Chapter 1

Looking down at the letter one more time she went back to reminiscing…

1992

"God, I'm in the middle of my second trimester, People are starting to notice that I've put on a little bit of weight. Grams is already getting suspicious that something is not right, with me not turning up at family dinners and Phoebe commenting on my baggy clothes in hot weather, they probably think that you are hitting me."

"Relax…You stress too much."

"And you don't stress enough. I don't believe this… how can you just sit there and be calm we're going to be parents. I'm not ready to be a mother. I already raised my sisters and not in a rush to go through all that again. Not for a long time, anyway. It isn't fair."

"Well… What do you what to do?"

Prue took a deep breath and sat back down, holding his hand in hers she look deeply into his eyes and saw the love he had for her and for the unborn baby. She knew he would make a great dad and he wasn't going to leave her holding the baby, but the difference was she wasn't and that made what she was going to say and the decision she made, hard to tell him.

Again taking a deep breath, she held his hand tight, this was a hard thing to tell him but she had no other choice. "Rem, I've decided to put the baby up for adoption…"

Remy's eyes grew wide, this was his baby, a part of him with a girl that he loves and she wanted strangers to look after the baby. Watch THEIR baby grow up, he wasn't going to have that, HE was the father surly he should have a say in this, he's entitled to have a say in this and he made his feelings about this clearly to Prue.

"WHAT? You're just going to give the baby. OUR baby up for adoption. Don't I get a say in this? I'm the FATHER!"

"I'm the one that's carrying it for nine months, it's my body so no you don't get a say in this." She got up and picked up her bag and made her way to the front door. Remy followed and grabbed her arm making her turn around. "Prue,… don't. Please I begging you here. I mean have you clearly thought this through? There's a life inside you that we both created and you want to give that up? I love you Prue and if things didn't work out between us I still want to be a part of that baby's life. I'm not some lad that had a one night stand and walked out on you, and I'm defiantly not going to be like your father."

Prue's emotions were high in both anger and remorse that she putting him through this, but she needed a break from being responsible for another being's life she just finished helping raising her sisters, now they are old enough to raise themselves. It's just too soon for this; this is not how she planned her life out. She wanted to have fun, be finical stable meet the right guy before having kids. But now that she's expecting all her plans have been thwarted she will never get the life that she wanted.

Yanking her arm back she balled it up to a fist before poking him hard. "This is not about Victor. How dare you bring him up! This is about me; you know the responsibilities I had before I came to college. I'm not ready for this."

"Neither am I but I'm willingly to give it a go."

"Yeah, well you just have to wait a bit longer till you get that chance won't you?"

"So does mean you breaking up with me."

"If you going to keep on fighting me on this, yes I am."

"I'M the FATHER! I should get a say in this!"

"Until you give birth through a hole the size of a lifesaver then yeah you do get a say but until then… We're over."

Snapping back to reality, thinking back she couldn't believe how harsh she sounded. Pushing her hand through her hair she just stared out of the window. Once again remembering the question Phoebe asked her when she returned from saving Max…

1998

…Something inside her churned and she had to swallowed hard to keep herself from suddenly bursting into tears and telling Pheobe things about her past and that her sister was an aunt. Throughout that day she couldn't help but think about the boy she rejected and wondered how he was doing.

Curiosity got the better of her and she had decided to call in a favour from Andy who was of course as always suspicious of her intentions. She told him it was nothing to worry about; it was something of her past that she had to face up to.

Having no more questions asked, she went to the address that Andy had given her when her sisters thought she was at work. Sitting inside the car trying to gain as much courage as she can, she had taken a deep breath and knocked on the door.

As the door opened she held a breath and gave out a nervous a nervous smile she was about to say hello when an oriental woman around her age with long black hair that had reddish highlights. "I'm sorry… I must have the wrong house. I'm looking for a Remy Brooks…"

"Oh, he lives here, his my fiancé…I get him for you…"

"Fiancé?" Prue sounded surprised.

"REM! It's for you…"

Shaking out of shock she looked at the man standing before her, he was still as gorgeous as she remembered. "Prue? What are you doing here? How did you find out where I live?"

"I called in a favour. May I come in? I need to talk to you."

"I don't know Prue I'm…" He got interpreted when he heard his fiancé calling out for them.

"Remy! Aren't you going to let her in?"

"Yeah…Sure." He replied uncertain as he opened the door wider so that Prue can enter. "Do you want anything to eat or drink?"

"Um… coffee would be fine, thanks um…"

"Suzi…Please take a seat you can tell me how you met Remy." Both Remy and Prue looked uncomfortable. "We went out together in college…Um…"

"She's Marc's mother." Remy finished. Suzi faced Prue in shock, then Remy and back to Prue. "Oh…" was all that she could manage. "…I see…"

Suzi's face suddenly contorted with anger. "You not getting him back."

"Excuse me?" Prue replied. "You heard! You were going to put him up for adoption and now what? After 6 years you decided to have him back, when the crying and tantrums stage were over?"

