Different Paths Part 33:
Is dadi go?

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Later that day:
Andy was sitting at the edge of Meghan's bed, tucking her in
"can momi tuck I in?"
she asked
"mommy's feeding Anna, princess"
Andy told her. Meghan looked down and started playing with her hands. She still was scared from her dad and wanted him to go away.
"You want me to read you a story"
Andy asked, to kill the silence. Meghan shook her head. Prue stood in the doorway and watched. Andy leaned down and wanted to kiss Mags forehead gently, but she pulled away and hided under her cover. Prue saw everything and sighted. She felt bad for Andy. Andy looked down and swallowed hard
"Andy... I don't get Anna to sleep... can you try?"
she asked, entering the room
"sure..."
Andy said and looked once more back at Mags, who still hided. He passed Prue and went to the other room. Prue sat down on the edge of the bed. Mags still hided.
"Is dadi go?"
Prue sighted
"yeah..."
mags came out from under the cover
"you reading I a story?"
"why didn't you let daddy do that?"
mags looked away
"princess you don't have to be scared from daddy"
"him hit te man wif no wison..."
"daddy was very mad at that man"
"will him hit me to?"
Prue took a big breath, almost backing. She was shocked to hear that.
"move over"
Prue told her and then lied down next to her daughter hugging her tightly
"can I ask you a question, princess?"
Mags nodded
"imagine... auntie Piper made cookies... and you ask me if you can have some... and since it's only a bit till it's time for lunch, I tell you to wait till after lunch. You run around the entire house and tell everyone... that those are your cookies and that you are the only one to eat them... and everyone promises you, not to eat one. You are very happy and we go to the dining and eat lunch. The cookies stay in the kitchen. Then Auntie Paige comes home from work... and she's starving... and she goes to the kitchen and sees the cookies. She's so hungry that she eats some of them, cause she doesn't know, they belong to you... then you return and see how auntie Paige eats the last of your cookies... how'd you feel?"
"me was mad"
Mags said lowly
"vewy mad"
she added
"but... you also would know, that auntie Paige didn't know that they were yours... and that she's kinda innocent in this... would you?"
Mags nodded. Prue smiled a little
"with daddy it's same... just that this man stole something much more precious of him than just cookies..."
Meghan turned around and looked at her mom
"weali?"
"uh hum"
"wat?"
"me..."
"you?"
"uh hum... you remember how it was when daddy left me and your aunts to live with you?"
Mags nodded
"he was gone. For me... and then he watched me and that man, bane... making things... only daddy and I normally do... and daddy got very, very mad at him... when he saw that... just like you would be on aunt Paige... but... daddy was with you... and so he couldn't tell him how mad he was. And then you and him returned and daddy and I did those things alone again... and everything was okay... and then daddy today saw bane... and he was very, very, very mad at him..."
"and tat was wi dadi hit te man?"
"uh hum..."
"and dadi was nevew hit i?"
"no, daddy will never hit you. I promise."
"I loves you, momi"
"I love you, too"
Prue said and pecked her daughter's lips. Andy had returned to the door when he saw Ann was already deep asleep. He entered Meghan's room again
"Ann's asleep"
he said short and cold, then turned again to go to bed himself...
"dadi?"
Mags asked in a small voice
"yeah?"
Andy said, turning just slightly
"you was read I a story?"
Mags asked. Prue smiled. She was very proud on her daughter. Andy hesitated for a second. Meghan had hurt him with what she said and did before. Finally he turned completely around and nodded slightly. Prue held tightly onto Meghan and rolled over. So Prue was laying with her back on the wall and Meghan on the edge... closer to Andy. She still kept hugging Mags. Prue watched Andy sitting down. She didn't look him in the eyes ever since the scene back on the door. Now she did. Andy looked away and then down at the story book to start reading. When the story ended, Andy wanted to get up and leave, but Mags freed herself from her mom's hug and hugged him surprisingly very tightly.
"Loves you"
Mags said. Andy at first looked pretty scared and kinda shocked; like her touch would hurt him, but when he heard Meghan he relaxed and hugged her back. Prue smiled. She knew it was time to leave them alone. She got up and left Meghan's room and went downstairs to the family, to wrap herself into some blankets and watch some more TV. Andy kept hugging Meghan for several more minutes and then pulled away
"okay... time for bed now"
he whispered
"c'mon. Lay down"
Meghan rubbed her eyes and did as her dad told her. Andy covered her up and smiled at her once more
"sweet dreams, princess"
Meghan stretched her arms out again. She had missed her dad. Andy hugged Meghan again and then kissed her forehead
"I'll leave the light in the hall on, okay?"
Mags nodded
"night"
"nite"
Meghan said while yawning. Andy got up and left the room. Leaving the door a bit open

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AN:
Faith Kingsley: thanxs... and don't forget there's still something going on with Phoebe and Cole ;)

Peanut2lb: thank you! I laughed so ahrd when ic ame up with this ;)

Ruthy: why should Andy be scared? he was just jelouzs and an asswhoel for about 10 minutes... ;)

PrUe AnD Andy: you'll be surprised...