"This sucks." Phoebe tossed her coat up to the rack as she made her way through the Manor to the living room.
"Oh come on Phoebs. It isn't that bad." Prue sat beside her sister and pulled her towards her with one arm.
"For you maybe. But then you did say you were going through all of this right? So the way I see it is. You eat what I do, when I do."
"Phoebe."
"No way Prue. If I have to watch what I eat so do you." Phoebe glared at her sister, "you got me into this mess."
"Mess?"
"Yeah mess. If you hadn't jumped in front of the doctor that day and got hurt by Shax, you would be carrying this child not me. You could have just used your powers. Would have been easier!"
Prue sat looking at Phoebe not really sure where any of what she was saying was coming from. "Phoebes please don't."
Phoebe stood up from the couch and glared down at her big sister, "Don't? DON'T!? Prue I am borderline diabetic, I have this thing in me that enjoys to play soccer with my bladder. I spent most of the last few months in the bathroom being ill. Not to mention I can't get comfortable sleeping or any other sitting position I enjoyed. So do NOT sit there and tell me Don't"
Prue let Phoebe rant at her. She knew it was just her emotions but she also knew some of it was true.
"Not to mention as well. The memories I get when I am alone. Memories of me thinking of what Cole and I were planning for our son." Her voice got quiet as she sank to the floor covering her face.
Prue knelt down beside Phoebe and gathered her in her arms. "I'm sorry." She whispered in her ear as she let her sister cry it out.
Bane watched from a distance as Prue once again comforted her sister. He knew this pregnancy was hard on Phoebe ,and days when her emotions and hormones took over they were that much harder.
Prue had finally got Phoebe off the floor and back up to the couch. She ran her fingers gently through the top of Phoebes hair as her sister rested with he head on Prue lap. "Get some rest sweetie."
"I'm sorry."
"It's ok. Now rest. I'll have Bane make something for dinner. I'm not going anywhere."
Phoebe felt her eyelids getting heavier with each pass Prue made with her fingers. It was something Phoebe knew she couldn't bother to fight. For Prue had a magic touch in always getting her to sleep this way.
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Bane walked into the living room from the solarium, "You have a magic touch." Bane sat down in the chair across from Prue and Phoebe.
"No, just for her and Piper. This always worked when they were little and couldn't sleep. Scared of the dark, bad dream, or whatever was keeping them up. I remember one day, Phoebe was almost three, it wasn't long after Mum died. She was all wired up and Grams tried everything to get her to go to sleep for her nap. But in true Phoebe style she wanted nothing to do with her nap. Stating she was a big girl now. But you could see the bags under her little eyes as she fought to stay awake." Prue looked down at her sleeping sister, "I pulled her in my arms, even though she fought me, I eventually just started to run my fingers like this through her hair. She was out in a matter of minutes. Ever since then she has never been able to fight off sleep when I do it."
"Like I said. Magic."
"Maybe. I just hope it works with our little one as well as it did her."
"I'm sure it will. So her test were negative?"
"Yeah, guess she doesn't have gestational diabetes as Pipers doctor thought. Tough she has to be careful what she is eating and when. Or she won't be lucky anymore."
"And you were worried." He smiled over at her knowing full well that Prue would worry about Phoebe until the baby was born. And probably still after that.
"Yeah I was. Still am. This is so hard on her. I know she was mad at me because her emotions got the better of her. But she never says anything she doesn't mean."
"Well lucky for you she loves you unconditionally. And once the baby comes. Maybe you two need to sit down and talk. I know you haven't told them about your own nightmares."
Prue shot her eyes to meet his. She couldn't tell her sister of her own nightmares. She didn't want to worry them about it.
"Prue you have to tell them. Truth is they probably know anyway. You three are close and I don't think you can hide it from them forever. You and Piper went through something terrible. And Phoebe still feels bad that she wasn't here for you guys. And now look at the result. You three need to talk about it."
Prue looked back down at Phoebe, "I know. But after. Not now."
"I'm not saying now. But soon after the baby is born. It will help you heal as well." He got up and knelt down beside her, "I love you." He leaned forward and kissed her before getting up and starting for the kitchen.
