Coping with the Present.
Phoebe sat in her room thinking about everything that had happened in the last two months. She'd only been home for a week before Sean had found her and abused her. Then she had the whole police thing at the hospital. And now she was pregnant.
She was pretty certain that she was pregnant now. Although she didn't want to admit it, it was pretty difficult to deny with all the sickness and dizzy spell she'd been having. She was trying her best to hide it from her sisters, but it was getting more and more difficult. This sickness had mainly started just after the incident. But she'd been getting dizzy spells for quite a while. There was no doubt about it; she was going to have to tell her sisters about it soon.
But for the moment, she thought she should just worry about what her sisters already knew. Sean. The police had taken him away and he was being held in custody, for attempted murder. Not that she wasn't pleased he was being held in a secure area, but she knew that all of this would make him furious, and he may not be so unsuccessful in another murder attempt.
Prue had been very over protective of Phoebe since the incident and to be honest, Phoebe didn't mind it at all. Ever since that day, the two of them had become a lot closer. Phoebe chuckled at the thought of the events earlier that week. Piper almost had to throw Prue out of the house because she was so reluctant to leave Phoebe on her own.
Flashback
"Prue, she's fine. Go to work!" Piper said slowly so her words couldn't get past Prue.
"But."
"No, Prue." Piper interrupted her sister before she could say anything. "We are losing enough money with one of us staying here as it is."
"Then why don't you go to work." Prue pleaded.
"Well, a) I have been to work solidly for the past few weeks, and b) your job pays you more money. That and you need to get out of the house! So there, missy. Now get!" Piper stated, giving her big sister a playful smack on the behind.
Prue looked back at Piper and whined. "Piiiiiiper. Please!"
Piper just shook her head. "No way, now go! You're gonna be late."
Prue reluctantly accepted that she had to go to work. "I'll, um, call every hour." Prue said, walking down the driveway.
"GO!"
Phoebe looked on at the interaction between her sisters from her bedroom window. She smiled.
End of Flashback
Phoebe felt pleased in a way that her sister was willing to sacrifice her job for her. She inwardly smiled; remembering what Piper had told her Prue did to Sean. Tut tut Sean, she thought, you shouldn't mess with sisters, especially not Prue. Phoebe was well aware of her sister's feelings towards Sean. She knew that if Sean laid another finger of her, Prue would be the one going down for attempted murder, not Sean.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a huge lurch of her stomach. She quickly got up and raced for the bathroom.
"How many times has she done that?" Piper said down the phone, not realising the person on the other end of the line could not see what was going on.
"Done what? Piper, I can't see, remember. I'm at work." Prue reminded her sister.
"Phoebe, she just ran across the landing and is now peuking her guts out." Piper stated.
"Oh, that."
"Yeah, she's been doing it constantly for the past few weeks, ever since." her voice trailed off.
"I know. Well, you know," Prue paused wondering whether she should say it or not. "Maybe she's pregnant." Prue suggested. "I mean, it would make sense." She added." With the, um, thing with Sean and all. And then there was her dream and now the sickness."
"You think the sickness is morning sickness?" Piper questioned.
"Yeah, maybe."
"What if she is though, Prue? What if she's pregnant? What will she do? Hell, what will we do?" Piper said, a slight panic evident in her voice.
"We'll cross that bridge IF and only IF we get there." Prue told her sister clearly.
"I better go see if she's okay. She hasn't gone back to her room yet." Piper said, beginning to end the conversation.
"Okay, I'll ring back in an hour to see how everything's going." Prue said.
"Prue. you don't have to." Piper was cut off.
"I know I don't, but I want to. So there." Piper could imagine Prue's tongue sticking out of her mouth right about now.
"Okay, fine. Whatever. Just put that tongue back in your mouth." She said, giving in to her sister's wishes.
"How did you."
"Know? You're too obvious Prue. I'll speak to you in an hour then." Piper said.
"Okay. Love you Piper, and Phoebe."
"Love you too Prue, bye." Piper said, hanging up the phone.
She sighed heavily, knowing what lay ahead of her. Phoebe could be a nightmare when you offered her help. Oh well, she thought, best get it over with.
