I'm back with the sequel to Just as Terrible Teens! I said I would post it on the 6th of September so that means I'm early for once lol.
Anyway this picks up 2 months after Just as Terrible Teens.
I'll give their ages
Prue and Andy 18
Piper and Leo 17
Phoebe and Cole 16
Paige, Kyle and Glen 15
Abbie (Prue and Andy's daughter) 1 year old
Emma (Glen and Paige's daughter) 2 months
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Still As Terrible Teens
Chapter 1
Suddenly Everything Has Changed
"Aww Andy do you remember this?"
He stopped his rather tedious job of packing all Prue's shoes into a box in the specific order she had ordered him to. Sandals through to boots then trainers and casual shoes through to… well to be honest he stopped listening after that but he was pretty sure he heard her say something about dress shoes then. Oh and God forbid if he actually put red shoes next to green shoes! Who even would own a pair of green shoes anyway… well when he opened her wardrobe he soon found out, she did. He sighed before looking up to see what Prue was reminiscing over now. When he saw what it was he raised a brow, "it's a plastic bracelet…"
"I know," she sighed putting her hand on her hand, "do you remember it?"
He hesitated, opening his mouth slowly hoping if he took long enough she would answer for him. She however had no intention of doing so; she was looking at him expectantly. He winced and shook his head, "no… should I?"
She rolled her eyes at him, "yes! Since you gave it to me for me tenth birthday!" She exclaimed obviously unimpressed.
"I did?" He asked bluntly then saw the look on her face and tried to recover, "I mean of course I did. I remember now!"
She shook her head; "you're a horrible liar." She stated narrowing her eyes at him.
"But you love me anyway right?" He pouted; tilting his head to the said and wearing a smile that he knew would stop her being annoyed at him. It worked and she smiled a little back.
"I wouldn't be moving in with you if I didn't," she replied coyly suddenly forgetting the bracelet she was fawning over seconds ago and moving closer to Andy wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him softly on the lips.
"And I do remember giving you that bracelet." He told her when their lips parted, a grin on his face.
"No you don't," she laughed and shook her head as she saw right through him.
He sighed and held up his hands in surrender, "okay so I don't but what's it matter anyway. It's just plastic rubbish but I do remember giving you that silver bracelet when Abbie was born." He raised a brow hoping to impress her.
She rolled her eyes, "that's because that was only a year ago! And anyway it doesn't matter what it's made of, if it's got sentimental value!" She explained to him then she looked around her. "This whole room has sentimental value," she sighed, "and now I have to leave it," she added quietly suddenly becoming quite emotional.
He chuckled softly, feeling quite amused at her sudden attachment to her bedroom, "well you can always come visit…" He tried to comfort her but couldn't finish his sentence without starting to laugh.
She didn't look amused, "I'm serious weren't you sad leaving your house. The place you've called home for the last eighteen years of your life?" She asked him sounding all dramatic.
He smiled and nodded understandingly at her, "well yeah a little but I got over it 'cause I felt happy that I was going to have a new home with you and Abbie." He comforted her more sincerely this time. He tilted his head to the side and smiled a little, "come here." He commanded opening his arms for her.
She obliged and nuzzled her head into his chest, "I love you for trying to cheer me up but it's going to be hard adjusting at first." She mumbled into his chest.
He nodded, "I know but you still think it's a good idea right?" He asked a little unsure of her answer.
"No of course I do. We're married so we should live together." She looked up at his face, brightening up considerably, "I'll be fine, I'm just being silly." She shook her head at herself and sniffed making her way back over to the box she was previously packing.
"Here's something that will cheer you up… Abbie's first birthday party later!" He tried smiling at her.
She smiled back suddenly remembering then she frowned, "holy crap we better get moving, we have to have all this stuff moved into the apartment before the party at two!"
"Relax, it's just family and close friends coming I'm sure they won't mind…"
"It's our first official event in our new home it has to be done properly!" She told him firmly.
