Thanks 4 all the reviews ... and in the first chap when i put 2002 it was a typeo it was ment to be 2004 - thanks 4 pointing that out. Heres next chap!
chapter 3
"What did she just say?" Victor asked
"Pregnant?" Phoebe asked standing up shocked,
Paige followed shortly after, "How? You? Well I know how but...How?" she shouted
"What?" Victor bellowed, "Prudence you better be kidding me"
"No Sir" Andy started
"Son, if I were you I'd get out of my sight now" Victor advised
Prue took Andy's hand tighter and pulled him into her, "No dad, I'm pregnant" Prue explained.
Victor stood up, he had fiery rage burning through him, "Andy you better get out of my sight...Prue sit down" He barked
Andy shook his head; "I'm not going anywhere" Andy was bold in stating this. Any one in the right mind would have turned and flea from the guy in front of him. He put his arm around Prue's waist and stood a little in front of her as protection. Under normal circumstances he knew that Victor would never hit Prue but this was far from a normal everyday argument.
"Mom say something?" Prue asked as she looked at her stunned mother
Patty was in shock, "I...I don't know what to say Prue"
"I can't believe this" Phoebe managed to murmur. Prue looked at her and then looked to where Piper was still sat, in the same spot in a state of shock, not moved, not spoken just there.
Prue pushed her hand through her hair, "I know this isn't what you wanted, it wasn't planned it just, sort of..."
"PRUDENCE..." Victor growled, "If you say happened I swear to god I will, I'll...Things like this don't just happen. I knew I should never have let you girls move out, this was inevitable. This happened because you two...you couldn't keep your pants on." Victor looked at where the younger three were sat; "You three go get out of here while I sort HER out" Paige, Phoebe and Piper all left the room one after the other. The younger two first and the Piper after, she had just looked at Prue still in shock a moment longer.
"Dad I..." Prue started as soon as they had left
"Victor Patty... look I know this isn't what you wanted but...I'll look after Prue and the baby. I promise I will not leave them. Look we are not kids, we both have great Jobs and a home. We can do this" He explained
"Son take a seat" Victors voice was calm, way too calm. Andy looked at him, "I said sit both of you" He now growled.
After a few moments they did this, they took a seat and victor took a seat across from them along with Patty. "Andy you are right, you are not a kid...both of you are 24 and well able to talk and think like reasonable adults. So we are going to talk like adults" He explained
"Prue I'm very disappointed in you" Disappointment, well at least it was something. Prue was unsure of when her mother would speak.
"Mom, I'm not going to apologise" Prue explained, "I'm not sorry that I'm having this baby. Maybe I'm sorry that it's happening so soon but, well, it will not stop how much I will love it and how I feel about Andy"
Patty stood to her feet, "When did you find out?" She asked in a calm voice
"Yesterday" Prue answered, "I was really sick and Andy took the day off work to take me to the doctors...they told us there"
Patty just nodded, "Okay...so yesterday!" She repeated as if sorting this out in her own head.
Andy took Prue's hand in his and held it on her lap, "we didn't want to tell you over the Phone" Andy explained
"So you never took the easy option out?" Victor shot, "I am not happy about this Prue! Not at all" Victor spoke, Prue was about to say something but he put up his hand, "One thing that I do appreciate is the openness, that you never hid this from us that has shown great courage and maturity from both of you"
"Right now I think that we are all a little emotional and angry to have convocation about this...Just give myself and your father some time and we'll talk later" Prue just nodded, and stood first. Andy followed.
Just as they were about to walk from the room Andy spoke, "Victor, Patty...I'm sorry...sorry that we have obviously hurt you but...I just want you to know that it was not intentional" With them the last spoken words Andy turned and walked to where Prue was stood in the doorway of the kitchen. She turned to him and hugged him tight he returned the hug, "I love you" She whispered
"I love you too Prue, you and the baby" Andy spoke, "Thank you"
"For what?" She asked
"For loving me" He answered.
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Prue and Andy walked hand in Hand out to the garden, surprised to find it empty they walked over to the far end of the garden where Andy put his coat on the floor and they both took a seat on it.
"I meant it you know" Prue finally spoke
"Meant what?" He asked
"That I'm not sorry. I mean I'm a lot of things but I'm not sorry about the baby"
"What are you then, how do you feel?"
"Terrified, a little lost, confused, emotional, queasy and overjoyed. I'm really scared" She repeated and she lent into his chest. Wrapping his arms around her he made sure that she felt safe before speaking.
