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part 2
As they stepped in Prue saw her sister first, her youngest sister. "Prue, Andy!" She called out. IT was funny, she was now nineteen and still Christmas made her act like a kid again. She came running over to the couple who were stood at the doorway - who were still holding hands...mostly because Prue feared that Andy would try and run for it again – Paige and Prue embraced in a fierce hug, it had been such a long time since to two of them had seen each other with Prue's new Job and Paige and college they had waited for this.
"Hay Paige" Prue spoke, "Merry Christmas"
"Merry Christmas Prue" Then she let go and looked at Andy, she smiled and threw her arms around him, "Hay Dude...you been good to my sister?" She asked
"Hay Paige...always am" Andy replied and when he stepped out of Paige's hug he put his arms back around Prue.
It was then that another set of feet could be hared running in from the back garden and all the way through the kitchen, as soon as Phoebe came threw the door she changed from the running to sprinting full force towards her older sister "Prue!" She called out; Prue opened her arms and allowed Phoebe to run into them. When Phoebe hit he Prue silently thanked that Andy was stood behind her if he wasn't Prue would most certainly have fallen to the floor.
"Hay Pheebs, how you doing?" Prue asked
"Great. Really...really great...Okay I'm lying Crap until I came back to the manor and am with my family" Phoebe admitted, she turned to Andy and punched his shoulder, "Hay Dude, merry Christmas...you looking after my big sis?" Phoebe asked looking at him shiftily.
"You know I am" Andy smiled back, "It's good to see you Pheebs""You too Andy"
"Hey, why don't you guys let them come in from the doorway?"
Prue looked up to see Piper her oldest younger sister walk around from the living room, She smiled as did Piper and they walked into each others open arms, "Hay Prue...you doing okay?" Piper asked
"Great...really great"
Andy watched as His girlfriend and a life long friend, greeted each other, he turned to the youngest two and pushed them playfully, "See how come you guys can't be a little gentler in your greetings? Huh?" He asked pushing Phoebe harder the second time.
As Phoebe and Paige declared a full on attack at there sisters boyfriend and childhood friend it was broken by Piper calling over. "Hey Andy, Merry Christmas" Andy stood up straight now and Paige and Phoebe stopped there attack.
"Hi Piper, Merry Christmas" He greeted as he walked to the centre of the foyer and threw his arms around Piper they hugged a little and then he stepped back, "So you treating my sister well?" She asked
"What is it with you guys, why do you think that I would treat her bad?" He asked, "I treat your sister great...don't I honey?" He looked over to Prue for some support.
Prue shrugged, "Um, well you know..."
Andy's eyes looked shocked at her "you traitor" he called out
Prue smiled and walked over hugging Andy, "Honey come on I'm only messing" He hugged her back and kissed her on the lips. "I'm sorry" She apologised unable to stop herself from laughing. "Where is mom and Dad?" Prue then asked Piper
"Dad's in the garden messing with the lights on the roof..." Piper then realised something, "Phoebe" She said turning to the younger sister, "weren't you holding the ladders?"
"Oh?!? Damn" She said running back through the house
Piper and Prue both rolled there eyes and then Piper continued "and mom is working on something to eat in the kitchen."
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"Hi mom" Prue called as she walked through
"Hi darling" Patty beamed, as she put down the wooden spoon that she had in her hand and made her way towards her oldest daughter, "I thought I hared you" she said as she pulled Prue into a tight hug, "How are you?" She asked as she stepped back, you look a bit pasty? Are you eating well?"
"Yes mom" Prue answered with a smile, looking at her boyfriend – she did look pasty maybe it's due to the spell of nausea she had before they left the apartment.
"Hi Mrs Haliwell" Andy smiled
"Oh Andy, you have known me since you were knee high to a grass hopper, and you have been going out with Prue for as long as I can remember call me mom" She scolded lightly with a loving smile giving him a hug.
"Okay merry Christmas mom" He smiled widely
The moment of calmness was broken by the sound of Victor walking back into the manor and Phoebe trailing not far behind, "Phoebe when I ask you to hold the ladders it don't mean, leave me stranded on the roof while you gallivant around and it doesn't mean rock the ladders when I'm on my way down so I fall of." He was shouting as he rubbed his arm which he must have fallen onto – As Prue watched this she had to admit she did miss the arguments and bickering that would go on between her dad and them. He was the only male in a house full of Females it proved difficult – for him anyway.
"Dad, look I'm sorry...I got dust in my eye and my balance was off..." Phoebe tried to explain
"Since when does Dust affect you're..." Victor stooped when he saw his oldest daughter stood in the kitchen "Prue" He called out
Prue smiled, "Hey Dad Merry Christmas" she beamed as she walked over and hugged him, tight.
"Merry Christmas baby" He hugged her tighter, "How are you?" He asked,
"I'm good" She answered, "Really good" – don't get things wrong here, there was no favouritism between the members of the family, between Victor and his daughters...when each of them had walked through that door he had greeted them in the same way.
Victor pulled back from Prue, and smiled at Andy, "Merry Christmas Son" He greeted as he held out his hand
"Merry Christmas Victor" Andy smiled; he was still a bit – okay, okay really worried about how victor would take the news.
