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Sometimes I feel the fear of uncertainty stinging clear
And I can't help but ask myself how much I'll let the fear
Take the wheel and steer
It's driven me before, and it seems to have a vague
Haunting mass appeal
Lately I'm beginning to find that I
Should be the one behind the wheel
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Prue slid into the car, her hands shaking. "I can do this, I can do this, I can do this." she whispered.
"What's that, sweetie?" Phoebe asked, getting into the passenger seat.
"Nothing." Prue mumbled. She took a deep breath. "Put your seatbelt on."
Phoebe complied. "You know how to get there?"
Prue nodded, and put her hands on the wheel, trying to steel her nerves.
"Um, honey?" Phoebe started. "It helps if you start the car first."
"Oh. Right." Prue said. She put turned the key in the ignition, and fought the panic that quickly rose in her when the engine started.
As she pulled out of the driveway, Prue was gripping the wheel so hard her knuckles turned white. Phoebe was staring out the window, thinking about what classes she'd take, and didn't notice.
The fifteen-minute drive from the manor to the college took almost half an hour. Prue was driving extra-slowly, and coming to a complete stop at every yellow light. Finally, she dropped her sister off at the front office.
"Thanks, honey. I'll call you when I'm done." Phoebe yelled over her shoulder.
Prue nodded, then leaned on the window, getting up the courage to pull out again. She'd made it this far, and she was slightly more comfortable, but still scared. Scowling at her own cowardice, she forced herself to put the car into gear and pull out of the parking lot.
Just as Prue was leaving the campus, her cell phone rang. She pulled over before answering. "Hello?"
"Hey," came Andy's voice. "I was just thinking. We never did get to make up that dinner you owe me. You wanna come over?"
"Now?" Prue asked.
"Yes, now." Andy responded.
Prue thought for a minute. Andy's apartment was closer than her house. The part of her that was still filled with what she kept telling herself was an irrational fear was screaming at her to say yes. Finally, she complied. "I'll be there in ten minutes."
She hung up, and pulled out on to the road. This time, she forced herself to drive within five MPH of the speed limit, and arrived at Andy's on time. When she got there, she was shaking and pale.
He ushered her inside, closing the door behind them. "Prue? Baby, what's wrong?"
"I just..." Prue started uncertainly. "God, I just, I can't do it. I got behind the wheel, like you've all been telling me to, and... Andy, I was scared as hell. I kept thinking I was going to crash again. I nearly had a panic attack when the car started, and every time another car came close, I almost stopped breathing, and I didn't even hit another car last time, so that's just ridiculous, but I-"
Andy stopped her. "It's okay. You're okay. You got here just fine, didn't you?" Prue didn't respond. She was still trembling, and the knot in her chest was so tight she could barely breathe. "Oh, come here, baby," he said, pulling her to him. He held her for a while, comfortingly, until he was sure she was okay. "Better?" he asked.
"Yeah." Prue answered, pulling away. "Now, I am."
"Good." Andy said, lightly planting a kiss on her forehead. "Because dinner's ready. Come on, honey, you need to eat something."
Prue nodded weakly and followed him into the kitchen. He'd prepared her favourite, pasta, and as they ate, the colour returned to her face. By the end of the meal, her anxiety had all but vanished.
After dinner, they cuddled up on the couch. They were getting quite comfortable when Prue's cell rang. She answered it, straining to listen as Andy distracted her by playfully kissing her neck.
"Prue? It's me." came Phoebe's voice on the other end.
Prue tried unsuccessfully to push Andy away. "Hi, honey. You need me to come get you?"
"Yeah. Don't worry, sweetie, drive slowly if you need to. I know you're not completely comfortable in a car yet." Phoebe said. Both sisters knew the last sentence was a huge understatement. Prue let it slide.
"Yeah, okay." she said. Andy looked at her imploringly, and she suddenly had the strong desire not to leave him. "Um, actually, sweetie, do you think you could get a ride from Piper? Something's... come up."
"Okay, sure. See you at home, honey." Phoebe hung up.
Andy took the phone from Prue's hand and tossed it carelessly into her purse on the floor. He kissed her, starting at the neck and working his way up to her lips, all the while unbuttoning her blouse. Then, he picked her up and carried her into the bedroom, throwing her onto the bed. Prue reached up and pulled him down next to her.
"Can you believe, after all these years, this is where we still end up?" she asked.
Andy smiled. "Must be fate. Or damn good sex."
Prue hit him with a pillow. He tossed it aside and grabbed her. Prue allowed herself to sink into a deep, lasting kiss. 'This must be the definition of soulmates,' she thought. After that, she wasn't thinking anything.
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A/N: I know, some of you think I spend way too much time focusing on Prue/Andy instead of Piper/Leo. I promise you, their time will come. How soon their time comes depends on how many reviews I get. So go on, people. The sexy purple button is calling you.
A/N2 (added long after I wrote this chapter, just before I uploaded): Some of you have been asking for e-mails when I update. Since there's no way I can keep track of a bunch of screen names and not lose them all, I've created a Yahoo group that you can join if you want to be notified when I update. Email me at xscarletstarlet@aol.com and I'll send you an invite.
