"See that she gets plenty of rest for at least a week Prue. No activity that is to strenuous."

"Ok Dr Williams, but our version of strenuous and hers are two different things, believe me." Prue told him as she picked up the drugs that Phoebe would need for the next few weeks.

"Well try and keep her down, that's the main thing. Other then that I'll see you in a month to see how she is doing."

Phoebe leaned against Prue as Bane pulled the car into the driveway. They had kept her in two nights after her reaction, and Prue was glad for it. She knew her sister just needed to lie low for a while and in the hospital, if anything happened again, the staff was there to handle it.

Prue pulled Phoebe into a hug, "You ok?"

"Yeah, just a bit tired."

"Yeah. Quiet too." Prue smiled as she placed a kiss on Phoebs cheek. "Come on lets go see what Piper fixed for lunch."

Phoebe started out the door when she was stopped by Bane in front of her, "Where you off too?"

"Lunch?" Phoebe asked not really sure what Bane was thinking.

"I'll give you a ride." He scooped her up before she could protest.

"Prue?"

"Humour him Phoebe, he's an expectant father." Prue smiled at her husband and her little sister.

Phoebe took in a deep breath, "I am not broken you know."

"I know. But you are not suppose to be doing anything strenuous for at least a week."

"Bane I can walk." Phoebe argued but smiled at him. She didn't trust him the second time she met him. But now, as he carried her up the stairs he was a different man. She rested her head on his shoulder as Prue opened up the front door.

"We're home." Prue called out and soon saw Piper coming in from the kitchen.

"Hey. You're early."

"Bane sped." Phoebe laughed as Bane set her down on the couch.

"Sure I did, and who was egging me on. Stating how she just wanted to get home to her own room and bed and Pipers cooking." He laughed as he wrapped an arm around Prue's waist.

Piper smiled at the way Bane and Phoebe bantered back and forth. She caught Prue watching them with a smile on her face. She walked up to her sister and took her hand in hers pulling her towards the kitchen.

Prue followed Piper and then looked at her as they entered the kitchen, "Piper what is going on? We just got home." Prue started but Piper stopped her.

"Look Prue I realize that but we have to think of one thing here."

Prue could almost read Pipers mind, "We need to protect Phoebe for the next week or so."

"Exactly. If word gets out down there we are one Charmed One down and pregnant up here, we are going to have a repeat of last time."

Prue looked out to Phoebe and Bane as they just sat and talked. "So we find a protection spell until this takes." She turned back to Piper, "I can't lose either one of them Piper. If anything was to happen to that baby, Phoebe would die. Not because it was mine, but because twice she had life inside her growing and twice she would have lost it to evil."

Piper moved to her sisters' side and looked out to Phoebe and Bane. Phoebe looked like she was starting to drift off to sleep. "So then we make sure that doesn't happen."

"Phoebe hurry up, we'll be late." Prue knocked on the bathroom door as she paused briefly for an answer.

Phoebe opened the door and looked at her sister, "You know Prue, I don't need a doctor's appointment to tell me I am pregnant. I know all the signs." she said as she waved her hands in front of her

Prue went to Phoebe and wrapped her arm around her waist and helped her back to her room, "I thought you wanted me to go through all this with you?"

"I do. But I wasn't expecting to get sick that fast, when all I wanted was to pee." Phoebe smiled as she sat on the edge of her bed.

Prue brushed the hair off Phoebe head, "You want anything?"

"No, I'll be ok, if I just sit a bit." Phoebe leaned against her sister, "Prue?"

"Yes sweetie?" Prue ran her hand over her sisters back helping her ease her tired body and to get her to relax a bit.

"You're going to be a Mummy."

Prue smiled down at Phoebe, they hadn't even left for the appointment but already her sister knew. "Are you sure?"

"Yeah. Everything is the same as with JR. The same but different. Does that make sense?"

"Perfect sense sweetie. You know how happy you are making me?"

"I have a pretty good idea yeah." Phoebe looked up at Prue and saw the tear trying desperately to escape. Phoebe just reached up and wiped it away. "Let's go see Dr. William's."

Prue got up and hugged her sister, "I love you so much right now."

"Yeah just keep saying that. Because when it comes time to get this kid out of me. I am going to be calling you every name I can think of."

Prue laughed as she took her sisters' hand and led her out of the room, "Deal."

Piper made her way through the Manor, as she had many timers in her life, her thoughts on her sisters. She didn't want to imagine what Phoebe was going through. She was scared and there was no hiding it from anyone. Prue and herself had told Phoebe a million times they had cast the protection spell around her but she wasn't convinced.

And Prue was another story. Her oldest sister had been great with Phoebe that first month. She couldn't even imagine a time when Prue wanted to strangle the youngest of the family. At first Piper thought Phoebe was going to explode with the attention both Prue and Bane were giving her, but after a little chat from her they backed off a bit. And Phoebe had thanked her in a shower of kisses.

She saw the blue and white lights of Leo making his appearance, she felt his arms wrap around her and her getting larger by the day stomach.

"Hey. We got the place to ourselves I hear." He leaned down and kissed his wife.

"We do. But we aren't. I have to get down to the club and get ready for Dashboard Confessional to do their sound check."

"That's tonight?" he looked at her almost surprised.

"Yes Leo that is tonight. Don't tell me you forgot?" She asked him but there was something in his face, "No. Don't tell me you have to work tonight."

"Piper I'm..

"Leo you promised you would be there."

"I know I did. Look it wasn't like I planned it. There has been a rumble of activity in the underworld. Some of the more senior Whitelighters are on alert tonight. I'm sorry you know if for any other reason I would have been with you."

