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"Come on" Prue said. "Let's go sit on the couch well I call Sheila to take the kids"
"No, I lost it" Piper said sobbing. "My baby's dead, my baby's dead"
"Piper" Prue said. "Listen to me, you don't know that. We are going to take you to the hospital and you're going to see that your baby is fine"
Prue gently helped Piper stand up and led her to the sofa. She went and called Sheila.
"She's going to be here in a couple minutes" Prue said.
Piper just sat there sobbing.
"Leo!" Prue yelled. "Leo!"
There was no reply. Prue sat down and hugged Piper.
"Shh" Prue said trying to calm her down.
She sat there holding Piper until the doorbell rang.
"Patience and the girls are sleeping upstairs" Prue said. "Aidan is sitting in the conservatory playing. If there's a demon call Ryan, if he doesn't answer wake the girls up, tell them put their shields over everyone and fight the demon. I'll have by cell phone on, I'm taking Piper to the hospital because of some complications with the baby" Prue said.
"You go" Sheila said noticing the panic in Prue's voice.
Prue went and helped Piper to the car and drove off to the hospital. They immediately got in with a doctor.
"We're just going to do an ultrasound and see what's wrong" the doctor said.
Prue closed her eyes praying that there would be a heartbeat but she knew deep down that there wouldn't be. The doctor hooked up the ultrasound machine and heartbeat monitor. There was silence. Piper broke out into sobs. Prue grabbed her hand holding back tears.
"I'm so sorry" the doctor said. "There isn't a heartbeat"
"What happened?" Piper asked in between sobs.
"There was probably something wrong with the pregnancy so the body ended it" the doctor said. "I'll do a few more tests to make sure nothing else is wrong"
"Prue, go try for Leo" Piper said still crying.
"Okay" Prue said.
She stepped into a small corner.
"Leo" Prue said. "Leo, Piper needs you now"
There was still no response. Prue headed to the pay phone to call Phoebe and Andy.
"Hello" Phoebe said.
"Phoebe, it's Prue" Prue said. "Um, I'm at the hospital with Piper right now"
"What's wrong?" Phoebe asked with concern.
"Um, Piper miscarried" Prue said failing miserably at holding tears back.
"Oh my god" Phoebe said.
Prue heard Phoebe start to cry.
"I'll be there as soon as I can" Phoebe said.
Phoebe hung up. Prue dialed Andy's number.
"Trudeau" Andy said answering the phone.
"It's Prue" Prue said.
"What's wrong?" Andy asked noticing the sadness in her voice.
"Piper lost the baby" Prue said. "About a half an hour ago she told me she lost the baby. I took her to the hospital and the doctor said there wasn't a heartbeat. I'm still at the hospital right now. I can't reach Leo but Phoebe's on her way here. Can you do me a favor and have Darryl call the manor? Sheila has the kids and she should probably know what's going on. I've got to get back to Piper so I'm going to go"
"Do you need me to come over there?" Andy asked.
"No, you stay at work" Prue said. "I've got to go. Bye"
"Bye" Andy said.
Prue hung up the phone and went back to Piper.
"I'm sorry but I still can't reach Leo. Phoebe's on her way here though" Prue said.
"I'm going to go take these to the lab" the doctor said. "I'll be back in a few minutes"
Prue nodded her head and went over to Piper. The doctor left and shut the door.
"It's all my fault" Piper said.
She started to sob hysterically. Prue hugged her and tried to calm her down.
"That's it" Prue said to herself. "Ryan"
Ryan orbed in.
"Get Leo now" Prue said. "I don't care what he's doing, Piper needs him now"
Ryan looked at Piper and orbed out. Shortly after, Leo orbed in with a concerned look on his face. Instantly he knew what was wrong. He rushed over and hugged Piper. Prue stood by the door.
"I'm going to go wait for Phoebe" Prue said.
She left the room.
"The baby's gone, the baby's gone" Piper cried over and over again.
She rocked back and forth as Leo held her, his eyes filled with tears.
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Prue sat there, head in her hands.
"Piper didn't deserve this, she needed that baby" Prue thought.
"I can tell when you're lying you know" Andy said coming up to her.
Prue smiled slightly.
"I finally got Leo and he's in there with Piper" Prue said. "I don't know how to help them. They of all people don't deserve this. They were finally happy and now it's gone. I can't even help this time. I can't bring back the baby for her"
"She's going to make it through this" Andy said. "She has Leo this time"
"I know" Prue said.
She sat there for a moment.
"Andy, stay here and wait for Phoebe" Prue said. "I'm going back to the manor. I have something I need to do"
"Prue, maybe you should stay here until Phoebe gets here" Andy said with concern.
"No" Prue said. "I have to go"
She walked out to the car and drove back to the manor. Shortly after, Phoebe walked into the hospital.
