Closer to thee Part 27:
... Andy, in reality?

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"Because I picked like everything alone, sweetie... the flowers, the church, the restaurant! I even picked your tux!"
Prue told Rodger. She was a little nerved about that. He seemed to not care at all about their wedding. Suddenly she was pulled out of it, as she heard a loud crash. Her attention moved to the table right in front of them.
'He looks so familiar... do I know him?'
Prue asked herself as she looked at Andy's back. Prue then heard the other man speak to the one who seemed familiar to her. . But he got no response
'Should I?
Prue asked herself. She once more looked over the man. She noticed his red hand and the heat bubbles which already started to appear. She decided she'd do it. She leaned a little down, to ask the man as well, if he was alright. But before she could say one word, the familiar guy jumped up, grabbed his jacket and vamoosed fast. As he grabbed his jacket, Prue saw for a second his face. And she froze as well.
'Oh my god.... Andy?'
She thought. Her heart cracked and she tried to get another glance at the man's face. 'Is this true? Is that really Andy?'
Prue asked herself as her eyes started to tear up. She hoped, he'd turn around once more, but he didn't and Prue stayed puzzled behind. Suddenly her thoughts flew off to the last time she saw Andy

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Prue and Andy were in Prue's room. They were 18 years old and had the worst fight ever
"you can't just do nothing. You can't just lie whole day here on your bed in your room! You can't act as if this day never happened!! It did happen!! It is over!! You can't change the past, but what you can change is fucking future!!! You gotta move on!!! Meghan is dead!!! Finally get that!!!!!!!!!!"
Andy yelled at her
"GET OUT OF HERE!!! Get out or I swear you will follow her!!"
Prue threatened him. A few silent minutes past, as they just starred at each other
"Just look at you"
Andy said lowly a she broke the silence
"Get out!!! Get out!!! I never ever wanna see you again, Andrew Trudeau!!!"
Prue yelled as her rage grew and she threw pillows at Andy, so he had to back away form her, towards the door and finally out of it. Then he left. Prue was alone. She never had felt as lonely as this evening

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Prue moved closer to Rodger. She snuggled onto his chest. Searching for some hold. For someone to back her.
"Prue? Are you okay?"
Rodger asked her, gently as he wrapped his arms protectively around her
"Yeah... I... I just... thought for a second, that... that I knew the man. But that's impossible.... The man I mean... lives in... in Portland... they... prob... probably just look familiar..."
Prue told him, but gripped a bit tighter onto him. She saw from the edge of her eye how the other man got up and walked up to her and Rodger
"Excuse my partner. His girlfriend just broke up with him. They wanted to marry soon. He's just sensible about the wedding topic"
"It's alright"
Rodger assured the stranger
"Well, I better go after him, see if he's alright"
The stranger said, and then left Prue and Rodger alone there and Prue alone with her thoughts about the too familiar man she just met
'Am I now already going crazy? Day dreaming? I'm happy with Rodger! What shall this? I probably just panic cause of the wedding. That was never Andy. Andy's in Portland. Or is he? That's nonsense, Prue. You're just nervous... Andy... I see Andy, cause... because I promised him...'
Prue thought and went dead in her thoughts as she remembered something that moment

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6 year old Prue and Andy sat in the back yard of the manor. Each on one swing, licking on their ice cream. Andy's parents were at a wedding and so Andy was dropped off at the manor and would stay there over night.
"Andy?"
"Huh?"
"Do you think marrying is cool?"
"I don't know, but mom said, if u love someone very much and shared a lot of stuff with him or her, it's the coolest you can do with this person."
Little Prue smiled
"Well, I know someone I share a lot with and if it's that cool, I know that I want to do it with only that person"
"Your dad?"
"No! Never!"
"Well... who then, cause Piper and Phoebe you are not allowed to, because they're girls just like you and you need a boy or a man to do it with!"
"Man, Andy, you're so silly. The one I'm talking about is you."
"You saying you want to marry me when we're older?"
"Uh hum"
Andy's smile grew wide
"Only if you want to, naturally"
Prue added fast and added grin to the comment. Andy starred into her eyes for a few seconds.
"I think you're right. There's nothing we didn't share yet. So we should also do something this cool together, if it's really that cool"
Little Andy said smiling as little Piper came running into the garden and ran up to Andy. She tapped him and then ran away again
"You're it!!"
She yelled while she was already nearly inside the manor again

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'I promised him...'
Prue thought again, but Rodger pulled her out of her thoughts
"Prue... I really don't have time for the hugging part, here... in fact I don't have time for anything anymore. I'm sorry"
"It's okay..."
"Can you give me a ride to the manor before you head back to the museum?"

Prue asked