Prue's POV
As me and Phoebe were browsing through the book, Piper came up. I greeted her with a nod, not wanting to anger her like I have already. "Well...there is absolutely nothing in this goddamn book!" Phoebe growled, frustrated. She slammed it shut, and I put a hand on her shoulder.
"Phoebs...calm down; we'll get the information sooner or later. Phoebe just nodded; probably surprised I was telling her to calm down. Victor came upstairs, much to my dismay. Phoebe looked a little wary that he was here still, and that surprised me. I just grabbed the book from Phoebe, and pulled my spare reading glasses out to browse through the book.
Phoebe's POV
Seeing Daddy here still, I wasn't sure how I felt with him being here anymore. Maybe it would be better if he just goes back to Paige, because I am now tending to agree with Prue. It is not supposed to be his duty to vanquish the demons, or interrogate the innocents. I admit Prue's way of getting the information was a little uncalled for, but at least we would have gotten it.
"Phoebe...is something wrong?" he asked me, gently touching my shoulder. I moved away from his hand, and went to sit next to Prue on the couch to look at the Book.
Piper's POV
I looked surprised at Phoebe's behavior towards daddy, since when did Phoebe agree with Prue on having daddy with us. I looked at my two sisters for a bit more and than I turned and walked over to daddy and put my arms around his waist so I would step closer to his side.
Prue and Phoebe looked up from the book at that moment and I just set my face to tell them that no matter what happened I would always be happy that daddy was here with us and wanting to protect us from the demons.
Prue frowned darkly and looked back down at the book, but Phoebe's face soften and she nodded her head and stood to her feet and walked towards the window and she leaned over and opened the window. "I hope Darryl and Henry come up with something for us to work with soon." She said with her head still looking outside.
Prue's POV
"I'm sure that Darryl and Henry will find some information for us, since Victor stopped us from getting the information we needed," I shot at him. "Next time we have to vanquish a demon Victor, do us and possible innocent a favor and stay out of it,"
"Prue...I am keeping my promise to your mother," he said.
"If any promise you made to Mom while she was still alive, then you have already broken it," I growled.
"Prue, please all these arguments are giving me a headache," Piper grumbled.
"Piper, please. Yesterday you gave me a headache when you were throwing a hissy fit, but I didn't badger you, even after Phoebe didn't tell me what was going on in that aggravated little mind of yours,"
Victor looked down at Piper with concern. "What's going on darling?" He softly asked as he brought his hand up to caress her check.
"Nothing Daddy." Piper whispered huskily as she lowered her eyes so she wasn't looking into Victor's eyes.
Victor's POV
I moved away from Piper so her arm could drop from around my waist. I brought my hand to cup underneath her chin and I lifted it up so her eyes were looking back into mine. "This is nothing, Piper, what's going on?" I softly asked. "Tell daddy …"
Prue jumped up from the couch and rushed over and put her arms around Piper's shoulder and pulled her away from. "How dare you try to come here and act all fatherly to us, you lost that right when you abandon us."
"Prue …." Piper softly said trying to yank out of Prue's arms but I could tell that Prue just held on that much tighter.
"Get out." Prue said softly. "If you want to be all fatherly than go be with Paige. We don't want or need you."
"Speak for yourself Prue Halliwell." Piper cried out as she successfully managed to break free from Prue's gripe.
Piper's POV
"Piper!" Prue said shocked as she tried to reach out to touch my body once more. Well I was having none of that. I lifted my hand up and slapped Prue's hand away; I could tell that I slapped her hard because I could see the pain clearly in her eyes. Well I didn't give a damn.
I blinked back tears. "I want and need daddy in my life, Prue, even through you don't need him. Or at least don't think you need him. But I and Phoebe do." I cried around the lump that had formed in my throat.
"I'm sorry Piper … I didn't mean to make you upset." Prue said softly as she once more tired to touch me. I simply slapped her hand away once again.
