A/N: Sorry for the delay guys but the next parts finally here.
Also sorry for the crap ending of the last chap, I rushed it.
5. Duty and Honesty.
Prue woke slowly wrapped in someone's arms. Although an odd situation of late, she felt nothing but comfortable and content. She sat up, careful not to wake Andy, who laid beside her.
Once again they had fallen into the same routine, which meant that once again they fell into bed. However, this time Prue had no worries about the act. After losing him once, she wasn't about to fret about the simplicities of wanting to be with him.
Glancing over her shoulder, she smiled at his appearance. Then, the eldest Halliwell pulled the bed sheets over herself and prepared to get out of the bed.
"Your not skipping out on me again, are you?" came a groggy voice from behind her.
Smiling, Prue put her plan on hold and turned to face Andy. "What are you getting at, mister?"
"Well.." he began, opening his eyes and making himself more comfortable. "..the previous 'morning after the night before' we had, I vividly remember waking up and finding you gone and my alarm clock conveniently missing."
"Who said I was leaving?" she grinned, as he pulled her back down. "Plus, I couldn't even if I wanted to. Your at my house."
Andy looked down at her with an amused smile, lying on his stomach and using his elbows to prop himself up. "When I was last around, you would have ran to your office."
"Which I don't have anymore." Prue replied, having told Andy some of the changes last night. "I have a dark room in the basement, which is also at my house. See so I can't win."
"I'm proud of you, becoming a photographer." Andy praised, while changing the subject.
"Why thank you." she smiled, mocking his compliment slightly.
"I still think you should have done it years ago." he responded, having watched Prue struggle with her grandmother about pursuing her dream.
Prue sighed, having heard the argument when she was in high school. "I had other things to think about back then. Responsibilities that needed money, I had to be practical." she reasoned.
Andy kissed her forehead. "You never have changed, have you?" he smirked.
She looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "Is that meant as a good thing or a bad thing?"
"Mostly good." Andy grinned, receiving a hit on the arm for his comment.
"I could say the same for you." Prue replied, poking his chest with her index finger.
"But my changes are all good." he continued to tease.
She playfully glared at him. "Really?"
However any response was cut off as Andy glanced up at the ceiling.
"I know that look…Leo has that look." Prue responded to his actions. "..There calling you already." she whined, feeling her heart sink at his apologetic expression.
"Sorry." he sighed, not wanting to leave, himself.
Prue sighed heavily, "You might want to change." she smiled somewhat bitterly, knowing the Elders wouldn't appreciate a naked Andy.
"I'll be back, promise." he smiled, kissing her before grabbing his clothes.
This sucks! she thought, while wrapping the bed sheet tightly around herself again.
"Maybe I should just stay here then." Prue smiled.
"That would drive you insane and you know it." he laughed in response, watching as Prue went to argue but then stopped, unable to find a valid reply.
Once dressed, Andy leaned over the bed and left a lingering kiss on her lips, startling her as she had momentarily zoned out. "Save me some breakfast……but only if it's Piper's cooking." he grinned, disappearing in a cloud of purple and blue orbs.
"For that, I won't!" Prue called to the ceiling, knowing it was a dig at her own culinary skills.
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Piper stood in the kitchen, behind the stove, where she would be found most mornings. Only today, she didn't feel the calm and peacefulness of what cooking usually brought her. Instead, the pregnant Halliwell, was unable to shake the feeling, things were far from settled in the manor.
The tension in the air had never left, even though most of the people in the house felt very content and happy at the present time. There was just something that lurked underneath, waiting to blow up in their faces. One aspect would be the impending baby.
She knew they would not be impressed with her decision and less with Prue, as she had kept it quiet. So, Piper planned to keep her sister out of her explanation, like she had done the previous night with Leo.
"How are my two favourite people this morning?" her husband appeared behind her, wrapping his arms around the slight bump of Piper's stomach.
Surprised by the sudden arrival, the second eldestHalliwellhad to take a moment to compose herself. "We're both fine.." she smiled, masking the worry that was building inside of her. "..better now you're here."
"Good, wouldn't have it any other way." he smiled lovingly, resting his chin on her shoulder.
For a short time, a comfortable silence invaded their space, until Leo spoke again. "You should tell your sisters, they'll be so happy."
"That's the plan." Piper replied quietly.
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Paige rolled over in bed, finally catching the faint wisps of breakfast cooking. It pulled her out of the dreamland where she felt peaceful and lethargic. The youngest breathed in deeply savouring the smell.
It was the simplest of momentslike this that made her appreciate finding her sisters more. She may have lostsomeof her independence but she gained something greater. Had she not found them, she would probably be waking in an apartment, where the only smell to greet her would be mould and must. Also, her only visitors would be coch-roaches, who never actually left.
Sometimes she worried about the independence she lost and at times still craved. However the feeling is soon pushed away when she was with them and all their quirks. Life on her own only looked bleak.
