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Chapter 16 - Know Why? ~*~*~*~ Something has to make
you run ~*~*~*~ ~ One Week Later ~
He watched her as she stood up from the chair in the terminal. He watched as the other people looked at her. It didn't matter if it were man, woman, or child they all looked. She captivated attention even if she herself wasn't trying to draw it. Her whole family was that way. Everyone wanted to be a Halliwell. Even him. Perhaps that was how it all got started. That he wanted to be a Halliwell and knew that he never could be. She walked to the flight attendant and gave her the ticket. Cole shook his head. He should be there with her, but he had far more important things to do. He continued to watch her as she walked. He allowed his mind this one time to think about her and being with her. It was the only time he would allow such thought. He flipped open his phone and dialed one number. "Do it!" he commanded and then turned around and walked away. ~*~ "You don't understand Prue I could have sworn that I saw him." Phoebe whined. "Look I'm sorry that he didn't come but what do you want me to do?" Prue asked getting frustrated. "Put Piper on the phone. A sympathetic ear would be nice." Phoebe stated. "I'm sorry Phoebe I am, but there is nothing that Piper or I can do for you. What you need to do is have fun and take beautiful pictures. We will be here when you get back." Prue told her. Phoebe took a deep breath and then exhaled into the phone. "You're right. I'll talk with you guys later." "That's better. We love you good luck." Prue told her and then hung up the phone. "Was that Phoebe?" Andy asked as he walked into the conservatory. "Yes." Prue answered him and then turned back to her laptop. "What's going on?" He looked at the screen and then to Prue. "Someone is buying stock. Charmed Entertainment stock. More importantly whoever it is is buying out my board of directors." "Any idea who?" "No the company name is Enoon. Which I know sounds like an Internet start up, but it is just No One spelled backward." "So what are you thinking?" "What I'm thinking is this is going to be a hostile takeover. The good news is that me and my sisters own 63% of the stock and we're not selling. The bad news is that whoever is doing this could still become a pain in the ass." "What's going on?" Piper asked from the doorway. Prue watched as Leo came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. "Someone is buying up my company's stock." Prue explained. The four adults looked at one another. "Really? That's odd because my CFO told me that someone was looking to buy P3 Productions." Piper asked. Prue cocked her head, "I don't this is a coincidence." Piper was extremely worried, but with her pregnancy she was trying to keep her cool. It hadn't helped that she was now entering her fourth month. Being horny and upset at the same time was not her idea of a good time. "Do you know who's buying?" Prue asked. "Enoon." Leo answered. "Shit!" Prue muttered, "Someone is trying to buy us out. I'm glad that Phoebe just started Shadows Inc or I'm sure they would be buying that too." "So what do we do Prue?" Piper asked. "I don't know, but I'm going to L.A. This has got to be figured out or we're in big trouble. Andy stay here with Paige. No one is more important than she is. Piper you and Leo come with me. We are going to put a stop to this now." Prue got up and walked out of the room. That was certainly something that Andy hadn't missed, but he also knew that there was no stopping Prue once she had a mission. Prue was packing when Andy entered into the room, "Are you sure you want to do this?" he asked her. She looked at him as if he were nuts. "Someone is trying to buy MY COMPANY out from underneath me and you just want me to sit here?" she asked incredulous. Andy shook his head, "No I don't mean that. I'm just making sure that you don't want me and Paige to go with you. You were the one that was shot Prue." "I don't need the History lesson Andy. I'm guessing that I was shot so that I would be out of commission for whoever to do this. At this point it doesn't matter. I'm not letting anyone take my life from me and if anything happened to Paige my life would end." Andy didn't say anything. He got up and walked out of the room. Prue continued to pack thinking of what she could do to prevent what she knew would be a disaster. They were packed and ready to go in thirty minutes. Prue had called the airlines and they now had seats to get back to L.A. She didn't care of what publicity this brought. Right now her thoughts were centered on getting her company back. Prue kissed Paige good-bye and told her to be a good girl and then gave Andy a kiss on the cheek and closed the door. Two seconds later she walked back in, "Andy, Thanks." she told him with a smiled and walked back out. ~*~ "Miles!" Prue exclaimed. "Prue, Piper, Leo." he greeted. "So what do you have for me?" Prue asked. "Not much. This guy is elusive. There is no real history. Everything is faked. The guy's name is reportedly Glenn Audrey and there is no one by that name that could have done this." "Thanks. There will be a meeting in thirty minutes. I want you to be there." She directed and then walked up to the elevator. She took one glance at the couple next to her. She suddenly missed Andy and Paige. She knew what part of her problem was. She always needed to dominate. Always be the one in charge. There was only one man who had ever had the ability to handle that and he was back in San Francisco with their daughter. She took another look at them as she sank into her own thoughts. Leo's arm was around her sister and his head rested on hers. Piper's head rested on his shoulder and her arms were around his body. Prue cleared her thoughts. Right now her business life was more important than her love life. The elevator dinged it's arrival. Prue walked out and hand-in-hand Leo and Piper followed her. They made it to the board room and Prue began to set up. NO ONE was going to take this from her. ~*~ Phoebe drowned her sorrows in the beer. She wasn't use to being rejected and the fact that it was Cole who did the rejecting made it harder to take. The shoot had gone well and the city was welcoming. Most celebrities never made it out to Ft. Worth and therefore no one ever thought to look and see if any were in their midst. Therefore Phoebe had been to really enjoy the city without being interrupted. She had found the local hang out a couple of nights ago. Right in the heart of the city The Flying Saucer looked like a great place to go. As her last night there and feeling utterly rejected Phoebe had decided to take in the local flavor and sit inside. It was inside while drinking a Shiner Blonde that she thought she saw Cole's face in the window. Which just made her realize how pathetic she was becoming. She paid her bar tab and got up to walk out. As she walked out of the entrance she ran into someone. Apologizing she only stopped long enough when she heard his voice. She looked up, "Cole?" she asked incredulous. "I'm sorry it took me so long to get here. I don't know why I didn't come earlier." He said by way of explanation. She didn't say anything. She didn't trust herself to say anything. They walked out of people's way and continued to look at one another. Then he leaned down and kissed her and Phoebe lost all thought. ~*~ Piper and Leo had headed back to her home. They had stayed with Prue as much as possible, but Prue was in super mode and really didn't need their help. They stayed with her for as long as Piper could hold out and then Leo took her home. Right now though in the wee morning of the hours Prue was left with her thoughts. Miles had been a big help, and they now had everything under control. With the help of Piper and Leo's money and her own investments they bought out Charmed Entertainment's remaining stock. Now they owned 85% of the company. Still something in the pit of Prue's stomach made her think that perhaps buying her company wasn't the ultimate goal. She was going to have to be on the look out at all times. She needed to hear a friendly voice and with the fear that she would call in the middle of something with Piper and Leo she called home. "Hello?" the voice asked groggily. "Sorry I woke you." she apologized. "Prue? What's going on?" he asked suddenly alert. "We've got it under control, but I know that this isn't the end of this." she told him. Andy really didn't have a response to that. "Anyway I just needed to hear a friendly voice." she explained. "Hope I helped." he replied. "You did. More than you'll know. I also wanted to call and tell you that my answer is yes." "Yes?" "Yes." "You mean..." "I do want to marry you. You're the only that has ever been able to handle me and... I... I love you." she ended up whispering the last part. "I love you too Prue." She smiled. "Good night Andy." "Good night Prue." ~*~*~*~ End of Chapter 16 *"Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones. |