Piper's POV

I opened my eyes and noticed that Phoebe hadn't returned yet with the crystals so we could summon mommy. I looked to the wall where the small round modern clock was softly ticking away and I saw that I had been in the bathtub for a half hour. I knew that Phoebe had left the bathroom twenty minutes ago and I frowned darkly as I realized that Phoebe was taking her sweet ass time getting back to me.

"Phoebe Halliwell … well the hell are you." I breathed as I slowly stood up from the cold bath water and saw that the oatmeal was still sticking to my body. I sighed as I turned and bent and pulled the stopper from the tub – I lifted the tap that would bring the water up to the shower head and I turned the water on as hot as I could take it. I stood up and just stood underneath the shower head and I pulled the shower curtain around to help prevent the water from falling onto the bathroom floor. I stood underneath the water for ten minutes before I grabbed the shampoo and began to lather it into my hair. After I washed the shampoo out of my hair I put my favorite bath scent onto the wash cloth and carefully moved it around my body so I could wash off the oatmeal. I winched as I felt the inching take over once more. I bit my tongue as I stood underneath the hot water and washed the soap off of my hot and tingling body.

I slowly turned off the water and I stood dripping in the bathtub and allowed the cool air to hit my body full on. It felt good but I soon got the chills once more. I pulled the curtain away from the tub and carefully stepped onto the rug and I reached for my towel and I felt tears fall from my eyes as I felt the pain of the poison ivy once more. Damn those stupid meddling Elders. They did this to me. They will pay. Some how – someday they will pay. Otherwise my name wouldn't be Piper Halliwell.

I slowly wrapped the towel around my back and brought the ends up to cover my chest and I carefully tucked the towel in my cleavage to keep the towel from slipping. I moved to the door and opened it and found the hallway thankfully empty.

I walked to my bedroom and just managed to shut my door when I heard footsteps on the attic stairs. I breathed in relief that I won't have to face Leo with just a towel on. I knew that Leo was still in the manor – one because Leo had said that he couldn't leave the manor after I screamed at him to fucking leave. And two - I can always tell when Leo Wyatt was around. He was my soul mate after all and I was connected to him.

My chest tightened up as I thought of Leo. I didn't want to feel him; not ever again. I don't have the right to feel him. He's not mine. He never was. That is why I'm fighting my war to rid myself of all thoughts and feelings of him. And if I have to cut him out of my life as my white lighter – than that's what I will do. I leaned against my dresser as I fought to get my breath back and the silent tears to finish.

I finally got a gripe of myself and I walked to my closet where I found some of the silk material that I owned. I walked to my dresser and pulled out my silk underwear and slipped it on before I moved over and pulled the towel off my hot and sticky skin. I knew that I couldn't put anything else on without a healthy dose of calamine lotion. I picked up the towel and covered my breast and I walked to the bedroom – I opened it and called out. "Phoebe can you please get the calamine lotion and come to my room?" I didn't wait for Phoebe to answer. I just closed my door and made my way to my bed and I carefully laid down on it and waited for the cooling hands of my baby sister to help ease my pain and the heat of my skin. I close my eyes.

Leo's POV

After Phoebe and Victor had left the attic, I closed my eyes and I sensed Phoebe leaving the manor. I waited until I sensed her and Victor turn onto the street they needed to turn on before I opened my eyes and faced Patty. "So you know why the Elders granted you the privilege to be summoned now?"

Patty wiped the tears from her eyes with the Kleenex that Victor had handed to her during her tearful reunion with Phoebe. "I'm here so Piper can finally find the letter that I wrote to Sam – the letter that I never gave to Sam. The letter that I was never able to finish." She breathed in deep as she collected herself once more.

I nodded.

"Piper is going to be so hurt when she learns of my affair with Sam. She is going to feel so betrayed over my affair against her father." Patty softly said. She shook her head. "We best get down there; she'll be needing the calamine lotion soon. And with both Prue and Phoebe gone; I'll have to do it." With that she went to the attic door and walked out of the room.

I sighed as I slowly followed Patty out of the attic and down the stairs. I heard Piper's bedroom door close softly as we were walking down. I sighed softly and my face showed my emotions. But I didn't know that I was showing emotions until Patty spoke.

"Piper will understand that it's ok for witches and white lighters too be in love." Patty said placing a hand on my shoulders.

"But she will still know that they can never be together. That the Elders will be against it for all time. That it's not worth the losing battle." I shook my head as I orbed out of the second floor bedroom.