Paige smiled to herself as she moved to the guy she thought the world of. As unreliable as he could sometimes be, she couldn't help but ignore all his flaws and just love him for who he was.
The smile soon turned into a grin, as she began to prod his nose, resulting in him swiping her hand away.
"Stop it…" he mumbled inaudibly. "…sleeping here."
"Glen, I think you might want to get up." she whispered happily.
One eye opened, as he looked at her. "Why?" he mumbled again into the pillow.
"Piper's cooking breakfast." Paige explained.
"How'd you know it's Piper?" Glen questioned, rolling over slightly to get a better view of her.
"Well Phoebe doesn't cook, it's…not one of her talentsandcan be life treating.." she replied, trying to find the right words. "..and Prue serves cereal, over cooked porridge or toast, extra crispy and makes coffee you can run your car on."
The mortal laughed, thankful for at least one chef in the family. "What do you add?"
"Me? I can do cereal and toast…but I'm there to tell Piper how good hers is."
Glen laughed again. He often worried Paige would feel left out but he soon realised she had her own place within the family. She fitted in, even in all it's abnormality.
"I'm hitting the shower before all the hot water goes." Paige told him leaving the room.
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Phoebe had been awake a while, she just hadn't got round to climbing out her bed yet. After the events of yesterday, all she wanted was to hide away from the world.
In a few short months, her life had drastically changed; Prue had died and was brought back, Andy was back also, Paige and Glen were together again, she wasn't speaking to her father, she had once again had a brief moment with her mother and she was now engaged.
That was without the fact they had faced the Source and his army.
The only person I think is somewhat the same, is Piper, she thought to herself. Everybody else had had a life altering moment in the short time.
All Phoebe wanted was to find her footing before she was swept away into uncertainty. Too much change made her nervous, although she would refuse to show it.
To everyone around her, she was carefree and optimistic, which to a certain degree, she was. However there was also part of her that wasscared she would never amount to anything and be a disappointment.
Also with the way her life shifts quickly, she was scared they would all find her out to be a failure.
"Morning." Cole whispered in her ear, breaking her current train of thought.
Placing a smile on her face, she pecked his lips. "Morning." she replied, pushing her congesting thoughts away. "Want to go find the rest, I believe Piper's cooking."
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After a while, and some arguing over who used the last of the hot water, everyone had congregated in the dinning room, all bar Prue, who walked in last.
"Morning." she greeted the room.
"Morning." was the reply, as they watched the eldest Halliwell grab some coffee.
"Where's Andy?" Paige asked, looking at where her sister had just entered.
Prue rolled her eyes, taking her seat. "They called him away earlier." she answered, not hiding the small amount of bitterness.
"Wow, They didn't wait around, did they?" Phoebe replied, also finding it harsh on the Elders part.
"Do you know why?" Piper asked Leo.
"No, sorry." he smiled apologetically. "I could go check for you."
"No Leo. He said he'll be back as soon as possible." Prue told them all.
"Did you want us to wait?" Piper asked, feeling as though they should, especially as Andy had only just returned.
Prue, however, shook her head. "Nope, let's eat." she smiled.
A few minutes later, Leo cleared his throat and took Piper's hand. The second eldest knew what was coming and her heart rose into her mouth, as it became dry.
"We have something to tell you all." the whitelighter began.
Phoebe glanced between her sister and her brother-in-law, trying to ignore Cole grabbing her hand, making her well aware of his plan too.
Prue sat at the end of the table knowing what Leo was sbout to say, although she couldn't help but wonder why he wasn't angry at her for not telling him. She looked to Piper, who seemed preoccupied.
"What is it? Is it bad news?" Paige questioned, noticing the slight change in the air.
"No, Paige, it's good news." Leo smiled. "Piper is pregnant. We're having a baby."
The room froze momentarily, then all of a sudden a squeel came from Phoebe.
"This is great!" she jumped up running over and hugging her sister. Then Paige joined in, being pulled by her youngest older sister.
Prue smiled fondly, before being pulled into the group.
Glen and Cole offered their congratulations to Leo, not having a chance to get to Piper, as she was buried under a mound of sisters.
However, as Phoebe felt the unsettling feeling of another huge change, realisation hit her and she pulled away and gazed at Piper. "How long have you known?"
Her sister swallowed hard, "Almost two months."
"You knew before we left yesterday?" Phoebe replied in shock.
"Yes." Piper answered, finding herself growing agitated with her younger sister's accusing tone.
"Piper, we should have know." Paige added, "..if something was to happen…"
"Nothing happened, we are both fine and healthy." she smiled, trying to release the growing tension.
"Someone should have known, Piper." Phoebe lectured, folding her arms in front of herself and eyeing her sister disapprovingly.
"Someone did." Prue spoke up, unaware of the impact her confession would have.
All eyes turned to the eldest Halliwell, who was more concerned with everyone ganging up on Piper, when she was at fault too.
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews and glad you all seem to like it so far.
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