Piper leaned against the doorframe to her bedroom and watched Leo with their son. She couldn't believe that the small bundle on the bed was inside her for nearly nine months. Here he was now 11 week old and all he ever did to her was laugh.
"You going to stand there all day?" the voice asked from behind as Piper leaned back into the arms that had wrapped themselves around her stomach.
"No. I just enjoying seeing them together."
"Hmmm." Prue rested her chin on her sisters' shoulder as she too took in the sight before her. "I wonder if that will be Bane in a few months?"
"You can bet on it. Especially if it's a girl like Phoebe says it is."
"Maybe I should just go get him the baseball bat now." Prue laughed as she pictured her husband greeting suitors at their door, brandishing a ball bat. Making sure they were good enough for his little girl.
Piper let out a slight chuckle. "Well we can always count on her cousin to protect her too."
"This is true." Prue agreed.
He ran out of the store quickly as the alarm had been sounded. Looking around quickly he ran out to the street and jumped in front of the first car that came to him. Holding out his gun they slammed on the brakes as he rushed around and dragged the driver out yelling at him the whole time.
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Phoebe tossed the last of her bags in the trunk of Prue's car. "Prue, you are going to need a new credit card by the time I am done getting all these clothes I need to fit into." She said to her unpresent sister.
Getting in the car she started the engine and secured her seatbelt, before checking for cars and pulling out of the parking space.
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"Phoebe still out spending on your credit card?"
"Yes. The least I could do. She is carrying my child remember." Prue smiled as she lifted up her nephew. "What do you think lil guy? Should I let your Aunt Phoebe run my card up or cut her off?" all she got in reply was the gurgling and drool of her 11week old nephew.
"As you said though Prue. You don't really have a choice do you. And you are going to have to buy her clothes for after too. As she goes back down." Piper set a plate with muffins on it on the table.
"Why? Those clothes she already has." Prue looked up at her sister as she reached for a muffin.
"Because she carried your child for nearly ten months that is why." Piper laughed as she sat down across from her sister and tickled her son.
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He screeched around another corner picking up speed as he heard the cop cars following close behind him. All he had to do was reach the docks. He knew a million places there where he could hide both the stolen car and himself.
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Phoebe tapped her hands on the steering wheel as one of her favourite songs started to play. She felt the child in her kick, "You like that to do you? Oh won't your mother be impressed." She laughed knowing that Prue and her didn't always share the same taste in music. And 98 Degrees would definitely fall into that category.
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"Piper do you want me to change him?"
"And who am I to say no to that request?" Piper laughed as she watched Prue leaving the kitchen, not even waiting for an answer, "Sure glad I agreed with you." She called out as she went back to fussing around her kitchen.
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He looked in his review mirror only to see the police cruiser gaining on him, "SHIT!" he slammed his hand on the steering wheel as he took hold of it, pulling it around to the right for another corner. But as he looked in front of him his eyes got wide and then nothing.
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Phoebe heard the sirens in the distance at first but they seemed to be getting closer. Looking around for where they were, she slowed the car as it approached the intersection, but as she did she didn't have time to react.
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Prue set her nephew down on his change table when she heard the phone ring. "Your Mummy will get that. Probably your aunt Phoebe telling me to get my credit increased because she ran out of money."
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Leo saw Piper place the phone down and seemingly pause a moment. "Piper?" he got no reply as he watched her make her way to the stairs slowly.
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Piper made her way up the stairs to the second floor with apprehension. 'ok Piper be strong you can do this.' She said to herself as she stepped towards her room. She heard Prue talking to her son and stood a moment watching them but then stepped inside.
"Hey was that Phoebe wanting more money for my card?" Prue asked as she lifted her nephew and then looked at Piper.
"Prue."
Prue saw something in her sisters' face, "Piper? What is it?" her sister was white as a ghost.
Piper felt her tears start down her face, "Prue. Oh god. That was SFMH. There was an accident."
Prue felt her legs and arms get weak. She hadn't even seen Leo walk up behind Piper and take his son from her arms as she grabbed the table for balance.
"We need to go down there right away Prue. They don't know how long." Piper felt Leos arm around her waist as she let her tears fall freely now. But she stepped away and took hold of Prue. After everything she was now going to lose it all.