Phoebe stumbled out of the room the next morning to find the bathroom door locked. From inside she could hear the sound of someone being sick.

"Prue?"

A few moments later the lock clicked and the door swung open. Before Phoebe could enter the bathroom, Prue ran back to the toilet and threw her head over the bowl all over again. Phoebe rubbed her back while she continued to vomit. Finally Prue flushed the toilet and walked over to the sink to rinse her face.

"This sucks, Phoebs," she said seriously. Phoebe stifled a giggle and tried to keep her face sympathetic.

"It's not funny!" Prue demanded. Phoebe couldn't hold it anymore and burst out laughing. Her stomach churned but soon even Prue dissolved into fits of giggles.

"Everything always looks better in the morning, hey Prue?" said Phoebe, gasping for air. With smiles on their faces they ran to their sister's room and jumped onto Piper's bed. Piper had been enjoying a nice sleep in since it was a Saturday morning, but not anymore.

"For the love of all that is sacred, let me sleeeeeep!" she whined.

"Nope, I'm declaring this a demon free day," started Phoebe.

"And we're celebrating," Prue finished.

They pulled the covers off of Piper and began to tickle her until she got up.

"Okay, okay! I'm up!" she surrendered, grabbing her dressing gown that was hanging off the end of the bed.

Less than an hour later they were sitting at a little café in the centre of town eating breakfast. Prue still felt slightly queasy, but at least she'd managed to stay out of the bathroom the whole time they'd been there. It was a clear, sunny day in San Francisco and a warm breeze brushed the girls' cheeks.

"Perfect day to be alive," mused Piper, pushing her hair behind her ears. It was a bit of a habit she had.

"Yeah, it is," Prue sighed, half in agreement and half thinking how unfair it was that some people didn't get to enjoy this day, yet she did.

"Oh shit, sorry Prue! Damn it, I just didn't even think."

"No, it's okay Piper. I can't hide from everything that reminds me of Andy or death," Prue explained quietly, taking a bite out of her French toast. She waited until she'd swallowed, then continued, "besides you're right, it is a lovely day. So what shall we do?"

"Oh! Shopping! Can we go shopping please?" Phoebe exclaimed. Her suggestion did not surprise her sisters, nor did her enthusiasm – Phoebe loved shopping. They asked for the cheque and after the breakfast had been paid for, they head off in the direction of the shopping centre.

"My God these are nice," gasped Phoebe, turning over a pair of gold stilettos in her hands. She bent down to try them on.

"Yeah, that's what you said about the last five pairs you tried on," said Piper to Phoebe, who was now parading around in front of her two sisters.

"No, but these ones really are! I'll take them!" Phoebe exclaimed, slipping the shoes off of her feet and placing them back in the box.

"Good, now let's go," Piper urged, grabbing the shoe box from Phoebe and hurrying over to the counter. Despite her sister's best efforts to convert her, Piper was not a shopper.

Prue, meanwhile, was standing beside Phoebe but her eyes were focussed on the children's shoe section. Such adorable, cute shoes lined the wall in every colour imaginable. Some had bows while some had sparkles, some fastened with Velcro and others with a clip. They were all so tiny; it was hard to believe a baby's foot would be small enough to fit inside. Prue thought about her own child wearing these shoes. Mentally she picked out one purple pair for a little girl, and a smart looking brown pair for a young boy. She was brought out of her daydream by the sound of her name being called, and quickly ran off to join her sisters.

They stopped quickly for lunch, and then to Piper's dismay, continued shopping. One thing Prue and Phoebe shared was a love of fashion and a spot of retail therapy. They walked through the shopping centre until they reached a shop called 'Tot Trends' which sold baby clothes.

"Can we go in?" begged Phoebe, grabbing Prue by the wrist and attempting to drag her to the entrance.

"I don't know, Phoebe," said Prue, standing her ground. "I mean, I've got a long time left to buy baby clothes. I haven't even seen the doctor yet!"

"Oh come on, Prue," pushed Piper. Finally this was a store she had a mild interest in, and since it was not for her, surely Phoebe couldn't spend two hours in here like she had the shoe store. They headed towards the back wall to where the newborn clothes were displayed. They 'oooh-ed' and 'awwww-ed' over the sweetest little outfits. They pulled outfit after outfit off the racks and handed the ones they all agreed upon over to Prue. Before long she had a handful of baby clothes and had to pry her sisters away from the shelf before they persuaded her to buy the entire store. They payed for the clothes at the checkout and finally headed home.

They piled into the Manor's living room, exhausted and examined their loot. Phoebe had bags and bags of shoes and clothes, Piper had bought a picture frame that had been on sale and Prue had a gorgeous black dress and the baby clothes.

"I want to show off what I've got while I've still got it," was Prue's justification for purchasing the dress. She laid the baby clothes out onto her lap. There was an adorable yellow onesie and a t-shirt with a dinosaur on it which she had picked. Then Phoebe had insisted on buying this gorgeous denim skirt with red and white polka trim. She'd argued that if Prue didn't have a girl, then they could save it for the next baby born into the family. Piper had chosen a set of overalls that read 'My mom's the greatest'. Prue especially liked this one, it was like Piper had heard the worry in her mind and was trying to tell her she wouldn't be a bad mother. Watching Prue fold the clothes back up and put back into the bag, Piper felt a wave of jealousy come over her. Ever since the girls had seen their future played out before them, Piper had just accepted that she'd be the first of them to have kids. And yet it seemed Prue had beaten her to it. Prue had basically stolen that from her and she was jealous. She had no right to be, she and Leo weren't even together anymore but all the same, it didn't feel right. It felt like she was watching her favourite movie, but the ending was different. Or like she was travelling down a road she knew well, but all the street signs had changed. She felt horrible about it, but she just couldn't shake this feeling of loss. She'd lost Leo, and now she'd lost their future together too. She wished her sisters goodnight, and went to bed feeling unexplainably lonely.

Upstairs in her room, Piper unbuttoned her brown blouse and pulled on a nightshirt. She brushed her long hair back into a ponytail as she walked over to the bathroom. She passed Prue's room and felt an odd sense of being watched. She ducked her head around the door to have a look, but there was no one there. She turned to look behind her but saw only empty hallway. Brushing it off as nothing, she continued to get ready for bed. Once she'd finally returned to her own room she turned off the lights and curled up beneath the covers. As she drifted off to sleep, she was sure she saw a blue glow emanating from the hallway but it disappeared so fast she couldn't be entirely sure it wasn't just a figment of her imagination.

"Leo?" she called hopefully but nobody answered.