"You have no idea what's going on in my personal life, Prue, not one bloody clue. All you are freaking bent on is to fight with daddy and blame him for leaving us. My God Prue it's been a year and he has begged for our forgiveness everyday since he came back. Forgive him all ready. If you don't Prue and you actually succeed on kicking daddy out of our lives again, than sister dear I'm out too. I'm not going to lose daddy ever again you hear me!" I felt the tears running down my checks and I knew that my face was turning pink and I pretty much looked a wreck. But I was too upset to give a care.
I breathed real quick and looked at Phoebe who had turned shocked to look at me and I knew that she was thinking about the previous day and what happened with Dan. I turned and saw Prue's shocked and concern look and than I turned to see Daddy's upset and worried look. I couldn't take it anymore and without another word I pushed between Prue and daddy and I rushed from the attic and I was soon locking my bed room door behind me. I went and threw myself face first onto my bed and I covered my head with my pillow and I just wept.
What the hell was going on with me?
Phoebe's POV
I let out a sigh as Piper shot out of the attic. I hoped that Daddy wasn't going to ask me what was wrong with Piper. Prue didn't look like she was going to interrogate me either, so I was relieved. "Daddy...maybe you should go home," I suggested.
"Phoebe..." he said in a shocked voice.
"We always do this together Dad...you know Power of Three pow wow," I explained, but before I could get in another word, Prue stepped in front of me.
"You heard her, get out," Prue commanded pointing towards the door.
"Prue you didn't have to put it so bluntly..." I murmured.
"I'm not leaving...not until we talk about what is going on with Piper," Daddy said, taking a firm stance in front of Prue. Prue turned to me, and the interrogation look was back in her eyes.
"Maybe you should ask Phoebe since she is the only one that knows," she sniped. Daddy turned to me...and I knew he was going to try and pull the Daddy's little girl act, but I won't break down. This is for Piper to tell, not me.
"What's going on with Piper, Phoebe?" Dad asked softly as he came to stand in front of me. "You aren't breaking any confidence in confining in us, darling. We just want to help your sister and the only way we can do that, is to know what is going on,"
"I can't say Daddy, I'm sorry," I murmured trying to get out of the attic now. Prue knew I wasn't going to break down so she dropped the interrogation face.
"Ladybug..." he whispered, hoping that using my childhood nick name would get me to break down and tell him what is wrong with Piper.
"I said no Dad..." I told him firmly, getting his hand off of me, and headed downstairs.
Prue's POV
As soon as Phoebe left, Victor tried to go after Phoebe, but I telekinetically slammed the door in his face. "She isn't going to break down Victor," I said. Letting up on the door, and brushing past him, I headed downstairs to make Phoebe some tea.
"So you are saying that you can go interrogate your little sister than?" Victor growled at me angrily. I stopped dead in my tracks, and glared at him.
"I am making her some tea, so she will calm down for your information. You are not welcome to join us," I spat.
"I'll be in the family room with Phoebe, Prue, I don't want any tea." Victor said as he moved past me and down the stairs. Meeting him down there, I forcefully pushed him against the wall, my forearm against his throat.
"I told you to leave, now get out of our house!" I growled.
"No." Victor calmly said. "I'm not going to leave. Ever again." He smiled. "Matter of fact I think I'm just going to move back in here. The master bedroom would suit me just fine. That way I can be with your girls 24/7 again." I pushed my forearm harder against his throat, and suddenly I let go.
I let out a dark chuckle, and I just stared at him. "I could put a restraining order on you, so please if you ever suggest that again, it will be instated, so I suggest you don't ever suggest that again. You won't be able to protect Paige if you stayed here would you?" I shot as I walked into the kitchen to make some tea for Phoebe.
Victor's POV
I couldn't help but smile as I watched Prue go into the kitchen. I got to her. I finally got to Prue. She was finally softening towards me. If she was still truly pissed at me than she would have chocked me for a bit or used her powers against me; perhaps beat me to hell. But she gave up hurting me a lot sooner than normal; I knew that I broke a tiny bit away from the stone wall that she had built around her heart.