"Suzi…" Remy trying to calm Suzi down, she may not be the boy's biological mother but she loved him as her own and would not give him up without a fight. "Why are you here Prue?…" He asked as he turned to face her.

"It's nothing like that I wouldn't…" Prue started her emotions getting the better of her. She knew inside that this was a big mistake but she had to know, had to find out so she can put a bit of closure into the matter, knowing that both Remy and her son are fine and that she can move on in her life. "…Look your right I shouldn't have come here I…" Prue broke off as she heard a small voice calling at for his dad and mum.

Setting her eyes on her son for the first time since she gave birth to him, she could see the resemblance in him, her sky blue eyes matched his, his hair was lighter like his dad's his smile was a mixture of both her's and Remy's. She could feel her eyes watering but after years of holding in her emotions she perfected the skill of hiding them from other people. She can't believe how much he'd grown since she last saw him. Her heart breaking as for the first time she realised what she had missed out on.

"I… Better be off I took too much of your time…Sorry, I shouldn't have come." When she went to get up, Marc went up to her to introduce himself. "Hi…I'm Marc… What's your name?"

Prue looked both at Remy and Suzi to see if she should answer that. She wanted to. Wanted no more then to be back into his life but she knew it will have to be up to them and if they haven't got a problem with it, she is still going to have to play it by their rules.

She saw them nodding their heads in acceptance and look back at Marc as she introduced herself. "Hello Marc… I'm Prue…" She cut herself off before she said something that she shouldn't.

"Marc, would you like to help me in the kitchen and help me prepare some snacks…"

"Is Prue going to stay?" Marc at Suzi then back at Prue smiling, even though he was only 6 he sensed that this lady before him was more then a friend of the family. Suzi looked at Remy, and then at Prue knowing that they have things to talk about she agreed. "Yeah, Prue's staying…any requests?"

"No, whatever you making will be fine with me." Watching as Suzi nod and leading Marc into the kitchen Prue looked at Remy capturing his features still got that Johnny Depp baby look about him. "I probably shouldn't have said that, should I? She might spike my food with some chilli peppers." She joked. Before turning serious. "Will she?"

Remy had to smile back in reassure, despite their history and how she gave up quickly with their son. He still cared for her more then he will admit.

"No, she won't…"

"She's nice…Protective of him…"

"Yeah, he's at that age where the other kids notice the difference between him and her. A couple of them starting to pick on him because of it but he loves her and he gives as good as he takes. Kind of reminds me of someone I know who has also got a protective streak." Both he and Prue share a little laugh between them before things started to turn serious. "Prue…you didn't answer my question…why are you here? Why now?"

"I…I don't know…something recently happened to me that made me realised how much I missed out. Most importantly how much I regretted turning my back on him…on you…"

"…On us?" Prue smile sadly. "In a way…Yeah, but things are different now you eneged and I'm a…"

"…Your a what?…" Prue doesn't know how to say that she a witch or even if she should. 'One step at a time, Prue take it one step at a time.' "…A busy woman… I just hope one day I can be a part of his life again when it suits you of course. I play by your rules of course."

"I have to talk it over with Suzi…"

"Of course…I understand… I am not going to rush you." The tears that she had battle to keep in, started to slowly make their way down her cheeks. "I am sorry, for the way I treated you back then. I shouldn't have put you in that position. It's just…"

"I know, don't worry everything will be okay, Suzi and I will have a talk and give her a bit of time she will come around, who knows? If anything happens to us. We might put you down for guardianship. I would hate him to put into care." Remy said have joking, half serious.

Before Prue got to answer back Suzi called out for them, getting up and heading into the kitchen they wash their hands and sat down to eat.

After a shaky start Suzi broke the slience she knew only a bit about Prue, even though she didn't like the idea of a mother giving up their baby she now understood that people have their reasons, for doing what they do.

"Hey Marc, would you like to show Prue outside? Show her your tree-house that you help build. Your dad and I have to have a talk."

Little Marc's eyes grew wide; he was a little show off and loves to impress people. "You want to see it Prue?"

Prue just looked at Suzi not knowing if she really should, but seeing her smile back she knew that it will be ok and no longer did she believe that Prue was a threat to her.

Prue smiled back and look at Marc and simply replied "I love to."

That was then this is now. She had it easy just showing up on the weekends and taking him out with Suzi's blessing. Those two turned out to be the best of friends and she was happy for both her and Remy. Sometimes though it wasn't easy especially if a demon was involved she couldn't really say the reason why she was late but had always made it up to him. Marc knew who she was, figured it out on his own. Prue was worried at first but seeing his smile as he told her he got two mums now, which meant him being twice as spoilt.

Now that they have died she was responsible for him, fear had gripped her, if the underworld gets hold of this their lives will be in grave danger especially that he's a boy and powerless. As the charmed gig is only as what Piper this described it as a 'chick' thing.

Looking at her watch, she took a deep breath knowing that she couldn't put it off any longer she made her way downstairs to have a chat with her sisters. 'They are going to be so pissed…'