"How's Piper?" Phoebe asked.
"I haven't seen her" Andy said. "Leo is in the room with her right now"
"Where's Prue?" Phoebe asked.
"She left, she said she had to do something" Andy said.
"Do they know if anything specific caused Piper to lose the baby?" Phoebe asked.
"Not that I've heard" Andy said. "Prue didn't say much before she left"
"I'm going to go check on Piper" Phoebe said.
She went to the door. She softly knocked and opened the door slightly.
"Piper" Phoebe said.
Piper had tears streaming down her face. Leo was sitting there staring at the wall. Phoebe went over and hugged Piper.
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"Think Prue, what else can we do?" Prue said out loud.
She had already tried three spells. She was now in the middle of her fourth spell.
"Maybe a spell won't do it, maybe I should try a potion" Prue said. "If I can be brought back to life, Piper's baby can too"
She got up and took the Book of Shadows to the kitchen. She started working on potions.
A few hours later everyone was back at home. Piper and Leo had immediately gone to their room and you could hear Piper's sobs. Phoebe had buried herself in her work hoping to drown out the pain and sadness that hung over the manor. Ryan explained to Leila what had happened when she came home from school and then had to leave. Leila went to her room and turned her music up. Prue was still working on spells and potions in hope she could bring the baby back. Andy was left to take care of all the kids since everyone else was trying to cope with what had happened.
Andy was in the conservatory when he heard an explosion in the attic. He ran to the attic to find Prue spraying the remains of an old end table with a fire extinguisher.
"Just a backfire potion, don't worry about it" Prue said.
"Prue, you've been at this for hours, I don't think a potion or spell is going to fix this" Andy said.
"You of all people should know you can't give up hope or you will crumble and fall" Prue said. "I will not sit here as my little sister sits upstairs with the pain of losing a child"
"You can't protect her from everything" Andy said. "Pain is a part of life"
"The pain of losing a child is supposed to be part of everyday life?" Prue asked angrily. "I tried my hardest to protect them from Mom dying and Dad leaving and I did. Now I will protect her from this"
"Please take a break and come downstairs" Andy said.
Prue ignored Andy. Andy gave up and went downstairs.
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Piper rocked back and forth while sobbing hysterically. She had told Leo she needed to be alone and he had orbed away. She sat there, completely alone. The pain she felt was unbearable. It was ripping her heart in shreds. Eventually she had cried herself into an uneasy sleep.
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Phoebe turned her laptop off.
"I'm just going to go to my room for awhile" Phoebe said. "Think about some things"
"Do you need to talk?" Andy asked.
"No" Phoebe said.
"Please, don't turn into Prue" Andy said. "It'll kill you"
Phoebe turned to face Andy.
"My family has fallen apart again and again" Phoebe said with tears in her eyes. "Every day a new problem, every hour a new wound added to our hearts. We're being kicked when we're already down. This morning I finally thought everything was going to be all right but now I'm beginning to realize that nothing will ever be alright for us" Phoebe said. "Every time we think it's going to be okay it's just a mask covering up all of the pain. The Warren line of witches may be blessed with power but it is cursed with pain. We will never know what true happiness is. I know everyone here is holding onto something inside of them that is slowly killing them. It's part of our curse. Everyone tells you to keep holding on to faith but how can you when everything is against you. The Halliwell family is falling from grace"
By now tears were streaming down Phoebe's face.
"This family is not cursed" Andy said. "I know because if it was, trust me, I wouldn't have married into it. Okay, that was my lame attempt at making you feel better with a joke. Anyway, it may seem like this family is cursed but we aren't. You were right when you said everyone was holding onto something that is slowly killing them. Growing up with you guys I know that you don't always share everything with your family. I also know that I hated when I looked into Prue's eyes and I saw every ounce of pain. Then I noticed that the pain was in all of your eyes.You guys are the best people I've ever met but you help so many other people that you forget to help the most important person…yourself"
Phoebe hugged Andy.
"How can I keep this family together?" Phoebe asked.
"I think you're doing a pretty good job now" Andy said.
Phoebe laughed dryly.
"My daughter is in her room alone blaring music probably hating me. One of my sisters is alone upstairs sobbing hysterically because she just lost her child. My other sister is alone obsessively trying to do something that is impossible to do" Phoebe said. "In all of their cases the word alone was brought up. That doesn't exactly show that this family is together"
"Sometimes people just need to be alone" Andy said. "That doesn't mean their family is falling apart"
"I think I should go talk to Leila, then Piper, then Prue" Phoebe said.
"I can talk to Prue" Andy said.
"No, I need to do this" Phoebe said.
"Okay" Andy said. "I'll be down here with the kids if anyone needs anything"
Phoebe went to Leila's room. She opened the door a crack and stuck her head in.
"Knock, knock" Phoebe said.
"Come in" Leila said.