~from the song "Drive" by incubus~
Sometimes I feel the fear of uncertainty stinging clear
And I can't help but ask myself how much I'll let the fear
Take the wheel and steer
It's driven me before, and it seems to have a vague
Haunting mass appeal
Lately I'm beginning to find that I
Should be the one behind the wheel
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Prue slid into the car, her hands shaking. "I can do this, I can do this, I can do this." she whispered.
"What's that, sweetie?" Phoebe asked, getting into the passenger seat.
"Nothing." Prue mumbled. She took a deep breath. "Put your seatbelt on."
Phoebe complied. "You know how to get there?"
Prue nodded, and put her hands on the wheel, trying to steel her nerves.
"Um, honey?" Phoebe started. "It helps if you start the car first."
"Oh. Right." Prue said. She put turned the key in the ignition, and fought the panic that quickly rose in her when the engine started.
As she pulled out of the driveway, Prue was gripping the wheel so hard her knuckles turned white. Phoebe was staring out the window, thinking about what classes she'd take, and didn't notice.
The fifteen-minute drive from the manor to the college took almost half an hour. Prue was driving extra-slowly, and coming to a complete stop at every yellow light. Finally, she dropped her sister off at the front office.
"Thanks, honey. I'll call you when I'm done." Phoebe yelled over her shoulder.
Prue nodded, then leaned on the window, getting up the courage to pull out again. She'd made it this far, and she was slightly more comfortable, but still scared. Scowling at her own cowardice, she forced herself to put the car into gear and pull out of the parking lot.
Just as Prue was leaving the campus, her cell phone rang. She pulled over before answering. "Hello?"
"Hey," came Andy's voice. "I was just thinking. We never did get to make up that dinner you owe me. You wanna come over?"
"Now?" Prue asked.
"Yes, now." Andy responded.
Prue thought for a minute. Andy's apartment was closer than her house. The part of her that was still filled with what she kept telling herself was an irrational fear was screaming at her to say yes. Finally, she complied. "I'll be there in ten minutes."
She hung up, and pulled out on to the road. This time, she forced herself to drive within five MPH of the speed limit, and arrived at Andy's on time. When she got there, she was shaking and pale.
He ushered her inside, closing the door behind them. "Prue? Baby, what's wrong?"
"I just..." Prue started uncertainly. "God, I just, I can't do it. I got behind the wheel, like you've all been telling me to, and... Andy, I was scared as hell. I kept thinking I was going to crash again. I nearly had a panic attack when the car started, and every time another car came close, I almost stopped breathing, and I didn't even hit another car last time, so that's just ridiculous, but I-"
Andy stopped her. "It's okay. You're okay. You got here just fine, didn't you?" Prue didn't respond. She was still trembling, and the knot in her chest was so tight she could barely breathe. "Oh, come here, baby," he said, pulling her to him. He held her for a while, comfortingly, until he was sure she was okay. "Better?" he asked.
"Yeah." Prue answered, pulling away. "Now, I am."
"Good." Andy said, lightly planting a kiss on her forehead. "Because dinner's ready. Come on, honey, you need to eat something."
Prue nodded weakly and followed him into the kitchen. He'd prepared her favourite, pasta, and as they ate, the colour returned to her face. By the end of the meal, her anxiety had all but vanished.
After dinner, they cuddled up on the couch. They were getting quite comfortable when Prue's cell rang. She answered it, straining to listen as Andy distracted her by playfully kissing her neck.
"Prue? It's me." came Phoebe's voice on the other end.
Prue tried unsuccessfully to push Andy away. "Hi, honey. You need me to come get you?"
"Yeah. Don't worry, sweetie, drive slowly if you need to. I know you're not completely comfortable in a car yet." Phoebe said. Both sisters knew the last sentence was a huge understatement. Prue let it slide.
"Yeah, okay." she said. Andy looked at her imploringly, and she suddenly had the strong desire not to leave him. "Um, actually, sweetie, do you think you could get a ride from Piper? Something's... come up."
"Okay, sure. See you at home, honey." Phoebe hung up.
Andy took the phone from Prue's hand and tossed it carelessly into her purse on the floor. He kissed her, starting at the neck and working his way up to her lips, all the while unbuttoning her blouse. Then, he picked her up and carried her into the bedroom, throwing her onto the bed. Prue reached up and pulled him down next to her.
"Can you believe, after all these years, this is where we still end up?" she asked.
Andy smiled. "Must be fate. Or damn good sex."
Prue hit him with a pillow. He tossed it aside and grabbed her. Prue allowed herself to sink into a deep, lasting kiss. 'This must be the definition of soulmates,' she thought. After that, she wasn't thinking anything.
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A/N: I know, some of you think I spend way too much time focusing on Prue/Andy instead of Piper/Leo. I promise you, their time will come. How soon their time comes depends on how many reviews I get. So go on, people. The sexy purple button is calling you.
A/N2 (added long after I wrote this chapter, just before I uploaded): Some of you have been asking for e-mails when I update. Since there's no way I can keep track of a bunch of screen names and not lose them all, I've created a Yahoo group that you can join if you want to be notified when I update. Email me at xscarletstarlet@aol.com and I'll send you an invite.
~from the song "Drive" by incubus~