Different Paths Part 17:
Being mommy, again

Leo reappeared at the manor with Prue and let her go. Prue right away heard the crying of the baby and closed her eyes. She couldn't believe herself. She couldn't believe she had let her other daughter all by herself
"where's she?"
Prue asked Leo in a whisper
"Solar... with Piper..."
Prue nodded and went off to the solar finding Piper there with the tiny baby in her arms walking up and down. She was trying to calm her down. It nearly ripped her heart apart seeing her baby girl this miserable, and it was her fault. She went silently up to Piper and without a word took Brianna from her
"shsh... it's okay... mommy's here"
she whispered and piper just gave her a smile. Prue nodded
"thank you"
"I'll make you something to eat... what you want?"
"Some pasta will do..."
Prue answered as after nearly a week the manor finally went silent again. Ann had stopped crying and was now just whining, crying lowly while sucking on Prue's little finger, she gave her to suck on while rocking her gently
"Shshshs... You're okay..."
Prue whispered while sitting with the baby down on a chair and unwrapped herself, so she could set Anna to eat

Piper in the meantime stood in the kitchen starting to make some spaghetti for her big sis
"let me do that"
Leo offered and piper just shook her head
"no... I wanna do it... aaand I'm might pregnant, but not ill, but thank you, honey..."
piper answered him and kissed him gently
"then let me help you..."
"You can cut some fresh tomatoes. Prue needs the vitamins"
she told him.

"Goodness... I wished this crying would finally stop!"
Phoebe complained up in her room as seconds later the crying indeed stopped
"okay! Freaky!"
phoebe said getting up and hurrying downstairs, Cole following. Downstairs, in the solar, they found Prue feeding Brianna
"god be blessed! You are home!"
Phoebe said and hugged her sister. Prue smiled a little but couldn't hug her back too busy holding Ann and her breast
"I'll take her over now again... thanks for everything"

Paige entered a bit later as well
"oh my god! silence! Where's Anna? Someone out with her!"
she asked in a loud voice, relieved to have this silence and then entered the kitchen "no... Prue's home..."
Piper answered her with a small smile
"then Meghan is..."
Leo shook his head. Paige sighted
"where's she?"
"in the solar..."
Leo answered and Paige nodded going as well to greet her oldest sister

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A good hour later Prue had eaten and while her sisters changed and played with Ann, Prue took a fast shower and changed clothes. Then picked Ann again and laid down with her on the double sized bed. She looked down at Ann, who was lying on her chest. She stroked her back "your sister is going to be okay, you know?" Prue whispered... trying to calm herself... "We'll go seeing her tomorrow... you like that?" Anna just yawned "was that a yes?" Prue asked and then saw how Anna peacefully closed her eyes and went to sleep. She crawled her back for several more minutes trying to stay awake but just wasn't able to keep her eyes open anymore and soon was asleep as well...