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Phoebe and Piper knocked on Prue's door.
"Prue, we really need to talk to you" Piper said.
Prue opened the door and went back to sit on her bed. For a second Piper thought she had been crying.
"No, she couldn't have been crying" Piper thought. "Prue never cries in front of us"
She sat there for a second, waiting for them to start talking.
"We have two things we need to talk to you about" Phoebe said. "The first is…we want to say thank you, for everything. We don't know if you've ever heard that from us but we really are thankful for everything that you've done to protect us"
"The second thing that we want to talk about is what's going on with you and Andy" Piper said. "And we want the truth, no telling us your fine"
"You want to know what's going on, I'm losing control of everything" Prue said. "I can't handle my kids, Andy and I can't afford a new car, I don't even have my power anymore…"
"You have your power, it's just not quite working" Phoebe said. "And that's because you're stressed"
"You just are going to need a little help" Piper said. "Which we want to give you"
"You aren't going to give us money" Prue said.
"Why not?" Piper said. "You have given all of us money on countless occasions"
"But that's different" Prue said.
"How?" Phoebe asked.
"It…it just is" Prue said.
"Think of this as a payback for all of the loans you've given us" Phoebe said.
"No" Prue
said.
"Yes, just let us handle it this time" Piper said.
"Come on Prue" Phoebe said. "Please…isn't it a little weird that we're begging her to let us give her money?"
"So not the point here, Pheebs" Piper said.
"Sorry" Phoebe said. "Anyway Prue, don't think of it as us helping you, think of it as us helping the kids"
Prue looked at them for a second, debating in her head what to do.
"You can help a little" Prue said. "Just a little"
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THAT NIGHT
"Mommy, Mommy there's a monster" Aidan said running into Prue and Andy's room.
Prue sat up and so did Andy.
"Where's the monster?" Prue asked, getting out of bed.
"Under my bed" Aidan said scared.
"Wait, are you sure?" Prue asked.
Aidan nodded. Prue looked at Andy who shrugged his shoulders. He got up and followed Prue into Aidan's room. He then stood in the doorway with Aidan as Prue checked under Aidan's bed.
"There's nothing there" Prue said.
"There was, I saw it!" Aidan exclaimed.
"Maybe it was just a nightmare, Aidan" Andy said.
"No it was real!" Aidan yelled upset.
"Shh, you're going to wake…."
Lily starting to cry cut off Prue. She sighed and went over to Lily's crib.
"It's okay sweetie" Prue said softly.
Andy picked Aidan up and placed him on his bed.
"We believe you" Andy said. "But the monster must have left because Mommy didn't see anything under the bed"
"Don't leave me here, I want to sleep with you" Aidan cried.
"You're a big boy now" Prue said. "You should sleep in your bed"
"But I'm scared" Aidan said. "It isn't like any of the other demons"
Lily had started to doze off so Prue went over and sat on Aidan's bed.
"Sweetie, we won't let anything hurt you, you know that" Prue said.
She kissed his forehead.
"If you really can't sleep, you can stay in our bed just this once" Prue said. "But tomorrow night you're going to have to sleep in here"
Aidan put his arms around Prue's neck and Prue hugged him. She picked him up and they went back into their room.
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THE NEXT MORNING
Phoebe came into the kitchen.
"I am ready for a day of shopping and relaxation" Phoebe said cheerfully.
"We have to bring the kids" Piper said unhappily.
"What? Why? I thought the guys were going to take them. This was going to be a sister day" Phoebe whined.
"Andy's finishing up stuff at work because he is going to take a week off" Prue said.
"And Leo and Ryan have been called away" Piper said.
"And I'd usually say that we could put off shopping but I don't have an anniversary present for Andy, or a birthday present for Aidan or Patti and all of those things are tomorrow" Prue said.
"Same here" Piper said. "But, I did get Leila to babysit tonight so we can go to the club later"
It was quiet as everyone went on doing their morning routine.
"Pheebs, I have a question for you" Prue said. "Four year olds tend to lie a lot, right?"
"Some do…" Phoebe said.
"Like Patti" Piper said butting in.
"But some don't" Phoebe said.
"Like your angel of a son" Piper said.
"Why are you asking?" Phoebe asked.
"Last night Aidan came running into Andy's and my room saying there was a monster under his bed. I went into his room and I looked under the bed and nothing was there" Prue said. "Any other kid I would have thought would be making this up but I don't know. Aidan knows he's not suppose to lie, especially about demons"
"Did you check the book?" Piper asked.
Prue nodded.
"There's was nothing about a demon under a bed" Prue said.
"Maybe he's feeling left out because of Lily" Phoebe said.
"But Lily's been here for three weeks" Prue said. "Wouldn't he have adjusted already?"
"Sometimes it takes kids a little longer" Phoebe said.
"But what if he's not lying?" Prue asked concerned.
"Watch him for a while" Piper said. "If he doesn't mention it after another night, then he could just be adjusting"
"Listen, there's not much you can do until you know more about what's going on" Phoebe said, knowing her sister would worry no matter what. "We'll just watch him today and tomorrow"
Prue nodded and got up to get herself another cup of coffee.
"So when are we going shopping?" Phoebe asked, changing the subject to a lighter note.
"When I can get Patti to stop running around long enough to put her coat on" Piper said sighing.
