Chapter Two
Prue stood in the doorway of Mady's room, watching her for a few seconds after Andy had taken their two boys out for dinner and were going to bring Prue something back. Mady had been asleep for most of the day and had fallen asleep again only a few minutes earlier, at this point Prue was predicting that Mady would sleep for the night, if she didn't get worse.
Satisfied that Mady was ok for the time being, Prue reached for her doorknob and almost completely shut her door, leaving it open a few inches so that if she did wake up she would be heard. Prue then headed down stairs to pick the house up, making it look at least somewhat presentable. About that time, Andy and their two boys came through the front door.
"Mommy!" Five-year-old Caleb shouted running at Prue and wrapping his arms around her legs.
"Hey Buddy." Prue said, picking him up. "How was dinner?"
"Guess what I had?" Caleb asked, his green eyes sparkling.
"I don't know. Pizza?"
"Nope. A huge hamburger!" Caleb held his hands apart for emphasis and Prue laughed.
"That big, really? What did you get me for dinner?" Prue looked over at Andy who held a few take out boxes.
"A BLT, like you requested and Piper sent us some chicken noodle soup home for Mady." Andy said heading towards the kitchen, leaving Prue with her two boys.
"So Logan, what did you have for dinner?" Prue asked settling on the couch with Caleb. Eight-year-old Logan sat down with them, wearing the same mischievous look his little brother had a few minutes earlier.
"A steak." Logan replied and Prue looked at him, surprised.
"Dad let you have a steak?"
"Yup."
"Did you eat it all?" Logan shook his head and Prue was slightly relieved. "So boys, what movie should we watch tonight?"
"Spiderman!" Logan shouted and Prue sighed.
"I don't think so buddy. How about National Treasure?"
"Yeah!" Caleb said happily, Logan sat and thought for a few seconds then nodded his head in agreement.
"Ok, go upstairs and get in your pajamas, but be quiet, Mady's asleep."
"Ok Mommy." Caleb said solemnly as he followed Logan up the stairs. Andy reappeared in the living room, a glass of Diet Coke and Prue's sandwich and fries in hand.
Andy handed them to Prue and then settled onto the couch with Prue. "So you and the boys are going to watch National Treasure?" He asked and Prue nodded her head, then his comment hit her.
"Wait, where are you going to be?" Prue asked looking at him, Andy smiled at her guiltily. "You have to go into work? Tonight, seriously?" Andy nodded his head.
"Darryl called during dinner, we have a new case and I need to go in and check things over and make sure the scene can be cleared."
"When do you think you'll be home?"
"Two or three in the morning."
"You better go tell the boys and check on Mady for me." Prue said softly. Andy nodded his head, kissed her and then headed up the stairs. Andy checked on Mady first, since he had only talked to her once and she had slept most of the time he was home.
Mady was still sleeping soundly, not that Andy was complaining, the more sleep she got the better. He sat down on Mady's bed, placed his cool hand on her still very hot forehead and then leaned down to kiss her. He pulled the blankets up over Mady and then went to tell the boys goodbye.
"You two be good for Mom tonight, you hear me." Andy said to both boys a few minutes later.
"Why do you have to go to work?" Logan asked grumpily.
"Because I need to catch the bad guys." Andy replied, Caleb looked to him confused.
"I thought that's what Mommy did."
"She does, but she catches the magical bad guys. I catch regular bad guys."
"Oh. But who's going to read my story to me?"
"Mommy can do that."
"But she doesn't do all the voices like you and Mady." Andy chuckled and looked over at Prue.
"I bet if you ask Mommy, really super nicely, she'll do all the voices."
"I'll help too." Logan promised his younger brother, who seemed satisfied with this answer.
"I'll come in and check on you when I get home, ok boys."
"Ok!" Logan and Caleb said in unison, hugging Andy tightly around the neck. And kissed Prue one more time and then headed out the door.
"Boys, I'm going to run upstairs and tell Mady where I am and change in my pajamas and then I'll be right back." Prue said climbing up off the couch. She hurried upstairs.
Prue opened Mady's door for what seemed like the billionth time that day, realizing the last thing she really needed to do was check on her, so she just went and changed. Then headed back to the family room, where Logan had already started National Treasure.
Prue settled onto the couch and Caleb settled into her lap. They only made it as far as where Ben and Riley met Abigail for the first time, before Caleb saw his older sister standing in the doorway, watching them.
"Mady!" Caleb cheered happily. Mady smiled at her youngest brother and headed over to the couch. She somehow manage to squeeze herself between the back of the couch and Prue's right side, snuggling under the large blanket Caleb had gotten for himself and Prue a few minutes earlier.
"Are you feeling better?" Caleb asked, now ignoring the movie. He placed his tiny hand on Mady's still warm forehead and then looked at Prue. "She still feels hot." Caleb exclaimed and Prue rested her hand on Mady's forehead.
"Yeah, but not as hot as before. So she's getting better." Prue reassured Caleb. "Right Mady?" Prue then asked, positive that Caleb wouldn't believe her.
"Yeah, I'm feeling lots better," Mady said and Prue doubted that was the case. Mady rested her head on Prue's shoulder and looked at her youngest brother. "If I'm not feeling even better tomorrow, guess what?"
"What?" Caleb asked, getting excited.
"You and I can hang out all day and watch movies. I'm gonna need my favorite little brother to take care of me and help me get better. You think you're up to the job?"
"Of course!" Caleb said seriously, using his mother's favorite phrase and making it sound cute, only like a five-year-old could.
"What about me?" Logan asked from his spot on the floor.
"Well Caleb and I can't do it all by ourselves." Mady stated and Logan nodded his head.
"Just don't get me sick." He then stated turning back to the movie. Prue chuckled at her children's antics as they finished and all three fell silent to watch the movie for around the hundredth time.