"You know I hate the 'save the world card' we are always using don't you?" she placed her hands on his face and kissed him. "Fine, but how long do I have you here."

"A few more hours. I'll come help you set up."

Prue looked over at her sister who to her seemed quieter then usual, "You ok sweetie?"

"Just thinking."

"Ouch, stop that you'll hurt yourself." Prue smiled at Phoebe and getting the smile on her little sisters face she was hoping for. "It's going to be ok, you know that right?"

"Yeah I know, I was just thinking. Piper is at the same stage I was when…"

Prue turned her head slightly but reached over and took Phoebes hand in her. Giving it a gentle squeeze.

That one small action and her own thoughts of her other sister sent Phoebes world into black and white.

Prue know the signs and keeping one eye on the road she waited for Phoebe to come out of her vision.

Prue felt the tight grip of her sisters' hand in hers, "Phoebe. What did you see?"

"Um. A demon. I couldn't see what it was. But he just killed this girl." She looked at Prue, "Prue we have to save her."

"Where and when was it?" Prue had two things going through her mind right then.

Phoebe thought a minute. "It looked like the docks down near Pine Street. It was dark.

"Ok, so we still have some time. I'll call Piper she can start looking anything up or check with Leo to see what's going on. We go to see Dr. William's and then the three of us take care of this guy ok?"

"Prue…"

"Phoebe You said yourself it was night time. It's only 10AM. Piper can find out what is going on in the BOS." Prue squeezed Phoebs hand again. "She'll be ok. Now tell me what you can of this guy."

Prue reached for her cell and dialled the Manor. "Piper hi its me. Yes I know you are just heading out the door Piper that is why my power is to see things so far away." Prue smiled as her sister laughed at her sarcastically, "Piper you need to look in the Book. Phoebe had a vision. And check with Leo see what is going on down at the docks near Pine." Prue continued to tell Piper what Phoebe had seen before hanging up.

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Piper hung up the phone and took in a deep breath; "Can you stay a bit longer? Seems we got demon trouble again." Piper explained as she started for the attic

Leo looked at his wife concerned. They hadn't told him what or who the demons that were stirring up the Underworld were but he had really bad feeling.

They flipped through the pages till Leo stopped at one. "There."

Piper looked at the page, "Lower level demon. I should be able to take care of him myself. No need for them to even go."

"Piper no, Look it also says known for playing decoy for upper level demons." Leo read further down the page

"And Phoebe only saw him killing that girl Leo." She dialled Prue's cell and glared at Leo as he stood glaring back at her. "Prue hi, yeah me. Look it's a lower level demon I'll go check it out. There is a simple vanquishing spell. Yeah I love you too." Piper hung and started down stairs, "You coming Leo?" she called back known he wouldn't let her go alone if he wanted too.

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"Well Phoebe looks like you were right. The egg took to the sperm no problem." Dr Williams explained to her and Prue.

"Yeah, I have a feeling they are very much acquainted with each other. Or their lil friends are." She smiled as she looked at Prue who just scrunched her face at her sister.

Bane had met them at the clinic and sat quietly by his wife but had to laugh at Phoebes comment, "You are so not helping." Prue scolded him with a smile as she hit him in the ribs with her elbow.

Dr. Williams smiled before closing the file. "Well, we can just treat this as a normal pregnancy. You can come back in a few weeks for a check up, but I can't see any reason for this not to go full term. Your body never rejected the egg, which by now it would have. I'll see you in a few weeks." He got up and opened the door before leaving the two sisters alone.

Phoebe sat on the edge of the small exam table and looked over at Prue and Bane. The smile on their faces was all she needed to know she made the right choice. Pushing past her own fears she saw now it was going to be worth everything.

"Phoebe." Prue got up and took her sisters hands in hers but the tear escaping was soon followed by another one, "Isn't it me that should be crying right now?"

Phoebe tried an attempt at a laugh but she just embraced her sister who embraced her back.

"Phoebe you have made me so happy. I can't thank you enough."

"I am just happy that you are happt. I sit here and I see you and Bane. And I know I made the right choice. To help you." She hugged them both, "Let's go home."

Bane excused himself with Prue as Phoebe got dressed. She stepped out of the room and felt Prue's arms instantly wrap around her waist. "I love you."

"You keep saying that. But…" Phoebe leaned in to Prue's arm.

"Yeah I know, every word when the times comes. But I still will and then even more." Prue squeezed her sister around the waist.

As they stepped out into the waiting room the two sisters were making light banter about everything and nothing. "Piper is going to be thrilled for you Prue."

"Yeah well you can keep her company in the maternity clothing dept." Prue laughed as Bane added his own two bits.

But once again Phoebes world turned black and white but as she came out of it her sister tried to calm her down. The waiting room was full of people as Phoebe crumpled to the floor suddenly.

"Phoebe!" Prue wasn't sure what her sister had seen but she had never seen her react this bad to a premonition before.

"NO!! It can't be.. Piper!!!!!" Prue looked up at Bane who was looking around the room nervously. Everyone was looking at them sitting in the middle of the floor.

Prue leaned into her sister, "Phoebs, Ssshhh its ok I got you. Tell me what you saw." Her whispers only Phoebe could hear.

"Piper. It's him. We.. we didn't vanquish him.. Oh god Prue its happening again. She is going to lose her baby too."

Prue was at a loss of what Phoebe meant, but then it dawned on her. The demon in Phoebe's first vision was at the docks on Pine. The same place where they were attacked and Phoebe lost her baby in saving them. "Phoebe are you saying?" She didn't even want to say it.

"It's him Prue. Everything is happening again. I can't do this again." Her tears came more freely as she cried in her sisters' arms. Her fear and loss of her own child freezing her in place.