"Of course it does…" He sighed mumbling under his breath. "Right then I'll take this box down stairs since I'm finished with it." He told her.
"Okay…" She began brightly then glanced in the box and gasped. Andy looked up at her confused.
"Wha…"
"Please tell me that isn't my silver dress sandals next to my running shoes!" When she was in high school all that was important to her was looking perfect, being popular and well basically all vain qualities and of course she was over all that now 'cause she knew what was really important. But there was still a small part of that high school girl in her and that showed whenever there were shoes or clothes involved.
"Uh… nope its not… well I'll take this box down, sooner the better right? With Abbie's party at two and everything." He said quickly then blew her a kiss, a slight grin forming on his lips, "can't wait to live with you!"
"Uh huh," she nodded then called after him since he was already down the corridor, "I can't wait to live with you too!" She smiled to herself as she lay back on her bed.
Everything in her life was changing, she was moving out of the only place she had known as home for her whole life. She was now married and she had a daughter who she had full responsibility of now that she wasn't going to be living in the manor anymore and having babysitters on stand by anytime she needed one.
But change could be good.
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"Oh shit…" Phoebe groaned squinting her eye open to see what the time was as she lay half-asleep in her bed still. She sighed and dragged herself into sitting position nudging a sleeping Cole beside her. "Cole come on wake up!" She demanded, a slight grin spreading across her face however at the sight of his dishevelled appearance.
A loud snore erupted from him before his eyes suddenly snapped open; he looked up at Phoebe, "what happened?" His voice was groggy and he began yawning before he finished speaking.
"We fell asleep again! Now come on we have to sneak you out of here before Grams sees you." She hissed at him while glancing with paranoia at the door.
He groaned, "Again? How do we get ourselves into this situation!" he asked shaking his head as he dragged himself out of her bed and began searching for his discarded clothes.
She crept up behind him and threw her arms around his neck, tenderly kissing it. He moaned with satisfaction and pulled her around to face him. He grinned at her, "you know I think I just remembered how."
She smiled slyly and ran her finger down his bare chest before giving him a lingering kiss. She then pulled away teasingly and poking at his chest, "now get dressed or if Grams finds you here this will definitely not be happening again 'cause believe me she will be doing bed time checks from now on!"
He pulled her towards him again though and smirked, "no way you can't kiss me like that and then cut me off!" He protested then grinned, "so I guess your Grams walking in is just a risk we're going to have to take. Besides we'll always have my place to do this…"
"Yeah when it's our turn!" Phoebe cut in with a roll of her eyes, "tell me again why you and Leo got a one bedroom apartment?"
Cole shrugged, "maybe 'cause two bedroom apartments are more expensive," he suggested raising a brow.
She sighed, "okay you make a good point… but it just feels as if its always Piper and Leo's night," she huffed folding her arms across her chest.
He chucked at her sulking, "well we get the same amount of time as them," he pointed out. "And since it was Leo's turn last night that makes it my turn for the bedroom tonight!" He added with a wink.
She brightened but then frowned a little, "is Leo going to be sleeping on the couch again?"
Cole shrugged, "I dunno, him and Piper aren't as daring as us to spend the night together here."
"Hey the only reason we spend the night together here is because we accidentally fall asleep!" She pointed out while laughing.
Before he could answer there was a knock at her door, her eyes widened in panic, "oh not good, quick under the bed!" She hissed grabbing him by the arm and pushing him toward her bed.
The door opened just as Cole disappeared from view thankfully. However it wasn't Grams, only Prue that came in. Still she didn't need to know about her 'sleepover' either.
"Hey what ya doing?" Prue asked as she entered the room.
"Nothing," Phoebe answered with an innocent smile.
Prue didn't seem convinced; she narrowed her eyes a little suspiciously at her but nodded anyway, "good then you can help me move some boxes downstairs."
Phoebe nodded brightly, "sure… just give me a minute."