Phoebe came and sat on the bed with Leila.
"So, you seem kind of out of it, is something wrong?" Phoebe asked.
"Bad day at school" Leila said. "And then I came home and you guys told me about Aunt Piper and it just seemed like the day keeps getting worse"
"Care to tell me what happened at school?" Phoebe asked.
"Not really" Leila said.
"You know school's over in a week" Phoebe said.
"I know" Leila said.
"So is this a grade wise thing or friend wise?" Phoebe asked.
"It's nothing" Leila said.
"We can sit here for forever or you can actually tell me what's going on" Phoebe said.
"I just got a bad grade on a paper" Leila said.
"So you're moping around because of one single paper" Phoebe said.
"Okay, you know what, my boyfriend dumped me, there you got me to say it" Leila said.
"I'm sorry sweetie" Phoebe said. "I know how much that hurts"
"He decided that my supposed best friend was better than me" Leila said.
"Boys are jerks" Phoebe said. "They don't actually get brains until they're out of college"
"So I have to wait another ten years until I can actually find a decent guy" Leila said.
"Yes" Phoebe said.
"But what about Aunt Prue and Uncle Andy?" Leila asked. "They dated in high school and now they're married"
"Yeah but they broke up in high school. Then after college they got back together and got married" Phoebe said.
"I guess you're right" Leila said.
"I am" Phoebe said. "Feel better?"
"A lot" Leila said smiling.
"Okay, I've got to go talk to your Aunt Prue now" Phoebe said.
She got up and went to the attic.
"Prue" Phoebe said. "Stop what you're doing"
"Andy sent you up here" Prue said. "Tell him to mind his own business and that I won't stop this until I've brought back that child"
"Andy didn't send me up here" Phoebe said. "I came because I want to talk to you"
"I don't have time to talk" Prue said.
"Why exactly are you doing this again, I thought you had stopped this" Phoebe said.
"What are you talking about?" Prue asked.
"Doing everything to protect yourself and your family. Burying yourself in work to dull the pain. Why is this hurting you so much?" Phoebe asked.
"It's not hurting me, I just don't want to see I hurt Piper" Prue said. "Why do you and Andy insist on turning this into a problem about me?"
"Because we know you" Phoebe said. "And we know this is what you do when something is hurting you. You never stop or slow down, it's full speed ahead"
"Is there a point to this?" Prue asked. "Because I'm not seeing a problem"
"Why are you doing this, Prue?" Phoebe asked. "Why is this hurting you so much?"
"It's not hurting me, it's hurting Piper" Prue said. "And I intend to stop that"
"If you want to help Piper, come upstairs with me so we can talk to her" Phoebe said.
"Talking won't help as much as bringing her baby back" Prue said.
"Magic won't fix this" Phoebe said.
"You don't know that" Prue said. "If magic can bring Andy and I back to life it can certainly bring back Piper's baby"
Phoebe walked over to Prue and stopped her from working on her potions.
"What do you want me to do?" Prue asked. "Let her sit there in pain? Let her feel like life has been ripped out of her?"
"I want you to stop with the spells and potions and come upstairs with me to talk to her" Phoebe said.
"I know what it's like to lose things, people that you love more than anything in the world" Prue said. "Whenever people would talk to me after mom or Andy died, it felt like they were taking a knife and poking at my heart with it"
"But it helped you, whether you knew it or not, it helped you" Phoebe said.
"No, what helped me was when Andy came back or burying myself in so much that it didn't hurt so much" Prue said.
Phoebe sighed.
"Please come with me Prue" Phoebe said. "You can return to your potions after we're done talking to Piper" Phoebe said.
"Fine" Prue said getting up.
They went to Piper's room and listened. There was silence. Phoebe opened the door a crack. They saw Piper asleep. Prue walked over and covered her up with blankets.
"Leo?" Piper asked sleepily.
"No, it's just Phoebe and me" Prue said.
Tears had already filled Piper's eyes again.
"Can you go find Leo?" Piper asked. "He's been gone for a long time"
"I'll have Ryan find him" Phoebe said. "First we were wondering if you wanted to talk"
"No" Piper said. "I just want to lay here"
Prue sat down and started stroking her hair.
"We're here for you Piper" Prue said.
"I know" Piper said. "But right now I just need to be alone"
"Believe me Piper, being alone hurts even more" Prue said.
"How about we don't talk, just stay here with you" Phoebe said.
Piper was quiet. Phoebe and Prue laid down beside her. Piper started sobbing again. Prue pulled Piper into her arms and let her sob. Phoebe held Piper's hand.
"It hurts" Piper said. "I was so happy and then it was ripped away"
"I'm sorry sweetie" Phoebe said. "It's not fair"
They sat there for a while, not saying anything. Piper had quieted down and they sat there, comforted in each other's presence.