Different Paths Part 12:
Goodbye to you

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Prue still was upstairs, waiting for Andy to pick her. The door opened and she looked up, expecting to see her husband, instead Julia came in
"Sorry to disappoint you..."
Julia said smiling
"You are not."
Julia smiled and pecked her
"You have two amazing daughters, you know?"
Prue smiled a little more
"I just wished you were living closer ... I'll need your help in this here"
"Yeah... just wait till you handled them for a while... they seem to be pretty active... both"
Prue let out a laugh
"Why thank you"
"I'm up here to say bye"
"No... Please... stay some more... I'm helpless in this... I... don't know how to handle all of this"
Julia smiled
"You'll have to learn to..."
"You could teach me..."
"Prue... there's still the telephone... and... There's also Andy how can get us anytime... I mean... I really need to get used to that orbing"
she said letting a laugh out
"Please stay some more"
"We can't..."
"Then move back to San Francisco..."
Julia smiled
"We can't"
"I don't know where to start all of this, Julia"
"I know you don't know it... but you'll find your way. Just keep two things in mind... first and most important of all: Andy loves you and you love him. And second... no matter what they do... or what they say... they don't know it better... so don't be mad at them too long. Instead forget about it and give them a gentle hug and everything will be okay again. Never forget those two, okay?"
Prue nodded
"I'd love to... sit now up and hug you... but... I guess the pain will eat me up then"
Prue said as tears came to Prue's eyes. Julia smiled a little and leaned down hugging Prue
"Heeey... shshshsh... it's alright... just a call or an orb or and e-mail away..."
she said stroking Prue's hair.
"I love you Julia..."
"I love you, too"
she told Prue and pecked her cheek, just as the door cracked open again and Richard and Andy entered. Julia pulled away and looked up at them... then back down at Prue... pushing her tears aside, and then getting up. Richard smiled a little and went over to the bed, hugging Prue as well
"Congratulations, honey"
"Thank you Richard"
she said smiling slightly. The sadness over them leaving already was too big
"Don't you two want to stay at least till dad was here as well..."
"Prue..."
Julia said
"I know... you can't"
Prue said smiling bravely. Richard got up as well
"Bye"
Prue said before Andy orbed out with them, bringing them back home.