I updated with one hour and thirty minutes until my beloved internet is gone sob. Sorry about the time change in this chapter but it's not that big of a skip.
"Do you feel a sharp pain shoot up and down every few minutes?" Prue asked.
"Yeah" Chloe said.
"You're in labor" Prue said. "Come on; let's get you into the living room"
Just then everyone ran into the kitchen.
"What was that crash?" Piper asked.
"Demon" Prue said. "But there's something more important then that, Chloe's in labor"
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THAT NIGHT.
"Just one more push, Chloe" Prue said. "You're almost there"
"I can't do it!" Chloe exclaimed.
"You can do it" Prue said. "You'll have your baby soon"
Chloe pushed hard and soon the air was filled with an infant's cry.
"Here's your baby girl" Ryan said handing the baby to Chloe.
Piper and Phoebe motioned for Prue to come outside the room.
"I'll be back in a second Chloe" Prue said.
She went outside the door with Piper and Phoebe.
"Did you guys figure out how to stop her husband?" Prue asked.
"He's not showing his face around here" Piper said. "But Leo has a plan"
"What?" Prue asked.
"Chloe is going to go into hiding for a little while" Phoebe said. "Then when we're able to track down her husband and vanquish him she can come out of hiding"
"We can cloak her for a short amount of time from her husband" Piper said.
"So in a few days we're going to have Chloe and her baby go into hiding?" Prue asked.
"Not exactly, we can't cloak the baby from the husband" Phoebe said. "So we'd keep the baby here"
"You want us to separate Chloe from her baby for who knows how long?" Prue asked.
"Only for a couple days hopefully" Piper said.
"It's the only thing we can do to keep them both safe" Phoebe said.
Prue sighed and looked in on Chloe and her baby.
"I'll tell her tomorrow" Prue said.
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ALMOST TWO WEEKS LATER.
"Hey, Caitlyn" Prue said coming into the kitchen.
Phoebe was holding Chloe's baby who she had named Caitlyn Charmed Harrison.
"I see you've taken over mommy role for the last two weeks" Prue said to Phoebe.
"It's the closest thing I'll get to a baby of my own" Phoebe said.
"What does that mean?" Prue asked.
"I just got a call from a fertility specialist I went to see" Phoebe said. "He told me that I can't have a baby"
Prue went over and hugged Phoebe.
"I'm so sorry Phoebe" Prue said.
"It's okay" Phoebe said. "It just wasn't meant to be I guess"
"You can always adopt or have a surrogate" Prue said. "Just because you can't have a baby physically doesn't mean you can't have one at all"
"I'm magical" Phoebe said. "I can't bring an innocent non magical baby into this house. That would be putting them in too much danger"
"There's magical children you can adopt" Prue said. "Or I can carry a baby for you"
"Prue, you're eight months pregnant" Phoebe said. "I highly doubt you feel like carrying another baby inside of you"
"If it was for you, I wouldn't mind" Prue said.
Phoebe sighed.
"I don't know" Phoebe said. "I think I'm just going to wait a few months before I decide about anything"
"Whatever makes you happy" Prue said.
It was quiet.
"I've heard you calling Chloe every night for the last two weeks" Phoebe said. "How's she doing?"
"She misses her baby but she's doing okay" Prue said.
"You two seem to get along" Phoebe said.
"We have so much in common" Prue said. "She's like a long lost best friend"
"You know, I don't think I've ever heard you call someone your best friend" Phoebe said. "Besides Andy of course"
"I don't think I've ever had one" Prue said.
She walked out of the room and Phoebe continued rocking Caitlyn back and forth. A couple hours later Prue came into Phoebe's room. Phoebe was holding Caitlyn again and looking out the window.
"That was Piper on the phone" Prue said quietly. "Leo went to check on Chloe"
"How is she?" Phoebe asked.
"She's dead" Prue said, tears in her eyes.
"I'm so sorry, Prue" Phoebe said standing up.
