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Chapter 14 - Possession ~*~*~*~ And I would be the one ~*~*~*~
"Piper?" Prue called out. Piper came out of the kitchen dressed in a blue robe with slippers. "What?" she asked. Prue gave her a look, but went on, "Can you please watch Paige for me? Andy and I going to Quake to talk." "That's great. Of course I'll take care of her." Piper gave her a hug, "So where is Paige?" "Andy's bringing her in. She fell asleep on the way here, but she still needs a bath. So if you could please do it I would be more than grateful." "Of course." They looked up as Andy walked in with Paige in his arms. Both girls cocked their heads and smiled. The same way every woman did when she saw something as adorable as a father carrying their child. "Where do you want me to put her?" he asked Piper. "Just put her down on the couch. Now you two go and have a good time." Piper ushered the both of them out of the house and smiled. It was about freakin' time. Piper walked over to Paige and gently woke her up. When that didn't work she did a trick she had learned on Phoebe. She whispered into her ear and then with a louder voice called her name. Paige was instantly awake. "Just like Phoebe." Piper said as the girl looked around. "Where's Mommy and Mistew Andy?" she asked. "They went out to get dinner so I could stay here and look out for you." Piper explained. "Where's Uncle Leo?" "So full of questions. Why don't we go and start your bath and then read you a story." Piper suggested. "I don't wanna take a bath." Paige complained. "Well too bad. Your mommy said you have to have one and I don't want to make her angry." "Come on. Pwease Aunt Piper! I don't wanna take a bath." "Paige come on. I want Uncle Leo here, but you don't see me complaining." "Humph!" was Paige's only response. She crossed her arms and just stared at Piper. "If I have to carry you your not going to like it." Piper warned. Paige squinted her eyes (something she had learned from her mother) and just stood there. Piper stared right back and then picked her up and started tickling her. Paige shrieked with laughter and walked with Piper up the stairs. ~*~ Andy and Prue's drinks were set in front of them. They thanked the waiter and then went back to looking at one another without talking. "This is awkward." Prue muttered. "It shouldn't be though." Andy replied. "Then how should it be?" "It should be how it was. When we could talk about anything and everything. Where we weren't scared to touch one another and laughed easily. Right now it's like we're skittish around each other and it's just hard." "We are having a difficulty, but that's because we don't know who we are with each other anymore. Just a few weeks ago you found out you were Paige's father. That changes a lot of things. We just need to find how we fit with one another." "How do you want to fit Prue?" Prue laughed, "That would be the $64,000 dollar question. I... want a relationship with you. You are the father of my child and I think that we need to be on good terms for her sake. Especially since you want to be a part of her life." "Is that all you want?" "Andy you know how hard it is for me to reveal my feelings, but if you want to know the truth then yes. I want more. I want everything. I want us to be a family. I want the entire cliché." Andy laughed, "And I don't? I thought that was one of the reasons we broke up all those years ago. I wanted a family, people to come home to, and you wanted a big career." Prue narrowed her eyes, "So my priorities have changed what are you going to do about it?" "This." he leaned in and kissed her. He pulled back and smiled at her as she smiled at him. Just then the waitress came with their food. Andy looked up to her, "Excuse me, but can we please have this boxed up in a doggy bag. Thank-you." The waitress walked off and Prue stared at him. "Little presumptuous of you isn't it?" "Is it?" Prue shook her head, "I've waited long enough." "So have I. We can tell Paige tomorrow. I'm sure she'll be asleep by the time we get back." ~*~ When they came home Piper was there without Paige. "Where's Paige?" Prue asked. Piper looked up from her carton of ice cream, "Oh Phoebe came home and Paige wanted to play with her so they're having a 'sleep over' in Phoebe's room." Piper explained. Andy and Prue looked at one another, fate? Piper looked at them for a moment, but didn't say anything. If what was going on was what she thought was going on then they didn't need her interference. "Well I was just getting ready to go to bed. Good night." she told them and then walked back to the kitchen to put the ice cream up. Prue and Andy looked at one another still trying to decide what they should do. Prue took his hand and led him up the stairs... ~*~ Sometime in the middle of the night someone stole Piper's covers. She wasn't too happy about it either and yanked on them to give them back. "One moment." he said. That woke her up and she turned around to see Leo getting into the bed. "What are you doing home?" she demanded. "I'll tell you in the morning." he whispered. "Leo..." she cautioned. "I promise tomorrow." he told her and then got into the bed. She turned around to face him and just looked at him. "Are you okay?" she whispered. He gave her a small smiled, "I'm doing better now." he replied. She gave him a smiled and then snuggled into him. "For what it's worth, I'm glad your back." "It's worth everything." He held onto her as if she were a rock in a swirling wind and for him she was. ~*~ The next morning Piper and Leo quietly talked about what had happened yesterday. "He what?" Leo asked. "Don't worry about it. I doubt we'll ever see him again. Besides we have bigger issues than ex-boyfriends." "I feel foolish." Leo said. "Leo we all make mistakes and this is one that can be fixed." she assured him. "And how do I fix it?" he asked. She gave him a smirk. "First off we are going back to talk with them. This all has to be resolved now. After that we are going to LA and talk with the producers." "Yes Ma'm." he saluted. She slapped his arm, "We can finish breakfast and then I'll go pack." "I love you." he told her. She smiled at him and got up and sat in his lap, "I love you too." and then hugged him. "Leo what are you doing home?" Phoebe asked. She put Paige down and walked around the table. "Just needed to come back." he answered. Paige ran over to where Piper and Leo were setting jumped up on their laps. "Mornin' Uncle Leo." she told him. He laughed, "Good morning Paige." he told her. "Looks like everyone is here." Prue said from the doorway. Everyone turned and looked at the couple. "Paige honey can you come here with me and Mister Andy." Paige obeyed and walked to her mother. Prue gave the remaining adults a look and then her and Andy took Paige outside. ~*~ Prue wasn't sure where to start. Her life seemed to finally be coming together. Minus the attempt on her life, but that was neither here nor there. "Honey do you remember when you use to ask me about your daddy?" she started. Paige nodded her head, "And do you remember that I told you he couldn't be with us right now because he had important stuff to do?" Paige again nodded her head. "Well he does have something important to do and right now that is protecting us." Paige gave her a look. What was her mother talking about? Prue looked at Andy for a moment, "Paige honey, this is your daddy." Andy came down to Paige's level so she could look at him. "Mistew Andy is my daddy?" she asked. Prue nodded, "That's right honey." It was now all up to Paige and her reaction. "Is he going to leave?" she asked. "Not again." he told Paige. "Uncle Leo said he wouldn't leave Aunt Piper." she stated. "I'm not going to leave your mother again Paige I promise." Paige still wasn't sure
about this, "Uncle Leo says he loves Aunt Piper." she stated. Andy picked Paige up and tickled her the whole way back to the house. ~*~*~*~ End of Chapter 14 "Possession" by Sarah McLachlan. What a PHENOMENAL song. It might be used more. |