I walked into the family room and found Phoebe sitting on the couch with her knees up to her chin. I sat down next to her and wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her into me so she could be resting her head against my heart. "I won't make you tell me, what is going on with Piper, Lady Bug. I know it's not life and death. So I'll just wait for you Piper to trust me enough to confide in me.
Phoebe's POV
"Then can you just go?" I asked, pulling away from him, just wanting him to leave. "I'm sure Paige is missing her Daddy," I added bitterly. Dad seemed surprised that I was pulling away from him.
"Paige is out with a friend...so I have time," he murmured, trying to pull me back to him. I relented and let him hold me, but I just really wanted to be alone right now...
Prue's POV
Rotten Bastard. Storming into the kitchen, I grabbed a tea kettle and started to boil some water. Taking a couple breathes, I calmed down a little bit. Stupid cocky, self centered, stubborn man. Going into the cabinet, I grabbed Phoebe's favorite herbal tea, and waited for the water to boil. I knew Phoebe was in a soft state, so I didn't beat that deadbeat senseless while I had the chance, and now I am mentally slapping myself because I didn't. At least he would go away in a hospital, and leave us alone.
Putting a calm look on my face, I dunked the tea bag into the cup of hot water, and stirred it around, before heading back outside. I saw how uncomfortable Phoebe was and she looked like she was glad I came around with tea. "Thanks Prue," Phoebe murmured taking the cup and saucer. I sat down on the opposite couch of Victor and Phoebe instantly sat next to me.
Victor's POV
"I'm your daddy also, darling. Yours, Piper and Prue's." I said as I looked into my two girls eyes. I saw the deep anger in Prue's and the how truly upset Phoebe was. I didn't know what I did to make Phoebe upset with me all a sudden; well ok I have to admit this feeling hadn't just come up, I had felt it when I went up to the attic after Darryl and Henry left.
"I can't leave until Piper comes out of her bedroom." I said softly. "I have to make sure my baby girl is all right." I sat back against the couch. "So you girls are stuck with me."
I felt my heart break as I saw how upset Phoebe was with my statement. I felt bad upsetting my baby girl; the only one who truly was happy to have me come back home to her and her sisters even through I brought an adopted sister with me. Now I can see that I lost a piece of my lady bug. I tried to hide my hurt but I knew that I wasn't successful.
Phoebe's POV
I felt bad that I was hurting Daddy, but I just want him to go away, just for a little while. I did want to go up and hug Daddy...but instead, I just took a sip of my tea. "Then maybe you should go wait in the car then, so you can just leave," Prue spat at Victor.
"Ok...more fighting is not going to end this, it is just going to cause more fighting," I stated slamming my hand on the coffee table.
Daddy's eyes blinked as he looked down at my hand and than slowly up into my eyes. "I don't aim to fight anymore, Phoebe." He sighed as he slowly got to his feet. "Excuse me I'll just go wait up stairs close to Piper's bedroom in case he needs me." With that he walked out of the living room and walked up the stairs.
"Phoebs...you ok?" Prue asked me, and I just nodded.
"I'll be ok," I told her, "Don't worry," I said, as I stood up and walked over towards the stairs.
"Daddy..."
Victor's POV
I had walked up the stairs and once I was sure that I was out of sight of my two baby girls from downstairs I allowed my face to show how truly upset I was over losing something special in Phoebe. I leaned against the wall that was five feet away from Piper's bedroom so I could keep an eye on my middle daughter's door and be ready to comfort her when she decided to come out. I wrapped my arms around my chest as I felt a tear in the corner of my right eye.
"I blew it Patty. I'm so sorry, I did wrong again." I softly said as I talked to Patty as if she was standing in front of me. Which at this point I wish she was but I had a feeling that the Elders wouldn't grant her a visit. I sighed deeply as I realized that now I had two daughters who were truly angry at me.
"Daddy …." I heard Phoebe speak softly behind me and I felt her hand gently on my shoulder.
I turned my face so I was looking into her eyes. "I didn't mean to cause any trouble, Phoebe, I'm just concerned about Piper is all. When I heard Prue say that you knew what was up with your sister; I had to know what was going on with her is all. You understand don't you?" I asked huskily.
