A/N: For those of you that are curious on Bane in my story...here is my thoughts on it.. I liked Bane and Prue together. Not to mention Antonio is HOT!! SO in my lil world of fiction. BAne got out on good behaviour for helping 'save' Prue from teh Kidnappers. After all who, other then DArryl, knew he was the one that took her. So lets just say for argument that he found her and saved her and in return got our on good behaviour early. AND this also takes place roughly over a year after Shaq attacked. So plausable that he got out looked her up and rekindled the old flame.. So there you have it.. thnx for reading and reviewing i like coming home to a email box full of relies...

Phoebe sat on the couch lost in thought, not even hearing Piper come down the stairs with Leo. Piper spotted her sister and gave Leo a silent look,

"I should go check on something." Leo said as he gave Piper a quick kiss.

Piper thanked him through her eyes and returned the kiss, "I'll see you at the club later?"

"Yeah." And at that, he orbed out.

Piper took another look at Phoebe before she moved towards her and sat down. "You ok sweetie?"

Phoebe looked up at her sister, all she saw was the love and care that was always on Pipers face. No matter what happened when, she was the one both Prue and herself turned too. "Just thinking."

"Oh. You probably shouldn't do that you know."

"Oh. Why not?"

"Might hurt yourself." Piper smiled as she placed an arm over Phoebes shoulders and pulled her towards her. "You know we are all here whenever you want to talk right?"
"I know." She looked down at the pattern of the pillow sitting on her lap. "It's just the same nightmare I've had ever since I lost the baby. And I keep wondering why I never had a premonition of what was going to happen. He was all I had left of Cole. He was the good part of the man I loved."

Piper held on to her sister. Phoebe didn't talk much about the baby or Cole, or she hadn't in the last six months. So whenever she did any one with her would let her just talk, or cry.

"What did we do wrong Piper? We could have thought of a way to save him."

"We tried sweetie. Prue and I looked through the book every way we could. Leo asked the elders. But as soon as he killed that innocent the way he did." Piper let her words just stop; she knew what happened and so did Phoebe. And she also knew that for Phoebe to pick between her sister and the man she loved eternally was the hardest thing she had to do. If they hadn't vanquished Cole he would have killed Prue and herself. "Phoebe you need to grieve first before any of it makes sense. You lost both of them in just less than three months of each other. You felt that baby inside you, as I do my own. And they would have both wanted you to be happy. Celebrate the life you had with Cole and the love you shared. In some ways it is like Prue and Mum. I remember her just a mess for almost a year. She was quiet and kept to herself. She didn't even want to play with you, and before that you were her life. She would come home from school looking for you, and your little legs would run towards her the minute you heard the front door open. But with our help, and Grams she became our old Prue again."

"And learned to love twenty something years later." Phoebe smiled at the memory of Prue saying she loved her three years ago.

"It won't take you that long sweetie. Your heart is too big and it won't let you. And I know it will open up again soon. You just have to give it another chance to love."

Phoebe took and understood what Piper was trying to tell her but she wasn't sure if she was ready to let go yet. She leaned over and gave her sister a kiss. "Thank you." She said as she held back the tears that she knew were waiting for that moment when she would let her guard down. Hugging Piper tight, she got off the couch, "I'm gonna go for a walk. We still on for P3 tonight?"

"As far as I know. Prue and Bane said they would be there around nine. Something about a romantic dinner first."

"Augh, those two are so still on their honeymoon." Phoebe made a face as she grabbed her jacket and pulled it on.

"Well they have only been married for what? Nine months?" Piper laughed

"Yeah like I said, still on the honeymoon. "Ok I'll see you later. Love you."

"Love you too." Piper replied as she watched Phoebe step outside and down the steps.

Prue leaned back against the body behind her. She held tight to the arms that were wrapped around her shaking body. She had no idea how long they had been sitting there. Each one had cried more then their share of tears, but to Prue, Bane was a rock. Looking for another answer looking for another way, but she knew there wasn't one. "I'm sorry." She finally managed to say.

"Hey. It isn't your fault."

"Isn't it? Its this damn heritage that caused this." She said in anger, "Funny thing. Last night when I woke I had the same dream. The same one I have had ever since we started to try. The same one I have had since our wedding night. It's like somewhere inside I knew the reason this would happen. When Shax hit me, he killed my dreams."

"Prue there are other ways. Like Dr. Williams said." Bane looked around to her face. He knew some of her pain, but not all of it.

Prue leaned closer to him if at all possible. Dr James Williams. He was the best there was. Bane saw to that as well.

"So what do you say. You and me keep those dinner reservations and spend a quiet night at home. Just us?"

Prue looked out across the grass, "I have to tell my sisters."

Bane knew Prue wanted to tell and talk to her sisters. He just wanted to make sure she was ready. "You want to go now?"

She wasn't sure. She wanted to stay where she was forever. But she knew she had to face them sooner or later, especially Piper.