Knocking on the bathroom door she waited nervously for her sister's reply.
"It's okay Piper, you can come in." Phoebe's weak voice sounded through the door. Piper carefully pushed open the door and gasped at the sight. Phoebe was as white as a sheet. Her skin was so pale and pasty it was almost translucent. Her mouth was draped in an unsightly substance and her hair was matted to her forehead.
"Oh baby." She said, running over to her sister with a cool cloth. She placed it on her forehead and gently moved it around her face, cooling her down. "This one sure knocked you down huh?" She said, trying to make conversation with her sister. Phoebe gave her sister a half smile.
"Yeah, just a little."
"Rinse and spit baby." Piper said, holding a glass of water out for her sister. Phoebe did as she was told.
Once she had made sure Phoebe was okay she said, "Come on honey, let's get you back into bed." Phoebe didn't argue, instead she just let her sister lead her back into her bedroom. Once she was laying down on her bed, she looked into Piper's eyes.
She saw something. Something bizarre. She couldn't quite place what this thing was she saw in her sister's eyes. Suddenly, it clicked. Oh god, she thought.
"You know, don't you?"
"Know? Know what, honey?" Piper asked, confused by her sister's random question.
Phoebe sent her sister a silent message through eye contact. Piper facial features moved suddenly in a way that showed she understood her sister's meaning.
"We had our theories." Piper stated, confirming her sister's thought.
"It's okay. It's not like I'd be able to hide it much longer."
Piper smiled at her sister. "It'll be all right, honey." Piper said as she ran her hand gently over her baby sister's back. "Me and Prue are gonna be right here with you all the way."
Phoebe smiled at Piper. The phone suddenly rang, making Phoebe jump. Piper looked at Phoebe "speaking of Prue."
Piper went over to the telephone and picked up the receiver. "Hello?" She called.
"Piper, it's me. Lock all the doors and windows, Anna and Marcus will be round soon. Just stay upstairs and for god sake keep Phoebe out of site." Prue's panicked voice sounded down the phone as she flung instructions at her sister.
"Prue! Whoa slow down. What's happened?"
"Sean! He's escaped."
Phoebe sat in her room thinking about everything that had happened in the last two months. She'd only been home for a week before Sean had found her and abused her. Then she had the whole police thing at the hospital. And now she was pregnant.
She was pretty certain that she was pregnant now. Although she didn't want to admit it, it was pretty difficult to deny with all the sickness and dizzy spell she'd been having. She was trying her best to hide it from her sisters, but it was getting more and more difficult. This sickness had mainly started just after the incident. But she'd been getting dizzy spells for quite a while. There was no doubt about it; she was going to have to tell her sisters about it soon.
But for the moment, she thought she should just worry about what her sisters already knew. Sean. The police had taken him away and he was being held in custody, for attempted murder. Not that she wasn't pleased he was being held in a secure area, but she knew that all of this would make him furious, and he may not be so unsuccessful in another murder attempt.
Prue had been very over protective of Phoebe since the incident and to be honest, Phoebe didn't mind it at all. Ever since that day, the two of them had become a lot closer. Phoebe chuckled at the thought of the events earlier that week. Piper almost had to throw Prue out of the house because she was so reluctant to leave Phoebe on her own.
Flashback
"Prue, she's fine. Go to work!" Piper said slowly so her words couldn't get past Prue.
"But."
"No, Prue." Piper interrupted her sister before she could say anything. "We are losing enough money with one of us staying here as it is."
"Then why don't you go to work." Prue pleaded.
"Well, a) I have been to work solidly for the past few weeks, and b) your job pays you more money. That and you need to get out of the house! So there, missy. Now get!" Piper stated, giving her big sister a playful smack on the behind.
Prue looked back at Piper and whined. "Piiiiiiper. Please!"
Piper just shook her head. "No way, now go! You're gonna be late."
Prue reluctantly accepted that she had to go to work. "I'll, um, call every hour." Prue said, walking down the driveway.
"GO!"
Phoebe looked on at the interaction between her sisters from her bedroom window. She smiled.
