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



January 26, 2005

For Gary….Thanx for the lil Idea Gary.. Though I am certain you too could have done this justice…Enjoy.


He stood at his mirror setting his tie in place. Getting it just right he pulled his jacket off the hanger and pulled it on. Taking one last look to make sure everything was in its place, he cast his eyes down to one of two pictures on his dresser. Lifting it up he smiled yet felt sorrow at the same time.

“I miss you Prue. I miss what we should have been. We finally found our path to each other only to have you snatched away from your sisters and me so soon.” Victor Bennett placed the picture down and his eyes caught the other picture. “You remind me so much of Prue Paige. How will you and I get along with each other? The product of Patty’s affair.” Taking in a deep breath he started out of his apartment. Still wondering how his baby girl could even be getting married. To an ex demon at that.

Phoebe sat in her room getting ready for her rehearsal dinner. She still couldn’t believe she was one day away to marrying Cole.

“Hey you?” Paige knocked once and eased open her sisters’ door as she walked in.
“Paige. Come on in.”
“I already was.” she laughed, “Soooooo your dress is up stairs waiting for you to get in and walk down that aisle.”
“Ohohohoh.” Phoebe got up and pulled her baby sister in to an embrace, “You are the bestest.” She laughed as they both ended up flopped on the bed.
“Hmmm you didn’t think that at the church.” Paige eyes her with suspicion.
“Nerves Paige.” Phoebe laughed but she noticed something about her sister. They hadn’t known each other that long but growing up around two sisters her whole life Phoebe had a second sight about thing. “What’s wrong?”

Paige cast a glanced at Phoebe before standing back up and wandering over to her sisters dresser. Lifting up a picture of Phoebe with her dad she saw the love they had for each other, “I was just thinking.”
“Ouch.” Phoebe got up and stood next to Paige, “Are you worried about Dad?”

Paige set the picture down before turning back to Phoebe, “Don’t be ridiculous. I have met the man you know?”
“Yeah. For all of five seconds at Prue's funeral. Paige it’s ok to be nervous to meet him. I am sure he is as nervous as you are.”
“Yeah well he isn’t the cause of the break up between Mum and him.”
“And neither were you. Or Sam. Mum and Dad grew apart. It happens. The affair was after their divorce.” Phoebe placed her hand on Paige’s back, “He’ll love you. You’ll see. Now scoot. I have to finish getting ready.” She ushered Paige to the door before closing it behind her. “Don’t make me wrong Dad.” She said to no one.

Looking up at the large Victorian he knew well, he made his way up the steps. Ringing the doorbell he waited for his usual greeting of hugs and kisses from his girls.
“Can someone get that please!” Pipers’ voice could be heard from the kitchen and Phoebes from upstairs.

Paige looked around for Leo or even Cole to open the door. But not seeing either one she took in a deep breath and started for the front door, knowing who was standing on the other side.

As the door opened he saw her, “Hey. How’s my gi…rl. Paige hi.” He stopped himself. For that one split second he thought he had seen Prue open the door. But then he realized it wasn’t possible
“Mr Bennett, hi. Phoebe is looking forward to seeing you.” She walked with him into the living room hoping either one of her sisters would make a grand entrance and save her from the awkwardness she felt.

“So where is everyone?” Victor ask nervously.
“Ah Phoeb is getting ready. Piper was in the kitchen last time I heard her. And not sure where the guys are. Darryl arrived just before you did.”
“Hmm guy talk. Probably downstairs shooting pool or something like that.”
“In the backyard sneaking a shot from a hidden flask.”
“Smoking a stoggie.” He laughed as the two of them started imagining what the men where all doing.

“Mr Bennett.”
“Victor Please Paige.”
“Victor. I just wanted to say I was really sorry to hear about Prue. For your lose.”

He looked over at this young woman beside him. So much like Patty and Prue it was uncanny. “Thank you Paige. But you lost her too.”
“I didn’t even know her.”
“Neither did I.” He got up and walked up to the mantel above the fireplace. Taking in a picture of his three daughters when they were younger, “I left not long after Phoebe was born. Heck I left before that. Their mother and I had one night where we thought we could work it out. But in the end we both knew it was over.” He looked back to Paige. “I’de known for a long time it was. But I still love her. I always will. She gave to me three beautiful daughters. And you. Though you are not my daughter Paige. I would like to be there for you when I can. I wasn’t with Prue. Maybe you and I both lost out on getting to know her like we should have. But that doesn’t mean you and I can’t be friends.”
“I’d like that.” She smiled up at him knowing that she had found a common ground with the man in front of her. They had both lost Prue before they truly got to know her.

“DADDY!” Phoebe’s voice carried down the stairs as she ran down the rest of the way embracing her father.
“Hey Baby. Look at you. The bride to be.”

Paige smiled at the two before her, “Wait till you see her in that dress.”
“I can’t wait to see her out of it…Victor.” Cole stopped seeing his soon to be father in law with his arm around his soon to be wife.
“Cole. I am going to pretend you didn’t just say what you did. She may about to be your wife. But she will forever be my baby girl.”

Paige helped Piper set everything out for dinner. She sat and listened at times as Piper, Phoebe and Victor reminisced about Prue and days together. Even days after they got their powers. But as she watched Victor he cast his eyes towards her. It felt right. It was like she had known him her whole life. Giving her a smile she knew she had found her home.