"Yeah." She twisted around releasing herself from his arms.

Bane got up and pulled Prue to her feet.

Prue kissed her hand and placed it softly on the stone before her. "Love you Mum." Then turned to her husband kissing him on the lips, "And you."

"Love you too. And Prue: we will figure this out."

"I know. But not tonight." Taking his hand they walked slowly through the cemetery towards their cars.

Bane pulled in the driveway right behind Prue, and saw Phoebe walking up the driveway. "Hey Phoebe."

"Hey guys. I thought you were going for a romantic dinner tonight?"

Bane looked at Prue but said nothing

Prue looked into Bane's eyes, "Something came up sweetie. How do you feel on a sister night? Just the three of us? Well grab our blankets and sit around the fire. Rent a bad movie and open a bottle of wine."

"Milk. Remember? We promised no more sister wine nights till after Piper had the baby."

"We did didn't we?"

"Yup."

"Ok then. Milk it is."

"OK I'm in, but Piper won't. The club…" Phoebe started till Bane interrupted her.

"Will be fine. Leo and I'll take care of her current baby." Bane added knowing his wife need to be with both her sisters.

Phoebe placed her arm around Prue's waist as the two of them started up the steps to the Victorian Manor they had shared all their lives, "Like I said I'm in, you two just need to convince Piper."

Prue looked over her shoulder at Bane who gave her an encouraging smile, "I'll go and change and then maybe Leo and I can grab something on the way to the club."

"Ok honey and, thank you." Prue broke away from Phoebes arm and gave Bane a loving kiss and hug."

"I love you no matter what."

"Love you too."

Piper gave her final instructions to Leo and Bane before she would even let them out of the Manor. "Anything."

"Piper relax we got everything covered. Now go and spend time with your sisters. I think this is a great idea. Just you three. After everything that has happened in the last few months." Leo looked at Piper and she knew what he meant. Phoebe's loss could maybe finally have closure.

"I will. Have fun. I'll see you tonight." She leaned forward to meet his lips as he then turned and left with Bane.

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Piper leaned against the back of the sofa as she waited for Prue and Phoebe to come out of the kitchen with the popcorn and drinks.

"Come on you two. What are you doing anyway? Growing the corn first?" She laughed.

"Haha see you were always the smart ass." Phoebe commented, as she walked in the living room placing the bowl down on the table and siting on the floor at the far side of the couch near the fire.

"She's right you know Piper." Prue agreed as she set her own tray down with three milks sitting on the tray.

"Guys. You don't have too."

"Yes we do, we promised. No wine at sister night until JR comes out."

"Well you realize you will also have to wait through breast feeding?"

"What?" Phoebe looked over at Prue, "You never said anything about that part."

"Phoebe!" Prue scolded her little sister.

"Fine." Phoebe grabbed a glass of milk. "To us. Sisters three. May we always have room in our crazy lives for a sister night. Once a week."

"I'll toast to that." Prue and Piper both agreed, as their glasses all tapped one another.

Laughter was all that was heard the rest of the night. Every now and then Prue would just watch her sisters. It was times like this she cherished most. It was something she had looked at differently since her own brush with death just over a year ago. She couldn't even imagine what life would have been like for Piper and Phoebe if she had died that night when Shax attacked them.

Phoebe looked over at Prue and saw something almost sad with her oldest sister, "Prue?"

Prue looked up and met Phoebes deep brown eyes. She had to tell them, she wasn't sure when all night but now she knew. She saw it there in her baby sisters' eyes, the care and love she knew would be there for her. As it had been for Phoebe the last six months.

Piper looked over at Prue and saw the same thing Phoebe had; a sadness around Prue. "Prue? What's wrong?" But she felt her stomach knot as she saw a tear escape down Prue's face. Her big sister never cried in front of them. "Prue?"

Prue tried to gather anything she had to make herself speak. "Um. I don't even know where to start." She brushed away a tear that ran down her face. She wasn't even sure when Phoebe had moved beside her and placed one of her hands into Prue's, their fingers interlocking.

"Start at the beginning sweetie."

Prue wanted to laugh. 'What beginning?' She thought "I'm not sure where it began. Maybe when we became witches. Or when I wanted it to end after Andy died." She felt Phoebes hand squeeze hers gently. "You've lost everything to our gift. How do you keep going?"

"The love of my big sisters." Phoebe said matter of factly.

"I see."

Piper moved from the couch and sat in front of her sister, "Prue tell us what's wrong. Please."

Taking a deep breath she closed her eyes before looking at her sisters. "I can't have children." Her voice so quiet her sister almost never even heard her. But the stunned silence gave way that they had.

There, it was out, as were the tears that now spilled down her face. She had no control over them now, as she hadn't earlier with Bane at her mothers' grave.

Shock was the first thing the younger two Halliwell sisters felt. But then it was followed by sorrow. Prue had wanted kids as bad as they had and now she would never get the chance to bring that life into their world.