Thanks for all those who reviewed. By the way, in this chapter Phoebe is in college and she has already dyed her hair blond.
It had been a couple of days since Prue had the twins. Piper and Phoebe had shown Prue the nursery right after Andy left. They had also told her about the twin's powers. Victor also left to go wherever he always goes.
"Good Morning" Phoebe said as Prue walked in holding Ava.
Ava was crying and Prue had dark circles underneath her eyes.
"It's okay sweetie" Prue said rocking Andrea back and forth. "Phoebe can you hand me that bottle"
Phoebe handed Prue the bottle.
"What's wrong with Ava?" Phoebe asked.
"I think she's hungry" Prue said.
"You look like you had a rough night" Phoebe said.
"What night? I've been awake since 3:25AM" Prue said.
Just then Piper came into the kitchen carrying Andrea, who was cooing.
"Someone woke up from her nap" Piper said.
"Hi sweetie" Phoebe said going over and taking Andrea from Piper.
Prue was trying to get Ava to take the bottle.
"Sweetie what do you want? I changed you diaper, I tried to feed you, and I've tried playing with you" Prue was saying to Ava.
Suddenly Prue had an idea.
"Piper can you take Ava for a second, I have to go get something" Prue said handing Ava to Piper.
Prue ran upstairs and came back down with one of Andy's old shirts. She scooped Ava into her arms and gave her Andy's shirt. She stopped crying.
"How did you know what to do?" Phoebe asked.
"I figured maybe she was missing her dad like her mom" Prue said.
Just then the shirt moved from Ava to Andrea.
"Whoa, how did that happen?" Piper said.
Then the shirt came back to Ava.
"That would be the girls doing, they have telekinesis too" Prue said. "I found that out when I woke up and saw a toy floating into Andrea's crib"
"But they're only three days old" Phoebe said.
"Apparently that hasn't stopped them" Prue said. "I'm going to get another shirt for Andrea"
She handed Ava to Piper again and went to go get Andrea one of Andy's shirts.
"Here you go Andrea" Prue said handing the shirt to Andrea.
Andrea started cooing again.
"I think I should go change the girls out of their pajamas" Prue said.
"Okay, do you need any help?" Piper asked.
"Nope, I've got that whole changing one while watching the other thing down" Prue said.
She picked up Ava and Andrea and took them upstairs to the nursery. She set Andrea down in her crib so she could change Ava's clothes. While she was changing Ava's clothes, Andrea was cooing and looking at the teddy bear in her crib.
"Are you having an interesting conversation with Mr. Teddy" Prue said to Andrea.
Prue finished dressing Ava and set her down in her crib. Then she picked up Andrea and got her dressed.
"Demon!" Phoebe yelled from downstairs.
"Shit!" Prue said.
Prue took the babies and laid them in the closet.
"From this closet, keep sound from demon's ears. So that it will ease a mother's fears" Prue chanted.
Prue ran downstairs and found Phoebe and Piper fighting three demons.
Prue threw them into a wall.
They shimmered away.
"Where are the girls?" Phoebe asked.
"I laid them in a closet and put a spell on it so demons couldn't hear them" Prue said.
"Why?" Phoebe asked.
"I was trying to keep them safe if the demons were here for them" Prue said. "Now I'm going to get them"
Prue went upstairs and picked up her babies.
"I won't let anything happen to you girls, I promise" Prue said.
"Prue put the girls in a closet?" Phoebe said as Piper and she were cleaning up the living after the demon attack. "Why?"
"I think I know why" Piper said. "Think about it, Prue thinks she failed at saving Andy. Now she's afraid she's going to fail at protecting her girls"
"How do you know this?" Phoebe said.
"I'd be afraid too if I were in her place" Piper said.
"I think we need to help her. She is holding her emotions in and if she keeps doing that, then she could be in serious trouble" Phoebe said.
"We should talk to her when I come home from the club" Piper said.
"Okay, when do you have to go to the club?" Phoebe asked.
"Right now" Piper said starting to leave.
"Hey, I haven't seen Dan for a while, where is he?" Phoebe asked as Piper was about to leave.
"Right next door" Piper said. "I didn't think turning you blond would have such an effect"
"When was the last time you went out with him?" Phoebe said.
"That's none of your business" Piper said irritated.
"Have you decided if you want Leo or Dan yet?" Phoebe asked.
"Where did this come from?" Piper asked.
"I was just wondering" Phoebe replied.
"Not that it's any of your business but I have thought this over" Piper said. "And after a month I've decided…"
"Yes?" Phoebe asked.
"I've decided that I truly love Leo"
"Yea" Phoebe said. "Have you told Dan this?"
"I don't know how I'll tell Dan. I mean he was so nice to me and he never did anything wrong" Piper said.
"Well if you don't tell him soon then you'll be making it worse" Phoebe said. "You can't be in a relationship if one of your hearts isn't in it"
"I know which is why I am planning to tell him tomorrow at dinner" Piper said.
"When are you going to tell Leo this?" Phoebe asked.
"After I break up with Dan" Piper said. "I really have to get to P3"
"Okay, bye" Phoebe said.
"Bye" Piper said.
Up in the nursery Prue was sitting in the rocking chair. She was flipping through a photo album. She stopped on a page with Patty holding her as a baby.
"You're gone, Grams is gone, and Andy's gone" Prue said. "I'm going to let my babies down just like I let you all down"
"Prue you haven't let anyone down" Phoebe said coming into the nursery. "You are the most amazing person I know. You raised us and loved us so much that it didn't matter as much that we didn't have parents. Now I'm positive that you will raise your daughters even better"
"Look what happened to Mom, Phoebe" Prue said. "She died leaving her children alone, just like I will. Everyone says that I am so much like Mom and every time they say that, I'm terrified. I'm terrified that I'll leave my family alone"
"Prue you are not going to leave your daughters. You have something Mom didn't have, Prue. You have us" Phoebe said.
"I know but you shouldn't have to protect me. I should be protecting you and my daughters" Prue said. "I'm the oldest, it's my responsibility to protect you and Piper, Grams said that and I know Mom wants that"
"Prue you don't need to protect us. Right now what you need to do is forgive yourself. Whatever has happened in the past was never your fault. You haven't failed at anything. Look at the life you gave us. We had it easy. You were always like a mother to Piper and me. Now you need to be a sister to us and a mother to your daughters. Let Piper and me help you now, because if you don't you are going to destroy yourself" Phoebe said.
"But I feel so alone" Prue said. "When Andy was here I always knew everything was going to be okay. He didn't even have to be standing next to me. Just knowing that he would be there if I ever needed anything, it made things not seem so bad. Now he's gone and it's like a part of me is missing. No one is there to hold me and tell me everything is going to be alright. Now I'm facing the world alone"
When Phoebe looked into Prue's eyes all she could see was pain. The light that had always been in her sister's eyes, had burned out. For once in her life Prue Halliwell sat there completely helpless.
Phoebe took Prue into her arms and held her.
"Prue" Phoebe said softly.
"Yeah?"
"Everything's going to be alright"
And with that Prue finally let go.