Together – Forever! Part 21:
A clearing talk

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Prue opened p3 and walked down the stairs. Piper threw a glance at who was coming, and then went back to work
"Can we talk?"
Prue asked, but was ignored by Piper. Prue sighted and looked at Piper
"Piper… please… at least let me try to explain"
Again Prue became no respond
"Okay…. Since you're not talking to me you can listen… and you won't even stop me from it... great"
Prue said smiling slightly and then saw Piper's till stoned face
"I… know I made a mistake. I know I should have called you or give any sign to say that I'm alright… but… it was all so… I woke every morning and thought none of this happened until like a few days ago… till Andy yelled at me. Andy said we'd stay there till we could handle the world together again."
Prue told Piper
"I know you're pissed and you have every right to… but… can you remember what you told me on your wedding… that I had to start looking after myself, cause you and Phoebe are happy and have the lives you always wished for… I nearly ruined myself because I didn't care about what I wanted and what I needed… and now I finally did. I cared more than 20 years for you and Phoebe… which are more than 1000 weeks and now I take 2 weeks, Piper, two tiny weeks out of over 1000 weeks for myself… can you really mind me?"
"I don't mind that, Prue! I mind you disappearing like that! You have no idea how worried I was!! I mind you… leaving us alone with a demon… I mind you…… giving no sign of you… I'm happy for you… I really am, but you really should have told us something"
Piper finally spoke as well
"I know and I'm sorry. But… it just… Andy and I got overwhelmed… whenever we faced our family and/or friends… we always got into trouble. Trouble which separated us. For years we both suffered. First Grams got us separated, then Meghan, college, death… and now we finally had a really good time and we just didn't want to give that up. We wanted to hold onto it… keep it going. We tried not to let go of it anymore. Not to let the 'normalness' wash over…"
"I know… and you two really deserved some time together… and I'm glad… you guys finally can spend it WITH your family"
Prue looked down
"What?"
"Andy was called away…"
"Aww… the fresh lovers are separated…"
Piper cooed
"You don't understand it.
"What? What is it? What's wrong?"
"I have this… weird… feeling in my stomach… that…"
'Yeah because you're pregnant'
Piper thought but shook her head to concentrate back on Prue
"That…?"
"that he's not coming back…"
"Oh sweetie… you seriously think they're gonna keep him away?"
"It was too good to be true, Piper"
"They can't do that. You two suffered already enough cause of them. And if they keep him up there, then remember what you told me when they forbade me and Leo to marry?"
"If love can't conquer we will?"
Piper nodded
"Yeah… we're gonna kick their ass"
Piper said smiling and then looked accidentally down at top of the bar, where Prue's hands were placed and saw the ring on her left ring finger
"Oh my god!"
She exclaimed starring at Prue's ring finger
"What?"
"The… the ring"
Prue looked down at her hands and only then noticed the ring on her finger again and a small smile appeared on her face
"yeah… Andy asked me to marry him…"
Prue answered sweetly
"Oh my god… this is so… great! Why didn't you tell me earlier? Waaait, I'm the first to know?"
Prue smiled slightly and nodded. Piper grinned at her and leaned over the bar to hug her tightly
"I'm so happy for you"
She told her, completely thrilled, pulled away and then ducked and opened the fridge to grab some Champaign from the fridge
"That's a reason to cheer"
Piper explained as she opened the Champaign. She filled two glasses with it and then handed one to Prue. The both hit their glasses together and then took a sip. But when Piper saw Prue taking a sip, she remembered the baby. She froze and pulled her glass away. Then grabbed for Prue's interrupting her in drinking from the glass
"oh no! You can't!"
"What the hell?!?!?!? Are you crazy?!?!"
Prue hissed not believing what Piper just did…