Sorry for the lateness in updating this fic...time is not on my side and this
is really slow going for some reason.
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The demon shimmered into the small apartment, being as quiet as possible, he couldn't be seen. Always having to hide, he hated it but that's what he had given himself, renouncing evil.
"Cole thanks for coming," Leo appeared coming out of the kitchen.
"Is Piper around?" Cole whispered.
"No, she's gone to the club," Leo leaned against the door frame; it was always easy to see when whitelighters were in distress.
"What's the problem?" He straightened where he stood feeling more comfortable not having to explain to Piper how he just appeared in her home.
"Did you ring Piper earlier?" Leo had already ruled this out, but he had to be sure. He hoped that Cole said yes then that wouldn't mean he had trouble in his hands.
"No, why would I?" Cole stuffed his hands in his jacket pockets.
"Someone rang claiming that a gold moon to lead her to her unknown sisters."
"Ahh, nope that wasn't me. I wonder who knows about it."
"Me too. This could be a serious problem and I might need your help," his eyes locked on Cole's for a second in silence both thinking about the possibilities of the current problem.
"What do you want me to do?"
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Prue sat comfortably on the armchair watching Rachel show her uncle her latest toy added to her collection. Having no kids of his own, Kirk Prue's brother often enjoyed playing with his younger sisters children.
"And how's my daughter doing?" Prue's mother asked sitting on the arm of the chair.
"Not too bad, just coping with getting around with the use of one crutch having only one useful arm," Prue sighed leaning back into the chair.
"At least you've got a supportive husband to help."
Prue wasn't sure if Carrie was being sarcastic. She had gone mad when she found out about the affair and was ready to do anything to save her daughter from being hurt again plus having brought up three children without her own husband at her side had given her a very bad view on men.
"Prue would be fine with or without Andy," Lisa, the middle child between Kirk and Prue chuckled. She was expecting her first child and had yet to tell the father.
Sky slowly and carefully climbed onto her mother's lap and looked ready to have a nap.
So far Prue had been the only one of her siblings to successfully have children or a marriage that hadn't led to divorce. And she was the youngest of the lot.
Andy stood not far off letting Prue's family talk to his wife freely but could hear all they said. He smiled when Prue looked his way, stroking Sky's hair indicating that he should take their daughter to her bed.
"Come on Little Tiger," Andy said picking Sky up from Prue's lap.
"But - but I want to stay here" she replied sticking out her arms in Prue's direction. "I want mommy."
The doorbell was heard and Marie was ever ready to answer the door.
"Don't you want to sleep in your bed?" Prue asked while Andy still held the small child.
Sky answered that by still holding out her hands and grabbing fistfuls of air.
Cole entered the living room immediately having Rachel run over to him and hugging his leg. "Hey Rach," he ruffled her dark hair and looked around the room. "Am I interrupting?"
Andy returned Sky to Prue and greeted Cole with a hand shake. "Not at all, your welcome to stay as long as you want there's plenty of food to go around."
Carrie went off into the kitchen followed by Lisa and Kirk when Andy's mother announced that lunch was ready. "I haven't heard from you in awhile," Cole said sitting on the sofa joined by Rachel.
"Yeah, things have been a bit hectic with the accident but Prue's home now so everything will return to normal soon," Andy explained.
"There were lots of sick people in hospital," Rachel commented looking up at Cole.
"That's what hospitals are for."
Andy left for the kitchen satisfied everything was under control.
"It was scary when mommy was there, I didn't like seeing her hurted," Rachel continued with big eyes.
"Daddy wouldn't let us stay the whole time either," Sky added slipping off Prue's lap and trying to get to Cole.
"Why don't you two go have your lunch and then I've got a surprise for you both," Cole smiled. They went slowly but surely wanting to know what the surprise would be.
Prue had her eyes closed and now looked like the one ready for sleep. Cole kneeled in front of her chair and folded his arms across her knees.
"Sounds like they missed you," he said quietly.
Prue opened her eyes and stared at him. "Hmm."
