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I don't need no one
To tell me about heaven
I look at my daughter
And I believe
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Prue looked at herself in the mirror, sighing. It had taken her over half an hour to find clothes that fit. Frowning, she smoothed her loose white shirt over the small curve at her belly that, at five months, was just barely visible. Sighing again, she pulled at the shirt restlessly. But it was no use. She was definately starting to show.
Deciding that there was nothing more she could do about the shirt, she left it alone and started to do her hair. Suddenly, she felt something that made her drop the brush and, eyes widening, put both hands to her stomach. Then, she felt it again. The baby was kicking.
A minute later, there was a knock, and from the other side of the door, Piper called Prue's name. The elder sister was too shocked to respond.
"Prue?" Piper called again. She came in, and found her sister standing there, rubbing her stomach. "Prue, what's wrong?"
Prue looked up, noticing her sister for the first time. "She moved. I felt her move."
Piper looked confused for a second. "You mean the baby?"
Prue nodded. "Come here, she's doing it now."
Piper hurried to her sister's side, gently placing her hand where Prue told her to. "Oh, that's so amazing," she breathed.
Prue nodded, and both siblings started giggling.
"What's going on in here?" Phoebe asked, poking her head in the door.
"Pheebs, come feel your neice or nephew." Piper told her.
"Neice." Prue corrected as Phoebe ran over to them.
"You don't know that for sure," Phoebe pointed out. "The last time you had an ultrasound, it was too early to tell, remember?"
Prue shrugged. "Doesn't matter," she insisted, "I just know she's a girl."
Piper and Phoebe exchanged skeptical glances, both hoping for Prue's sake that she was right. The baby, meanwhile, had stopped moving, so Prue sat down on the edge of her bed. Piper and Phoebe took seats on either side of her.
"Honey, was that the first time you felt her?" Phoebe asked.
Prue nodded. "Yeah. You know, this is the first thing that's made me realize that this is all real. Before, I always thought of her as an abstract. It just never really sunk in until now."
"So now what are you thinking?" Piper wondered.
"I don't know," Prue replied. She looked down, resting her hand on her belly, and then looked back up at her sisters. "I didn't know it was possible to be so happy and so scared at the same time."
Piper and Phoebe hugged her, and kissed her reassuringly.
"You know you're going to be okay. Both of you." Piper said.
"Yeah, and we'll be here to help." Phoebe added. "You're not doing this alone."
"I know," Prue said. "I guess I just never pictured myself as a single parent, that's all."
"Do you regret not telling T.J.?" Phoebe stroking her sister's hair.
Prue shook her head. "No. I regret that I know he wasn't ready for this, and I regret that my baby's going to grow up without her daddy, like we did, but I don't regret not telling him. He wouldn't have been able to handle this. He's just not the type to settle down, and he would've ended up resenting me, maybe even her."
"Then you did the right thing," Piper assured her.
Prue sighed. "It doesn't keep me from wishing I'd done the wrong thing, instead."
Piper and Phoebe looked at each other, both at a loss for what to say. They didn't have to say anything, however, because Prue got up and went back to brushing her hair.
"I'm going to be late for work," she said, glancing at her alarm clock in the mirror. Reading the numbers as best she could backwards, she figured she'd get there on time if she left within the next five minutes.
"My last class ends at 12 today," Phoebe told her. "Do you guys want to meet somewhere for lunch?"
"I can't," Piper said. "I have to do inventory at P3, and the only other people I've got working today are Rachel, Trey, and Abbey... And Leo, if I can make him come help me."
"I'll go, Pheebs." Prue said. "Want me to pick you up in the student center?"
Phoebe nodded. "Sounds good. I'll meet you there."
"Allright," Prue said. With this plan in mind, she kissed her sisters good-bye, grabbed her purse off the dresser, and left for work.
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A/N: Hmm... After reading this chapter, you think Prue's having a girl, don'tcha? She could. Or, she could be surprised four months later by... how did Phoebe put this? Oh, yes. "Mr. Winky between the legs", the same way Piper was on the show. I guess I'll just have to keep you all in suspense for a few chapters. :P
A/N2: I mentioned before the idea of putting future chapters of Destined into a seperate story. I decided against it, for now at least. Let me know if you think I should.