End of Flashback
Phoebe felt pleased in a way that her sister was willing to sacrifice her job for her. She inwardly smiled; remembering what Piper had told her Prue did to Sean. Tut tut Sean, she thought, you shouldn't mess with sisters, especially not Prue. Phoebe was well aware of her sister's feelings towards Sean. She knew that if Sean laid another finger of her, Prue would be the one going down for attempted murder, not Sean.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a huge lurch of her stomach. She quickly got up and raced for the bathroom.
"How many times has she done that?" Piper said down the phone, not realising the person on the other end of the line could not see what was going on.
"Done what? Piper, I can't see, remember. I'm at work." Prue reminded her sister.
"Phoebe, she just ran across the landing and is now peuking her guts out." Piper stated.
"Oh, that."
"Yeah, she's been doing it constantly for the past few weeks, ever since." her voice trailed off.
"I know. Well, you know," Prue paused wondering whether she should say it or not. "Maybe she's pregnant." Prue suggested. "I mean, it would make sense." She added." With the, um, thing with Sean and all. And then there was her dream and now the sickness."
"You think the sickness is morning sickness?" Piper questioned.
"Yeah, maybe."
"What if she is though, Prue? What if she's pregnant? What will she do? Hell, what will we do?" Piper said, a slight panic evident in her voice.
"We'll cross that bridge IF and only IF we get there." Prue told her sister clearly.
"I better go see if she's okay. She hasn't gone back to her room yet." Piper said, beginning to end the conversation.
"Okay, I'll ring back in an hour to see how everything's going." Prue said.
"Prue. you don't have to." Piper was cut off.
"I know I don't, but I want to. So there." Piper could imagine Prue's tongue sticking out of her mouth right about now.
"Okay, fine. Whatever. Just put that tongue back in your mouth." She said, giving in to her sister's wishes.
"How did you."
"Know? You're too obvious Prue. I'll speak to you in an hour then." Piper said.
"Okay. Love you Piper, and Phoebe."
"Love you too Prue, bye." Piper said, hanging up the phone.
She sighed heavily, knowing what lay ahead of her. Phoebe could be a nightmare when you offered her help. Oh well, she thought, best get it over with.
Knocking on the bathroom door she waited nervously for her sister's reply.
"It's okay Piper, you can come in." Phoebe's weak voice sounded through the door. Piper carefully pushed open the door and gasped at the sight. Phoebe was as white as a sheet. Her skin was so pale and pasty it was almost translucent. Her mouth was draped in an unsightly substance and her hair was matted to her forehead.
"Oh baby." She said, running over to her sister with a cool cloth. She placed it on her forehead and gently moved it around her face, cooling her down. "This one sure knocked you down huh?" She said, trying to make conversation with her sister. Phoebe gave her sister a half smile.
"Yeah, just a little."
"Rinse and spit baby." Piper said, holding a glass of water out for her sister. Phoebe did as she was told.
Once she had made sure Phoebe was okay she said, "Come on honey, let's get you back into bed." Phoebe didn't argue, instead she just let her sister lead her back into her bedroom. Once she was laying down on her bed, she looked into Piper's eyes.
She saw something. Something bizarre. She couldn't quite place what this thing was she saw in her sister's eyes. Suddenly, it clicked. Oh god, she thought.
"You know, don't you?"
"Know? Know what, honey?" Piper asked, confused by her sister's random question.
Phoebe sent her sister a silent message through eye contact. Piper facial features moved suddenly in a way that showed she understood her sister's meaning.
"We had our theories." Piper stated, confirming her sister's thought.
"It's okay. It's not like I'd be able to hide it much longer."
Piper smiled at her sister. "It'll be all right, honey." Piper said as she ran her hand gently over her baby sister's back. "Me and Prue are gonna be right here with you all the way."
Phoebe smiled at Piper. The phone suddenly rang, making Phoebe jump. Piper looked at Phoebe "speaking of Prue."
Piper went over to the telephone and picked up the receiver. "Hello?" She called.
"Piper, it's me. Lock all the doors and windows, Anna and Marcus will be round soon. Just stay upstairs and for god sake keep Phoebe out of site." Prue's panicked voice sounded down the phone as she flung instructions at her sister.
"Prue! Whoa slow down. What's happened?"
"Sean! He's escaped."