He saw something in her blue eyes that disturbed him, it hadn't been there before when he first arrived but now that they were alone it had appeared. "Want to talk?"
She sat up and looked towards the kitchen, then fell into his outstretched arms for a hug. She was his best friend after all.
"I've needed to talk to you for so long," she whispered. He was her confidante and she often told him things she felt she couldn't tell Andy or wasn't ready to. Cole had known she was pregnant both times before Andy knew, mainly because Prue was scared of how Andy might react.
"It's been that bad huh?" He smiled over the top of her head. He heard Prue take a deep breath which indicated for sure that she had things bursting to be said to him.
Andy had been happy when Cole arrived but now he knew things from Prue's perspective weren't perfect.
"Cole...I don't want to ruin our newly restored marriage but there's so much I don't know...about...about the affair...but I can't ask Andy..." Prue pulled away from Cole looking into his eyes. "This morning was perfect, we were so relaxed lying in bed...I don't want to change that..."
"But you still need to know," Cole finished for her.
She breathed deeply again and glanced down at her hands. "Why can't I just be happy having Andy back?"
"What is it you want to ask Andy but can't?"
"I know why he had the affair, but I don't know why he finished it. Why would it end just because of me? How do I know it is history?" Her eyes met his resembling ice more than usual.
"Prue I don't think that Andy would continue to cheat on you, he loves you. You just have to trust in your heart that everything is over between him and Christine." Cole hugged her again and rubbed her back for comfort.
"I guess I'll have to let this go...somehow," she quietly said.
"You two are missing out on all the food!" Andy shouted from the kitchen.
"How are you feeling?" Cole helped Prue to her feet and kept an arm around her.
"About what?"
"The accident," he lightly rested his hand on the cast covering half her arm to emphasize his question and concern.
"One car isn't enough to get rid of me," she smiled, something he wasn't sure he would end up seeing but happy that he did.
"I'm glad, I couldn't lose you."
- - - -
"Is everything ready?"
"Yes, all four have been told about the moon and their sisters, all we can do is wait and hope it goes to plan."
"Perfect, I'll soon have the four Charmed Ones under my control..."
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The demon shimmered into the small apartment, being as quiet as possible, he couldn't be seen. Always having to hide, he hated it but that's what he had given himself, renouncing evil.
"Cole thanks for coming," Leo appeared coming out of the kitchen.
"Is Piper around?" Cole whispered.
"No, she's gone to the club," Leo leaned against the door frame; it was always easy to see when whitelighters were in distress.
"What's the problem?" He straightened where he stood feeling more comfortable not having to explain to Piper how he just appeared in her home.
"Did you ring Piper earlier?" Leo had already ruled this out, but he had to be sure. He hoped that Cole said yes then that wouldn't mean he had trouble in his hands.
"No, why would I?" Cole stuffed his hands in his jacket pockets.
"Someone rang claiming that a gold moon to lead her to her unknown sisters."
"Ahh, nope that wasn't me. I wonder who knows about it."
"Me too. This could be a serious problem and I might need your help," his eyes locked on Cole's for a second in silence both thinking about the possibilities of the current problem.
"What do you want me to do?"
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Prue sat comfortably on the armchair watching Rachel show her uncle her latest toy added to her collection. Having no kids of his own, Kirk Prue's brother often enjoyed playing with his younger sisters children.
"And how's my daughter doing?" Prue's mother asked sitting on the arm of the chair.
"Not too bad, just coping with getting around with the use of one crutch having only one useful arm," Prue sighed leaning back into the chair.
"At least you've got a supportive husband to help."
Prue wasn't sure if Carrie was being sarcastic. She had gone mad when she found out about the affair and was ready to do anything to save her daughter from being hurt again plus having brought up three children without her own husband at her side had given her a very bad view on men.
"Prue would be fine with or without Andy," Lisa, the middle child between Kirk and Prue chuckled. She was expecting her first child and had yet to tell the father.
Sky slowly and carefully climbed onto her mother's lap and looked ready to have a nap.
So far Prue had been the only one of her siblings to successfully have children or a marriage that hadn't led to divorce. And she was the youngest of the lot.