"She left a note" Prue said trying not to cry.
"What'd it say?" Phoebe asked.
"It was for if she didn't make it" Prue said. "She wants Ryan and you to have custody of Caitlyn"
"What? She hardly knows me" Phoebe said.
"I don't know, it's what the letter said" Prue said.
"What happened?" Phoebe asked.
"Leo thinks from the scorch marks, it must have been her husband" Prue said.
Prue turned to leave before Phoebe saw her crying.
"Prue, wait" Phoebe said.
"I have to go" Prue said walking away.
Phoebe followed Prue.
"I just need to be alone" Prue said.
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A MONTH LATER (CHRISTMAS MORNING)
"Mommy, its Christmas!" Ava, Andrea, and Aidan exclaimed coming into Prue and Andy's room.
Prue looked at the clock and sighed.
"Andy, get up" Prue said.
Andy put a pillow over his head.
"Uh oh, I think you kids need to wake daddy up" Prue said.
The three kids ran and jumped onto the bed. Aidan sat on top of Andy.
"Daddy, wake up!" Aidan exclaimed.
Prue laughed and got up to put her robe on. Andy sat up and started tickling the kids. They screamed in delight and ran and hid behind Prue.
"Don't hide behind me; you guys were the one that woke him up" Prue said smiling.
Andy got out of bed and put a shirt on.
"Ready to go downstairs?" Piper asked standing in the doorway with Leo and the kids. "I think Santa left some presents for these kids"
"I don't know…they might have been naughty" Prue said smiling.
She put her hand on her stomach and smiled.
"I think baby has something to say about that" Prue said. "Alright, let's go downstairs and get Aunt Phoebe up"
The kids ran ahead of the adults and Faith tried to catch up with her little legs.
"Wait, I comin'!" Faith called out.
"Wait for Faith" Aidan said stopping.
"Careful on the stairs" Piper said.
The kids ran ahead with Faith holding Patti's and Aidan's hands and the adults laughed.
"It's like Phoebe all over again" Piper said laughing. "She'd get so mad that she couldn't keep up"
Prue smiled.
"First my sisters grow up and now my kids" Prue said. "I'm getting old"
"You are not" Piper said. "You're thirty years old"
"That's old" Prue said.
Piper shook her head.
"You're impossible" Piper said.
They got into the living room and a few minutes later Phoebe, Ryan, and Leila came in with Ryan carrying Caitlyn and Phoebe carrying Faith.
"Now who might these annoying little kids belong to?" Phoebe asked smiling.
"Come on, let's open presents!" Andrea exclaimed.
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A LITTLE LATER
Prue sat on the couch with her very large stomach.
"We are making Christmas dinner" Piper said. "All of us women"
"Including Phoebe?" Ryan asked surprised.
"Yes me, do you have a problem with that?" Phoebe asked smiling.
"Of course not" Ryan said.
"Don't worry; we won't let her actually make anything" Prue said laughing.
"And we'll keep you off your feet" Phoebe said.
"I won't go into labor until it's the worst possible time for me to go into labor" Prue said.
Everyone smiled. The doorbell rang and Andy stood up.
"That would be my mom" Andy said.
Patty, Penny, and Paige appeared.
"Whoa, Grandma!" Ava shouted.
"You're not see-through!" Patti shouted.
Patty laughed.
"What are you guys doing here?" Phoebe asked.
"Merry Christmas, from the Elders" Paige said.
Mary and Andy walked into the room.
"It looks like the room got more crowded then when I left" Andy said.
"Patty?" Mary asked surprised. "I haven't seen you in twenty three years"
Mary hugged Patty.
"I'm here for Christmas" Patty said. "For my girls"
Phoebe and Piper hugged Patty.
"No fair doing a group hug when part of the group can't get up on her own" Prue said trying to stand up.
Piper and Phoebe pulled Prue into a standing position.
"Where is my newest grandchild?" Patty asked.