Phoebe's POV
"I understand Daddy." I whispered, wrapping my arms around him, burying my head into his chest. "I'm sorry I can't tell you...but I don't want Piper to be mad at me," I did wish I could tell him, but I didn't want to have Piper's past accusations be correct.
"I'm not going to put you in that position, don't worry," Daddy murmured in my ear.
Prue's POV
Going back into the kitchen, I made some more tea for Piper. I know she is mad at me, and I doubt it will make Piper happy, but I am trying to apologize. As soon as it was done, I put it inside a mug, and headed upstairs towards Piper's room. I saw Phoebe hugging Victor, and I managed not to roll my eyes. I saw Victor was about to open his mouth, but I cut him off. "This is for Piper," I snapped, barely managing not to add something along the lines of 'why would I make someone I hate tea?'.
Piper's POV
I heard a soft knock on my door and I just simply ignored it. My weeping had quietly down after I a few minutes, I was simply just crying into my pillow which I was by now holding onto dear life. I had my knees curled up into my chest.
"Piper?" Prue's voice called softly outside my door.
"G-go away." I cried out in a husky voice fresh tears rolling down my checks.
"I have some tea for you honey, you need it. Open the door darling, just open the door." Prue said in her older sister motherly voice that she had used when we were kids. I simply kept quiet. Not because I was mad at Prue or anything, no my anger towards her left when I rushed into my bedroom and I fell onto my bed. No I kept quiet because I simply couldn't speak around the lump in my throat.
"I'm just going to leave this tea out here on the hallway table, so whenever you are ready it's here for you." Prue said softly.
There was a light tap on the door. "Piper, darling I'm here for you too honey." Daddy's voice spoke softly outside my door. "I'm not leaving until I know you are ok. I'm going to be just right outside your door waiting for you to come. I love you honey."
"Piper, I love you sweet thing." Phoebe's voice said through the door. "We are concerned about you honey, and we just want to make sure you are ok. Please just open this door for a bit so we can make sure you are ok."
Phoebe's voice trigged something in me and I suddenly swung around tossing the pillow to the floor and I stared wide eyed at the closed bedroom door. "PHOEBE HALLIWELL IF YOU TELL ANYONE THAN I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU NOT FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE!" I took off my right shoe and I threw it with all my might at my bedroom door and heard the loud bump it made.
Victor's POV
I moved forward and caught Phoebe as she backed away shocked at what Piper had screamed. I wrapped my arms around her waist as I pulled away from the locked bedroom door. I felt Phoebe shake in my arms and I silently turned her around so I could wrap my around my baby girl and I pulled her against my chest. I bent down and kissed the top of her head as I felt her shake with silent tears.
Phoebe's POV
Piper's words kept running around in my head, and that only made the tears come faster as Daddy continued to hold me. Slowly, I tried to calm myself down, so I could get away from Dad, just in case Piper came out and saw him hugging me. She would probably think that I was telling her that she and Dan did the dirty, and she only had wanted him for a booty call. "Shh...Daddy's got you Phoebe," he whispered, as one of his hands went over my hair.
After another minute, I pulled myself away from him. "I don't want Piper to get mad at you too Daddy...so I better leave before she really decides to get angry..." I said, trying to walk away from the doorway.
Piper's POV
I jerked the door and the first person I saw was Phoebe and she had a guilty look in her eyes as she looked wide eyed at me. I rushed at her and I pushed her against the wall. I quickly moved my right hand up to her neck and I pushed her head back against the wall and I held onto her tightly. "You bitch." I hissed allowing a long hissing sound to come from my mouth.
"I didn't tell him anything; Piper, I kept my promise to you." Phoebe cried out and she had a look of pain in her eyes, but I ignored it and I knew that she was lying. She had to be lying to me because why else would she have a guilty look on her face.
"You are lying to me." I said in a deathly calm voice.
"Piper she is telling the truth." Prue said from where she was standing at the side and she reach out to try to rip me away from Phoebe. I just held on tighter to Phoebe's neck. I used my right foot and I managed to make connect with Prue's foot and I heard her back away.