"Great thanks. I'll be in my room." She sent Phoebe a grateful smile and moved to the door, briefly turning back around, she grinned, "oh by the way hi Cole." Then she started to walk away.
"Hey Prue," he called out friendly to her then suddenly realised what had happened shut up quickly.
Phoebe's mouth was hanging open in puzzlement as she closed her bedroom door after Prue," how does she do that?" She wondered.
Cole dusted himself down after being under her bed and then a thought came to him, he nodded his head quite amused, "I'll bet her and Andy had 'sleepovers' all the time!"
Phoebe was not amused however with that thought; she shuddered quite grossed out, "oh, okay that is so not something I need to be thinking about…"
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"Okay Prue I'm just going down with this box of clothes!" Phoebe shouted to her sister as she approached the stairs carrying a heavy box. Once she was sure Grams wasn't about she whispered to Cole who was standing by the door in her bedroom waiting for his cue to come out.
He crept out the bedroom following Phoebe's ushering hand to the bottom of the stairs. Just when they thought that they had got away with it however, Grams appeared in front of them.
"Well Cole what brings you here this early?" She asked, her hands on her hips and a stern look on her face.
"I…" Intimidated by her, Cole stuttered unable to think of a realistic excuse on the spot.
Out of the corner of her eye Phoebe noticed discarded wrapping paper on the floor a sudden idea came to her, "he was uh helping with Abbie's birthday party," she lied convincingly setting the box on the ground at the same time.
Grams looked to Cole as if silently checking this was correct; "yeah that's right. Phoebe wanted to surprise Prue." He added making it seem more believable.
"Yeah you know how Prue's been stressed with packing, I just thought her having to go throw Abbie a party at her new apartment that's not even properly furnished yet would be too much for her. So me and Cole decided we'd surprise her and set up a little party here for Abbie." She rattled off impressing even herself with her ability to sound so convincing.
Grams broke into a smile, "well that was lovely of you both," she commented approvingly. "I'll let you both get on!" She put a hand on each of their shoulder mumbling, "so kind." Before she walked back into the kitchen.
When Phoebe was sure she was out of hearing, groaned, "great now we have a party to throw!"
Just at that moment Piper and Leo entered the manor. Phoebe sighed with relief and immediately approached them squeezing herself in between them and putting her hands on each of their shoulders; "hey how do you to feel about helping to throw one of your two favourite nieces a birthday party?"
Piper sent her a quizzical look, "isn't Prue already doing that?"
"Well yeah but she's got so much on her plate right now I thought it'd be nice to surprise her by saving her the hassle. So what do you say?" She asked eagerly.
Piper nodded and shrugged, "sure sounds like a good idea, what do you need done still?"
Phoebe and Cole exchanged a guilty look with each other and winced, "everything…"
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"Okay I got a birthday cake, balloons, banners…" Leo listed off as he emptied the contents of the shopping bag onto the living room coffee table.
"Spiderman? You bought my one year old niece a Spiderman birthday cake?" Piper demanded furiously as she looked through his buys.
"Hey it's all they had left!" He defended, "we weren't exactly given much time to prepare for this!" He reminded her with a raise of his eyebrow.
She sighed with defeat, "okay fine! Just starting blowing up the some balloons." She ordered clapping her hands together for effect.
"Where's Cole and Phoebe?" He asked in a stressed tone while he started opening the packet of balloons.
"Cole's in the kitchen, he was helping me make sandwiches." A slight amused grin appeared on Leo's face at that information, "and Phoebe's up stairs keeping Prue and Andy from coming down."
"And how exactly is she doing that?"
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"I can't believe you're actually leaving!" Phoebe wailed burying her face into Prue's chest. "I just can't imagine it around here without!" She then sobbed and sniffed loudly.
"Well Pheebs I'll visit all the time, its only ten minutes away." Prue pointed out while rubbing Phoebe's back comfortingly baffled by Phoebe's sudden show of emotion.