"You looking after my daughter?" He asked
"Victor" Patty scolded, "Leave the boy alone"
"What I'm just making sure"
"He's looking after her great no stop pressuring the boy" – At 24 Andy still found it wired as to how when he stepped foot inside this house he became all of six again, been called son and boy...he felt guilty not having told them about the whole getting their daughter pregnant thing but Prue would tell him when the time was right.
Looking over at her boyfriend as the kitchen became a fluster of chatting and Phoebe and Victor resuming their argument she saw that he was getting worked up, so she lent across and took his hand walking out of the back door and into the garden. Once out there in the quiet she pulled him over to the side wall of the house in the dark, "Honey...you okay?" She asked
Andy wrapped his arms around her and she lent back on the wall looking up into his loving eyes, "I should be the one asking you that" He said looking at her stomach and then into her eyes. "How will he take it?" Andy asked
Prue shrugged, "I don't know" She answered truthfully, "But Andy look, all I am sure of is how much I love you and how much this baby will be loved" He lent forward kissing her, "Okay now?" She asked when they pulled back, "are you going to be able to make it threw the next few hours until we tell him?" She asked
"As long as I have you by my side Prue I can get through anything" He whispered as he once again kissed her neck.
"Come on baby we better get back" Prue said lovingly as she put her arms around his neck and kissed him then they turned and headed back towards the house.
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She had her head rested on his chest as he held her on his lap where he was sat in the chair in the living room. Andy held Prue close, and had one hand around her back and the other over her front resting on her stomach, her legs hanging over the arm as they sat watching television.
Piper and Paige were both on the sofa while Phoebe had taken a spot in front of the crackling fire on the floor. The lights were off and the only thing that illuminated the room was the flicker of the fire and television. Things had been like this for quite a while now, they had eaten dinner and while Patty and Victor were cleaning up after it, the rest of them had crashed in front of the television.
"So where's your guy Pheebs?" Piper broke the silence that had fell upon them
Phoebe let out a growl, and pushed her hand through her hair, "We had a fight, he took off and I haven't seen him in over twenty four hours. I think he went to a friend for Christmas" She explained
"What was the fight over?" Paige asked
"Can't remember" Phoebe admitted, "I had drunk a lot, I just remember him throwing lots of stuff around the place then, after that the door slamming"
"And you're still with the guy?" Prue asked from her place, "Phoebe..."
"Yeah I don't need the big sis gig right now. I'm giving myself a hard time" Phoebe explained
"Okay I'm not going to lecture just...watch your back" Prue left it at that
Piper decided to change focus of this convocation, "So you" She said looking at Paige, "Where's Glenn?"
Paige sighed, "Ireland, he left yesterday...see his family!"
"Oh poor you" Prue called over, "How long is he away for?"
"Two weeks. This is going to be hell" Paige complained,
"Bet he never threw a lamp at you" Phoebe mumbled looking rather pissed, why shouldn't she be? I mean she was listening to her sister's perfect guys and at the age of 20 she was yet to meet a guy that was anywhere near up to the rest of her sisters' men.
Although Prue hared it she decided to let it pass, that would create a hell of an argument that no one needed but Prue, however made a mental note to talk with Phoebe later. "What about you Piper, where is Jamie?"
"Family in New York" Piper sighed much like Paige had, "he'll be back for New Years. First Christmas together and he is three thousand miles away"
"Why didn't you go?" Phoebe asked
"What and break the Haliwell family tradition? Are you crazy?" Piper asked, "I'll just have to wait to see him"
"Oh god, however will you live?" Phoebe mocked still in her place on the floor
Piper laughed and threw a pillow at Phoebe, "Very funny"
"Well thankfully my guy is right here" Prue beamed
"Yeah, yeah" Piper mumbled
"Don't rub it in" Paige added
"Andy you ever thrown anything at Prue?" Phoebe asked mumbling under her breath
Andy kissed Prue's of quite forehead as she placed her hand on his that was on her stomach, she looked into his eyes and nodded, kissing him once on the lips she gave his hand a reassuring squeeze then stood up and Andy closed his eyes for a second Prayer before Prue spoke...
"guy I have some news..." She said to her sisters, and then she walked over and turned the light in the living room on while Andy got the television. Prue called for Victor and Patty to join them.
As they awaited the arrival of her Parents Andy joined Prue standing by the chair that they had just been sitting on, he took Prue's had to give each other the needed strength to do this.
"What's wrong?" Piper asked
"Who Died?" Paige supplied
"You're getting married?" Phoebe asked from her seat that was now next to Piper
"No none of that" Prue said, it was then Patty walked around the room, "Mom dad" Victor was following.
"What is it honey?" Patty asked
"I have something to tell you. Take a seat" The whole family were looking at Prue and Andy curiously. Patty and Victor however walked over to the chair on the other side and sat.
"We have something to tell you guys..." Prue began
Then Andy took a small step forward and continued, feeling the need to speak, "Patty, Victor I want you to know how much I love your daughter and that I will never do anything to intentionally hurt her"
Prue stepped forward and stood next to Andy, "We love each other, and...