Wow, this is the fastest I've updated in a while so that means more reviews. Just kidding, although it would be really nice.
This chapter skips a lot of days but it leads up to something very important.
"She's out of surgery now" the doctor said. "We were able to get all of the scar tissue that was building and she should be able to see fine in a week or two. We'd like to keep her in the hospital for at least a week"
"Can we see her?" Phoebe asked.
"She's down that hallway first room on the left" the doctor said.
"Thank you" Phoebe said.
"Leo, shouldn't Piper be back from getting the coffee?" Phoebe asked.
"Maybe they were out and she had to go to another machine" Ryan said.
"Probably" Phoebe said.
"I'll wait out here for her, you guys go in" Leo said.
Phoebe, Ryan, and Andy went to Prue's room.
"How are you feeling?" Phoebe asked Prue.
"My eyes kill and this stupid bandage is driving me insane but other than that I'm fine" Prue said. "I seem to be spending far too much time in the hospital though. When can I go home?"
"A week at the least" Andy said.
"God, Andy I'm going to miss the trial and there's a chance he'll get free" Prue said.
"No there isn't" Andy said. "You already testified and you're job is done. Besides, the doctor said that your vision is going to be fine in two weeks. That means no more being blind"
"Yeah and no more whacking us with that walking stick" Phoebe said joking.
"Where's Piper?" Prue asked.
"Right here" Piper said coming into the room with Leo.
They both had huge smiles on their face.
"Why are you guys so happy?" Phoebe asked.
"We're going to have another baby" Piper said.
"Congratulations" Prue said. "How far along did he say you were?"
"This is the weird part" Piper said. "Twelve weeks, Leo and I didn't decide to have another kid until last week"
"Apparently this baby had other plans" Phoebe said.
"How are you doing Prue?" Piper asked changing the subject.
"Fine" Prue said. "What time is it because I'm starving?"
"9:00 at night" Piper said.
"You guys should go home, you all have kids to attend to" Prue said. "Trust me; I'll be here in the morning"
"Okay" Phoebe said. "We'll stop in before we head to the court house"
"Okay" Prue said. "Tell me in detail everything that happens tomorrow"
"We will" Piper said. "Good bye"
Piper and Phoebe hugged Prue and everyone but Andy left.
"Andy, we have left our kids so much in the last two weeks, please go home" Prue said.
"Your dad's with them, they'll be fine" Andy said. "I can't leave you"
"But he's not their dad" Prue said. "I'll be fine Andy, really. Now give me a kiss and leave"
"Fine" Andy said.
He kissed her.
"Good bye Andy" Prue said. "I love you"
"I love you more" Andy said.
He went back to the manor.
The next morning.
"I thought you were going to stop by before court" Prue said.
"You were asleep, we didn't want to wake you" Piper said.
"Well, what happen?" Prue asked.
"They found him guilty, life in prison" Andy said.
"Good" Prue said. "Maybe it will stop my subconscious from taking control"
"Did you have another shaking fit?" Piper asked.
"1:00 AM this morning" Prue said. "The nurse calmed me down and afterwards I explained what happens sometimes"
"Have you stopped having the dreams?" Andy asked.
"They don't happen every night now" Prue said.
"If they shaking fits don't stop I think you might need to get some help" Phoebe said. "I think maybe your mind is trying to tell you there's a problem emotionally"
"I'm fine" Prue said. "As long as he stays in jail for a long time, I'm fine"
"I'm sure you can catch some of the trial on the news right now" Phoebe said.
"I won't be able to see it but I'll listen to it" Prue said.
Andy turned on the T.V.
"The Roger Mason case came to an end today after he was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison after beating a twenty nine year old close to death" a news reporter said. "After three years of abuse twenty nine year old Prudence Trudeau left him. Two years after he held her and her family hostage then shooting her and her sister. Then a week ago he beat her until her family found her and turned him into the police. Here's footage now from the closing argument"
"I'm asking you now to put this man who beat a twenty nine year mother of three to a pulp. He stole her sight; he stole her dignity, and almost robbed three children of a life without their mother. Please do not let him do it again to her or any other woman. No woman ever deserves to be treated like that" the D.A. said.
Andy flipped off the T.V.
"There's no chance he can get out?" Prue asked.
"No chance" Andy said.
Prue breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank god" Prue said.
She heard someone walk into the room.
"I think there are some people here to see you" Victor said.
"Mommy" Andrea said. "Daddy said you in hospiwal"
"Are you swick?" Ava asked.
"No, mommy's needed to come here so she can see again" Prue said.
"Where did your eyes go?" Andrea asked.