~from the song "Heaven" by Live~
I don't need no one
To tell me about heaven
I look at my daughter
And I believe
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Prue looked at herself in the mirror, sighing. It had taken her over half an hour to find clothes that fit. Frowning, she smoothed her loose white shirt over the small curve at her belly that, at five months, was just barely visible. Sighing again, she pulled at the shirt restlessly. But it was no use. She was definately starting to show.
Deciding that there was nothing more she could do about the shirt, she left it alone and started to do her hair. Suddenly, she felt something that made her drop the brush and, eyes widening, put both hands to her stomach. Then, she felt it again. The baby was kicking.
A minute later, there was a knock, and from the other side of the door, Piper called Prue's name. The elder sister was too shocked to respond.
"Prue?" Piper called again. She came in, and found her sister standing there, rubbing her stomach. "Prue, what's wrong?"
Prue looked up, noticing her sister for the first time. "She moved. I felt her move."
Piper looked confused for a second. "You mean the baby?"
Prue nodded. "Come here, she's doing it now."
Piper hurried to her sister's side, gently placing her hand where Prue told her to. "Oh, that's so amazing," she breathed.
Prue nodded, and both siblings started giggling.
"What's going on in here?" Phoebe asked, poking her head in the door.
"Pheebs, come feel your neice or nephew." Piper told her.
"Neice." Prue corrected as Phoebe ran over to them.
"You don't know that for sure," Phoebe pointed out. "The last time you had an ultrasound, it was too early to tell, remember?"
Prue shrugged. "Doesn't matter," she insisted, "I just know she's a girl."
Piper and Phoebe exchanged skeptical glances, both hoping for Prue's sake that she was right. The baby, meanwhile, had stopped moving, so Prue sat down on the edge of her bed. Piper and Phoebe took seats on either side of her.
"Honey, was that the first time you felt her?" Phoebe asked.
Prue nodded. "Yeah. You know, this is the first thing that's made me realize that this is all real. Before, I always thought of her as an abstract. It just never really sunk in until now."
"So now what are you thinking?" Piper wondered.
"I don't know," Prue replied. She looked down, resting her hand on her belly, and then looked back up at her sisters. "I didn't know it was possible to be so happy and so scared at the same time."
Piper and Phoebe hugged her, and kissed her reassuringly.
"You know you're going to be okay. Both of you." Piper said.
"Yeah, and we'll be here to help." Phoebe added. "You're not doing this alone."
"I know," Prue said. "I guess I just never pictured myself as a single parent, that's all."
"Do you regret not telling T.J.?" Phoebe stroking her sister's hair.
Prue shook her head. "No. I regret that I know he wasn't ready for this, and I regret that my baby's going to grow up without her daddy, like we did, but I don't regret not telling him. He wouldn't have been able to handle this. He's just not the type to settle down, and he would've ended up resenting me, maybe even her."
"Then you did the right thing," Piper assured her.
Prue sighed. "It doesn't keep me from wishing I'd done the wrong thing, instead."
Piper and Phoebe looked at each other, both at a loss for what to say. They didn't have to say anything, however, because Prue got up and went back to brushing her hair.
"I'm going to be late for work," she said, glancing at her alarm clock in the mirror. Reading the numbers as best she could backwards, she figured she'd get there on time if she left within the next five minutes.
"My last class ends at 12 today," Phoebe told her. "Do you guys want to meet somewhere for lunch?"
"I can't," Piper said. "I have to do inventory at P3, and the only other people I've got working today are Rachel, Trey, and Abbey... And Leo, if I can make him come help me."
"I'll go, Pheebs." Prue said. "Want me to pick you up in the student center?"
Phoebe nodded. "Sounds good. I'll meet you there."
"Allright," Prue said. With this plan in mind, she kissed her sisters good-bye, grabbed her purse off the dresser, and left for work.
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A/N: Hmm... After reading this chapter, you think Prue's having a girl, don'tcha? She could. Or, she could be surprised four months later by... how did Phoebe put this? Oh, yes. "Mr. Winky between the legs", the same way Piper was on the show. I guess I'll just have to keep you all in suspense for a few chapters. :P
A/N2: I mentioned before the idea of putting future chapters of Destined into a seperate story. I decided against it, for now at least. Let me know if you think I should.
~from the song "Heaven" by Live~