1:00 AM (2 WEEKS LATER)
Prue was just heading upstairs with Lily went the phone started to ring. Prue went and picked it up.
"Hello" Prue said.
"It's me" Andy said. "The car broke down. I didn't want to call you and wake you up but Darryl went home an hour ago so I couldn't get a ride with him"
"It's fine" Prue said. "I was already up with Lily"
Lily started to fuss again.
"Speaking of Lily" Prue said. "Anyway, is the van working?"
"I don't think so" Andy said. "Leo and I were looking at it and it didn't look good"
"Then I'm going to have to take Piper or Phoebe's car" Prue said. "I'll be there soon, bye"
"Bye" Andy said.
Prue hung up the phone. Phoebe came into the kitchen with a wide-awake Caitlyn.
"Who were you talking to?" Phoebe asked sleepily.
"Andy, the car broke down" Prue said. "I have to go pick him up. Can I borrow your car?"
"Sure" Phoebe said yawning.
Prue rearranged Lily to another position because she started to fuss.
"I'll put Lily back to bed, you go pick him up" Phoebe said.
"Are you sure?" Prue asked. "Because you look really tired and I've been up for an hour already so I can just take her with me or something"
"See, that's exactly what I mean, you've hardly gotten any sleep in the last two weeks, now go pick up your husband so you can both come home and sleep" Phoebe said.
"No, I'll just take Lily with me" Prue said. "The car ride should put her to sleep"
"In that case let me come with you" Phoebe said. "Caitlyn is wide-awake too"
"Phoebe" Prue said in a warning tone.
"Prue" Phoebe said in the same tone. "Listen, I'm just worried. You look so tired"
"I'm fine Phoebe" Prue said. "Just get Caitlyn to sleep so that you can too. Now I have to go"
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THE NEXT MORNING
"I'm worried Piper" Phoebe said. "They are both so tired and stressed out"
"Maybe we should talk to them" Piper said.
"They won't listen" Phoebe said.
"We're going to have to make them listen" Piper said. "They're both so stubborn"
Prue walked into the kitchen with Andy and Lily.
"I thought you had to work, Andy" Piper said.
"Darryl says he can handle it so I'm staying home to help Prue" Andy said.
"Oh, actually Phoebe and I were staying home to help" Piper said. "Why don't you let us do it and you both can take a nap"
"Lily has a doctor's appointment" Prue said.
"When?" Piper asked.
"1:00" Prue said.
"So sleep till one" Piper said.
Phoebe walked over and took Lily from Prue's arms.
"Now go to bed" Phoebe said. "Both of you"
"You two are bossy" Prue said.
"Well after you rest and take Lily her appointment we need to talk to you" Phoebe said.
"Why does that not sound good?" Prue asked.
Phoebe and Piper smiled innocently.
"Yeah, you just proved me right" Prue said.
"Just go enjoy your sleep" Phoebe said.
"Yeah, yeah" Prue said.
She took Andy's hand and they walked upstairs.
Phoebe sat down at the table with Lily.
"Hey little girl" Phoebe said. "Do you want to go see your brother and your cousins?"
Faith came running into the kitchen and grabbed on to Piper's leg.
"Whoa" Piper said. "You almost knocked me over there kid"
"Hide an Peek" Faith said.
"Oh, you're playing hide and seek" Piper said. "Faith, can't you find another place to hide besides Mommy's leg"
"They find me" Faith said.
"Here" Phoebe said.
She stood up and took Faith's hand. Then she led her into the laundry room and hid her behind some clothes.
"Now they won't be able to find you" Phoebe said.
She went back to the kitchen table and sat down. A second later Patti came running into the kitchen.
"Have you seen Faith?" Patti asked.
"No, we haven't seen her" Phoebe said.
Piper tried to hide the fact that she was smiling.
"Hey Patti, stay down here when you're playing. Aunt Prue and Uncle Andy are sleeping" Piper said. "Tell that to your cousin and sister too"
Patti nodded. She looked around the kitchen and then left. Faith peeked her head out.
"Patti gone?" she asked.
"Yeah, but don't come out yet" Phoebe said.
Ryan came into the kitchen holding Caitlyn.
"She shimmered" Ryan said.
"What?" Phoebe asked.
"She was in her bassinet and she shimmered into my arms" Ryan said.
"Well, she does have demon in her" Phoebe said. "I guess I didn't really think about that"
"Well, we didn't think that she'd be included in the future Charmed Ones either" Ryan said.
"She's just full of surprises" Phoebe said. "Aren't you sweetie?"
Phoebe kissed Caitlyn's forehead. Lily woke up in Phoebe's arms.
"Sleeping Beauty has awakened" Phoebe said.
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2:30 PM
"We're back" Prue said coming into the manor.
"Great" Phoebe said coming out of the living room with Piper. "Now Piper and I can talk to the two of you"
"Let me put Lily in her swing first" Prue said.
