Disclaimer: The Charmed Characters are the property of Aaron Spelling and Constance Burge. I just borrow them for your enjoyment and my writing addiction.

"And to Paige…" Phoebe toasts her sister
"May I never try to kill you again." Paige laughed
Piper looks at her new sister "Oh please, you're not a Halliwell until you have gone demonic on your sisters at least twice."
"Great." Paige says sarcastically

As Piper and Paige share a laugh and clink their glasses, Phoebe's smile fades as she realizes…
"She didn't go demonic on us. She went demonic on Cole."
"You say tomato, I say-" Piper says as she still holds up her glass.

Phoebe looks at Paige "Karen already hated Elise, which is why she was the object of Karen's demonic rage. Which means…"
Piper looks away, but Paige holds Phoebe's focus. "You must have already hated Cole." Phoebe finishes
Paige hesitates. "I don't hate him Phoebe." She says knowing she can’t lie. "I just don't…trust him. I don't know why, I just don't and I can't keep pretending like I do. I'm sorry…"

There is an awkward pause of silence, then…
"Me too." Phoebe says hurt as she gets up and walks away.

Paige looks to Piper, who holds her look for a disappointed beat then moves off to find Phoebe. Leaving Paige alone, feeling like dirt.

Phoebe wound her way through the bar to the back door. Stepping outside she could feel her emotions running through her. Emotions that she didn’t want to feel. How could she feel like that? I was the first one to accept her for who she is and now she is turning on me. Phoebes mind raced as everything that had happened brought back memories of Pipers old feeling. And even Prues. She thought

"Prue. What would you do now? Would you reprimand me for marrying Cole? You never did like him. Once a demon always a demon. That’s what you said after you went back to the west with him. Or would you be happy for me?" Phoebe looked to the sly and asked her question though receiving no answer back.

Piper followed Phoebe to the back hall and watched as she stepped outside. She knew her little sister just needed some time alone right then but she was not going to give her long. After a few moments she stepped outside the back door and saw Phoebe starring up at the night sky talking. As she listened carefully she knew who she was talking to.

"Prue why can’t she except him as you and Piper did? I want both of my sisters to be happy for me. But Paige. What am I going to do? I’ve done everything to make her feel welcome. And now this." Phoebe spoke to the sky as the flood of tears crashed down her face. She felt helpless. She loved Paige but now she didn’t know what to do.

Stepping behind her sister Piper wrapped her arms around Phoebe tight pulling her back against her chest.

Holding her sister close to her Piper never said a word. She just let Phoebe know she was there for her.

"She would have been happy for you Phoebe." Piper finally said as she felt her own emotions getting to her.

Phoebe didn’t say anything. She just relished in the love she was getting from Piper at that moment.

"Are you sure?" Phoebe finally asked quietly.
"Yes. She loved us Phoebe and she just wanted us to be happy no matter what. She accepted Cole long before she died." Piper said still holding her sister as they both looked up to where their oldest sister now looked down on them.

The silence hung in the night sky as the two sisters stayed in each other’s arms. One not moving, just taking in her big sisters love.

"I want to love Paige Piper I do but now.." she stopped her sentence midway.
"I know sweetie. Just give her some more time to get used to everything."
"I need to her to get used to Cole. He is a part of me Piper. As much as we are a part of each other."

Piper tightened her hold on Phoebe as the tears spilled down her baby sister’s face. Baby sister. She would always be her baby girl. It didn’t matter who was around or what happened. Phoebe would always be her baby and she would always protect her. Just as Prue had the two of them.

Piper pulled Phoebe in for a tighter hug before turning her sister around. Running her hand over Phoebes cheeks she wiped away her sister’s tears.

"Come on honey lets go home." She said as she placed her arm over Phoebes shoulders.

Resting her head on Pipers shoulder she looked up briefly to the sky.

"I love you Prue." She said quietly and almost felt the whisper of a return answer pass by her as the gentle wind touched her skin.

"And I will always love you my baby girl." The wind carried the message through the youngest Halliwell.