Charmed... the other way around Chapter 4:
Autumn 1995 Part 3

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The next day went all smooth. Claire and Victor wondered in what strange kind of mind their daughter was in, but didn't ask. They never did. Prue always came to them, when she was ready. Prue wandered for lunch into the cafeteria. She sighed seeing the place Andy and her had drunk their coffee just yesterday. Her thoughts still were completely devoted to him.

'Love at first sigh? This is how it must feel like'

Prue thought to herself as she threw a few coins into the coffee machine and grabbed for the mug as an all too familiar voice behind her said

"whoa... coffee as black as the night. You really are a hard core girl, Prue"

Prue at first shrugged scared together but couldn't help but smile when she got who it was. She grabbed the mug and pulled it out, looking up at him, still somewhat smiling

"hello, to you, too, Andy"

she answered him

"Oooh good, you remember my name"

"I'm a quick learner... but... now I see how you can drink that coffee... that smile is so sweet... it sure sweetens the coffee"

"I told you already yesterday, you're not gonna get another kiss... not this easy anyway"

"oh c'mon... I want some candy"

Prue rolled her eyes

"you're such a macho"

she told him, still smiling as she started for the table, they sat at yesterday

"and you like it..."

"sure I do"

Prue answered in an ironical voice, which wasn't at all ironical in meaning.

"Oh c'mon, admit it already"

"what if I do?"

Prue asked back, pulling herself together to stay serious

"don't look so grumpy... it doesn't suit you"

"I'm not looking grumpy..."

"then smile!"

"you can't smile the whole day, Andy!"

"why not? Smiling and laughing are healthy"

"what do you want, Andy?"

"a kiss"

"you had already one"

Prue answered him, looking into her mug, stirring it, then taking a sip of it

"another kiss"

Prue put her mug down and started to think of new ways to shrug him off

"oh c'mon... you're not gonna start with that... you don't know me... I don't know you crap again"

"Andy... really... I like you... though I don't know much about you... but people I kiss... I wanna know more than that. People I kiss are supposed to know more about me. People I kiss should be more than just people now and then popping into my life. People I kiss should be a part of my life."

"I could be that"

Andy said, suddenly completely serious. Prue looked up. It was scary to see Andy in such a deadly serious state of mind. But there was this twinkle in his eyes, which had attracted Prue from the second she looked at him, which told her, he had fallen for her just as deep as she had fallen for him. A smile crept back on her face as she adverted her eyes down again.

"Give me a chance, Prue... we could like... meet every now and then... maybe even every day here, for lunch. We could get to know each other. We could talk. We can do whatever you want to. And when you want to... when you ask me to... I also can hold you, stroke you, kiss you..."

Prue looked down at his hand, which was approaching hers and looked up again

"why are you this persistent anyway?"

she asked

"I don't know... I really don't know... but somehow... you put a spell on me, miss..."

Prue smiled

"Bennett"

she finished for him. Andy smiled back

"so, Miss Bennett, are you agreeing to what I suggested?"

Prue took a big breath, heart and head battling once more

"how can someone say no to such an offer?"

she finally asked with a smile