"Piper Halliwell you let your sister go NOW!" Daddy ordered me as he wrapped his arms around me and he managed to get to my hand and made me release my hand off of Phoebe. I just glared hatefully into Phoebe's eyes as daddy pulled me back away from her. "You are no longer my sister Phoebe Halliwell." I shook my head as I tore my eyes off of Phoebe's tears streaking face and I turned around quickly and simply wrapped myself tightly into daddy's arms and I broke down into heartbreaking sobs.
Prue's POV
As soon as Victor pulled Piper away from Phoebe, I rushed to her, and wrapped my arms around her. At first she struggled, but when she noticed that it was my arms around her in a comfortable, and loving fashion, she wrapped her arms around me. Phoebe continued to sob into my shoulder, and it was so familiar, just like when she had bad dreams, and Grams was out doing something, or wasn't around, I would come in and comfort Phoebe, and for those precious moments, we actually got along without ripping each other's throats out. "It's ok Phoebs..." I murmured as I held her. Sneaking a glance over at Piper, she was also balling into Victor's chest. I sighed, but went back to comforting Phoebe, and not letting my anger get the better of me. As I looked down at Phoebe's neck, there were red finger imprints all over them. How could Piper do this to our little sister?!
"Prue...I didn't tell anyone..." Phoebe murmured into my shoulder.
"I know you didn't Phoebe, and I know deep down inside Piper knows that you didn't tell anyone what went on yesterday," I said, as we sat down on the floor. "I'm sorry that this happened, because I was being a selfish little brat," I said, as I smoothed out her hair. She murmured something snuggling closer to me. "What did you say Phoebe?" I gently probed, but she was asleep on my shoulder. Picturing Phoebe's room in my mind, I telekinetically picked up the teddy bear Mom had gotten her, and put it into her arms. Then focusing on the hall closet, I grabbed a blanket and watched as it fluttered over Phoebe, not rousing her from her sleep. I once again took a look at Victor as he comforted Piper, and I had to admit, having him here did give me time to calm Phoebe down, without having to use my magic against Piper to physically restrain her. But then again, if Victor wasn't here in the first place, the problem wouldn't have aroused at all. Shaking my head, I looked down at Phoebe as she held the teddy bear close to her, and I smiled down at my poor little sister. One of these days Piper is going to go too far, and Phoebe is going to fight back...I just hope that day never comes...
Victor's POV
I looked over Piper's head and I saw that Prue was taking care of Phoebe just fine without me. Which relieved me because I had my hands full with the sobbing Piper? I bent down and whispered in her ear. "Phoebe hasn't told me anything." I felt Piper try to fight me but I held on more tightly as I just held my broken daughter closer to me.
Piper knees suddenly gave out on her and I couldn't catch her in time so I quickly sat down and managed to pull my daughter into my lap to protect her from slamming down on the wood floor. Piper just leaned into my chest and she started to shake even more. I wrapped my arms more protectively around her as I looked across the hall where Prue had the sleeping Phoebe at her side; Phoebe looked cute with her teddy and the blanket around her.
"You are going to hate me for ever daddy." Piper sobbed against my chest. I looked wide eyed at Prue and than back down at Piper. "I could never hate you baby." I could tell that Piper didn't believe me so I moved my left hand underneath her chin and gently pulled her chin up so she was looking into my eyes. "I can never hate you baby girl. I love you. I'll love you till the day I die."
"You don't know what I have done." Piper whispered. "Once you find out what a truly horrible person I am than you will hate me." Tears ran freely and quickly down her face.
I moved my hand from her waist and I used both my hands to gently wipe away the flowing tears from my daughter's eyes. But they kept coming. "No matter what you did Piper, I could never hate you." I said once more.
Piper pulled out of my hands and she quickly moved away from my lap; she tried to stand but her legs kept giving out on her. She quickly backed away until she bumped into Phoebe; and Phoebe awoke and she stared in fear at Piper's back.