"I'm scared too Prue, but we can do it...I'll be with you through it all okay? We can do this together"
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"Victor calm down" Patty asked, as she watched her husband pace the room
"Patty, our daughter is having a child...A BABY? How can I calm down. Your lucky I never punched that guys lights out. I still might" Victor spat
Patty was instantly on her feet, "You will do nothing like that. Andy has been good to Prue, he as done nothing to hurt her"
"Hurt her, he got her pregnant for Christ's sake, she was just getting a life together, a great job a carer. And now she's got a kid"
"Well look I do not like this myself, I mean, that she is having a child so young, but look would you rather that it was with a guy we barely knew, that you didn't like or trust or with Andy?"
"Right now I'm not liking Andy very much, she's our baby Patty"
"No Prue is not a baby, or a child Victor. They have come to us and admitted this...they have bravely spoken to us both and explained it all and ...she didn't wait a long time either. She came here the day after she found out. We have to support them in this. She'll be scared and frightened and all I know is that I don't want our child to go through what we went through"
"That is exactly why I did not want this...When we had Prue we were not much older...and because we were not married both our families practically abandoned us. We fought through it and I remember all of the times we needed support and it was not there"
"I will not put our child through that Victor"
"AND I WOULD?" He shouted, Patty didn't mean it like it came out, both he and herself knew that though. Victor was just angry and upset. "Sorry" He offered, "It's just...a shock"
"Well look, what do you want to do, it's your call. As long as you promise me that you do not through them out and we are going to support them how do you want to take it?"
Victor walked over to the side cabinet and lifted up the photo, of his oldest daughter as a child, he took a deep breath...
"I know exactly how we sort this" He mumbled...
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Andy and Prue walked back up to the house after a good half hour In the garden, Prue herself had not been able to stand waiting any longer. They headed hand in hand towards the living room. As they got closer Prue tightened her grip then knocked and pushed open the door.
"Prue, Andy come in and take a seat we have a lot to talk about" Victor was stern
They walked in and took a seat next to each other; he still had her hand tight. There was something about Victor's voice that he disliked, he then looked at Patty and saw that she was looking at her daughter, she looked like a mass of conflicted emotion.
"So I take it that you are keeping the baby?" Victor asked
Andy's eyes registered shocked as he wrapped an arm around Prue, "Of course" He shot
"Andy I never meant anything by it I'm just...trying to get a picture of this." Victor explained
"Well picture this..." Andy was getting overly protective, "I love your daughter and I will not let anything happen to her or my child. I am sorry if we have hurt you in anyway but I want you to know that I am not going to leave her or let anything happen to her." Andy was getting aggressive and would have continued to shout if Prue didn't put her arm around his waist and pull him back.
"Andy" She warned, then looked over at her mother and father, "Mom dad look, I'm sorry because I know that I have disappointed you but...I love Andy and he loves me so...this baby...it's ours and we will not get rid of it."
Victor stood to his feet, "You know what Prue, I'm disappointed and angry at myself...I should have protected you from this." He explained, "I'll love you and nothing will change that. And you..." He said indicating Andy, "You Andy are now and always will be a pain in my ass..." HE shouted, "If you ever hurt my daughter, In anyway I swear to god I will kill you myself and you, well you better not ever talk to me like that again because from the moment you got my daughter pregnant you became my son. And none of my children talk to me like that"
"Sir..." Andy began as he stood to his feet
"DAD" Victor corrected, "From now on if you call me Sir, or Mr Haliwell I may very well hit you, the same goes for Patty, you will call her mom"
"Does this mean that...that you accept that I and your daughter will have this baby" Andy asked hopefully
"Yes Andy, and from what I have seen you will take good care of her. You better treat her well"
Andy couldn't help it he smiled widely he out stretched his hand to take victor's but he had a different idea pulling his grandchild's father into his arms. "I mean it Andy, don't mess this up" He warned
Prue was in shock she stood to her feet looking at her mother, Patty smiled and walked over to Prue pulling her into a hug, "Mom" Prue choked out
"Honey it's okay..." Patty rubbed her hand on Prue's back and kissed her forehead, "we are both here for you"
"Thank you mom" Prue spoke getting very emotional, tears of happiness falling down her face.
Victor then walked over and took Prue from Patty's arms, Prue buried her head in his chest, "I love you honey" Victor reassured,
"I love you too dad" Prue cried. After a few moments Andy walked over and took a very emotional Prue out of the arms of her father and she fell into him. Victor nodded at Andy and patted him on his back then he turned and hugged his wife.