Secrets


Author's notes: Now I'm not a big fan of Charmed, I watch it because my grams likes it and there's only one TV in the living room but this just popped into my head and demanded to be written so it was! *S* It picks up at the last scene of the ep where they meet that Eviva girl.


"Well I hope for your sake one day you can because I've done all I can to reassure you that I'm there for you." Andy said in a tone that was chilling in its finality as he walked up the few remaining stairs to his door, keys in hand.
"Wait Andy, are you saying that you don't want to see me any more?" Pru queried her eyes widening slightly in shock and hurt.

"I don't know what I want anymore." He confessed softly turning to slip the key in the lock and missed seeing the tears that pooled in her eyes. He fiddled with the knob his vision blurred by his own unshed tears, preventing him from being able to open it. Finally he was able to get the door unlocked and he pushed it open ignoring her presence. He knew she was still there. He could feel her eyes on his back and yet still, he refused to acknowledge she was still there. Better to let it go at that and not say anything that would end it officially he thought as he set one foot through the doorway. Pru on the other hand had other ideas.

"You say you're there for me? You want me to trust you? To believe that I can tell you anything? How can I when you're walking out on me Andy?" She asked all the hurt and fear and confusion and anger of the last few months boiling to the surface. "How can I when you're walking out on me when I need you most! Do you think it's easy keeping this secret? Do you think I like it? We've never been anything but one hundred percent honest with each other and it hurts that I can't share this with you! That I can't confide in you or anybody else because you'll all think I've gone insane!" She said sounding extremely close to tears yet still he did not turn around remaining frozen as he was one foot in the house the other out his back rigid.

"And it's so hard Andy! It's so hard dealing with this all alone! Piper and Phoebe, they try but it's so hard always having to be the adult! It's hard to have to hide things from you when all I want to do is tell you everything and have you help me through it like we've always done for each other! But I can't, I just can't do that to you…" She trailed off her voice breaking on a sob. And then he turned around compassion and regret etched across his features.

"Oh Pru." He whispered sorrowfully, pulling her into his arms as her thin frame was wracked with sobs. He backed them into the house kicking the door shut with his foot and guiding them towards his couch. Sitting them both down he drew her close to him and rocked her back and forth while she sobbed into his shirt whispering words of comfort tenderly in her ear.

"I don't know what's bothering you Pru, and I won't until you tell me, but until then I won't badger you about it." He promised her softly, stroking her hair gently.
"Thank you Andy." She whispered before burying her face in his shirt and beginning to sob in earnest, knowing that she'd never be able to tell him.