I think I might only have one more chapter of this story left. I think I've pretty much done what I wanted to do with this story. My goal was to work on writing emotions better and I hope that I've done that.

Chapter 15: Mistakes

Hey this is just a little quote thingy that I think kind of goes with the story and especially this chapter. I just kind of thought of it while I was writing this so I figured I'd put it in here.

"There are some mistakes that you will only remember for a few seconds or hours and there are some mistakes you will remember for the rest of your life. Those may be the most painful ones but they are the ones from which you learn. They are the ones from which you grow"

ANDREW'S GRAVE

Andy sat there with the box holding the engagement ring. It was raining but Andy didn't notice.

"I miss her" Andy said. "Just as much as I miss you"

A tear rolled down Andy's cheek. Over the last month and a half he had rarely cried.

"I don't know what I'm going to do without her, buddy" Andy said.

"Halfway around the world I was telling myself the same thing" Prue said softly.

Andy turned around to see Prue, her face stained with tears. He turned his head away from her and stayed quiet.

"I did the one thing I said I'd never do…" Prue said on the verge of tears. "I left…and I don't blame you if you don't take me back. I probably shouldn't have even come back. I just wanted you to know that you weren't the reason I left"

"Then what was?" Andy asked.

"I was" Prue said, her voice cracking.

It was quiet.

"I'm going to go now" Prue said.

She turned to leave.

"Wait" Andy said standing up. "I have to know one thing"

"What?" Prue asked quietly.

"Did you stop loving me?" Andy asked.

Prue paused for a second.

"I have never stopped loving you…" Prue said as a tear fell down her face. "I don't think I ever can"

Andy wrapped his arms around Prue and she started to sob.

"I don't know what to do anymore" Prue sobbed. "Every morning I wake up with that voice in my head telling me that I let my son die. I don't deserve you or my sisters and I thought that if I left that things would be better for all of you. Then you wouldn't have to deal with me messing up all the time"

"Prue, it wasn't your fault" Andy said.

"People keep saying that but I was the one that brought him into this mess" Prue said.

"I kind of had a part in that too" Andy said.

Prue smiled a little bit.

"That's not what I meant" Prue said.

"I know, but it did make you smile" Andy said.

"I don't deserve this" Prue said. "I don't deserve to be happy anymore"

"No, you do deserve this more than anything" Andy said. "We both deserve to be happy again"

"But I feel so guilty" Prue said. "When I smile it's like I'm forgetting him"

"We can never forget him" Andy said. "He's our son"

Prue looked down on the grave.

"I only spent a week with him but I feel like he was here for years" Prue said. "I just want him back"

Andy held Prue in his arms for a second.

"Why are you so forgiving?" Prue asked. "I leave for Paris telling you I never want to see you again and you just let me fall into arms and cry"

"Because everything that you've felt…I've felt to" Andy said. "And I know that you were mad at yourself but I had to let you come back on your own terms"

"What if I never came back?" Prue asked.

"Then I would've led a very lonely life" Andy said.

He thought for a second before reaching into his pocket.

"I think this belongs to you" Andy said opening the ring box.

Prue looked at it for a second.

"You don't have to answer now" Andy said. "Hell, you don't have to ever answer; I just know that this ring belongs to you"

He placed it on Prue's finger and held her hand.

"Thank you" Prue said looking into his eyes.

He kissed her softly.

"What do we do now?" Prue asked.

"I don't know" Andy said.

It had stopped raining and they sat down on the blanket laid on Andrew's grave. Prue leaned against him. She traced over Andrew's name on his gravestone.

"Sometimes it doesn't feel real" Prue said. "If I could just wake up and find out all of this was a dream"

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A WEEK LATER

"I don't know what to wear" Prue said panicked.

"Prue, it's fine" Phoebe said. "Piper and I will help you"

"I haven't been on a date in almost two years" Prue said. "I have no idea what I'm doing"

"Prue, it's Andy" Piper said. "It's going to be fine"

"Yes, but the last time I had a real date, it didn't go too well" Prue said. "We argued and then I broke up with him"

"But that was different" Piper said. "He didn't know you were a witch"

Prue looked at the mirror.

"I don't know" Prue said. "Maybe this is too soon"

"Prue" Phoebe said. "Eventually you're going to have to"

Prue played with the old ring Andy had given her. Phoebe and Piper looked at the new one on Prue's left hand.

"So does this mean…"

Prue cut Phoebe off.