Andy stood not far off letting Prue's family talk to his wife freely but could hear all they said. He smiled when Prue looked his way, stroking Sky's hair indicating that he should take their daughter to her bed.
"Come on Little Tiger," Andy said picking Sky up from Prue's lap.
"But - but I want to stay here" she replied sticking out her arms in Prue's direction. "I want mommy."
The doorbell was heard and Marie was ever ready to answer the door.
"Don't you want to sleep in your bed?" Prue asked while Andy still held the small child.
Sky answered that by still holding out her hands and grabbing fistfuls of air.
Cole entered the living room immediately having Rachel run over to him and hugging his leg. "Hey Rach," he ruffled her dark hair and looked around the room. "Am I interrupting?"
Andy returned Sky to Prue and greeted Cole with a hand shake. "Not at all, your welcome to stay as long as you want there's plenty of food to go around."
Carrie went off into the kitchen followed by Lisa and Kirk when Andy's mother announced that lunch was ready. "I haven't heard from you in awhile," Cole said sitting on the sofa joined by Rachel.
"Yeah, things have been a bit hectic with the accident but Prue's home now so everything will return to normal soon," Andy explained.
"There were lots of sick people in hospital," Rachel commented looking up at Cole.
"That's what hospitals are for."
Andy left for the kitchen satisfied everything was under control.
"It was scary when mommy was there, I didn't like seeing her hurted," Rachel continued with big eyes.
"Daddy wouldn't let us stay the whole time either," Sky added slipping off Prue's lap and trying to get to Cole.
"Why don't you two go have your lunch and then I've got a surprise for you both," Cole smiled. They went slowly but surely wanting to know what the surprise would be.
Prue had her eyes closed and now looked like the one ready for sleep. Cole kneeled in front of her chair and folded his arms across her knees.
"Sounds like they missed you," he said quietly.
Prue opened her eyes and stared at him. "Hmm."
He saw something in her blue eyes that disturbed him, it hadn't been there before when he first arrived but now that they were alone it had appeared. "Want to talk?"
She sat up and looked towards the kitchen, then fell into his outstretched arms for a hug. She was his best friend after all.
"I've needed to talk to you for so long," she whispered. He was her confidante and she often told him things she felt she couldn't tell Andy or wasn't ready to. Cole had known she was pregnant both times before Andy knew, mainly because Prue was scared of how Andy might react.
"It's been that bad huh?" He smiled over the top of her head. He heard Prue take a deep breath which indicated for sure that she had things bursting to be said to him.
Andy had been happy when Cole arrived but now he knew things from Prue's perspective weren't perfect.
"Cole...I don't want to ruin our newly restored marriage but there's so much I don't know...about...about the affair...but I can't ask Andy..." Prue pulled away from Cole looking into his eyes. "This morning was perfect, we were so relaxed lying in bed...I don't want to change that..."
"But you still need to know," Cole finished for her.
She breathed deeply again and glanced down at her hands. "Why can't I just be happy having Andy back?"
"What is it you want to ask Andy but can't?"
"I know why he had the affair, but I don't know why he finished it. Why would it end just because of me? How do I know it is history?" Her eyes met his resembling ice more than usual.
"Prue I don't think that Andy would continue to cheat on you, he loves you. You just have to trust in your heart that everything is over between him and Christine." Cole hugged her again and rubbed her back for comfort.
"I guess I'll have to let this go...somehow," she quietly said.
"You two are missing out on all the food!" Andy shouted from the kitchen.
"How are you feeling?" Cole helped Prue to her feet and kept an arm around her.
"About what?"
"The accident," he lightly rested his hand on the cast covering half her arm to emphasize his question and concern.
"One car isn't enough to get rid of me," she smiled, something he wasn't sure he would end up seeing but happy that he did.
"I'm glad, I couldn't lose you."
- - - -
"Is everything ready?"
"Yes, all four have been told about the moon and their sisters, all we can do is wait and hope it goes to plan."
"Perfect, I'll soon have the four Charmed Ones under my control..."