"It won't the same though will it?" Phoebe cried, actual tears springing to her eyes, Damn I would make a brilliant actress! She thought impressively to herself. Prue was actually touched by her sister's actions; she held her tightly and soothed her.
"No but… you know sometimes change is good…"
Phoebe tuned out slightly as she received a text, she glanced at it while still in Prue's arms and pretending to cry. After reading the message however her tears vanished and she straightened up, "you're totally right! Change is good."
"I am?" Prue was confused at her sudden change in attitude.
"Yes now come on you still have boxes to move, you first!" She gently pushed her to the door lifting a box and passing it to her.
"I uh…"
"Come on times a wasting!
Prue looked at the box in her hands and then back at Phoebe who for someone so upset a second ago you wouldn't be able to tell now. She was smiling cheerfully at her. Prue shot a sideways glance at Andy who was sat on her bed looking just as puzzled as she was. Prue sighed and shook her head dismissing her sister's weird behaviour and deciding she really did need to get a move on it with the packing.
"Andy those boxes aren't going to move themselves," Phoebe remarked in a sweet voice.
"Yeah Andy," Prue agreed in the same sweet voice Phoebe had used a second before.
"Are you mocking me?" Phoebe demanded to know her hands rested on her hips and an eyebrow arched.
"No I'm not mocking I'm moving boxes!" Prue gestured with a move of her head to the box in her hand and sent an innocent smile to Phoebe before disappearing out the door.
Phoebe in turn shifted her glare around to the only person left in the room, Andy. "Hey don't give me that look, I was just sitting here," her look stayed in place, he sighed and got to his feet, "but now I'll be moving these boxes."
She nodded in approval and watched him leave the room, box in hands. She smiled satisfied with herself and then followed him downstairs.
They both found Prue in the kitchen, her head in one of the cupboards. "Prue why are you in the kitchen?" Phoebe demanded irritated.
Prue shut the cupboards door and turned to her sister, an eyebrow raised in confusion, "because I was thirsty…"
"Why aren't you in the living room?" Phoebe cut in impatiently,
"Because I'm in the kitchen and I haven't quite figured out how to be in two places at once yet…"
Phoebe rolled her eyes and then noticed Andy had disappeared from her side, "where did Andy go?"
"I think your weird behaviour was freaking him out!" Prue suggested shaking her head in amusement.
Phoebe threw her head back in aggravation, "will you just come into the living room please," she requested while grabbing her sister's arm and dragging her through.
"Why do you want me to go into the…" Prue moaned but trailed off as she entered the living room coming face to face with all her family. "What's going on?"
Andy smiled at her and jumped in, "they threw Abbie a birthday party so we didn't have to worry about doing, wasn't that nice of them all?"
Prue broke into a smile and looked at Phoebe, "is this why you've been acting so weird?"
"No Prue Phoebe's always weird, haven't you learnt that by now?" Piper jumped in before Phoebe could. Phoebe stuck her tongue out at Piper and Piper just grinned.
Prue laughed, "well thank you all very much for you efforts, it's much appreciated." She said sincerely to them all and then looked around her, "wow you thought of everything, balloons, banners and oh a cake…" she trailed off as she registered what was on the cake, "Spiderman…"
"Haha see that's a funny story…"
"Its okay guys I don't care about the cake, I'm just happy we're all here together to celebrate this day," Prue smiled causing them all to sigh in relief.
Everyone fell silent for a moment, just taking in their surroundings and appreciating everything.
"You know what does anyone else feel like something is missing?" Prue asked after a moment, eyeing everything carefully.
Everyone murmured in agreement, looking around themselves with wonder.
"Oh my God!" Prue exclaimed, "Abbie!"
"What about her?" Cole asked.
And then realisation set in with everyone, the birthday girl wasn't there.
"She's not here!" Prue announced, trying hard not to laugh at the situation.
"Where is she?" Piper asked looking as if she too was trying not to laugh.