I was in the kitchen getting out the calamine lotion as I heard Piper call out from the second floor for Phoebe to come and rub the lotion on her. I orbed back into the hallway and saw Patty just reappearing and Piper's door shutting once more. "Why didn't you let Piper see you?" I asked confused.

"It was time yet." Patty said.

I handed Patty the lotion and watched as she walked to Piper's closed door and opened it and walked through and closed the door behind her. I leaned against the wall and I just stared at the closed door to my soul mates bedroom.

Victor's POV

After Phoebe and I left the attic and silently walked down the stairs to the main floor of the manor I paused and waited for Phoebe to say something. Even to tell me not to brother going to the lake with her and Prue. But nothing, Phoebe just walked silently to the front door and pulled the door open and walked through it. I sighed deeply and followed my youngest daughter to my car and I used my automatic lock too unlock the car and Phoebe silently got into the passenger side and buckled her seat belt. She stared forward.

I opened my door and got in and shut the door. I started the car after I buckled myself in – I backed out of the driveway and turned down Prescott street and made my way away from the manor. "Do you want to go to Prue's office or do you just want to call her?"

"We better go just go. She'll just hang up and not brother showing up. Not with you tagging along." Phoebe said in a mono toneless voice as she continued to stare out the front window.

I drove in silence until we were half way to Prue's office. "Phoebe are you all right darling?" I softly asked looking quickly at my silent daughter who was still staring out the front window and who had frankly hadn't moved a muscle since she got into the car.

Phoebe's POV

"Just peachy," I murmured, still staring out the window. I felt Daddy gaze at me for a moment before paying attention to driving once again. I closed myself from not being able to see Mommy, and focused on the road seeing where Dad was driving us. I stayed silent the drive to Bucklands, despite Dad trying to get me to open up. "I'd better just go and get her. You'll just antagonize her," I said to him firmly.

"Prue isn't going to come willing-," Dad started but I shook my head vehemently at him.

"You are just thinking of little Prue, not who she grew up to be Dad. I grew up with her, so I am going to go get her. She may not be happy about coming, but she will do it anyway. It's just how she is," I said to him, managing to keep the hurt I was still hiding from Dad for not raising us. I shut the passenger door before he opened up his mouth again. I walked towards Buckland's and as I put my hand on the door, I felt a premonition coming, and saw Prue and Jack in the middle of a meeting, and as soon as it came it went. I felt Dad's hand on my shoulder, but I shrugged it off. "I'm fine," I told him, and walked into the building.

As I got towards Prue's office, I stopped to wait for her to come out. Dad followed me into the building and I sighed. "Dad...you do understand why I am telling you to wait out in the car don't you?" Dad gave me a sad look, and I sighed knowing I was hurting him not showing any emotion at the moment, but I needed to focus on the vanquish. "No Dad, don't go in there," I said yanking him away from the door. "If we go in there, Prue can get fired from her job, and she'll never forgive you," Dad heaved a big sigh, and I pulled him fully from the door to wait for Prue to come out.

Prue's POV

Finally boss man, you sure do love the sound of your voice don't ya? As soon as we were dismissed, I walked out of the room, doing my best to ignore Jack. As I neared my office, my anger spiked up seeing Victor waiting outside my office. After fixing him with a 'what the hell are you doing here' glare, I looked towards Phoebe...and she looked like me when Andy died. Totally zoning Victor out, I gently grabbed Phoebe's arm and led her away from Victor. "What's going on Phoebe?"

"The Elders are going to let us use the m word on Sam," Phoebe said with an annoyed eye roll. I felt my blood starting to boil, but I focused on Phoebe.

"Ok, let's go," I said, still totally ignoring Victor. "So do you want to ride with Victor, or come with me?" I asked her, warily eying our estranged father. Phoebe looked between me and Victor, and grabbed my arm. I was in shock; she normally always wanted to be with Victor.

"I'll go with you," she murmured.

"Victor, maybe you should just go back to your comfy condo," I snapped at him, finally acknowledging him with my voice.

"No, I am going with you girls," he said. When the hell is he going to let us go? It was his own damn fault for missing our childhood, so I don't see why the hell he is bothering now. Phoebe gave me a cool it look, and I sighed. Whatever was bothering her, didn't affect her that much. "Fine, we'll meet you there," I growled, still pissed he was coming with us.