Piper's POV
I swung around lifting my hands up to freeze the demon who had started to attack me; but the only person who was touching me was Phoebe and she had a wide eyed fearful look in her eyes as she stared at me. I saw that she was snuggled into Prue's side with a blanket around her and her teddy in her arms in a protective motion. Just like when she was little and she was afraid and Prue or I had to comfort her when Grams was out.
"Phoebe ….." I softly said as I reached over and touched my right hand on her leg. I was shocked and sadden when Phoebe just sat up and scooted even closer to Prue's side. "I'm so sorry Phoebe; I didn't mean to hurt you. I don't know what's wrong with me." I sobbed as I moved quickly away from my baby sister. My legs still wouldn't allow me to stand so I quickly moved to the right away from my sisters and my daddy.
Phoebe's POV
Gently pulling away from Prue, I crawled over to Piper. "Phoebe..." she whimpered. I pulled her to me, and wrapped my arms around her.
"I'm ok hunny," I whispered.
"I could have killed you..." Piper whispered. "A demon tries to do it, but never succeeds...but I nearly did,"
"Prue wouldn't-," I started, and then added, "nor would Daddy have let that happen." I knew Daddy had caught that I didn't even consider him someone who would protect us...and I was hoping that he wasn't too hurt by it.
Prue's POV
I saw a flash of hurt go to Victor's eyes, and for a moment I felt bad for him...but only for a moment. I wiped that look of sympathy from my face, and replaced it with a glare. He headed for Piper, and Phoebe and I guess I'll let him have his light and let him comfort them. As he headed for them, Phoebe noticed and involuntarily shirked away from him. Going behind them, I pulled Piper and Phoebe to me. "It will be ok Piper," I whispered, my maternal instincts coming in that I had to develop growing up. "Whenever you are ready to tell me what's wrong...I'll be here ok?" I said, and Piper nodded, squeezing to me and Phoebe.
Victor's POV
"I'll just go on up to the attic and take a look in the Book of Shadows." I said backing away from the sisterly moment. Or what I would call a motherly moment seeing how Prue was acting more like a mother to her sisters than a sister.
"No Victor, it's time for you to leave." Prue said still with her arms tightly around her sisters.
"I'm sorry Prue, but I'm not leaving your side until you girls vanquish the water demon." I said firmly. "I have much in stake in this vanquish as you girls. That demon killed my wife after all."
"Ex." Prue spat out. She moved away from Piper and Phoebe and marched up to me and folded her arms across her chest tightly.
"Patty was my wife and the mother of my children, all my children." I said not realizing that I emphasized the world all in that sentence. "I'm staying right by you girls twenty four seven until that demon is vanquished once and for all." I frowned darkly into my oldest eyes. "Do I make myself clear?"
Prue's POV
Giving Victor a pleasant smile, "Of course..." and suddenly shot my hand out, sending his body, flying over the stairs, around the corner, and the front door opened and he landed right next to his car. Piper didn't even seem to care that I had done that to Victor, and neither did Phoebe. Sighing I continued to hold my sisters. I smirked, thinking of Victor falling flat on his pompous ass.
"Prue...did you have to throw Daddy that hard?" Phoebe whispered.
"I'm sorry sweetie," I apologized, giving her and Piper a squeeze on their shoulders. "Victor will be back later..."
Victor's POV
I rushed into the manor once more and up the stairs. "Surprise I'm back." I said with a happy grin on my face as I strode to the attics stairs and headed up there. I turned around and leaned down on the railings. "Oh and Prue, if you think of using your powers again on me, little girl of mine than I'll just come right back."
"Why don't you have a scratch on you daddy?" Phoebe asked eyes wide as she stared up at me as she moved even closer to Prue's side.
"Oh I knew that Prue was going to use her powers against me so I just asked your mother's spirit to protect me." I said.
"Damn you." Prue stormed as she let go of her sisters and she rushed at me. She reached out to touch me but she stopped a mere inch away from me. "What the hell."
