Save Me
Chapter 6 "Andy's Proposal"
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"Damn it" Prue swore, a week later struggling to fit into her jeans, she was almost three months pregnant and was staring to show, her clothes were getting tighter and tighter, but she hated the idea of wearing maternity clothes. "Prue, hurry up, you're going to be late for school" Grams called up the stairs, "I'm coming" Prue called back and pulled a longer t-shirt over her jeans so it wasn't obvious that the top button didn't close. Prue heard Andy's car horn and she rushed down the stairs to meet him.
"Bye Grams, Bye Piper, Phoebe" Prue called hugging both of her sisters as they ran out the door to catch the bus to the middle school and high school. "Hey Andy" Prue said, dumping her backpack in the back seat of his car and then sitting in the passenger one. "How are you?" Andy asked. Prue shrugged "Screwed, I have a big chemistry test I was too tired to study for last night, I still haven't found a part time job and now none of my pants fit because I'm staring to show and I look terrible." Prue told him. "You do not" Andy argued good-naturedly "You look beautiful, you'll find a job soon and I'll help you study for your test at lunch today" Andy reassured her, "Anyway, I have something huge to ask you after school and I think that it will help you tremendously" Andy replied. "What is it?" Prue asked, raising an eyebrow, "are you going to carry my baby for the remaining 6 months because that's the only thing that would help me right now" Prue joked. Andy laughed "Sorry, honey, there's only so many things I'll do for you, but I will take you shopping for some new pants after school if you want." "Well, I could go up a size, or two" Prue conceded "as long as their not maternity." Then she paused and looked over at Andy "Hey, why are you being so nice to me?" "I'm always nice to you" Andy said innocently. "Not like this, you've never offered to take me shopping; I've always had to drag to the mall, what's up with you?" Prue asked curiously. "You'll find out after school" was all Andy said with a mischievous glint in his chocolate brown eyes.
Prue was curious the whole day about what Andy was going to tell her and, finally, the school day ended and she was at his house after school. They'd decided not to go shopping after all. "So, what did you want to tell me?" Prue asked the second they walked in the door. "Okay" Andy said, taking a deep breath and leading Prue over to the couch in the Trudeau's living room
"Prue, you know how I took summer school last summer so I could graduate from high school early" Prue nodded, waiting for him to continue, "Well, I just found out that I got all my credits, so I'm graduating and I got an early acceptance to the police academy." "That's great Andy" Prue said jumping up and hugging him, she knew how hard he'd worked for it. "That's not all" Andy told her "So, since I have my diploma, I'm going to move out of my parents house and get an apartment downtown, and, well, maybe you could come with me" Andy said smiling. "Move in with you?" Prue asked, surprised.
"No" Andy said, getting down on one knee and taking a ring box out of his pocket "Marry me". Prue's eyes widened looking at the small diamond ring in the box. "What?" Prue asked, "Andy, I…" "Just think about it Prue, I'm going to have a job at the police academy while I'm training and I'll have an apartment. You said yourself that you didn't want to live with Grams once the baby was born, and that you wanted to get your own place. Well, we could have one, and I could support us. What do you think?" Andy asked, hoping she'd say yes.
"Andy…" Prue trailed off again "I can't just get married, I'm only 16 and…you worked so hard for the police thing, why do you want to take care of me and a baby? It'll be really expensive and hard and…why are you asking me this?" Prue asked. Andy's face fell and he closed the box, "I just wanted to be there to help you, and… never mind, just…never mind" Andy said getting up and walking out of the room. Prue sighed. Marriage had never crossed her mind, but it did seem practical and they always had so much fun together, maybe it would be a good idea, and Prue couldn't imagine spending the rest of her life with anyone but him. But at 16, Prue couldn't really imagine spending the rest of her life with anyone. Andy's only 17, Prue reminded herself, and he seems so sure.
"Andy" Prue said, walking up the stairs to his room, he was sitting on his bed, twirling the ring over and over in his hands, staring into space. "Andy" Prue said again, and he looked up, "I'm sorry" he said. "I'm not" Prue told him, making up her mind, "Ask me again" "What?" "Andy, just, ask me again" Prue told him.
Andy got down on one knee and took her hand in his, slipping the ring on her finger, "Prue Halliwell, will you marry me?" "Yes" Prue answered, as Andy jumped up and hugged her, twirling her around in a circle in his arms. "We can make this work, Prue, I know it" Andy said happily. "Yeah" Prue answered, wishing she believed it too.
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