Morning brought a more than radiant smile to Prue's face as she stretched her hand, across the pillow. "Andy?" Where did he go now? Rising to her feet, Prue pulled on the white dress shirt that Andy had been wearing the night before and stepped out into the hall.
"Missing somebody?" Phoebe was standing near the stairs dressed in a short floral robe.
"Yeah, I think I am" Prue quipped as they headed down the stairs.
'Me too"
"Cole's here?" Prue questioned taking a hold of Phoebe's arm.
"He shimmered in late, last night," Pheobe beamed watching her older sister's brow furrow.
"Phoebe I thought we agreed no demons in the house"
"We didn't agree on anything, Prue that's your rule not mine" Phoebe snipped in the time with a loud crash from the kitchen.
"Demons" They said in unison. "Piper!" Both raced into the kitchen only to find the men they loved at each other's throats. Cole tossed a left hook to Andy's jaw and sent them both sprawling across the center Island. Prue and Phoebe just looked at one another in astonishment.
"What were you saying about them getting along?"
"NO!" A wave of Prue's arm sent the energy ball sailing into the cabinet just as Andy faded out.
"Where did he go?" Cole breathed, whirling his head from side to side.
"Right here" Andy materialized with an exploding probe in hand, "one energy ball deserves another". "Andy No!" Another wave of Prue's arm and the probe wavered slightly, and then went back on course. Unlike the energy ball, the probe had set
"Shimmer, Shimmer Out!" Phoebe squealed frantically. Obeying her request, Cole shimmered out. Unable to detect it's prey, the probe disengaged.
"Andy what is going on?" Prue demanded just as Cole shimmered back landing behind Andy as Belthazor. Belthazor let out an animal howl grabbing Andy around the chest.
"COLE DON'T!" Phoebe shouted, watching Cole's demonic half, toss Andy across the room into the pantry. The pantry door shattered. The cross bow appeared in Andy's hand, making Prue's eyes grow wide.
"STOP IT!" She demanded stepping into the path of harm "Just stop it!"
The crossbow disappeared from Andy's hands and Belthazor hissed threateningly.
"Don't you even think about it" Prue squinted tossing the demon into the table. "Do I have to use my power on you too?" She turned and looked at Andy, sternly.
"No" he said quietly watching Cole's human form return. Prue lent him a hand up and wrapped an arm around his waist. "Are you okay?" she asked softly as Phoebe helped Cole to his feet.
Both women stood silent until Piper's voice of anger made them all jump. "WHAT IN HELL HAPPENED TO MY KITCHEN DAMN IT?" Stalking in, Piper's eyes narrowed sharply, "Who is responsible for this?"
"This would be a good time for you to leave," Phoebe told Cole quietly. Cole shook his head and blotted his lip with the back of his hand, "yeah it would be considering, Prue's Angelic lost love that you rambled on about all night is trying to kill me!"
"Andy?"
Both Prue and Phoebe looked at Andy hurt, "I'm sorry, Prue. Belthazor's my mark"
"Get out" Prue's eyes narrowed sharply as she stormed from the kitchen with Andy following.
"Prue wait! Let me explain!"
"Explain what?" Prue turned sharply, "that you slept with me last night so that you could get to Cole?"
"What? NO!" Andy grabbed both of her hands, "that's not it at all. Yesterday when I left you, I got orders to track Belthazor. Cole just happened to show up and when he did I had to act".
"Had too? Andy, Cole is the love of Phoebe's life!" Prue blistered pulling her hands back. Andy's brow knitted downward. "You could have at least told me about it before we hopped in bed together or maybe that was your plan, to throw me off guard!"
"What?" Andy looked shocked, "He's an upper level demon with close relations to the Source!"
"You don't think I already know that?" Prue hissed pinching the bridge of her nose, "Phoebe loves him" she added softly "She believes he's good and I...." Her voice trailed off
"You what?" Andy just looked at Prue curiously. He had never been one to mistrust her judgment "It's nice to know, that you still don't trust me Prue"
"I think you should leave" she swallowed seeing Phoebe push through the kitchen doors.
"Okay "Andy sighed, "but I need my shirt".
Realizing she was still in his clothing, Prue looked down at her feet. When she lifted her lashes, tears were brimming the rims.
"You know what Prue just keep it"
"Andy-"emotion clogged her throat as she watched him orb away. Prue knuckled her eyes hoping Phoebe wouldn't see, "Is the bad Tracer man gone?" the younger Halliwell asked softly.
"He's gone" Prue whispered. "Where's Cole?"
"He's taken for the hills" Phoebe smiled, placing a hand on Prue's shoulders, "Look Prue for what it is worth, I understand. Andy has a job to do just like us. The Elders have probably had Cole on their radar for a long time. They saw this as an opportunity and they took it"
"But we don't betray people we love"
"I did" Phoebe returned softly, "I lied to you, when I told you I vanquished Cole"
"You did what you did out of love" Prue sighed.
"And Andy did too," Phoebe grinned giving her sister a hug, "he loves you and he didn't use you Prue. He would never do that. From the way he was acting nobody could fake that kind of love"
"I know" Prue swallowed pulling from the embrace, "I just wish it didn't always have to come down to choosing him or my sisters. Prue had started to walk away when Phoebe pulled her back.
"Prue, you don't have to choose this time"
Prue looked at her younger sister quizzically. "Talk to him Prue. You've been given a second chance, I don't think you want to let it slip away.
White Lighter Area
Andy sat on stump, listening to Natalie ramble while she tried to heal his wound. "You failed!" she hissed holding her hands over the spot on Andy's chest that had been slashed by Belthazor's claws. "You had one clear shot and you failed!"
"And you set me up! The least you could have done was told me, that his human half was dating Phoebe Halliwell"
"You didn't need to know that" Natalie said stiffly.
"The hell I didn't, Phoebe is Prue's sister. Thanks to you, Prue thinks, I betrayed her"
Natalie pulled her hands away sporting a tight smile, "just as well, then destiny can go back to the way it should be"
"What did you say?" Andy's eyes narrowed darkly, "I thought you said the way things should be?"
"Exactly" Natalie retorted, just as swirl of orbs materialized.
"Prue?" Leo and Prue stood before them. Prue was dressed in a pair of brown suede cords, a white top, and a matching suede jacket.
"Natalie?" Leo looked surprised to see the white lighter in the flesh, "I thought you were—"
"They brought me back," she answered, keeping her professional stiff demeanor.
"Andy," Prue quickly she side stepped Natalie and threw her arms around Andy's neck, "I am so sorry"
"What is she doing up here?" Natalie roared, "Leo, you know it's forbidden!"
"They need to talk" Leo replied flatly. He then reached for Natalie's arm and pulled her aside." And so do we"