Victor's POV

"No." I said firmly grabbing Prue's shoulder to stop her from leaving. "I'm going in the same car as you. You may drive." I said firmly as I walked passed my oldest daughter before she could say anything too me. "I'll meet you at your car." I said and walked from the office building with my head straight forward – my back straight and my shoulders tensed up for the fight that I knew was going to come. But I knew Prue – she would not embarrass herself in front of her co workers and scream at me. No she'll wait until we were out of ear shot.

Prue's POV

Who the fuck does he think he is? I pulled away from Phoebe, and stalked over to him. I gripped his shoulder forcefully, and pulled him to a disclosed part of Bucklands. "I don't know who you think you are, but I bought my car with my own damn money, without your or Grams' help, so I am not letting you in there. You are going to stop being a dick, and stuff your god damn ego I inherited up your ass, and drive your own damn car to the lake," I said, pushing him into the wall before walking off. If anyone saw it, they should know better than not to mess with me.

Phoebe walked towards Victor, and I saw her restraining him. I stopped and started to murmur a spell that wouldn't let Victor in my car, and I swear to God, if those god damn Elders interfere, I will cross to the other side. "Come on Phoebe," I called over my shoulder, and Phoebe reluctantly walked over to me, and saw Victor rushing to catch up to us. We stormed over to my car, and I jumped in the driver's seat, and Phoebe went into the passenger seat. Well if the spell didn't work, I will call security on his ass. And of course my spell didn't work, and he tried to open my back door. I rolled down the window, keeping my telekinesis on the lock so he couldn't open the door. "If you try to get into my car Victor, I will call security on your ass and force you to stay the hell out of my car,"

Victor's POV

I just smiled. "Go ahead Prue," I said and I reached out and lifted the lock and I saw Prue's face as her powers back fired. "Oh and the Elders aren't the ones helping me here. Your mother is." I very calmly opened the door and got in and shut the door. I reached over and buckled my seat belt. "You can drive now; I'm safely bucked in dear." I sat back in the seat and kept my eyes firmly locked on the front wind shield and folded my hands in my lap.

When Prue didn't start the car – I just turned smiling too her. "Oh and Prue, the security won't believe you, dear." I nodded to her key which was in the engine. "Shall we?"

Prue's POV

Oh that was it, fuck magic right now. "Phoebe, have fun beating the hell out of Sam, I am going back to work," I said, ripping my keys from the ignition and storming out of my car. Grabbing my cell phone, I dialed security. "Hey...Dave," I said to the main security guard. "If my father comes looking for me, please don't let him in the building. I don't care what cockamamie story he comes up with, please don't let him into the building," Once I got the confirmation that he wouldn't follow me in, "Thank you," I said slamming my cell phone shut.

Phoebe's POV

"Thanks a lot," I snapped at him. "What did I tell you? I told you to let me handle this," I shot at him just as he opened his mouth to answer. "God when are you going to stop being such a baby; Victor?" I shot at him, getting out the passenger door. "Now I have to go calm down Prue so she will come with us to the lake," I griped as I headed towards the entrance again.

Patty's POV

I entered my daughter's room and I found her flat on her stomach on her bed with her naked back airing out. I blinked as I saw how truly horrible the poison ivy truly was on my daughter. The Elders went too far. They didn't tell me that they would completely cover my baby's body. I all ready saw the angry puss starting to boil over the infected skin. I could only image what Piper's chest looked like and how truly in pain she was for lying on it. All the Elders had to do was worsen the poison ivy on the affected areas that the brushes had brushed up against Piper. Just enough so she was congious that was all. But this – this was – I can't even put to words what this was.

I moved over and knelt down on the floor close to the bed and I saw that Piper had her eyes closed and she was saying something silently. I opened the bottle and I gently poured out some lotion onto one of the wash clothes that I had brought in with me. I very gently placed the cloth onto Piper's skin and I could see her squeeze her eyes clothes and she kept mouthing the words. I knew now that she was mouthing the Lord's Prayer. My poor baby.

"Mommy. I want my mommy." Piper finally cried out as the pain got to much for her.

"I'm here baby. I'm here." I softly said as I added more lotion to her back. I was working on the forth layer as the puss kept oozing out of each layer before. But the fourth layer seemed to be doing the trick. "Mommy is here."

Phoebe's POV

I cringed as I remembered I called Daddy Victor, but it was too late to take it back now. He probably thinks that I hate him now. Ok Phoebe, just calm down, and focus on getting Prue to come to the lake with us. Walking towards Prue's office, I saw her on the phone. She raised her eyebrows at me, not seeing Dad, but gave me a 'hold on' gesture. I sat down and waited for Prue to get off the phone. "I'm sorry," she said to me.

