Piper moved around the kitchen preparing breakfast for her family, as she always did, when Leo walked in.
"Morning" he greeted, before he bent down and kissed Wyatt's forehead.
"Morning, sweetie" she replied distractedly.
"Something on your mind?" he inquired once he noticed the look on her face.
She looked up as she pushed her hair out of her eyes, "Nothing important, I just have a busy schedule today that's all"
Before either of them had a chance to say anything else, they heard the familiar jingle of orbs, which materialized into Paige, Prue with Andie in Paige's arms.
"Auntie Piper" the girl squealed, as she sprung herself from Paige's arms and into Piper's, wrapping her arms around her neck. Piper beamed against the little girl's shoulder, her smile growing when she met her eldest sister's eyes. Even though she was over the moon for Prue's return, and the fact that Andie now has her mother back; she still thought of Andie as her first born to a certain degree, and had gotten used to being the primary care giver.
Phoebe and Paige were great with her, and were equally attached but Piper was the one who felt more responsible towards her. Although she knew that Prue's death wasn't her fault, there were times when she would catch herself wishing that she had been the one to die instead of Prue, so that Andie wouldn't have to grow up without Prue. And therefore, she always over compensated with the little girl. She wanted to be as much of a mother as Prue was, to both of them. Prue was the only mother figure she ever remembered; and she tried to follow what Prue would have wanted for her little girl.
Phoebe and Paige were more like the fun aunts; especially Phoebe. She was always the baby sister, and she suddenly found herself the middle one, without Prue and a makeshift parent for Andie. To her, Andie was her last connection to Prue, the one who helped her move on. She would stand in the little girl's room, watching her as she slept whenever she would the stress was too much for her.
Paige was the only one out of them who didn't know Prue, and therefore tried to bond with Andie to feel close to her sister in a way. She helped Andie with her questions regarding her mother, and the magical confusion of why they couldn't summon her parents, just like they do with Grams and Patty.
Leo, the only father figure Andie ever knew, was just like Piper; he felt incredibly guilty for Prue's death, and therefore he sometimes would go over the top with the overcompensation. And Piper never had the heart to tell him to stop, because she knew how much he meant to Andie. The way she squealed and ran into his arms when he returned after the titans, melted his heart and had tears falling down his face.
So it was no surprise, that when Prue took Andie and went to stay with the Trudeaus for two weeks, that they all missed Andie. Prue had been back for six weeks, and two weeks before she had decided that she needs to go see the Trudeaus and help them understand what happened, and maybe have Andie spend more than one day with them. Leo was now standing next to Piper hugging them both, a beaming smile and peaceful expression on his face.
Both he and Piper choked up when the little girl mumbled how much she missed them into Piper's hair, as Paige and Prue stood next to the table watching the reunion.
"Oh, you're baaaaaaack" Phoebe exclaimed excitedly as she made a beeline for Andie, who immediately sprung herself into her arms.
"So am I transparent now?!" Prue whined dejectedly, and they all chuckled.
"Hey, I hugged you" Paige countered.
"Yes, after you hugged my daughter for 15 minutes" she reminded her.
"Jealous are we?" Piper teased, as she engulfed her in a hug.
"NO, it only shows how close you guys got, and I couldn't be happier" she replied truthfully, as Phoebe and Leo hugged her.
"Well, this is perfect timing actually; you're just in time for breakfast" Piper announced, as she moved back to the stove.
"Well, Andie and I ate a…." Prue trailed off at the look Piper gave her; "I think we can squeeze in a little something" she amended, as Andie giggled.
Breakfast went by in tales and laughs as always; with Prue laughing hysterically at yet another tale of the two years she missed. She had been slowly recovering over the past six weeks; they had all expected her to close off and act like nothing had happened, but were pleasantly surprised when she didn't. They had all had a heart to heart talk with her at some point; each telling her of how they felt when she passed, and the challenges they had to face.
The underworld had the surprise of its life when a demon attacked at the manor, and found none other than Prue standing defiantly in front of her sisters. It was the one thing that didn't change; she still put herself in front of her sisters, determined to protect them no matter the cost. The shock was enough to make him rethink his plans and shimmer out. He didn't waste any time in spreading the word, that the eldest Charmed One was back and stronger than ever. This caused the demon attacks to double, maybe even triple in an effort to eliminate the threat of the eldest of the Charmed One. None of their attempts succeeded, since not only did they find a furious Charmed Ones every time they tried to attack, but it seemed that The Twice Blessed Child and the Angel of The Moon also got into the mix occasionally.
And that neurotic boy from the future, who would turn the underworld into a blazing inferno the second he hears of an attempt on the manor. They had tried to kidnap the children; only for said to children to vanquish them effortlessly, or their angry mothers would make them wish they would.
Prue had gone back to her job in 415, and her work helped her deal. It provided her with a distraction from the magical world, which helped.
She had gone to the basement after breakfast to develop some pictures that she had taken in New York, while Piper was dealt with some paper work for the club; Phoebe had gone to the Bay Mirror; Paige was at one of her temp jobs and Leo was in the sunroom, playing with Wyatt and Andie. Prue was standing over one of the containers waiting for the photo to develop before she pulled it out and stared at it for a few seconds. Once she found what she was looking for, she placed the picture on the table and left the room.
Piper was now leaning on the doorframe of the sunroom, watching an oblivious Leo playing with Andie and Wyatt. Her reverie was cut short by a hand placed on her back, and when she looked to the side she found Prue smiling contently at the sight.
"He's great with her" Prue mused.
"The first time she called him Dada, I was about to correct her when he told me to not even dare think about it" Piper reminisced.
She closed her eyes in content when Prue pressed a kiss to her temple, "I can't thank you both enough for what you have done for her"
"How many times do I have to assure you that it was no big deal? She is a great kid, and we love her" Piper countered.
"Mommy" Andie squealed, when she finally noticed her mother.
Prue beamed at her, and bent down to pick her up, "Hey baby"
"Are you done with work now?" she asked.
"Yes, I am"
"Great!" she exclaimed, as she threw her arms into the air.
"Sweetie, why don't you go play with Wyatt while mommy speaks to Auntie Piper and Leo, okay?" Prue suggested.
"Okay"
Prue signaled for the other two adults to follow her into the dining room.
"Is everything alright Prue?" Leo asked once they were out of earshot.
"Yeah, I just need to know how you guys contact Chris, I need to talk to him" she replied, frowning when she saw the look Piper and Leo shared.
"Well, we normally just call for him and he comes; but I don't think he'll answer your call" Piper replied.
"Why not?"
"Because we kicked him out" Leo was the one to answer this time, and Prue's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Kicked him out of what?!" she demanded.
"Our lives; we told him we never wanna see him again" Piper explained.
"What?!" Prue yelled.
"Prue, he can't be trusted; he's a liar and manipulative. We couldn't trust him, and after what he said, it was just the last straw"
"What did he say?" she demanded.
"That Wyatt was going to turn Evil"
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