook his head. I saw Dad sit down next to me. "I am sorry that you are freaking out like this, I mean, I would probably be too...well I was when I first found out me, and my sisters were witches,"

"One of the most powerful forces of good," Piper added.

Henry's POV

"D-did you just say witches?" I crocked out.

Piper and Phoebe both nodded their heads silently; I felt Phoebe's hands begin to move in soothing motions on my knees. I knew what that meant; oh boy; I hate to do this to you Phoebe, you seem to be a nice woman and all; but my heart is all ready taken.

"We are the Charmed Ones; three of the most powerful witches of all kind." Phoebe said with a proud smile as her hands moved up from knees and up to rest on top of my thighs.

I tried to move without making too big of a thing about it; but with Piper at my side I couldn't move that way; and before I could move to the other side; I felt Phoebe's right hand began to rub my right thigh. Ok, I'm a man after all and I have to admit that I felt a reaction to her movements.

"We are part of the Warren family line; everyone woman in our family is a witch. It's passed down from mother to daughter." Piper gently explained. "I have the power to freeze, sorry about that by the way."

"No problem." I said in a husky voice as I felt Phoebe's hands on me; I tired to get my mind off what Phoebe was doing to me. But no such luck. I blinked as I looked straight into Phoebe's eyes and read the desire in them.

Phoebe's POV

Piper put a hand on my shoulder, and I stopped moving my hands up his legs. I blushed in embarrassment, and I put my hands on his knees, just as a friendly gesture. He seemed a little more comfortable that way and I bit back a sigh. "Well...poor little old me just got stuck with Premonitions," I sighed. "Nothing all that active,"

"Phoebe, without your premonitions, we wouldn't have been able to save almost all of our innocents," Piper said, and I nodded. Though I really wish I had an active power right now. Piper and Prue are so lucky that they have one.

Henry's POV

I tore my eyes off of Phoebe's face feeling guilty that it had to be Piper to tame her sister down instead of myself. Her hands on my knee were still uncomfortable to me; although it was much better than her hands on my thighs. Paige's face came to my mind and I breathed easier as I thought of her.

I blinked as my eyes came to focus onto a picture on the fireplace. It was a picture of a smiling Victor with his arms around an equally smiling Paige. I smiled softly as I stood to my feet and walked over and picked up the picture, I traced my finger around Paige's face.

Piper's POV

I saw the disappointed look over come Phoebe's face as Henry had gotten too his feet which pretty much tossed her hands off of his knees, and him stepping aside from between her legs and him walking to the fireplace and picking up the picture of daddy and Paige. We silently watched him trace his finger over Paige's poise over and over again with a soft love sick look on his face.

"So when had you met Paige?" I finally found my voice as I stood to my feet and walked over so I could rest my arm on top of the fire place.

"I just meet her this afternoon, she was having lunch at 'Wolf Gang Pucks' when Darryl and I entered to have our own lunches." Henry said not looking up from Paige's face. "I just met her briefly but it was enough time …"

"To fall in love." Phoebe said softly beside me. I turned and saw a peaceful and a very happy look on her face as she simply watched Henry moon over Paige's picture.

Henry looked up briefly and than back down at the picture. "Yes too fall in love." He softly said.

Prue's POV

"I'll talk to you later Darryl, I need to get to work before I get fired, and we lose the house," I said.

"Ok Prue..." I knew he wanted to say something about me not biting off Victor's head off every chance I got, and I just glared at him.

"No," I said, with a firm shake of my head.

Darryl's POV

I simply just watched as Prue left the manor, I sighed deeply as I looked over at the scene that was taking place over at the fireplace; Henry was looking down at a picture with such a love sick expression on his face; that I had a good feeling that it was a picture of Paige Bennett. I sighed as I looked over to where Victor was sitting with his eyes clued firmly on Henry with the picture, I could tell Victor was concerned with this development.

I walked over and sat down across from Victor. "He's a good man, Victor; he'll take good care of her." I said leaning forward and keeping my voice down so Piper and Phoebe wouldn't overhear.

Phoebe's POV

"Well Paige is going to be one lucky gal," I commented, patting his shoulder. I gave him a smile before turning to where Prue and Darryl...where is Prue? "Excuse me for one moment," I said, and headed for Darryl. "Darryl, where's Prue?"

"She said that she was going to go back to the office," Darryl said. I let out a sigh, and ran my hand through my hair.

"I better go get her," I said, going into the kitchen to grab the keys to Piper's car.

"Maybe you should let Prue vent and calm down," Darryl suggested. "She seems pretty angry at Victor right now, and maybe doing some work will calm her down just a little bit,"

Victor's POV

"Leave Prue to stew in her own anger, if she wants to be so damn childish all the time, than fine." I said with a deep tired sigh as I leaned back into the back of the couch. I looked over at Henry who was still staring at the picture of Paige, with Piper beside him. "Sides we need to fill Henry in on magic, remember." I said in a louder voice.