"Don't cuss at your mother's spirit, Prue it just isn't polite." I said folding my arms across my chest. "I'm to remain close to you girls until you three vanquish the water demon that killed your mother, so get used the fact all ready."
Piper's POV
I moved away from Phoebe and up the attic stairs and reached out to touch daddy and I was able to touch him, I guess mommy knows that I don't want to hurt daddy. Not like Prue. I leaned forward and wrapped my arms into daddy's waiting arms. I allowed him to pull me closer to him as I listened to his heart beat. "I'm glad that you want to finish this once and for all daddy, I'm glad that you are with us." I felt tears fall from my eyes. "It wouldn't be right to vanquish the demon that killed mommy without you."
Prue's POV
Shaking my head in disgust at my own mother, I rolled my eyes. Why did he have to come back? Our lives were so much better without him, and now that he has returned, the only good thing is that Paige is with us, but the bastard is even lying about her blood line. "Well, you and Phoebe may be glad that he is back...I never will be. Know this, even with our mother protecting you, that won't change my feelings about you Victor. You are the world's biggest scum, and you do not even deserve the title as a father."
"Prue," Phoebe said, and I knew once again she was mad with me.
"I didn't say that you and Piper have to think like that. I am not a total Grams clone," I muttered. "Now you may be in our lives, but don't expect any respect or love to come from me Victor," I growled vehemently. I really wanted to say that, fine I am glad he is coming, so maybe the water demon can finally take the victim it was supposed to take in the first place. Mom didn't deserve to die, he did. Tears once again entered my eyes, and I turned away from them, heading towards my room.
Victor's POV
"I'm sorry to have to use your mother like this girls, I wish I didn't have too." I said softly as Piper moved to my side so we could look down at Phoebe who was still standing in the second floor hall way with her arms across her chest. After Prue's door had closed, Phoebe had swung her eyes to stare at me hard.
"You should have just left daddy." She whispered as she shook her head. "If you had left us alone, than Prue would have calmed down. You should have just given her time."
"I couldn't leave, not with you girls going after the water demon." I said walking down the stairs past Piper and I felt Piper close on my heel. I stopped in front of Phoebe and put my arms around her shoulder, I felt her stiffen. "This isn't all about my being stubborn here is it, Phoebe? Why else are you mad at me?"
Phoebe's POV
Putting up Prue's glare, I just stayed silent. Dad looked hurt that I was so angry with him, but I really didn't care right now. "Can you please just leave?" I asked, not wanting to talk about it.
"Phoebe...I am not going anywhere," Daddy said, detangling himself from Piper's arms, and tried to reach out at me, but I walked back a couple steps, once again out of arms reach. "Phoebe...what's wrong?"
"Just leave Dad..." I growled, anger finally hitting my voice. "I don't want to talk about it," I said stubbornly.
"Phoebe...you can talk to me," Dad said.
"Victor, I told you no!" I shouted, and didn't fully realize that I had called him by his first name. Prue must have heard me yelling and she came out of her room, and walked over to me, wrapping her arm around me.
"Don't badger her. She doesn't have to say anything to you, she owes you nothing," Prue said, and I wrapped my arms around her.
Victor's POV
"It's because you yelled at her for her assuming that Paige's entire family is dead." Piper said softly from beside me. I looked shocked as I realized the bloomer of all mistakes that I had made with my little girl.
"Oh God, Phoebe I'm sorry. Truly I am." I shook my head. "There is no way that I can make this right with you, I can't tell you …." I shook my head once more and I turned and walked down the stairs to the ground floor.
"Great just great, I blew it big time Patty." I said to her spirit even though I knew that she couldn't visit and couldn't talk to me. Not yet; it wasn't time. But I felt comfort knowing that she was listening. "I didn't mean to blow up at the girls like that, especially not with Phoebe. Just I was so hurt that they would assume that Paige's family was dead and all."
"Daddy?" A soft voice said from behind me. I swung around and saw Piper standing there with her arms around her chest and a wide eyed sad look on her face. I put my arms around my daughter and pulled her to me.