Everyone laughed.
"They're behind the big Band-Aid" Prue said.
"Oh" Ava said. "Baby wants you to hold him"
"We've told you over and over, don't read anyone's mind unless they're a bad person, especially your brother's mind" Prue said.
"Sorry" Ava said.
Andy lifted them onto the bed.
"We miss you" Andrea said.
"Yeah" Ava said.
They snuggled into Prue's chest.
"I miss you girls too" Prue said.
"They won't sleep until I assure them you're coming home soon" Andy said. "Aidan now sleeps with one of your shirts"
"I wish I were at home with them" Prue said.
She stroked their hair.
"Where's my son?" Prue asked.
"Right here" Victor said.
He set Aidan on the bed. Aidan immediately crawled up to Prue's chest and laid down in between Ava and Andrea.
"Hey sweetie pie" Prue said. "You missed me too"
Aidan smiled.
"I think he just gave you the biggest smile I've ever seen" Piper said laughing.
"I wish I could see it" Prue said. "Has Patience got the walking thing down?"
"She's still content just to crawl even though she knows she can walk" Piper said. "Unlike your girls who ran a couple days after they walked"
"Believe me, that was a nightmare" Prue said.
"I think your children are falling asleep" Ryan said.
"It's probably because of the safety they feel right now" Phoebe said. "They get so used to the mother's heartbeat in the womb that it calms them when they hear it outside of the womb"
"See what you're marrying, a living psychology book" Prue said smiling.
"And he loves it" Phoebe said.
Three weeks later.
"I'm home!" Piper yelled. "And I have baby pictures"
"I want to see the cute little blob" Phoebe said.
"It is right there" Piper said pointing to a little blob on the sonogram.
Prue walked in with Ava on one hip, Aidan on her other hip and Andrea trailing behind her.
"You look like a walking daycare" Piper said laughing.
"You won't be laughing when this happens to you" Prue said. "Now let me see my niece or nephew"
Piper showed her the sonogram.
"I can see it has its aunt's good looks already" Prue said smiling.
"Yeah right" Piper said.
"Where's Leo?" Phoebe asked.
"He had to go right after the appointment" Piper said.
"Oh" Phoebe said.
She looked at her watch.
"I'm late for my meeting, I'll be back at five" Phoebe said.
She left.
"I'm going to go read my kids a book in hope that they'll fall asleep" Prue said. "Your child is already asleep"
"Thank you" Piper said. "Now I'll be in the kitchen"
"Try the pickles" Prue said. "I bought five jars for you"
"Thank you" Piper said.
She headed into the kitchen. Prue went back into the conservatory and started reading the kids a book. Halfway through the book Piper came into the conservatory with her jar of pickles.
"How's it going?' Piper asked.
"Aidan refuses to take a nap but Ava and Andrea fell asleep right away" Prue said.
Piper saw Ava and Andrea asleep with their heads on Prue's lap.
"I'm really glad the kids' books have extra large print" Prue said. "Even though I can see, Andy handed me a paper to check over and I couldn't read past the first sentence before I had a headache"
"The doctor said that might happen for up to a year after the surgery" Piper said.
"Want to help me bring these girls upstairs?" Prue said.
"Sure" Piper said setting down the jar of pickles.
Piper picked up Ava off of Prue's lap. Prue picked Andrea up and Aidan. They took the girls upstairs and tucked them into their new beds. Prue turned off the light and closed the door.
"You're not going to go to sleep are you?" Prue said to Aidan.
Aidan looked up at her.
"No? I didn't think so" Prue said.
Piper stood there watching her.
"How do you do it?" Piper said. "Raise three kids to be such wonderful people and not make a single mistake"
Prue laughed quietly.
"I made plenty of mistakes" Prue said. "But you fix them by loving your children more than anything in the world. That's all you have to do and them they'll turn out just fine"
Piper put her hand on her stomach.
"I can't tell you how going from one to two is going to be but I think if I could make it going from none to two, you can make it" Prue said. "Now let's go downstairs"
They went back to the conservatory. Prue continued to play with Aidan while he laughed loudly every time Prue said peek-a-boo.
"Is it different having a son?" Piper asked.
"Only the fact that you have to change their diaper a lot faster" Prue said laughing.
Piper smiled than suddenly got up and ran to the bathroom.
"Morning sickness sucks, remember" Prue said.
"Prue!" Piper yelled in panic from the bathroom.
Prue ran to the bathroom. Piper was sitting by the toilet sobbing.
"Piper, what's wrong?" Prue asked in concern.
"I think I just lost my baby" Piper said sobbing.