"At my parents house," Andy answered an amused grin creeping onto his face. "I'll go call them and tell them to bring her over here now." Leo grinned as Andy left the room to get the phone.
"The Spiderman cake doesn't seem so bad now huh?"
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"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to Abbie, happy birthday to you!"
Everyone cheered and clapped as Abbie stood in front of her cake, a grin on her face as she enjoyed all the attention she was receiving. "Okay sweetie," Prue began as she bent down to Abbie's level, "make a wish and blow out your candle!"
Of course being the one-year-old that she was, she didn't quite get the concept of blowing out the candle so Prue stepped up and did it for her. Once the only candle on the cake was out everyone cheered again.
Prue beamed and scooped up Abbie in her arms kissing her head lovingly, "happy birthday sweetheart," she whispered to her.
"I can't believe out little girl is one!" Andy shook his head in disbelief as he made a face at Abbie causing her to giggle loudly.
Prue laughed then something caught her eye so she handed over Abbie to her dad, "here you go sweetie daddy want to play with you." She pecked Andy's cheek and ruffled Abbie's hair before making her way over to Phoebe, "hey." She greeted with a smile.
Phoebe smiled back at her, "hey, great party huh?" She grinned.
Prue nodded and then turned a little more serious, "so Pheebs about this morning when I walked in on you and Cole…"
"Yeah."
"Well he spent the night and it's not the first night he's spent here, in fact I know this is a regular occurrence and I'm not lecturing you 'cause hell I used to sneak Andy into my room a lot too…"
Phoebe pulled a face, "Prue!"
Prue laughed a little. "Yeah right … but my point is not to talk to you about safe sex 'cause hell there's been two babies born in this family I'd like to think you've learnt from that." She grinned a little bit as did Phoebe and then continued, "I just think you and Cole are spending a lot of time together recently, in fact you're never without each other…"
"Not true!" Phoebe protested, "I'm without him right now." She pointed out.
Prue raised an eyebrow, "that's because he went to the bathroom!" She pointed out.
Phoebe's eyes suddenly shifted to the doorway and Prue followed her gaze. Cole entered the room again coming straight over to Phoebe, "hey Prue," he greeted her but his eyes were on Phoebe as he put his arm around her. Phoebe in turn smiled up at him.
And Prue almost gagged, "I'll leave you two alone." She excused herself but they weren't even aware anymore.
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"Hey I wondered where you got to," Glen commented as he stood in the doorway of Paige's bedroom. She turned to face the door, rocking Emma gently in her arms, she plastered on a smile but he could see the tear stains on her cheeks too clearly to buy it.
"Emma woke up and I've been trying to get her to sleep again." She explained in a shaky voice just as Emma started crying loudly again. "But she just won't." Paige said even though Glen couldn't hear her over the baby's crying.
Glen walked into the room taking Emma from Paige and rocking her in his arms, humming softly under his breath. It calmed down the baby and she stopped crying.
Paige sank down on her bed exhausted and ran her fingers through her hair.
Glen spoke quietly as to not cause Emma to start crying again, "if you needed help why didn't you shout me?"
"I felt ashamed… that I couldn't even get my daughter to stop crying. But I mean I tried everything… If she was hungry but she wasn't… if she needed her diaper changed or she had wind but nothing worked and I just felt so drained of energy 'cause I was up most of the night with her too…" She trailed off and sighed.
"Hey listen how about I take her tonight, give you a break." Glen suggested.
They had come up with a system, well they hadn't but Grams and Glen's parent had. Each had Emma for a week, however the schedule wasn't exactly working out so well, Paige felt a week was too much. Glen however didn't since his parents were young and fit and did a lot of the parenting when Emma stayed at Glen's house. However Paige had to cope alone most of the time since Grams wasn't as fit as she once was and Paige could never ask her to get up with her in the night. Plus her sisters had lives and she didn't want to ask them for help all the time.