Piper's POV
"He had a right to know the truth," I said as I saw Prue's angrily looking at me. But I also saw the sad look in Phoebe's eyes and I knew that she regretted her reaction to daddy's yelling at her earlier about assuming that Paige's family was dead. I knew that she regretted not telling daddy right from the start how upset she was when he had taken her to task.
"He didn't have the right to know!" Prue seethed. "He doesn't have a right to know why we are upset with him."
I sighed and shook my head. I walked past Prue and Phoebe and made my way down the stairs where I heard daddy talking so sadly to mommy's spirit. I couldn't let him be upset much longer so I stopped behind daddy and wrapped my arms across my chest and said "Daddy?"
Daddy swung around and saw me and he gathered me into his arms and pulled me to him. I wrapped my arms around his back and I simply rested my head against his chest and listened to his heart beat. I could tell that he was upset that Phoebe was upset with him by the way he was breathing.
Phoebe's POV
Sighing I pulled away from Prue, and picked up my teddy bear, walking towards my room. Prue's eyes trailed all the way back there, and I knew she would let me have my alone time like I want to have. I hoped that Daddy wouldn't be too mad at me, but I need to have my alone time, especially how Dad yelled at me about me assuming that Paige's blood relatives were dead. I felt bad that I assumed that, but he had no right to explode at me like that. I can see why that Prue was so antsy with him being back in our lives. Sitting down on my bed, and wrapped my arms around the teddy bear, and inhaled deeply, still barely smelling the fragence of burger frying...Prue and Grams always told me that Mommy smelt like that when she was at a job...and when she found out she was pregnant, she bought me this teddy bear after work one day. I miss you Mommy...why are you there for Daddy, but you aren't here for your daughters, who need you?
Prue's POV
I know that Phoebe won't want to be alone for a while, but in the meantime, I guess I'll have to try and make Piper's special tea for Phoebs...though I hate to admit that I am the worst cook that the world had ever seen. Walking downstairs, I saw Piper hugging Victor, and I barely held back a snort of disgust. I walked into the kitchen, and once again put on a tea pot to boil some water for Phoebe's tea.
I sighed, having a rare time thinking that this probably was my fault that Phoebe is upset with Victor, and that Victor was hurt that Phoebe was mad at him. Shaking my head of the thought, I transferred the boiled water to a mug, and found the tea, and put the tea bag in it, watching as the tea mixed with the water. I saw Victor walk in with Piper, and I resisted letting out another sigh. "What?" I asked, as I saw him looking at me.
"I didn't know you cooked," he said, and instantly the anger I felt, came back at full storm.
"As I have said so many times over the past two years, you don't know me. I don't want you to know me Victor. For your information, Piper is the one who cooks. So before you even try another lame ass attempt to 'reconnect' with me, try and not almost get me fired. I nearly lost my job today, and we almost could have lost the manor. So thanks for that Victor. Thanks for plaguing my work life as well as my social life," I spat, taking the tea, and roughly brushing past him, and headed up towards the stairs. I felt him grab my shoulder, and I let out a growl.
"Prue...why can't you just accept me back into your heart?" he asked.
"Go and be with Piper. She needs her father," I shot.
"So do you..." Victor said gently.
"Like I need a hole in my head," I shot back, at him. "Just leave Phoebe alone for a while," I advised, "nothing will stop me from protecting my sister, not even Mom protecting you with her magic," I pulled my arm from him, and headed upstairs once again. Going to Phoebe's door, I gently knocked. "Phoebs...its Prue," I said, and I heard the door unlock, and her opening it a crack. "I know you probably want to be alone...but I got some tea for you,"
Phoebe opened up the door, and I let me inside. I put the tea by her bedside, and we both sat on the bed. "Prue...I know why you fell antsy about him being here..."
"I know...and I should just keep my mouth shut when he is here, because I know you and Piper still love him. I just can't find anyway to trust him again..." and as an afterthought added, "even if I wanted to. But that doesn't mean you and Piper have to feel that way. That is just how I feel about him, and it doesn't affect what you think about him..." I whispered, and pulling her close to me.
END CHAPTER TEN