Different Paths Part 22:
A family weekend

"We got everything? "
Andy asked. Prue nodded.
"Except the girls we should have. We really have to go shopping with at least Meghan"
"we'll. As soon as she's better again."
"You sure we should go?"
"We deserved some time off. Some time alone with the girls"
Andy answered Prue smiled a little and kissed him gently
"you're right"
she answered him as they went together to their closet, where they set the girls for now. Prue carefully, not to wake her, picked Brianna up and Andy sat down on Meghan's airbed. He put all the suitcases they packed on top of the airbed and Prue sat down on it as well, then Andy orbed them with the airbed to the beach house. Prue smiled a little remembering the surrounding all too well.
"well I'm gonna set up the traveling crib"
Andy told Prue, who carefully set Ann on the double sized bed
"yeah and move Mags, too"
Prue told him
"yeah, okay... then I'm gonna do that first"
Prue watched him pick up Meghan an set her next to Ann on the double sized bed
"I'm gonna get some things for breakfast"
Prue told him
"okay"
Andy said nodding. Prue kissed him before getting several things to eat and drink.

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"Dadi, dadi... you comin' wif me to te watew?"
Andy smiled at Meghan and nodded. Prue heard what was going on and looked up from feeding Ann
"no. you two wait some more. As soon as Anna is full, we go shopping... get you some toys and water wings and bathing suit. One for Anna too. Then we go later today or tomorrow all together"
Prue told them
"but... momi..."
"No buts Mags. You had yesterday still pretty high fever so it's not the most perfect for you to go bath in the sea anyway. Meghan made a face. Andy smiled and crouched down next to his daughter, ruffling her hair a little
"mommy's right sweetie. We'll go tomorrow and now don't make a pouting face. You'll get tons of toys and stuff so we can play in the water, then it's gonna be all the more fun. And it's only Friday today, so we still have Saturday and Sunday to play in the water"
"otai"
Meghan answered, with a still not too happy face
"how about you and daddy go outside and make a sand castle, till Anna and I are finished."
"Can we?"
Meghan asked. Andy smiled
"buuut only if mommy gets a kiss first"
Andy answered. A smile grew on her face as she ran over to Prue and kissed her fast before racing out. Andy smiled and went to Prue, gave her a small kiss before following their older daughter.

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They ate lunch in the town and then went shopping for several hours till about 6. Meghan had started to get tired by the walking and Andy set her in his neck. She was short before falling asleep as they arrived home. So while Prue again started to feed Anna, Andy and Meghan watched a little TV. Meghan on his lap. They had tried this way to get Meghan to sleep, knowing if you told kids, they had to go to sleep, they were awake again right away. This way Mags was asleep within a few minutes and set her on the bed again.
"Well... what are we gonna have for dinner?"
"We could make some lasagna"
Andy put in
"Nah... Better make spaghetti... remember how Phoebe 'liked' cheese..."
"Don't remind me on those times"
Andy answered laughing. They ended up eating at around 9 and then sat for some more outside with the kids. Prue, Andy and Meghan playing some board game.

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At 10 they brought the kids to bed and spend some more time alone, on the beach, as close as possible to the house. The windows wide open.
"I love this place. It's good to be back"
she said smiling
"I'm glad you're this happy... this relaxed. Didn't see you this relaxed in almost months"
Prue smiled
"yeah... no backache anymore... nothing to worry about anymore... our kids are sleeping peacefully and mainly alright like right next to us and you and me finally have some time alone again as well. What more can a woman ask for?"
Prue asked smiling. Andy smiled as well and kissed her in a kind of passionate way, starting to try to unbutton her blouse. Prue after several minutes managed to pull away. She was kinda breathless
"don't..."
"What? Why not?"
"You're not supposed to until 2 months after birth..."
"Are you kidding me?"
"No... Women already died on it..."
Andy looked down
"I don't wanna risk all of this... all we have now..."
Andy nodded and pecked her
"I love you"
Prue's smile grew again
"I love you too"

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The next day they all played the whole day on the beach. Andy tried to teach Meghan a bit of swimming as she loved to play in the water. Just like her little sister did. Prue placed her on her chest and then swam a little backwards. On her back, which caused Ann to giggle. She loved the water all over her. Meghan was thrilled. She had so many new toys. She didn't know where to start to play. Happiness had returned to the Trudeaus. In the evening Prue and Andy were again some time alone. They swam a little together. Kissed... teased each other and they talked.
"We need to move out"
"what?"
Andy swam back to Prue, looking at her confused
"we don't have space in the manor anymore. Meghan needs a room. A bed. We don't have the space for a bed in our closet. Plus, there soon also will be another kid. Maybe... we can get something close."
"You sure about this?"
"Honestly?"
"Yes"
"no. but I feel like we have to. We have to give our kids what they need. My sisters should slowly be old enough to care for themselves."
Andy wrapped his arms around her and kissed her
"you're right."
Prue grinned more
"maybe you can have that white fence in front of our house after all"
she told him. Andy laughed and kissed her again, before getting out and going to bed.

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The day after that Prue and Andy took Mags and Ann to a fair, which was close by. At the end of the day, they packed everything up again as good as possible, since they didn't have place for all the balloons and sweets of the faire. With all the new toys and clothes.
"I'm not sure if I can do all of that, honey..."
"Just try your best"
Prue told him and pecked his lips gently. Before again playing with Meghan's hair, who giggled, trying to get away from her mom.
"Could you two stop? I can't concentrate"
"me hewp?"
Meghan asked. Andy smiled
"no princess, just be quite a few minutes so daddy can concentrate"
he told her and then orbed home, seriously making it to orb them all and everything.

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Meghan showed everyone all of her toys and clothes. She told her aunts and uncles everything about the faire and the bitch. What they played and what they did. Everyone laughed and did their bets to understand what Meghan was telling them, even thought that sometimes was really difficult. It was a good ending for the wonderful weekend.

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When the kids were in bed a weird silence fell upon the sisters and their men.
"There's something wrong, right?"
Piper asked, sensing there was something. Prue looked down.
"What?"
Phoebe asked, seeing Prue's reaction
"you're serious? There's something wrong?"
"Not exactly"
Andy said. All eyes flew on him, except Prue's
"we... umm... decided... it's time to... move out. The girls need their own rooms. Meghan... can't keep sleeping on an airbed."
Prue told them. Piper didn't say a word instead got up and left the room. Prue swallowed.
"Can at least you guys understand me?"
Paige nodded and Phoebe just closed her eyes
"why... we... you... you could move into the basement..."
"And without me. You can build out the basement for you and Cole. Paige could make herself a little own flat in the attic and piper could have the first floor. Phoebe, I... I don't want this neither... but... it's for the best... for all of us."
"And we try to find something as close as possible. Price won't play a role in this case"
Andy added. Phoebe swallowed hard as some tears fell from her eyes as she went over to her big sister and started to cry into her sister's chest, as if she still was a little kid
"heeey... we have lived apart before"
Prue said, crawling her hair, trying to calm her
"that was different"
Phoebe sniffled. Prue sighted, she knew her little sisters was right and just kept hugging her, motioning for Paige to join as well. Leo looked down
"I'm gonna go see what's with Piper…"
he said lowly. Prue looked up at him
"no... Let me... please..."
she said forcing a smile. Leo just nodded while Prue started to get out of her other youngest sisters' grip.