Chapter Twenty

Chapter 20

“Are you sure you want to do this when they aren’t supportive?” Cole checked.

“I’m one hundred sixty seven years old.”

“She admitted her age!!” I heard somebody yell outside the door and the gasps of shock so I didn’t like how old I was big deal.

“They’re like your parents, Lily-be.”

“My mother died when I was ten, Cole and my father pretty much abused me. Let’s try again in examples.” He didn’t say anything though just put his arms around me we both knew he’d hit it right on the nail. They were like my parents they were like the parents I’d never had and this whole life when I’d needed my parents most all they’d done is yell at me. They’d yelled at me for being depressed that I’d lost my love and my child and that I hadn’t studied my magic. They hadn’t been there for me they hadn’t comforted me… nobody had. Nobody had been there to make me understand.

“I think we need to wait a couple weeks until your parents can be there they might have made mistakes this life but we both know you want them here for this.” Cole whispered in my ear. I nodded and kissed his chest where my head was. I pulled him over to the books of spells wondering what all there was that I’d never seen before but there was one open and my breath caught.

“You can talk to dead Cole.” I whispered.

“You want to talk to your mom.” He nodded.

“Yes I haven’t since I was ten. I don’t know if I can, though, what if she’s seen all the stuff I’ve done we were supposed to be the top of society and I became a mistress. I must have disappointed her so much.”

“I think you need to talk to her because I think you’ve made her proud.” Piper said coming in.

“How could you say that?” I whispered.

“You’ve made me proud. We, mothers, have a different way of looking at things yes you were a mistress but we see it as you did whatever you could to give your sister the best life you sacrificed your future so she could have one. Yes you were supposed to be on the top of society and marry high up but your father was abusing you and hurting you and the man he chose for you to marry could have done the same you saved both yours and your sisters life. You are hero in both mine and your mother’s eyes I’m sure. It will be good for you to talk to her.”

“How can you say you’re proud of me when all you’ve been doing lately is yelling at me for not studying?”

“I’ve known your powers are growing out of control again on you and especially when you didn’t have Cole you couldn’t sit around and just be sad even though I wanted to let you. I wanted so bad to let you mourn for your daughter and for Cole but your powers are tied to your emotions and I knew you’d hurt yourself if you didn’t learn to control them so I had to intervene and make sure you did. I’m sorry that I didn’t just sit down and explain it to you but I thought if you were mad at me it’d give you something to focus on even if it hurt me.”

“You shouldn’t have done that Piper I could have hurt you.” I whispered hugging her.

“No you couldn’t have.” Cole shook his head, “She’s your mom. We all know it now it’s time you two admit it to each other. Piper’s become your mom and you’ve become the daughter she lost.”

“All of you have become the children I lost.” Piper shook her head pulling him into the hug too. “That’s why I’ve never told Leo that your father is actually a demon.” She whispered in his ear and we both tensed. “I found out a few decades ago.” She said when she let go of us. “I assumed Lily knew?” she asked worriedly.

“Yes I know.” I nodded holding onto Cole worriedly.

“I told you all of you are like the children I lost I love you all and I will never do anything to hurt all of you it’s the reason I’ve been on Cole’s back to study. I figure the reason he quit studying though is because of that same reason.” He nodded, “Its better you study you might learn something to help. Plus I know you learn things down there so you better learn up here too to balance it.” She nodded and then left.