Chapter 4

Cole paced the kitchen while Piper and Paige were listening to him vent about what had transcribed between him and Phoebe the previous night. "I think she was right in wanting to leave"-Piper shot her a glare. "But, I think it was not rational for her to pack up and leave without giving details as to where she went. We need to find her and make sure she's ok."

Cole shook his head in disagreement. "She's way too stubborn to let us do that."

Piper and Paige sighed. "Well, where do we go from here?" Asked Paige, getting up from her chair and heading for the sink. She reached into the cabinet and took out a glass. After filling it with water, she sat down at the table where Cole and Piper were.

"We need to come up with a plan."

Meanwhile….

Phoebe was getting settled in her new apartment, just outside of San Francisco. It was located near a small forest and had a great view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Smiling to herself, she sat down in a rocking chair and patted her small bump that had started forming. "We're going to be ok. No one will ever harm us."

She missed Cole and her sisters, but they needed to learn their lesson, especially Cole. He took overprotecting to a whole new level. He had her under lock and key and it had driven her insane. It was perfectly rational, in her mind, to want to break away for awhile.

Smiling to herself, she settled down for dinner of pasta and meat sauce. After she finished, the sun had set and a small breeze started coming in from the bay. She shivered in pleasure as it tickled her arms and goose bumps sprouted. It felt amazing to be free, at least for the time being. No one was going to take that away from her.