Henry head looked up as he turned somewhat started wide eyes at me, he swallowed as he saw my meaningful look and I knew he knew that I was more upset with his rapt attention to Paige's picture than anything else. I watched as he turned and carefully put the picture back on the mantel and walked back and sat down on the couch once more.

Phoebe's POV

Sighing, I turned around and sat next to Dad. "Dad...cut Prue some slack...this is really emotional for her," I whispered to him. "Especially being the last one to see Mom, and people always telling her she looks so much like her. I'm sorry she is so mad at you Daddy, but she isn't over the fact that you..." I didn't even want to finish my sentence. "Well never mind," I whispered. "So...what should we explain to Henry next Piper?" I asked, standing up to stand next to Piper.

Piper's POV

"Well we can answer Henry's questions." I said with a slight shrug to my shoulder. "I mean it would take just simply ages to go into all the details of magic our selves." I sighed as I wrapped my right arm around Phoebe's waist and waited for the on slaughter of questions.

"Ok," Henry said bringing his right hand to the back of his head and rubbed it back and forth as he tried to get his thoughts in order. "Do you practice the occult?"

"No." I said with a firm shake of my head. "We are good witches. We practice the Wiccan magic." I saw the confusion in his eyes. "It's mostly herbs, and spells and things."

Henry simply nodded his head. "Does Paige know that you are witches?"

"Yes. She's actually half witch herself." Phoebe said. "Although her powers are inactive right now." She frowned slightly. "Although I don't know why seeing how her entire family is dead …"

Daddy head looked up at us on that note. "Who said Paige's entire family is dead?"

"I just figured seeing how you adopted Paige, and you two don't talk about her family with us; I just assumed that her family is dead and it's a sad subject is all." Phoebe softly said looking worried down at daddy. "I'm sorry for assuming that daddy."

Victor's POV

"I would truly like it that next time you assume something concerning Paige that you come directly to me and ask me the questions that you are assuming on." I said with a deep frown and a growl deep in my throat. "Oh and do not ask these questions to Paige; do not tell her that you even assumed that her entire family is dead. Am I clear on this point?" I looked meaningfully into Phoebe's eyes and than over at Piper's.

"Yes daddy." Both my girls whispered eyes wide in shock. I breathed more slowly and allowed my nerves to settle. "Thank you." I said leaning back into the chair.

Phoebe's POV

I barely kept a straight face after Daddy finished his speech. I needed to get out of there, before Daddy knew I was a little stung by his words. I looked over at Henry, and let out a sigh. "I am going to go check on Prue, Piper and Dad can answer your questions," I told him. He just nodded, not saying anything to me. I brusquely left the room, and was about to grab Piper's car keys, when Prue walked in the front door. "Prue...what are you doing back here?" I asked in a surprised voice.

"Jack had everything done already," Prue grumbled. "So I came back here, to check up on my sisters," she said. I gave her a smile, and put Piper's car keys back on the key ring. "I was just about to go scan the Book of Shadows again..." I lied.

"I'll come with you. Besides, I know I haven't been there for you and Piper like I should be," she said, as we headed upstairs.

Victor's POV

"Looks like Prue is home, so I should get on up there and help search the Book of Shadows." Piper said standing to her feet. She turned to Darryl. "So Darryl you will check on the information we need?"

"As soon as I get back to the station. I'll give you a call later on today with the information." Darryl said standing to his feet with a nod.

"Ok than daddy can you show Darryl and Henry out?" Piper looked over at me and I simply nodded. She turned and held out her hand for Henry to take. "It was nice to have met you Henry, and I'm sorry about the demon attacking."

"No problem. It was nice meeting you and your sisters, Piper." Henry took Piper's hand in his and shook it firmly.

Piper left the living room and went up the stairs, I listened carefully too make sure that she was out of earshot. I stood to my feet and walked over and shook Darryl's hand and than Henry's. "Thank you for coming over, I know that you are on a beat and have work to do with the public." I softly said as I walked the two cops to the front door. "But Sam didn't give the girls any leads, which I always figured he wouldn't once the girls learned about the water demon.

"Who's Sam?" Henry asked with confusion but in his police officer voice.

"Sam is someone from my past. He plays a large role in this, but he's on the side of good." I said. "Sam has issues he has to work through; but in the end he'll be there for my girls."

I opened the door and shook hands with Darryl and Henry one last time and I watched the two men walk back to Darryl's police car and I shut the door. I sighed as I turned around and made my way to the stairs so I could join my daughters up in the attic. "I hope I'm doing the right thing Patty." I softly said.

END CHAPTER NINE