So at Glen's offer she smiled brightly, "thank you so much!" She whispered gratefully.
"Its no problem you know I love having her… " He trailed off as he heard Emma heavy breathing, "she's asleep." He told Paige happily and set her down gently in her crib, "well I have to go but I'll come back and pick her up tonight," he kissed her forehead, "okay?"
She nodded, "Okay."
"Right well you should go down to the party and have fun while she's asleep." He told her firmly.
She smiled in agreement and bounced to her feet feeling suddenly much more perky.
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"There she is!" Piper announced after seeing Paige walk into the room, "we thought you'd run away or something!" Piper grinned.
"Run away? When there's a rocking party like this going on? Never!" She smirked playfully.
Piper smiled genuinely relieved to see Paige acting like her usual self; she hugged her suddenly taking Paige by surprise.
"What was that for?" Paige asked softly eyeing her sister curiously.
"What? Can't a sister hug her baby sister without a reason?" Piper asked innocently.
"Sure she can," Paige smiled warmly.
Piper nodded, "well I'm going to get you some cake," she told her and after Paige nodded she walked off.
Then Phoebe and Cole caught Paige's eye, she walked over to the two clearing her throat to get their attention, not because they were making out but just because they were looking so intensely into each others eyes as they were deep in conversation, their bodies very close together. They both after a moment looked up at her, "hey Paige!" Phoebe said brightly pleased to see her sister looking happier than usual. "We were just…"
"Wondering about where you'd got to." Cole finished for Phoebe; they shared a smile with each other.
"Hey Pheebs, Cole," she greeted with a smile ignoring their previous comment and then focused on Phoebe, "can I speak to for a sec?"
Phoebe nodded, "sure… back in a minute sweetie," she kissed Cole's cheek and followed Paige away.
"So, "Paige began once out of Cole's earshot, "when did you and Cole become Piper and Leo?" An amused grin graced her face as she spoke.
"What?" Phoebe spluttered baffled by the question.
"Oh come on Pheebs, you two have so become Piper and Leo!" Paige enjoyed the look on Phoebe's face as she spoke.
"We so have not!"
"Okay let me help you out here as to why I've come to my conclusion, see Piper and Leo totally inseparable, Phoebe and Cole lately totally inseparable. Piper and Leo- they don't show public displays of affection but have deep conversations as they gaze lovingly into each others eyes, Phoebe and Cole display the same actions…"
"Paige we are so not…"
"You are finishing each other's sentences." Paige added with a raise of her eyebrow.
Phoebe covered her mouth with her hands as she processed what Paige was saying. "Oh man we are Piper and Leo!"
Prue having overheard part of their conversation joined Paige with laughing at Phoebe.
"How did this happen? I mean what am I going to do?" Phoebe asked shaking her head.
In between laughing Prue managed to speak, "hey listen there's nothing wrong with being like Piper and Leo, they just…"
"Act like a couple who are about to celebrate their twenty fifth wedding anniversary together!" Paige cut in; bursting into laughter once she'd finished.
Prue nodded in agreement, a huge grin appearing on her face, "But you can clearly see they love each other and that's really nice to see. You can see that with you and Cole too but you know what I've always admired about you Pheebs is that even when you're in a serious relationship you still have always been independent. And I think that's a quality you shouldn't lose."
"So what are you saying I should do?" Phoebe asked.
"Pheebs what did I just say? I said you were independent and doing exactly what I tell you to isn't exactly being independent now is it?"
"Right," Phoebe nodded, "so…"
"Listen just instead of making your plans fit around whatever Cole's doing, just make you own plans once in a while and maybe find something that's just for you." Prue suggested vaguely.
Phoebe smiled and nodded, "that's a pretty good idea, so what do you think I should do?"
Paige and Prue exchanged a look and rolled their eyes at her.
"What?"
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"So that's it the last of the boxes in the car… that means we're ready to go now." Prue sighed as she glanced around the hallway, a little reluctant to leave.
