The manor was dark and completely silent. Her sisters had been asleep for a few hours but Prue was still awake thinking.
She had somehow managed to climb out of the middle without waking anyone else up and was now sitting on her love seat near the window. She was wrapped completely tight in a blanket just staring blankly out into the night.
Every once in a while she would turn to look at her sisters who were fast asleep in her bed, they looked peaceful and she was glad.
Prue did not really know what she was feeling; she just felt numb.
She did not even hear Paige get out of bed until she was climbing on the seat beside her. Prue jumped and turned around coming face to face with Paige's sparkly brown eyes.
"What are you thinking about?" She whispered. Prue just looked at her.
Paige's eyes shot downward as if she was hurt by Prue's lack of response. "Are you mad at me?" Paige awkwardly asked.
Prue watched her fidget waiting for a response, "Why would I be?" Prue responded. "Because I left you," Paige wasn't making eye contact until Prue held her hand out.
Paige looked at it and then up at her sister before slowly taking her hand."You saved our lives," Paige's hand was warm and Prue had no desire to let go.
Despite everything she knew she could not mess up with her little sisters anymore, she had this need to lean on them, she never had before because she didn't think they could handle it, but this disaster showed how strong those girls were.
Paige was watching Prue; she was lost in thought again. She hadn't said a word but they were still sitting hand in hand.
The moonlight was shining right in the window and they both were staring at it.
Paige wanted Prue to snap out of it but she also understood why she was being this way. The demons had tortured Prue mentally, she acted strong but Paige knew it was getting to her, as did Piper.
They wanted her to believe she was weak and now it seemed Prue believed it.
It was strange to see Prue this way, she was always tough but it seemed maybe now she trusted her sisters enough to allow her vulnerable side to show and Paige admired that.
For three years Prue was always in charge, always on top of everything, and always strong, it had finally taken a toll on her.
Prue couldn't believe she was allowing Paige to see this side of her. She tried her best to not allow any of her little sisters to see her weak, occasionally Piper but even that was rare.
In her mind that was how it had to be and she noticed that she and Paige were a lot alike in that way.
They both had a tough exterior but inside them was deep love.
Prue held tight to Paige's hand. They had never really had this kind of moment, it felt strange but in a good way. Her body and mind were so exhausted; she didn't know why she was awake.
She looked at her bed to see Phoebe and Penny sprawled out and barely covered while Piper lay in the middle with her head completely buried.
She didn't want to risk waking them trying to climb back into bed, they desperately needed the sleep.
Prue looked over and could see Paige was tired too, her eyes were starting to close and re open slowly but her grip on Prue's hand never loosened.
Prue continued to look; she could see the remnants of the past month all over Paige's porcelain skin. Bruising, cuts, her face looked so thin and her eyes looked so tired. Prue did not even want to think about what she looked like. She could feel the bruising but they had grown used to it.
It seemed Paige was lost in space now; she was starring at the same spot on the floor for the last few minutes and never budged.
Prue wanted so desperately to just hold on to her sister, she had this urge to reach out and pull her close but something stopped her.
She and Paige had not been close before this and she wanted to change that but she couldn't shake the feeling that she had failed her.
Prue took a deep breath which knocked Paige out of her trance. "Are you okay?" Paige asked quietly. It was the first words spoken in a long time.
She adjusted her sitting place but never let go of Prue's hand.
Prue was watching her carefully; she noticed Paige was shivering.
She knew she had a choice to make and her heart jumped a little, Prue, the love of a family is life's greatest blessing. I know it's tough right now, but dear one, open your heart to love. Words spoken by her Grams right before she passed.
Prue realized she did not answer Paige's question and Paige was staring at her. She decided not to say anything but instead opened the blanket and pulled Paige towards her.
Paige didn't hesitate; she allowed Prue to embrace her. After a minute or two the tension subsided and they relaxed. Paige felt safe and so did Prue.
Probably ten minutes passed and Paige could feel Prue's breathing even out.
She looked up at her and she was asleep, Paige leaned in and a small tear escaped her eye. A relieved tear, they were safe, they were home and maybe now their bond would be different. That bond she so desperately wanted with her oldest two sisters.
She looked up at Prue one more time before falling asleep.