Prue and Andy took off their coats and took Lily into the conservatory.
"So what did the doctor say about Lily waking up so much?" Piper asked.
"He didn't know what was causing it" Prue said. "But he did reassure us that it was nothing physical"
"That's good" Piper said.
Prue placed Lily into her swing and then turned around.
"Okay, what do you want to talk to us about?" Prue asked.
"Let's go in the living room first" Phoebe said.
Everyone went into the living room. When they were seated Phoebe began to talk.
"Something's going on with the two of you and we want to know what" Phoebe said.
"What are you talking about?" Prue asked.
"You guys are so stressed out and I get being a little stressed out because you have a new baby and three other kids but there's something else going on" Phoebe said. "And Piper and I want to know"
"There's nothing going on" Prue said. "We're fine"
"That's just it, you aren't fine and we're worried" Piper said. "It's not good for the two of you to be this stressed out"
"It's just with Lily being here, that's all" Prue said.
"Andy, you're being very quiet through all of this" Phoebe said. "Is what she saying true?"
"What, you think I'm lying?" Prue asked getting annoyed.
"You tend to do that when you think you're protecting us from something but this time I don't see what you're trying to protect us from" Phoebe said.
"This is Andy's and my problem, not yours" Prue said.
"We're your sisters Prue, we want to help you" Piper said.
"We don't need help" Prue said.
"Prue, can I talk to you for a second?" Andy asked.
He looked at Phoebe and Piper.
"It will just be a second" Andy said.
He took Prue into the kitchen.
"Prue, they deserve to know" Andy said.
"No, I'm supposed to know how to handle everything and if I tell them then I'm failing. I told myself that even if it involves me being unhappy, their happiness was the most important thing to me" Prue said.
"They'll be happy if you let them help you with your problems" Andy said. "They are not little girls anymore Prue. It's time for you to let them help you"
Prue looked at the floor for a second.
"I can't" Prue said.
"Sometimes you don't have a choice" Andy said.
"Prue!" Piper yelled.
Prue ran into the living room and Andy followed. She saw Piper and Phoebe battling three demons in the living room.
"Andy, get the kids" Prue said.
"But Prue" Andy said.
"Now!" Prue exclaimed
Andy ran into the conservatory. Prue stood there and tried to use her telekinesis. When it didn't work she kicked one of the demons attacking Phoebe. The demon smiled and threw Prue back into the wall. He then turned his attention to Piper. After a few attempts she blew up the first demon and moved on to the second one. He immediately threw her into the wall beside Prue. Phoebe finished taking down the demon, not noticing the demon behind her. She turned and he grabbed her by neck.
"This was too easy" the demon said.
Andy came up behind the demon and stabbed him in the back. He dropped to the ground and so did Phoebe. Andy pulled Phoebe to her feet.
"Thanks" Phoebe said.
"Anytime" Andy said.
They went over to Piper and Prue who were slowly getting up.
"What the hell happened?" Piper asked.
"I guess they knew what we were going to do" Prue said.
"I meant with you, why didn't you use your powers?" Piper asked.
"Well, they kind of don't…um work" Prue said.
"Excuse me" Phoebe said. "When did this happen?"
"About four days after Lily was born" Prue said.
"That's almost three weeks Prue!" Piper exclaimed. "You could've been hurt…you were hurt"
Prue touched her forehead and winced.
"And so was Piper" Phoebe said.
Prue looked at the large cut that had formed on Piper's head. She looked at the wall and started walking to her room.
"Prue" Piper said. "Phoebe didn't mean it like that"
Prue had already made it upstairs.
"Phoebe" Piper scolded.
"I'm sorry but you did get hurt" Phoebe said. "If she just would have told us"
"She didn't tell you because she didn't want you two to have to deal with our problems" Andy said.
"That is always the reason. She always is trying to protect us but she doesn't realize that if she ever didn't make it…I wouldn't be able to either" Phoebe said.
"She's grown up like that" Andy said. "It's hard for her let you guys get hurt when all of her life she's been protecting you. She promised your mom, she promised your Grams"
Phoebe sighed and put her head in her hands.
"You need to talk to her Pheebs" Piper said.
"I can't" Phoebe said. "I just don't know how. Even though being witches has brought us closer, and so did the twins being born, but I still don't know how to talk to her. How do talk to the person who while you were having fun through your entire life sat there picking up after you? I mean we've never even told her thank you"
"So tell her" Andy said.
For some reason I don't feel like this was a very good chapter. I don't know why, I just didn't like it as well as some of my others. If you all feel that way, sorry, I'll try to do better next chapter. Also I'm notifying all of you that I'm going on vacation in four days so if I don't update before then it's going to be a while until the next update. Last but not least, if any of you are ready my other story and didn't know I finished it, I did, just to let you know.