It had been done, she had let it happen. She didn't know what had made her do it, maybe it was commitment, maybe it was love, maybe it was just a fact of proving something to herself and to Cole. She had let it happen, she had let Cole kill her sisters. She watched as Cole threw the fire ball, and watched as the fire ball engulfed their bodies, as Piper screamed her name, and as Paige's tears rolled down her pale cheeks. She also watched Leo's disappointed look, as he watched her and than turned to his screaming wife, trying to hold on to her, but it happened to fast, and soon enough, a poisonous arrow was in his chest. It was shot by Cole, who immediately after seeing his wife's sisters die, appeared a dark lighter crossbow, and killed the one person he had once considered a friend.
Phoebe couldn't help but turn her head, burring it in Cole's chest, who squeezed her tightly trying to sooth her pain. Despite the fact that he was the source, he was in love with Phoebe, madly in love with her, and with their son. "It'll be ok, I promise, it just had to be done" he said, as Phoebe wept into his chest.
She had no words, she didn't know what to tell him. All she wanted to know, was why she let it happen, she could've stopped it, but she didn't. Was it that she didn't care? Or was it simply that she was to much in love with Cole to let him go. She lifted her head from his chest and looked at him, "I'm gonna lay down" she said, as she quickly separated herself from him and walked slowly into their room. Cole just watched, what was keeping him from going after her? Maybe it was this evil in him, that kept him from doing so, or maybe it was just plain regret. He quickly flamed out, to report that his enemies had been killed, and that now, the underworld could once reign on earth, without having to worry about good, because if they had killed the charmed ones, every other witch would be ten times easier.
Phoebe just lay there, feeling completely helpless. She had noticed that Cole had flamed out. And she began to question if she truly had made the right choice, who's to say Cole would begin to act normal again? It wasn't a secret that he had begun to act differently since they had gotten married, more over the fact that they had moved out. And than when she found out he was the source, and had accepted to be his queen, he had been completely oblivious to her, he was always working and never seemed to pay attention to her, or his son. What would happen when he was born? Was he also going to be oblivious to their son? She just couldn't take all these questions, she just needed to rest, she would find her answers later, when the image of her dead sisters weren't so vivid, and when she had rested her mind and her body. She closed her eyes and fell asleep almost immediately, only to be awakened a couple of hours later by Cole, taking off his clothes and climbing into bed. "did you have to leave so immediately?" she asked, her eyes still closed. "I had to make sure that the underworld knew about the death of the charmed ones, or else they might have come here, I don't want those men in my home, or threatening my wife and my son" he said. "is that so?" she asked coldly, opening her eyes and sitting up, her back turned to Cole. "yes, it is" he said, "did you rest?" he asked, Phoebe noticed some trace of actual concern in his voice. "a little, yes" she said as she got up and walked out of the room. "where are you going?" he asked, as he got out of bed and followed her. "I'm getting a glass of water" she as she entered the kitchen, "you should rest, let me do it" he said, walking quickly past her and intersecting her at the refrigerator. Phoebe was surprised at his sudden splurge of attention towards her. "thank you" she said, slightly taken aback, as she sat down on a stool. "are you sure you'll be alright?" Cole asked, handing her the water. He knew that killing her sisters had hurt her, but it just had to be done. "I suppose" she said, "do you want me to call the seer? Maybe you could drink the tonic, it will make the pain go away" he said, as he removed a strand of her hair from her face. She quickly jerked her face away, "I am telling you this, once and only once, I will no longer take that tonic, I won't keep poisoning myself or my baby and I want the seer dead" she said, as she placed the glass down on the counter. Cole looked at her, the sweet Phoebe that he had once known was gone, she was just so cold. He held her stare for a while, trying to digest her petition. "I can't do that Phoebe" he said, turning away from her, "she helps me, she's helped me in the past, I can't do it" he said, as he grabbed the glass and placed it in the sink. "Cole, I don't want her near me, and if she does, I will kill her myself, don't doubt that for one second" she said as she got up and walked back to her bedroom. Cole watched her, and quickly ran after her, "Phoebe, what's wrong?" he asked, he grabbed her arm and prevented her from moving on any further. "you killed my sisters Cole, that's what's wrong, and to top it all off, you poisoned me, I don't even know if I can trust you anymore!!!" she screamed at him. Cole looked genuinely hurt, "I would never hurt you, Phoebe, you know that all to well, and killing your sister's was something I had to do, or else, right now, you and I wouldn't even be alive" he said, his tone calm and deadly, "what do you mean?" she asked, "If I hadn't of flamed out when I did, they would have come, I caught them as they were walking out the door, they were coming to kill us" he stated. "I don't believe you" she said, as she quickly wriggled out of his grasp and walked into their room, she sat down, completely confused. He walked in after her, trying to hold back his tears, he never meant for her to feel like this, "I know it hurts, more of a reason to take that tonic, just this one last time Phoebe, I don't want you going through what I did" he said, as he sat next to her, just trying to find a little trace of the Phoebe he had fallen in love with. "I told you, I will not keep poisoning myself or my child, if you wish to keep insisting, there will be nobody to keep insisting to, I will be gone faster than you think" she said evilly, "Phoebe, what happened to you? Why are you being so cold?" he asked, hurt. "I thought this was what you wanted me to be, evil" she said, "I'm evil, and I love you more than anything, and our son…" he said, as he placed a hand on her belly. "what happened to us Cole?" she asked, "why is it that I just don't feel comfortable around you? Why do I feel like we've given all we can give?" she asked, as she placed her hand on top of Cole's. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry about all this work, and I'm sorry if you no longer feel comfortable, it's me" he said, placing a light kiss on Phoebe's shoulder. She closed her eyes, and a small tear rolled down her cheek. "Don't cry, please, I don't want to hurt you, I really don't" he said, on the verge of crying himself. How the source of all evil could cry over a girl, was beyond his comprehension. "just hold me, please, just hold me" she said. Cole quickly did, he wrapped his arms around her and never let go. He just held her, and just indulged in her smell, the smell he had missed so much, and how her body seemed to fit perfectly into his, it was like they were two pieces of a puzzle. And they just stayed that way, just indulging in each other.