"We're going to miss you so much!" Piper and Phoebe exclaimed emotionally throwing themselves at Prue. The three hugged tightly together while Andy, Grams, Leo and Cole watched on.
When they came away from each other they all had tears in their eyes.
They all then laughed at each other; "oh this is silly… I mean its not like we're never going to see each other again… It's just ten minutes away." Prue wiped her eyes.
Piper and Phoebe nodded, "still… it's not the same."
Prue nodded understanding, "I'm going to go say bye to Paige," she told them all.
She found Paige rocking Emma to sleep in her bedroom, "knock, knock." She said softly, lightly tapping on the door to get Paige's attention.
Paige smiled weakly at her.
"I thought Glen was taking her." Prue commented from the door.
"He is… He's coming by later for her." She told her and then felt herself yawn.
Prue nodded, "can I have a shot?" She asked and Paige allowed her to lift Emma from her.
"Hey sweetie," Prue cooed rocking Emma gently.
"Prue how did you cope?" Paige found herself asking.
Prue smiled a little, "I don't know really." She admitted softly.
"Its just I knew it would be hard but juts I wasn't prepared for having no sleep and feeling tired all the time but still having to take care of whatever she need whenever she needs it. Sometimes I just want to put her on mute to have some peace. And Glen's great but he's got his parents that do most of the work for him sop he doesn't really understand. And Kyle is great too but it doesn't feel like he's my boyfriend half the time, just a friend who feels like he has to be there. I mean why would he want me as his girlfriend. We never go out on dates, there's always a baby around or our conversations revolve around her. I'm always tired so I snap at him a lot without meaning to and I never look pretty 'cause I'm covered in baby sick or have red puffy eyes from crying so much…"
She trailed off her rant and looked up at Prue searching for answers. "Hey listen to me, you're always beautiful… even right now when your cheeks are stained with tears. Tears that I wish you didn't have cry. But I felt like this too in the beginning but believe me it gets better. Just hang in there sweetie. And as for Kyle honey I've seen the way he looks at you, he doesn't hang around because he feels he has to, he wants to. Trust me on that."
Paige nodded weakly wiping at her eyes with her sleeve. "You know what me and Andy are just leaving to go to our apartment, why don't we drop Emma off at Glen's. Save him coming over for her later." Prue suggested lightly.
Paige smiled a bit and nodded, "thanks Prue."
"No problem." Prue assured her and stood up again, Emma still in her arms; "say goodbye to mummy Ems." She said quietly to the baby.
Paige kissed Emma softly on her forehead, "bye," she sighed, "I do love her you know."
"I know."
On the way out her room Prue met Kyle walking towards Paige's room. "Hey Prue, Emma." He smiled at them. "Is Paige in her room yeah?"
Prue nodded, "hey Kyle do me a favour. Cheer her up."
He smiled at her, "I'll try." He promised.
"You could try taking her out somewhere," Prue suggested.
"Where?" He asked.
"Wherever you would normally take a girl on a normal date."
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"Hey so what are we doing about dinner, we have to make it ourselves now you know." Prue grinned as she watched Andy on the floor of their apartment playing with Abbie.
He looked up at her; "well what do we have in to work with?"
She thought for a moment, "well nothing." She answered bluntly.
He brightened, "not true." He got to his feet taking Abbie with him and produced in front of Prue, leftover cake.
"You want us to have cake for our dinner?" Prue asked in disbelief.
"Yeah why not? We don't have parents around now to tell us what to do so I say we can." He said like a child.
Prue laughed, "Okay I give up we can have birthday cake for our dinner." She sighed but she was smiling. He took out the cake and she took out plates from another of their many boxes and the three of them sat down on the floor as they had no seats yet and ate cake.
And Prue couldn't help but admit that it was fun.
"So you still sad about leaving home?" Andy asked as they sat and ate.
She smiled at him and glanced around her before stating happily, "this is my home now."