"Did you just-apologize?" I asked, in shock.

"Yeah, I did," Prue said, rubbing her hands tiredly over her face. She was way too young to feel that much stress.

"Prue...please come to the lake with us," I said, putting my hands on the desk. "Piper has Poison Ivy-,"

"She has what?" Prue asked in shock, probably itching to get back home and help our sister out.

"Yeah, but we-," I stopped, "I need you to come to the lake with us," I said, fiddling with my sweater. Prue let out a long even sigh.

Prue's POV

"Alright," I said. "I am doing this only because you asked me to. I am going to be honest Phoebe. I don't want to go, it is bad enough all of you knowing where I go to think, but having him there does not comfort me at all. In my mind he doesn't deserve to go. So I am going to not be like him, and swallow my pride back for once, and just be there. But if he tries to get all fatherly with me again, I will not tolerate it Phoebe. I wanted a father year ago, and now that I grew up without him, I don't need him now," Phoebe just nodded at the end of my speech, and I got up, once again making up some lame excuse to get out of doing work again.

As I entered my car once again, I saw Victor having a smug look on his face. I flipped him off, and started up my car, clearly showing I hated him for being here, and that he wasn't welcome.

Victor's POV

"The Elders have given you girls' permission to use magic on Sam; if you need to." I said as Prue was driving. "Oh and I called the manor while you girls were in the office; and Piper is about the same. Leo said that Piper was in her bedroom resting after the calamine lotion was applied." I almost said Patty's name; but I didn't because I knew that Prue wouldn't be able to see her mother. I didn't want to add salt to her wound so I quickly rearranged my sentence before I even got to the point of saying it.

"How the fuck did Piper even get poison ivy?" Prue almost shouted; I noticed her hands were tightly wrapped around her steeling wheel.

"She accidentally fell into a brush when Sam accidentally pushed her out of his shack." Phoebe quietly answered.

"You mean when Sam shoved Piper out. My God that man could have seriously hurt her the way he man handed her." Prue snorted. "But I still don't understand how the poison ivy had hit her all ready. It usually takes at least three days for the inching to even begin."

"The Elders." Phoebe replied.

"Fuck the Elders." Prue said. She quickly slammed her foot on the brakes. "Forget the fucking lake, I'm going home and tend to Piper." With that she turned the wheel sharply.

Phoebe quickly put her hand on Prue's hand. "No, Prue. We have to go to the lake. All three of us. Piper is fine at the manor with Leo and …." She paused.

"And Phoebe ….." Prue slowly turned to face Phoebe.

"Nothing. Piper is well taken care off." Phoebe said lowering her eyes.

"Out with it Phoebe Halliwell. Leo and who else is at the manor taking care of Piper." Prue softly said.

"Dan." I quickly said.

Phoebe quickly turned her head in my direction with wide eyes.

Piper's POV

I opened my eyes slowly as the final echo of my mother's voice died out. I was going to see Phoebe at my side gently rubbing the lotion into my skin. Not my mother. How could I possible see my mother; she died when I was six years old after all. And even after our powers were unbounded we still haven't been able to summon mommy to us. Or Grams. So I just knew that I had just dreamt my mother's voice just than. I would find Phoebe by my side.

My eyes blinked several times as the image of a woman that I never thought I would ever see ever again – at least not till I myself died – slowly came into focus. "M-mom." I whispered.

"Yes darling, its mom." The image of mom said softly as she very gently and lovely removed the cloth from my skin. My skin wasn't feeling as hot as before; at least my back and back of my legs. But my front was still killing me.

"Turn over; let me tend to your front darling. I want also to tend to your face." Mom said.

"I can't move." I whispered with tears running down my checks. "I'm in too much pain that I can barely breathe."

Mom opened her mouth and called out. "Leo."

Orb lights lit up my bedroom. "Heal Piper enough so she can breathe easier." Mom looked up and ordered Leo.

"I'm sorry, Piper, but the Elders won't allow me to heal you for anything." Leo looked sadly down at me.

"Why not?" Mom demanded hotly.

"They said seeing how they allowed you to be summoned earlier than the original planed time; than you need to be the one to tend to Piper. You are to tend to her every need." Leo gently said. With that he orbed back out of my bed room.

"Looks like you get to baby me finally." I tried to wise crack. But than the pain over came me and I had to cry out.

