Hey everyone,
Sorry I haven't updated in so long. I've been on vacation for the past while.
Here's some Paige/Jessica with a little bit of Piper/Jessica.
Please review and enjoy!
Crap!
P3 is very busy, and loud. I'm serious I've never been to anywhere louder than here. I thought everyone would be looking at me with that "what is she doing in a night club" look but they aren't, the only person who is looking at me is Piper and it's a little awkward. She's working the bar so I'm sitting at one of the stools and she's looking at me every ten seconds to make sure I haven't been harassed or something.
I'm bumping my head to the music that is playing and spinning the straw of my apple juice absent-mindedly. Ok that's not true, I know exactly what I'm doing and I've actually turned it into a game where I have to circle an ice cube with my straw without it touching the ice or the sides of the cup. It's actually a difficult game especially since I'm trying to make it look like I don't care about what I'm doing.
Suddenly Piper says rather loud "what? No I'm busy now!" and my straw touches the inside of the cup. Crap! I let go of the straw and concentrate on what's going on with Piper.
"I'm sorry Miss Halliwell but they need you in the back right now. Someone has requested to speak to you." The employee sounds nervous, he must be new. Piper looks to me for a second, I look down at my drink. "Alone," he adds, following her glance to me.
She raises her hands up in frustration as if about to freeze him…Or blow him up. 'Don't do it Piper' I tell her in my head. She puts her hands down as if she heard me. 'Good Piper'.
"Ughh! Ok, ok, I'll be there in a second. Go get Billy." The employee nods and scurries off to go get Billy from somewhere but I don't see where because a frantic Halliwell is now blocking my view.
"Ok listen up," I look at her and force myself not to smile at how nervous she is. "I have to go meet someone and I need you to stay here." I nod, "Don't move, don't talk to anyone and don't drink."
I nod again, I wonder if she means my apple juice too. I'm about to ask her but she is already running towards the back, probably hoping to get back to me A.S.A.P.
I stare at my apple juice for awhile, eyeing it carefully. I shake my head at my silliness, of course she didn't mean my apple juice, its just apple juice! I take a sip of it just for good measure.
I look up when I here someone plop down on the bench next to me with a sigh.
OMG! HOLY CRAP! OMG! OMG! HOLY CRAP! OMG!
The brown hair, the pale face…Sitting next to me is none other than Paige Matthews. She's talking to Billy who has just arrived to take over as bartender.
"Make it a double," I hear at the end of her sentence. The bartender nods, wait? Isn't she sober? Hasn't she been sober for a while now? Sober people don't drink.
The bartender comes back with the drink and puts it on the table, she is about to take a sip. I can't let that happen. I grab the drink before she can take a sip and give it to some random person, he smiles and walks off.
"Hey! Whatya do that for!" she yells.
Piper said no talking to anyone. Piper said no talking to anyone. Piper said no talking to anyone.
"You shouldn't be drinking," I tell her.
Crap!
"Excuse me?"
"I um…You shouldn't be drinking?" Crap! Crap! Crap! She's going to think I'm a lunatic!
To my surprise she just puts her head in her hands and shakes her head. "I know ok? I know! I just...I need to drink."
She reaches out for my apple juice, "wait! That's just-" too late. She gulps down the drink.
She puts the drink back down and looks at me intently. I swear I'm not breathing, what is she looking for?
"You're under age," she concludes.
Crap! "I…uh…"
She smirks, "hey, no problem. I won't tell. God knows I've done this before."
I finally breath, "I, uh…Thanks."
She nods and then sighs again, "Billy!" she calls, "get me another-"
"Two more apple juices please!" I interrupt, he smiles at me and nods.
Paige seems lost in thought for a minute but when the bartender brings us our drinks, she speaks.
"Thanks," It takes me a few seconds to realize it's being directed at me.
"Oh, uh…No problem." I tell her.
"I shouldn't be drinking," she says. I look at her. "Yeah I know what you're thinking. Why would she get a drink then?" That's exactly what I was thinking, "I just feel like crap today, excuse my language," I nod, It's not like I haven't said that a few times... "I had a bad day at work today and my boyfriend cancelled on me tonight."
Shane, right? Yeah her boyfriend Shane. Wait! I just got an idea.
"How long have you two been together?" I ask.
She tilts her head in confusion to why I would ask that, "a little after three weeks."
Math time. In 'Charmed Again' Paige and her boyfriend have been together for a month. Which mean s that in…a few days Prue will…Crap!
"Well, I should get going. She says as she gets up and puts some money on the table, "I have an early day tomorrow."
I nod.
"Thanks again…"
"Jessica." I tell her.
"Jessica," she repeats, "I'm Paige." I know.
"Nice to meet you Paige, good luck with…everything." She smiles.
"Maybe I'll see you around," she tells me.
Probably, "maybe."
She smiles and walks out. As if on cue, Piper walks back to the bar.
"Sorry it took so long." She tells me, I just nod. "You didn't talk to anybody did you?"
Crap! "nope."
For all who are curious, I counted and there are 11 craps. Someone correct me if i'm wrong.
Don't worry you will all be seeing more of Paige soon enough. And Prue and Phoebe will hopefully be back in the next chapter.
Please review and tell me what you think!
Thx for reading!
