A new Power of three Part 5:
In thoughts

2004, 6 days earlier, Sunday

After Prue had thrown up again, the whole family settled in the living room. This Sunday was an unusual family day for the Trudeaus. Normally family days were spend at the playground, the zoo or the beach. On rainy days they mostly played board games, read stories to one another or painted together. This noon however they all spread across the big family couch in the living room and watched cartoons.

Andy every now and then looked over to Prue to check on her and noticed eventually how she permanently was starring out of the window. Deep in thoughts and completely tensed up. Andy got more and more worried about her by the second. He had worked last week a lot. he had stuffed himself with work that week on purpose so he'd not have a chance to think of his dad. Wednesday would have been his father's birthday. His death still hurt. He went to his grave alone. On the first anniversary of his death a month ago Meghan and Anna were so confused and asked tons of questions, which made things only worse for him and so he went alone. But he should have seen it on Monday at Meghan's big party. What had happened that week, that seemed to have shaken her so badly? He knew there was something on Prue's mind, but he couldn't figure what it was. And it seemed to him, like she wouldn't share it with him. Not with their kids in the same room anyway.

He sensed what was going on was serious and how it worked Prue up and he wanted to help her, but he didn't know how. He again sighed and put it off. He'd ask her tonight when the girls were in bed and silently hoped, she'd tell him what was going on. He tried hard to concentrate back on the TV again, but just couldn't keep his eyes off Prue. So he again glanced over to his very pale wife and smiled a little, seeing she again had fallen asleep.

"C'mon girls. We let mom rest for a bit" he whispered as he turned the TV off. Meghan and Brianna looked over at their mom and understood immediately, following their father silently out of the room.


When Prue woke again she was alone. She had to blink several times to keep her eyes open. She then noticed a sheet of paper on the couch table. She reached for it

"I took the girls to the park. Try to get better. Love Andy" she read aloud and sighed. She closed her eyes again and let her head fall back in frustration. Her head was spinning. Her thoughts set straight onto that one topic and her most common though these days was

'god, no. please! This can't be true...'

Almost one week ago this goddamn sickness had started and almost immediately after throwing up the first time, she knew exactly what was going on. She knew exactly, because she never threw up unless… no! She just didn't want this to be true. She didn't want to admit it. But like a lot lately her mind immediately flew off to that special day 10 days ago. It was the night of their first kiss. Their kissaversary. That day had always been special, almost holy to them. It was their biggest 'holiday' and meant more to them than valentine's day or their wedding day or whatever days other couples celebrated.

Just like every year they passed the girls onto Andy's mom that day and completely took the day off. They even turned their cell phones off. This year they had booked a day at a spa. They had looked forward to it for weeks. Seeking a little bit of silence and loneliness. Just relaxing while they had massages, took a sunbath, enjoyed the sauna and the mudd bath. Together. By the end of the day they had planned to go to an exclusive restaurant and then staying the night at a hotel.

It had been and amazing day, seriously. And Andy and her had finally felt like a real couple again. every year on their kissaversary they felt again like those 16 year old teenagers. It always was like they fell in love all over again. And this time it really was overdue to feel like teenagers again.

Actually Prue had only wanted to go back to doing her photos on a regular basis once Anna was three years old and in kindergarten, but she had gotten a great offer a few months back. They had talked a lot about Prue taking this job or not. Prue had felt bad back then, because she didn't want to abandon her baby, but Andy saw an opportunity for her to get out of the house and leave the domestic life a little behind. Besides, the job was supposed to only last 4 months. They also had talked with the sisters about it and finally decided it was best for Prue to take the job and that Anna and Meghan were no problem to be attended somehow, as everyone wanted to help.

And so for months they had been packed with work and obligations. They were heading from appointment to appointment. Always stressed out and under a tight schedule. Just one minute late and their whole planning often was down the hill.

But by the end of that day they had completely forgotten about all of their responsibilities. Their minds on ease. Their heads somewhat turned off completely. Prue smiled a little at the memory. It had felt so good. That extra weight of the past months had just fallen off. They were teens again. The world didn't exist. No work. No kids. No family. No responsibilities. No demons. Just Andy and her. And that feeling of being in love. She seriously wanted to get that feeling back. She sighed heavily. She knew it wouldn't return that easy. And she knew what had happened next.

They had already drunken a little too much whine at the restaurant. And at the hotel bar they had gotten some more drinks and cocktails. The sexual tension between them had grown by the second at the end of the day. Already in the elevator, which took them to the floor their room was supposed to be, they made out heavily. They made it just in time throught their door, as only seconds later clothes landed about everywhere. At least they had thought so as Andy's tie and suit jacket as well as Prue's bra had mysteriously disappeared from their room.

Prue closed her eyes in try to block everything out. To stop the wheel of history from spinning, but she only made it worse. Once her eyes were closed, again images of her and Andy flashed through her mind. Their pleasured moans echoed again through her ears. She tasted his tongue in her mouth and almost felt the enormous orgasms she had ten days ago rise again, as her heartbeat and breathing accelerated and she started to get wet. Every time she thought back to that night she was getting enormously turned on again. She shivered at the memory of Andy's touches. Finally she shook her head heavily to put those thoughts aside again

"we never should have..." she started to mumble but froze dead in her tracks as her hand had accidentally brushed against her tummy. A new wave of nausea hit her heavily. She knew it was true. She knew deep inside there was only one explanation. But she just couldn't or better wouldn't admit it to herself. She knew, she was carrying another child. But she didn't feel happy. She was shocked and frustrated. She had an absolute bad feeling about this and she just couldn't explain why. She didn't know what to do. Panic even rose inside of her at the thought of having another kid. The feeling was overwhelming, even more as it had been when she had found out about Meghan. Back then it was already the absolute worst time to get a baby. But now seemed like an even worse time. She swallowed back a huge amount of bile, what made her nausea even worse. In panic she searched for the bowl, Andy had placed in her reach this noon. She snatched it just in time to throw up heavily again. Her stomach wrenched and her whole body fought against it. She hadn't eaten all day and there was just nothing to throw up left in her body. She gagged uncontrollably, but nothing came. Once she had stopped she breathed heavily and 'god, no. please! This can't be true…' again rushed through her mind.


Later that night Prue and Andy lay in their bed together. Andy snuggled against Prue's back. Prue barely reacted. She just kept starring ahead as she gently trailed her hand over his arm.

"Prue?"

"hm?"

"did something happen last week?"

"no..."

"is there anything I should know?"

"no"

"are you mad?"

"no..."

"is everything I dunno… alright?"

"why are you asking?"

"you are… I dunno. The whole day you seemed like you were not really there. Like you were with your thoughts somewhere completely else… and… well you didn't tell m you weren't feeling well… and..."

Prue sighed and cast her eyes down, even though he couldn't look into her eyes anyway, as she still lay with her back to him

"I didn't want to stress you. I mean… you were working a lot and the little time we had together I didn't want to worry you. And yes, everything's okay. I'm just tired and miserable. That's all." she lied and already felt guilty about it.

"okay" Andy mumbled, both knowing Prue lied and both knowing that Andy knew it. "I'm going to let you sleep then..." he said softly and kissed her temple

"night" Prue answered and Andy could hear from her voice that she was smiling as she cuddled more into him and closed her eyes.