I suddenly felt mommy's gentle hands on my shoulders and before I could say 'All's well that ends well' I was lying on my back with my breast pointed upward. If I wasn't in too much pain than I would be blushing red. But than I thought why should I be embarrassed, it is my mom after all.

Patty's POV

I very carefully put on the four layer of the lotion on Piper's chest and stomach and waited for it to dry before I could help Piper sit up and slip her silk night grown on. At least she was finally covered decently and comfortably. "How's the breathing now darling?" I asked after I had laid her back and head back down.

"Much better, mommy." Piper whispered.

I moved up too began to layer her face.

Prue's POV

Quickly turning to a gas station, I stopped. "Dan and Leo are in the house...together?" I asked, looking at Phoebe. "Phoebe, I highly doubt that," I growled. "Quiet you," I snapped at Victor who opened his mouth to say something. Though, he didn't listen to me this time.

"I am your father Prue," he said, anger barely hidden in his voice. "I am not the best, but I do deserve your respect young lady,"

"Respect is earned Victor, and you lost it after you ditched us," I snapped at him, forgetting about Dan and Leo were at the manor. "Even if you came back, you only came back for the Book of Shadows to try and 'protect' us. Nice job of doing that by the way," I shot at him.

"Ok, can we please get to the issue at hand?" Phoebe shouted, slapping her hand on her seat. "Prue ignore Dad, and Dad will you please just stop pushing her buttons for Christ's sake?"

Victor's POV

"Anything for you lady bug." I said leaning forward and cupping her tense shoulder in my hand. I squeezed softly to let her know that I only pushed Prue's buttons just now too get her out of telling Prue about their mother being at the manor. And for the fact that Prue wasn't meant to see her mother at this time. I sat back in my seat and waited for Prue to pull out of the gas station.

I turned my head to look out of the window; so I wouldn't be facing Prue and giving my oldest daughter another reason to yell at me.

Prue's POV

Resisting making a face at him, I pulled out and headed for my original destination. Bout time he freaking shut up. Maybe this will show him to stay the hell out of what he wasn't meant to do. God, we could have done this yesterday, but no...Victor just had to get our backstabbing mother to protect him and Sam from her. Trying to calm myself down, I relaxed my iron grip on the steering wheel, and finally we reached the lake. Not even looking at Phoebe, I yanked out my keys from the ignition and stormed out of the car. The sooner we do this, the sooner I won't have to see Victor. As I stormed off, I tried to remember the truth spell so I could get the damn truth from him already.

It didn't take me too long to find Sam, gazing out towards the dock. Not even giving him a chance to escape, I roughly grabbed his arm, and dragged him towards his shack. "Now that we are done with this runaround game we have stupidly set up, tell me what you know or I will use the truth spell since those pricks up there are finally letting me use my magic,"

Sam's POV

"You are not to find out the truth from me. You have to be willing to go on a quest to find the truth." I said looking deeply into Prue's eyes.

Leo's POV

I sighed deeply as I sank down on to the couch in the living room. After I had orbed back up there to find out when the Elders would allow me to heal Piper of at least some of her suffering; and than orbing back into Piper's room when Patty called me and telling mother and daughter the Elders ruling I had orbed down to the living room. I leaned back against the cushions and closed my eyes as the events these past few days finally caught up to me.

Phoebe's POV

Oh god, Prue. I sprinted towards them, and before I could get there, a loud slap resounded throughout the lake. "Prue, let him go," I yelled, yanking her away from Sam. He rubbed his face tenderly, and when I reached out to touch him, he shirked away.

"He's lucky I didn't do anymore than that," Prue murmured, finally gaining her in control face I knew she had when she was demon fighting. Good, that means she will zone out Dad being here than.

"Sam, I'm sorry..." I apologized for Prue, but didn't reach out to grab his arm like Piper had days ago. "Now, can you please just tell us what happened?" My eyes throwing a pleading look into his own.

Sam's POV

"You are not to find out the truth from me." I said in a steady voice. "You must be willing to go on a quest to find out the truth."

"What quest?" Phoebe asked with a tilted head.

I didn't say anything else.

"Sam? What quest?" Phoebe repeated.

I began to walk away from the Halliwell sisters towards the woods. I suddenly felt my body stop dead still and I heard words floating into my body and I was turned back around to face the Halliwell sisters.

"Now that I have said the truth spell …. You have to tell us the truth. What is your freaking history with our mother?" Prue stormed.

"You are not to find out the truth from me." I said in a mono toneless voice. "You must be willing to go on a quest to find out the truth." I felt my body un clued and I turned back around and walked off to the woods leaving the Halliwell sisters behind.