"Caitlyn is right here" Ryan said handing Caitlyn to Patty.
Patty smiled.
"She's adorable" Patty said. "But first, Mary I have a Christmas present for you"
"You do?" Mary asked surprised.
Dave appeared in front of Mary.
"Oh my…" Mary exclaimed.
Mary hugged Dave.
"I've missed you" Mary said.
"Not as much as I've missed you" Dave said.
"So how long are all of you staying?" Prue asked. "Because we might need to make more food"
"We're staying until they call us back" Paige said.
Just then the doorbell rang again.
"Wait a second" Prue said. "That's going to be dad"
"Yeah…oh no" Piper said.
"What's wrong?" Patty asked.
"Well, Mom, Dad's kind of, he probably brought someone with him" Phoebe said.
"Who?" Patty asked.
"Um…his wife" Phoebe said quietly.
"Oh, his wife" Patty said.
"His wife!" Penny exclaimed. "When did he get married?"
"Leo go stall Dad at the door" Piper said.
Leo went and answered the door.
"Okay, how exactly are we going to explain to Amy that are dead mom, our dead grams, our dead sister, and my dead father in law are spending Christmas with us?" Prue asked.
Leo came into the room with Victor and Amy following.
"She knows" Leo said.
"Wait, you told her?" Prue asked Victor.
"She's my wife" Victor said. "She was going to find out eventually"
"I'm fine with it" Amy said. "And I won't tell anyone"
"Mommy, when are we eating?" Aidan asked.
"Soon" Prue said.
"I think we women should go start dinner" Mary said. "You men watch the kids"
"Why do I think they got the easier job?" Dave asked.
"Because they did" Leo said smiling.
"You know, I'm going to stay with the men" Amy said. "I'm no good at cooking"
"Oh, okay" Piper said. "If you want"
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IN THE KITCHEN
"How…"
Piper cut Penny off.
"No questions or comments about Dad's new wife" Piper said. "The only talking in here will be about food, Christmas, or whatever doesn't involve the words Victor, wife, wedding, or Amy"
"Okay, Piper and I will take the turkey" Penny said changing the subject. "Patty, you and can handle the ham. Mary you can make the casserole. Phoebe you can help wherever just don't do anything without being told to"
"I won't mess anything up" Phoebe said.
"Hey, you're forgetting the hormonal pregnant woman over here" Prue said.
"Prue, you can help decorate the Christmas cookies" Penny said.
Prue glared at Penny.
"I'd be careful Grams" Piper said.
"You can help Mary for twenty minutes" Patty said. "Then you sit down"
"Thank you, Mom" Prue said.
Everyone got busy cooking about fifteen minutes later Prue stopped.
"I'm going to got sit down" Prue said. "I just had a contraction"
"I told you you'd go into labor" Phoebe said.
"I'm not in labor yet" Prue said. "I had contractions with Aidan a day before I actually went into labor"
"Now that you say that you're going to go into labor" Piper said.
"Let's just keep going and get this Christmas dinner before I do" Prue said.
"Until then…" Piper said.
"Sit down" Everyone said in unison.
"Okay, okay, I get the picture" Prue said.
She sat down at the table and watched everyone go back to work.
"At least let me do something while I'm sitting down" Prue said. "It's boring watching you guys"
"Here" Phoebe said placing a plate of cookies in front of Prue. "Help me frost these"
Prue heard the doorbell ring and someone answer it.
"Darryl, Sheila, and the kids are here!" Andy shouted from the living room.
Darryl and Sheila came into the kitchen.
"It smells good in here" Sheila said.
"Hi" Piper said. "Merry Christmas"
"Merry Christmas to all of you too" Sheila said.
Darryl went over and hugged Prue.
"How are you doing?" Darryl asked.
"I'm having contractions" Prue said. "But they're not so bad yet"
"Looks like this baby might be a Christmas baby after all" Sheila said.
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