"I don't know" Prue said. "I just think maybe it's a little too soon to give him an answer"

Prue looked up at her sisters.

"Is it wrong to wear it when I keep saying I need more time?" Prue asked.

"He told you he didn't even need an answer" Piper said. "I think it would be wrong if you didn't wear it"

Prue sighed and shook her head. Piper and Phoebe went over and hugged her.

"Everything is starting to go better" Piper said. "This date proves it"

"Prue, Andy's here" Leo shouted from downstairs.

Prue took a deep breath and grabbed her purse. She stopped to look at the picture of Andrew on her nightstand. She quickly started walking downstairs again. Piper gave a worried look to Phoebe who just looked at the ground and started walking out of Prue's room. Piper followed her downstairs. When they were coming downstairs Prue was opening the door.

"Wow" Andy said smiling. "You look beautiful"

Prue smiled.

"Thank you" Prue said.

She opened the door further and turned so he could come in.

"Hey" Andy said spotting Piper and Phoebe on the stairs.

Prue laughed.

"Are you guys spying on us?" Prue asked.

"We were just making sure you got off okay" Phoebe said innocently.

"Uh huh" Prue said.

She playfully glared at Phoebe who returned the glare but then smiled.

"I don't know when I'll be back" Prue said. "So don't wait up for me"

"We won't" Piper said.

Prue grabbed her purse.

"Let's go" Prue said.

They walked out the door and left.

"She's going to be okay, right?" Phoebe asked.

"I hope so" Piper said.

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AT THE RESTAURANT (AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER)

"Do you remember the first time I kissed you?" Andy asked.

Prue nodded.

"We were thirteen I think" Prue said. "We were outside and we were talking about what it would be like to be kissed. Then the next thing I know, you were kissing me…"

"And Grams was standing directly in front of us" Andy said. "Ever since that moment I have been completely terrified of your Grams"

Prue laughed. When she stopped she saw Andy staring at her smiling.

"I missed that laugh" Andy said.

Prue stopped smiling for a second.

"When he went missing, and then after he died…I felt like I shouldn't laugh" Prue said. "I still don't know if I should"

"You should" Andy said. "You always should"

Prue looked into Andy's eyes for what seemed like an eternity.

"I think I know where we need to go" Andy said.

"Wait…are we using it for the same reason we used it in high school?" Prue asked.

"That all depends on what you want to do" Andy said.

Prue paused for a second before smiling. Andy laughed and took Prue's hand. They paid the bill and left for the park. When they got to the swing Prue and Andy were laughing so hard they had tears in their eyes.

"I can't believe nothing has changed" Prue said looking at the swing.

"Well, the swing hasn't" Andy said.

After a couple hours of being at the swing Prue looked at her watch.

"It's really late" Prue said. "I should get back"

"Yeah" Andy said.

They headed back to the car and drove back to the manor. Prue stood there with Andy. They started to kiss passionately. Prue stopped after a minute.

"Would you like to come in?" Prue said smiling.

Andy laughed and Prue opened the door.

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THE NEXT MORNING

"How'd the date go?" Piper asked when Prue entered the kitchen.

Andy walked into the kitchen behind Prue.

"Very well apparently" Phoebe said raising her eyebrows.

Both Prue and Andy's faces turned red.

"I have to go" Andy said. "Are you going to meet me for lunch?"

"Sure" Prue said. "Come by my office at noon?"

"I'll see you there" Andy said.

He quickly pecked Prue on the lips and left. Prue sighed and put her hands over her face.

"What's wrong?" Piper asked concerned.

"I shouldn't have done that" Prue said. "It was too soon"

She slammed her fist down on the table.

"Why does this have to be so damn hard?" Prue asked.

"Sweetie, it's going to be hard at first, but it's going to get better" Phoebe said.

"I don't think I can do this anymore" Prue said. "How can I be happy when he's gone? I almost forgot what happened when I was with Andy last night. I almost forgot my son"

Prue wiped a tear from her cheek.

"Everyday it's getting harder and harder to remember his face or his cry" Prue said trying not to cry. "I'm his mother; those things should always be in my memories. And now with Andy we just picked up where we left off, like he hasn't affected us in anyway"

"Prue you cannot keep beating yourself down every time you feel happy" Piper said. "You don't deserve that"

Prue was quiet for a second.

"I have to go to work" Prue said getting up.

She walked out of the kitchen.

"What do we do?" Phoebe asked.

"She's starting to come to us" Piper said. "Maybe in a while she'll be completely ready but until she is we just do what we can"

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