Hey everyone,

Here is the next chapter, I really had fun writing it.

I just wanted to warn everybody that updates might be a little slow for the next week or so, I have a lot of school shit to do before winter break.

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Just Count the Ceiling Tiles

"Piper!" Phoebe calls as we walk down the stairs to P3, but I don't listen. I look around in awe, I'm in P3! My thoughts are interrupted by Piper exiting her office, flipping through a stack of papers.

"Phoebe what are you-Jessica, hey!" Piper smiles nervously, "Phoebe what are you doing here? With a sixteen year old?"

I bite my lip, I didn't want to get Phoebe into trouble.

"She just wanted to see the place, it's not like your open yet."

Piper seems to think for a moment, "I guess…" she lifts her arms up and looks around the room, "well this is it, it's not much."

"It's great," I tell her honestly, knowing Piper will appreciate the compliment. She does. She smiles and walks behind the bar. Phoebe and I each take a seat on one of the stools.

"So, it looks like the shopping went well," Piper says as her gaze moves to the pile of shopping bags resting on the ground.

"It did, we had a great time," Phoebe says confidently.

"Yeah it was great," I add smiling.

Piper nods, "good." There's an awkward silence before Piper speaks again, "oh, I almost forgot, Prue called here."

She did? "She did?" Phoebe asks.

"Yeah, she said that you wouldn't answer your cell."

"I probably didn't here it," Phoebe shrugs, "what did she want?"

"She wanted to know if you're ok." Piper says hesitantly. Oh, I think I know what this is about, I suddenly find the club ceiling tiles very interesting and I begin counting them. I don't really want to get into this.

"She said you two had a small disagreement this morning and you actually called her to apologize?" Piper said slowly, as if checking her memory for the exact words Prue had used which made the last word sound like a question.

1…2…3…4…

"What I can't call my big sister and apologize for a pointless argument so that I don't have to go through the day feeling pissed off?"

9…10…11…12…

Piper raises an eyebrow, "Phoebe, you NEVER apologize. You're too stubborn and so is Prue, which is the mane reason you guys fight all the time." 16…17…18…18 1/2…19… "now tell me what's wrong."

"Nothings wrong, I just…I realized that we live dangerous lives and if something were to happen…I just didn't want us to be in a fight." Phoebe shudders through her statement probably realizing that it isn't a very good one.

24…25…26…27… I'm surprised that I can still listen to their conversation while counting the ceiling tiles. I give myself a small pat on the back for that.

"You said something to her didn't you?" 30…31… Wait, is she looking at me? 32… Did she just ask ME that question? 33…34…

"Hello?" Piper waves a hand in front of my face. Oh, she was talking to me…Dammit, I lost count. I remove my gaze from the ceiling.

"Ummm…" I stutter, not because I don't remember the question but because I don't know how to answer it. I un-pat myself on the back as punishment.

Just then a faint beeping -that I'm now considering writing a sincere thank you card to- is heard and Phoebe takes out her phone, she looks at it for a few seconds before her eyes go wide.

"Shit!"

Piper looks confused and leans over to try and get a peek at the screen of the phone, "what's wrong?"

"I forgot I have a night class in an hour," since when did Phoebe go to night classes?

"I was having a bit of trouble in one of my English classes and decided to take some," oh… "I completely forgot." I don't get what the big deal is though.

She turns to me, "Prue's going to need to watch you tonight."

Right…I need to be watched so I can be protected if an evil demon comes to try to steal me away so they can get the information on the future that is in my oh so confused head. I laugh internally on how complicated my life has gotten.

"Prue has another shoot tonight, right after her first one, she won't even have time to go home," Piper explains, "and my manager is out sick so I need to be here tonight."

"Leo?" I ask trying to be helpful.

Piper turns to me, "he is with another charge."

"This is just perfect," Phoebe says sarcastically.

"Does she really need to be watched?" Piper asks hesitantly.

Yes.

"Of course she does, have you forgotten how much she knows about us or would you like her to tell you each of our birthdays and ex-boyfriends?" Piper's eyes widen, " if any demon get's into her head, which won't be very difficult," she turns to me, "no offence," I shrug because it's true, "then who knows how they can use it against us."

"You know all of my ex-boyfriends?" I laugh but Phoebe just looks annoyed and for my own record, I don't know all of her ex-boyfriends, I don't know the ones from high school, although from what I know about how Piper was in high school, I don't think she had many.

"Piper!" Phoebe yells annoyed, which snaps me out of my thoughts.

"Sorry…well what do we do?" Piper asks. Phoebe looks around the room as if an answer will just appear out of thin air.

"Well, if she stays with you and doesn't drink than she should be fine here at the club tonight," Piper looks astounded by this, I am just excited I've always wanted to go to a club. Phoebe seems to notice the look on her sisters face, "what? It's not like you didn't do it at sixteen." Piper's face remains the same, "right…That was just me. It's the only thing we can do."

Pleeeeeaaaaasssseeeee, I beg in my head.

"Fine," Piper says finally, than she turns to me, "you need to stay with me ok?" I nod, "and don't talk to anybody." I nod again.

"Yay!" Phoebe cheers giving Piper a kiss on the cheek before getting up from her stool, "I have to go, you too girls have fun." She hurries to the stairs but turns around again and winks, "but not too much fun." She teases before racing up the stairs with her half of the shopping bags.

I'm hanging at P3 tonight! This is going to be awesome! I might even get to finish counting the ceiling tiles!

So what did you think?

The next chapter will have Piper/Jessica friendship so look out for that.

I still want to know what you guys think about the whole "Cole" situation so please tell me. I want you guys to like this story and I need to know what you guys want me to do.

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