"Alright" Prue said. "When I finish this cup of coffee, we will get Caitlyn and Lily in their coats and their carriers. Then we can get the rest of them"
In a few minutes Prue had finished her coffee.
"Alright, let's go" Prue said.
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AT THE MALL
"I don't know what to get him" Prue complained. "You find a gift for Leo in like three seconds and I have been here three hours and have nothing"
"You'll find something" Piper said.
"But the kids are getting ornery" Prue said. "And I mean its bad enough it's our anniversary and we can't exactly celebrate it the way we have in the past"
"Oh, ew" Phoebe said disgusted.
"What, it's true" Prue said. "Lily better appreciate what we're giving up because of her"
Piper tried not to laugh as Phoebe covered her ears. Prue looked at Phoebe and laughed too. Lily started to cry from her stroller so Prue had to stop and pick her up. Lily immediately stopped crying.
"Did Lily just want to see what was going on?" Phoebe asked.
"Mommy, I'm hungry" Patti said.
"Me too" Aidan said.
"Me too, me too" Faith added.
"We should just go home" Prue said defeated. "I'll just get him a gift card or something"
"Why don't you get him that watch?" Piper said. "You said he'd love it"
"Not after he found out how much it cost" Prue said.
She rearranged Lily in her arms.
"We'll help" Phoebe said. "You can pay us back later"
"Remember, you said we could help you now" Piper said.
Prue sighed, not liking the idea but knowing she had no choice.
"I'm paying for most of it, you can chip in a little" Prue said.
"Yea" Phoebe said happily. "We finally broke you"
"Don't get used to it" Prue said glaring at Phoebe. "And I'll be paying you back"
Piper and Phoebe shook their heads at their ever so stubborn sister.
"What bout food?" Patti asked tugging on her mom's shirt.
"We can stop and get something on the way home" Piper said.
"Someone take Lily for a second" Prue said. "If I'm going to have to carry her I'm going to put her in the sling"
Piper took Lily.
"Hey baby girl" Piper cooed.
Prue fumbled around in the diaper bag looking for the sling.
"Found it" Prue said, triumphantly pulling it out of the bag.
She put it on a placed Lily in it. They started walking again.
"Remember the good ole days where guys would look at us not because we had kids strapped around us?" Prue asked.
"Look at it this way, now we don't have to worry about how we look" Phoebe said.
"Or how the first date will turn out" Piper said.
"Or becoming a single old woman with a lot of cats" Phoebe said.
Prue and Piper stared at her.
"What, was I the only one with that fear?" Phoebe asked.
Prue and Piper laughed.
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THE NEXT DAY
Prue got up and went into the nursery to make sure the kids were still sleeping and more importantly making sure Aidan was okay. She opened the door a crack and saw that Aidan wasn't in his bed. She panicked and hurried to the girls' room and opened the door. When she opened the door she found all three kids asleep on the floor. Ava opened her eyes and saw her mom standing there.
"Aidan was scared but you were asleep so he came here" Ava whispered, knowing her mother was wondering.
Prue nodded.
"Go back to sleep" Prue whispered.
"I'm not tired" Ava said. "Can I come downstairs with you?"
Prue nodded.
"Don't wake up Aidan and Andrea" Prue whispered.
Ava carefully got up making sure not to wake her brother and sister up. Prue took Ava's hand and they went downstairs. Prue saw on the couch was a sign that read: Good Morning and happy anniversary, Prue. I love you. Love, Andy. Then there was a bouquet of roses and a box of chocolates.
Prue laughed at how well her husband knew her.
"What's funny?" Ava asked curious.
"Nothing, I'm just happy" Prue said. "You're dad made me this sign and that made me happy"
Prue moved the stuff off of the couch still smiling.
"Mommy, why do you get up so early?" Ava asked.
"I like having the house to myself while everyone's still asleep" Prue said.
"So you want to be alone?" Ava asked a little disappointed.
"No" Prue said. "I like having you guys up with me"
Prue sat down and Ava sat on her lap.
"You guys don't remember this but there was a time that your brother and sister and your cousins weren't born yet. And I'd come down here even earlier than this and I'd hold you and your sister in my arms because you were just little babies"
"We're not babies anymore" Ava said. "We're going to be six soon"
"I know" Prue said. "You're my big girls"
It was quiet for a second.
"Can we still be your little angels?" Ava asked quietly. "Even though we're big?"
"You will always be my little angels" Prue said, kissing Ava's cheek. "And Aidan's always going to be my little man and Lily's always going to be my baby girl. And you know why you all will always be that?"
"Why?" Ava asked.
"Because I'll always be your mother" Prue said.
Leila opened the door and quickly came in. Prue was about to yell at Leila for sneaking out when she noticed tears streaming down Leila's cheeks.
"Ava, why don't you stay in here for a second" Prue said, standing up. "I'm going to talk with Leila"
Prue went out into the hallway.
"Leila" Prue said worried.
Leila jumped and turned around.
"Aunt Prue, you've got to help me" Leila said crying.
I updated this after reading Prue Trudeau's review. Thanks for your suggestions, I had already written this chapter but I went back and made some changes. Hope it was a little better. This most likely is my last update until my vacation and unfortunately I ended this chapter with a cliffhanger, so sorry.