Prue's POV

"Whatever," I sighed, and saw that Victor had finally caught up with us. Oh goody, now the party can start. Walking into the shack, Phoebe followed me.

"Prue we can't just walk in there," Phoebe said.

"Well since my powers are wacky, we have to go look the old fashioned way," I snapped at her.

Phoebe's POV

Sighing I looked at Daddy. I gave him a sad look, and despite the hurt he was feeling he gently grabbed my arm and gave it a squeeze.

"Come on Ladybug," he said, leading us into the shack. Time to go be like Nancy Drew.

Victor's POV

I waited until I saw that Prue and Phoebe were engrossed in looking around Sam's shack before I looked down at Sam's desk and saw in relief that the most tell tale information on Sam wasn't out in the open. I saw a note addressed to me and I picked it up and looked over my shoulders and found Prue and Phoebe engrossed just looking at a picture that was on the shack's wall.

I quietly made my way out of the shack and walked around the corner so I wouldn't be interrupted as I read what Sam had to say to me. I quickly opened the letter and began to read.

Victor:

I don't know how you found me out; but I'm not surprised. I knew that although I clipped my wings after Patty's death; the Elders knew that I would remain at the lake where Patty met her death. I knew the Elders knew that I would remain here to protect Patty's daughters. My o …..

I knew that Prue came out here every year on the date of Patty's death. I have been watching year after year since I first noticed her coming. Did you know she started coming when she was sixteen? I knew her powers were still bounded back than; but when I saw the other day her trying to rush to the water to save the poor innocent from the water demon; I knew that her and her sisters' powers were unbounded.

I didn't want the girls to know what happened to their mother ever. But I know now that they have the right to know; they have the right to finish their mothers work here. So I set up a quest for your daughters. They must discover the truth on whom I truly am in the past and what I have become now on their own. I have left all the clues in my shack. But it won't be easy to discover on their part; no they will have to hunt and seek for the answers that they are seeking.

As Piper will have to do at the manor. I know now that my pushing Piper in the poison ivy bushes was no accident. (Yes I very well knew which brushes Piper had landed in the moment that I pushed her away from me.) I knew that the Elders would see to it to cause Piper to remain at the manor to go on her own personal quest, through her mother's papers.

I know that Piper will be helped in her quest from her own white lighter; Leo Wyatt. Oh yes, I very well know who Leo Wyatt is; and I know that he has been keeping an eye on me for you all these years, Victor Bennett. I don't know why; expect to think that you are also protecting your daughters against the water demon yourself.

Perhaps Piper will find the answers she is seeking through her mother's letters to know if she should fight for the right to be in love and married to Leo. Even as a self willing clipped whitelighter; I am still connected to my fellow white lighters. Especially the ones who are so willing to break the rules and fight for the right to be in love with a witch. So far Leo is the only other one. Beside me that is. But I lost that fight. But perhaps Leo and Piper are stronger and will ultimately win. I pray so.

Prue the oldest has her mother's strength and courage. She also has her mother's loving heart. She has her mother's eyes and nose. She has a rough road ahead of her till she decides to finally let go of her anger and hurt in life.

Phoebe the younger has her mother's love of life. She has her mother's carefree ways. She also has her mother's eyes. She has a windy and sometimes rough road ahead of her – but she will survive and become stronger through her struggles on finding her true place in life.

Piper the middle is most like her mother. She has not only her mother's power. But she also has her strength and weakness. She has her mother's compassion for others; but she also has her mother's temper. She has her mother's hair, eyes and nose. She has rough road ahead of her but she will become stronger through her fight for what is just and right.

Pa …..

The quest for the truth is going to be long and hard. Hopefully the girls won't hate their mother once they learn the truth. You have done a good job with your daughters, Victor and treasure them forever and always keep them safe.

Sam

I folded up the letter up as I blinked back my tears.

"Daddy?" Phoebe voice softly said from behind me.

I turned around and faced my baby girl as I hasty stuffed the letter into my left jacket pocket. "Yes Lady bug?"

"What's that?" Phoebe asked eyeing my hand which was still in my jacket pocket.

"It's nothing. Just a letter." I said pulling my hand out of my jacket pocket. "Shall we get in there and help Prue now?" I walked over and wrapped my arms around Phoebe's waist and we both went back around the corner and in to the shack where Prue was still eyeing the painting on the shack wall.

END CHAPTER TWELVE