Different Paths Part 34:
Reconciliation

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Andy left the room and smiled slightly. He looked around for a sign of Prue and there was nothing. Andy sighted.
'She's probably already asleep'
he thought and started to go downstairs to watch some more TV. He found Prue in the family as well. She didn't look up at him as he entered. He went up to her and tried to kiss her temple, but Prue moved away. He sighted and sat down beside her
"thank you"
he told her. Prue again didn't react.
"Can we please talk?"
Prue looked down at the controller in her hands and then pressed the button to turn the TV off
"if you are so mad at me, then why did you defend me in front of Mags?"
"There are several reasons why I'm not mad... and also a whole lot more why I am... first of all... Mags shouldn't be afraid of her dad... second of all... our daughters shouldn't learn that violence is the solution to their anger... third... how can you hit someone... who actually didn't do anything at all... fourth... why did you tell me you were okay with... this affair between me and him... and then hit him? Fifth... I never believed you even could be this way...e specially not with our daughter in your arms and this scares me a little as well... you hit someone with our daughter on your arm? Last but not least... it's somewhat really cute... that you hit him... a... real idiotic proof of your love, but it was one"
Prue told him. Andy looked down and smiled slightly
"I don't know what to say... I... freaked... I... this caught me so off guard... I saw him... and then you two... and... I was afraid... I'd loose you…"
"How can you even think of something like that? Don't you remember what I told you on our wedding day? A ring, a symbol of our love will be shining on my hand. It'll tell everyone who I belong to. For eternity. Or like you said it: Forever and for always. Or like the song of our first dance as a married couple said... I will always love you"
Prue told him and finally, after hours of ignorance looked at him. Andy repeated the look for several seconds, but then looked down at his hands. He was playing kinda nervously with them
"I was and idiot... and an asswhole... I know that... I don't know how this could happen... I simply didn't think... it was... like I just had to do it... I'm seriously sorry..."
"You shouldn't tell that me... but bane"
Prue told him gently. She was mad at him. but this all made her think of a little boy, who did something really bad and now begged for pardon with his mom and just needed some lovely words
"I know... I really do... how you feel... how do you think... I... felt... when I had to meet your ex wife..."
Andy looked even more down as she placed her hand on his. Andy looked back at her face. Her hands were freezing cold. Her eyes were glassy. She seemed small and somewhat ill
"remember...when you returned here and it was my birthday... when I came into quake and found you with her?"
"Yeah..."
"I love you... you're my man... nothing will ever change that, understand?"
"Yeah"
Andy said as he looked down again. Prue smiled slightly
"now... could you finally kiss me, stupid"
she asked and a small smile appeared on his face as he looked back at her. He placed a hand on her cheek and then kissed her gently. But pulled away not long after
"you feel a little hot..."
he commented and wanted to move his hand to her forehead, but Prue again moved away...
"I'm okay... just... has been a little too much these days... the surprise with the house... sex... Chris... bane..."
Prue said. Andy simply looked confused
"oh right... you didn't get that thing, because you were hiding in your office... Piper and Leo are going to call the baby after Leo's dad... Christopher"
"ooh"
Prue smiled as Andy kissed her again
"we need another baby so we can name it after your mom..."
Andy said smiling. Prue shook her head
"I'd never call our children Patricia... I guess... I'd be way too scared... about her dieing young..."
Andy just wrapped his arms around her. Prue was almost fully cradled in his arms. Her head lay on his chest, the forehead right under his chin. Prue smiled kinda happily as she closed her eyes. Andy felt her hot skin on his and the ice cold hands in his, which left him off somewhat worried
"I better bring you upstairs..."
"Andy... I'm okay... really..."
"Yeah... I know... you always say that..."
Prue smiled slightly. He knew her too well. she just gave in and so Andy turned off the light and orbed them upstairs. after they had changed for bed he covered Prue with an extra blanket before again wrapping his arms around her as they both went to sleep.